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AMD's upcoming RX 9070 GRE is allegedly ready to launch anytime now, instead of debuting in Q4 2025 as previous rumors predicted. However, it could end up as a card exclusive to the Chinese market, at least at first.

The new RTX 5060 Ti 16GB should naturally be faster than the previous-generation RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, but just how much faster, and are there any other differences you should know about? We compare the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and look at price, performance, features, and availability.

It's been nigh on impossible to buy an RTX 5090 for anywhere close to the supposed $1,999 MSRP, with most cards in the U.S. starting at around $4,000. Newegg has some RTX 5090 + Z890 motherboard starting at $3,139 if you're looking for options, though the mobo is almost superfluous for a top-end gaming build.

A team of MIT researchers developed a new fabrication method that allowed to make existing materials strong but stretchy.

Intel's next-generation "Frisco Lake" and "Grizzly Lake" SDV SoCs for automobiles reportedly follow consumer architectures, with a one-year cadence.

TSMC first GAA-based N2 process will enter HVM in the second half of 2025 with strong early adoption from both mobile and HPC/AI sectors.

Nvidia has developed a new plug-in builder for G-Assist, enabling it to integrate with various large language models (LLMs) and software to enhance functionality.

Windows 11 24H2 revealed a 20-year-old bug in GTA: San Andreas. Thankfully, fixing it is as simple as adding four values in a game config file in Notepad.

The MSI Titan 18 HX AI delivers exceptional gaming performance, albeit at a price few can afford.

Seasonic's CORE ATX 3 GX-850 is a solid ATX 3.1-compliant power supply with reliable performance and good efficiency, but its lower-grade components and lack of hybrid fan control make it less appealing at its $130 price point.

PC shipments have jumped by 6.7% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2025 as companies stock up on new models to avoid the worst of the tariffs.

TSMC has begun production of chips on its performance-enhanced N3P node, plans to follow with the high-frequency N3X variant.

TSMC unveils its A14 process technology featuring 2nd generation GAA nanosheet transistors and NanoFlex Pro DTCO with production slated for 2028.

Lenovo, HP, and Dell are all in various stages of talks to establish manufacturing plants in Saudi Arabia, as fears of tariff insecurity continue to heighten.

China's top three internet companies allegedly have stockpiled around 1 million H20 AI GPUs in anticipation of U.S export bans that took place earlier this month.

Colorful has introduced a new white variant of its iGame RTX 5080 Vulcan, now equipped with four fans for cooling, similar to its ROG Astral analogue.

Russia aims to begin local mass production of Elbrus-based CPUs using domestic 28nm-class process technology by 2030, despite sanctions, tool limitations, and talent shortages.

Keyboardio has sent an email confirming they plan to stop orders to the US starting April 23rd, 2025 due to the impact of tariffs on Chinese imports.

Polymaker announces prices will increase starting May 1st.

Production of Tesla's Optimus robots is delayed because of the lack of rare earth metals.

Sources suggest AMD's RX 9060 XT GPUs will allegedly launch on May 18, while the RX 9070 GRE has reportedly been pushed back to October or November.

Gigabyte uses special server-grade thermal gel for most of its RTX 50-series GPUs.

This XL SteelSeries mouse pad is 50% off. Yours for only $12, an all-time low price.

The Alienware Area-51 is a massive tower that has finally returned to standardized parts, but performance increases aren't huge over the last generation of desktops.

Many Chinese AI data centers are letting go of their RTX 4090D GPUs and putting them on the market for profit.

Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 and GB300 NVL72 AI systems achieve 25 times greater energy efficiency and 300 times better water efficiency by using closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling, at the cost of expensive data center redesigns.

Pick up the Logitech MX Master 3S directly from Logitech for 89, saving 30 off the 119 list price.

Intel is reportedly planning to cut over 20,000 jobs as part of new CEO Lip-Bu Tan's push to streamline management, reduce costs, and refocus the company amid ongoing business struggles.

Scythe faces an uncertain future in Europe as insolvency proceedings have begun. A German court has appointed a provisional insolvency administrator for Scythe EU GmbH to address the mounting financial pressures.

Six months after its commercial release, a recently re-tested Intel Core Ultra 9 285K shows a 6% performance boost, thanks to BIOS revisions and better P/E core scheduling.

Igor's Lab has discovered extremely high hotspot temperatures on most (if not all) RTX 50-series AIB partner cards around the power delivery area that could compromise graphics card longevity.

Rumors suggest that Intel is contracting TSMC to utilize its N2 process node for Nova Lake, likely alongside its own 18A node.

Pick up this powerful gaming PC from Newegg today and save $300. Get in the action with the 9800X3D and RTX 5070 Ti.

Magewell's Eco Capture Dual HDMI M.2 provides video input support and works in any device with an M.2 2280 slot, including compact mini-ITX builds.

After a wave of new DLSS-supported games this week, Nvidia's DLSS tech is in 769 games and apps, according to Nvidia's website.

AOC delivers smooth speed and response for a low price with its CQ27G4ZH. It's a 27-inch curved VA panel with 300 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. With tremendous contrast, it looks as good as it plays.

Alex Haydock is running his blog on an old Nintendo Wii using NetBSD - an open-source Unix-like operating system. It's a publicly accessible blog and the experiment is "ongoing."

The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB suffers from decreased performance, texture pop-ins, stutters, and crashes across all resolutions, compared to its 16GB counterpart.

Samsung is ending DDR4 production in favor of more lucrative technologies like DDR5 and HBM.

Elon Musk is reportedly seeking to raise up to tens of billions of dollars for xAI as part of an effort to revalue the company at $150 billion - $200 billion and fund the Colossus 2 supercomputer project with one million GPUs.

Toshiba just launched 24 TB HDDs designed for NAS and private cloud systems for consumers and SMEs.

Chinese manufacturer Zephyr released the Radeon RX 6500, a graphics card that AMD had never launched.

In its annual report, TSMC acknowledged it cannot fully track how its chips are ultimately used, highlighting ongoing risks of unintentional export control violations.

Microsoft keeps hawking Game Pass and distracting me in the process.

Intel's new "Intel 200S Boost" feature for its Arrow Lake processors enhances gaming performance by providing official warranty coverage for a subset of overclocking features, mostly oriented around the memory and fabric speeds.

Die shots of AMD's new Zen 5c die have been exposed, revealing a drastically different design compared to Zen 4c, featuring a single-CCX design with a highly elongated shape.

G.Skill has launched the first 256GB (64GBx4) UDIMM memory kit, hitting DDR5-6000 CL32 speeds out-of-the-box with EXPO.

YouTuber Cameron Dougherty of the channel Cameron Dougherty Tech has reported proof of Logitech price increases that have reached as high as 25%.

GPU manufacturer Sparkle inadvertently confirmed the Intel Arc B580 24GB, only to walk back their statement shortly after.

With tool-free hardware access and PCIe 5.0 support, the ROG Strix Scar 16 welcomes future performance upgrades.