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Nvidia's Ampere architecture delivers greater ray-tracing performance than Turing. (Image source: Nvidia)

GeForce RTX 3070 Super and RTX 3080 Super graphics cards could be in the works as Nvidia looks to further expand the Ampere-based series

It has been rumored that Nvidia is working on even more Ampere-based graphics cards to join the growing GeForce RTX 30 series. Although the names for the two new parts are not currently known, it has been suggested that they could...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Jan 2021 05:13

Future AMD GPUs could sport MCM designs. (Image Source: AMD)

Patent shows future AMD RDNA-based GPUs could leverage multi-chip modules a la Intel Xe HP Arctic Sound and NVIDIA Hopper, but RDNA 3 will likely be monolithic

AMD could be offering multi-chip module (MCM) designs in GPUs in the near future. A patent filed in 2019 details how an MCM design can help lower costs and improve yields. Since most GPU-bound programs work best with monolithic co...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 03 Jan 2021 00:23

SKIKK already offers SKUs with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super GPU. (Image source: SKIKK)

Custom gaming laptop company offers Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 3070, and RTX 3080 mobile GPU configuration options from €1,699 (US$2,087)

A Dutch company called SKIKK has started offering gaming laptops with mobile variants of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 3070, and RTX 3080. The entry-level device costs €1,699 (US$2,087) and features an RTX 3060 GPU with an Inte...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 Dec 2020 05:44

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP470 is among the first Intel Xe Max-powered laptops. (Image Source: Asus)

Intel Iris Xe Max-powered Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP470 in review: Good gains over Xe Graphics G7 96 EUs, MX350, and GTX 1050 in synthetic GPU tests

We ran several synthetic GPU benchmarks in our Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP470 review unit and found that Intel's new Xe Max dGPU offers perceivable gains over the similar Xe Graphics G7 with 96 EUs and the GeForce GTX 1050 while bein...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 29 Dec 2020 12:46

NVIDIA Lovelace AD102 GPU will launch before Hopper. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

Rumor | NVIDIA 5 nm Lovelace AD102 (RTX 4080/4090?) specs leak, looks to be a monster GPU with 18,432 CUDA cores and nearly 66 TFLOPs of FP32 performance

Specs of NVIDIA's Ampere successor codenamed Lovelace seem to be already available and all signs point to a monster of a GPU. Going by initial rumors, it seems that the AD102 GPU will have 2x the number of GPCs compared to Turing ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 28 Dec 2020 20:00

The MSI MAG B550M Mortar is among the first B550 boards to receive Resizable BAR support (Image source: MSI)

MSI AGESA 1.1.9.0 update brings Resizable BAR support to X570 and B550 motherboards

MSI has started rolling out a new AGESA update for its B550 and X570 motherboards, enabling Resizable BAR support for older Ryzen systems, as well as NVIDIA Ampere GPUs.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 26 Dec 2020 09:31

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio (source: MSI)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10G desktop graphics card in review

Consistently good! The Gaming X Trio graphics card series has been on the market for a long time and always offers a bit more performance than Nvidia's reference due to the very g...
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | 32.00"

Sebastian Bade, 19 Dec 2020 18:34

Next-gen RDNA should emerge sometime soon. (Source: AMD)

A new leak purports to unveil code-names for upcoming Zen3- and RDNA 3-based AMD products

The blog CoreTeks claims to have sifted the release notes for AMD's latest firmware patches for some nuggets of potential gold on this company's upcoming high-performance GPUs and APUs. They include at least 1 Rembrandt variant, a...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Dec 2020 22:41

Smart Access Memory could deliver a performance boost to a wider range of hardware configurations (Image source: AMD)

ASUS, MSI set to enable Smart Access Memory support for Ryzen 1000, Ryzen 3000 configurations, with NVIDIA Ampere also supported

Both ASUS and MSI are apparently working on bringing Smart Access Memory (or Resizable BAR) to a wider range of hardware configurations than Big Navi and Ryzen 5000. We're now seeing SAM on B450 boards and on systems with Ryzen 30...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 18 Dec 2020 12:34

January 12 will mark the arrival of yet more RTX 30 series graphics cards. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA announces GeForce RTX event for January 12; GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 30 mobile GPUs and more expected

NVIDIA has unveiled its plans for CES 2021. The company will make an announcement on January 12 at 09:00 PST. Rumour has it that NVIDIA plans to bulk out its RTX 30 series with new desktop cards like the RTX 3060, along with its f...

Alex Alderson, 17 Dec 2020 18:24

Expect to see even more MSI laptops relevealed at CES 2021. (Image Source: MSI)

MSI teases redesigned GS76 Stealth gaming laptop and a Summit E16 Flip business convertible launching at CES 2021

The GS76 Stealth could be one of the first gaming laptops to feature the Tiger Lake-H processors coupled with the mobile RTX 3000 GPUs. Apart from the redesigned chassis, the GS76 could also get a 360 Hz screen (still in validatio...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Dec 2020 16:13

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 with Ryzen 7 4700U performed well in our tests. (Image source: Acer/Notebookcheck)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U to star in upcoming Acer Swift laptop with gaming-capable iGPU boost of 1.80 GHz

An Acer Swift SF314-43 laptop has been discovered on Geekbench being tested for its graphics prowess with the help of an AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, which is from the upcoming Zen 2-based Lucienne family. It seems the Radeon iGPU component...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Dec 2020 22:42

AIDA64 now supports four unreleased RTX 30 series cards. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti added to AIDA64 Extreme ahead of anticipated releases

FinalWire has added support for the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in the latest stable update of AIDA64 Extreme. However, the utility also now supports the GeForce RTX 3050, GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, all...

Alex Alderson, 16 Dec 2020 15:47

Nvidia is hoping to sell more mid-range cards in Q1 2021, production permitting, of course. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia rumored to postpone the RTX 3080 Ti launch to February, pushing the RTX 3060 12 GB release to January 2021

Despite the production problems and shortages, Nvidia is planning for new RTX 3000 releases in early 2021. Previously believed to launch in January, the RTX 3080 20 GB version that is essentially an RTX 3090 with 4 less GB of VRAM...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Dec 2020 14:54

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has been a favorite target for scalpers. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series scalping generates over US$22 million in sales via eBay as AMD's Big Navi GPUs and Zen 3 CPUs also fall victim to profiteering

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 series, and the AMD Ryzen 5000 range have all fallen victim to scalping activities, with an analysis report detailing just how much profit scalpers are making from these new...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Dec 2020 02:41

The price tag for the upcoming RX 6900 XT variant from Gigabyte will also likely be an eye-opener. (Image source: Gigabyte/VideoCardz)

Gigabyte Radeon RX 6800 series prices are a big oof for gamers compared to AMD's MSRPs: US$250 more for an RX 6800 XT-based AORUS Master variant

Gigabyte has just held a launch event for its AORUS brand of products where the prices for its AMD Radeon RX 6800 Series-based boards were revealed. Unfortunately for gamers, there seems to be a high premium between Gigabyte’s pri...

Daniel R Deakin, 14 Dec 2020 22:35

Ark 2's trailer highlighted Vin Diesel's character, but it remains to be seen how important he'll be in the game (Image source: Studio Wildcard)

ARK: Survival Evolved sequel is outed at The Game Awards for next-gen consoles, featuring Vin Diesel

Studio Wildcard recently announced a sequel to ARK: Survival Evolved, Ark 2, set to release on PC and next-generation consoles, at The Game Awards. While the dinosaur-hunting survival game was a surprising candidate for the sequel...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 13 Dec 2020 12:29

Playing with RTX off is often more practical, because sacrifices in resolution and graphical fidelity are so severe as to make RT effects not worth it.

I believe in ray tracing, but I do not believe in Nvidia's RTX 3000-series GPUs

It is possible to believe in real-time ray tracing while also at the same time acknowledging that the RTX 3000-series GPUs have, basically, no place in that future.

