Tag: Computing Components
AMD unleashes RX 9060 XT at Computex 2025, a powerful GPU that starts from $299 and could be Nvidia’s worst nightmare
AMD has officially unveiled the RX 9060 XT graphics card It comes in 8GB and 16GB versions priced at $299 and $349 That pricing, and a peppy spec, outguns Nvidia’s rival RTX 5060 Ti AMD has revealed its latest RDNA 4 graphics card over at Computex 2025, with the RX…
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Qualcomm isn’t giving us new Snapdragon chips at Computex – but there’s a surprise waiting in September
2024 was a banner year for Qualcomm at Computex, with the massive launch of its Snapdragon X Elite laptop processors putting it at the forefront of the event. In fact, Qualcomm’s keynote presentation last year was so impressive that I declared them the winners of the event, with guest stars…
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As Nvidia struggles with RTX 5060 Ti stock, AMD’s RX 9060 XT GPU could sweep in and score a mid-range win with plentiful supply
AMD’s RX 9060 XT is rumored to launch mid-May, although the GPU may not go on sale until June A well-known YouTube leaker believes the 9060 XT will be well-stocked when it does arrive Expect similar quantities to the RX 9070 XT launch, and that could be a problem for…
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Intel releases new patch for CPUs affected by instability issues – but wait, weren’t we done with this already?
Intel has deployed a new patch for 14th-gen and 13th-gen chips This is another fix for the long-running episode around instability problems So it seems we weren’t done with fixes for those issues after all, but the new patch is admittedly addressing a niche scenario Intel has released another update…
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Nvidia confirms on-sale date for RTX 5060 GPU, setting up a possible showdown with AMD’s rumored RX 9060 XT
Nvidia has announced its RTX 5060 arrives on May 19 The GPU has an MSRP of $299 and comes with 8GB of VRAM (which remains controversial) With AMD rumored to reveal its rival RX 9060 XT on May 21, the week after next could be a huge one for gamers…
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As I predicted, Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti 8GB will incur a ‘motherboard tax’ – it suffers a significant performance loss using PCIe 4.0
Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPU suffers up to 10% performance loss using PCIe 4.0 This comes after speculation that its PCIe 5.0 x8 specification and 8GB VRAM capacity would be a downside It means gamers will have to buy a PCIe 5.0 motherboard for better performance using the GPU…
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