And no, it is not coming to Steam Deck 2

On the heels of the CES 2025 show, AMD has announced the new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds, including the Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Ryzen Z2, and the Ryzen Z2 Go. All are based on 4nm Strix Point and should bring significant improvements over the current Ryzen Z1 series SoC, especially on the GPU front, despite sticking to the RDNA 3.5 architecture.

Confirms 16GB of VRAM for both RX 9700 XT and non-XT

ASUS has detailed the upcoming Radeon RX 9700 series graphics cards, including TUF and PRIME series versions, that will launch as soon as AMD gives the green light, confirming the RDNA 4 architecture and 16GB of VRAM for both the Radeon RX 9700 XT and the Radeon RX 9700.

With less powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

Minisforum has made its more affordable V3 SE tablet available in the US as well. Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7735U, this one is now available for purchase, starting at $799.

Alongside Ryzen 9000X3D

According to the latest rumor, AMD could hold a special event to unveil its new FSR 4 technology in late January, alongside the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT. The same leaker suggests that the Ryzen 9 9000X3D CPU could launch at the same time.

Increases capacity in Calgary, Canada

CoolIT Systems, a well-known name in the liquid cooling industry, has announced that it is expanding its manufacturing capabilities to support the recent surge in demand for liquid cooling of AI systems. In addition, the company has hired Scott Hudson as Vice President of Quality to lead its development.

Pre-rendered on an unannounced Nvidia RTX GPU and with Ciri as main character

CD Projekt RED had a surprise at The Game Awards, releasing a rather impressive new trailer for The Witcher IV. To make things even more interesting, the trailer was pre-rendered on an unnanounced Nvidia RTX GPU.

8960 CUDA cores, 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM, and 350W TBP

With the Nvidia Geforce RTX 50 series launch drawing closer, it does not come as a surprise that we are getting first rumors regarding the actual specifications, and the recent one suggests that the RTX 5070 Ti could end up with 8960 CUDA cores, and finally get 16GB of VRAM.

With Keystone, a comprehensive software solution

Powercolor, well known for its graphics cards, is entering the world of gaming peripherals with the new ALPHYN series, starting with the ALPHYN AH10 Wireless Gaming Headset.

Up to 10,300 and 8,600 MB/s transfer speeds and 1TB and 2TB capacities

PNY has introduced its latest CS2150 M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD, and did it at a rather affordable price point, offering 1TB at just $100 and 2TB at $180.

Support for 8K at 240Hz and 240W PD

Club3D has launched the new CAC-2501 Thunderbolt 5 Certified Cable, bringing support for 8K at 240Hz and 240W PD, but only at 1m/3.28ft length.