Finalmouse, maker of popular lightweight gaming mice, today announced that, in 2026, the company will officially open its own gaming mouse production facility. Maxime Vincent, the company's VP of engineering, claims that the new factory will allow Finalmouse to further pursue its goal of vertical integration and pushing engineering boundaries to come up with original designs and hardware innovations. In the announcement video, posted to YouTube, Vincent explains how opening a dedicated production facility will allow the company to continue on its mission to target performance by developing tailored hardware, software, and firmware solutions instead of relying on OEM solutions that don't always align with the brand's goals.

Theoretically, in-housing the research and development, production, and quality control should remove some barriers and allow the company to be more flexible and potentially even allow Finalmouse to lower production costs. Along with the announcement of the manufacturing facility, Finalmouse has announced that, as of the announcement, all of the brand's flagship mice will be available for $175 with no pre-orders or lead times. Curiously, though, all of the Finalmouse ULX variants currently available for purchase on the Finalmouse website are still listed at $189. In our review of the Finalmouse ULX, value and limited availability were some of the notable cons at the same price, as was the build quality, so moving to an in-house manufacturing facility, where the brand has more control over processes and QA, might be what Finalmouse needs to step things up.

In a recent Gamescom interview with All Out Gaming, Gearbox CEO, Randy Pitchford, has seemingly all but confirmed that the game developer is working on a sequel to the wildly popular Borderlands 2 spin-off, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. When asked about potentially continuing Tiny Tina's story, Pitchford replied: "I feel like we're just getting started there," going on to say that there is a dedicated team of fantasy fans at Gearbox. He likens TIny Tina's Wonderlands to a beach-head at the start of an invasion, implying that there will either be more Tiny Tina's Wonderlands games or games with a similar blend of fantasy TT RPG and looter-shooter elements.

The first TT RPG-inspired spin on the looter-shooter franchise was first launched in 2022, and has earned itself something of a cult following, so it makes sense that the game studio would be interested in pursuing a sequel. Back in 2024, there were rumors that a planned Wonderlands sequel had been cancelled, but those were refuted by industry insiders, who had supposedly spoken with workers at 2K Games. Pitchford went on to talk excitedly about the Timekeeper—the main villain in Borderlands 4—suggesting that the new big-bad is going to be a change of pace for the franchise, and that he is "all business and all serious, and he's trouble on a whole different level." He specifically draws a comparison to Handsome Jack's somewhat charismatic personality, implying that players will feel no fondness for the new villain.

Back in the days before Valve had published the SteamOS ISO for anyone to download, CachyOS became a popular Linux distro for handheld gamers. It offered the same Arch Linux base and a similar user interface to Valve's own Linux distribution, with the added bonus of NVIDIA support and being a distro that focuses on performance. The CachyOS development team has recently released the latest version of CachyOS along with a blog post detailing the changes coming in the new version.

Aside from the usual flurry of bug fixes, stability improvements, and general package updates, the biggest update to the CachyOS August 2025 release is the addition of a web-based package curation service called packages.cachy.org, which lists all the packages in the standard CachyOS repositories. Users can use the search functions filter by repository and narrow down their search with a description and package name search field. It also shows when the package was last updated and which architectures the packages are available for. CachyOS users with AMD RDNA 3 GPUs can also now enable the use of FSR 4 with the built-in Proton-CachyOS (a forked, modified version of Valve's compatibility layer), and NVIDIA and Intel users can use the built-in DLSS and XeSS upgraders to force the latest versions of Intel and NVIDIA's super sampling tech.

According to a new report out of Insider Gaming, the next installment in the Forza Horizon racing game franchise will be released at Tokyo Game Show 2025. The report cites leaked internal documentation that has been "widely circulated" suggesting that Microsoft's next Xbox Game Studios racing game will be launched at the end of September at the game show in Japan's capital. Posts on X, by notable gaming reporters, Tom Henderson and NatetheHate purport to corroborate these release date claims.

