We heard new rumors about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chip last month. These came from Digital Chat Station on Weibo, who shared details about its "2 + 6" core setup and TSMC's 3 nm "N3P" production method. The leaker just shared fresh updates today, focusing mainly on the graphics part called "Adreno 840." They claim the design team enlarged the independent cache from 12 MB to 16 MB. This change reportedly boosted early performance tests by around 30 percent.
The current Snapdragon 8 Elite uses 12 MB of L2 cache for each cluster. We aren't sure if the rumored changes affect L2 or L3 cache sizes specifically. Some tech sites believe the next chip might have 32 MB of L2 cache total, but nobody knows the L3 cache amount yet. The...
Path of Exile 2 just launched a huge update called Dawn of the Hunt! You can play as the new Huntress right away. She fights with both close and far attacks using spears. She also has animal friends that help her battle enemies. The update brings lots of fresh stuff to enjoy after you finish the main story.
You can make your character super strong with five different paths. Try the Ritualist, who uses blood magic, or the Lich, who harnesses chaos powers. The late-game has changed a lot with new special maps and better towers that give you more rewards. Over 100 new support gems let you create unique builds with cool effects like blood crystals, spike traps, and massive powers.
The game added more than 100 rare items for middle and...
Reburn plans to release La Quimera on April 25 through Steam. You can buy this action story game for thirty dollars. The game takes place in a big Latin American city. Players who want an early test can join a closed practice run on April 12. This chance lasts just one day, starting at 7 in the morning Pacific time.
You must ask for a spot on Steam if you want to try the game early. Only a few people will play during this test. Players can finish part of a middle game task alone or with friends. The company shared a new video showing how the game looks when you play it. This video displays cool suit powers, future guns, and robot bad guys that players must defeat.
The game lets you zap many enemies at once with electric shocks. You...
Someone just found five new ASUS graphics cards that haven't been announced yet. The leak came from momomo_us, who spotted these GeForce RTX 5060 Ti models over the weekend. ASUS plans to sell TUF Gaming and PRIME versions of the card. You can pick between big 16 GB memory or smaller 8 GB memory options. NVIDIA and its partners will release these new "Blackwell" graphics cards very soon. Many tech sites believe that NVIDIA will let reviewers publish their opinions on April 15.
We already saw some test results last weekend. People have also guessed how much these cards might cost. This all points to the cards coming out any day. The source didn't say where they found the ASUS model names, but VideoCardz spotted these TUF Gaming and...
Meta improved their AI with Llama 4. These new models can work with pictures and words right from the start. The main model, Llama 4 Scout, has 17 billion working parts spread across 16 expert sections. It runs on just one NVIDIA H100 chip using FP4 math. Scout can handle up to 10 million pieces of text at once, beating older models like Google Gemini 1.5 Pro, which only managed 2 million pieces.
Scout uses a special design that turns on just some parts for each piece of text. This makes everything run faster and costs less money. Another model, named Llama 4 Maverick, also has 17 billion active parts but spreads them across 128 expert sections, giving it about 400 billion total parts. Maverick works really well with code, pictures...
AMD introduced its Ryzen Z2 chips at CES 2025. These processors are great for handheld gaming computers. The main chip, the Ryzen Z2 Extreme "Strix Point," runs on Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5 technology. People who leak tech news talked about this chip last year. They mentioned something strange about it having "3+5 cores" instead of a normal layout.
Just last week, Hoang Anh Phu shared news about more Ryzen Z2 chips coming soon. The most exciting one might be called "Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme." Tech experts think this chip will include XDNA 2 NPU for the first time in this series. AMD wants these chips to fight against Intel's Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" processors, which already power many devices.
MSI recently released their Claw 8 AI+ and Claw...
Chinese companies have created a new cable standard called GPMI. More than 50 firms joined forces, including big names like Huawei, Hisense, and TCL. Their cable moves data at 192 Gbps and delivers 480 watts of power - much faster than what HDMI offers today. The small Type-C version handles 96 Gbps with 240 watts, but the larger Type-B gives you the full speed and power. Both options beat current standards by miles since HDMI 2.1 tops out at just 48 Gbps, and DisplayPort 2.1 reaches only 80 Gbps.
This third-generation link works both ways, carrying video, sound, data, and electricity through one cable. You can split its main data channel into different setups based on what you need. The system includes extra paths for managing...
PC Games Hardware found that many AMD Radeon RX 9070 cards can run faster when you put RX 9070 XT software on them. This works when both cards have similar designs. The change lets your basic card use more power and run at higher speeds. It keeps the same 56 CU or 3,584 stream processors but opens up better overclocking room. Tests showed the changed RX 9070 performed 15-20% better than normal, matching what a regular RX 9070 XT can do. The 3DMark benchmark tests proved these results.
You should know about some risks before trying this. Changing card software can break your card if done wrong. This works best with cards that have backup software built in. Also, the software swap only works between cards built on the same boards. Many...
Colorful just gave us a peek at their brand new AMD X870 motherboard, the CVN X870 ARK FROZEN V14. You can find it listed on their website right away. What makes this board special? It comes with a neat graphics card release system. They added a simple switch near the memory slots marked "ON or OFF" that lets you pop out your graphics card fast. They say this setup keeps everything super safe.
The board looks amazing with its white circuit board and frost-themed cooling parts. Power comes from a strong 14+2+1 phase design using 80 A DrMOS parts. It needs two 8-pin plugs for the CPU power. Memory options rock as well. Four slots hold up to 192 GB total RAM, with each slot taking 48 GB max. Want speed? This board handles memory running...
