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Computex 2024 has now officially kicked off – and it’s already the biggest computing event of the year so far thanks to some of the biggest names in the tech world, such as Nvidia and AMD, holding early keynote presentations that show off their visions of the future of laptops and PCs.
Like previous years, Computex takes place in Taipei, Taiwan from Tuesday, June 4, until Friday, June 7, 2024.
TechRadar is on the ground this year reporting on all the latest news, announcements, and product showcases from industry titans like AMD, Nvidia, Asus, MSI, and many more.
On this page, you’ll find all the latest news, hands-on, and analysis, so bookmark this page and check back regularly during the event to catch all the latest news and previews. It’s shaping up to be a very exciting year at Computex.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? The biggest computing conference of the year
- When is it? June 4 – June 7
- Where is it? Taipei, Taiwan
Computex 2024 Date
Computex 2024 officially kicked off on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, and runs until Friday, June 7, 2024. Unlike Computex 2023, the conference opened with a keynote from AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su, who has traditionally opened Computex events in the past, although she was bumped last year for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Qualcomm and Intel also had major keynote addresses as well, and unsurprisingly the AI PC theme that we’ve seen throughout 2024 has also been a big theme at Computex 2024.
Beyond that, we expect other manufacturers to announce new products from companies big and small such as Asus, Acer, AMD, Intel, Gigabyte, MSI, Nvidia, and many more throughout the week.
Computex 2024 news and opinion
There’s plenty of exciting news comping out of Taipei, especially revolving around AI PCs and software. We’re also guaranteed to see tons of other hardware and software announcements and demos, new accessories and toys to look forward to, and a host of other wonderful and sometimes weird finds.
June 5, 2024
‘The most disruptive thing in computing since Windows 95’: how Qualcomm won Computex 2024 before it even started
The most exciting things at Computex this year didn’t come from AMD or Intel, and it’s not Nvidia’s ‘digital humans’ either. According to UK Computing Editor, Christian Guyton, the most impressive stuff came from Qualcomm.
Windows on ARM is finally going to put an end to Wintel dominance – and that’s a good thing
At Computex 2024, Qualcomm’s CEO envisioned a Windows world dominated by ARM processors. Our Editor at Large, Lance Ulanoff, asks if this is the beginning of the end for Wintel PCs…
Asus ROG Mjolnir uninterruptible power supply is shown off at Computex 2024 and it’s an absolute unit
Asus has demonstrated its ROG Mjolnir portable UPS (uninterruptible power supply) at Computex 2024, and it offers some impressive functionality backed up by an eye-catching physical design.
As its name makes clear, the Asus ROG Mjolnir is inspired by the thunder god Thor’s hammer from Norse mythology. It’s an apt name, too, considering the power delivery of up to 700W for around 60 minutes, with its 768Wh battery size.
Lexar reveals incredibly fast SSDs, RAM and other storage innovations at Computex 2024
Lexar has unveiled a host of new storage solutions at Computex 2024 which includes PCIe Gen 5.0 and Gen 4.0 NVMe SSDs, as well as RAM and flash memory.
A total of four new internal SSDs have been announced with the Lexar Professional NM1090 M.2 Gen 5.0 NVMe leading the charge. It’s available in capacities from 1TB to 4TB with a rated sequential performance of 12,000MB/s reads and 11,000MB/s writes. That’s fast enough to put the frighteners on some of the best SSDs for gaming.
June 4, 2024
I saw a Snapdragon X Elite laptop run Baldur’s Gate in 4K, yet Qualcomm insists it’s ‘not a gaming laptop’
UK Computing Editor Christian Guyton is at Computex 2024 and he’s tested out a Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge (amongst others) running on the new Snapdragon X Elite chip, and was amazed to see it running Baldur’s Gate 3 at a stable 30-35fps – in 4K!
For an Arm-based laptop with no dedicated graphics card, this is very impressive stuff – and could worry the likes of Intel and AMD.
MSI introduces the world’s first AI gaming monitor at Computex 2024
The theme of computing in 2024 is very much the AI PC, but MSI is taking that one step further with the world’s first AI gaming monitor, the MSI MEG 321URX QD-OLED display, announced this week at Computex 2024.
The 32-inch monitor features a technology that MSI calls A.I. Sky Sight, which uses machine learning to detect enemy positions during gameplay and highlights them on screen.
Snapdragon CPUs could be over 50% of Windows PCs by 2029, Qualcomm’s CEO predicts – so should Intel be worried?