NatetheHate also goes as far as to suggest that there may not be a Switch version and confirm that Forza Horizon 6 will be set in Japan, mirroring the reveal locale. Previous speculation about Forza Horizon 5 points to technical limitations of the Switch hardware being behind Forza Horizon 5's lack of a Switch release, so the same may be true for the Switch 2. Forza Horizon 5 demands an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 in its recommended specs—which was already five years old by the time the game launched—and if we extrapolate that to modern hardware, that would mean Forza Horizon 6 will likely recommend an RTX 2000- or 3000-series GPU, much like Borderlands 4. The Tokyo Game Show is slated to kick off on September 25 and run until September 28.

ASRock announced a right-angled 12V-2×6 cable designed to make tight builds neater and to avoid stressing the cable bend radius. The lead is 700 mm long, sleeved in black, and finished with ASRock Classic Green tips so you can quickly check insertion. It meets ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards, utilizes 16 AWG conductors, is rated for up to 600 W, and is designed for systems with power supplies of 750 W or greater. ASRock bundles stickers for Taichi, Phantom Gaming, and Steel Legend builds and offers a two-year warranty. The cable also features a built-in NTC temperature sensor that detects rising temperatures by measuring resistance changes, enabling over-temperature protection when used with compatible Taichi and Phantom Gaming PSUs. ASRock reminds users to follow their GPU maker's power recommendations, to fully seat connectors until they click, and to avoid bending or stressing the cable near the plug. Priced at around $40 (5,980 yen including tax in Japan), it is definitely on the pricey side.

Wooting recently revealed that the company is working on an update to its wildly popular 60HE keyboard, with a bunch of welcome improvements slated to arrive with the new Hall effect keyboard. Now, in a recent Q&A video on YouTube, Calder Limmen, Wooting's CEO has addressed some frequent questions about the 60HE v2, with two particularly interesting details coming to light. Firstly, Limmen confirms that the 60HE v2 will be available as a module, just like the original 60HE. This was expected by fans of the company, but this is official confirmation that this will be the case. He goes on to explain that the 60HE v2 module will include the necessary foam pad to mount the PCB and plate assembly both with the friction-fit pad and in a regular tray-mount configuration. The module will also be backwards compatible with both the previous Wooting 60HE stock plastic case and all of the other cases that are compatible with the 60HE, like the Tofu60 Redux, GT60, and the Wooting x Optimum case.

The other big news is that the original 60HE v2 will eventually replace the original 60HE as the brand's only 60% option, although the two will be sold alongside one-another when the 60HE v2 first launches. While Wooting has previously hinted that it does not yet know the price of the 60HE v2, confirming that the 60HE v2 will be sold alongside the v1 suggests that the 60HE v2 will cost more than the v1, at least initially. Limmen also confirmed that the 60HE v2 will be available with both an aluminium and plastic case, with the plastic version of the v2 offering a lower-cost option for gamers who are a little more budget-constrained. The Wooting 60HE v2's expected release and delivery date has seemingly not changed, despite the recent struggles Wooting was experiencing finding a coating that wouldn't react to skin oils and sweat.

MSI proudly unveils the MLG Series—an original character universe created celebrating creativity, performance, and storytelling in gaming. At its heart is Loong: Nia, also known as MLG (Mo-Loong-Gi, meaning "Dragon Princess" in Chinese)—the beloved youngest daughter of the Ancient Dragon King, and the first chapter in this epic saga. Inspired by her passionate and curious nature, the MLG Series features bold red accents that capture her fiery determination and adventurous spirit.

This signature design not only honors her legend but also delivers a striking, unmistakable style that sets gamers apart. The debut lineup infuses the MLG spirit into every corner of a premium gaming setup, including the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, B850 motherboard, CORELIQUID A17 liquid cooler, PANO 130R chassis, VERSA Wireless mouse, FORGE TKL Wireless keyboard, and A850GLS power supply.

MSI will release a limited World of Warcraft Midnight edition GeForce RTX graphics card in 2026, the company previewed at Gamescom in Cologne. Blizzard confirmed at the show that the Midnight expansion is due on or before June 30, 2026, and MSI's prototype borrows the expansion's palette with black, white, and blue accents applied to its Gaming Trio design. The collaboration is clearly meant to marry hardware and game lore, with Midnight itself focused on the clash between the Void and the forces of Light, an assault on the Sunwell, and the long-requested addition of player housing.

