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Wide array of AI-centric accelerators (Image Source: Nvidia)

New official roadmap suggests Nvidia could return to a yearly gaming GPU release schedule starting with 2024

Nvidia's latest roadmap released for investors shows new Hopper-based H200 products coming in early 2024, Blackwell B100 products launching mid-2024 and X100 AI accelerators releasing sometime in 2025. The next gen RTX 5000-series...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Oct 2023 15:54

Deal | Dell Alienware m16 gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX and Nvidia RTX 4060 drops to US$1190.70

Also included are 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, a high-quality IPS display with QHD+ resolution and 240 Hz refresh rate, plus an SD card reader.

Bogdan Solca, 10 Oct 2023 17:35

The Intel Arc A580 is now available for purchase (image via Intel)

Intel Arc A580: Affordable graphics card officially announced with 8 GB of VRAM

Intel has officially launched the Arc A580 graphics cards for desktops. It has 24 Xe cores and a TGP of 185 Watts. It is available for purchase now, starting at US$189.

Anil Ganti, 10 Oct 2023 17:23

Cut-down Navi 32 value champ? (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT mid-range gaming GPU with 16 GB VRAM could launch in January 2024

AMD would hopefully upgrade the Navi 33 chip from the RX 7600 to a cut-down Navi 32 on the XT version in order to better take advantage of the doubled VRAM. Otherwise, we could be looking at minimal performance gains similar to wh...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Oct 2023 17:38

AMD Phoenix APUs expected to launch for AM5 motherboards soon.

Ryzen 7000G launch imminent as latest AGESA update adds AM5 desktop motherboard support for AMD Phoenix APUs

AMD skipped the Ryzen 6000G models last year, but there is a strong chance that the G-series will make a comeback later this year as the newest AGESA microcode update introduces AM5 motherboards support for Phoenix APUs.

Bogdan Solca, 05 Oct 2023 14:33

A new Exynos 2400 GPU benchmark has emerged online (image via Samsung)

Exynos 2400’s Xclipse 940 GPU beats Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s Adreno 740 in leaked benchmarks

New benchmarks of the Exynos 2400’s Xclipse 940 GPU have emerged online. It scores 1,656 points in Powerboard 4.0’s Sacred Path Vulkan test.

Anil Ganti, 05 Oct 2023 08:44

The Intel Arc A580 graphics card looks finally set to arrive judging by a new ASRock/Sparkle-related leak. (Image source: Intel/ASRock - edited)

Intel Arc A580 graphics card finally turns up in ASRock and Sparkle leak but all-important price is missing

Intel Arc A580 graphics cards from ASRock and Sparkle have been spotted, leading to speculation that the boards will soon be released. Intel revealed the A580 as part of its Arc series in 2022, but the SKU still hasn’t seen the li...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Oct 2023 22:01

A new GeForce RTX 3050 variant will be launched next year (image via Gigabyte)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 variant with 6 GB VRAM reportedly in the works

Nvidia plans to launch a cut-down version of the GeForce RTX 3050 sometime next year. It will feature a GA107 GPU, 6 GB of VRAM on a 96-bit bus and has a TDP of 75 Watts.

Anil Ganti, 04 Oct 2023 20:57

Leak suggests AMD's Radeon RX 7900M mobile GPU could launch on October 19 with 72 CUs and 16 GB VRAM

A fresh leak from WCCFtech posits that the RX Radeon 7900M would be based on a cut-down Navi 31 chip with 72 CUs and 4608 stream processors plus 16 GB VRAM. On paper, this model should be twice as fast as the existing RX 7600M.

Bogdan Solca, 04 Oct 2023 17:56

RTX 5090 is allegedly on track for a late 2024 release. (Image Source: SDXL)

New rumors claim Nvidia's upcoming RTX 5090 is not going to be MCM, launch estimated by 2H 2024

Since AMD is rumored to ditch the high-end RDNA4 SKUs, Nvidia is also looking to scrap the multi-chip module design on its high-end RTX 5000 SKUs. MCM will thus be reserved for HPC / data center cards with AI applications.

Bogdan Solca, 03 Oct 2023 18:24

Deal | Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop with Ryzen 9 7940HS and Nvidia RTX 4070 discounted down to US$1,349.99

The model on sale also features a 500 nit 16-inch IPS panel with 2560 x 1600 resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate, 1x USB4 connector, a microSD card reader, plus a 90 Wh battery.

Bogdan Solca, 03 Oct 2023 17:46

Nvidia's upcoming GPUs are slated to get some serious upgrades (image via Nvidia)

Nvidia Blackwell GB100 and GB202 GPU specs revealed by tipster

Kopite7kimi, a well-respected Nvidia leaker, has revealed key information about Nvidia’s high-end gaming and datacentre GPUs, the GB202 and GB100. Both will get an increased SM count and L2 cache, among other upgrades.

