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Nvidia's unlaunched RTX 4080 12 GB enters RTX 3090 Ti territory in leaked benchmarks. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Unlaunched Nvidia RTX 4080 12 GB takes on the RTX 3090 Ti in leaked benchmarks, no match for the mammoth RTX 4090

An alleged Nvidia RTX 4080 12 GB that was recently 'unlaunched' by the company has apparently ended up with a tester, who has posted some AIDA64 and 3DMark numbers along with performance in the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark. The result...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 29 Oct 2022 15:44

Faulty power connector (Image Source: Igor's LAB)

Nvidia instructs AIB partners to send RTX 4090 cards affected by power connector issues directly to headquarters

Nvidia needs to analyze all the affected RTX 4090 cards in order to issue a full statement regarding the faulty power connectors, so the company notified all AIB partners to send relevant hardware directly to the Santa Clara HQ.

Bogdan Solca, 27 Oct 2022 15:37

Lightest 16-incher around (Image Source: Schenker)

Schenker launches Vision 16 and Vision 16 Pro ultrabooks with world's lightest chassis

Schenker's slim Vision 16 models feature the world's lightest AZ91D magnesium alloy chassis weighing 1.45 - 1.6 kg. Powered by Intel's Core i7-12700H processor, the 16-inch ultrabooks come with 2560 x 1600 screens, up to an RTX 30...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Oct 2022 12:00

MSI Summit E16 Flip A12UDT review: 2-in-1 laptop with pen input, 16:10 display, and RTX 3050 Ti

MSI Summit E16 Flip A12UDT: 2-in-1 laptop with gaming qualities

The Summit E16 Flip offers a 16-inch touchscreen display in the 16:10 format, Thunderbolt 4, and a dedicated GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU. The touchscreen can be operated with fingers as well as the included MSI input pen.

Sascha Mölck, 27 Oct 2022 02:13

The current AMD Radeon RX 6000 series will not utilize the problematic 12VHPWR power connector. (Image source: AMD/Reddit - edited)

AMD spares RDNA 3 graphics cards from melting GeForce RTX 4090 12VHPWR power connectors

There has been good news for those waiting for AMD’s upcoming series of RDNA 3-based graphics cards, widely known as the Radeon RX 7000 range. It has been confirmed by one of Team Red’s executives that RDNA 3 (and Radeon RX 6000) ...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 Oct 2022 23:55

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is now official (image via Manli)

Manli announces a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 variant with 8 GB VRAM

Manli has officially unveiled the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB. It has the same number of CUDA cores, base/boost clocks as the 12 GB version, but reduces the total memory bandwidth to 240 GB/s. The OEM is yet to specify its price....

Anil Ganti, 25 Oct 2022 19:16

The RTX 4070 Founders Edition is rumoured to rely on a lesser AD104 GPU than the one in the RTX 4080 12 GB. (Image source: MLID)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Rebadged RTX 4080 12 GB resembles RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition in leaked renders

GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition renders have leaked online, not long after NVIDIA cancelled the RTX 4080 12 GB. Sporting a design reminiscent of the RTX 3070 Ti, the RTX 4070 is thought to feature lesser specifications than the ...

Alex Alderson, 24 Oct 2022 11:29

ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC 24GB video card (Source: ZOTAC)

Deal | ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC 24GB drops by 58 percent on Amazon

While many retailers are facing GeForce RTX 4090 stock problems, quite a few RTX 3000-series video cards are available for generous discounts. This weekend's highlight is the discount offered by Amazon for the ZOTAC Gaming GeForce...

Codrut Nistor, 23 Oct 2022 17:49

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 will be launched for laptops soon (image via Razer)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 headed to laptops with an AD103 GPU

A new leak says that Nvidia plans to bring the GeForce RTX 4090 to laptops. It will use an AD103 GPU and have a TGP of around 175 Watts. The GeForce RTX 4080 Ti is also expected to come with identical specs, although it'll probabl...

Anil Ganti, 22 Oct 2022 12:00

Average CPU temperature is an insane 96 C when gaming on the Dell G16

Hot core temperatures are not unsurprising on most gaming laptops especially if they are thin and light. At over 95 C when gaming, however, the Dell G16 is pushing it to somewhat uncomfortable levels.

Allen Ngo, 21 Oct 2022 05:59

Pictures of alleged 900 W RTX 4000 Titan quad-slot GPU cooler surface online

Team Green seemingly produced quite a few of the bulky quad-slot coolers, as one picture suggests. Good thing these will most likely not be commercialized, since the Titan lineup is said to be dead.

Bogdan Solca, 20 Oct 2022 14:48

The last RTX Titan card from Nvidia was based on the Turing architecture. (Source: Notebookcheck)

RTX Titan Ada gone forever as Nvidia allegedly scraps the GPU but we may get an RTX 4090 Ti in the future

We have been hearing rumors about an RTX Titan based on the Ada Lovelace architecture for a while now. But, if recent leaks are to be trusted, Nvidia might have shelved the card. Famed leaker kopite7kimi has now revealed that Team...

