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I7-12700H systems almost hitting the US$1000 mark (Image Source: Lenovo)

Deal | Lenovo Legion 5i with Intel i7-12700H and RTX 3060 discounted down to US$1099

Besides the efficient 14-core i7-12700H and the 140 W RTX 3060 dGPU, the discounted Legion 5i offers 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a Thunderbolt 4 port and a 15.6-inch IPS display with 1080p resolution an...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Dec 2022 17:00

RTX 4070 Ti is allegedly a rebadged RTX 4080 12 GB. (Source: Nvidia)

Seemingly final RTX 4070 Ti release date leaks: Nvidia could launch the supposedly rebranded RTX 4080 12 GB on January 5

Following the cancelation of the RTX 4080 12 GB, many speculated that Nvidia could launch the card as an RTX 4070-class GPU soon. It looks like Nvidia is going to do exactly that as a countdown timer appeared and then disappeared ...

Fawad Murtaza, 06 Dec 2022 12:35

Nvidia could slash the GeForce RTX 4080's price in the coming weeks (image via own)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 could get a much-needed price cut soon

A report from MyDrivers says Nvidia plans to adjust the GeForce RTX 4080's MSRP in mid-December. Nvidia wants to make the graphics card a more attractive buy right around when the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is due to hit shelves.

Anil Ganti, 05 Dec 2022 16:10

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has been benchmarked on Geekbench (image via Asus)

Updated | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX fails to impress in first Geekbench run

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has been benchmarked on Geekbench's OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks, where it scores 150,372 and 91,652 points, respectively. Both scores are slower than the last-gen Radeon RX 6900 XT and miles behind Nvid...

Anil Ganti, 05 Dec 2022 14:00

The RTX 3060 8 GB is an RTX 3060 in name only. (Image source: NVIDIA)

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB: New mid-range NVIDIA GPU shown to offer 35% less performance than original 12 GB model

NVIDIA's latest mid-range graphics card has arrived, with the company electing to re-run the RTX 3060 rather than offering up an Ada Lovelace-based model. While the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB contains the same GA106 GPU as its 12 GB si...

Alex Alderson, 03 Dec 2022 13:05

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 overtakes the GeForce GTX 1060 as the popular graphics card among Steam users. (Image source: NotebookCheck)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 overtakes GeForce GTX 1060 as most popular GPU in Steam November 2022 hardware survey

A new graphics card has risen to the top of Steam's latest hardware survey. Surprisingly, the GeForce GTX 1650 now ranks as the most used graphics card on Steam, despite the plethora of graphics cards that NVIDIA has released sinc...

Alex Alderson, 02 Dec 2022 21:14

The RTX 6000 Ada Generation is considerably more expensive than the RTX A6000 it replaces. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation: Retailer pricing points to imminent release for AD102-based workstation GPU

It seems that NVIDIA is preparing to finally release the RTX 6000 Ada Generation, having introduced the graphics card in September. The RTX A6000 Ada Generation features a larger AD102 die than the GeForce RTX 4090 with over 18,00...

Alex Alderson, 01 Dec 2022 17:45

XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE video card (Source: XFX)

Deal | XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE now 31% off on Amazon

With a list price of US$519.99, the XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE graphics card is now down at US$359.99 on Amazon. This custom design comes with three double ball bearing fans alongside the ability to work as a...

Codrut Nistor, 30 Nov 2022 16:46

Radeon RX 7900 XTX is AMD's answer to the RTX 4080. (Source: AMD)

Revised Navi 31-based RX 7990 XTX, RX 7950 XTX, and RX 7950 XT with up to 3.6 GHz clock speeds and 3D V-Cache could be in the works

Before AMD revealed the RDNA 3 architecture, there were widespread rumors of RDNA 3 GPUs reaching >3 GHz clock speeds. But the actual boost frequencies of the RX 7900 XT and the RX 7900 XTX are considerably below 3 GHz. The latest...

Fawad Murtaza, 30 Nov 2022 10:16

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC video card (Source: MSI)

Deal | MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC is 46% off on Amazon

Combining a trusted dual-fan arrangement with a performance-focused rigid industrial design, the MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC video card has a boost core clock speed of up to 2620 MHz. This VR Ready piece of hardware featu...

