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Mislabeled or reality? Still waiting for confirmation. (Image Source: Videocardz)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti cards with 20 GB VRAM spotted in Russia, might only be some mislabeled models

While the labels are clearly stating 20 GB, there is nothing else attesting to the actual VRAM capacity of these cards. These are probably some mislabeled models that still pack 12 GB, but just imagine the ridiculous prices asked ...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Aug 2021 14:27

Nvidia may launch an RTX 3090 Super variant later this year. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Rumor | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Super with 10,752 CUDA cores and 400 W+ TDP rumored to launch later this year

Nvidia may introduce an RTX 3090 Super later this year to probably counter Intel's upcoming Xe-HPG Alchemist GPU launch in early 2022. The RTX 3090 Super is expected to be based on the GA102 core and will feature 10,752 CUDA cores...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 26 Aug 2021 11:34

XeSS seems to include the best features from DLSS and FSR. (Image Source: Intel)

More details on Intel's AI-based Xe SuperSampling tech launching with the ARC GPUs revealed by principal engineer

SS appears to be the best of both worlds. On the one hand, it is AI-based and should provide high quality results similar to DLSS, but on the other hand, the tech aims to become completely open source by the second or third iterat...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Aug 2021 20:33

The Exynos 2200 looks promising. (Source: Samsung)

The Exynos 2200 and its AMD mRDNA GPU trounce Apple's A14 Bionic in initial benchmarks

The Galaxy S22 series will debut Samsung's highly awaited Exynos 2200 and its AMD mRDNA GPU. Early GPU benchmarks of the SoC running on beta drivers have now surfaced, and show a huge advantage over Apple A14 Bionic.

Ricci Rox, 24 Aug 2021 20:24

A rogue finger glove caused temperature spikes in this GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition card. (Image source: u/antonyjeweet)

NVIDIA accidentally leaves a finger glove sandwiched in a new GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 struggles to keep its VRAM temperatures in check anyway, with the GA102-based card shown to exceed temperature thresholds in stress tests. However, NVIDIA left a finger glove inside a Founders Edition c...

Alex Alderson, 24 Aug 2021 13:01

Asus has launched a new Nvidia GeForce GT 730 variant

Asus silently resurrects the Kepler-based GeForce GT 730

Asus has revived the nearly seven-year-old Nvidia GeForce GT 730. Its key specs include 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM, 384 CUDA cores and four HDMI 1.4 ports. Information about its price and availability is unknown for now.

Anil Ganti, 20 Aug 2021 12:35

Intel's Raja Koduri showing off the Arc Xe-HPG DG2 Alchemist GPU silicon wafer. (Image Source: Intel)

Intel details Arc Xe-HPG DG2 Alchemist architecture, each Alchemist render slice made of four Xe-cores and an equal number of ray tracing cores

Intel detailed some of the technical aspects of its upcoming Arc Xe-HPG Alchemist DG2 GPU during its Architecture Day 2021 presentation. Arc DG2 is fabbed on the TSMC 6 nm process and is comprised of what Intel calls as Xe-cores, ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Aug 2021 15:32

AMD Radeon RX 7000 series may include both RDNA 3 and refreshed RDNA 2 parts, likely from Navi 22 onwards. (Image Source: AMD)

Rumor | AMD Radeon RX 7000 lineup could be a mix of 6 nm Navi 3x RDNA 3 and refreshed 6 nm Navi 2x RDNA 2 parts

AMD may restrict the RDNA 3 architecture only to top-tier Navi 3x offerings such as Navi 31, Navi 32, and Navi 33, according to a new leak. SKUs from Navi 34 onwards may use a 6 nm refresh of the Navi 24, Navi 23, and Navi 22. Onl...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Aug 2021 17:48

Intel Arc Alchemist Xe-HPG DG2 GPU teaser. (Image Source: Intel Graphics on Twitter)

Intel Arc Alchemist Xe-HPG DG2 desktop card may sport a dual-slot, dual-cooler design, details of Intel's own AI-based supersampling tech to be revealed later this week

Intel's upcoming Arc Xe-HPG DG2 Alchemist desktop GPU could sport a dual-slot, dual-cooler design with dual 9-blade fans going by hints in Intel's teaser video. Arc Alchemist will support all of DirectX12 Ultimate features, and In...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Aug 2021 16:05

NVIDIA's LHR algorithm debuted on the GeForce RTX 3060. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 LHR graphics cards receive a 40% crypto mining performance boost with updated tool

NVIDIA's Lite Hash Rate algorithm has been broken again, but not by the company itself this time. Instead, a new version of NBMiner has improved the mining performance of GeForce RTX 30 LHR cards by up to 40%, bringing them closer...

