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First PassMark Numbers For Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus Put It Ahead Of Ultra 9 275HX In Both Single And Multi-Threaded Performance

19 June 2026 at 16:13

A close-up of an Intel processor beside text reading 'Ultra 7 270HX Plus' against a blue background.

The newest Arrow Lake-HX chip was just benchmarked in PassMark, revealing the true prowess of chip. Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus PassMark Numbers Render Core Ultra 9 275HX Useless Despite Having Fewer Cores and Threads While the Intel Arrow Lake Refresh desktop CPUs have already arrived in the mainstream market, the laptop variants are yet to be seen in wider availability in notebooks. Similar to the desktop platform, Intel also launched two chips in the Core Ultra 200HX Plus series, namely Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. These chips offer a similar upgrade to […]

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AMD and Intel arm x86 against the AI gap with ACE, baking matrix-multiply engines & low-precision formats straight into future CPUs

19 June 2026 at 16:05

An Intel and AMD branded processor displays 'x86' on its surface, surrounded by a circuit board.

ACE, the upcoming set of x86 Extensions defined by both AMD & Intel, has seen the latest spec release, focusing on AI acceleration. AMD & Intel Focus on AI Acceleration Through Next-Gen x86 Architectures That Are ACE Compliant Last year,Β Intel and AMD partnered to strengthen the x86 ecosystem through their "x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group" initiative. The plan was to offer a standardized set of features across architectures to make x86 accessible, scalable, and compatible with future requirements. Four key features were announced: FRED, AVX10, ChkTag, and ACE. Now, the latest ACE "AI Compute Extensions" specifications have been published by AMD […]

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Persona 4 Revival Plays It Safe With a Faithful Remake, but New Combat Finally Fixes the Series’ Most Ignored Mechanic

19 June 2026 at 14:19

Characters from the game 'Persona 4 Revival' stand dramatically on a colorful stage with a large animated screen backdrop displaying a close-up of a character wielding a sword.

The first proper look at Atlus's Persona 4 Revival arrived earlier this month during the Xbox Games Showcase, but the Japanese developer provided a more in-depth look at the remake of the fourth entry in the series launching on February 18, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S (including Xbox Game Pass) in a dedicated livestream which showcased its key features, including some new combat features that are set to make some underutilized mechanics more worthwhile to use. The Persona 4 Revival broadcast provided a good overview of what to expect to see in the game, going over […]

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Scammers Now Selling Fake NVIDIA RTX Graphics Cards With Glued-Down Plastic GPUs & Scrap Memory

18 June 2026 at 19:25

An NVIDIA graphics card with the chip labeled 'AI102-300-A1' is shown placed on a blue surface.

More Fake GPUs are circulating online marketplaces, which use plastic chips to imitate NVIDIA RTX GPUs and scrap memory dies. You Need To Be Extra Cautious of Graphics Cards Being Sold Online As NVIDIA RTX Graphics Cards Have Been Spotted With Glued Plastic GPUs Over the years, we have seen several instances of fake graphics cards appearing online. Most of these graphics cards are sold through online marketplaces, & the region most affected by such products is the Asia Pacific. Previously, we have seen graphics cards with missing components and different GPUs, but this time, scammers have gone an extra […]

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ASUS Announces $16,578 Price Tag for ROG 20th Anniversary Family Bucket

18 June 2026 at 17:48

Futuristic logo with cybernetic enhancements labeled 'Dare to Innovate,' celebrating '20th Anniversary' of Republic of Gamers.

The Family Bucket Collector's edition is priced at a whopping $16,578 for all the ROG 20th Anniversary products. ASUS to Host Flash Sale Offline Through Lottery System in Shanghai; The Family Bucket Collector Edition to Cost Over $16,000 The recently announced and showcased products from the ROG 20th anniversary stack are going to be sold through a flash sale in Shanghai from June 20 to July 19. This will take place at the Xingye Taikoo Hui Nan Garden in Jing'an District, where the items will be sold through a lottery system. ASUS has revealed the price for each product, as […]

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