CPU scaling with DLSS — investigating CPU performance in the age of upscaling By Jake Roach published 6 February 26 Premium In a time of ubiquitous upscaling, your CPU can quickly become a performance bottleneck.
AMD CEO downplays PC memory crunch, saying 'our focus areas are enterprise' — company wants to focus on growing 'higher-end of the market' By Jake Roach published 3 February 26 AMD's CEO doesn't seem concerned with current memory prices, suggesting the company is focusing its efforts on the enterprise.
AMD reveals next-gen Xbox could launch in 2027 — CEO says semi-custom SoC ready to 'support launch in 2027' By Jake Roach published 3 February 26 AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su let out a hint about the next-gen Xbox, which will sport a semi-custom SoC that should be ready next year.
Intel returns to boxed workstation CPUs with Xeon 600 — Granite Rapids WS delivers up to 86 cores, 4TB of memory, and 128 PCIe 5 lanes By Jake Roach published 2 February 26 Intel is returning to desktop workstations with Xeon 600. Granite Rapids WS CPUs deliver up to 61% better multi-threaded performance, according to Intel, sporting up to 86 cores and 4TB of memory.
AMD CES 2026 gaming trends press Q&A roundtable transcript — 'we see a little bit of an uptick in the percentage of AM4 versus AM5 platforms' By Zak Killian published 29 January 26 Premium We sat down with AMD at CES 2026 for a roundtable Q&A all about consumer products for gaming. We cover the full transcript of the press-only session right here.
Here are the tools I use as 3DTested resident CPU reviewer — a cheap aluminum open bench, thermal paste wipes, platform-labeled external power buttons, and more By Jake Roach published 29 January 26 Benchmarking CPUs for 3DTested requires more than just running a few tests. Here’s how I get through our 10-hour benchmarking gauntlet for each chip efficiently.
The Best CPU for Gaming in 2026 By Jake Roach last updated 28 January 26 Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D review: The world's fastest gaming processor, again By Jake Roach published 28 January 26 The Ryzen 7 9850X3D was never set up for success, but our testing reveals the ugly side of AMD’s latest X3D CPU: higher power consumption for minuscule performance gains.
'We can't completely vacate the client market' says Intel amid wafer supply shortages — Nova Lake still on-track for late 2026 release, 14A in 2028 By Jake Roach published 22 January 26 Intel says it is facing wafer supply shortages, but it's not going to "completely vacate the client market" as a result.
AMD ROCm CES 2026 press Q&A roundtable transcript — 'ROCm from 2023 is completely unrecognizable to ROCm today' company details, as it seeks to break down barriers to AI development By Zak Killian published 22 January 26 Premium We had the opportunity to sit down with AMD at CES 2026 for a press roundtable discussion, where we discussed ROCm and other AMD software, as captured in this transcript of AMD's Q&A session.
AMD FSR Redstone press roundtable CES 2026 transcript — company speaks out on why AI 400 lacks RDNA 4 GPU By Zak Killian published 16 January 26 Premium We attend a roundtable interview with AMD to discuss their graphics technologies like FSR Redstone, and more at CES 2026.
Examining DDR4 PC build options in 2026 — With high DDR5 prices, a PC build with DDR4 is worth considering, especially if you have RAM you can carry over from a previous build By Joe Shields, Jake Roach published 15 January 26 Just because they aren’t cutting edge, doesn’t mean you can’t get great gaming and productivity performance with one of these builds.
Intel showed up for consumers at the 'Consumer Electronics Show;' AMD didn’t By Jake Roach published 9 January 26 AI everywhere is starting to feel like it comes at a cost.
Intel Panther Lake press Q&A transcript — EVO is still alive, and the company ditches prior-generation naming scheme By Sayem Ahmed published 9 January 26 Premium We sat down at CES 2026 with a panel of Intel staff to ask questions about Core Ultra Series 3.
AMD teases heavily-rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, continues to leak despite CES no-show — Alienware Area 51 may not be a beneficiary after all (Updated) By Hassam Nasir last updated 8 January 26 Along with a British system integrator who's putting it inside a workstation.
AMD is unfazed by Panther Lake's big integrated GPU — 'It's not even a fair fight' to compare the Arc B390 to Strix Halo, AMD exec claims By Aaron Klotz published 8 January 26 AMD's Rahul Tikoo claims that the company has a better selection of products compared to Panther Lake that are better suited to the needs of graphics-intensive customers and mainstream consumers.
Senior AMD executive suggests consumers buy cheap CPUs to combat memory pricing squeeze — says ‘consumers have a wide assortment of choice available for all kinds of price points’ By Jowi Morales published 7 January 26 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 By Jake Roach published 7 January 26 Panther Lake’s 12 Xe3 cores can deliver some serious gaming horsepower, but the software still needs work
Lenovo brings handheld-favorite SteamOS to the flagship Legion Go 2 — the AMD Z2 Extreme gets official SteamOS support for the first time By Jake Roach published 7 January 26 Lenovo is bringing official SteamOS support to AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor for the first time with an updated Legion Go 2.
AMD hints at officially open-sourcing FSR 4 upscaling and frame generation technology in the wake of accidental release — accidental release may have forced the company's hand By Bruno Ferreira published 6 January 26 AMD hints at officially open-sourcing FSR 4
AMD Ryzen chief teases return of older Zen 3 chips to fight soaring RAM prices — 'That's something we're actively working on right now' By Bruno Ferreira published 6 January 26 AMD interview suggests it might restart production of DDR4-based AM4 Ryzen desktop processors
Asus unveils the ROG Cronox, its first panoramic PC case with a 9.2" screen and rotating fan bracket — chassis supports up to 14x 120mm fans & dual 360mm radiators By Hassam Nasir published 6 January 26 The company's most ambitious case yet.
Asus launches two new ROG Zephyrus laptops at CES — 14 and 16-inch models come with latest AMD and Intel CPUs, and up to RTX 5090 GPU By Jowi Morales published 6 January 26 Two new ROG Zephyrus laptops, available with a 14-inch or 16-inch display, come with either an Intel Core Ultra 300 or AMD Ryzen AI CPU, plus up to an RTX 5090 GPU.
Asus debuts ROG NeoCore Wi-Fi 8 router concept at CES — promising better range and lower latency for gamers and smart homes By Kunal Khullar published 6 January 26 The Wi-Fi 8 concept router emphasizes stable performance, smarter bandwidth use, and improved mesh networking all wrapped up in a D20 looking 'dice'.
AMD's CES 2026 Keynote Liveblog: Gorgon Point, Helios racks, and AI By Jake Roach, Andrew E. Freedman last updated 6 January 26 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.