Alex Alderson, 17 Aug 2021 13:39

XFX/EKWB Radeon RX 6900 XT coming soon as of mid-August 2021 (Source: XFX)

XFX and EKWB are cooking a custom Radeon RX 6900 XT

The recently previewed Radeon RX 6900 XT video card made by XFX in collaboration with masters of water cooling solutions EKWB will be added to the existing lineup of Speedster video cards by the Ontario-based company. There is no ...

Codrut Nistor, 17 Aug 2021 13:37

The GeForce RTX 40 series is expected to be NVIDIA's first GPUs with multi-chip modules. (Image source: Pure PC)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series mass production to start in the middle of 2022

According to new reports, NVIDIA's Hopper architecture could tape out at the start of 2022, or late 2021 at an early estimate. Meanwhile, mass production of GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs is expected to start in the middle of next yea...

Alex Alderson, 16 Aug 2021 19:07

Navi 31 and Navi 33 will not be arriving for many months yet. (Image source: AMD)

AMD confirms Navi 31 and Navi 33 development of next-generation graphics cards

AMD may have just launched another RDNA 2-based graphics card, but it has already confirmed that it is working on next-generation models. The Navi 3X series is not due until deep into 2022, mind you.

Alex Alderson, 16 Aug 2021 18:51

Intel Xe-HPG products for desktops and laptops will now be collectively branded as Intel Arc. (Image Source: Intel)

Intel Xe-HPG will be officially christened Intel Arc, DG2 Arc codenamed Alchemist to offer hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-based super sampling

Intel's upcoming Xe-HPG family will now be officially called Intel Arc. Intel Arc is a multi-generational product with the first generation DG2 being codenamed Alchemist and slated for a Q1 2022 launch in both desktop and mobile f...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 Aug 2021 16:35

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is a miner's dream. (Image source: AMD)

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is an Ethereum miner's dream with 32 MH/s at 55 W

Ethereum miners have been drawn to NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series cards, but AMD now has a compelling option in the shape of the Radeon RX 6600 XT. The Navi 23 card is twice as efficient as a GeForce RTX 3060, thanks to a 32 MH/s ...

Alex Alderson, 14 Aug 2021 03:26

NVIDIA has designed the RTX A2000 as a compact and frugal graphics card for workstations. (Image source: NVIDIA)

The NVIDIA RTX A2000 is the most compact and frugal Ampere graphics card to date

NVIDIA has unveiled a new workstation graphics card that is not only small, but also economical. As such, even compact computers can benefit from NVIDIA's most advanced technologies, including AI acceleration through dedicated Ten...

Alex Alderson, 12 Aug 2021 20:33

Future Intel hardware will be manufactured on TSMC's 3nm node

TSMC will manufacture some of Intel's 3nm hardware starting in July 2022

Sources familiar with the matter have told a Chinese news outlet that Intel is one of the first customers for TSMC's 3nm node. The Taiwanese chipmaker has earmarked an entirely new factory for the task, which will churn out Intel ...

Anil Ganti, 12 Aug 2021 15:30

The prices of NVIDIA Ampere cards continue to drift towards MSRP. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series prices continue to drop, but AMD Radeon RX 6000 cards are on the rise again

The downward trend of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series prices continues, having seemingly peaked sometime in May. By contrast, the cost of AMD Radeon RX 6000 series cards is rising, excluding the RX 6600 XT. Unfortunately, AMD and NVI...

Alex Alderson, 11 Aug 2021 18:36

AMD FSR can now be enabled in any Windows game thanks to Magpie. (Image Source: AMD)

Magpie allows AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution support in any Windows game — not really as good as native FSR but seems to get the job done

A third-party upscaling tool created by a Chinese developer allows any Windows game running at a lower resolution in windowed mode to upscale to native monitor resolution using an early implementation of AMD's FSR technology. User...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Aug 2021 07:49

The Radeon Pro WX6800X Duo features two Navi 21 GPUs. (Image source: Apple)

Apple starts selling Radeon Pro W6000 series MPX modules and confirms compatibility with existing Mac Pro machines

Radeon Pro W6000 series MPX modules are now available to order for existing Mac Pro machines. Unsurprisingly, the proprietary GPUs are expensive and are incompatible with some existing Mac Pro configurations.

