AMD RX 6900 XT vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 – Navi 21 XT could have 2.33 GHz boost & 16 GB GDDR6 RAM but limited availability
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AMD RX 6900 XT vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 – Navi 21 XT could have 2.33 GHz boost & 16 GB GDDR6 RAM but limited availability

Some good news and some bad news with the upcoming AMD GPU launch. I will get the bad out of the way first. The flagship RX 6900 XT is expected to be exclusive to AMD at launch and will be available in limited quantities. So if you are looking for RTX 3080 levels of performance…

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-10900K – The World’s Best Gaming CPU (according to AMD) comes with a new higher price
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-10900K – The World’s Best Gaming CPU (according to AMD) comes with a new higher price

It has been an exciting time for PC gamers recently, the new RTX 3000 series has shaken up the GPU market (if you can buy one), now AMD Zen 3 is here, and in a few weeks Radeon RX 6000. The Ryzen series of CPUs has been an amazing turning point for AMD, winning back…

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs  Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-10900K Benchmarks show AMD ahead by 16% on average vs Intel
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-10900K Benchmarks show AMD ahead by 16% on average vs Intel

Serial leaker TUP APISAK has shown off some AoTS benchmarks of the up and coming AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with the results compared against an equivalently specced Intel Core i9-10900K. If you nosey around the benchmark database you can also find similar spec setups against other chipsets, so I have also included the While the benchmarks…

AMD A320 vs A520 vs B450 vs B550 Chipset Comparison – Is A520 worth it over the older similarly priced B450?
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AMD A320 vs A520 vs B450 vs B550 Chipset Comparison – Is A520 worth it over the older similarly priced B450?

AMD has finally announced its most affordable option for the current generation of motherboards, but what does it offer over the previous generation or the overclocking friendly B550 chipset? For this comparison, I will ignore the X570 chipset, if you are considering A520 I doubt you will be persuaded with the premium-priced X570. One big…

AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Ryzen 7 3800X & 3700X benchmarks – Same results as 3800X but with a lower TDP
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs Ryzen 7 3800X & 3700X benchmarks – Same results as 3800X but with a lower TDP

It is expected that AMD will announce the launch of their new Renoir desktop APUs sometime in the near future. Sitting at the top of the pack is the AMD Ryzen 7 4700G which is an 8 core 16 thread CPU running at 3.6Ghz with a boost speed of 4.45 GHz. It then has graphics…

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs 3600X vs Intel Core i5-10600K & i7-10700K Geekbench shows impressive gains compared to Intel & the older  3600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs 3600X vs Intel Core i5-10600K & i7-10700K Geekbench shows impressive gains compared to Intel & the older 3600X

The new AMD 3000XT range of CPUs launches on 7/7/2020 offering improved boost frequencies over the older models and higher prices. AMD 3000XT CPUs – Prices and Specification vs AMD 3000X CPUs The three new chipsets include: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT offering a 100Mhz improvement in the turbo frequency. Official RRP of $249 – likely…

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT & Ryzen 9 3900XT Price and Launch Date revealed by Amazon with big price hikes
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT & Ryzen 9 3900XT Price and Launch Date revealed by Amazon with big price hikes

Amazon must be one of the worst companies for leaking product data, they recently made a listing for the PlayStation 5, and last year they launched details of the Garmin Fenix 6. Today it is the latest AMD CPUs being launched in the next month. The new 3000XT series is a refresh to the existing…

AMD Ryzen 3800XT vs Ryzen 7 3800X Specification and Benchmarks
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AMD Ryzen 3800XT vs Ryzen 7 3800X Specification and Benchmarks

A refresh of the existing AMD Matisse (Zen2) is expected within the next week or so offering higher frequencies than the existing X models with the launch expected to coincide with the new B550 series of motherboards. AMD Ryzen 3800XT vs Ryzen 7 3800X Specification The AMD Ryzen 3800XT will likely be a popular gamers…

AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X – New CPUs with integrated GPU will offer high-end CPU performance without the need of a discrete GPU
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700G vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X – New CPUs with integrated GPU will offer high-end CPU performance without the need of a discrete GPU

Several leaks have been coming out regarding the next generation of AMD’s Ryzen 4000 ‘Renoir’ APUs, which is the line-up of CPUs with an integrated GPU on the chip. While Intel has offered this functionality as default on many of their CPUs, AMD has traditional only used it on their affordable G-series chips. The current…

AMD X570 vs B550 vs B450 Chipset Comparison – Is PCIe 4.0 worth the additional cost?
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AMD X570 vs B550 vs B450 Chipset Comparison – Is PCIe 4.0 worth the additional cost?

The latest AMD Ryzen 3000 series has been out for a while now. However, the latest generation chipset available has only been the premium X570. Finally, this is set to change with the launch of the affordable gaming orientated B550 motherboards. The X570 chipset launched with a massive price increase compared to the previous generation,…

£530 Intel Core i9 10900K vs £410 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Benchmarks & Pricing – What is the best CPU for gaming and general use
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£530 Intel Core i9 10900K vs £410 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Benchmarks & Pricing – What is the best CPU for gaming and general use

The eagerly anticipated Intel Core i9-10900K has finally had its review embargoes lifted, and retailers are listing it online to buy.  Since the launch of the AMD Ryzen chipsets, the arguments about which CPU is best has become increasingly heated. Typically, Intel has retained the top overall performance for gaming but often at a higher…

Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmark Shows just 4% single-core advantage
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Intel Core i9-10900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmark Shows just 4% single-core advantage

The new Intel Core i9-10900K is now official, sitting at the top of the lineup for the new Intel CPUs. The flagship Core i9-10900K is a fully unlocked chip with an integrated GPU. The CPU has multiple turbo boost frequencies with it topping out at an impressive 5.3Ghz As always with a new CPU launch…