The new Intel Arc Pro B50 GPU is available now, with the AI and workstation-focused graphics card delivering a viable alternative to AMD's Radeon Pro W7500 and NVIDIA's RTX A1000. Based on the 'Battlemage' architecture, it also supports DisplayPort 2.1, multiple displays, and hardware AV1 decoding for editors, with 16GB of GDDR6 memory for $349 - assuming the card is sold at close to MSRP pricing.

Based on the Battlemage BMG-G21 GPU, the hardware consists of 16 Xe2 Cores, four fewer than the gaming-focused Intel Arc B580. However, with a maximum boost clock speed of 2600 MHz and a power rating of only 70W, it's being positioned as an affordable workstation GPU that can be paired with additional Intel Arc Pro B50 GPUs or easily slot into a compact case. Additionally, compared to the Intel Arc B580 12GB gaming GPU, its 16GB of GDDR6 memory is supported by a slower 128-bit interface, resulting in a total memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

With the launch of the Intel Arc Pro B50, our friends over at Igor's Lab have posted an in-depth review of Intel's new affordable workstation option, pitting it against AMD's Radeon Pro W7500 and NVIDIA's RTX A1000, and the results are impressive.

Acer has announced a bunch of new Predator gaming hardware at IFA 2025 this week, including the new Predator Helios 18P AI laptop and new Predator Orion 7000 Desktop Gaming PC. Check them out:

The new Predator Helios 18P AI laptop has been purpose-built upon the fantastic foundation of the Predator Helios 18 AI gaming laptop that I just finished reviewing, with the new Predator Helios 18P AI taking it up another notch. Acer's new Predator Helios 18P AI supports desktop-level AI computing, inferencing, and productivity... as well as content creators and gamers who are looking for a beast new laptop to own.

Inside, the new Acer Predator Helios 18P AI laptop features up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX with Intel vPro, which allows for hardware-level security and business-grade stability. It supports up to 192GB of ECC memory, up to the flagship NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of GDDR7 memory, and up to a huge 6TB of Gen5 SSD storage.

SK hynix has just announced that it has assembled the industry's first High-NA EUV lithography machine, ready for mass production at its M16 fabrication plant in South Korea.

The new High-NA EUV lithography machines are next-generation lithography systems that are capable of better resolution by using a larger NA, compared to earlier EUV systems, enabling the world's finest patterns, expected to help shrink the pattern and improve density.

The TWINSCAN EXE:5200B, the first model for volume production of ASML's High NA EUV product line, enables printing of transistors 1.7 times smaller and achievement of transistor densities 2.9 times higher, compared with the existing EUV system, with a 40% improvement in the NA to 0.55 from 0.33.

NVIDIA will be removing the GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card from the market in October according to new leaks, which is when the new RTX 5080 SUPER and RTX 5070 Ti SUPER cards launch.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we've got some new leaked details on the RTX 5080 SUPER, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 SUPER including specs, performance, pricing, and its launch window. MLID says that one of the most exciting things he was told is that NVIDIA plans to EOL (end of life) the RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti in October.

The leaker says that it points to NVIDIA wanting to provide users with more than 16GB of VRAM consistently above the $550 pricing level, with a big VRAM capacity upgrade for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER that will have 24GB of GDDR7 versus 16GB on the RTX 5070 Ti non-SUPER.

NVIDIA will be launching its new GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series graphics cards later this year, with new leaks detailing the upcoming RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB, RTX 5070 Ti SUPER also with 24GB, and the RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB graphics cards.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we have details on the purported GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER which will have 24GB as well, and the RTX 5070 SUPER with 18GB, each faster versions of GDDR7. MLID says that the RTX 5080 SUPER could be priced between $999 and $1199, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER at between $749 and $799, and lastly the RTX 5070 SUPER at between $549 and $599.

As for performance uplifts, MLID says the new RTX 5080 SUPER will have between 9-16% more performance over the RTX 5080. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER will have more VRAM (24GB versus 16GB on the RTX 5070 Ti non-SUPER) and between 7-11% more performance over the RTX 5070 Ti non-SUPER. Lastly, the RTX 5070 SUPER will have 8-12% more performance over the non-SUPER variant.

Acer has just unveiled its new Swift 16 AI laptop which is powered by Intel's next-gen Panther Lake CPU, with a 16-inch 3K OLED display to boot.

The company unveiled its new Acer Swift 16 AI laptop during IFA 2025 this week, with a slim 16-inch form factor, 3K OLED display, the world's largest haptic touchpad, a bunch of AI functionality, and it all weighs under 1kg. Intel said that its new Panther Lake CPUs will be making a full cycle launch in 2026, with new core IPs, faster graphics and gaming capabilities, longer battery life, and power next-gen AI.

In previous leaks, we've discovered that Intel's next-gen Panther Lake CPUs will feature up to 16 cores using Cougar Cove P-Cores and Darkmont E/LP-E cores. We will see next-gen Xe3 LPG integrated GPU cores on a graphics tile, and a faster NPU with up to 3x more AI performance than Arrow Lake.

