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Atari has set a 2027 shutdown date for the VCS software store, according to a report from Liliputing. The discontinued console can still run as a Linux-powered AMD PC afterward.
AMD and Maingear are giving away a custom Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 themed gaming desktop worth about $3,417 to mark 12 million players, with entries open through October 29.
AMD is rolling out a lighter version of FSR 4.1 to the Xbox Series X, RDNA 2 graphics cards, and handheld gaming PCs, expanding its AI upscaling beyond high-end hardware.
Xbox consoles are getting AMD FSR 4.1 to rival Sony's PSSR upscaling on PlayStation 5 Pro, with Microsoft CTO Scott Van Vliet also teasing Project Helix.
AMD has rolled out FSR 4.1 to Radeon RX 6000-series GPUs, Ryzen AI Max 300 and 400 series laptops, and Ryzen AI 9 300 and 400 series devices — effective immediately with Adrenalin Edition 26.10.1 drivers.
FSR 4.1 is coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Ally X — but not the base Xbox Ally. Microsoft and AMD confirmed the rollout late Monday, positioning the upscaling tech as a developer tool to boost performance without sacrificing image quality on lower-spec hardware.
NVIDIA’s DLSS Ray Reconstruction now runs on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and other RDNA 3/4 GPUs — not via official support, but through a mod called DLSS-NR-on-AMD v0.8.0, released Friday by developer danielblnc.
TOPC has launched the TXA2 workstation, pairing AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 processor with 192GB of unified memory for $6,399, undercutting rival developer platforms.
HP has launched the ZBook Ultra G3a — a 16-inch mobile workstation — in India at Rs 2,89,990 (ex-tax). It’s not a laptop for students or remote workers juggling Zoom and spreadsheets. It’s built for engineers running finite-element simulations, designers rendering photorealistic scenes in real time, and AI developers fine-tuning local LLMs without cloud round-trips.
Asus has confirmed full specs for the ProArt GR1X — its RTX Spark N1X-powered mini PC — but still won’t say how much it costs.
Gigabyte has rolled out the Aorus Master 16 Gen 2, pairing AMD's Ryzen 9 9950HX3D with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and a 240Hz OLED display.
Qualcomm and Intel have increased PC chip prices by up to 20 percent, with AMD expected to roll out similar hikes on Ryzen and EPYC lines soon.
OneXPlayer has announced the Super X Pro, a 2-in-1 slate equipped with AMD's Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 processor, up to 192GB of unified memory, and an optional clip-on liquid cooling unit.
HP has released the EliteBoard G2a, packing AMD Gorgon Point silicon and a 50 TOPS NPU inside an ultralight keyboard chassis starting at $3,028 in the US.
AMD unveiled its second-generation Ryzen Halo Developer Platform mini PC, packing a Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 processor and 192GB of unified memory with a steep $7,300 price tag for local AI development.
AnyPS5 has completed coverage for 1,166 tracked AMD RDNA GPU shader instructions, bringing the open-source PlayStation 5 compatibility layer closer to running console software on Windows and Linux.
AMD raised GDDR6 memory prices for GPU partners on October 1. The RX 9000 series absorbs the full impact. NVIDIA hasn’t followed suit — but its RTX 50 GPUs launched with pricier GDDR7 and steeper MSRPs.
New benchmarks from AI runtime developer Daytona show Nvidia Vera CPUs launching agentic sandboxes up to eight times faster than AMD EPYC Zen 5 processors, significantly cutting required server counts.
The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16GB is listed at $693 on Slickdeals as an open-box unit — not a new retail model, and not covered by standard OEM warranty terms. Buyers are warned about documented thermal issues from poor factory thermal paste application, CPU bottlenecking on midrange chips like the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, and uncertain warranty enforcement. The 14-day return window is treated
iBUYPOWER has unveiled its first mini PC, combining AMD's 16-core Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 processor, 128GB of memory, and dual 10G Ethernet for $3,999.
AMD plans to roll out machine-learning FSR 4 upscaling to APUs, handheld consoles, and laptops for gaming by the end of 2026, ahead of an older desktop GPU update.
AMD confirms FSR 4 will arrive on laptops and handhelds by December 31, 2026, via new Ryzen Z3-series APUs and a lighter INT8 implementation — no RDNA 4 GPU required.
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D was listed at $411 on Amazon and $429 on Newegg when Wccftech reported the discounts on Wednesday, with both storefronts bundling game codes and hardware extras.
The Acemagic X3 mini PC — Ryzen 7 H255, 16 GB LPDDR5-6400, 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 storage — is $546 on Amazon through October 11. Use code JZLM55AT. The K5 variant is $360.99 with code 964TVL7B. Both are available now.
Reatan A8 at $519. Kamrui P2 at $569 — down $360. Glorlin AI Mini at $570. ACEMAGIC M5 at $573. All nine are fully configured, globally shipped, and priced below $600.