CES 2026 News Coverage

Jan 6 - 9

CES is North America's largest and most important technology trade show, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. It brings together the tech world to debut new hardware, consumer electronics, AI breakthroughs, and next-generation technologies.

Just like every year, we're covering CES live from Las Vegas with our on-site team, backed by editors at home, to deliver the quickest and most comprehensive updates from the show floor.

On this page you can find all of our news coverage for the event.

GIGABYTE Advances "AI for Everyone" with New Local AI Computing Platforms

GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, showcased its AI TOP product line at CES 2026, highlighting that the rapid adoption of AI inferencing is accelerating the shift of AI from cloud to local. AI has become more accessible, responsive, and adaptable for everyday use, accomplishing the concept of "AI for everyone" in the AI era. Recognizing this transition, GIGABYTE introduced the AI TOP system in 2024 to enable local AI development with household-standard power, and has since expanded the lineup to support diverse usage scenarios ranging from personal projects to business deployments.

At the top of the product lineup is the AI TOP system, a fully customizable AI computing solution built with GIGABYTE AI TOP series hardware to match specific AI workload requirements. Designed to empower desktop users for local AI development, the AI TOP 500 system supports AI models up to 405B parameters and is tailored for medium-sized businesses seeking scalable AI computing power locally. For smaller businesses, startups, and individuals, the AI TOP 100 system supports LLM fine-tuning up to 110B+ parameters. To expand performance and accelerate the computing process, multiple AI TOP systems can be clustered through Ethernet and Thunderbolt ports, increasing training speeds and providing scalable power for more workloads.

Gigabyte Announces Support for 256GB of DDR5-7200 CQDIMMs at CES 2026

Gigabyte, the world's leading computer brand, announces a breakthrough introduction of the world's first CQDIMM (Clocked Unbuffered Dual In-Line Memory Module) technology at CES 2026. By leveraging the CQDIMM-supported motherboard, Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE CQDIMM Edition, and BIOS tuning technology, Gigabyte achieves the industry-first record DDR5-7200 without compromise at full capacity with two 128 GB memory modules.

Traditionally, increasing DDR5 memory capacity has required significant trade-offs in frequency and stability. Inherent in Gigabyte's expertise in hardware and firmware design, this critical compromise is conquered. On the hardware side, Gigabyte has optimized motherboard circuit layouts to significantly reduce memory channel loading, improving signal integrity and ensuring stable operation even under heavy workloads. Complementing the hardware advancements is Gigabyte's sophisticated BIOS tuning technology. Through an optimized clock driver architecture, Gigabyte's BIOS intelligently manages timing, signal synchronization, and voltage behavior to unleash extreme performance.

GIGABYTE Adds HyperNits, Four New OLED Gaming Monitors with Display Enhancements

GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, today unveils four groundbreaking OLED gaming monitors at CES 2026. To fully unleash the potential of OLED panels, these industry-leading displays feature the best picture-quality tuning that enhances both HDR and SDR content. By delivering the best visual experience with unmatched control over every detail and inheriting proprietary Tactical Features for responsive in-game control, GIGABYTE once again reinforces its leadership in gaming monitor innovation.

To improve HDR brilliance, GIGABYTE provides finely tuned HDR Picture Modes, including HDR Movie, HDR Game, and HDR Vivid, each optimized for different viewing scenarios. However, a common challenge across many OLED monitors is that images appear overly dark in HDR peak brightness modes due to APL limitations. GIGABYTE resolves this with HyperNits, a smart tuning feature leveraging a unique algorithm to intelligently reshape the EOTF curve. HyperNits boosts brightness by up to 30% while preserving critical highlight detail. Users can choose between HyperNits High for maximum brightness enhancement or HyperNits Medium for a gentle 20% lift in darker environments.

Gigabyte Launches AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 INFINITY Graphics Card with Innovative Cooling

GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, unveils the latest AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 INFINITY graphics card at CES 2026, showcasing a breakthrough design that combines compact dimensions with a next-generation cooling solution. Featuring the revolutionary WINDFORCE HYPERBURST Cooling System and GIGABYTE's first separated PCB layout, this latest flagship model redefines airflow performance and form factor footprint for elite gaming setups.

