We Tested 250 Games on Intel Arc, Prime Day Tech Deals, Ryzen 9000 Performance Teaser

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech July 16 Hardware [We Tested 250 Games on an Intel Arc GPU: How Did It Go?](=.ZQpKmdCcUhvaC_EisgUK73nthmLc20rvLl8VS0z4_rk) We have tested almost every game in our collection on an Intel Arc GPU to determine how many titles work on Intel's discrete graphics architecture and [what kind of experience](=.HHfHas3B-ptNBU_TJA_PGFh9koOnb4J_5BikVkclwcY) you can expect. =.yZyJXkOG2UQfDYoQnbGaDKkRbr1M0l5fCjAVeag1fp4 =.kSwrg_wrTcinLrPDpteOG-wl275zp2Y1yNb1b_DDRkM We have tested almost every game in our collection on an Intel Arc GPU to determine how many titles work on Intel's discrete graphics architecture and [what kind of experience](=.ac_j0I94sikzSwoqmpkxoayUA_GLhCXu2fTwaVt8rOs) you can expect. =.C9Wcb3Xf_i4kzaL0TzwGfwGuUdpP07-5jBsy1LTugJo Tech Deals [Prime Day tech deals: our top picks for this year's event](=.0eM1qEb21QQymo_ExeZLDgZA_i2MmsL6ewBIpORsMSw) We're doing the legwork for you, sifting through countless listings to handpick some of the best tech deals available (and updating this post over the next two days). Our selections will mostly consist of high-rated tech products that we would recommend any day, but this week, you can snag them for less. =.0b0KFg0w6bNjDzuT9InSXnDCZEhe8QfhdeVBfrvTrVA We're doing the legwork for you, sifting through countless listings to handpick some of the best tech deals available (and updating this post over the next two days). Our selections will mostly consist of high-rated tech products that we would recommend any day, but this week, you can snag them for less. Incoming [AMD teases Ryzen 9000 performance ahead of July 31 launch, details B850 and B840 chipsets](=.Dk1sFr-T_QosGWCUfJzYncD4zhhyoBQJ_NvNFUa1u5M) AMD's new Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 processors are just around the corner, and today we can reveal a little more information about them. As a quick recap,... =.ic3-mq08UlLMQkS93eZM6WrIDESa56cfeLN0Qvy27uY AMD's new Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 processors are just around the corner, and today we can reveal a little more information about them. As a quick recap,... 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