Given the timing of the WoW update for mid-2026, MSI's special edition is likely destined to arrive alongside NVIDIA's rumored GeForce RTX 50 SUPER refresh also rumored for the next year, which is expected to feature higher core counts, larger memory configurations, and increased power limits for several SKUs. There are already rumors of models with roughly 10,752 CUDA cores and 24 GB of next-generation GDDR7 for an RTX 5080 SUPER, although MSI has not confirmed any technical details for its Midnight card, and the Cologne sample was shown as a concept rather than a final product. Details on pricing, exact specifications, and preorder dates are expected to arrive from the companies closer to the release.

Valve might be gearing up for its next big piece of gaming hardware, codenamed Fremont, and early benchmark leaks give us a first detailed picture of what's inside. The system showed up on Geekbench with a custom AMD chip (Hawk Point 2 family), built on the Zen 4 architecture and produced on a 4 nm process. It looks to feature 6 cores and 12 threads running at 3.2 GHz base clock with boost frequency up to 4.8 GHz. On the memory side, the chip carries 16 MB of L3 cache and 6 MB of L2 cache. Graphics power comes from a Radeon RX 7000-series GPU (RDNA 3), likely offering a big step up from the Steam Deck's older RDNA 2 setup.

In Geekbench 6, Fremont scored 2412 points in single-core and 7451 points in multicore. Interestingly, the tested unit only had 8 GB RAM (DDR5-5600), less than the Steam Deck's 16 GB LPDDR5, yet still nearly doubled performance thanks to the newer architecture. For context, the Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED use a Zen 2-based chip with 4 cores, 8 threads, base 2.8 GHz, boost 3.5 GHz, plus just 4 MB L3 and 2 MB L2 cache. Comparing the two, Fremont's CPU alone looks like a massive leap forward. The GPU bump from 8 compute units of RDNA 2 to an RX 7600-level RDNA 3 design is also significant.

Samsung Electronics today announced the global debut of its all-new large-screen Odyssey G7 monitors at Gamescom 2025, the world's largest gaming event held in Cologne, Germany from Aug. 20th to Aug. 24th. Alongside the new G7 models, Samsung is also showcasing its growing glasses-free Odyssey 3D gaming ecosystem and new partnerships with major game publishers and developers and leading game studios.

"We are thrilled to unveil our latest products and new gaming partnerships at a world-leading event like Gamescom," said Hoon Chung, Executive Vice President and Head of Enterprise Business Team of the Visual Display (VD) Business at Samsung Electronics. "Our recent collaborations will deliver more authentic gameplay through optimized 3D effects tailored to each title. We will continue to lead the premium gaming monitor market by enhancing hardware performance and deepening game partnerships like these."

JBL unleashes the latest evolution in gaming audio with the release of three new models in the JBL Quantum series, led by the flagship JBL Quantum 950. Alongside it, JBL Quantum 650 and JBL Quantum 250 bring pro-grade audio technology to players at every level. A fresh new look, next-level comfort, and elite audio precision, JBL Quantum rewrites the rules of the gaming audio experience.

JBL Quantum 950: the ultimate advantage
At the top of the new lineup is the JBL Quantum 950, built from the ground up to give you an edge whether you're climbing leaderboards or exploring cinematic worlds. This multiplatform powerhouse pairs premium sound and comfort with uninterrupted endurance.

GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, announced that the AORUS FO27Q5P, the world's fastest QD-OLED gaming monitor, is now available. Featuring a staggering 500 Hz refresh rate, VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification, and 0.03 ms GtG response time, this 27-inch QHD OLED display delivers a new era of competitive gaming. With DP 2.1 UHBR20 support and GIGABYTE's exclusive AI Tactical Features and AI OLED Care, the FO27Q5P offers gamers the ultimate fusion of speed, clarity, and future-ready connectivity.

Engineered for esports professionals and FPS enthusiasts, the AORUS FO27Q5P delivers unmatched responsiveness and visual fidelity. The 500 Hz refresh rate QHD (2560x1440) panel with a 0.03 ms GtG response is up to 10 times faster than traditional LCDs, ensuring razor-sharp motion in every frame. It is GIGABYTE's first monitor to meet the VESA ClearMR 21000 benchmark, offering unparalleled motion clarity. Combined with VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500, 99% DCI-P3 color gamut, and deep contrast levels, gamers can enjoy every detail with precision. The DP 2.1 UHBR20 interface supports an ultra-wide 80 Gbps bandwidth, 2.5 times higher than DP 1.4, ensuring full 500 Hz capability and seamless compatibility with next-gen graphics cards like the GeForce RTX 50 Series, and supports Daisy Chain for multi-monitor setups.

