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Desktop replacement mobile workstation weighing only 3.4 kg (Image Source: Schenker)

Schenker unveils KEY 17 Pro mobile workstation with Intel i9-13900HX and up to an RTX 4090 dGPU

Even though it is fairly light for a mobile workstation at 3.4 kg, Schenker's latest member of the KEY lineup packs powerful components that can easily replace large desktop powerhouses. At the heart of the new KEY 17 Pro lies Int...

Bogdan Solca, 16 Mar 2023 15:00

RTX 4070 is rumored to feature 12 GB of VRAM. (Source: Nvidia)

Absurd RTX 4070 MSRP reportedly 50% more vs RTX 3070 as leak points to AIB models entering RTX 4070 Ti territory

The eagerly anticipated RTX 4070 GPU is allegedly coming next month. Leaker Tom of the Moore’s Law Is Dead YouTube channel has revealed an unexpectedly high pricing target for the upcoming board. If MLID’s report ends up being tru...

Fawad Murtaza, 16 Mar 2023 08:17

AMD's RDNA3 iGPUs are comparable to Nvidia's 2019 lower-mid laptop dGPUs. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD's Radeon 780M iGPU beats the Nvidia GTX 1650 Max-Q laptop dGPU in new Geekbench test

This Geekbench test was performed on a 2.7 GHz Radeon 780M integrated with the Ryzen 7 7840HS APU, but there also is a 2.8 GHz version on the Ryzen 9 7940H that could come close to an Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti laptop dGPU.

Bogdan Solca, 15 Mar 2023 18:57

The RTX 4070 is rumored to have a 200 W TGP. (Source: Nvidia)

Shocking RTX 4070 desktop pricing might be imminent as Nvidia allegedly sets two embargo dates for GPU based on MSRP

Nvidia is reportedly getting ready to reveal the RTX 4070 desktop GPU next month. The card which is rumored to feature 5,888 CUDA cores, 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, and a 192-bit wide bus could go on sale starting April 13 if review em...

Fawad Murtaza, 15 Mar 2023 12:12

AMD decisively held back from developing a true RTX 4090 competitor

AMD intentionally held back from developing a 600 W, US$1,600 RDNA 3 equivalent for the RTX 4090, feels mainstream gamers can instead spend savings on other PC parts

AMD could have made an RTX 4090 competitor but chose not to in favor of a trade-off between price and competitive performance. AMD's rationale is that a 600 W card with a US$1,600 price tag is not a mainstream option for PC gamers...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Mar 2023 12:07

The AERO 14 and 16 OLED are unleashed. (Source: Gigabyte)

Aero 14 and 16 OLED: Updated Gigabyte creator laptops see a release to the market

Gigabyte Aero-series laptops are back in OLED form for 2023, rated to combine their Pantone-validated 16:10 displays with the latest 13th-gen Intel and RTX 40-series platforms in "featherweight" 14- or 16-inch builds. They are rea...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Mar 2023 17:45

A new GeForce RTX 3060 variant has shown up online (image via MSI)

Mystery GeForce RTX 3060 variant with upgraded memory and GPU spotted online

TechPowerUp's GPU database editor has stumbled upon a new GeForce RTX 3060 variant with GDDR6X memory and a GA104 GPU. Both are remarkable upgrades over the vanilla 3060, which uses a GA106 GPU and GDDR6 memory.

Anil Ganti, 07 Mar 2023 23:23

The Last of Us Part 1 arrives for PC on March 28 (image via Naughty Dog)

Updated | AMD graphics cards could soon come with a free copy of The Last of Us Part 1

Promotional material on Ebuyer suggests that current and last-gen AMD graphics cards will soon be bundled with a copy of The Last of Us Part 1. Eligible products include the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, 7900 XT and the entire Radeon RX 600...

