This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When AMD launched its new Zen 4 CPU lineup in September, there was an elephant in the room. What about the V-Cache versions? AMD showed no such CPUs, even though it had shown them on […]
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Ryzen 6000 is here: 5 key things to know about AMD’s new mobile CPUs
AMD and Intel are locked in an ongoing battle that ends only when one company shutters. Fortunately for us in the stands, neither has any intention of ceding much ground to the other. The result is a never-ending succession of top-notch, affordable CPUs. The release of AMD’s Ryzen 6000 mobile […]
AMD takes aim at mainstream laptops with the Ryzen 6000 Mobile
We know AMD’s mobile Ryzen processors can deliver top-tier performance. AMD’s goal for its new Ryzen 6000 Mobile processor was slightly different: optimize it for power efficiency, extending its reach into a mainstream laptop anyone could buy. AMD formally launched its new 6nm Ryzen 6000 Mobile processors today, after first […]
Ryzen 7 5700G review | PCWorld
AMD’s Ryzen 5000G seems like the perfect antidote to a PC world still wracked by GPU shortages (and inflated prices for the few available). It integrates high-performing Zen 3 cores with Radeon graphics into a package called an accelerated processing unit (APU). Whether it truly is the answer to all […]
Razer announces Blade 14 14-inch laptop with Ryzen 5000
The Razer Blade 14 is back. And with its return after a three-year hiatus comes a new flavor of hardware—a Ryzen processor. An AMD-based configuration is one long-requested by fans, according to Razer, which unveiled the 14-inch laptop at its E3 press conference on Monday. Starting at a price of […]
AMD’s revolutionary V-Cache for Ryzen: Everything you need to know
AMD’s mic-drop moment at Computex was the news of its closely guarded “V-Cache” technology, which would enable chip stacking on Ryzen CPUs. PCWorld interviewed AMD’s Sam Naffziger about V-Cache. We boiled down that conversation into a baker’s dozen of key things you need to know. AMD The V-Cache in the […]
AMD Ryzen 5000G APUs: Prices, specs and availability
Your prayers are being answered, DIY PC builders: During its Computex 2021 keynote, AMD announced that its hotly anticipated Ryzen 5000G APUs, which marry the company’s latest CPU cores with integrated Radeon graphics, will launch in just a few months, on August 5. But circumstances around the ongoing chip shortage […]
Acer Swift X: Ryzen 5000 and RTX 3050 Ti in a laptop for creatives
The Acer Swift X is real. On Thursday, Acer confirmed the existence of this new thin-and-light laptop aimed at creatives, after it first surfaced unofficially in late April, in a listing on the Acer Thailand website. The announcement came during the company’s Next@Acer global press conference on May 27. Prices […]
Alienware m15 and Dell G15 gaming laptops feature AMD Ryzen for the very first time
If you want proof AMD’s Ryzen 5000 laptop CPU has really made it, look no further than the new Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5, which, as its name tells you, will feature an AMD CPU—for the first time in history. Announced Wednesday and due to ship April 20 in the […]
AMD’s game-boosting Smart Access Memory is coming to Ryzen 3000
The $479 Radeon RX 6700 XT obviously stole the spotlight at AMD’s “Where Gaming Begins: Ep. 3” event on Wednesday, but before Radeon chief Scott Herkelman showed off his shiny new graphics card, he delivered another very welcome announcement. AMD’s Smart Access Memory feature is coming to Ryzen 3000 processors […]