Qualcomm is certainly talking a big game when it comes to its new Arm-based Snapdragon X (Arm-based) chips at Computex 2024, and Rene Haas, CEO of Arm, suggested expects Arm processors to make up 50% of the Windows PC market within five years.
It’s an ambitious target, and could make Intel and AMD worried.
Intel announces new Lunar Lake series of chips with enhanced AI processor
Intel lifted the curtain on its latest processor series, codenamed Lunar Lake at Computex 2024, with the new chips expected to show up in ultra thin and light laptops by the end of 2024.
The new system-on-a-chip (SoC) introduces a number of innovations over the current-gen Meteor Lake SoCs like the Intel Core and Core Ultra processors, with Intel claiming better power efficiency, a 4x increase in NPU processing power, a 50% faster Intel Arc GPU based on its next-gen Arc Battlemage architecture, and on-chip memory for a smaller footprint and faster memory access, and will be Intel’s first Copilot+ PC processors.
Intel Computex 2024 keynote: Intel CEO lays out its AI PC plans for the year
Intel is one of the biggest names in computing, and is the market leader when it comes to processors – so it’s always worth listening to what the company’s CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has to say.
However, Intel’s Computex 2024 keynote was particularly noteworthy this year as the company is facing its stiffest competition in years – not just from traditional rival AMD, but also from the likes of Qualcomm and Apple as well.
June 3, 2024
AMD announces new X870 and X870E motherboards for new Ryzen 9000 CPUs
AMD has announced two new motherboard chipsets at Computex 2024 for its upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 processors, X870 and X870E, which boast some improvements over older models.
Previous generation Ryzen 8000 and Ryzen 7000 CPUs are also confirmed as compatible with upcoming motherboards that feature this chipset, which is good news for people with older hardware looking to upgrade.
AM4 is alive and well as AMD announces Ryzen 5000XT CPUs at Computex 2024
AMD has announced the new Ryzen 5000XT series update for its older AM4 socket comprising of two new processors at Computex 2024. From July, you’ll be able to get your hands on the Ryzen 9 5900XT and the Ryzen 7 5800XT, both with boosts over their predecessors – and cheaper launch prices.
Here are all the new Lian-Li gaming PC cases announced at Computex 2024
Lian-Li has announced its new gaming PC cases at Computex 2024 including new mid-towers and compact models. A total of three new cases are currently available in their prototype phase, and they’re called the Lancool 207, Lancool 217, and the O11 Vision Compact.
Nvidia RTX GPUs get one of the coolest features ever: automatic overclocking that won’t affect your warranty
Between all the AI and enterprise chat, Nvidia did remember PC gamers exist, for a few moments, anyway, as it revealed new features for its Nvidia App, which now includes the ability to quickly – and safely – overclock your GPU for improved performance.
Asus launches 16-inch MacBook Pro rival sporting AMD’s latest CPU
Asus has unveiled what it believes could be the Windows-powered answer to the MacBook Pro, designed specifically for creators at Computex 2024.
The ProArt 16, powered by next-gen AMD Ryzen AI processors, features a 50 TOPS NPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, all with the intention of enhancing AI workflows across creativity, productivity and even gaming.
AMD shows off its latest EPYC 5th gen hardware to challenge Nvidia’s dominance
At Computex 2024 we learned all about AMD’s next-gen EPYC processors for servers, which join AI-enabled mobile processors and the Ryzen 9000 series as AMD’s Microsoft partnership seeks to ‘continue to push AI progress forward’.
Acer debuts new rugged Chromebook Plus Enterprise laptops — shame none of them have a killer feature that would wow Windows enterprise buyers
Acer has lifted the wraps off two new Chromebook Plus Enterprise laptops at Computex 2024: the Acer Chromebook Plus Enterprise 515 and the Acer Chromebook Plus Enterprise Spin 514.
These aim to offer strong performance and security in a package that’s designed to withstand the stresses often imposed by hybrid workers.
Here are all the new Asus gaming laptops announced at Computex 2024
Asus is one of the biggest brands in laptop and computers, and it always has a big presence at Computex. This year, the company has shown off a huge amount of AI-powered laptops, from its affordable Tuf brand to high-end ROG systems.
As you might expect, artificial intelligence is a big focus of Asus’ latest releases. If any company can make this a success, it’s Asus.