Anil Ganti, 28 Sep 2023 22:20

AMD Phoenix + RTX 4060 at a reasonable price (Image Source: Lenovo)

Deal | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 with AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and Nvidia RTX 4060 discounted down to US$1,146.80

Other specs include 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 16-inch QHD+ IPS display with 165 Hz refresh rate and 100% sRGB color gamut, and an SD card reader.

Bogdan Solca, 28 Sep 2023 15:31

Subtle Arancio Apodis orange color accents(Image Source: Razer)

Razer announces Blade 16 X Automobili Lamborghini Edition gaming laptop inspired by Revuelto supercar

Limited to only 150 systems, this Razer Blade 16 variant combines top-tier specs like the RTX 4090 and a dual-resolution mini-LED 16-inch screen with Lamborghini's design elements borrowed from the new Revuelto supercar.

Bogdan Solca, 22 Sep 2023 17:58

It's been a long time since the Littlest Pascal GPU was cutting-edge. (Image source: Nvidia)

Charting the demise of Nvidia's MX GPUs across six laptops

CheckMag 2017 was a heady year for Nvidia. The Pascal architecture remains fondly regarded even today, with the GTX 1080 Ti seen as one of the company's high-water marks - but it also ruled the bottom end of the market, with the MX150 the ...

Matthew Lee, 22 Sep 2023 16:55

New 16-inch form-factor for the Core lineup (Image Source: XMG)

XMG's new 16-inch Core gaming laptop features AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Nvidia 4000 dGPUs and up to 96 GB DDR5-5600 RAM

The Core series gets a new 16-inch model powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 7840HS and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 or 4060, This model combines mid-range features as well as premium ones like Cherry MX switches, a 99 Wh battery, liquid metal...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Sep 2023 14:00

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Desktop graphics card in our test: Nvidia's midrange competitor costs $499

The long wait has come to an end, since at Gamescom, AMD has finally introduced the midrange graphics cards based on the RDNA 3 architecture that were still missing, thus completing their lineup. We took a closer look at the AMD R...

Sebastian Bade, 20 Sep 2023 02:17

The RTX 5090 could bring up to 32 GB of GDDR7 VRAM over a 512-bit wide bus. (Source: NVIDIA)

Flagship NVIDIA RTX 50 Blackwell card with GB101 chiplet reportedly under evaluation as GB100 HPC GPU allegedly uses MCM design

The NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs are the company’s next-generation products coming to both HPC and gaming segments of the market. According to the previous leaks, the data center Blackwell GPUs could feature an MCM design. Kopite7kimi ha...

Fawad Murtaza, 19 Sep 2023 14:33

AMD is planning on rolling out FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 to the first supported games in early fall (autumn). (Image source: AMD)

Upscalers and perspectives: In offence of AMD's FSR 2.0

CheckMag Image upscaling techniques in games have been a huge step forward, enhancing graphics quality while optimising performance. While the promise of better-than-native-resolution image quality is only a reality in a few select cases -...

Matthew Lee, 17 Sep 2023 20:34

The GIGABYTE Windforce OC GeForce RTX 4070 has a GPU clock speed of 2,490 Mhz. (Source: GIGABYTE)

RTX 4070 vs RX 7800 XT battle to heat up as NVIDIA reportedly lowering GPU price to answer best-seller RX 7800 XT

The GeForce RTX 4070 may soon be getting a price cut according to the latest leak from Moore’s Law Is Dead. MLID alleges that NVIDIA will counter the Radeon RX 7800 XT by offering discounts on the RTX 4070. In fact, the company ha...

Fawad Murtaza, 14 Sep 2023 11:12

Double the HBM3E bandwidth (Image Source: Samsung)

Samsung and SK Hynix rumored to boost AI accelerator performance with the advent of the HBM4 DRAM standard

HBM4 could offer doubled 2048-bit bus width and a memory bandwidth of up to 2.3 TB/s if Samsung and SK Hynix manage to maintain the same number of memory stacks from the current HBM3E configurations.

Bogdan Solca, 13 Sep 2023 18:30

The RX 7600 utilizes the Navi 33 RDNA 3 GPU with 32 CU and 8 GB of VRAM. (Source: AMD)

PowerColor RX 7600 XT GPUs show up in EEC database with two VRAM configurations

AMD’s RDNA 3 lineup includes the flagship RX 7900 XTX, high-end RX 7900 XT, mid-range RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT, and budget RX 7600. Now, a slew of new GPU listings by PowerColor in the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) database sug...

