Intel Arc B390 beats AMD’s mainstream iGPUs and nears RTX 4050-level performance in some tests

Wow these numbers are actually nuts. 63% faster than 890M at 25 watts is insane! Along with Intels XeSS feature set and such, Radeon really needs to respond to this or risk losing the PC handheld space.
Intel Core Ultra 300 “Panther Lake” reviews are here: CPU and iGPU gains analyzed
NEXTGEAR desktop PC can hide its internals at the push of a button
https://videocardz.com/newz/nextgear-desktop-pc-can-hide-its-internals-at-the-push-of-a-button

Intel Arc Pro B70 with Big Battlemage GPU reportedly set to launch this quarter
AMD preparing Ryzen 7 9850X3D, DDR5 memory and CPU cooler bundles
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-preparing-ryzen-7-9850x3d-ddr5-memory-and-cpu-cooler-bundles
Gamer finds Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU for $5, only needs cooler cleanup
https://videocardz.com/newz/gamer-finds-radeon-rx-5700-xt-gpu-for-5-only-needs-cooler-cleanup
Sapphire RX 9070 XT NITRO+ adds two more burned blue-tipped 12V-2×6 adapter reports, and issues with RMA
AMD to use RDNA5 for premium iGPU solutions, but RDNA3.5 to remain the core of AMD portfolio until 2029
For iGPUs for office pcs, this is fine. But I really hope they don't plan on using RDNA 3.5 for handhelds as well for this long.
ASRock confirms its Z790 and other LGA-1700 motherboards will not support Bartlett Lake CPUs
NVIDIA’s “Dearest” Neocloud, CoreWeave, to Get Early Access to Next-Gen Vera CPUs in a New Deal as Jensen Hints at a Push to Dominate the CPU Market
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-dearest-neocloud-coreweave-to-get-early-access-to-next-gen-vera-cpu/
Samsung Set to Be Among the First to Feature HBM4 in NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin AI Lineup, Having Reportedly Passed All Verification Stages
https://wccftech.com/samsung-set-to-be-one-of-the-first-to-have-hbm4-featured-in-nvidia-vera-rubin/
RTX 5090 pricing spikes – 55% increase
https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/rtx-5090-pricing-spikes-55-increase/
Samsung reportedly plans to more than double 1Q26 NAND flash prices
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260126VL202/samsung-2026-nand-price-market.html
PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850







