Snapdragon X processors mark Qualcomm's leap into premium Windows laptops, combining ARM efficiency with multi-core performance rivaling Intel and AMD. Launched in 2024, X Elite and X Plus chips ...

Some folks act as if Intel and AMD have killed off the "high-end desktop" or HEDT market, but that's never really been the case. Instead, what happened is that mainstream desktops went from a maximum ...

Intel’s Core Ultra lineup of desktop and laptop processors has been frustrating to review. None of them has been across-the-board awful or totally without redeeming qualities. But Intel has struggled ...

Ah, the tween years for chip announcements: Those periods when companies roll out tweaked versions of the big architectural changes we saw over the previous year (or earlier). In AMD's case, some of ...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. late today unveiled two new portfolios of x86 Ryzen processors today as it doubled down on providing AI chips across technology platforms. For one, AMD introduced the Ryzen ...

The 9850X3D has higher boost clocks that should improve frame rates in many esports titles. The 9850X3D has higher boost clocks that should improve frame rates in many esports titles. is a senior ...

AMD's new-for-2026 Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor kicks up the clocks and packs the same extra-fast cache in an effort to outpace the well-regarded Ryzen 7 9800X3D. I have been interested in science and ...

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su kicked off her keynote at CES 2026 with a message about what compute could deliver: AI for everyone. As part of that promise, AMD announced a new line of AI processors as the ...

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In brief: AMD dominated Amazon's best-selling CPU chart back in November 2024, taking the top 12 spots. But has Team Red managed to hold on to that momentum over a year later? Today, the top 14 ...

A high-performance silicon-based quantum processor has been developed in which the spins of nine phosphorus nuclei — divided into two groups, or registers — and two shared electrons act as quantum ...