AMD Ryzen 6000 laptops tested: 5 key things you need to know
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 […]
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We tested 3 generations of Intel CPUs in the same laptop. Should you upgrade?
While it’s easy enough to test desktop processors from generation to generation, so long as the rest of the system stays the same, it isn’t so easy with laptops. Manufacturers will generally […]
We tested 22 different RPGs on the Steam Deck
Role-playing video games are a timeless staple of the medium, but if you’ve ever owned a Game Boy, you know they’re particularly great on portable devices. Which brings us to the portable […]
Arc A370M tested: Intel’s first GPU seriously battles Nvidia and AMD
It’s finally happening. After several years of teases, leaks, hints, and one extremely soft desktop graphics card, Intel’s debut Arc discrete GPUs are finally arriving in mainstream notebooks like the Samsung Galaxy […]
Tested: Multi-gig fiber internet is too fast for your PC
If you’re about to bite the bullet on a blazing-fast multi-gig internet deal, you might just have to upgrade your PC’s storage drive and CPU too. I know this because besides having […]
Tested: Intel’s desktop-based Core i7-12800HX demolishes rival laptops
Earlier this month, Intel announced Alder Lake HX, a new series of 12th-generation mobile processors. Well—not strictly mobile. These new work-focused laptop CPUs are based on the company’s desktop Alder Lake chips, […]
The Steam Deck is perfect for tactics RPG nerds: 24 games tested
Tactical RPGs have roots way back in the ancient times of gaming, almost as old as standard JRPGs themselves. But the hybrid of strategy and story-based gaming is having a renaissance on […]
Tested: Intel Arc’s AV1 video encoder shames Nvidia and AMD
Imagine a world where video streaming could have significantly higher quality without using up more bandwidth—or have the same quality while having half the impact on your data caps. A world where […]
Tested: Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4090 is a content creation juggernaut
When the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 was announced with an eye-watering $1,600 price tag, memes spread like wildfire. While $1,600 is a little too much for most gamers to spend on a […]
Tested: With RDNA 3, AMD Radeon is finally useful for content creators
It’s a hard truth, but AMD’s Radeon graphics cards have never been particularly amazing in content creation or live streaming workflows. CUDA runs the world for video editing, and the AMF/VCE video […]
