Topic: intel competition
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AMD's CES Reveals: The Two Most Exciting Announcements
AMD's CES 2026 announcements, while low-key, centered on making high-performance gaming hardware more affordable, introducing new Strix Halo chip variants to lower system prices below $2,000. The company is reviving socketed, user-upgradable mobile processors with its Ryzen AI 400 series, a desig...
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AMD Ryzen AI 400: Can These Laptops Keep AMD Ahead?
AMD's new Ryzen AI 400 series processors are a refined update, not a revolution, built on the same Zen 5 CPU and RDNA 3.5 GPU architecture as their predecessors. Key upgrades include modest clock speed increases, more memory bandwidth, and a faster NPU in top models, delivering up to 60 TOPS of A...
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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Hits Record Low Price — Just $50 Over 9800X3D
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is now available at a discounted price of $499.99, offering a $100 reduction and exceptional value with 12 cores and a 50% increase over the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Featuring Zen 5 architecture and 3D V-Cache technology, it provides 128MB of L3 cache and a 5.5GHz boost clock, exc...
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AMD's RDNA 3.5 iGPUs to Power Mainstream APUs Through 2029, Premium Gets RDNA 5
AMD is implementing a long-term, two-track strategy for its integrated graphics: mainstream APUs will use the RDNA 3.5 architecture through at least 2029, while premium models will skip RDNA 4 and jump directly to the future RDNA 5 design. The upcoming Ryzen AI 500 series is expected to be the la...
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AMD Confirms Radeon RX 5000/6000 Support: Day-One Game Drivers Continue
AMD has confirmed that Radeon RX 5000 and 6000 series GPUs will continue to receive day-one driver support for new games, addressing concerns about discontinued optimization. RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 architectures will still get critical bug fixes and stability updates, though performance optimizations ...
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Laptops Launch With Surprise Partner
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 series processors, including high-performance Elite and budget-focused Plus chips, are launching in laptops to challenge Intel and AMD, with devices expected by the end of the first quarter. The chips, particularly the Plus models, emphasize strong CPU efficiency and ...
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