Valve has filed a mysterious new trademark for something called 'Steam Frame,' and it may be the company's next hardware innovation.

Valve could be preparing for a big showcase of its next-generation hardware, perhaps even some sort of console-and-VR amalgamation combo. The company has applied to trademark the term Steam Frame on the USPTO, and the filings themselves give some clues on what the hardware could be. There is speculation that Steam Frame could be a next-generation platform, complete with Valve's next-gen VR headset alongside a new iteration of the failed Steam Machines PC-console concept.

Then again, if Steam Frame is Valve's next-gen Deckard headset, it won't include console hardware; Deckard is said to be a standalone VR headset coming in late 2025. Given the timing, it's possible that the trademarks are for the Deckard VR headset.

Acer has just unveiled its new Veriton GN100 AI Mini-PC workstation system powered by NVIDIA's new GB10 Superchip, starting at $3999 and get this... you can combine two of them together, almost like SLI AI Mini-PCs!

The new Acer Veriton GN100 AI Mini-PC is a new ultra-compact AI workstation with the NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip with 128GB of unified memory, 4TB of storage, and 1 PFLOPS of FP4 AI performance. Inside, the GB10 Superchip features a 20-core Arm CPU and a Blackwell GPU with 6144 cores.

There's 128GB of LPDDR5X memory that gets shared between the CPU and GPU, the aforementioned 4TB of SSD storage, and a boatload of I/O that includes 4 x USB 3.2 Type-C ports, HDMI 2.1b, a LAN port, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.1, and NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NIC.

AMD's next-generation RDNA 5 GPU codenames are reportedly from Transformers, with Alpha Trion, Magnus, and Orion GPUs rolling out in the future.

In a new post from leaker Kepler_L2 on the Anandtech forums, who said: "gfx13 codenames are from Transformers. Alpha Trion, (Ultra) Magnus and Orion (Pax)". According to the Transformers Wiki, Alpha Trion is one of the oldest living Transformers, going back as far as the first generation of Cybertronians.

Alpha Trion is one of the most experienced Transformers, with AMD possibly using the "Alpha Trion" codename for its flagship RDNA 5 GPU, with Kepler going as far as saying that Alpha Trion could cover the entire desktop Radeon GPU family of graphics cards for the PC.

Final Fantasy Tactics could make a resurgence if the latest remaster sells well enough, and Square Enix developers say that they're willing and eager to work on more tactics-based games...hinting at potential sequels.

This month will see the release of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, a fully-fledged remaster of the late-90s strategy game. But this somewhat fringe series could live on with a remaster of the 2003 hit Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, or even a new sequel, should the Ivalice Chronicles meet Square Enix's initial sales targets.

In a recent interview with Inverse, Ivalice Chronicles game director Kazutoyo Maehiro says that everyone who worked on the game would "really like to see" Square Enix greenlight another Tactics game.

Marvel Rivals will come to PS4 with the arrival of Season 4: Heart of the Dragon, NetEase has confirmed.

As major billion-dollar live games announce plans to drop the PlayStation 4, NetEase is going the opposite direction and plans to bring its hot new MOBA Marvel Rivals to the last-gen platform with a new seasonal update. The Heart of the Dragon update launches September 12, and the fourth season's arrival will open a new doorway for Sony, NetEase, and Marvel to sell more battle passes and microtransactions.

Other live service titans like Krafton's PUBG and MiHoYo's Genshin Impact are leaving the PlayStation 4 (PUBG in November 2025 and Genshin in 2026). Final Fantasy XIV director Yoshi-P also hinted that Square Enix may be forced to drop PS4 support soon as well.

ShiftUp's latest semi-annual report gives an update on the Korean developer's plans, confirming a sequel to Stellar Blade as well as a new IP project.

Stellar Blade has proven to be a win for both Sony and game-maker ShiftUp, so it's not a big surprise that a sequel is currently in development. The news was spotted as part of the Korean developer's domestic filings.

"Building on these achievements, we are actively pursuing the franchise of the Stellar Blade IP, and are currently developing a sequel to Stella Blade," ShiftUp said in the report.

IO Interactive has released the first-ever gameplay footage for their new James Bond game, 007 First Light.

Sony's latest State of Play event went live today, highlighting gameplay for the big new James Bond prequel. The game is being made by Hitman developer IO Interactive, and the gameplay shows off the different stealth-based diversion tactics that players can use while trying to get into specific areas unseen.

There's Assassin's Creed-like parkour, wall climbing, and ledge-hopping traversal as James Bond flexes his youth--it is a prequel, after all. All throughout the sequences, Bond keeps a developing suave and cool, and the gameplay has a cinematic quality to it, complete with a high-quality authentic score tying everything together.

Microsoft has taken over the PlayStation Store thanks to exclusivity-breaking games like Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones, and now Sony is doing the same to the Xbox store with Helldivers 2.

