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The RTX 40 SUPER and RX 7600 XT GPUs are slated to be released later this month. According to serial leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, the launch supply of the RX 7600 XT will be pretty good while the RTX 4070 SUPER will also enjoy good availability. However, the RTX 4080 SUPER and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER could be much harder to buy at launch.

Nvidia RTX 40 Super series cards are over the horizon. The earliest launch, which is for the GeForce RTX 4070 Super, is set for January 17. But Newegg and BestBuy have already listed the factory-overclocked models, revealing the pricing information of custom GPUs.

AMD promises nothing less than frame generation for (almost) all games on January 24, when Fluid Motion Frame Generation will finally accompany the stable drivers for the Radeon RX 6000 and RX 7000 series. This is expected to result in significantly higher frame rates, also in conjunction with the Radeon 780M iGPU.

The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super offers the complete AD103 die at 10,240 CUDA cores compared to 9,728 cores in the original RTX 4080. The RTX 4080 Super offers a slightly faster 16 GB GDDR6X VRAM and operates at the same 320 W TGP as the RTX 4080 while costing US$200 less.

The Studio and Evo variants share the same chassis and most of the features. However, the Studio variant is slightly heavier as it can be equipped with up to an RTX 4070 dGPu from Nvidia, while the Evo one only relies on the integrated Intel Arc from the Meteor Lake processors.

18-inch laptops are seeing increased adoption and MSI is now adding such a model to the Creator lineup among others. Along with the Tiatn 18HX, the CreatorPro X18 HX is said to be the world's first to feature the new 18-inch 3840 x 2400 MiniLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate. It also supports up to 128 GB DDR5 RAM and comes with Nvidia RTX 3500 / 5000 Ada generation professional GPUs.

The refreshed Z17 HX is powered by up to an Intel Core i9 14900HX CPU complemented by up to 64 GB DDR5 RAM and a PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD. Highlights also include a 17-inch 2560 x 1600 IPS touchscreen with MSI Pen 2 support, dual Thunderbolt 4 connectors, Wi-Fi 7 and the new SD Express card reader.

The most advanced AI laptops from the Creator lineup come with 16-inch 4K screens, intel Core Ultra 7 or 9 processors, up to an RTX 4090 dGPU, Wi-Fi 7 and solid security features including a fingerprint sensor, all in a lightweight chassis.

AMD has announced four new desktop APUs at CES 2024. They feature an interesting mix of Zen 4 and Zen 4c CPU cores and RDNA 3 iGPUs. All but one model will be purchasable on January 31.

AMD's new Radeon RX 7600 XT is now official. It is essentially a Radeon RX 7600 with more VRAM, higher clocks and TDP. One can purchase it starting on January 24.

NVIDIA is reportedly announcing the RTX 40 SUPER GPUs on January 8 with CUDA core increases and clock speed enhancements, among others. According to the latest leak by Moore’s Law Is Dead, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and the RTX 4070 SUPER could retain the prices of their RTX 40 siblings while the RTX 4080 SUPER could end up becoming a direct competitor to the RX 7900 XTX.

Consisting of RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 4070 SUPER, the RTX 40 SUPER series is expected to bring some nice, if not revolutionary, upgrades over the vanilla RTX 40 cards with potential price adjustments. Per specifications leaked by VideoCardz, all three GPUs will get increased core counts, base clocks, and 12VHPWR power connectors. In the case of the RTX 4080 SUPER and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, NVIDIA is also allegedly improving the memory profile of the boards with more bandwidth.

CheckMag The RTX 2080, the GTX 780, the GTX 580, the GTX 480 and the GTX 280 all sported a TBP of around 240 W, as the table below shows, while the GTX 1080, the GTX 980 and the GTX 680 were even humbler at under 200 W. With the RTX 3080 and the RTX 4080, Nvidia went out of its way to deliver performance at all costs. It is thus reasonable to expect next-gen RTX cards to be closer to the planet Earth in terms of power consumption, meaning an outstanding increase in CUDA core counts or in clock speeds is pretty much out of the question.