Fawad Murtaza, 13 Sep 2023 14:09

The RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT pack 60 and 54 Compute Units respectively. (Source: AMD/MLID-edited)

Smash hit RX 7800 XT potentially had "best GPU launch of 2023" as card leads sales chart for its launch week at Mindfactory

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and the RX 7700 XT are Team Red’s newest mid-range RDNA 3 boards that went on sale starting September 6. According to the newest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead and TechEpiphany, the RX 7800 XT is a hot s...

Fawad Murtaza, 12 Sep 2023 11:39

NVIDIA would have distinguished the RTX 3090 SUPER with an all-black design. (Image source: @KittyYYuko)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER: Unreleased graphics card pictured nearly 2 years after rumoured cancellation

The design of the GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER Founders Edition has leaked online, nearly two years after NVIDIA ditched an Ampere SUPER refresh for the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. Not only does the leak highlight design differences between th...

Alex Alderson, 11 Sep 2023 23:58

Powerful specs in a thin and light chassis (Image Source: Acer)

Deal | Acer Swift X 16 with 3.2K OLED display, Ryzen 9 7940HS and RTX 4050 discounted down to US$1,299.99

The new thin and light 16-incher from Acer features premium features such as dual USB4 connectors, microSD card reader, fingerprint reader along with the impressive 3200x2000 OLED panel. This model integrates 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 ...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Sep 2023 14:20

Powered by AMD's Phoenix mobile APUs. (Image Source: XMG)

XMG updates Apex 15 / 17 gaming laptops with AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and WQHD display

The XMG Apex series receives a significant performance boost with the addition of AMD's Ryzen 7 7840HS APUs that replace the previously installed Ryzen 7 7735HS. There is also a new WQHD display option and the 17-inch model now fe...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Sep 2023 14:00

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT packs 54 Compute Units, 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, and a boost clock of 2,544 MHz. (Source: AMD)

Cheaper RX 7700 XT convincingly outperforms RTX 4060 Ti and comes within striking distance of RTX 4070 in leaked 3DMark Time Spy Graphics score

AMD claimed in its launch presentation that the RX 7700 XT will be able to outperform the RTX 4060 Ti. While first-party performance claims should always be taken with skepticism, it seems that Team Red’s official numbers for the ...

Fawad Murtaza, 01 Sep 2023 12:51

Size comparable to a PCIe X1 connector (Image Source: PC World)

Asus details cable-free HPCE connector for video cards with 600+W TGP

The HPCE power connector standard presented by Asus appears to be an elegant solution that fixes melting power connector issues and cluttered PC case interiors. Employing a slot similar in size with a PCIe X1 interface, the HPCE s...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Aug 2023 16:57

59% larger touchpad (Image Source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte launches 16-inch G6 budget gaming laptop with Intel Raptor Lake CPUs and up to an Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU

The new G6 features a 16-inch display with 1920 x 1200 resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate. Processor options range from the latest i7 Raptor Lake to the older 12-th gen Alder Lake, while the GPU side supports up to an RTX 4060.

Bogdan Solca, 31 Aug 2023 16:19

Intel launched the Arc A750 and A770 desktop GPUs in October 2022. (Source: Intel)

Early Arc Battlemage samples allegedly miss performance target as flagship Battlemage BMG G10 is reportedly in active development

Intel is reportedly launching the Arc Battlemage GPUs sometime in 2024. Per the latest leak from RedGamingTech, the flagship Battlemage die, the BMG G10, could pack 54 Xe cores, 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, and a 256-bit wide memory bus. ...

Fawad Murtaza, 31 Aug 2023 09:39

The Exynos 2400's GPU isn't performing as expected (image via Samsung)

Exynos 2400: Xclipse 920 GPU lags behind Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's Adreno 750 due to RDNA 2 limitations

The Exynos 2400's RDNA 2-based Xclipse 940 GPU has its clocks readjusted from 1.7 GHz to 1.2 GHz due to limitations with the architecture. In its current state, it is 20-30% slower than Qualcomm's Adreno 750.

Anil Ganti, 30 Aug 2023 13:13

FSR 3 will be available on all GPUs from the Radeon RX 590 and GeForce GTX 10 series. (Image Source: AMD)

Frank Azor: Bethesda has our full support to integrate DLSS in Starfield, HYPR-RX with Fluid Motion Frames to launch in Q1 24 and is RDNA 3 dGPU and iGPU exclusive

AMD's Frank Azor confirmed that they are not holding back Bethesda from including support for DLSS in Starfield if they wish to. While all GPUs from the Radeon RX 590 and GeForce RTX 10 Series onwards can leverage AMD's upcoming F...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 28 Aug 2023 15:53

The RX 7800 XT reference model follows the design of the RX 7900 GPUs. (Source: AMD)

"Ample" RX 7700 XT and RX 7800 XT launch supply reported alongside RTX 4060 Ti price cut which might bring GPU down to sub-US$450

The RX 7800 XT and the RX 7700 XT supply at launch could be plentiful if the newest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead is accurate. The leaker alleges that AMD has been stockpiling Navi 32 dies and is only waiting for the “RDNA 2 sup...

Fawad Murtaza, 28 Aug 2023 13:09

The RTX 4060 Ti 8 and 16 GB cards have identical specifications except for VRAM. (Source: NVIDIA)

Imminent RTX 4060 Ti price drop reported as NVIDIA is allegedly adjusting rates to counter upcoming RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT

The RTX 4060 Ti might be getting a price drop according to a new leak from Moore's Law Is Dead. Per one of the leaker's "best NVIDIA sources", the company will drop prices of the RTX 4060 Ti in the coming weeks to compete with the...

Fawad Murtaza, 24 Aug 2023 12:40

Nvidia is positioning DLSS 3.5 ray reconstruction as a superior solution over the conventional ray tracing-denoising pipeline. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia shows off interactive NPCs and DLSS 3.5 ray reconstruction coming to all RTX GPUs this fall

During its Gamescom 2023 event, Nvidia demoed updates to its RTX technology stack. The company showed how developers can integrate AI-based tools such as Nvidia ACE and SteerLM to breathe new life into game NPCs and offer enhanced...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Aug 2023 09:44

XFX Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 6650XT CORE graphics card (Source: XFX)

Deal | XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6650XT CORE now 24% off on Amazon

Previously available for a list price of US$329.99, the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6650XT CORE graphics card is now down to its lowest price so far on Amazon thanks to a 24% discount. The US$250.62 temporary price tag makes ...

Codrut Nistor, 19 Aug 2023 08:18

The Navi 31 XTX GPU inside the RX 7900 XTX features a multi-chip design. (Source: AMD)

Flagship RDNA 4 Navi 4C GPU design leaks with complex multi-chip layout potentially incorporating up to 20 chiplets

Amidst reports of AMD canceling the high-end RDNA 4 SKUs, leaker Moore's Law Is Dead has revealed the design of the flagship Navi 4C GPU which could've have shown up in something like an RX 8900 XTX. The Navi 4C on display appears...

Fawad Murtaza, 16 Aug 2023 10:22

AMD supposedly made the decision of canceling the top-end RDNA 4 SKUs quite recently. (Source: profesionalreview.com)

High-end RDNA 4 GPUs allegedly canned to focus on RDNA 5 development as latter shows "exciting early performance projections"

AMD has reportedly canceled the high-end RDNA 4 offerings. The remaining SKUs, namely the Navi 43 and Navi 44, could be the only RX 8000 GPUs to release next year according to recent leaks. Serial leaker Tom of Moore's Law Is Dead...

Fawad Murtaza, 14 Aug 2023 22:17

The Nvidia Grace Hopper GH200 in dual configuration. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia aims to captialize on generative AI growth with launch of new Grace Hopper super chip, world's first with HBM3e RAM

Nvidia stock has exploded in 2023 with the rise of generative AI technology. The company is looking to double down its momentum in the server market with the launch of its latest Grace Hopper super chip, which is the first in the ...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 13 Aug 2023 12:10

Affordable RTX 4070 gaming system (Image Source: MSI)

Deal | MSI Katana 15.6-inch gaming laptop with Intel i7-12650H and RTX 4070 discounted to US$1,159.99

Newegg is discounting this model by ~23% and adds a bonus backpack while supplies last. Also included are 16 GB of DDR5 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage and an IPS FHD display with 144 Hz refresh rate.

Bogdan Solca, 11 Aug 2023 15:11

New information about the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT has emerged online (image via own)

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT show up on EEC website

Asrock has confirmed it has five mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs in the pipeline, two Radeon RX 7800 XT and three Radeon RX 7700 XT models. The former will feature 16 GB VRAM and the latter 12 GB. Both SKUs are expected to be announced in t...

Anil Ganti, 08 Aug 2023 21:23

Colorful to launch iGame RTX 4060 Ti Mini 16 GB single fan card

This model appears to be the shortest RTX 4060 Ti with 16 GB VRAM at just under 200 mm, but its 145 mm height will not be compatible with some of the more compact mini-ITX cases. There is also an 8 GB version, which does not featu...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Aug 2023 16:23

Deal | Lenovo Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 7745HX and RTX 4060 drops to US$1127.5

Other specs include 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a 16-inch IPS screen with 2560 x 1600 resolution and 165 Hz refrest rate, plus a robust port selection.

Bogdan Solca, 08 Aug 2023 15:57