Fawad Murtaza, 19 Oct 2022 12:52

The RTX 4090 packs 24 GB of GDDR6X memory. (Source: 3DCenter, Nvidia-edited)

RTX 4090 review roundup reveals class-leading performance/W for the GPU as it is up to 70% faster than the RTX 3090 at 4K

Based on launch reviews, the RTX 4090 is an extremely high-performance GPU. Tech publication 3DCenter has now gathered review results from a variety of outlets to see how much better, on average, the RTX 4090 is compared to the pr...

Fawad Murtaza, 18 Oct 2022 11:24

Nvidia may compensate AiBs for repackaging of the unlaunched RTX 4080 12 GB. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia to reimburse repackaging costs for board partners following RTX 4080 12 GB unlaunch

Nvidia could be willing to compensate its AiB partners for repackaging costs following the unlaunch of the RTX 4080 12 GB. It is not fully clear what the cards will be rechristened as, but AiBs are likely to have incurred consider...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Oct 2022 02:38

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB has been cancelled (image via Nvidia)

GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB abruptly cancelled ahead of November release

In an unprecedented move, Nvidia has announced that the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB graphics card has been "unlaunched". The company has also confirmed that the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB will be purchasable starting on November 16.

Anil Ganti, 14 Oct 2022 19:19

The RTX 4090 can run Crysis Remastered at 8K quite well. (Source: The Tech Chap, Nvidia-edited)

RTX 4090 performs surprisingly well at 8K with DLSS 3 enabled

Nvidia released the RTX 4090 on September 20. Aside from the absurdly high price, the GPU has gotten stellar reviews across the board. Not only does the card produce incredible fps numbers at 4K, but it can also do 8K/60 fps in so...

Fawad Murtaza, 14 Oct 2022 10:00

GeForce Experience app to get more perks (Image Source: Videocardz)

Nvidia looking to solve limited GPU availability issues via “Verified Priority Access” program

The limited stock issues associated with flagship GPU launches could become a thing of the past with Nvidia's new "Verified Priority Access" program that offers GeForce Experience users a chance to order an RTX 4090 Founder Editio...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Oct 2022 19:38

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GAMING TRIO 8G video card (Source: MSI)

Three unreleased RTX 3000 series cards, spotted in latest NVIDIA graphics driver

The latest NVIDIA driver package, namely the 522.25 Game Ready driver, was released yesterday. Inside the nv_dispig.inf file that came with it, three unreleased RTX 3000 series cards were spotted: the GA102-based GeForce RTX 3070 ...

Codrut Nistor, 13 Oct 2022 16:56

Nvidia reportedly preparing RTX 4090 Ti cards with up to 20% increased performance over the RTX 4090

If you thought RTX 4090 was too overpowered, wait until Nvidia launches the 4090 Ti models with the best binned AD102 dies. These beasts would get even more CUDA cores, up to 2.95 GHz boost core clock out of the box, 24 Gbps GDDR6...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Oct 2022 14:57

The Alienware x15 R2 proves its mettle once again in our review. (Image Source: Dell)

Alienware x15 R2 in review: New wine in old bottle that impresses despite few shortcomings

This year's Alienware x15 R2 is virtually indistinguishable from its predecessor but offers welcome internal upgrades that perform on par with the competition. The thin chassis results in higher emissions and Dell could further im...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Oct 2022 06:40

NVIDIA may stick with the RTX 4090 as its most powerful consumer graphics card until RDNA 3 shows what its made of. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA RTX Titan Ada: Four-slot and full AD102 graphics card shelved after melting PSUs

Reportedly, NVIDIA was developing an even more powerful version of the GeForce RTX 4090. Billed as the Titan Ada or the RTX 4090 Ti, the graphics card is thought to be a whopping four slots thick and requires twin 16-pin power con...

Alex Alderson, 09 Oct 2022 15:47

The RTX 4070 Founders Edition may not arrive until early 2023. (Image source: MLID)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Purported Founders Edition design surfaces bearing similarities with RTX 3080

According to reports, NVIDIA is preparing the RTX 4070, an AD104-based graphics card with 10 GB or 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM. Sporting Ada Lovelace's subtle redesigns, the RTX 4070 Founders Edition is alleged to resemble a shorter RTX ...

Alex Alderson, 08 Oct 2022 20:58

The GeForce RTX 4090 has an MSRP of US$1,599. (Source: Nvidia,Blizzard-edited)

RTX 4090 performs astoundingly in Overwatch 2 in official Nvidia benchmarks

While the RTX 40 series cards are still under embargo resulting in a distinct lack of third-party tests, we have been getting nuggets of information about their estimated performance. This time, Nvidia has released frame rate numb...

Fawad Murtaza, 07 Oct 2022 10:45

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 can get quite power hungry under certain workloads (image via Zotac)

Astronomical Ada Lovelace power draw rumours confirmed by GeForce RTX 4090 sample drawing up to 616 Watts under load

A new leak from Bilibili shows the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 boosting to 3.0 GHz in MSI Kombuster. The graphics card in question used some kind of water cooling loop/AIO cooler and drew up to 616 Watts in a separate benchmark.