Sony Electronics Inc. today announced they are expanding their INZONE gaming gear range with a full suite of products aimed at PC gamers and designed to win. The INZONE H9 II wireless noise-canceling gaming headset joins the range alongside the new INZONE E9 in-ear monitors for gaming. Rounding out the lineup is the INZONE KBD-H75 gaming keyboard, the INZONE Mouse-A gaming mouse and the INZONE Mat-D and Mat-F mousepads.

These new models were developed with the leading esports team Fnatic. By combining Fnatic's insights into gaming gear with Sony's long-standing expertise in hardware technology, the collaboration has produced a lineup designed to elevate the FPS gameplay experience. Additionally, the INZONE E9 in-ear headphones have been approved for use at the Apex Legends Global Series Year 5 Championship, helping professional players concentrate on their competition with comfortable gameplay, FPS optimized sound, and superior noise isolation.

ASUS Republic of Gamers today announced the new ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W and ROG Strix OLED XG27AQWMG monitors featuring tandem OLED technology that offers 15% higher peak brightness, 25% wider color volume, and a 60% longer lifespan versus previous-generation WOLED monitors. ROG is the No. 1 OLED gaming monitor globally. This success can be directly attributed to the pioneering spirit of ROG and continuous efforts to provide breakthrough technologies for gamers. Proprietary custom heatsinks, Neo Proximity Sensor burn-in safeguards, HDR-optimizing firmware, TrueBlack Glossy, and many other leading-edge features make ROG the go-to monitor choice for gamers everywhere.

Both PG27AQWP-W and XG27AQWMG boast superfast 0.03 ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time, VESA DisplayHDR 500 True Black compliance, and 99.5% DCI-P3 gamut. The ROG TrueBlack Glossy coating enables the monitors to showcase supersharp imagery and the deepest black hues. In addition, built-in ASUS OLED Care Pro with the advanced Neo Proximity Sensor helps protect and ensure the longevity of the panel.

As part of a recent ad campaign promoting First Descendant's latest update, new playable character, and Nier Automata collaboration, the official First Descendant TikTok account posted a number of AI-generated ads that generated a significant backlash from the community. Not only were the ads AI-generated, complete with robotic delivery and nearly identical scripts, but the developer also seemingly used generative AI to feature several streamers and influencers in the ads. The most overt example of the latter is popular Warframe streamer and video creator, DanieltheDemon, who has since come out and denied his involvement in the campaign, stating "I have no affiliation nor contract with The First Descendant. They stole my face/reactions from my most viral video and used AI to change what my mouth says and a voice that isn't mine. I did not consent for my likeness to be used..." on a TikTok video reporting on the AI ads. The game's similarity to Warframe was almost certainly a factor in the decision to use DanieltheDemon's likeness in the ad.

In a recent thread posted to r/TheFirstDescendant on Reddit, a user put together a compilation of all the ads, and many members of the game's community have said that they will no longer be supporting the game as a result of the ad campaign. Nexon, the developer behind The First Descendant, has since responded to the AI ad controversy with a statement on X, apologizing for "certain irregularities" and stopping short of taking real responsibility for the dubious ad campaign. Instead, it blamed TikTok creators who took part in a recent "Creative Challenge" program and used claims that "videos are verified through TikTok's system to check copyright violations before they are approved" to seemingly avoid any potential legal blowback. It adds that the company is "conducting a thorough joint investigation with TikTok to determine the facts."

New Omdia research reveals 2.3 million PC gaming handhelds, including the Steam Deck, will be sold globally in 2025. This will represent growth of 32% from 2024, when 1.7 million units were sold. Omdia forecasts 4.7 million PC handhelds will be sold annually by 2029.

PC vendors continue to face challenges. "Windows 11 is currently poorly suited to handheld gaming, and devices are not delivering a generational leap in performance over the market leading Steam Deck," commented James McWhirter, Senior Analyst covering games at Omdia.

