© WestmereX A qualification sample of Intel’s unreleased Core i9-14901KE has appeared in a detailed test by Bilibili creator WestmereX. The processor was tested at stock settings, with conventional overclocking and under subzero cooling.
The Core i9-14901KE has eight Performance cores, no Efficient cores
© Fouquin A prototype Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra has provided an early look at NVIDIA RTX Spark performance. TechPowerUp forum member Fouquin says he has used the unreleased EV1.5 laptop for around one month. NVIDIA plans to launch RTX Spark laptops and compact desktops this fall.
The prototype uses the top RTX Spark N1X configuration with a 20-core Arm CPU and a Blackwell GPU featuring 6,1
Newegg has reduced the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X to $273 through the BTS24 promotional code. The processor is currently listed at $403, with the code removing another $130 from the price. This represents a 32% discount from Newegg’s current listed price and 45% lower than launch MSRP.
The manufacturer describes the product as a tri-mode 1300Hz esports monitor. HKC has not disclosed its screen size, panel type or the resolution and refresh rate supported by each of its three modes.
HKC will also display the ANTGAMER ANT25ASF, which uses a native 1000Hz Fast TN panel. The Full HD monitor has
VideoCardz leak confirmed: the first Radeon RX 9050 is here.
ASRock has published the product page for its Radeon RX 9050 Challenger 8GB, confirming AMD’s lowest-tier RDNA 4 desktop graphics card. The company lists an 8GB GDDR6 configuration, while a separate Radeon RX 9050 with 4GB memory has also appeared as an OEM variant.
© Intel Intel launched its first Core 2 Duo processors on July 27, 2006, introducing the Conroe architecture to desktop PCs. The new family replaced Intel’s NetBurst-based Pentium processors and restored the company’s performance lead over AMD.
The desktop lineup included the Core 2 Duo E6300, E6400, E6600 and E6700. Intel
© softsoundd Modder softsoundd has released an NGX passthrough version of the Mirror’s Edge RTX Remix runtime. The branch enables NVIDIA DLSS technologies while retaining the game’s original rasterized graphics.
Unlike the existing RTX Remix project for Mirror’s Edge, this version bypasses the runtime’s standard ray-tracing behavior. It instead passes the original DirectX 9 output through NVIDIA’s NGX framework, allowing the game to use DLSS Super Resolution, DLAA
Qualcomm is reportedly adding dedicated matrix processing hardware to the GPU inside its next flagship mobile processor. The hardware will support a new gaming feature called AI Frame Fusion , which combines AI-assisted upscaling with frame generation.
According to internal graphics documentation reviewed by Notebookcheck, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, known as SM8975, uses an Adreno 850 GPU with two Matrix ALU blocks. These units accelerate matrix multiplication and convolution
© Microsoft/Ubisoft Microsoft and Ubisoft are giving digital Xbox owners PC versions of selected Ubisoft games at no additional cost. The offer currently covers 13 titles across the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, The Crew, Rainbow Six and Watch Dogs series.
The PC versions are linked to Ubisoft Connect. Players should update the launcher to its latest version before checking their library.
Digital purchases made from July 21 include
© The Verge Microsoft has introduced a lower-memory version of its 13-inch Surface Laptop, but the reduced specification does not come with a lower full price. The system costs $949.99 and includes 8GB of LPDDR5X memory, a Snapdragon X Plus processor and 256GB of storage.
A review by The Verge found that the laptop regularly froze during routine Windows 11 use. The hardware itself