Codrut Nistor, 29 Nov 2022 16:53

GDDR6W die with 512 I/O pins (Image Source: Samsung)

Samsung presents GDDR6W standard with doubled capacity over GDDR6X and bandwidth that almost matches HBM2E

Thanks to the new FOWLP production process, the GDDR6W dies have the same size as the GDDR6X ones, but come with 32 Gb capacity instead of 16 Gb and the I/O pin count is also doubled. System-level bandwidth can reach 1.4 TB/s with...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Nov 2022 14:59

Gigabyte has certified multiple upcoming graphics cards from the RTX 40 and RX 7000 series. (Image source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte certifies NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti along with various upcoming RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX cards

Gigabyte has pointed to fresh desktop graphics card releases. Based on recent regulatory body filings, NVIDIA is working toward launching the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, while AMD will make reference cards available to its board partners...

Alex Alderson, 28 Nov 2022 23:15

RTX 4080 Founders Edition has an MSRP of US$1,199. (Source: 3DCenter,Nvidia-edited)

RTX 4080 review roundup suggests 33% faster 4K performance, 39% better perf/W, and 31% worse perf/price for the GPU vs RTX 3080

The RTX 4080 is one-half of the Lovelace duo that Nvidia unveiled on September 20. The GPU comes with 9,728 CUDA cores, 16 GB of VRAM with a base clock of 2.21 GHz and a boost clock of 2.51 GHz. 3DCenter has now compiled launch re...

Fawad Murtaza, 28 Nov 2022 10:28

Samsung adds Nvidia, Qualcomm and IBM to its 3 nm customer list, despite abysmal yields

To improve the 3 nm yields that are barely reaching 20%, Samsung started working with US-based company Silicon Frontline Technology that specializes in electrostatic discharge prevention methods. Samsung is also developing a secon...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Nov 2022 15:01

Deal | Get the MSI Mech Radeon RX 6600 8GB for only US$190

At US$189.99, AMD's Radeon RX 6600 cards offer the best bang for the buck, as they crush the similarly-priced Nvidia competitors, plus they come bundled with two free games.

Bogdan Solca, 24 Nov 2022 12:12

Nvidia announced the RTX 4080 on September 20. (Source: eBay/Tom's Hardware,Nvidia-edited)

Scalped RTX 4080 GPUs are apparently selling 3x worse than RTX 4090 cards on eBay

Although the RTX 4080 brings a big performance bump over the RTX 3080, it costs US$500 more for the Founders Edition SKU. Owing to this price bump, reports have suggested that the card isn’t selling as well as the RTX 4090. The la...

Fawad Murtaza, 24 Nov 2022 10:12

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 went on sale on November 16. (Source: Nvidia)

AMD and Nvidia reportedly lose market share in Q3 2022 as GPU shipments suffer massive 25% year-over-year decline

According to the latest report from Jon Peddie Research, GPU shipments in Q3’22 vs Q2’22 have fallen to an extent not seen since the 2009 economic downturn. The total shipments for graphics boards are also down 25.1% compared to Q...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 Nov 2022 12:43

The GeForce RTX 4080 came under some humorous scrutiny in the video from Bitwit. (Image source: Bitwit - edited)

YouTuber burns Nvidia by building AMD-based gaming rig with Ryzen 5 5600X and Radeon RX 6800 XT for less than an RTX 4080 at MSRP

The popular YouTuber Kyle Hansen (Bitwit) has posted a new video showing how he managed to build a respectable gaming PC on a lower budget than the MSRP for Nvidia’s unloved GeForce RTX 4080. The rig features an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X ...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Nov 2022 21:56

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has received an important memory update (image via Zotac)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti desktop graphics card upgraded with faster GDDR6X memory modules

Nvidia's board partners have confirmed future iterations of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will replace its 14 Gbps GDDR6 memory with faster 19 Gbps GDDR6X modules, resulting in over 30% memory bandwidth.

