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2026-06-11
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2026-06-11
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Memory is in short supply, and GPU generations are delayed, so there's been a lot of talk of older cards making a comeback. But while Nvidia board partner Manli's 12GB RTX 3060 re-release makes sense, the RTX 3050 it's re-launching alongside it with a mere 6GB of VRAM is a harder sell.
The RTX 5050 is already available at less than $300, and on-board graphics offers more compelling performance in
2026-06-11
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2026-06-11
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AMD isn't taking Nvidia's recent performance projections on its new Vera CPUs lying down. After Team Green approved some Phoronix test results showing Vera beating AMD's Epyc server chips in several tests, AMD has released estimated comparisons of its next-generation Venice Epyc chips based on its Zen 6 architecture, Tom's Hardware reports. It claims the per-rack performance of its new chips could
2026-06-04
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2026-06-04
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Nvidia kicked Computex off with massive news: a full-scale consumer laptop play, powering a new class of power-user AI PCs with its RTX Spark superchip.
This isn't just about throwing an Nvidia sticker on a keyboard deck and dropping a jumped-up Arm chip inside. Nvidia’s move represents a major shift in laptop hardware. By taking the heavy-lifting AI components of Nvidia’s DGX Spark developer des
2026-06-03
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2026-06-03
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TAIPEI—In the wake of Nvidia's huge announcement of RTX Spark laptops, and the subsequent news that Microsoft was leading the charge with the Surface Laptop Ultra—arguably the flagship for this new class of laptops—we've been eager to get our hands on the new Surface and see what these new Nvidia-powered laptops will actually look and feel like. (Hit the preceding link for a rundown of all the par
2026-06-03
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2026-06-03
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Nvidia all but stole the show before Computex even began with the unveiling of RTX Spark, a new Arm-based chip built with MediaTek that marks the company’s boldest push yet into the PC market. Nvidia calls it a “superchip,” positioning it as far more than just another laptop processor.
The RTX Spark takes the fight straight to Qualcomm and its Snapdragon line of Arm-based chips for PC laptops,
2026-06-03
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2026-06-03
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Nvidia's upcoming RTX Spark PC chip is coming to laptops, but also mini PCs, and Microsoft will be among the vendors developing one.
At its Build conference, Microsoft introduced the Surface RTX Spark Dev box, which has been designed to run Windows 11 Pro and has enough computing power to run AI models locally.
The mini PC isn’t exactly for consumers, though; Microsoft is pitching it to softwa
2026-06-02
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2026-06-02
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Nvidia kicked Computex off with massive news: a major consumer laptop play, powering a new class of AI PCs with a laptop superchip called the RTX Spark.
This isn't just about throwing an Nvidia sticker on a keyboard deck and dropping a jumped-up Arm chip inside. Nvidia’s move is a step change in laptop hardware. By taking the heavy-lifting AI components of Nvidia’s DGX Spark developer desktop, em
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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Alongside Nvidia's keynote at Computex, Microsoft announced a new Surface PC—the Surface Laptop Ultra—which will feature Nvidia's new RTX Spark superchip. This Microsoft and Nvidia team-up is the first of several major announcements we expect to see during Computex as the chip maker makes a play to power the next generation of premium laptops, with an emphasis on AI and gaming.
The Laptop Ultra e
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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After years of rumors, Nvidia is introducing the company’s first Arm-based CPU chips for consumer laptops and mini PCs, or what it dubs RTX Spark. But the goal is to go beyond creating a personal computer, and eventually bring AI supercomputers to people's homes.
In his Computex keynote in Taiwan, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang announced RTX Spark, saying, "40 years later, Microsoft and Nvidia are goi
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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After years of rumors, Nvidia is introducing the company’s first Arm-based CPU chips for consumer laptops and mini PCs, or what it dubs RTX Spark. But the goal is to go beyond creating a personal computer, and eventually bring AI supercomputers to people's homes.
In his Computex keynote in Taiwan, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang announced RTX Spark, saying, "40 years later, Microsoft and Nvidia are goi
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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TAIPEI–The first day at Computex in Taipei, I had a few must-see targets. One of them was almost certainly the humblest mainstream laptop we’ll see at the show: the first laptop powered by Qualcomm’s brand-new Snapdragon C platform.
This machine, Acer's Aspire Go 15 (AG15-Q31P), was on display at an invite-only showcase on Sunday, and shrouded in a little bit of mystery. Our PR reps told us that
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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TAIPEI–The first day at Computex in Taipei, I had a few must-see targets. One of them was almost certainly the humblest mainstream laptop we’ll see at the show: the first laptop powered by Qualcomm’s brand-new Snapdragon C platform.
This machine, Acer's Aspire Go 15 (AG15-Q31P), was on display at an invite-only showcase on Sunday, and shrouded in a little bit of mystery. Our PR reps told us that
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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TAIPEI–The first day at Computex in Taipei, I had a few must-see targets. One of them was almost certainly the humblest mainstream laptop we’ll see at the show: the first laptop powered by Qualcomm’s brand-new Snapdragon C platform.
This machine, Acer's Aspire Go 15 (AG15-Q31P), was on display at an invite-only showcase on Sunday, and shrouded in a little bit of mystery. Our PR reps told us that
2026-05-30
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2026-05-30
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Qualcomm is much more of a household name in consumer computing in 2026, so it's no wonder Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is helping kick off Computex 2026. With its Snapdragon X2 range of high-powered SoCs on the horizon, he'll have lots of eyeballs on him when he gives his keynote address on June 1.
Amon's keynote is scheduled for June 1 at 2 p.m. Taipei time (2 a.m. EDT on June 1 / 11 p.m. PDT on
2026-05-30
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2026-05-30
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Qualcomm is much more of a household name in consumer computing in 2026, so it's no wonder Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is helping kick off Computex 2026. With its Snapdragon X2 range of high-powered SoCs on the horizon, he'll have lots of eyeballs on him when he gives his keynote address on June 1.
Amon's keynote is scheduled for June 1 at 2 p.m. Taipei time (2 a.m. EDT on June 1 / 11 p.m. PDT on
2026-05-30
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2026-05-30
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It wouldn't be Computex without the biggest names in the industry, and in 2026, they don't come bigger than Nvidia. CEO Jensen Huang is getting out ahead of the main Computex show with an event scheduled for June 1 at 11 a.m. Taipei Time (11 p.m. EDT / 8 p.m. PDT on May 31).
There will also be a pre-game show with discussions on the history of AI and personal computing, how it's been shaping robo
2026-05-30
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2026-05-30
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Nvidia is fueling speculation it will launch its own Arm-based PC chips at Taiwan’s Computex show after a coordinated social media post with Microsoft.
On Friday morning, both Nvidia and Microsoft’s Windows account tweeted the words “A new era of PC.” The posts cryptically contained numbers that appear to be latitude and longitude coordinates.
If you plug the numbers into Google Maps, you’ll g
2026-05-30
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2026-05-28
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2026-05-28
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Since mid-2024, Qualcomm has been making waves with its Snapdragon X, X Plus, and X Elite processors, with Snapdragon X2 Elite just now hitting laptops. But the chip maker wants more of the mainstream-PC pie than ever.
Ahead of Computex 2026, the chipmaker revealed Snapdragon C, a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) processor built for budget-friendly, power-sipping laptops, slated for launch in the next