How we test laptops at ZDNET in 2026

We test dozens of laptops every year here at ZDNET: from the latest MacBooks to the best Windows PCs, aiming for a dual ...
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You are testing your PC performance wrong—here is the right way

There are two ways to measure the performance of PC components: synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark or PCMark, and real-world benchmarks that test performance in games and various software using ...

I've put Nvidia's new DLSS 4.5 to the test: Here's how to enable it yourself and whether you should

With version 4.5, Nvidia has introduced three new elements to its AI-powered suite of rendering technologies: a second ...
TweakTown

GeForce RTX 5060 laptop benchmark shows a 30% improvement over the RTX 4060

TL;DR: NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU shows a 30% performance boost over the RTX 4060 and a 70% increase over the RTX 3060 in a leaked 3DMark Time Spy benchmark. It surpasses the ...
Android

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 outperforms Apple A18 Pro in recent GPU tests

For those unfamiliar, 3DMark benchmark tests focus on the GPU power and efficiency of a chipset. In the Solar Bay ray-tracing test, the Dimensity 9400 scored a remarkable 11,817 points, consuming 11.4 ...
BGR

Apple's M3 Ultra Jaw-Dropping Performance Revealed In Early Benchmark Test

Apple's most powerful chip ever is the M3 Ultra, which is currently exclusive to the 2025 Mac Studio. With up to an 80-core GPU, twice what's available on the M4 Max, this chipset is a beast for ...
The Droid Guy

Best Games to Benchmark Your New Gaming PC

Cyberpunk 2077 is a top choice for benchmarking due to its advanced graphical features. The game includes path tracing and ray tracing modes, which significantly stress both the CPU and GPU. Even with ...
TweakTown

AMD's next-gen RDNA 5 GPU performance leaks: 5-10% faster IPC than RDNA 4 at same clocks

TL;DR: AMD's upcoming RDNA 5 GPU architecture promises a 5-10% IPC performance boost over RDNA 4, featuring up to 154 Compute Units, 36GB GDDR7 memory, and TSMC's 3nm process. The flagship Radeon RX ...
Forbes

Pixel 10 GPU Fix: Gaming Speeds Up 18%, But There’s A Catch

Following the release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 on December 23, I retested some synthetic benchmarks on the Pixel 10 Pro XL to verify my original findings and find out whether Google’s update fixed ...
BGR

Surprise Result Shows Galaxy S25 Ultra Beating iPhone 16 Pro Max In GPU Test

Once again, Samsung's latest flagship phone has been able to beat Apple's most powerful iPhone in certain tests. This time, the Galaxy S25 Ultra had better GPU performance than the iPhone 16 Pro Max, ...
PCGamesN

Nvidia CPU leak hints at integrated gaming GPU with RTX 5070 performance

A benchmark leak has revealed that there could be a new Nvidia CPU in the works with an integrated GPU that's as powerful as an RTX 5070. It has long been rumored that Nvidia is preparing its own CPU ...