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Senior AMD executive tells consumers to buy cheap CPUs to combat memory pricing squeeze
An AMD executive says that they're not too concerned about the memory shortage, points out that AMD has a wide range of CPUs available "for all kinds of price points."
Intel Panther Lake pre-release testing delivers over 80 fps in Cyberpunk, 100 fps in F1 — Arc B390 offers playable 1080p frame rates with XeSS quirks in our hands-on tests
Panther Lake’s 12 Xe3 cores can deliver some serious gaming horsepower, but the software still needs work
AMD's heavily-rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D was a no-show at CES 2026, but it's still coming, according to Alienware
Along with a British system integrator who's putting it inside a workstation.
AMD Ryzen chief teases return of older Zen 3 chips to fight soaring RAM prices
AMD interview suggests it might restart production of DDR4-based AM4 Ryzen desktop processors
Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer
TechTuber shows that the Commodore 1541 floppy disk electronics were powerful and capable enough to work as a standalone computer.
AMD's CES 2026 Keynote Liveblog
AMD CEO Lisa Su will take to the stage at 6:30 p.m. PT to outline the company's latest advances at CES 2026.
AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D promises 7% uplift over Ryzen 7 9800X3D
The long-rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D is official, but AMD’s own benchmarks paint an underwhelming picture for performance gains.
AMD's Ryzen AI 400 series includes the first Copilot+ desktop CPU
AMD’s new Ryzen AI 400 ‘Gorgon Point’ APUs are primarily driven by a clock speed bump, featuring similar silicon as the previous generation otherwise.
