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The Radeon RX 7600 and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti are reportedly going to be the newest additions to the next-gen GPU race from AMD and NVIDIA respectively. According to a recent listing by EEC, both cards feature 8 GB of VRAM.

At a time when gaming laptops with these specs are running for twice that price, MSI just issued a GE66 deal that sees the RTX 3080 Ti-laden machine with 240Hz QHD display and 32GB RAM at less than $1400. MSI also throws in a GH20 gaming headset and mouse pad freebies.

It appears that NVIDIA is close to releasing the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, its next mid-range graphics card. Inexplicably, NVIDIA has configured the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with 8 GB VRAM, which may hamper performance in some modern games. Allegedly, the card's release may only be a few weeks away.

According to serial leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, AMD is finally releasing the company’s first budget RDNA 3 GPU, the RX 7600, in late May. Interestingly, Team Red has allegedly set two review dates for the GPU depending upon the price.

The RDNA 3 Navi 33 GPU is rumored to be featured in the upcoming RX 7600 and RX 7600 XT. According to Tom from Moore’s Law Is Dead, the Navi 33 outperforms the RX 6650 XT by a notable margin, possibly reaching levels offered by the RX 6700 XT. The GPU also reportedly consumes 175 W while doing so.

After the release of the RTX 4070, the wait is on for AMD’s mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs. According to a recent video from RedGamingTech, the AMD RX 7800 XT and the RX 7700 XT will both be based on the Navi 32 GPU with performance to rival the RX 6950 XT and the RTX 4060 Ti respectively.

The Exynos 2400's Xclipse 920 scored 13,858 and 26,828 points in Geekbench's Vulkan and OpenCL benchmarks, respectively. It is based on AMD's RDNA2 architecture and can boost as high as 1.7 GHz.

By moving the mainboard and the cooling system on a separate module at the back of the laptop, Compal's Veneno concept could allow greater mobile GPU TGP ratings, providing performance closer to desktop-grade solutions.

The Neo version of the Acer Predator Helios 16 features up to an Intel i7-13700HX CPU, up to 32 GB DDR5-4800 RAM and up to 2 TB NVMe SSD storage in RAID 0. Acer provides RTX 4050 / 4060 / 4070 dGPU options, as well as two IPS screen options with 1600p and 1200p resolution.

New for the 2023 Triton models is a Mini-LED display option with 2,560 x 1,600 resolution and 250 Hz refresh rate. The latest Acer Predator Triton 14 packs an Intel i7-13700H processor with up to 32 GB LPDDR5-6000 RAM and up to 1 TB NVMe SSD storage, plus up to an RTX 4070 dGPU. This model also comes with a Thunderbolt connector and a miniSD card reader.

NVIDIA launched the RTX 4070 on April 12 and reviews for the GPU went live on April 13. According to 3DCenter’s analysis of multiple launch reviews, the RTX 4070 matched the RTX 3080 10 GB in rasterization and ray tracing performance. However, the real competitor to the card seems to be AMD’s RDNA2 RX 6950 XT courtesy of street pricing around the US$650 mark.

Select RTX 4090 and 4080 cards are now available with a US$50 discount at Newegg and Best Buy. Nvidia is also expected to slash prices on the RTX 4070 / Ti models in the coming weeks.

After a 4-year hiatus, undervolting can again be safely performed on Intel's mobile CPUs. XMG is among the first to re-enable BIOS-based undervolting features for this year's NEO, PRO and KEY laptops.

TimeCheck On March 30, 2022, Intel finally did what it had long been rumored to by releasing several Arc dedicated graphics cards. The GPUs were to be unleashed on laptops first, with desktops left to wait for a couple of months. One year later, the product line Intel hoped to make waves with increasingly looks to be more of a Nay than a Yay.

This discounted model also packs 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a quality 16-inch IPS 2560 x 1600 165 Hz display, SD card reader and fingerprint sensor.

Nvidia launches the RTX 4070 with 12 GB VRAM, but AMD does not have the RX 7800 cards ready just yet. As a backup plan, Team Red is now lowering the prices on its high-end RDNA2 cards to match and even sink under the RTX 4070 pricing while offering 16 GB VRAM and a free game.

The Pro W7900 model is based on the same Navi 31 chip equipping the RX 7900 XTX gaming cards, but it comes with 48 GB of GDDR6 ECC VRAM that really come in handy in AI-driven applications. On the other hand, the more affordable Pro W7800 solution offers only 32 GB VRAM and comes with a 256-bit memory bus, which could be indicative of a Navi 32 chip.

The Intel Core i5-1240P-based, NVIDIA T550-powered ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 is normally priced at just over US$2,500 - however, Lenovo has cut it down to just under US$1,140 instead for a limited time. The SKU in question comes with a matte FHD display and 8GB of RAM - then again, dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI 2.0 and a physical webcam shutter are part of the deal.

NVIDIA has presented the GeForce RTX 4070, its latest mid-range graphics card. Based around the AD104 GPU and Ada Lovelace architecture, the GeForce RTX 4070 is billed as delivering strong value for money thanks to 5,888 CUDA cores, 12 GB GDDR6X VRAM and DLSS 3.0 support, among other features.

Serial leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead has alleged in a recent video that AIBs partners aren’t stoked to see NVIDIA marking the RTX 4070 price down significantly from the initial US$749.99 to US$599.99. However, Team Green might have made arrangements to take some of the burden caused by this price adjustment off AIBs.

NVIDIA has not officially revealed the desktop version of the GeForce RTX 4070 yet. However, the company has now referenced the GeForce RTX 4070 and its potential performance in the lead-up to its anticipated release later this month.