Column by Stanislav Kokhanyuk, 13 Dec 2020 05:18

It did not take long for NVIDIA to reverse its decision against Hardware Unboxed. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA u-turns on its decision to block Hardware Unboxed from receiving GPU review units

Much was made of NVIDIA's apparent decision to block Hardware Unboxed from having access to GPU review samples. The company has already done an about-turn on the matter though, possibly because of the outcry from reviewers and fan...

Alex Alderson, 13 Dec 2020 01:35

The Asus ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT has native HDMI 2.1 support. (Image source: Asus)

Asus launches the ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card with 600 mm tubing, all-encompassing RGB lighting, and cables galore

Asus has revealed its ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card with the appropriate tagline “a liquid-cooled leviathan”. The impressive-looking part takes the RX 6900 XT from AMD and throws in abundant customizable RGB lightin...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 Dec 2020 17:43

The RTX 3070 laptop GPU shows solid performance gains over the RTX 2000 series. (Image Source: Time 24 News)

Leaked V-Ray benchmark results reveal the RTX 3070 laptop GPU is almost as fast as a desktop-grade RTX 2080 Ti

Due to its limited TGP, the RTX 3070 laptop GPU appears to lag behind the desktop-grade RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070 models. However, the upcoming Ampere-based mobile GPU shows strong performance gains over the Turing models, as it is...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Dec 2020 15:43

The RTX 3050 and RTX 3060 will be NVIDIA's entry-level Ampere cards. (Image source: NVIDIA)

PCI IDs shed light on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and GeForce RTX 3060 desktop graphics cards

The GeForce RTX 3050 and GeForce RTX 3060 will be based on different GPUs, according to updated PCI IDs. Apparently, the RTX 3050 could be the only card to utilise the GA107 GPU, while NVIDIA will use its GA106 GPU for the GeForce...

Alex Alderson, 10 Dec 2020 22:20

Multiple RTX 30 mobile SKUs have been added to the PCI ID repository. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA is developing the GeForce RTX 3070 Max-P and Max-Q with 8 GB and 16 GB of VRAM; GA106M for the RTX 3060 Max-P and Max-Q

NVIDIA has 8 GB and 16 GB editions of the GeForce RTX 3070 mobile in development, PCI IDs have confirmed. Expectedly, there will be Max-P and Max-Q versions of the GA104-M based GeForce RTX 3070, as there will be for the GeForce R...

Alex Alderson, 10 Dec 2020 20:58

The NVIDIA will seemingly bridge the gap between the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090. (Image source: NVIDIA)

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti listed in PCI ID database with a GA102 GPU

Another hint of the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has been seen online. This time, the card has been added to the PCI ID repository, seemingly confirming that NVIDIA has based it on the company's GA102 GPU. The RTX 3080 Ti is thought to hav...

Alex Alderson, 10 Dec 2020 18:13

The new mini-ITX card should at least fit in Intel's NUC 9 kits. (Image Source: Asus)

Asus launches the Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Mini OC Edition - one of the smallest Nvidia Ampere-based cards around designed for mini-ITX builds

This card features a shorter but taller PCB that should be within the 180 mm length limit for small form-factor builds like the Intel NUC 9 kits. It features only an 8-pin power connector, yet it can still be overclocked above the...

Bogdan Solca, 10 Dec 2020 15:54

Cyberpunk 2077 looks great but needs some diligent visual adjustments. (Image Source: Cyberpunk)

First impressions of Cyberpunk 2077 running at 1440p and 4K on the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge: DLSS is needed to prevent a slideshow

We had a brief time exploring the vast expanse of Cyberpunk 2077's Night City in full visual glory on a Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 GPU at 1440p and 4K resolutions. The game is perfectly playable without fancy ray tracing effect...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Dec 2020 15:21

No more reference Radeon RX 6000 cards after the current stock is depleted. (Image Source: AMD)