A well-designed cooling system is the key to unleashing the full potential of a GPU, and it has always been the top priority for every GIGABYTE graphics card. Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell, GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs bring game-changing capabilities to gamers and creators. Equipped with a massive level of AI horsepower, the RTX 50 Series enables new experiences and next-level graphics fidelity. Multiply performance with NVIDIA DLSS 4, generate images at unprecedented speed, and unleash creativity with NVIDIA Studio.

Gigabyte Expands Its AI PC Vision with Smarter GiMATE and New Ultra-Thin AI Gaming Laptops

GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, unveils an expanded AI PC vision with a redesigned GiMATE Interface and a new generation of AI gaming laptops at CES 2026. Built for clearer navigation and faster decision-making, the updated GiMATE experience brings real-time system insights and intuitive, voice-driven control into one streamlined hub, advancing GIGABYTE's commitment to truly adaptive, user-centric AI computing across its laptop lineup.

As GiMATE, GIGABYTE's exclusive AI agent for seamless hardware and software control, evolves, so does the ecosystem behind it, delivering smarter control for power, productivity, and creativity. The newly introduced AI Power Gear III enhances efficiency and flexibility with direct MUX switching between Discrete Mode and MSHybrid through GiMATE. It also brings smarter power behavior, the Auto Mode disables the GPU on battery to maximize runtime, the Optimus Mode delivers smoother, balanced performance, while the Eco Mode provides extreme power saving on AC power and battery. For creators and builders, GiMATE Creator expands its generative capabilities with the addition of Qwen-Image, supporting both English and Chinese prompts to bring powerful visual AI to users worldwide. Meanwhile, GiMATE Coder lowers the barrier to development by enabling natural-language code generation, correction, and optimization, making coding more accessible for beginners while accelerating iteration for experienced users.

Gigabyte Unveils new Motherboards for Latest AMD Ryzen 9000 X3D Series

At CES 2026, GIGABYTE is unlocking the full potential of AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Processors with AMD 3D V-Cache technology. Through its exclusive, AI-powered X3D Turbo Mode 2.0, GIGABYTE delivers real-time, adaptive performance tuning that pushes X3D CPUs beyond traditional limits. Built as a true hardware-software fusion and trained with massive real-world datasets, X3D Turbo Mode 2.0 is fully optimized and ready for the latest X3D Powered Ryzen 9000 Series Processors—right from day one.

Highlighting this breakthrough is the flagship X870E AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP, engineered for users seeking uncompromising performance. It supports DDR5 speeds up to 9000+ MT/s, enabling exceptional memory bandwidth and stability. Its advanced thermal architecture includes the CPU Thermal Matrix, reducing VRM and DDR temperatures by up to 8.5°C, while DDR Wind Blade XTREME lowers module temperatures by up to 9°C. To maintain storage reliability under heavy workloads, the M.2 Thermal Guard XTREME reduces SSD temperatures by up to 22°C, ensuring sustained speed and endurance.

GIGABYTE Releases Four New AMD Socket AM4 Motherboards

GIGABYTE just released four new AMD Socket AM4 motherboard models as gamers seek out older PC platforms supporting DDR4 memory that's available at more affordable prices. This aligns with our recent report that talks about how acute shortage of DDR5 memory is driving consumers to older platforms with DDR4, such as AMD Socket AM4, and Intel LGA1700. AMD has been releasing new Ryzen 5000 series processor models throughout these past few years even with the advent of the DDR5-exclusive Socket AM5, meanwhile, Intel's 12th Gen through 14th Gen Core desktop processors support DDR4, and there are motherboards based on Intel 600 series and 700 series chipset with DDR4 slots.

Among the motherboards released by GIGABYTE are the A520M H ARGB, the B550I AORUS Pro AX 1.4, B550M H ARGB, and A520I AC 1.5. These are all based on entry or midsegment chipset models. The A520M H ARGB comes with a single PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot, HDMI display output, and supports all Socket AM4 processors out of the box. The B550I AORUS Pro AX 1.4 is a premium Mini-ITX board based on B550, with PCI-Express 4.0 x16, and a modern Wi-Fi 6E WLAN solution. The B550M H ARGB is essentially the same board as A520M H ARGB, but with B550 and PCI-Express Gen 4 for the PEG and M.2 slots. The A520I AC 1.5 is an interesting entry-level Mini-ITX board with Gen 3 PCIe and older Wi-Fi 5 (AC) WLAN.
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