Samsung has announced it will continue working with AMD to bring Radeon-based GPUs to mobile products, indicating the tech could be featured on future Galaxy-branded smartphones, tablets and laptops.

NVIDIA debuted the RTX 40 “Ada Lovelace” boards late last year. While the mid-range RTX 4070 and RTX 4060/Ti are still not up for sale, the rumor mill has already moved on to the next big thing. To that end, RedGamingTech has published a slew of information about the upcoming RTX 50 “Blackwell” boards including preliminary specs and performance targets.

Portable AI accelerators could bring easy AI development to the masses if Adlink figures out a decent price. Adlink's Pocket AI portable accelerator is powered by Nvidia's RTX A500 professional GPU that is about as fast as an RTX 3050 laptop GPU and comes with 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM. This setup could represent a decent introduction to AI for beginners, but Adlink should consider more powerful options, if the concept indeed sees demand.

This model balances the somewhat lacking 8 GB of RAM and mediocre display with the addition of premium features like a fingerprint reader, microSD card reader and a solid chassis.

The launch of the RTX 4060 and the RTX 4060 Ti could soon be upon us as Wccftech reports that the cards will see the light of day in a couple of months. Based on previous leaks, the RTX 4060 is expected to bring an incremental performance bump to offer RTX 3070-levels of horsepower, whereas, per VideoCardz's calculations, the RTX 4060 Ti may match the RTX 3070 Ti in FP32 compute.

The Transcend 16 models are HP's first gaming laptops to come with a mini-LED screen option. With the slimmer and lighter chassis, these models are limited to an RTX 4070 dGPU, while there is support for up to an i9-13900HX processor. Port selection includes dual Thunderbolt 4 connectors.

A new leak says the desktop GeForce RTX 4050 will feature 6 GB of video memory on a 96-bit bus. Its other specs, such as CUDA core count, base/boost clocks and GPU, are unknown, but the graphics card will be launched sometime in June 2023.

With the less-than-ideal release of the first-gen Intel Arc GPUs out of the way, eyes are set on Team Blue’s next-gen enthusiast Arc Battlemage boards. According to the latest information from RedGamingTech, the Arc Battlemage could feature double the number of Xe cores vs the Arc A770 in addition to packing significantly more L2 cache and faster clock speeds.

Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC might be the first to feature a 1 GHz Adreno 750 GPU according to rumors. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will also see a Cortex-X4 "Hunter" core with speeds up to 3.72 GHz and will use a 1+3+2+2 ARM CPU cluster. It remains to be seen if the higher clocked Adreno 750 would be exclusive to certain partners or be available for all.

The Dell Precision 5480 and Precision 5680 have launched today featuring Intel Raptor Lake-H vPro options and the latest Nvidia RTX Ada workstation GPUs up to the RTX 5000 Ada. While the 14-inch Precision 5480 offers up to a QHD+ touch panel, the 16-inch Precision 5680 can be configured with a UHD+ OLED touch option.

Featuring military-grade capacitors rated to last for 20,000 hours at 105 degrees Celsius, the Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition video card is now 14% off on Amazon. This discount brings the price of this factory overclocked card down to US$1,199, which is the launch price of the reference design.

The flagship X17 HX workstation packs an Intel i9-13980HX CPU, up to 128 GB DDR5 RAM and an Nvidia RTX 3500 Ada professional GPU, while the Z17 / 16 HX models offer touchscreens with RTX 3000 / 2000 Ada GPUs plus RTX Studio compatibility. Budget-oriented users can opt for the M16 model with up to an i7-13700H CPU and RTX 3000 Ada GPU.

Intel might be preparing to launch a low-end Arc Battlemage in H2 2024 as the top die could have been canceled according to the latest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead. Additionally, the leaker has also divulged some details about the possibly doomed Arc Alchemist refresh as well as some details covering the 2026 Arc Celestial.

MSRP is set at US$1,649, but retail prices will most likely be jacked since this is a limited edition, so it may actually match an RTX 4090. The near-silent operation is certainly a nice feature, yet it clearly does not justify the extra US$500+ over a Founders Edition, especially with the added bulk.

NVIDIA's board partners are adding support for more Ada Lovelace-based graphics cards. Based on new references in a Gigabyte Control Center changelog, NVIDIA has finally settled on VRAM volumes for the forthcoming GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 4070.

Purported images of RTX 4060/Ti Founders Edition have leaked displaying a design that is in line with other RTX 40 series cards. Based on rumors, the RTX 4060 and the RTX 4060 Ti will feature AD106 and AD107 GPUs respectively. Both cards are also said to pack 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 128-bit wide bus.

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 Intel's Core i9-13900HX processor complemented by up to 64 GB DDR5-5200 and a triple M.2 storage solution, plus up to an RTX 4090 dGPU. Screen options include a 1440p 240 Hz and a 4K 144 Hz IPS.

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 true, the RTX 4070 price will be in line with the last-gen RTX 3080 cards.

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.

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 embargo details obtained by VideoCardz are any indication.

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 and that the company always strived to price its flagship GPUs in the US$999 bracket. The company execs also explained why an MCM approach to the GPU die may not be feasible yet unlike what we've seen with CPUs.

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 ready to inspire potential buyers via channels such as Amazon from now.

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.

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 6000 lineup.

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 integrate the Xe3-LPG iGPUs that are the scaled-down versions of the Arc Celestial dGPUs.

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 months. Overall, while games relying on the modern DirectX versions see mentionable improvement, the performance differences in CS: GO using DX9 are night and day.

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 40p resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate.