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CES 2026: The AI Hardware You Missed Beyond NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel
While the big three dominated CES headlines, other AI hardware announcements matter for buyers - including ASUS's USB AI accelerator and Qualcomm's 80 TOPS laptop chip. Here's what flew under the radar.
Intel CES 2026: Panther Lake, Gaudi 3, and the "Crushing AMD" Narrative
Intel announced Core Ultra Series 3 at CES 2026 and headlines claim it will 'crush AMD.' Here's what Intel actually announced versus what's investor hype - and where each company actually stands in AI hardware.
AMD CES 2026: Helios, MI400 GPUs, and Ryzen AI - The Full Breakdown
AMD announced its biggest AI hardware lineup yet at CES 2026 - from exascale Helios racks with MI455X GPUs to 60 TOPS Ryzen AI chips for laptops. Here's what matters for hardware buyers.
NVIDIA Vera Rubin: What the Next-Gen AI Platform Means for Hardware Buyers
NVIDIA just announced Vera Rubin at CES 2026 - a six-chip AI supercomputer platform promising 5x Blackwell performance and 10x cheaper inference. Here's what it actually means for anyone buying AI hardware in the next 18 months.
NVIDIA Takes $5B Stake in Intel: What It Means for AI Hardware Buyers
NVIDIA just closed a $5 billion investment in Intel, with plans for joint CPU-GPU development and potential foundry manufacturing. Here's what this partnership means for enterprise AI hardware purchasing decisions in 2026 and beyond.
AMD MI300X vs NVIDIA H100: The Honest Comparison for AI Buyers
AMD's MI300X offers 192GB HBM3 and 5.3 TB/s bandwidth—on paper, it crushes the H100. But benchmarks tell a more nuanced story. Here's when each GPU actually makes sense for your workload.
How to Size Your First AI Server: A Practical VRAM and RAM Calculator
The specs on AI servers look intimidating. How much VRAM do you actually need? When does RAM matter? I break down the real requirements for LLM inference, training, and fine-tuning with specific hardware recommendations.
The Real Cost of Fine-Tuning Llama 70B: Full vs LoRA vs QLoRA
Full fine-tuning requires $120K+ in GPUs. QLoRA does it on a single $2K card. I calculated the actual costs for each approach so you can pick the right one for your budget.
Edge AI Showdown: Jetson Orin vs OAK-D vs Axelera for Computer Vision
Comparing 70 edge AI devices across three platforms: NVIDIA Jetson for maximum flexibility, Luxonis OAK-D for plug-and-play vision, and Axelera Metis for raw inference speed. Which one fits your project?
Best AI Laptops for Machine Learning in 2025: RTX 5090 vs 4090 Showdown
I compared 53 AI-capable laptops across 6 vendors to find the best options for ML development. The new RTX 5090 laptops offer 24GB VRAM, but is the 50% price premium worth it over RTX 4090 models?
H100 vs A100 vs L40S: The Cost-Per-Token Analysis
Raw performance benchmarks don't tell the whole story. I calculated the actual cost per million tokens across three datacenter GPUs to find which delivers the best value for inference workloads.
The Real Cost of Running Llama 70B Locally: I Did the Math
What does it actually cost to run a 70-billion parameter model on your own hardware? I calculated the numbers across three hardware tiers—from $3,200 workstations to $40,000 H100 setups—including power, depreciation, and the hidden costs nobody mentions.