Anil Ganti, 07 Mar 2023 18:31

Panther Lake could launch in 2025 with fast Xe3 iGPUs. (Image Source: iStock + Intel)

Intel GPU engineer leaks Panther Lake processor generation with Xe3-LPG GPUs

Beyond the Lunar Lake processors launching in 2024, Intel is apparently planning the 16th Core generation codenamed Panther Lake, at least according to the LinkedIn profile of an Intel GPU engineer. Panther Lake would also integra...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Mar 2023 16:02

Intel ARC A770 packs 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. (Source: Intel)

Noticeably better Intel ARC A770 performance showcased as updated drivers deliver 9% more average fps in DirectX 11/12 games

It would be fair to say that the Intel ARC GPUs launched in rough shape due to unoptimized drivers. Hardware Unboxed has now retested the ARC A770 with the driver version 4123 to see how much better the GPU has gotten over the mon...

Fawad Murtaza, 07 Mar 2023 11:35

A new budget-oriented gaming lineup (Image Source: Weibo)

Lenovo's GeekPro G5000 budget gaming laptops to feature 13th gen Intel i5 processors and up to an RTX 4060 dGPU

Lenovo also offers an RTX 4050 dGPU option with 95 W TGP, which, apparently is almost as fast as the 115 W RTX 4060, at least in 3DMark Time Spy. Additional specs include 1 TB of NVMe SSD storage and a 15.6-inch LCD display with 4...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Mar 2023 13:46

RTX 3080 mobile dGPU prices are falling. (Image Source: MSI)

Deal | MSI GP66 gaming laptop with RTX 3080 dGPU discounted down to US$1,599.99 at BestBuy

Other specs for the MSI GP66 model on sale include an Intel i7-11800H processor complemented by 16 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and 1 TB of NVMe SSD storage, plus a 240 Hz 15.6-inch display with 1080p resolution.

Bogdan Solca, 03 Mar 2023 16:24

The BFL is built around a 43-inch TV screen. (Image Source: YouTube)

YouTubers build a monster 43-inch gaming laptop

This wacky DIY project uses a 43-inch TV as its screen, and the computing power is provided via an Intel NUC 11 with i7-1165G7 processor and RTX 2060 dGPU that is hidden under the keyboard together with three high capacity batteri...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Mar 2023 18:22

Dual-GPU cards are still alive. (Image Source: Der8auer)

Dual-GPUs still alive: Apple-exclusive RDNA 2 Radeon Pro W6800X Duo beats AMD's RDNA 3 RX 7900 XTX and Nvidia's RTX 4080

The Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is available as a US$5,000 upgrade for Apple's Mac pro 2019 workstations. It surprisingly supports Crossfire as well, so two of these cards can be paired together, which, in theory, could wipe the floor w...

Bogdan Solca, 28 Feb 2023 17:36

Nvidia smartphone graphics soon? (Image Source: Frandroid)

MediaTek rumored to integrate Nvidia AI GPU in upcoming flagship smartphone SoC

Given the previous collaboration between the two companies on Arm-based Chromebook processors paired with GeForce GPUs, this rumor is not really far-fetched. RTX 4000-like performance on a smartphone would be nice, but AMD and Sam...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Feb 2023 17:18

The Neptune MBG6 should be available this spring. (Image source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM showcases new Neptune MBG6 mini-PC

MINISFORUM has previewed the Neptune MBG6, a mini-PC packed with a desktop-class AMD Ryzen processor and a discrete GPU. The combination should yield better gaming performance than its lower-powered laptop-class mini-PCs.

Alex Alderson, 23 Feb 2023 16:07

AMD's mid-range RDNA 3 graphics card may have been delayed (image via own)

AMD Radeon RX 7800, RX 7700, and RX 7600 tipped for a June 2023 launch

Desktop versions of the Radeon RX 7800, RX 7700, and RX 7600 have supposedly been delayed. AMD plans to launch the graphics card around China's 618 festival on June 18.

