Micro Center is selling a $4,000 AMD AI mini PC that isn’t in stock
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo is a $4,000 mini PC designed for AI development and running local language models, not…
Intel is giving budget gamers what Nvidia and AMD won’t
A new team of actual gamers All of this feels like a world away from the Intel of the 2010s, which kept reselling the same Skylake quad-cores and told us…
AMD revives 7-year-old chip designs for budget laptops
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports AMD is reintroducing three mobile processors from 2019-2020, including Ryzen 3 3100U, Ryzen 5 3501U, and Ryzen 4700LE for budget…
AMD tech cuts shader load times by up to 95%
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: AMD’s Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) technology dramatically reduces game shader loading times by over 95% in supported titles like Forza Horizon 6.…
Intel unveils six Xeon 6+ data center CPU SKUs, says the 6990E+ has 30% better single-thread performance and up to 30% more energy efficiency than AMD Epyc 9965 (Jake Roach/Tom’s Hardware)
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AMD brought the Ryzen 7 5800X3D back because AM4 refuses to die
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: AMD is re-releasing the popular Ryzen 7 5800X3D as a ’10th Anniversary Edition’ for $349, celebrating the AM4 platform’s longevity since 2016.…
A look at AMD CEO Lisa Su’s and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s contrasting China playbooks, with Su keeping a lower profile; China accounts for ~20% of AMD’s revenue (Reuters)
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AMD pledges to invest $10B+ in Taiwan’s chip industry to expand partnerships and advanced chip packaging for AI, and begins making its next-gen Venice chips (Sherry Qin/Wall Street Journal)
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AMD says its Mac Mini-sized Ryzen AI Halo PC starts at $3,999 with Ryzen AI Max 300 chips, for pre-order in June, and unveils AI Max 400 chips, available in Q3 (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget)
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Best mini PC deals for April 2026: Intel and AMD picks
At a glance Top AMD mini PC deal picks Top Intel mini PC deal picks Whether you’re looking for a productivity mini PC, something for gaming, or just a budget-friendly…