Updated | It's all AiBs now: AMD reportedly discontinuing production of Radeon RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, RX 6900 XT reference design cards

AMD is reportedly discontinuing production of reference Radeon RX 6000 cards, which means that many gamers will never be able to own a Made by AMD Big Navi card. The current quantity of reference cards in circulation are a one-off...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 09 Dec 2020 17:48

Four new RTX 30 cards are on the way, according to Manli. (Image source: NVIDIA)

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, RTX 3060, RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti edge closer to release with EEC registration

New RTX 30 series cards will be pouring onto the market soon, according to Manli. The board partner has registered the RTX 3050, RTX 3060, RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti with the EEC, just a month or so away from another expected NVI...

Alex Alderson, 09 Dec 2020 13:27

Navi 22 GPUs will reputedly be the foundation of AMD's flagship RX 6000M cards. (Image source: AMD)

The AMD Radeon RX 6700M series will have larger dies than the RX 5700 XT

The AMD Radeon RX 6700M series will have larger dies than the RX 5700 XT, according to a new report. Expected to be built on Navi 22 GPUs, the RX 6700M series will do battle with the mobile forms of the RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and RTX ...

Alex Alderson, 08 Dec 2020 20:45

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT offers a lot of power-efficient performance. (Image source: AMD)

AMD RX 6900 XT displays superior average power consumption over Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 FE and RTX 3090 FE by up to over 50 W from 1080p to 4K

The new AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card has been popping up in various reviews, and in one particularly grueling test the Navi 21 part showed off its exemplary average power consumption in gaming. The RX 6900 XT consumed more ...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 Dec 2020 17:28

Minecraft with RTX is now out of beta. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

Four new titles getting DLSS support this month enabling 4K60 gameplay; Minecraft with RTX now out of beta and comes with DLSS and path tracing

NVIDIA has announced that four new game titles coming this month will bring support for DLSS enabling all GeForce RTX GPUs to play them at 4K at 60 fps and above. Also, Minecraft with RTX is now coming out of beta and will include...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 08 Dec 2020 15:00

Global GDDR6 shortage likely reason for AMD's GPU supply woes. (Image Source: AMD)

Global GDDR6 shortage may prolong NVIDIA and AMD GPU supply woes at least till Feb 2021; GDDR6X GPUs are less-impacted, but foundry space still a concern for the next few months

Global shortage of GDDR6 is a dominant factor in the supply shortages being faced by AMD Radeon RX 5000, RX 6000, NVIDIA RTX 3070, and RTX 3060 Ti GPUs with the situation likely to improve only around February 2021. The RTX 3080 a...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 08 Dec 2020 09:40

A PS5 Pro with two GPUs could be in the works. (Image Source: PlayStation)

Patent suggests future PS5 Pro console could challenge Xbox Series X for perfomance crown thanks to dual CPU-GPU combo; PS5 Lite may debut as early as H2 2021 to ease current supply woes

A future PS5 Pro console with a dual-CPU, dual-GPU implementation and with more RAM and storage could be in the works, if recent patent findings are to be considered. The patent envisages several dual CPU/GPU designs with the aim ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 07 Dec 2020 21:12

The PS5 can outpace the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 with heavier workloads. (Image source: Sony/Nvidia - edited)

PlayStation 5 tackles heavy text-rendering test with extraordinary computational performance that is way beyond Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and previous-gen consoles

An interesting Slug text-rendering test comparison has demonstrated how well the PlayStation 5 can deal with heavy processing workloads. The PS5 managed to produce a complex Royal font pixel fillrate of 4.5 gigapixels/s (GeForce R...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Dec 2020 19:26

The RTX 3080 mobile will seemingly feature 16 GB of VRAM. (Image source: NVIDIA)

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 mobile outed with 16 GB of VRAM, a GA104 GPU and 6,144 CUDA cores

The first details of the GeForce RTX 3080 mobile have appeared online. Not only do they offer an insight into what to expect from high-end gaming laptops next year, but they also raise the question about the continued existence of...