Anil Ganti, 07 Oct 2022 09:09

First benchmarks of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB have shown up online (image via Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB gaming and synthetic benchmarks leak online

A Chiphell poster has supposedly reviewed the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB graphics card in 3D Mark, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Red Dead Redemption 2. The results highlight a remarkable performance uplift over its Ampere-based...

Anil Ganti, 06 Oct 2022 11:22

The RTX 4090 packs 16,384 CUDA cores. (Source: Nvidia, Sincerely Media on Unsplash-edited)

GeForce RTX 4090 performs up to 67% better than the RTX 3090 Ti in Geekbench 5's CUDA and OpenCL benchmarks

The RTX 4090 is Nvidia’s next-generation flagship GPU. The card is set to appear on store shelves starting October 12 at an MSRP of US$1,599. For that price, Nvidia promises up to 4x better performance than the RTX 3090 Ti. A set ...

Fawad Murtaza, 05 Oct 2022 10:06

HP Omen 17 reviewed: Gaming notebook fails to arouse enthusiasm

The HP Omen 17 shows what the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and the Intel Core i7 12700 H bring to the table in terms of performance. But not only the internals are of importance: the exterior of the gaming laptop is not very well de...

Marc Herter, 04 Oct 2022 11:27

World of Warcraft Dragonflight new race and class combo Drachtyr Evokers (Source: Blizzard Entertainment)

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight PC requirements now include quite powerful hardware

Already featuring a few raytracing options and DirectX 12 support, World of Warcraft is now getting ready for the Dragonflight update and its system requirements for PC gamers have been pushed up. The SSD and a DX12 video card are...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Oct 2022 10:19

Every laptop maker should follow HP's lead and make more support videos

This is the kind of content we love to see from manufacturers. Accessible guides make it more comfortable for owners to service their own laptops without needing to guess how many screws are involved or if certain upgrades are eve...

Allen Ngo, 28 Sep 2022 09:25

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING OC listing (Source: LikHK via VideoCardz)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING OC sold in Hong Kong for over US$2,500

Although it launched with a price tag of US$1,599, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is often spotted for prices of around US$2,000, although still two weeks away from the official market launch. The latest price record? The equivalent ...

Codrut Nistor, 27 Sep 2022 12:36

Cyberpunk 4090: Three custom-designed GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards are up for grabs thanks to Nvidia and CD Projekt Red

Nvidia and CD Projekt Red have teamed up to celebrate Cyberpunk 2077's resurgence. Players will have to find three in-game locations on three different days, take a screenshot, and submit it via Twitter. Three winners get a custom...

Anil Ganti, 26 Sep 2022 23:21

RTX 40 Founders Edition GPUs follow the design aesthetic of the RTX 30 series FE cards. (Source: Nvidia/Digital Foundry-edited)

RTX 4090 performance testing reveals stunning results as the card produces up to 4x more frames with DLSS 3 vs native 4K in Cyberpunk 2077

Nvidia claimed the AD102-based GeForce RTX 4090 is up to 4 times faster than the RTX 3090 Ti during its GDC presentation. Digital Foundry has now put the ADA Lovelace frontrunner to test and the results line up nicely with Team Gr...

Fawad Murtaza, 22 Sep 2022 12:32

GameStop has an incredibly attractive deal for the RTX 3070-powered Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop (Image: Lenovo)

Deal | RTX 3070-powered Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop drops to US$999 at GameStop

GameStop's intriguing deal for the well-performing Lenovo Legion 5 brings the price of the 15-inch gaming laptop made by the reputable Chinese manufacturer down to a very enticing sale price of US$999, which makes it one of the ch...

Enrico Frahn, 21 Sep 2022 20:50

NVIDIA DLSS 3 on and off in Cyberpunk 2077 (Source: Wccftech)

Older NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs might get DLSS 3 support

Although DLSS 3 will be exclusive to the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4000 series, it might become compatible with the RTX 2000 and 3000 series in the future. However, if this happens, those older cards won't get the same benefits ...

Codrut Nistor, 21 Sep 2022 16:44

AMD teased an RX 7000 GPU during the Zen 4 reveal event. (Source: AMD)

Radeon RX 7000 vs RTX 40 price battle could see AMD wipe the floor with Nvidia as RDNA 3 boards are allegedly much cheaper to make

With Nvidia releasing the RTX 40 series GPUs and AMD announcing that it will unveil the RX 7000 boards in November, the competition in the enthusiast graphics space is heating up. Hardware leaker Tom from the Moore’s Law is Dead Y...

Fawad Murtaza, 21 Sep 2022 12:49

The GeForce RTX 4090 is one of the largest graphics cards ever made by Nvidia (image via Nvidia)

Nvidia's first GeForce RTX 4090 PC build video confirms rumours about its colossal size

PC builders might have a difficult time slotting an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 into their rigs. A video on Nvidia's YouTube channel shows the card's size relative to an average motherboard and confirms that it is every bit as massive...

Anil Ganti, 20 Sep 2022 23:22