Computer Hardware

The PC graphics card market witnessed notable growth in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Jon Peddie Research. With shipments climbing by 6% to reach 76.2 million units, this surge marks a significant 24% increase year over year, representing the most substantial gain in over 25 years. Projections indicate a continued upward trend, with an expected 3.6% annual growth rate from 2024 to 2026, potentially culminating in a total installed base of 5 billion units by the end of 2026, with discrete GPUs comprising…

Acer It’s highly recommended that you check out Chromebook deals if you want to buy a new laptop for a very affordable price. Here’s one from Walmart that’s going to give you excellent value for money — the Acer Chromebook 315 for just $149 instead of its original price of $179, for savings of $30. We’re not sure how much time is remaining on this bargain before it disappears, and once it’s gone, there’s no telling when it will return. If you want to take advantage of it, you need to push through with the purchase…

Razer Gamers who are planning to invest in a new gaming laptop should consider the Razer Blade 15. Its version with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card and 32GB of RAM is on sale for $1,900 instead of $3,600, as it’s currently 48% off from Razer. The $1,700 in savings is among the largest that you can get from the gaming laptop deals that are available right now, and if you don’t want to miss your chance at it, you’re going to have to push through with your purchase of the gaming laptop immediately. Why you…

USB cables and ports are one of the most common types of connectors for everyday devices like computers, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, A/V receivers, game consoles, and many other components. Engineered for data transmission and charging capabilities, there are currently two main types of USB cables and ports: USB-A and USB-C.  When it comes to data transfer, charging, and other useful features, there are quite a few differences between USB-A and USB-C. This is why we’ve put together this guide to explain how…

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Dell upended its XPS laptop lineup, downsizing the XPS 17 to a new 16-inch model and the XPS 15 to a new 14-inch machine. At the same time, it pulled design cues from the XPS 13 Plus (now just the XPS 13) to create ultramodern and sometimes controversial new machines. The XPS 14 and XPS 16 offer smaller dimensions than their predecessors, with varying power levels inside. As always, choosing between the two depends entirely on how you plan to use your laptop. So, which of these two…

Intel’s engineers once again managed to introduce significant improvements in the latest driver update — but this time, it’s not the discrete graphics cards that received a boost. Instead, the recent patch targets integrated Intel Arc GPUs found in Intel Core Ultra processors, which are some of Intel’s top CPUs for laptops. This update adds support for a couple of games, but more importantly, it boosts gaming performance by as much as 155%. For starters, the new 31.0.101.5333 WHQL driver adds support for Last Epoch …

Apple The Apple Mac Mini M2 with a 256GB SSD is currently on sale from Amazon at 17% off, pulling its price down to $499 from $599. If you’ve been waiting for the 2023 model of the mini PC to appear in our list of the best Mac Mini deals, you wouldn’t want to miss this opportunity at $100 in savings. Push through with the purchase as soon as possible, as tomorrow may already be too late because there’s always a lot of interest whenever Apple’s products get significant discounts like this. Why you should buy the…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD’s former senior vice president and general manager of Radeon has come out with some strong words against Nvidia. Scott Herkelman called Nvidia “the GPU cartel” in response to a story from the Wall Street Journal in which Nvidia’s customers claim that it delays GPU shipments in retaliation for those customers shopping with other suppliers. The accusation in question comes from Jonathan Ross, CEO of AI chip startup Groq, who said, “a lot of people that we meet with say that if Nvidia…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Nvidia’s Goldilocks GPU this generation has been the RTX 4070. For PC gaming in 2024, with the cost of building a PC moving upward, it hit the perfect balance of performance, price, and features. It’s a GPU that can do anything, delivering that premium gaming experience in flagship titles like Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and Alan Wake 2 without costing as much as a used car. But it’s falling behind. The RTX 4070 was a Goldilocks GPU, but the $500 to $600 market has become hotly…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD just released the best RDNA 3 graphics card we’ve seen yet in the form of the RX 7900 GRE. The GPU, originally released in China several months ago, sets its sights squarely on Nvidia’s RTX 4070 — and AMD comes out on top most of the time. I’ve tested both GPUs extensively — read my RTX 4070 review and RX 7900 GRE review for a full breakdown — and I’m here to compare them point-for-point. AMD comes out on top for raw performance, but there are a couple of key details to keep in mind…