Anil Ganti, 23 Feb 2023 12:22

XMG PRO and FOCUS 2023 laptops (Image Source: XMG)

XMG refreshes PRO and FOCUS laptop lineups with Intel i9-13900HX CPUs and up to an RTX 4070 dGPU

Besides the updated processors and dGPUs, XMG also includes redesigned cooling solutions with more heat pipes and quieter fans, support for up to DDR5-5600 RAM modules and 240 Hz screens. The PRO lineup features slimmer chassis an...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Feb 2023 15:00

More AI power for the upcoming RDNA 4 GPUs (Image Source: profesionalreview.com)

AMD execs detail AI-powered technologies that could be implemented in the upcoming RDNA 4 gaming GPUs

Instead of limiting AI-powered processing to image quality improvements, AMD wants to utilize the RDNA 4 inference cores to make games more fun and life-like with better moving characters and more complex pathfinding. Image render...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Feb 2023 18:17

Three Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 variants are reportedly in the works (image via Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070: Mid-range graphics card could be launched in three flavours.

A new leak has spotted three GeForce RTX 4070 variants with 10 GB, 12 GB and 16 GB of video memory. The list, found on Gigabyte's website, doesn't reveal anything else about the graphics cards.

Anil Ganti, 20 Feb 2023 17:36

Somebody might want to ask GALAX "what's your game?" in regard to the RTX 3080 clearance price. (Image source: GALAX & Nvidia - edited)

GALAX clears out its RTX 3080 stock for US$699 oblivious of the fact that a new RTX 4070 Ti can be had for around US$850

GALAX has been promoting a clearance sale of its remaining GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB) graphics cards. The company is offering the boards, which have a “1-click” overclocking feature, at a price of US$699.99. However, it is possible ...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 Feb 2023 11:18

TSMC's 4 nm transistors are doing wonders for the mobile RTX 4090 GPU. (Imge Source: TechPowerUp)

Overclocked Nvidia mobile RTX 4090 GPU can beat even a desktop RTX 3090 Ti

Although the new mobile RTX 4090 GPU is still limited to 175 W TGP, it still manages to score slightly more points in 3DMar's Time Spy test over the 400+ W RTX 3090 Ti with a bit of tinkering. The generational leap in efficiency i...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Feb 2023 17:20

The white color scheme reminds of an Alienware model. (Image Source: MSI)

Deal | MSI Sword 15 laptop with Intel i7-12650H and RTX 3070 Ti dGPU drops to US$1,199 at BestBuy

Besides the RTX 3070 Ti dGPU, another excellent feature for this price point is the 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage solution. The 15.6-inch display is just decent with 1080p resolution and 144 Hz refresh rate.

Bogdan Solca, 16 Feb 2023 21:02

Mechrevo ignores Nvidia's US$999 MSRP. (Image Source: JD)

Mechrevo is pre-selling laptops with AMD Ryzen 7 7735H APUs and RTX 4060 dGPUs for US$875

The 16 K gaming laptop from Mechrevo also packs 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, 512 GB NVMe SSD storage, a 16-inch display with 16:10 aspect ratio, 2560 X 1600 resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate, plus an SD card reader.

Bogdan Solca, 16 Feb 2023 20:44

The AORUS RTX 4090 Gaming Box will be available later this year. (Image source: Gigabyte via VideoCardz)

New Gigabyte AORUS Gaming Box to offer liquid-cooled NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Gigabyte is preparing to release a next-generation AORUS Gaming Box. Based on pre-release marketing materials, the AORUS Gaming Box has fewer HDMI ports than its predecessor but an additional USB Type-C connection. Gigabyte will a...

Alex Alderson, 16 Feb 2023 18:27

AMD's RT implementation sees some improvements (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Adrenalin 23.2.1 GPU drivers discovered to improve RX 6000 ray tracing performance, but mostly in synthetic tests

The release notes for the latest AMD Adrenalin 23.2.1 drivers do not specifically mention ray tracing improvements for the RX 6000-series, but some Twitter users are reporting uplifts of almost 40% in 3DMark. These gains unfortuna...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Feb 2023 16:48

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory. (Source: Notebookcheck)

Deal | Deeply-discounted RTX 3070, RTX 3080, RTX 3080 Ti, and RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition GPUs hit Best Buy's clearance sale

Nvidia is expected to launch the RTX 40 mid-range GPUs in the coming months. However, for people who want a card right now, Best Buy has some Founders Edition RTX 30 cards at significant discounts. For instance, the RTX 3070 Found...

