Mid-range GPUs have largely dodged the memory crisis, but not for much longer
… Budget GPUs don't really cut it when it comes to modern PC gaming demands, so mid-range GPUs are the only resort for many gamers . …
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Windows laptops are having the best year ever, except for one massive catch
… Unless you were shopping in the premium segment, there was a clear gulf between Windows laptops and MacBooks. Windows users had to make tough choices in the budget and mainstream segments, but all of that changed over the last two years. …
Nvidia's RTX Spark is a chip unlike any other, and it could change Windows laptops forever
… We're set to enter a market where Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and Nvidia could compete in the same price segment, for the same consumer, and in the same workloads. …
AMD's next-gen RDNA 5 GPUs likely won't arrive until late 2027, and that's if we're lucky
Patrick O'Rourke Jun 9, 2026, 12:41 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. …
This 28-year-old open-source Windows alternative can finally run Half-Life 2
Patrick O'Rourke Jul 7, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. …
FSR 4.1 made older Radeon cards interesting again, but not for the reason AMD wants
… After all, if there's one segment where AMD's dominance is both undeniable and strategically non-negotiable, it's this one. …
Microsoft and Nvidia tease "a new era of PC" as a potential Surface refresh looms
Patrick O'Rourke May 29, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. …
DRAM prices have tripled, and three products are paying the price
Jasmine Mannan Apr 12, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming hardware, she's covered just about everything. …
Microsoft’s Nvidia RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra will push Windows on Arm further than ever
Patrick O'Rourke Jun 1, 2026, 12:39 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. …
Don't wait for Nvidia GPU prices to drop — this might actually be the best time to buy
… Sign in to your XDA account GPUs have ballooned in price over the last decade, with the cost of a flagship Nvidia card increasing by more than double, and segmentation causing wide rifts in price and performance between the high-end cards and the mid-tier. …