Today at its inaugural Level Reforge event, HP Inc. unveiled the next evolution of its OMEN and HyperX gaming ecosystem - powered by AI, built for creators, and engineered for players who demand more from every session.

PC gamers continue to raise the bar for what they expect from their gear, from smarter performance to more expressive setups. Eighty-five percent of gamers say high FPS is extremely important to their experience, while 76% are more likely to purchase from brands that offer personalized options. Building on the momentum from CES and HP Amplify earlier this year, the company's latest launch delivers OMEN AI across more devices, including the powerful new OMEN MAX 45L desktop and HyperX's latest personalized audio lineup.

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today unveiled the Razer BlackWidow V4 Low-profile HyperSpeed and Razer BlackWidow V4 Low-profile Tenkeyless HyperSpeed, its most advanced low-profile gaming keyboards to-date. These new additions to the award-winning BlackWidow line bring cutting-edge performance and refined ergonomics to a slimmer, more streamlined form factor.

Designed for immersive gameplay and precision control, both models feature Razer HyperSpeed Wireless technology, dedicated macro buttons and controls, and for the first time, Razer Low-profile Mechanical Switches. The result is quick and precise actuation, satisfying keystrokes, and a streamlined silhouette that fits seamlessly into any setup.

We recently published our MSI Claw 8 AI+ A2VM review, which is the only handheld gaming device to utilize the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V "Lunar Lake" CPU, featuring four E-cores and four P-cores, paired with the Intel Arc 140V Xe2 GPU. During our testing, we manually set different TDP values via the Manual power profile slider to see what the results are in gaming and how it compares to other, mostly AMD-based, handhelds. However, Intel notified us about performance levels used in testing, and that the official specification for Lunar Lake states that PL2 should always be at least 1 W higher than PL1, or always set at 37 W (the maximum TDP value for Lunar Lake chips). This means that whenever a CPU can extract an additional boost, it will, yielding up to 30% more performance, as we have seen in our own testing.

Initially, we used the Manual power profile, which had allowed owners to match PL2 to PL1. However, Intel noted that when PL2 is set to at least a single W higher than PL1, there is an expected 10% performance increase across the suite of games, but depending on the scenario, it can lead to a 30% increase in some instances. An update has arrived for the MSI Center M app, which locks PL2 to always be at least 1 W higher than PL1. As a result, you can no longer match the two. It was only possible before the update. In our retest, Cyberpunk 2077 and Space Marine 2 achieved nearly a 30% performance uplift with this setting. The Lunar Lake-based MSI Claw AI+ A2VM handheld is the highest-performing device we have tested across the board, even surpassing AMD-based devices in our testing suite. In other games, baseline improvement is set at 10%, just as Intel had notified. Our testing confirmed that Lunar Lake is now the most powerful gaming CPU for handheld devices that we own and have tested.

15:57 UTC: We updated some of the claims to better reflect the PL2 setting and that we manually set TDP values, too.Below you can find the updated performance graphs.

TrendForce's latest investigations show that robust gaming demand, coupled with aggressive promotion from brands and panel makers, will boost OLED monitor shipments across all regions in 2025. However, Europe's market share is expected to climb to match North America's while China's share is projected to exceed 20% due to impacts from tariffs.

TrendForce forecasts that OLED monitor shipments will reach 2.66 million units in 2025, representing an 86% YoY increase, with a penetration rate of around 2% in the overall monitor market. Growth momentum is expected to persist over the next few years, with penetration potentially reaching 5% by 2028.

After teasing the EZ75 all the way back in January at CES, Iqunix has finally released the new 75% Hall-effect gaming keyboard via an announcement in its Discord server. The EZ75 combines the design and compact width of the EZ63 with the more versatile 75% layout that features an expanded navigation column and a full F row, replete with an F13 "Delete" key. The EZ75 is available from the Iqunix web store with a price of $259, and it appears to only be available with Iqunix's own Magnetic X Ultra switch, which is a lightweight (36-48 gf actuation force) Hall-effect switch with a box stem for added stability. The keyboard is also compatible with common HE switches, like the Gateron Magnetic Jade Gaming, Jade Pro, and Geon Raw, but those will have to be purchased separately by users looking to upgrade.