Alex Alderson, 05 Dec 2020 23:59

Navi 23 and Navi 24 mobile GPUs are expected to sport a sub-100 W TGP. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Navi 23 and Navi 24 mobile GPUs with sub-100 W TGP targets reportedly being readied

AMD could be offering several Navi 23 and Navi 24 mobile GPUs with a sub-100 W TGP target to power gaming laptops next year. Navi 23 may be offered in three TGP variants topping at 90 W while Navi 24 will come in two SKUs — one wi...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 05 Dec 2020 13:23

Adding SAM support for Ryzen 3000 and older CPUs might be harder than expected. (Image Source: AMD)

Here is why AMD might never include Smart Access Memory support on Ryzen 3000 and older models, while 6-year-old Intel CPUs can still benefit from this feature

It is quite ironic how AMD's Smart Access Memory (aka Resizable BAR) could help Intel and Nvidia regain some lost market shares. AMD offered to help its competitors with the Resizable BAR feature, yet Team Red may have hit a stone...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Dec 2020 20:29

Could 20 GB versions of the GeForce RTX 3080 be arriving after all? (Image source: NVIDIA)

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with 20 GB of VRAM lives on as MSI registers eight SKUs with the EEC

NVIDIA was thought to have killed off the 20 GB version of the RTX 3080, but MSI suggests that may not be the case. To date, the board partner has registered the RTX 3080 20 GB under its Suprim, Sea Hawk, Gaming Trio, Aero and Ven...

Alex Alderson, 04 Dec 2020 13:49

There will probably be few RX 6900 XT cards available at launch. (Image source: AMD)

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT shows up on the Ashes of the Singularity ahead of its December 8 release

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is almost here, and it has shown that it can pretty much match NVIDIA's best efforts in Ashes of the Singularity. The RX 6900 XT gets within 3 FPS of the GeForce RTX 3090, despite being a third cheaper th...

Alex Alderson, 04 Dec 2020 13:43

Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 Ti video card (Source: ROG - Republic of Gamers Global)

Asus unveils multiple GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards

The five new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti-based video cards by Asus cover all areas of desktop gaming, from the "hold nothing back" design of the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 Ti all the way down to the Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Mini, a...

Codrut Nistor, 03 Dec 2020 17:22

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - reference design

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT OpenCL benchmarks: 13% faster than the RX 6800 XT and 35% faster than the RX 6800

Although apparently slower than both the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and RTX 3080 by 19% and 4%, the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (apparently a reference design board was used in the tests) is around 13% faster than the RX 6800 XT a...

Codrut Nistor, 03 Dec 2020 13:53

NVIDIA has let slip that there will be at least one more RTX 3060 card. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA sets expectations for more RTX 3060 cards as it publishes RTX 3060 Ti performance benchmarks

The RTX 3060 Ti is only the start of the RTX 3060 family, according to NVIDIA. Announced via a blog post, NVIDIA is expected to bring at least the RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 mobile to market from early next year. The company has also p...

Alex Alderson, 02 Dec 2020 14:46

The NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti takes on the RTX 2080 Super for US$300 less. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA announces the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for US$399 — More performance than the RTX 2080 Super for US$300 less and 50 W lower TGP

NVIDIA has announced the first GPU in the RTX 3060 family, the RTX 3060 Ti for US$399. The RTX 3060 Ti effectively replaces the RTX 2060 Super but is slated to offer more performance than the RTX 2080 Super at lower power draws. T...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 01 Dec 2020 15:12

The RTX 3060 Ti will reputedly launch this week. (Image source: Videocardz)

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti posts strong performances in CUDA, OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks

The release of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is right around the corner, and the upcoming GA104 is already flexing its muscles in CUDA, OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks. The RTX 3060 Ti comfortably beats out the RTX 2080 SUPER across the th...