Like its competitor, Sony has also taken over its rival's storefront. Sony currently has more games on the Xbox store's top 25 paid best-sellers list than Microsoft does. Helldivers 2 is doing so well on Xbox that it is currently the #1 top-selling paid game on Xbox consoles, showing the allure of exclusive games and the continued multiplayer might of Arrowhead's live shooter.

Two versions of Helldivers 2 are actually in the top 5 Xbox store best-sellers: The standard $40 version, and the more expensive Citizen Edition version for $60. The new Helldivers 2 x ODST Legendary Warbond isn't included on this list--it's not a game but a premium add-on--so it's hard to say exactly how much influence the bundle had on purchases or adoption. Given it's a Halo crossover DLC, the Warbond probably helped sales quite a bit.

32GB is becoming the new 16GB when it comes to the amount of memory that Steam gamers have inside their PCs.

Of course, for a long time, 16GB was seen as a sufficient amount of system RAM for gaming, but those times have changed, and now anyone building a new rig to enjoy big-name PC games equips it with 32GB (or even more, perhaps).

That's now being reflected in the Steam hardware survey, and as Tom's Hardware points out, there's a shift underway towards a 32GB RAM loadout - meaning this is likely to be the most popular memory configuration before too long.

Ahead of Sony's scheduled dedicated State of Play for 007 First Light on September 3, the pre-order prices for the different editions of the game have leaked online.

Insiders Wario64 and bilbill-kun both shared links to the Amazon listings for 007 First Light, with the insiders posting links to the Xbox Series X version of the game, PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2. Yes, 007 First Light is reportedly launching on all available platforms, with the leakers writing the Standard Edition will be priced at $69.99 for all platforms and the Collector's Edition will be $299.99, and seemingly only available on the PlayStation.

The State of Play for 007 First Light is scheduled to take place at 11 AM PT today, which means someone accidentally put these listings up too early, as typically the pre-orders go live for the title during the event or right after it's concluded. At the time of writing, all images from the listings have been pulled down, and the titles for the game on each of the platforms read as follows: "IOI Game V2".

Sony is slated to release a new PS5 Slim All-Digital console, but reports indicate that it will be slightly different than previous releases.

The PlayStation 5 was launched in 2020, and since then, Sony's console has gone through various hardware revisions under the moniker of "chassis". Each of these revisions introduced new improvements to the console, typically in the form of better cooling and power efficiency. Notably, the first-generation PS5, nicknamed the "Fat" PS5, had three chassis versions following it, then in November 2023, Sony officially introduced the first PS5 Slim with the launch of Chassis D.

As with every other Slim PlayStation before it, the PS5 Slim was a significant reduction in size and also introduced the 1TB SSD, a step up from the 825GB within the "Fat" PS5 models. The new 1TB standard was applied to both the digital and standard edition consoles.

NVIDIA has detailed in a recent press release that it intends to teach AI what seems obvious to humans: common sense. The company says that visual AI models currently lack this understanding, and if physical AI is ever to come to the real world, it will need to have a grasp on what humans deem common sense.

Common sense, or the basic understanding that humans develop through real-world experiences, can't be organically learned by AI; the models have to be specifically taught it. In order to teach AI models common sense, a series of tests was developed to coach them on the limitations of the physical world.

For example, NVIDIA's Cosmos Reason model, an open reasoning vision language model (VLM) that is used for physical AI applications such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, and smart spaces, is currently leading when it comes to the physical reasoning (common sense) leaderboard.

NVIDIA, the world's most valuable publicly traded company, is absolutely dominating the discrete GPU market with the latest figures indicating the company has 94% market share.

The latest figures come from Jon Peddie Research, with the research firm releasing its Q2 2025 market report showcasing NVIDIA's complete consumption of the discrete GPU market. According to the figures, the discrete GPU market hit 11.6 million units during Q2 2025, which is an increase of 27% compared to the first quarter. Additionally, the 11.6 million units is 5.7% more than the 10-year seasonal average.

NVIDIA has swept the competition during this quarter, with Team Green stoutly having 94% market share, a figure that has bumped up 2.1% since the first quarter. As for NVIDIA's competitors, AMD has fallen to just 6%, with Intel being non-existent at below 1% market share. The report also highlighted the annual growth rate of AIBs, which found that 87% of desktop PCs will feature a discrete GPU moving into 2028, indicating an extremely healthy discrete GPU market in the years to come.

Australia has issued a recall for Tesla vehicles as the notice states that an issue to do with windows may result in drivers being injured.

According to the notice, a "software issue" on the driver side window's automatic protection system is the source of the recall, with the notice stating the automatic protection system within the vehicle "may not operate as intended" and result in the window closing with "excessive force on any obstruction such as a body part." The notice adds, "If a body part is in the window space when the driver's side window is closing, it can increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant."

Notably, Tesla owners are recommended to check the version of their vehicle, and if it's running 2025.26.6 or later the vehicle is not affected. For those running software versions earlier than the aforementioned version, an over-the-air update will be issued by Tesla along with a written letter informing the owner about the recall and the update.