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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 only game in town for low-power graphics in thin-and-light laptops. Six years later, the MX brand is seemingly abandoned to rot - what happened?

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 thermal compound for the processor and the dGPU, plus up to 96 GB DDR5 RAM.

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 Radeon RX 7800 XT and compared the performance in numerous games.

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 has seemingly confirmed the past reports by claiming that GB100 HPC chip is indeed based on multiple chiplets.

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 - usually because of poor temporal antialiasing (TAA) in the base game - the ability to turn lower resolutions into higher ones with minimal loss of visual fidelity is to be lauded, whether it be Nvidia's DLSS, Intel's XeSS, or AMD's FSR 2.

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 has reportedly already started doing so, as the GIGABYTE Windforce RTX 4070 can now be had for less than the launch MSRP.

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.

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 suggest that AMD might be preparing the RX 7600 XT, a potential contender sitting between the RX 7600 and the RX 7700 XT.

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 seller as it apparently went out of stock at various retailers on launch day and was the best-selling card on Mindfactory during the launch week.

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 the GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER and the eventual GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, but it also confirms earlier rumours that NVIDIA had been working on such a card.

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 RAM and 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, as well.

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 features liquid metal for cooling the processor and graphics card.

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 RX 7700 XT might not be far off as leaked 3DMark Time Spy Graphics score of the GPU places the board comfortably above the RTX 4060 Ti.

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 standard promises to deliver more than 600 W of power for the next gen flagship GPUs.

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.

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. The leaker alleges that early samples of the BMG G10 GPU aren’t hitting the performance targets due to hardware issues.

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.

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 FSR 3 tech, frame generation via Fluid Motion Frames will require RDNA 1 or a Turing card at the minimum.

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 supply to sell through before being released”. Additionally, it appears that NVIDIA will decrease the channel pricing of the RTX 4060 Ti to make the GPU more competitive vs the new Radeon boards.

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 RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT GPUs that AMD is expectedly revealing at Gamescom.

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 interactivity and liveliness. Nvidia also spoke about DLSS 3.5's ray reconstruction that overcomes some of the limitations of using a denoiser for more natural lighting and global illumination.

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 it quite a deal but still priced at the same level as most discounted RTX 3060s.

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 to be fairly complex potentially explaining why the company has supposedly canned the top-end designs.

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 claims that the cancelation is supposedly to speed up RDNA 5 development.

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 world to feature the latest HBM3e memory.

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.

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 the coming weeks.

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 feature a smaller shroud.

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.

Midrange boards with 8 GB VRAM are seemingly becoming a performance bottleneck, as YouTuber Daniel Owen has showcased a large performance delta between the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB and 16 GB in a slew of modern titles. For instance, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart appears to performs up to 34% better at 1080p on the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB vs the 8 GB model.

Multiple industry insiders say that AMD will not launch a high-end RDNA 4 GPU. Only SKUs featuring the mid-range Navi 43 and Navi 44 GPUs will be available.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is confirmed to feature 60 CUs and 16 GB of VRAM, according to a now-deleted listing on PowerColor's website. AMD said the graphics card will be launched sometime this quarter.

AMD’s cheapest RDNA 3 card, the RX 7600, has an MSRP of US$270. Folks that want something more affordable currently have no option but to shop for older GPUs. However, this might change with the RX 7500 specs of which have leaked out.

For reference, the RX 7900 XTX / XT cards are considered "ultra-enthusiast", so AMD is not launching something more powerful than the RX 7900 XTX. Not yet, at least. Instead, Team Red is most likely readying the launch for the RX 7800 and 7700 cards.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT use drastically less power when VRR is turned on at the driver level per a new report by ComputerBase. The publication happened on this curious behavior while attempting to measure power draw with a 4K 144 Hz monitor with Adaptive Sync turned on.

Nvidia's RTX 4090 (Laptop) is the unquestionable champion as AMD keeps paying more attention to the desktop segment. The fastest graphics card for laptops from AMD was only good for the 3rd place in our little list.

According to reports, NVIDIA has now decided to cancel the RTX 4090 Ti, which would have been the first outing for the company's full AD102 GPU. Now, what may well have been the cards' cooler design has emerged, revealing a quad slot design and a hidden third fan.

The A570M is supposed to cover the gap between existing models with similar performance to the Nvidia RTX 3060 and RTX 3070. On the other hand, the A530M could fit between the RTX 3050 and the RTX 3060.

AMD is reportedly gearing up to release new RDNA 3 GPUs in less than a month at Gamescom. According to Moore’s Law Is Dead, AMD is allegedly launching “at least” two new Radeon GPUs in Q3, possibly the RX 7800 and the RX 7700. The leaker has also leaked prices for the new boards alongside the RX 7900 MSRP.

Nvidia seems to have internally shelved plans of launching the RTX 4090 Ti with 18,176 CUDA cores, likely because there is no real threat to the RTX 4090's dominance from AMD. Instead, the company could introduce new RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 refreshes. We are also getting to know that the upcoming RTX 50 Blackwell could very well use a 512-bit memory interface.