Gigabyte's take on AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT budget GPU provides nearly rock-solid 1080p PC gaming performance in AAA and multiplayer titles, but it runs hot and packs unneeded ray-tracing cores.
It was a big show by Big Silicon at the (mostly virtual) CES 2022. Desktop and mobile CPUs and GPUs took center stage; these core bits will shape how your PC looks, runs, and feels in the new year.
The 12th Generation "Alder Lake" Core i7-12700K handily outperforms its "Rocket Lake" predecessor and stands up to competing AMD CPUs. Its toughest competition is its Core i5 kin.