The EZ75 has the same aluminium case design as the EZ63, with its bolt-on side rails, CNC-cut aluminium plate, and rubber gasket mount, and it also has the same black and gray double-shot PBT keycaps with plain white legends. As far as gaming performance goes, the EZ75 offers 8 kHz polling with a 16 kHz PCB scan rate for a claimed latency of 0.18 ms. HE features are configured in a proprietary web driver, and Iqunix offers RT sensitivity of up to 0.005 mm with the X Ultra switches. The EZ75 will also come with an accessory kit featuring a carrying case, keycap and switch puller, paracord USB Type-A-to-C cable, and a cleaning brush.

Following the success of previous Noctua Edition GeForce RTX graphics cards, the ASUS RTX 5080 Noctua Edition marks the fifth ASUS GPU to feature award-winning Noctua fans alongside a co-developed heatsink. As the first gaming GPU to incorporate a triple 120x25mm fan configuration, this model utilizes three new NF-A12x25 G2 fans and a thoroughly optimized, custom-engineered heatsink that combines an extensive vapor chamber with seven 8 mm and four 6 mm heatpipes, which is a massive upgrade over the heatsinks of previous Noctua Edition GPUs.

"We're pleased to continue our collaboration with Noctua on the ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition. By combining ASUS engineering with Noctua's quiet cooling expertise and signature premium design, and introducing a new triple-fan layout, we've created a solution that delivers exceptional performance with impressively low noise levels," said Kent Chien (Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the ASUS Multimedia Business Unit).

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRSR) ("Corsair" or the "Company"), a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance products for gamers, streamers, content-creators, gaming PC builders and SIM driving enthusiasts, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Corsair delivered another strong quarter, achieving double-digit growth in revenue and gross profit, expanded margins, and broad-based demand strength across its entire product portfolio. Results exceeded expectations, underscoring the Company's strengthened leadership position in the gaming and content creator ecosystems.

Q2 2025 Financial Highlights (compared to Q2 2024)

• Revenue increased 23% to $320 million, above consensus.
• Gross profit increased 36% to $85.9 million, reflecting improved product mix, favorable channel performance, and increased operational efficiency.
• Adjusted EBITDA improved to $8.1 million from a loss of $1.2, also above consensus
• Net Income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders improved to $(0.16) / $0.01 per diluted share on a GAAP / Non-GAAP basis, compared to $(0.28) / $(0.07), respectively.

Intel has released the latest 101.6987 WHQL version of its Arc GPU Graphics Drivers, bringing several new improvements and bringing Game On support for Battlefield 6 Open Beta and Mafia: The Old Country, as well as adding a performance boost to Doom: The Dark Ages running on Vulkan API and Arc B-series GPUs. Intel also added support for Shared GPU Memory Override control in Intel Graphics Software for built-in Intel Arc GPUs in Core Ultra (series 1 and 2) CPUs running on Windows 10 and 11, as well as added power management optimization for Intel Core Ultra 200V series (Arrow Lake H) CPUs, which should improve performance and frame pacing in low-power modes.

The latest 101.6987 Arc GPU Graphics Drivers fix a single issue where the Naraka Bladepoint game could freeze with Graphics Enhancements set to XeSS on Arc B-series GPUs. There are several known issues, including ones with Fortnite, PEAK, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, Mafia: The Old Country, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and other games and apps, but hopefully, Intel should fix those with the next driver release.

DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.6987 WHQL

AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Second quarter revenue was a record $7.7 billion, gross margin was 40%, operating loss was $134 million, net income was $872 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.54. On a non-GAAP(*) basis, gross margin was 43%, operating income was $897 million, net income was $781 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.48. As previously announced, our second quarter results were impacted by the U.S. Government's export control on our AMD Instinct MI308 data center GPU products. For the quarter, these restrictions led to approximately $800 million in inventory and related charges. Excluding these charges, non-GAAP gross margin would have been approximately 54%.

"We delivered strong revenue growth in the second quarter led by record server and PC processor sales," said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD Chair and CEO. "We are seeing robust demand across our computing and AI product portfolio and are well positioned to deliver significant growth in the second half of the year, driven by the ramp of our AMD Instinct MI350 series accelerators and ongoing EPYC and Ryzen processor share gains."