… As I've written several times during this Computex season, pricing has not been announced, while retail availability is expected this year but no firm details have been provided.
… Given the huge increase in SSD and RAM prices over the past six months as components have been bought up by AI firms, it wasn't a forgone conclusion that Valve would launch Steam Machine with a four-model lineup as planned. …
… It's a smart move, as it lets users of older GPUs access to the significantly better upscaling tech in the newer models, while still giving a premium experience to those on the latest generation. …
… With an official RRP of $550, it's only eight percent cheaper than the RX 9070, which currently costs $600 for the most affordable model on retailers like Amazon and Newegg. …
… It's rare to see companies announcing models with more VRAM these days, given the current AI-driven flash memory pricing surge which affects VRAM, as well as RAM, SSDs and memory cards, but Nvidia claims that the move is due to exactly these factors. …
… Unsurprisingly, Nvidia is pitching RTX Spark as an AI-capable chipset, with " 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance " to run AI models and agents locally eg via OpenClaw . …
Following rumours of Intel launching its first purpose-built chipsets for PC handhelds, a pair of Arc G3 models have now been made official as the Computex trade show kicks off in Taiwan. …
… It would be fantastic to see these chips remain available in numbers similar to current-gen options, but that might be a naïve reading of the situation. …
… Model CPU Cores CPU Turbo GPU Cores GPU Turbo Arc G3 2P + 8E + 4LP 14C 4.6GHz 10Xe3 2.2GHz Arc G3 Extreme 2P + 8E + 4LP 14C 4.7GHz 12Xe3 2.3GHz The G3 and G3 Extreme at least look to be worth the wait, with a mooted 25W base TDP that can turbo up to a mighty 65W on the Arc G3 or 80W on the Arc G3 E… …
… This is the same model that Nintendo has operated under for years, of course. Having a strong library of exclusive games also helps to justify the high console prices that manufacturers like Sony are being forced into by the huge AI-fuelled rise in flash memory components like RAM, VRAM and SSDs. …