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AMD has just shared its latest commissioned Q4 2025 processor shipment report, carried out by the analytics experts at Mercury. The new report shows that AMD closed out the year with a record 41.3% server revenue share based on increased adoption of its EPYC series processors.

Alongside the announcement of the new Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Crimson Desert Edition graphics card, AMD has also launched its latest game bundle. For the next couple of months, anyone buying an eligible Ryzen processor or Radeon graphics card, or an eligible AMD-powered laptop, will be eligible for a free copy of Pearl Abyss's new single-player action game.

AMD’s next‑generation “Zen 6” microarchitecture may bring some notable changes, according to a new rumour shared by leaker HXL (via VideoCardz). The post claims AMD is considering increasing the core density of its standard CPU Complex Die (CCD) for the first time, moving from the long‑standing 8‑core layout to a …

CES 2026 has officially begun and AMD is rolling out a number of new products to mark the occasion. As expected, AMD's primary focus is now shifting towards AI performance, although there are gaming-related product launches to look forward to as well.

Asus ROG is preparing for a high-impact presence at CES 2026, with teasers suggesting it will introduce its own RGB-stripe OLED monitors designed with improved text clarity. Alongside these displays, Asus is set to refresh its AM5 motherboard lineup with a new “Neo” series. The most significant ROG display teaser …

For Day 26 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we teamed up with AMD to give away one of their best CPUs to date, a Ryzen 7 9800X3D!

Leo takes a deep dive into Gigabyte's X870E Aorus Pro X3D Ice

It's the latest MSI Godlike motherboard - and yes, it really is £1250

For Day 6 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar we have teamed up with Sapphire to give one lucky reader a new graphics card and motherboard! Our prizes today include the Sapphire Pure RX 9060 XT 16GB graphics card and a Pure B850M motherboard/ 

AMD has inadvertently confirmed the existence of a new high-end gaming processor, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, after the unannounced chip appeared on the company's own support website. The listing, which was spotted before being pulled, suggests that an official reveal could be imminent. The mention on AMD's website spotted by …

Sapphire is back with a new B850M motherboard - prepping for Zen 6?

Acer UK is cutting prices across its Predator and Nitro gaming laptop ranges this Black Friday, with discounts of up to £400 on selected models.

AMD is reportedly planning a new rebranding effort, one that will take a number of older-generation laptop processors and rename them under the new Ryzen 10 or Ryzen 100 series.  As spotted by @Olrak29_ (via VideoCardz), the changes affect the Ryzen 7035 (Rembrandt-R, Zen 3+) and Ryzen 7020 (Mendocino, Zen …

Earlier this week, AMD commented on a recent surge of complaints from AM5 motherboard users, who suffered 'burnt out' CPUs and sockets. AMD said this was a BIOS misconfiguration issue. Now, ASRock is rolling out a new BIOS that will improve system stability.

Leo checks out an X870 mobo from ASRock, priced around £300

Last week, we heard the exciting prospect of a 16-core AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPU with two 3D V-Cache chiplets. However, it might be time to temper those expectations, as a new report from the Chinese hardware community is pouring cold water on the idea of a dual-CCD V-Cache flagship arriving …

At Computex last month, AMD introduced the world's first block FP16 stable diffusion model, a breakthrough model that combines the accuracy of FP16 with performance of INT8. Now, this ongoing collaboration between AMD and Stability AI is proceeding to a new phase, with SD 3.0 Medium now available to download …

Ahead of the planned launch next week, AMD has revealed the specs for its five new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000WX processors. We also have details on pricing and for the first time, AMD has confirmed that the new Threadripper CPUs will be available on the DIY market.

The rumour mill for AMD's next-generation Zen 6 architecture is beginning to spin, with new reports emerging from a well-known source. Apparently, AMD has begun sampling its Zen 6-based desktop processors, codenamed “Medusa Ridge”, to its close industry partners. If the whispers are true, we could be looking at significant …

Despite a lack of immediate retail presence, AMD has confirmed the launch of a new AM4 processor: the Zen3-based Ryzen 5 5500X3D. This SKU, introduced on June 5th, officially becomes the latest CPU available for the AM4 socket, already in its ninth year (started in September 2016). The Ryzen 5 …

AMD was saving quite a few announcements for Computex after all. At this year's event, the company revealed its latest gaming GPU, the Radeon RX 9060 XT, as well as the new Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics card for professional workstations. Ryzen makes an appearance too, with AMD revealing the new Threadripper 9000 processors. 

AMD is returning to Computex this year with another keynote presentation set to take place on May 21st.

AMD has launched a joint engineering partnership with Stability AI to create new models optimised for AMD hardware, improving performance by as much as 4.3x

Early retail listings already tipped us off to a March 12th retail launch for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D processors, but now, the company has made things official - complete with pricing details.

AMD has done very well with its hardware game bundles in recent years and that isn't stopping in 2025. This week, AMD has launched its latest hardware bundle, offering up free copies of Capcom's highly anticipated Monster Hunter Wilds. 

Delidding your CPU is often the best way to get the absolute best temperatures and overclocking potential, but the process of doing it is a daunting one and can potentially void warranty. Thermal Grizzly is looking to make it as easy as possible moving forward, with its own series of TG Delidded CPUs and better yet, Thermal Grizzly will assume the manufacturer's warranty, so you'll be just as protected as if you were to buy directly from Intel or AMD.

AMD's Strix Halo iGPU performance sure looks impressive. This high-performance APU, featuring up to 16 Zen 5 cores and 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units, is generating considerable excitement, and for a reason. AMD claims its integrated graphics can rival the performance of some discrete desktop GPUs, and according to the …

CES 2025 has wrapped up. We went back over our extensive video coverage from the week to round up the best tech of the show! If you missed out on any of last week's announcements, this round-up will get you up to speed fast. 

At CES today, we stopped by one of two MSI booths to check out all of the latest laptops. Of particular interest are the latest generation of gaming laptops sporting RTX 50 GPUs, which will be available starting in March. 

Acer has plenty to showcase at CES this year. Aside from the new Nitro Blaze gaming handhelds, Acer also has a wide range of new-generation laptops ready to hit the market, utilising the latest CPUs from both AMD and Intel.  The new Acer Copilot+ PCs harness the power of AI …