Alex Alderson, 10 Aug 2021 01:37

The NUC 12 Enthusiast chassis design resembles a gaming console. (Image Source: Weibo)

Leaked slide shows next gen Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast mini PC specs with Alder Lake CPUs and DG2 dGPUs

Despite featuring the Alder Lake CPUs, the NUC 12 Enthusiast models do not support DDR5 RAM and are limited to DDR4-3200. Nevertheless, the upcoming NUCs come with powerful specs like Intel's own DG2 dGPUs with 8 / 12 / 16 GB GDDR...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Aug 2021 20:40

The Xenia 15 gaming notebook now features Tiger Lake-H processors. (Image Source: ADATA XPG)

ADATA presents refreshed Xenia 15 gaming notebook and XPG DDR5 RAM modules with 12600 MT/s speeds

The latest iteration of the Xenia 15 gaming laptop is powered by the i7-11800H processor coupled with 32 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, a new 1 TB XPG Gen 4 SSD and either an RTX 3070 or 3060 dGPU from Nvidia. It comes with advanced feature...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Aug 2021 19:59

Fan-made render (Image Source: u/Shockwave98 on Reddit)

Asus may be developing Nvidia RTX 3070 cards with Noctua coolers

The latest EEC filings from Asus show a lonely RTX 3070 card with the Noctua suffix. Hopefully this experiment proves a success so we can see the Noctua solutions installed on high-end, as well as lower-end solutions in the future...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Aug 2021 19:07

The GeForce RTX 3090 alone has apparently sold more than the entire RX 6000 lineup (Image source: NVIDIA)

According to the Steam Hardware Survey, NVIDIA Ampere sales are over 10 times as high as AMD’s RDNA2

Redditor @zyck_titan discovered that, despite scalping and astronomical prices, NVIDIA’s Ampere lineup, including cards like the GeForce RTX 3090 have sold ten times the volume of AMD’s RDNA2 cards.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 05 Aug 2021 12:16

The Mac Pro now supports up to 128 GB of GDDR6 VRAM via two Navi 21 graphics cards. (Image source: Apple)

Apple upgrades the Mac Pro with new AMD graphics cards that deliver up to four Navi 21 GPUs and 128 GB of GDDR6 VRAM

Apple and AMD have announced new Radeon PRO graphics cards for the Mac Pro. Only the Radeon Pro W6800X and Radeon PRO W6900X are available, but the Mac Pro can now be configured with up to four GPUs for a total of 128 GB of GDDR6 ...

Alex Alderson, 04 Aug 2021 09:01

Looks like AMD is not skipping RDNA1 for iGPUs after all. (Image Source: mostly AMD ;) )

First mentions of AMD RDNA1 "Cyan Skillfish" iGPU for future Ryzen APUs appear in Linux code

We were expecting to see RDNA iGPUs added to the Ryzen 5000 APUs, but AMD was not able to sync the production schedule for that to happen. Then we saw the leaked future gens with RDNA2 iGPUs, and we thought AMD is probably ditchin...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Jul 2021 14:18

AMD touts the Radeon RX 6600 XT as the new go-to card for 1080p gaming

AMD has now officially introduced the RX 6600 XT. The new RDNA 2-based card has 8GB of GDDR6 128-bit memory, has 32 compute units (CUs) and a clock-speed that can go up to 2.6GHz as standard. Therefore, the OEM aims it squarely at...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 30 Jul 2021 15:21

The 7900 XT, a likely successor to the 6900 XT, could feature over 15000 shader cores (Image source: AMD)

Tipster outs new details about AMD’s purported RDNA3-based Radeon RX 7900 XT

Tipster @Olrak29_ shared consolidated specs for what appears to be AMD’s successor to the RDNA2-based RX 6900 XT. The purported RX 7900 XT is set to feature dual GPU dies connected by Infinity Fabric, for a total of 15360 shader c...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 28 Jul 2021 20:27

Lenovo announces US pricing and availability for the Ryzen 7 5800H-powered Legion 7

