WhenAMD formally introduced its Zen 5-based Ryzen processors for desktops and laptops, it revealed a lot of details about the Zen 5 microarchitecture and capabilities of these CPUs. However, it didn’t disclose the actual die sizes and transistor counts of various Zen 5-based products — at least not to the U.S. press. In Germany, representatives for the company were kind enough to reveal this information toHardwareLuxx. As it turns out, AMD’s ‘Eldora’ core complex die of the company’s Ryzen 9000-series processors packs 8....

Intel processors have always powered NUCs. However, things changed whenAsus took over the NUCline from the chipmaker in 2023. The manufacturer is seemingly experimenting with AMD chips after customs filing discovered byComputerBase(machine translated) showed an entry for a “Personal Computer mini-PC (NUC14LNS) Asus AMD Ryzen AI Max-395/W 8060S, 64 BIT”. If this is true, this will be the first NUC to feature an AMD chip, and it will come soon after Asus launchesa family of five NUCspowered by an Intel processor....

Linux users are complaining that the AMD graphics driver for their OS of choice is getting too big and is now causing issues. Red Hat Linux desktop engineer Hans de Goedehighlightedthis issue at the weekend, reportsPhoronix. De Goede’s blog post describes the problem and helpfully outlines some workarounds for people who may be afflicted with the same or similar boot issues. There have been several reports of boot splash issues posted on the Red Hat Bugzilla bug tracking system, sparking the attention of the Red Hat engineer....

Ampere is adding the new 512-core AmpereOne Aurora processor to its roadmap, the company announced today. This new chip has custom Arm cores and a custom mesh and die-to-die interconnect. It also supports HBM memory and Ampere’s next-gen AI acceleration blocks, but the company hasn’t yet announced the specific launch timing. Ampere also unveiled pricing for its AmpereOne M processors, with the flagship 192-core model weighing in at $5,555, and outlined progress with its AmpereOne MX processors, which stretch up to 256 cores on the TSMC 3nm process node....

Ant Group, the financial technology giant backed by Alibaba, has announced a major achievement in artificial intelligence (AI) by successfully training a model using domestically produced semiconductors. According toBloomberg, a source said that Ant Group leveraged chips from Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Huawei to train its AI model, reaching performance levels comparable to those obtained with Nvidia’s H800 chips. A key highlight of Ant Group’s achievement is a reported 20% reduction in costs compared to using Nvidia hardware....

As we brace ourselves for the slew of products set to be revealed atCES, Korean TechTuberAutogearclaims to have disassembled the upcoming LG Gram Pro 17 2025 ahead of launch (viaHarukazeat X). The LG Gram Pro 17 2025, which wasannouncedat the end of 2024, is powered by Intel’s Arrow Lake (verified by the outlines around each tile in the die shot) at its heart, alongside the discrete RTX 4050 6GB mobile GPU....

Asus just introduced a 3000-watt Asus Pro Workstation power supply unit, which the manufacturer claims has enough juice to power fourRTX 5090graphics cards. The PSU has four 12V-2x6 power ports and also comes with its own etched cables with CPU and PCIe power connectors. More importantly, Asus put all this power in a compact package measuring just 175 mm in length. TheAsus Pro Workstation PSUis 80 PLUS Platinum certified, ensuring that the power you’re consuming is used to run your computer and not being wasted as heat....

Bambu Lab’sannouncement of tightened securityaround its popular X1-Carbon 3D printers backfired, as the community interpreted the measures as a threat to their favorite 3rd party accessories and a move deeper into a walled garden. Thesecurityfeatures are included in a new firmware update, currently in beta, and only available to X1-C owners. Bambu stated in a blog post last Friday that tightened security would be slowly rolled out to all its printers, such as our favoriteBest Overall 3D Printer, the P1S....

CESmarks the beginning of a new year in tech, a time to see new products that make us excited about what’s to come in the 12 months ahead. Every January, we make the trek to Las Vegas with one goal: find and report on the most interesting, innovative and downright promising computers, components and peripherals.This year’s show is an embarrassment of high-performance riches, with new high-end graphics cards announced by Nvidia and its partners, along with a first-of-its-kind AI workstation....

1.Quick List2.Best SSD Deals3.Best External SSD/HDD/NAS Deals4.SSD Shopping Tips Buying an SSD is one of the fastest and most effective ways to add performance to your system, especially if you don’t have one already. Performance in booting your OS and running games can be drastically improved by moving to a solid state drive. Be alert when choosing SSDs, as not every drive is born equal and worthy of your money or a place of honor in your PC....

Black Myth Wukong, a feast for the eyes Black Myth Wukonglaunched on July 03, 2025 for PC and console gamers, but if you want to see everything the game has to offer — graphically speaking — you’ll want to play it on an Nvidia GPU. The game supports full ray tracing, often referred to as “path tracing” in Nvidia parlance, and as expected it’s quite brutal in terms of GPU demands....

TheU.S. banon Nvidia’sGeForce RTX 4090, one of thebest graphics cards, cut off the supply to China. That’s only one part of the problem. According to a report fromHKEPC, vendors are unable to offer GeForce RTX 4090 replacements due to the limited stock from the U.S. sanctions, only refunds. The GeForce RTX 4090 is the most coveted gaming graphics card in China. Gamers who managed to pick one up before the import ban were lucky....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Scimitar Elite Wireless SE has a new sensor and better battery life, but the brand could have improved its physical design. Native Stream Deck integration is nice if you’re in the Elgato streaming ecosystem — but if you are, you probably don’t need 16 more buttons. +Movable side panel +Many buttons, now with Stream Deck integration +Good battery life -Large and not super ergonomic compared to similar mice...