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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Maximum PC August 2020.
A TIME TO REFLECT
MAXIMUM PC to me has always been more than just another tech publication. It’s got a history and a reputation behind it. From its earliest days as Boot magazine, to the heady heights of Gordon Ma...
Apple’s New Chips
Company to switch to its own ARM designs
The company will have the most control over its machines since the first Apple was built.
© APPLE INC
APPLE IS TO USE its own designs of ARM p...
INTEL LOSES KEY PLAYER
TOP CHIP DESIGNER RESIGNS
INTEL HAS LOST its leading chip architect, Jim Keller, after barely two years at the company. Keller will work as a consultant for six months to help in the transition as...
AMD SAYS YOU NEED 8GB OF VRAM
4GB cards obsolete
IN A BLOG POST AMD pitched a 4GB Radeon RX 5500XT against an 8GB version, and has concluded that the 4GB card is increasingly obsolete for top-flight gaming. The average perform...
Tech Triumphs and Tragedies
A monthly snapshot of what’s good and bad in tech
TRIUMPHS
GAME GEAR GOES MICRO
Sega has launched a miniature version of its Game Gear in Japan, in four colors with four different games bu...
PS5 REVEAL
Mixed reaction as Sony finally shows PS5
WE NOW KNOW what the PlayStation 5 will look like. The black and white box features rounded corners and distinct fins, or wings. There are the near-obligat...