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GTA 3 and Vice City are now playable inside San Andreas — a mod lets you revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving San Andreas

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2026 13:48 EDT

A GTA modder has embedded GTA 3 and Vice City within San Andreas, even nesting Vice City within GTA 3, with all three games continuing to run simultaneously. Read more ›

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TinyBox packs a punch with six of AMD's fastest gaming GPUs repurposed for AI — new box uses Radeon 7900 XTX and retails for $15K, now in production

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Tom's Hardware · 02/28/2024 07:32 EDT

Tiny Corp. offers TinyBox with six Radeon RX 7900 XTX for AI workloads for $15,000. Read more ›

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TSMC founder says unnamed customers want 10 new fabs to build AI chips

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 02/28/2024 07:24 EDT

AI processor developers reportedly asking TSMC to significantly boost spending on new fabs as they struggle to meet demand for their products. Read more ›

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$300 million of CHIPS Act R&D funds is officially up for grabs as U.S Department of Commerce opens applications for packaging technology

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Tom's Hardware · 02/28/2024 06:33 EDT

The Commerce Department is now accepting applications for up to three $100 million awards for semiconductor packaging R&D. Read more ›

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Arm-powered Snapdragon X Elite laptop shown outperforming Intel Core Ultra by up to 10X in AI tests — Qualcomm fires early NPU shots at Intel [Updated]

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 17:06 EDT

Qualcomm has published a short video which it says shows a Snapdragon X Elite laptop can outpace an Intel Core Ultra 7 laptop by up to 10X in AI workloads. Read more ›

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Leaked Intel Core i9-14900KS spec sheet all but confirms 6.2GHz boost clock

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 16:33 EDT

A leaked spec sheet has revealed that Intel is preparing to release a new flagship for its Raptor Lake Refresh CPU lineup, dubbed the i9-14900KS, sporting a clock speed of 6.2GHz. Read more ›

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ROG Ally Z1 with Radeon 740M iGPU tested against Steam Deck in compute benchmarks

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 16:12 EDT

The Steam Deck's custom RDNA 2 iGPU is put to the test against the lesser ROG Ally's Z1 RDNA 3 iGPU in compute benchmarks to see how they stack up. Read more ›

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Former AMD GPU head accuses Nvidia of being a 'GPU cartel' in response to reports of retaliatory shipment delays

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 16:01 EDT

Nvidia's retaliatory shipments delays are more common than one might think, says AMD's VP Scott Herkelman, who used to work at Nvidia. Read more ›

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The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2024: All recent graphics cards ranked

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 15:35 EDT

Our GPU benchmarks hierarchy ranks all the current and previous generation graphics cards based on real-world gaming tests. Find out how the latest GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel stack up, with this comprehensive look at over 80 GPUs from the past decade. Read more ›

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Intel puts 1nm process (10A) on the roadmap for 2027, aiming for fully AI-automated factories with 'Cobots'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 13:40 EDT

Intel shared an updated production roadmap that has its 1nm (10A) process arriving in late 2027. The company also outlined its intention to fully automate its fabs with AI 'cobots' Read more ›

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE partner card roundup — all the cards currently listed

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 13:35 EDT

With the change in availability of AMD's (nearly) 1-year-old RX 7900 GRE, we've compiled a list of partner cards currently listed for sale in the U.S. Read more ›

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This $30 mechanical gaming keyboard includes a gasket-mount design and sound-dampening foam

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 13:30 EDT

With a choice of either linear Red or tactile Brown switches, gasket-mounted, sound-absorbing foam, plus 1000Hz polling and n-key rollover, is this the best sub $30 keyboard you can get your hands on? Read more ›

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Klevv CRAS C930 2TB SSD review: The good, the bad, and the mediocre

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 12:41 EDT

The Klevv CRAS C930 SSD isn't bad drive, but it’s not exactly good, either. It’s another mediocre PCIe 4.0 drive that can get the job done, and at least it has a nice, optional heatsink. Read more ›

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Modder turns an old pair of iPods into Steam Deck inputs — for Skyrim, though support in other games is possible

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 12:28 EDT

Reddit and YouTube modder (Michi) Nekomichi modded a pair of iPods with Rockbox firmware to turn them into Skyrim input devices. Read more ›

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PC market recovery continues — GPU and CPU shipments up 20% year-over-year in Q4 2023

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 11:51 EDT

Q4 of last year saw GPU and CPU shipments increase by 20% and 24%, respectively, compared to Q4 of 2022, a big turnaround for the market. Most of the gains come from the laptop sector, however, with the desktop sector basically flat. Read more ›

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Rival firm says Nvidia's AI customers are scared to be seen courting other AI chipmakers for fear of retaliatory shipment delays: Report

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 11:33 EDT

WSJ report surfaces rumors that Nvidia might be willing to add delays to GPU orders if it becomes aware of a customer looking for greener pastures. Read more ›

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Nvidia forces GeForce Now gamers on free tier to watch ads while waiting to play

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 10:50 EDT

To offload the operational cost and perhaps to gain enough revenue to reduce load times, Nvidia now displays advertisements when its free users queue up for game sessions. Read more ›

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Sabrent's rocket-fast Rocket 5 SSDs are available for pre-order, starting at $190

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 09:13 EDT

Sabrent's fastest PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDs with up to 14 GB/s speeds now available for pre-order. Read more ›

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Arm-powered Snapdragon X Elite laptop shown outperforming Intel Core Ultra by up to 10X in AI tests — Qualcomm fires early NPU shots at Intel

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 09:09 EDT

Qualcomm has published a short video which it says shows a Snapdragon X Elite laptop can outpace an Intel Core Ultra 7 laptop by up to 10X in AI workloads. Read more ›

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Lightweight DietPi v9.1 adds support for Raspberry Pi 5

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 07:48 EDT

DietPi is a Linux distro that targets single board computers, and with the release of v9.1 we see Raspberry Pi 5 support added. Read more ›

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Intel expects behemoth 144-core Sierra Forest chips to boost per-rack performance by 2.7X at lower power

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Tom's Hardware · 02/27/2024 06:52 EDT

Intel gives a brief idea what to expect from its Xeon 'Sierra Forest' processor. Read more ›

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