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Ryzen 5000 doubles AMD's gaming laptop share, but Nvidia still rules
AMD is gaining share in gaming laptops, but Intel continues to dominate, while Nvidia rules them all.
There will be no GeForce RTX 3060 Founders Edition, Nvidia confirms
Nvidia won't release a Founders Edition model of its upcoming $329 GeForce RTX 3060, while custom graphics card makers are warning about price hikes.
Wait, did Nvidia just say it could make graphics cards for cryptocurrency miners?
Would Nvidia make graphics cards just for cryptocurrency miners? As GPU supplies remain lean, Nvidia's CFO considers priorities.
The Full Nerd: What you need to know about Ryzen 5000 mobile
AMD's Robert Hallock answers our questions about the new Ryzen 5000 laptop CPU.
Video: Intel answers our Rocket Lake S questions
Brandt Guttridge, Intel’s senior director of the Desktop Products Group, appears on The Full Nerd to answer questions about 11th-gen Core, Rocket Lake S, and desktop gaming.
5 innovations that pushed laptops forward at CES 2021
CES 2021 may be virtual, but the drumbeat of innovation continued with these 5 laptop trends revealed at the show.
Best of CES 2021: The most intriguing and innovative PC hardware
CES 2021 was virtual, but the parade of PC hardware went on. Here are our picks for the more intriguing and innovative products at the show.
PCWorld's January Digital Magazine: How much scalpers make selling the hardware you want most
Enjoy the best of PCWorld.com in a curated Digital Magazine for Android, iOS, and your web browser.
Here's how much more gaming you did due to COVID
PC gamers played 31.3 billion hours in 2020—an increase of 51 percent
MSI will support Resizable BAR across Intel and AMD motherboards, even Threadripper
MSI will support the PCIe Resizable BAR feature even on older 8th-gen Intel motherboards and AMD X470 motherboards.
More graphics card makers roll out significant price hikes
A week after Asus warned of impending price increases for its graphics cards, EVGA and Zotac are following suit.
MSI's powerful, portable gaming laptops go all-in on GeForce RTX 30-series
MSI's latest laptops feature GeForce 30-series GPUs, Intel CPUs, and some even have 1080p webcams.
New Radeon GPUs were barely seen at CES, but they cast a long shadow
AMD only briefly teased new Radeon RX 6000-series laptop and desktop graphics chips at CES 2021, but its design decisions influenced Nvidia's hardware as well.
Asus's wild dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo laptop taps Ryzen 5000, RTX 30-series
Asus comes out blazing with no fewer than five gaming laptops featuring Ryzen 5000 CPUs and GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs.
How the tiny Asus ROG Flow X13 can outpunch big gaming laptops
Paired with a tiny GeForce RTX 3080 eGPU, the Ryzen 5000-based Asus ROG Flow X13 will outperform most bigger gaming laptops
Nvidia woos mainstream gamers with the $329 GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 30-series laptops
Nvidia courted mainstream gamers during its CES 2021 'Game On' event, unveiling mobile RTX 30-series GPUs, the desktop GeForce RTX 3060, new Reflex Latency Analyzer monitors, and more.
Acer's 2021 gaming laptops wield the latest innovations from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia
Acer's 2021 laptops will feature everything from AMD's Ryzen 5000 to Intel's Tiger Lake H and Intel's GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs.
