XDA's top picks from Computex 2026: The most exciting tech of the year
…While it features the same AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor and 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM, its 1080p display has been upgraded to a 120Hz 7.4-inch OLED panel. Other key…
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You can build a Steam Machine right now, but Valve's optimization is the part worth waiting for
…The previous-gen EVO-X1 has the AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 and AMD Ryzen 890M graphics. This won't produce anywhere near the same results, but it's still great…
Nvidia's RTX Spark is bringing more agentic AI to consumer PCs, but it feels like a cruel joke in this hardware economy
…AMD's Ryzen AI Max 400, codenamed Strix Halo, demonstrated that large unified memory systems for local, on-device AI were viable months before RTX Spark entered the conversation. AMD's premium…
Local AI has a hardware accessibility problem, and the answer to it isn't RTX Spark
…Related Nvidia's RTX Spark is a developer's dream, but AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ is what most people actually need for local AI AI vs. AI The state of local…
I ignored mini PCs for years, until AMD APUs made them a serious value proposition
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Used enterprise workstations are the home lab upgrade everyone overlooks
…In the case of jumping to a new motherboard platform specifically, you gain a more solid upgrade path, a manufacturer warranty, and potentially better performance, depending on what you slot onto the…
By the time the Steam Machine ships, it will have already lost the market it was supposed to own
…To compare it to a PC configuration, this will essentially have the horsepower of a Ryzen 5 7600 and an RX 7600. With 512GB of NVMe storage (starting) and 16GB of DDR5…
Intel's gaming handhelds went from a punchline to rivaling AMD, and the chip is only half the reason
…as MSI's updated Claw 8 AI+ which arrived in the beginning of 2025 demonstrated massive gains over its predecessor. Utilizing Intel's Lunar Lake platform, it beat the ROG Ally X…
A five-year-old GPU can handle modern games better than you think
…Samarveer holds a deep appreciation of gaming, and considers the platform to be the most immersive and impactful across all media. He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready…
WSL 3 will finally let Linux apps use your GPU and NPU without the performance tax
…Ryzen AI chip or a desktop with a beefy Red Team core-count and cache, you'll have to wait your turn. My rig has no qualifying NPU, the AMD platform is…