Analysts predict PC market will grow in 2025 despite recent quarterly declines
Consumers spending is up, commercial dipped slightly, and government is way down
Cost Per Frame: Best Value Graphics Cards Right Now
GPU prices are finally at or below MSRP, but rising memory costs could push them back up fast. With hikes expected soon, now's the moment to buy. So which cards deliver the best value globally?
AI Is Eating All the DRAM. DDR5 Prices Just Doubled. GPUs Could Be Next.
Rising DRAM prices are shaking up PC gaming, pushing DDR5 costs higher and threatening GPU pricing next. Here's what this surge means, and whether you should buy a graphics card before prices climb.
Windows 10 end-of-support could spark PC gaming hardware boom
Windows 11 requirements could force 100 million upgrades
The big picture: As the end-of-life deadline for Windows 10 looms and Windows 11 overtakes it in market share, analysts are speculating about the transition's impact on PC hardware shipments. While tariffs have dampened the effect on overall PC shipments, the gaming subset could experience marked growth over the next few years.
Cost Per Frame Analysis: The Best Graphics Cards in Mid 2025
GPU prices are improving, and stock is back. If you're buying a new graphics card, our comparison of real-world cost per frame will help you in that pursuit. We have gathered data across 10 countries to see how global pricing stacks up.
The Real Nvidia GPU Lineup: GeForce RTX 5060 is Actually a Mediocre 5050
or: Why Have GPUs Shrinkflated? Nvidia's RTX 50 series suffers from major shrinkflation. We break down how the RTX 5060 is really a 5050 in disguise - and why its VRAM, pricing, and specs fall short.
TSMC spends just 10% more on silicon wafers manufactured in the USA than in Taiwan fabs
A hot potato: TSMC has repeatedly said that funding a new chip-making venture outside Taiwan is very expensive for numerous reasons. However, a new analysis tries to debunk the company's alleged financial issues with building new plants in other parts of the world.
Analyst says the games industry "hopes" GTA VI will cost up to $100, raising average prices
He says $70 GTA VI would be the "cheapest" GTA game ever released in real terms
Nvidia's GPU Classes Through the Years: What to Expect from the RTX 5080
Recent Nvidia RTX 50 series GPU rumors and specifications, especially about the RTX 5080's configuration, have caught our attention. Could it be the most cut-down 80-class GPU compared to the flagship ever? Let's investigate.
No One Is Buying AMD Zen 5 CPUs, So What's Going On?
Zen 5 sales have not gone well and AMD is struggling to sell Ryzen 9000 CPUs. Let's analyze the flow-on effects this is having across the rest of the CPU market.
PC market continues recovery with second consecutive quarter of growth
After one of the worst years in the market's history
Google Gemini is not as good at analysis as its hype says, other AI models also struggle
The big picture: If there's one thing that generative AI is supposed to be good at, it's analyzing the written word. However, two studies suggest that this ability may have been overhyped. One study demonstrates that Gen AI struggles with understanding long-form books, while another shows that these models find answering questions about videos challenging. This is something companies should consider as they augment their workforce with Gen AI.
Intel's frame capture tool PresentMon hits 2.0 milestone
A much improved version of Intel PresentMon is now available, enhancing its frame rate monitoring capabilities and showing key metrics using histogram plots, alongside various fixes and optimizations.
50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
#TBT Intel's groundbreaking 8008 microprocessor was produced over 50 years ago, the ancestor of the x86 processor family that you may be using right now. While the 8008 wasn't the first microprocessor, it was truly revolutionary, triggering a revolution and leading to the x86 architecture that dominated personal computers for decades to come.
Video game industry headed for a 10-percent slump in consumer spending
Lack of new hardware, blockbusting games, and inflation puts the pinch on retailers and game makers
The Price is Wrong: This is What GPUs Should Have Cost
In this GPU analysis, we look back across the last 4 generations of graphics cards to illustrate exactly why this generation has underperformed – and by how much – showing what each GPU should have cost.
Many game developers are not embracing a subscription future, unless you ask Ubisoft or Microsoft, of course
Baldur's Gate 3 developer expresses concern over a subscription-dominated future
NAND flash prices expected to flatten out and then recover in Q4, ending SSD price drops
Q4 will likely be the time to finally jump on those falling SSD prices
How to Use Intel PresentMon for Benchmarking and Testing
Intel's long-running game performance analyzer has been updated with a fresh look and new features. Is it worth using? Let's dive in and see how we can use PresentMon to analyze our gaming PCs.
Looking deeper into Arm's IPO prospects: First and second impressions
The search for more money
What's next for AMD? Building momentum
Soft PC demand, a tight supply chain, uninspiring gross margins but good traction for new data center and AI products
Opinion: Semis Top Five
Editor's take: The industry has changed a lot in the eight years since we wrote our first analysis on the top five chip companies. We anticipated semis were no longer a growth industry and the only way for companies to keep growing was to win market share (hard) or buy other companies. This is especially true in semiconductors because most of these companies outsource their manufacturing to foundries like TSMC and GlobalFoundries.
21 Programs to Analyze and Benchmark Your Hardware
You've just bought a new gaming PC or a laptop for the office. Maybe you just upgraded your PC. You might be into overclocking. But do you know exactly what you've got? How well is that PC actually working? We've compiled a list of 21 programs that are great for analyzing and benchmarking your devices.
Study shows remote workers are becoming more, not less engaged
Remote meetings are becoming shorter but more frequent
Making a Fast Quad-Core Gaming CPU
How much difference can L3 cache make with just 4 CPU cores active? We've gone back to test a variety of CPUs checking for frequency, number of cores and L3 cache to draw some conclusions.