I watched Nvidia’s Computex 2024 keynote and it made my blood run cold
Nvidia’s Computex 2024 keynote was mainly focussed on the company’s AI ambitions, and our components editor, John Loeffler, was in the audience. Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s clear enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, John was less excited – in fact, some of the things Nvidia said left him particularly concerned.
Qualcomm’s Computex 2024 keynote: powerful new chips, plus some jokes at Apple’s expense
Qualcomm is on a bit of a high at the moment thanks to an influx of new Windows 11 Copilot+ laptops announced by Microsoft at its earlier Build 2024 event, which are powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chips.
So, Qualcomm’s keynote presentation at Computex 2024 was particularly interesting for what the future of laptops may look like, and we have all the news and announcements.
The AMD Ryzen AI 300 series is Team Red’s answer to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X, and it’ll be here sooner than you think
AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series mobile processors have been announced, and it looks like they will be seriously powerful when it comes to on-device AI, with a boosted NPU (Neural Processing Unit) that’ll focus on artificial intelligence tasks, such as using Microsoft Copilot.
Two chips have been announced: the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365. The former is a 12-core/24-thread processor with Radeon 890M graphics, a max boost clock of 5.1GHz, and 36MB cache. The Ryzen AI 9 365, meanwhile, features 10 cores, 20 threads, a max boost clock of 5.0GHz, and 34MB cache. Both chips feature a 50 TOPS NPU.
AMD unveils Ryzen 9000-series desktop processors at Computex 2024
During AMD’s keynote presentation at Computex 2024, the company showed off its Ryzen 9000 desktop processors, built on AMD Zen 5 architecture, which promises to be a big upgrade over the AMD 7000’s Zen 4 tech.
AMD Computex 2024 keynote live blog: AMD Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI 300 announcement as it happened
AMD’s CEO Dr. Lisa Su has held the official opening keynote at Computex 2024, and once again we were in the audience giving you all the breaking news as it happened. As you might expect, AI was a big theme of the presentation.
June 2, 2024
Nvidia Computex 2024 keynote liveblog: Nvidia’s data center presentation as it happened
Nvidia held an early pre-Computex press event, hosted by CEO Jensen Huang, and we were there – you can see all the breaking news from the Nvidia conference as it happened – but if you were hoping for new graphics cards, you’ll be disappointed.
June 1, 2024
Acer kicks off Computex 2024 with a bunch of nifty monitors, a Wi-Fi 7 toting mesh router – and a really cool 3D camera
Acer has revealed a raft of new hardware, as the deluge of product launches before Computex 2024 begins. The revelations include a nifty new stereoscopic 3D camera, a bunch of monitors with some smart innovations in tow, and a Wi-Fi 7 mesh router.
5 things I expect to see at Computex 2024
TechRadar’s components editor, John Loeffler, breaks down his predictions for what he expects to see at Computex this year, including AI PCs as far as the eye can see, with some wood paneling and cork thrown in for good measure.
Computex 2024 hands-on reviews
Zotac Zone: the newest challenger in the handheld PC gaming arena, but it needs some work
There’s a lot to love about Zotac’s entry into the handheld PC space, the Zone. The AMOLED display is absolutely gorgeous, and in our short time testing it we found the performance of the AMD Ryzen APU to be pretty excellent.
Acer Orion X: everything compact gaming PCs should be
With an impressively small chassis, smartly designed internals, and some powerhouse components, the Acer Orion X is one of the best compact gaming PCs we’ve seen in a long time.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14: A promising marriage of AI and hardware
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14 laptop is the manufacturer’s first foray into combining Qualcomm’s Snapdragon CPU with AI tools and features. The laptop itself seems promising, with a great design, display, and keyboard
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16: a solid but mostly standard refresh
The latest version of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 comes with the new AMD NPU chip, added to give gamers more options. Otherwise, it’s mostly standard and doesn’t introduce much else. However, if you’re interested in how well an AI processor will run and you want a more portable gaming laptop, then this might be a good investment.
Asus has used community feedback to improve its ROG Ally X, the middle ground between the original ROG Ally and the upcoming ROG Ally 2. The result is a system that has been upgraded in nearly every way that matters, except for its display and processor.
HP OmniBook X AI PC – a brand revision gone mostly right
The HP OmniBook X AI PC is the product of a concentrated effort to better consolidate brands into two major camps. Coupled with a host of new AI features and tools, and Qualcomm chips with an excellent battery life, this system represents a major brand shift within the company.
- Stay tuned for more Computex 2024 news throughout the week.
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