Apple Silicon

ASUS Shamelessly Compares Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme To Apple’s M5 In A Non-Native Game, While Confusing Memory Bandwidth To ‘Hyper Speed Transfer’

The library of native titles on macOS is slowly expanding, but the number of games available on the platform is always expected to be less than what Windows supports. However, this disparity didn’t stop ASUS from comparing its Zenbook A16, which is kitted with the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme , to the M5 , and that too in a gaming comparison surrounding a title that’s not even natively available on Apple’s macOS. Even worse, ASUS’ marketing team doesn’t understand what unified


“Most People Bashing DLSS 5 Are on the Peak of Ignorance” – Veteran Game Artist Shows Exactly How Much of a Difference Lighting Can Make

To say that the reveal of NVIDIA DLSS 5 at GTC 2026 sparked a controversy on social media would be the understatement of the year. Despite strong praise from veteran tech journalists who experienced the in-person demo, such as Digital Foundry and Ryan Shrout , and the reassurance from both NVIDIA and game studios like Bethesda that the (work-in-progress) tech is fully under developer control and optional anyway, the vocal anti-AI crowd hasn't stopped condemning NVIDIA's newest DLSS addition for


AMD Preps 120W “Zen 5” Refresh CPUs: Ryzen 7 9750X 8-Core & Ryzen 5 9650X 6-Core, Featuring Faster Clocks

AMD is preparing two brand new Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Refresh CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9750X & the Ryzen 5 9650X with 120W TDPs.

According to leaker , who has been accurate on various leaks, AMD is preparing two brand new Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs, which will act as refreshes to tackle the upcoming Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs . These include the Ryzen 7 9750


ASRock Launches AI BOX-A395, Powered By Ryzen AI Max+ 395 And Up To 128 GB LPDDR5X Memory

One more high-end mini PC has been released, featuring the flagship Zen 5 mobile chip for AI workloads, gaming without a discrete GPU, and professional apps.

Popular hardware manufacturer ASRock has released a brand new AI PC called AI BOX-A395 , featuring the best and the flagship AMD Zen 5-based CPU. AI BOX-A395 uses the 16-core/32-thread Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, featuring the most powerful integrated graphics in the


Samsung Is Luring Customers With a “Slight Discount” Into Five-Year Contracts to Keep the Memory Boom Alive for Longer

Samsung is reportedly looking for customers eager to enter into 'multi-year' memory contracts by offering a slight discount at the outset.

The memory industry has been experiencing an unprecedented demand cycle over the past few quarters, as enterprise demand is through the roof, pushing DRAM contract prices to new levels . While suppliers are immensely benefiting from the current situation, there are concerns that the aggressive demand will end. To ensure the cycle's volatility doesn't affect suppliers more, Samsung is reportedly locking suppliers into surprise three


One Day After the Judge’s Ruling, Unknown Worlds Confirms Subnautica 2’s Early Access Launch for May

It's been only two days since a judge from the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware ruled that Unknown Worlds founder and CEO Ted Gill should be reinstated to his position, after being ousted alongside fellow founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire in an alleged attempt from parent company KRAFTON to avoid paying a massive up to $250 million earnout connected to the early access launch of Subnautica 2 .

The judge found that the three Unknown Worlds founders had settled on an August 14, 2025 early


Intel

Intel Core Ultra 3 205T Appears On PassMark For The First Time; Slighly Slower Than Ultra 5 225T In Multi-Threaded Test

The slowest Arrow Lake processor was just benchmarked on PassMark, revealing its true single and multi-core prowess.

Core Ultra 3 205T Delivers 4% Higher Single-Core Than Core Ultra 5 225T, but Remains 10% Slower in the multi-threaded test in PassMark

The Arrow Lake lineup is vast, even though we see fewer SKUs in the market. Intel treats several SKUs as OEM units, which is why you won't see processors like Core Ultra 3 205T


Life is Strange: Reunion Shares PC Specs That Are Nearly Identical to Double Exposure

With eight days left before the launch of Life is Strange: Reunion , developer Deck Nine Games and publisher Square Enix have shared the detailed PC specifications, and on the surface, they're surprisingly high for this type of game. You'll need an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 or AMD Radeon 7900 XTX to play with the highest preset, " Hella High ", at 4K and 30 frames per second.

However, looking back to the previous franchise installment, 202


NVIDIA’s China Exile Might Finally Be Over, as H200 Comes Back Into Production and a Groq-Based Solution Heads to Market

NVIDIA's CEO recently revealed that the company has witnessed a breakthrough in its business in China, and following that, the firm has begun preparing for a new Groq solution as well.

The NVIDIA-China fiasco has been one to watch, especially since it has been one inconsistent venture for Jensen and his team. Regulatory hurdles and the evolving demands of domestic hyperscalers have forced NVIDIA to revise its plans several times; however, this time, it appears Jensen might finally have the breakthrough he needs. A reveals that NVIDIA


Intel Precompiled Shaders Accelerate Game Load Times By Up To 3x On Arc GPUs, Now Available & Supported In 13 Games

Intel Arc GPUs can finally enable Precompiled Shaders for faster loading times that are supported in 13 games at launch.

Last year, we talked about how Microsoft's DirectX "AgilitySDK" added a new feature called Advanced Shader Delivery . This technology is now rolling out, and Intel is one of the GPU vendors that is working with Microsoft on enabling this tech for its Arc GPUs. The company will enable Precompiled Shader Distribution, which helps reduce the load/launch times in games, reduces stuttering on 1st launch,