With Meteor Lake, Intel's iGPU processors have received significant improvements for the first time since 2020. The Arc iGPUs even manage to sometimes outperform the Radeon RX 780M found in some AMD processors. For the Acer Swift Go, this primarily means a solid improvement in the area of 3D performance.

Reports revolving around Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB have been circulating for quite a while now. Well, the GPU has just made its silent debut. It has been spotted on a Russian retail website, which gave away some key details of the graphics card. Reportedly, there will also be fanless models available from Palit.

According to the latest RTX 50 release date and performance leak from Moore’s Law Is Dead, NVIDIA can launch the new GPU architecture as soon as Q4 2024 with a performance bump that is not as impressive as what the RTX 40 series brought over the RTX 30 in pure rasterization.

Many users of RTX 40 series GPUs, especially the RTX 4090, are still reporting the power cables burning and melting problem. This issue can be avoided with a secure connection, which requires a minimum space of 35 mm between the connector and the first bend. To make it easier to ensure this, Seasonic has recommended using a hair dryer to pre-bend the cables before installing the card.

The Aorus 15 YE5 comes at a budget price, however, it features a true high-end graphics card, namely Nvidia's previous-gen flagship. Our review showed that the laptop is in no way a thing of the past as a result of this component or any of its other parts.

Nvidia plans to launch the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB sometime in February 2024. It will permanently replace the 8 GB version and come with a sub-$ $200 price tag.

A new leak has identified seven official embargo dates relating to NVIDIA's RTX 40 SUPER series refresh. Starting on January 8 and ending on January 31, the same leak also reveals the SKU numbers for the RTX 4070 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and RTX 4080 SUPER.

Gigabyte has confirmed that 2024 versions of the AORUS 17 and 15 are on the way, and that, furthermore, they will be "Intel Core Ultra 7"-powered laptops. They are also touted to land as high-refresh rate gaming machines with custom cooling technology for their RTX 4000-series graphics. The AORUS-series PCs are also backed to come with extra AI features in this upcoming generation.

CheckMag As DX12 Ultimate becomes more ubiquitous, with even integrated GPUs featuring RT support now, it's time to wave goodbye to the trusty old GTX/GT/GS/GTS series and embrace the new era.

After the official announcement happening at CES '24 on January 8, Nvidia is rumored to spread the release schedule for the RTX 4000 Super cards throughout the remainder of January.

For those of you who aren’t satisfied by the 3D performance of your gaming handhelds or mini-PCs, the GPD G1 can give you significantly more power. But you’ll need a USB4 or an OCuLink port to use the device.

Performance-wise, the G4 Edge is even faster than similar laptop configurations thanks to the beefier cooling system. However, the port side is missing TB4 / USB4 connectivity and, despite the improved cooling solution, the CPU can get a bit hot.

Earlier this week, Ubisoft unveiled a rich set of command line parameter options available for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The hidden quality level Unobtainium barely works with today's high-end GPUs and was designed to deliver a video quality level in line with the capabilities expected from future video cards.

CheckMag Gaming frames may get all the hype and excitement on the internet, but when the enterprise world has orders of magnitude more money to throw around, the world of interconnects and accelerators is far more important.

Unlike other budget models that sacrifice build and screen quality, the Nitro 16 offers a good display plus features that are rarely seen at such low prices, such as a USB4 connector and a microSD card reader. The RTX 4070 is also maxed out at 140 W.

It turns out that Google may have brought noticeable gaming performance improvements to its current flagships through a new GPU kernel driver. Distributed through its latest monthly update, the new GPU kernel driver has been shown to provide better framerates for the likes of the Pixel 8 Pro in demanding games like Genshin Impact.

NVIDIA is reportedly gearing up to release a cut-back version of the RTX 4090 exclusively for China next month. Termed the RTX 4090D or “Dragon”, the GPU allegedly employs an AD102-250 chip, a lower power limit than the RTX 4090, and fewer CUDA cores.