Fawad Murtaza, 15 Feb 2023 08:49

The GeForce RTX 4060 may be the only desktop graphics card based on the AD107 GPU. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: Desktop graphics card specifications leak online with 8 GB VRAM and AD107 GPU

Specifications for the desktop version of the GeForce RTX 4060 have surfaced online. Reputedly, the desktop-class card will match its laptop equivalent in most areas, with 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, an AD107 GPU and a 115 W TGP.

Alex Alderson, 14 Feb 2023 18:10

A fair price for the current market conditions (Image Source: Asus)

Asus ROG Strix G18 featuring Intel’s i9-13980HX and Nvidia’s RTX 4080 dGPU blows competing laptops out of the water with unbeatable US$2,499.99 launch price

Even though it costs at least US$400 less compared to similar configurations from other competitors, the Asus ROG Strix G18 still offers the faster CPU and there are no compromises when it comes to performance, as it integrates th...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Feb 2023 15:40

ThunderRobot Zero laptop features an Intel Core i9-13900HX and a GeForce RTX 4060 laptop GPU. (Source: Zhongzheng Evaluations on YouTube)

Impressive RTX 4060 laptop GPU performs on par with RTX 3070 Ti laptop and beats RTX 3060 mobile by 27% in preliminary review

The RTX 4060 laptop GPU is set to appear later this month. Based on the AD107 “Lovelace” GPU, the card packs 3,072 CUDA cores, 8 GB of VRAM, a 128-bit memory bus, and a TGP of up to 115 W. Although Nvidia has yet to lift the embar...

Fawad Murtaza, 14 Feb 2023 07:33

Ampere mobile workstation GPU (Image Source: Ebay)

Unannounced Nvidia Ada-based mobile workstation GPUs get leaked in MSI driver

Four upcoming laptop-grade professional GPUs based on the Ada Lovelace architecture were spotted by LaptopVideo2Go in a recent MSI driver build. Top-of-the-line would be the RTX 5000 model that is rumored to be based on the same A...

Bogdan Solca, 09 Feb 2023 16:30

Rare 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 card currently auctions for US$14,100 on Ebay

This legendary quad-GPU prototype that never saw commercial availability is said to be part of a later development batch that had most of the pre-production bugs ironed out. On top of that, the seller claims this card was reworked...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Feb 2023 20:13

Nvidia's AD106 GPU has been benchmarked online (image via Nvidia)

Mystery Nvidia graphics card with uncut AD106 GPU fails to impress in leaked benchmarks

A Chiphell user pitted Nvidia's upcoming AD106 GPU against the last-gen GA104 and TU104. While the Ada Lovelace silicon easily outperformed its Turning-based counterpart, the same can't be said for Ampere.

Anil Ganti, 05 Feb 2023 03:45

Last-gen AMD Radeon graphics cards will get new drivers soon (image via AMD)

AMD executive says new drivers for Radeon RX 6000 series will be released in the next two weeks

AMD's Frank Azor has promised new drivers for gamers with Radeon RX 6000 series (and older) hardware. The update is slated to arrive in two weeks and might not have anything for the current-gen Radeon RX 7000 SKUs, although AMD pr...

Anil Ganti, 03 Feb 2023 22:44

AD107 RTX 4050/4060 die shot (Image Source: MLID)

NVIDIA RTX 4070 and RTX 4050/4060 laptop GPU die shots get leaked along with increased prices

Moore's Law Is Dead leaks AD106 and AD107 die shots complete with size and starting price estimates. The new chips appear to be significantly smaller than their previous gen counterparts, but this is to be expected from GPUs produ...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Feb 2023 14:38

The Nvidia RTX 6000 workstation GPU features a near-complete AD102 die. (Image Source: u/Healthy-Blood-54 on Reddit)

