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The Best Budget Graphics Cards for 2026

Need a cost-conscious upgrade to your desktop's integrated graphics, or a budget boost for your aging video card? We've tested samples of all the major GPUs on the market to pick out the best values.

Budget Graphics Cards

The Best Graphics Cards for 2026

Hunting for a new GPU for gaming, multi-display, or something else? Here's everything you need to know to shop the latest Nvidia GeForce, AMD Radeon, and Intel Arc video cards with confidence. (We've tested 'em all.)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

The Best CPUs for Gaming in 2026

Buying the right processor for PC gaming might seem complicated—especially with AMD's multiple Ryzen families and Intel's many Cores and "Lakes." Here's everything you need to know, plus our top picks based on PC Labs' deep-dive CPU reviews.

Intel Core ultra 5 CPU

The Best CPUs for 2026

Whether you're upgrading your desktop PC or building a new one, choosing the right processor is the most crucial and complex choice you will make. Let's simplify it! Here's how to make sense of AMD's and Intel's lines, backed by dozens of our deep-dive reviews.

 Intel Core i9-9900K

Amid RAM Crunch, AMD EXPO Now Supports Chinese Memory, CUDIMM

This suggests Zen 6 could support much faster memory standards.

By Jon Martindale
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AMD May Finally Add Multi-Frame Generation Support for Its Latest GPUs

An update to AMD's GPUOpen suggests older cards could get secondary support, while older FSR 3 games might be upgraded to FSR 4.

By Jon Martindale
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Ouch: AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Comes With $900 Price Tag

AMD is suggesting retailers sell the new 'Dual Edition' desktop processor for $899, or about $200 more than the regular Ryzen 9 9950X3D.

By Michael Kan
Dual Edition chip

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 'Dual Edition' Doubles the 3D V-Cache

The new desktop processor launches on April 22 and features even more L3 cache to further reduce CPU latency.

By Michael Kan
The new chip

Intel, AMD Reportedly Set to Raise CPU Prices By Up to 15%

The increase is on tap even as some models have seen big price reductions recently.

By Jon Martindale
AMD Ryzen CPU render.

AMD Pushes a New Category of PCs: The Agent Computer

AMD sees an emerging class of PC users running AI models locally on powerful, AI-optimized machines—a new category poised to compete with Nvidia's DGX Spark.

By Michael Kan
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The Best Graphics Cards for 4K Gaming in 2026

You need a powerful graphics card to run cutting-edge PC games at 4K resolution. These high-end GPUs are the top performers we've tested for pixel-packed gaming.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080

Secret Buyer Places $300M Order for AMD GPUs Cooled With Lab-Grown Diamonds

Peter Thiel-backed Akash Systems says lab-grown diamonds can slash energy consumption in AI data centers by acting as a 'new layer in the data center cooling stack.'

By Emily Forlini
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Developer Uses Older AMD GPU for Game Demo, and the Results Are Impressive

Developer Pearl Abyss gave Digital Foundry preview footage of its upcoming open-world game Crimson Desert, and it used the last-generation RX 7900 XTX and Ryzen 9 7900X3D.

By Jon Martindale
Crimson Desert demo.

AMD Packs an NPU Into Ryzen Desktop Processors Built for AI

At MWC, AMD reveals the Ryzen AI Pro 400 Series chips meant for businesses.

By Michael Kan
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AMD FSR 4.1 Leak Shows Big Performance Mode Image-Quality Improvements

It's a few months late, but it could help close the gap with Nvidia's DLSS 4.5.

By Jon Martindale
AMD RX 9070 XT graphics card.

AMD GPU Prices Fall in Japan. Turns Out There Is a Limit to What People Will Pay

After big price increases in December, AMD GPU prices have fallen by as much as 20%.

By Jon Martindale
RX 9070 XT power connectors.

Modders Turn Threadripper 9995WX IHS Into a Waterblock With Amazing Results

Even at over 1,350W, the full-load temperature barely broke 50 degrees Celsius.

By Jon Martindale
Micro fluid channels in a Threadripper IHS.

AMD CEO Tips 2027 Launch for Next-Gen Xbox

Development of a new console with an AMD semi-custom SoC is 'progressing well,' Lisa Su says on an earnings call.

By Michael Kan
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review: Today's Top Chip for Frame-Rate Chasers

4.0

AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D is the new desktop processor to beat for pure competitive PC gaming, especially at 1080p.

$499.00
at Newegg
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

Leak Tips Bundle With AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, RAM, and Cooler

A Chinese retail box image suggests it could be an exclusive package for gamers looking for the best gaming CPU out there.

By Jon Martindale
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