AMD is now offering Adrenalin Edition 23.12.1 globally, an update that introduces various bug fixes and support for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, as well as a UI overhaul. The release also sees the introduction of HYPR-RX Eco, a software package that AMD claims can reduce power consumption by over two-thirds in some cases.

While the CPU and dGPU offer excellent value for this price, do not expect too much from the build quality and the display, as this is still a budget-oriented system after all. Also worth mentioning are the DDR5-5200 speeds on the 16 GB RAM and the 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

A new rumour says Nvidia plans to stop production of the 8 GB GeForce RTX 3050 desktop variant. It will be replaced by the 6 GB version and come with a price cut.

Galax has managed to fit the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with 16 GB GDDR6 into a housing that is just 2 centimeters thin, making the graphics card perfect for particularly compact gaming computers.

Industry sources close to The Elec claim that Samsung is acquiring packaging equipment from Japanese company Shinkawa in order to produce HBM3 RAM and interposers for the upcoming Blackwell AI accelerators. TSMC is still producing the GPU chips, however.

When it comes to low-cost laptops, customers naturally want to know what compromises and savings the manufacturer has made in order to reach the low price. During our test, we performed the same thing. We'll summarize the results for you.

Nvidia has announced that the availability of RTX technology has reached a total of 500 games and applications. To mark this milestone, Nvidia is planning on some special giveaways, which include a $500 gift card and other freebies.

Letting the Nvidia card do the rendering with Frame Gen and passing the resulting output through AFMF on the AMD card that is connected to the display, the average fps in Cyberpunk can be boosted by 290%. However, in some games, the 1% lows show dramatic drops due to AFMF not working properly.

A new leak says Nvidia plans to launch a new graphics card to comply with US sanctions. It will be called the GeForce RTX 4090 D and will cost the same as the original.

Other specs include 16 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage, 15.6-inch 1080p 144 Hz IPS display and a full-size SD card reader. Walmart also throws in a free 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

CheckMag The Steam Deck and Proton have done a lot for gaming on Linux. Users that were once tied to Windows for gaming now have multiple options for breaking free. Here are some of the best Linux distributions for getting your Windows-free game on.

One-Netbook is gearing up to release the ONEXGPU, a ONEXPLAYER-branded eGPU that houses an AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT like the GPD G1. Not only will One-Netbook's equivalent ship with an M.2 2280 slot and RGB lighting, but it will also undercut the GPD G1 with a US$599 starting price.

Besides the subpar screen that is expected from budget-oriented models, this configuration packs 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM and 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage. The RTX 4070 dGPU is limited to 105 W TGP, but that is close enough to the optimal 115 W.

Included with this configuration are 16 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage and a 16.1-inch 1080p 165 Hz IPS screen. The RTX 4070 dGPU option is also discounted to US$1,189.99.

New Linux driver patches introduce RISC-V kernel-mode FPU support for AMD's latest GPUs. The patches should soon be included as part of the Linux 6.8 kernel, offering out-of-the-box support for high-end x86 GPUs on SiFive's motherboards.

AMD is reportedly releasing the RDNA 4 GPUs in Q3 of next year. Reports have claimed that the company has scrapped the high-end RDNA 4 cards to ramp up the development of the RDNA 5. Moore’s Law Is Dead has recently alleged some more information regarding the RX 8000 GPUs including performance and pricing details.

ZOTAC has started its Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2023 event with deals on cards based on more or less up-to-date NVIDIA graphics. They include an RTX 4070 Ti AMP AIRO with a Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse customization kit, not to mention a 12GB Twin Edge based on the RTX 3060 for under US$270.

This TUF A15 version also packs 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM and a 512 GB PCie 4.0 SSD, as well as a 15.6-inch display with 1080p resolution and 144 Hz refresh rate. At this price point, it is among the few models to include a USB4 connector.