Anil Ganti, 22 Nov 2022 07:32

Smartphones, graphics cards, laptops and processors could get remarkably more expensive in the coming months (image via TSMC)

Next-gen electronics could be a lot more expensive as TSMC's 3 nm wafers cost US$20,000 apiece

A report from Digitimes says wafers produced on TSMC's upcoming N3 family (N3E, N3P, N3X) cost US$20,000 per unit. The additional costs will almost certainly be passed on to end users, resulting in more expensive smartphones, grap...

Anil Ganti, 22 Nov 2022 06:46

Newegg currently has the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6700 on sale for US$299 (Image: Sapphire)

Deal | Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6700 with 10GB GDDR6 VRAM drops below US$300 in latest GPU sale

Sapphire's well-performing variant of the popular AMD Radeon RX 6700 desktop GPU has reached prices of more than US$1,000 at the height of the cryptomining boom, but patient gamers can now order this mid-range graphics card for un...

Enrico Frahn, 21 Nov 2022 21:41

RTX 4080 is up to 39% speedier than the RTX 3090 in 3DMark. (Source: Nvidia)

Abysmal RTX 4080 sales supposedly leave retailers with lots of cards in stock as buyers appear to want RTX 4090 instead

GeForce RTX 4080 went on sale on November 16 with an MSRP of US$1,199. As it turns out, the high price tag may be putting consumers off as the newest report from hardware leaker Tom of the Moore’s Law Is Dead YouTube channel alleg...

Fawad Murtaza, 21 Nov 2022 11:32

Nvidia Ada RTX 4000 mobile GPUs seem to offer significant gains over Ampere mobile. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia Ada RTX 4080 Ti mobile and RTX 4070 mobile score significant leads over the RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU in leaked Time Spy benchmark

We are now getting to see Time Spy scores for Nvidia's upcoming Ada RTX 4000 mobile GPUs, and the purported RTX 4080 Ti mobile leads the pack with scores that are 30% higher than the RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU. It is not clear whether...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Nov 2022 17:29

The RTX 40 series has got off to a rough start. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA releases fix for blank screen issues when booting GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 4090

NVIDIA has issued a firmware update to resolve a problem with the new GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 4090. Rolling out via the Firmware Update Tool v1.2, the change needed could not be applied with a driver update.

Alex Alderson, 18 Nov 2022 09:23

A melted 12VHPWR power connector. (Source: igor's Lab)

GeForce RTX 4090 power connector meltdown analysis paints improper insertion and debris inside the connector as chief culprits

After extensively analyzing and testing the 12VHPWR connectors, Gamers Nexus has now published a detailed video expounding on the potential causes of the RTX 4090 cable meltdowns. The findings conclude that the 12VHPWR cables can ...

Fawad Murtaza, 18 Nov 2022 08:50

The laptop variant of the GeForce RTX 4050 has shown up online (image via Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 laptop graphics card is up to 30% faster than its predecessor on Puget Bench

The laptop version of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 has shown up on Puget Bench. Its GPU score maxed out at 57.4, over 30% faster than the GeForce RTX 3050's score of 43. The graphics card was running in a Samsung laptop with an Int...

Anil Ganti, 17 Nov 2022 09:14

Manli released a new RTX 3060 SKU with 8 GB of VRAM in October. (Source: Manli)

GeForce RTX 4060 could be 20% faster than the RTX 3060 with a bigger price tag and lower power consumption

After the launch of flagship RTX 40 models from Nvidia, the wait has begun for affordable RTX 4060 SKUs that are expected to start showing up next year. The latest report about the GeForce RTX 4060 claims that the card will have 2...

Fawad Murtaza, 17 Nov 2022 09:04

Scalper prices for the GeForce RTX 4080 have already gone way beyond US$2,000. (Image source: Nvidia/Unsplash - edited)

Obnoxious GeForce RTX 4080 scalper prices close in on double Nvidia's MSRP of US$1,199 on launch day

Numerous variants of the GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card have found their way into the hands of unscrupulous scalpers, with prices on eBay already skipping past the US$2,300 mark. Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 4080 with a startin...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Nov 2022 23:36

AMD promises to deliver a better price-to-performance ratio than NVIDIA with the Radeon RX 7900 series. (Image source: AMD & NVIDIA - edited)

AMD finally compares Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and shares new gaming benchmarks

AMD may have announced the Radeon RX 7900 series a few weeks ago, but it has taken the company until now to reveal how its latest offerings compare against the RTX 4080, NVIDIA's latest Ada Lovelace architecture card. Unsurprising...