Alex Alderson, 01 Dec 2020 12:51

The RX 6700 XT could hit significantly higher clocks than Big Navi cards like the RX 6800 (Image source: AMD)

Leaked AIB BIOSes indicate that AMD RX 6700 XT could hit a whopping 3 GHz when overclocked

A set of AIB BIOSes accessed by Igorslab indicate that board partner Radeon RX 6700 XT could leverage the 7nm process to hit significantly higher clocks than existing Big Navi cards, meaning near-3 GHz overclocks on air cooling co...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 01 Dec 2020 09:11

The AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series cards offer great performance...if you can get hold of one. (Image source: AMD)

Dire AMD Radeon RX 6800XT and RX 6800 supply situation epitomized by leaked retailer delivery details: 22 cards incoming for 4,695 orders

AMD is struggling to fulfill orders for the new Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 desktop graphics cards. A leaked delivery situation form that allegedly comes from the Danish retailer Proshop details the dire straits Team Red appears...

Daniel R Deakin, 29 Nov 2020 12:01

A single version has been made of this Cyberpunk 2077 themed RTX 3080. (Image Source: Videocardz)

One-off custom Cyberpunk 2077 RTX 3080 appears in competition run by CD Projekt Red

CD Projekt Red is running a competition for a single customised RTX 3080, but the regional restriction leaves us hoping that competitions for a similar design might be run in other markets.

Craig Ward, 29 Nov 2020 06:00

What happened to the 12-pin power connector, NVIDIA? (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA may have already killed off the 12-pin power connector on the RTX 3070 Founders Edition

The 12-pin power connector may have been removed from the RTX 3070 Founders Edition. The card remains out of stock in most countries, but NVIDIA has tweeted a marketing photo clearly showing the card with the conventional 8-pin co...

Alex Alderson, 27 Nov 2020 18:01

SAM only works with Ryzen 5000 and RX 6000 GPUs for now, but Nvidia and Intel will release support for it soon. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Smart Access Memory support already available in beta form for select X470 and B450 motherboards, full support coming in January 2021

Select X470 and B450 motherboards from ASRock and Gigabyte are already getting beta BIOS versions supporting the Ryzen 5000 CPUs with SAM function. MSI and Asus are also offering unofficial BIOS updates for testers. However, these...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Nov 2020 16:43

GPU

GeForce RTX 3070 Super and RTX 3080 Super graphics cards could be in the works as Nvidia looks to further expand the Ampere-based series

Patent shows future AMD RDNA-based GPUs could leverage multi-chip modules a la Intel Xe HP Arctic Sound and NVIDIA Hopper, but RDNA 3 will likely be monolithic

Custom gaming laptop company offers Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 3070, and RTX 3080 mobile GPU configuration options from €1,699 (US$2,087)

Intel Iris Xe Max-powered Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP470 in review: Good gains over Xe Graphics G7 96 EUs, MX350, and GTX 1050 in synthetic GPU tests

Rumor | NVIDIA 5 nm Lovelace AD102 (RTX 4080/4090?) specs leak, looks to be a monster GPU with 18,432 CUDA cores and nearly 66 TFLOPs of FP32 performance

MSI AGESA 1.1.9.0 update brings Resizable BAR support to X570 and B550 motherboards

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10G desktop graphics card in review

A new leak purports to unveil code-names for upcoming Zen3- and RDNA 3-based AMD products

ASUS, MSI set to enable Smart Access Memory support for Ryzen 1000, Ryzen 3000 configurations, with NVIDIA Ampere also supported

NVIDIA announces GeForce RTX event for January 12; GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 30 mobile GPUs and more expected

MSI teases redesigned GS76 Stealth gaming laptop and a Summit E16 Flip business convertible launching at CES 2021

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U to star in upcoming Acer Swift laptop with gaming-capable iGPU boost of 1.80 GHz

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti added to AIDA64 Extreme ahead of anticipated releases

Nvidia rumored to postpone the RTX 3080 Ti launch to February, pushing the RTX 3060 12 GB release to January 2021

Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series scalping generates over US$22 million in sales via eBay as AMD's Big Navi GPUs and Zen 3 CPUs also fall victim to profiteering

Gigabyte Radeon RX 6800 series prices are a big oof for gamers compared to AMD's MSRPs: US$250 more for an RX 6800 XT-based AORUS Master variant

ARK: Survival Evolved sequel is outed at The Game Awards for next-gen consoles, featuring Vin Diesel

I believe in ray tracing, but I do not believe in Nvidia's RTX 3000-series GPUs

NVIDIA u-turns on its decision to block Hardware Unboxed from receiving GPU review units

GeForce RTX 3090 Suprim X in review - MSI's new high-end graphics card series

Asus launches the ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card with 600 mm tubing, all-encompassing RGB lighting, and cables galore

Leaked V-Ray benchmark results reveal the RTX 3070 laptop GPU is almost as fast as a desktop-grade RTX 2080 Ti

PCI IDs shed light on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and GeForce RTX 3060 desktop graphics cards

NVIDIA is developing the GeForce RTX 3070 Max-P and Max-Q with 8 GB and 16 GB of VRAM; GA106M for the RTX 3060 Max-P and Max-Q

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti listed in PCI ID database with a GA102 GPU

Asus launches the Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Mini OC Edition - one of the smallest Nvidia Ampere-based cards around designed for mini-ITX builds

First impressions of Cyberpunk 2077 running at 1440p and 4K on the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge: DLSS is needed to prevent a slideshow

Updated | It's all AiBs now: AMD reportedly discontinuing production of Radeon RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, RX 6900 XT reference design cards

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, RTX 3060, RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti edge closer to release with EEC registration

The AMD Radeon RX 6700M series will have larger dies than the RX 5700 XT

AMD RX 6900 XT displays superior average power consumption over Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 FE and RTX 3090 FE by up to over 50 W from 1080p to 4K

Four new titles getting DLSS support this month enabling 4K60 gameplay; Minecraft with RTX now out of beta and comes with DLSS and path tracing

Global GDDR6 shortage may prolong NVIDIA and AMD GPU supply woes at least till Feb 2021; GDDR6X GPUs are less-impacted, but foundry space still a concern for the next few months

Patent suggests future PS5 Pro console could challenge Xbox Series X for perfomance crown thanks to dual CPU-GPU combo; PS5 Lite may debut as early as H2 2021 to ease current supply woes

PlayStation 5 tackles heavy text-rendering test with extraordinary computational performance that is way beyond Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and previous-gen consoles

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 mobile outed with 16 GB of VRAM, a GA104 GPU and 6,144 CUDA cores

AMD Navi 23 and Navi 24 mobile GPUs with sub-100 W TGP targets reportedly being readied

Here is why AMD might never include Smart Access Memory support on Ryzen 3000 and older models, while 6-year-old Intel CPUs can still benefit from this feature

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with 20 GB of VRAM lives on as MSI registers eight SKUs with the EEC

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT shows up on the Ashes of the Singularity ahead of its December 8 release

Asus unveils multiple GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT OpenCL benchmarks: 13% faster than the RX 6800 XT and 35% faster than the RX 6800

NVIDIA sets expectations for more RTX 3060 cards as it publishes RTX 3060 Ti performance benchmarks

NVIDIA announces the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for US$399 — More performance than the RTX 2080 Super for US$300 less and 50 W lower TGP

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti posts strong performances in CUDA, OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks

Leaked AIB BIOSes indicate that AMD RX 6700 XT could hit a whopping 3 GHz when overclocked

Dire AMD Radeon RX 6800XT and RX 6800 supply situation epitomized by leaked retailer delivery details: 22 cards incoming for 4,695 orders

One-off custom Cyberpunk 2077 RTX 3080 appears in competition run by CD Projekt Red

NVIDIA may have already killed off the 12-pin power connector on the RTX 3070 Founders Edition

AMD Smart Access Memory support already available in beta form for select X470 and B450 motherboards, full support coming in January 2021

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