Nvidia RTX 6000 with 18,176 CUDA cores and 300 W TDP 15% slower than RTX 4090 in 3DMark Time Spy

A Redditor posted Time Spy scores from an RTX 6000 workstation GPU. The RTX 6000 sports a near-complete AD102 die with 18,176 CUDA cores and managed scores that are about 15% lower than an average RTX 4090 (after a Windows update)...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 03 Feb 2023 00:47

The RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX launched with US$899 and US$999 MSRPs. (Source: Notebookcheck)

AMD RX 7800 XT specs and performance leak alongside hardware details for RX 7700 XT and RX 7600/XT

RedGamingTech has revealed hardware specifications and performance estimates of the upcoming mid-range RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT, and RX7600/XT. The purported specifications of the RX 7800 XT and the RX 7600/XT appear to have been sc...

Fawad Murtaza, 02 Feb 2023 17:59

Intel's upcoming Xe 2 graphics architecture will focus only on iGPUs and discrete cards

Instead of modifying the Xe 2 architecture for the low power, gaming, datacenter and HPC market segments, Intel is planning to increase cost-efficiency and reduce segmentation, focusing only on integrated (LPG) and discrete (HPG) ...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Feb 2023 17:10

Console-size mini PC with laptop-grade components. (Image Source: AliExpress)

Chatreey readies console-size G2 mini PC with Intel i9-12900H processor and RTX 3050 dGPU

Resembling a mini PS5, the Chatreey G2 can be configured with i7-12700H or i9-12900H processors and an RTX 3050 dGPU, plus up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and up to 4 TB of storage. Prices range between US$687 and US$1,194.

Bogdan Solca, 01 Feb 2023 15:54

New evidence of the Nvidia Titan RTX Ada's existence has emerged online (image via MEGAsizeGPU on Twitter)

Nvidia Titan RTX Ada engineering sample spotted online with 48 GB of GDDR6 VRAM

Nvidia could still be testing its supposedly shelved Titan RTX Ada graphics cards in India, as confirmed by a recent shipping manifest. It bore a familiar PG137 EB2 SKU0000 codename and packed 48 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Anil Ganti, 31 Jan 2023 23:37

THe first RTX 4090 laptop available for pre-order on Amazon (Image Source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte's AORUS 17X gaming laptop with i9-13900HX CPU and RTX 4090 GPU now up for pre-orders on Amazon

The AORUS 17X can now be pre-ordered for US$3,899. The configuration includes a 17.3-inch 1440p display with 240 Hz refresh rate, Intel's i9-13900HX processor, an RTX 4090 GPU, 32 GB DDR5-5600 and 2 TB of SSD storage.

Bogdan Solca, 31 Jan 2023 20:33

Predator-branded AMD Radeon cards are coming later this year. (Image Source: Acer)

Acer rumored to become AMD AIB partner and launch Predator Radeon 7000 cards later this year

A new GPU AIB maker backed by Acer's expertise could prove beneficial for the market as a whole. However, rumor has it that the Predator cards will not feature any Nvidia GPUs any time soon, focusing only on intel and AMD models a...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Jan 2023 19:45

The GeForce RTX 4070 could have a two-slot design. (Source: Nvidia)

Massively-increased RTX 4070 clock speeds could see the card boost 43% more than the RTX 3070

The rumor mill has it that the RTX 4070 will match or slightly exceed the RTX 3080 in rasterization performance. One of the primary contributors to the performance bump is likely the significantly increased base and boost clock sp...

Fawad Murtaza, 31 Jan 2023 19:34

The RTX 4090 FE launched with an MSRP of US$1,600. (Source: Notebookcheck, MLID-edited)

Slowing RTX 4090 sales and smash hit RX 7900 XTX could cause Nvidia some concern as report claims last-gen GPUs dominate sales

Serial hardware leaker Tom of Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID) has published a video claiming that although the RTX 4090 continues to sell well, the sales are losing momentum. The leaker also alleges that the RX 7900 XTX cards are movin...

Fawad Murtaza, 31 Jan 2023 12:21