Alex Alderson, 16 Nov 2022 13:33

Nvidia initially revealed two versions of the RTX 4080 but later cancelled the 12 GB variant. (Source: Nvidia)

"Laughable" RTX 4080 stock levels hinted at launch while the RX 7900 XT and XTX supply could be much better vs the RTX 4090

The RTX 4080 will be up for sale starting today. Compared to the RTX 4090, the latest rumors suggest the GPU is in short supply at major retailers. On the other hand, the RDNA 3-based RX 7900 XT and the RX 7900 XTX are expected to...

Fawad Murtaza, 16 Nov 2022 11:10

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE in review. (Image Source: Nvidia)

First Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition benchmarks: Easily edges past RTX 3090 Ti and RX 6950 XT

Our first Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE benchmarks are here. While full reviews of the RTX 4090 FE and RTX 4080 FE are underway, these benchmarks indicate that Nvidia's AD103 GPU performs significantly faster than the RTX 3080 Ti whi...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 15 Nov 2022 15:57

The 51Risc RTX 3070 TiM GPU retails cheaper than the RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition. (Image Source: Aliexpress)

Forged 51Risc RTX 3070 TiM brings RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU to the desktop, US$67 cheaper than original RTX 3060 Ti FE MSRP

A small Chinese GPU maker, 51Risc, is now offering the RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU as a desktop PCIe card. The misleading branding, which says RTX 3070 TiM, actually compares to and is US$69 cheaper than the RTX 3060 Ti at MSRP. The RT...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 Nov 2022 18:49

Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT Eagle 12G video card (Source: Gigabyte)

Deal | Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT Eagle 12G gets a 30 percent discount on Amazon

Featuring Gigabyte's WINDFORCE 3X cooling system with alternate spinning fans, the Radeon RX 6700 XT Eagle 12G graphics card has a maximum boost clock of 2581 MHz and features two HDMI 2.1 and two DP 1.4a outputs. Thanks to Amazon...

Codrut Nistor, 12 Nov 2022 13:11

Gaming laptops such as the Alienware x15 R2 may one day be able to take advantage of dynamic MUX switching while running Linux

Linux gaming laptops may finally get Nvidia Advanced Optimus support in near future

Linux laptops have so far lost out to their Windows counterparts with regard to features such as Nvidia's Advanced Optimus. Now, Nvidia is proposing a new user-space API for the Linux kernel that allows for dynamic multiplexer (MU...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 11 Nov 2022 17:27

AMD is offering two free games on all Radeon RX 6000 series purchases from the RX 6600 upwards. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Raise The Game: New bundle starts with up to two free games when purchasing Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards

AMD has announced a new ‘Raise the Game’ bundle for new Radeon RX 6000 graphics card purchases. Billed as offering two games for free, AMD has included numerous participating retailers, which should allow people to get the best pr...

Alex Alderson, 11 Nov 2022 14:12

The RTX 4070 Ti is expected to match the performance of the RTX 4080 12 GB at a more affordable MSRP. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: Packaging, specifications and release dates leak for re-branded RTX 4080 12 GB

It seems that NVIDIA is on course to relaunch the RTX 4080 12 GB. Now called the RTX 4070 Ti, the graphics card retains the same product board and SKU as the RTX 4080 12 GB but with a reduced launch price. Not only has RTX 4070 Ti...

Alex Alderson, 10 Nov 2022 17:00

EVGA exited the enthusiast GPU market in September. (Source: JayzTwoCents)

Doomed EVGA RTX 4090 FTW3 surfaces with a capable cooling solution

A scrapped EVGA RTX 4090 FTW3 has broken cover. According to hands-on footage from tech YouTubers Gamers Nexus and JayzTwoCents, the design of the board is an evolution of the RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 with three 100 mm fans responsible fo...