Lenovo debuted world-first 16-inch WQXGA (or QHD) laptop displays in its latest Legion 7 gaming machine. Its Ryzen 7 5800H-equipped SKUs are now available on the US market, starting at US$1,800. Its Intel counterpart (the Legion 7...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Jul 2021 16:24

More leaks on the "latest Dimensity SoC" emerge. (Source: MediaTek)

Leaked MediaTek Dimensity 1300T specs point to a new Snapdragon 865-beating chipset with an imminent launch

MediaTek is now rumored to have a new 5G Dimensity chipset ready to go. More detailed specs for this putative 1300T are now allegedly out there, including a 6 nanometer (nm) architecture and an ARM Cortex-A78 core, a combination t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Jul 2021 15:38

The upcoming Nintendo "Super Switch" could be powered by an NVIDIA Lovelace-based Orin SoC. (Image Source: Nintendo)

Rumor | NVIDIA Lovelace to feature in next gen Nintendo Switch, Lovelace RTX 40 with 2.2 GHz+ boost being prepped to outship AMD RDNA 3 at a lesser price irrespective of performance

NVIDIA's Lovelace RTX 40 GPU design has apparently been finalized according to a new leak. Lovelace is also likely to feature in the upcoming Nintendo "Super Switch" and could be a part of NVIDIA's Orin self-driving SoC systems. I...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 25 Jul 2021 00:09

The Nvidia RTX 3090 is one of the best performing graphics cards on the market (Image: EVGA)

EVGA promises to replace RTX 3090 GPUs that have been bricked by Amazon's new online game

The California-based computer hardware company promises to replace the ultra-expensive graphics cards that have been damaged beyond repair by Amazon's New World MMORPG. Meanwhile, it remains unclear what is going to happen with ot...

Enrico Frahn, 24 Jul 2021 00:44

With all the potential power inside it the M1X MacBook Pro will need a very efficient cooling solution. (Image source: Ian Zelbo/CamfilAPC - edited)

MacBook Pro 16 to come with exclusive top-end GPU and RAM options as leaker doubles down on revamped cooling solution claim

The MacBook Pro 16 will allegedly come with exclusive GPU and RAM spec options for those Apple laptop users who want more power and more cores from their MacBook Pro of choice. The source of this information has also doubled down ...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Jul 2021 21:01

The RX 6600 and RX 6600 XT may launch in September and August, respectively. (Image source: VideoCardz)

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 and Radeon RX 6600 XT may launch in different months; first Navi 23 card due on August 11

According to reports, AMD plans to launch at least one Radeon RX 6600 series card in three weeks. Rumour has it that the company will unveil two cards, both based on its new Navi 23 GPU. The Radeon RX 6600 may arrive a few months ...

Alex Alderson, 22 Jul 2021 02:01

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT will face competition from NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. (Image source: Baidu via VideoCardz)

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT benchmark results and photos leak ahead of expected August launch

Supposedly, AMD plans to launch the Radeon RX 6600 XT in a few weeks, with the card serving as a debut for the company's Navi 23 GPU. Now, the first benchmark results and photos of a Radeon RX 6600 XT have leaked, which give a pos...

Alex Alderson, 22 Jul 2021 01:34

Hopper is Nvidia's first multi-chip-module design. (Image Source: WCCFTech)

Leaker claims Nvidia's Hopper compute GPUs are taping out soon, might launch in mid-2022

Hopper is most likely to be a compute-only architecture, as the upcoming RTX 4000 GPUs are expected to be based on Ada Lovelace. Nvidia is probably taping out Hopper this soon in order to have everything ready by mid-2022 when Int...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Jul 2021 21:46

DirectStorage is not a Windows 11 exclusive. (Image Source: Microsoft)

Windows 10 will support DirectStorage, but with limited functionality

Users reluctant to upgrade to the upcoming Windows 11 version will be happy to learn that the DirectStorage feature is coming to Windows 10, as well. Faster game load times and improved GPU texture decompression speeds will requir...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Jul 2021 13:58

ARM demo of Wolfenstein: Youngblood with RTX enabled. (Image Source: Nvidia)

GDC 2021 | ARM-powered Chromebooks with RTX GPUs may soon be a reality: Nvidia shows off RTX and DLSS running on a MediaTek Kompanio 1200 platform

At the ongoing GDC 2021 event, Nvidia showcased ray tracing and DLSS running on the ARM platform. The demos, which included Wolfenstein: Youngblood and The Bistro, were run on a MediaTek Kompanio 1200 platform paired with an RTX 3...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Jul 2021 15:09

MSI releases its latest mobile workstations. (Source: MSI)

MSI announces pricing and availability for its 2021 W-series mobile workstations

MSI's latest line of 15- and 17-inch professional-grade PCs have up to 4K displays, 11th-gen core i9 processors and RTX A5000 graphics. Some variants even have the largest-capacity batteries available to laptops. They now also hav...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Jul 2021 22:30

The RTX 3050 Ti can easily be replaced by a lower TGP RTX 3060.

