Hardware News

AMD's AM5 platform is expected to support CPUs through at least the Zen 6 generation, with recent motherboard previews from Asus and Asrock providing concrete evidence. This means users with Zen 4 or Zen 5 CPUs will be able to upgrade to Zen 6 without replacing their motherboards. An ITHome editor, Ruby_Rapids, shared a Chinese flyer for an upcoming Asus B850 motherboard, which clearly advertises Zen 6 CPU support. This infographic is the most compelling evidence that...

Intel has confirmed it is developing a "Next ARC Family" of GPUs, utilizing its "Xe3P" graphics architecture. This news, revealed at the 2025 Tech Tour US, follows an in-depth look at Intel's Xe3 GPU architecture, which is also used in Panther Lake. While Panther Lake's Xe3 GPUs are technically part of the Xe3 architecture, Intel classifies them under its ARC B-Series "Battlemage" family, even though existing "B-series" discrete GPUs are based on Xe2. Based on the image below and its square...

Sony's lead tech visionary (Chief Architect) Mark Cerny hinted at an array of next-gen graphical capabilities alongside AMD’s Jack Huynh, offering players a preview of upcoming gaming hardware. In this conversation, Cerny mentioned a “future console (PlayStation 6?)” expected to include these advancements and likely to launch in “a few years’ time.” The next generation of consoles is set to include new ray tracing/path tracing technologies, enhanced AI, and cutting-edge memory compression methods. These innovations promise to enhance the visual appeal...

Intel has significantly enhanced its XeSS technology, moving beyond AMD's FSR and bringing it in line with Nvidia's DLSS by introducing XeSS Multi-Frame Generation. This upgrade allows XeSS to generate three frames for each traditionally rendered frame, resulting in a substantial increase in framerate. At the Intel Tech Tour 2025 event, the company unveiled XeSS 3, a revamped version of its AI-powered upscaling technology. Along with it, we saw the introduction of XeSS-MFG (Multi-Frame Generation), which can create multiple intermediate frames...

Valve has published the findings of its latest Steam hardware survey, providing intriguing insights into its user demographic. In August, AMD achieved a significant milestone by exceeding 40% of the CPU market share for the first time, while Intel experienced a decline. This trend has persisted, with AMD currently commanding a 42% share of the CPU market among gamers. Back in 2020, Intel held a dominant 77% market share for CPUs in Steam’s hardware survey. Today, Intel’s...

According to a report from ppe.pl, Sony is set to unveil a new “DualSense V3” controller later this year alongside an updated PlayStation 5 Pro model. The upcoming PS5 Pro is said to have minor design modifications and consumes approximately 3% less power compared to previous PS5 Pro versions. This latest console will come equipped with Sony’s new DualSense controller, which is rumored to include a removable battery. Currently, all Sony DualSense controllers have integrated batteries. This design requires users...

Intel has introduced the core architectures for its upcoming processors, Nova Lake and Diamond Rapids. Both of these CPUs will incorporate new core designs, with Nova Lake featuring Coyote Cove P-cores and Arctic Wolf E-cores, which are not found in Arrow Lake or in the soon-to-be-released Panther Lake CPUs. The new core designs were disclosed in Intel’s latest ISA Extensions Reference document. This document also indicated that the Diamond Rapids datacenter CPUs would utilize new Panther Lake CPU cores. For desktop applications,...

An Intel Granite Rapids Workstation (GNR-WS) CPU has been spotted on the OpenBenchmarking.org website, with @momomo_us being the first to spot the new processor. With 86 cores and 172 threads, this CPU has the chance to be a real competitor to AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper and Threadripper Pro 9000 series. This benchmark listing lists this processor as having a clock speed of 4.8 GHz. However, it is unclear whether this represents the peak clock speed, the all-core clock...

High-Yield has been actively evaluating the AMD Ryzen AI Max CPU on his ASUS ROG FLOW Z13 laptop, and the distinct chiplet-interconnect offers insights into the future of AMD and Zen. The upcoming Zen 6 CPUs from AMD will employ an upgraded “sea of wires” interconnect, which could be revolutionary for the company’s future processor designs. Although AMD's new interconnect is pricier, it provides three key advantages. Firstly, it substantially lowers the energy cost associated with transmitting...

Members of the Guru3D Forums (via @harukaze5719) have identified mentions of “AFMF 3” and “FrameGenV3” in the drivers from AMD. This indicates that AMD is preparing to launch a third-generation version of its driver-level frame generation technology called Fluid Motion Frames. The development of AMD Fluid Motion Frames 3 is underway! AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) is the firm’s frame generation technology that operates at the driver level, allowing for frame creation to enhance performance and smoothness...

Gone are the days when you needed a hefty bank account to enjoy smooth, immersive gaming. Thanks to the rise of budget-friendly laptops, gamers everywhere are now able to experience high-quality gaming without breaking the bank.  Gone are the days of having to choose between price and performance… Many gaming laptops under $1000 have emerged as a sweet spot for those looking to dominate in titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and more. Whether you’re a casual gamer or an aspiring...

ASUS has announced that it has “identified the problem” responsible for “stuttering and performance disruptions" in certain ROG laptops. BIOS updates are being developed for all impacted ASUS ROG laptop models, with initial beta BIOS releases for the 2023 SCAR 15 and Zephyrus M16 expected this week. ASUS intends to deliver BIOS updates for all affected ROG laptop models in phases, with the first update set for early October. The company has assured that utilizing its beta BIOS updates for ROG...