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The Best Graphics Cards for 2025

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

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT vs. Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Which Midrange Graphics Card Is Right for You?

Two 16GB cards, one tough choice: These rival AMD and Nvidia GPUs challenge 1080p and 1440p gamers to weigh competing strengths: pure performance versus peak value for money. Which one wins? We break it down.

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB VS Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

Microsoft Teases Next-Gen Xbox Plans: 'Not Locked to a Single Store'

Expect the next-generation Xbox to not only work in the 'living room,' but to offer portable gaming by harnessing upcoming chips from AMD.

By Michael Kan
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Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

4.0

In our tests, AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT delivers one of the largest generational performance leaps in 2025's crop of graphics cards. Its potent frame rates across many game types and 16GB of memory make this GPU a sweet, popularly priced deal for 1080p and light 1440p play.

$349.00
at Newegg
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

Buy Now? Trump Won't Revive 25% Tariff on GPUs for At Least Another 3 Months

The exemption expired over the weekend, but the Trump administration gives GPU makers another reprieve as it weighs a larger package of semiconductor tariffs.

By Michael Kan
Nvidia GPU

Uh Oh, 25% Tariff on Graphics Cards Might Return This Weekend

GPUs and motherboards are exempt from a tariff imposed during the first Trump administration until May 31, 2025. Trump has not said whether he will extend the tariff exclusion again.

By Michael Kan
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Everything AMD Revealed at Its Computex 2025 Press Conference in 19 Minutes

Team Red announced new budget-graphics cards to hit back at Nvidia and talked up its Zen 5-based Threadripper 9000 processors.

By Michael Kan
AMD Computex keynote

TSMC to White House: You Want US-Made Chips? Knock It Off With the Tariffs

Plans to tariff foreign-made semiconductors could derail TSMC's plans to spend $165 billion on semiconductor factories in Arizona.

By Michael Kan
TSMC plant

AMD's New Mainstream Gaming Champion: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT

AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT readies up at Computex, with 8GB models dropping soon for $299 and 16GB models for $349. Here's what we know so far and our take on AMD's performance claims.

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT

AMD Brings Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Chips Back to Workstations and High-End PCs

AMD dropped new Zen 5-based Threadripper processors and a new RDNA 4 Radeon AI Pro GPU for workstation customers during its Computex 2025 keynote. Here's what we know so far.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000

How to Watch AMD's Computex 2025 Press Conference

AMD SVP Jack Huynh will take the stage late Tuesday night US time to talk about the company's latest plans for the PC market.

By Michael Kan
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The Best CPUs for 2025

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

The Best Graphics Cards for 4K Gaming in 2025

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

Tariff Tracker: GPU Prices Are Bad, and They're About to Get Worse

Chinese-assembled graphics cards already face a 20% duty. But they could be hit with two more sets of tariffs in the coming weeks, meaning higher prices for you.

By Michael Kan
GPUs at CES

Overclock Your Savings: Take More Than 50% Off the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Processor

If you are a creative person or a vivid gamer, this powerful processor will give you the necessary upgrades you need to excel in your craft while saving you over $150.

By Shubham Yewale
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 53% discount on red background

How to Choose the Best Laptop Processor in 2025

With more chips and choices than ever, it can be downright puzzling to pick the right laptop processor. We make sense of the latest mobile CPUs to help you land the best notebook for your budget.

By Charles Jefferies
How to Choose a Laptop CPU

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti vs. AMD Radeon RX 9070: Which Midrange Graphics Card Is a Better Buy?

Ready for a new GPU for 1440p play? Let's stack up Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB against the AMD Radeon RX 9070 to see how they run.

AMD Radeon RX 9070

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

4.5 Editors' Choice

AMD's fierce Ryzen 9 9950X3D delivers a small step up from the Ryzen 9 9950X in CPU performance and a bigger leap in certain gaming scenarios. For discriminating gamers, that justifies this 16-core chip's slightly steeper price.

$669.99
at Amazon
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

GPUs Face Huge Price Hikes As Trump Escalates Tariff Battle With China

After UBS suggested GPUs might get an exemption from Trump's now-145% tariffs, the Consumer Technology Association says GPUs will indeed 'receive the reciprocal tariff treatment.'

By Michael Kan
Nvidia RTX 5080

GPUs Spared From Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs? Maybe Not

Graphics cards were previously targeted in Trump's aluminum-focused tariffs, and a trade group now expects they'll be hit by his reciprocal tariff scheme, too.

By Michael Kan
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