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Apple M4 chip: specs, performance, and when we expect to see them in Macs
Updated Here's everything we know so far about Apple M4, the company's next generation of in-house silicon.
Intel will be keeping its Falcon Shores GPU after all, though Battlemage still faces strong headwinds
It seems that Intel’s aggressive budget cutting will still spare the Falcon Shores GPU.
Intel Lunar Lake could revolutionize gaming handhelds, going by early tests of Core Ultra 7 CPU
Will the ultimate gaming handhelds be powered by Intel’s Lunar Lake CPUs? It seems entirely possible.
The price of RAM is falling fast, so you might not have to wait for Black Friday to get that memory upgrade for your PC
Bargains could be around in very short order for DDR4 RAM sticks (faster DDR5 modules, though, are another matter).
Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics cards are finally impressing PC gamers – and we’re betting they’ll soon be the most popular GPUs around
Nvidia’s RTX 4060 models had a lukewarm reception, but these GPUs are rapidly becoming popular – and likely set to dominate in the near future.
Will Arrow Lake live up to Intel’s promises? We could find out on October 10, with CPUs going on sale soon
Keen to buy an Intel Arrow Lake CPU? You’ll be able to in just three weeks, if the rumors are right.
New leaks suggest AMD’s RDNA 4-based GPUs will launch early 2025
AMD’s next-gen lineup of RDNA 4-based graphics cards are now expected to launch in 2025, according to sources close to YouTube channel Moore’s Law Is Dead.
The eye-watering prices of Asus’s new intel Arrow Lake Z-series motherboards will set you back even more in an already expensive new gen of computing
According to new leaks on X, Asus's extreme-end next-gen lineup of Arrow Lake-compatible motherboards will cost over $1,000 apiece.