Fawad Murtaza, 10 Nov 2022 10:29

The A800 is actually a rebranded A100. (Image Source: Nvidia and NotebookCheck)

Nvidia starts selling rebranded A100 data center GPUs in China, bypasses US export bans

Nvidia was supposed to sell compute GPUs worth US$400 million on the Chinese market last quarter, but the US economic restrictions prevented the profit realization. Under these circumstances, Team Green is now forced to commercial...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Nov 2022 19:20

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB has supposedly been rebranded as the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (image via Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB: Unlaunched graphics card to be resurrected as the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Prolific leaker Kopite7kimi says Nvidia plans to bring the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB back from the grave. It will supposedly be presented as the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti sometime in January 2023, likely at CES 2023.

Anil Ganti, 08 Nov 2022 16:29

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 will hit shelves on November 16 (image via Asus)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 boosts as high as the RTX 4090 while consuming a lot less power

A new round of Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 benchmarks have shown up online. It is about 40% slower than the GeForce RTX 4090 on average. However, it managed to boost up to 2.9 GHz without any overclocking.

Anil Ganti, 08 Nov 2022 11:39

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 has been benchmarked on Geekbench (image via Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080: High-end Ada Lovelace graphics card is up to 47% faster than Ampere on Geekbench

A new set of Geekbench listings reveal the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is about 40% faster than the GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB in pure rasterization. It sits in line with earlier performance estimates which said it would be 50% faster.

Anil Ganti, 07 Nov 2022 12:22

RTX 4080 uses 16 GB of GDDR6X VRAM. (Source: Nvidia)

GeForce RTX 4080 supply could be 20-40% less than the RTX 4090 on launch day followed by fewer restocks throughout Q4 2022

Nvidia has kicked off its next generation of GPU hardware with the launch of the RTX 4090 and the RTX 4080 boards. Following the availability of the RTX 4090 in October, the RTX 4080 16 GB will be up for sale this month. Now, the ...

Fawad Murtaza, 07 Nov 2022 09:05

Huawei shows its latest Petal update up. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei Petal upgrades to "3D real-world mapping" thanks to new rendering technology

Huawei's Petal is its in-house alternative to Google or Apple Maps, developed for the first-party HarmonyOS UI. The OEM has just unveiled a new and "powerful" 3D real-world feature for the app, touted to confer hyper-realistic "di...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 06 Nov 2022 16:58

AMD confirms that the Radeon RX 7900 XTX is an RTX 4080 competitor. (Image Source: AMD)

Frank Azor: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX meant to take on RTX 4080 and not the 60% pricier RTX 4090, FSR 3 headed for non-RDNA 3 GPUs as well

AMD's Frank Azor confirmed to PCWorld that the new RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7900 XTX is an RTX 4080 competitor and does not aim to take on the RTX 4090, which is 60% more expensive. Azor also touched upon FSR 3 and said that AMD aim...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 Nov 2022 13:47

The RX 7900 XTX will be available in mid-December, just in time for the Winter Holidays. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD's RX 7900 XTX is 10% slower on average versus RTX 4090 according to extrapolated preliminary graphs

The performance metrics presented by AMD during the official launch appeared a bit cryptic, but Linus and twitter user Lock Gamer extrapolated the AMD estimates with actual RTX 4090 results and it looks like the RX 7900 XTX is onl...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Nov 2022 17:23

China catches up with Intel's ARC gaming GPUs (Image Source: MThreads)

Moore Threads introduces Chunxiao gaming and datacenter GPUs with Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti performance levels

The new Chunxiao GPU is set to power an MTT S80 gaming card along with 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, as well as an MTT S3000 datacenter card with 32 GB of VRAM. Raw performance levels are estimated to match Nvidia's RTX 3060 Ti and Moore T...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Nov 2022 16:54

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is now official (image via AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT: Penultimate RDNA 3 graphics card unveiled for US$899

AMD has officially announced the Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card with 20 GB VRAM, 84 CUs, 80 MB of Infinity cache and 300 W TGP. One can buy it for US$899 on December 13.

Anil Ganti, 03 Nov 2022 23:14