Nvidia's RTX 3050 Ti mobile GPU is not really worth it: 50% slower than the RTX 3060, but only 10% cheaper

Since Nvidia allows for a wide variety of TGPs on all of its mobile GPUs, the RTX 3050 Ti does not really make any sense. OEMs can easily replace this model with a lower TGP RTX 3060 and still keep the 6 GB of VRAM. Slapping only ...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Jul 2021 20:54

Red Dead Redemption 2 finally supports Deep Learning Super Sampling. (Image source: Rockstar Games)

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets up to 45 percent better performance with DLSS 2.2.10.0

As promised, Rockstar has brought DLSS to Red Dead Redemption 2, NVIDIA's super-sampling technology. DLSS should deliver up to 45% better framerates, drastically reducing the system requirements for running the game smoothly in 4K...

Alex Alderson, 14 Jul 2021 03:03

ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 9). (Source: Lenovo)

Deal | Get an 11th-gen Intel core i7-powered Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 9) for 50% off its starting price

Lenovo US has declared today (July 9, 2021) a "second Black Friday", with generous discounts on a range of PCs and peripherals. They include the Core i7-1185G7-powered version of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which started at US$3,369, ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 09 Jul 2021 23:24

The new Alpha models should see sub-$1,000 MSRPs. (Image Source: MSI)

MSI announces Delta 15 and Alpha 15 / 17 budget-friendly gaming laptops with AMD Radeon RX 6700M / 6600M GPUs

MSI is adding a new Delta series with slim and light design that can be equipped with a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor and a Radeon 6700M GPU, while also introducing a redesigned Alpha series with improved cooling and processor options ...

Bogdan Solca, 09 Jul 2021 20:43

Cheap RTX 3060 cards for everyone. (Image Source: HKEPC)

Chinese cryptominers are dumping all GPUs before the Ethereum hard fork, Nvidia RTX 3060 cards for as low as $270

Everyone saw the GPU dump coming, as the Ethereum Proof of Stake plan was set into motion two years ago, but Chinese cryptominers are forced to dump their GPUs earlier, since the local government is cracking down hard on any crypt...

Bogdan Solca, 09 Jul 2021 20:13

We may never be able to purchase the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Reference Design, unfortunately. (Image source: VideoCardz)

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT launch date emerges; RX 5700 XT performance for US$399

According to multiple reports, AMD plans to release the RX 6600 XT for US$399, putting the Navi 23 card in the firing line of NVIDIA and the RTX 3060 Ti. A possible launch date for the RX 6600 XT has been mooted, too.

Alex Alderson, 09 Jul 2021 14:31

A leaker finds signs of a Ryzen 7 5800H-powered Lenovo Legion 5 with Radeon RX 6600M graphics

Units of the Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor are out there already. They tend to have RTX 3000-series graphics; however, a reliable leaker has turned up a variant with the Radeon RX 6600M card in...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 08 Jul 2021 21:23

Both desktop and mobile RTX 3000 Super series are expected to launch in the first half of 2022. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia RTX 3000 Super laptop GPUs rumored to launch early next year

Looks like Nvidia is not going to release any other RTX 3000 versions besides the Ti ones this year. Rumor has it that Team Green should release 7 nm RTX 3000 Super variants for laptops with more CUDA cores but same VRAM configura...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Jul 2021 20:06

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is associated with the creation of what are considered to be the first computer programs. (Image source: Nvidia/Wikipedia - edited)

Astounding GeForce RTX 40 series performance hinted at as potential release timeframe for Nvidia's Lovelace-based cards is offered up

Some vague but interesting details about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series have appeared online, seemingly confirmed by a well-known tipster. The RTX 40 series of cards are expected to be based on the Lovelace AD102 GPU that will b...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Jul 2021 14:34