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There will be at least four RTX 20 SUPER laptop GPUs. (Image source: NVIDIA via Wccftech)

NVIDIA RTX 20 SUPER mobile GPUs flex their muscles in 3DMark

Due to arrive later this year, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 SUPER mobile series has already been spotted in a leaked presentation slide. Four GPUs have been benchmarked on 3DMark too, including Max-Q versions, revealing clock speeds,...

Alex Alderson, 19 Mar 2020 13:47

NVIDIA may announce Ampere next month but delay releases until Q4 2020. (Image source: NVIDIA via Wccftech)

Rumour | NVIDIA delays Ampere GPUs until Q4 2020, but an announcement could be happening next month

While GTC 2020 may be dead and buried for the time being, that does not mean NVIDIA will be holding off on unveiling its Ampere architecture for long. While rumours are floating around that it will be Q4 2020 before we RTX 3000 se...

Alex Alderson, 18 Mar 2020 20:10

Comet Lake-H and RTX 20 SUPER laptops will be coming to market later this year. (Image source: NVIDIA)The Comet Lake-H (CML-H) series will be arriving in laptops later this year, likely with a choice between several new RTX 20 SUPER series GPUs. A CML-H processor and an RTX 20 SUPER GPU will undoubtedly be a powerful combination, as a recent 3DMark listing has demonstrated. Spotted by @_rogame, a Core i9-10880H and GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER-powered machine has made its way onto the popular benchmarking website, giving us an idea of what the chips will be capable. Firstly, the listing reports that the Core i9-10880H has a 2.3 GHz base clock, the same as the Core i9-9880H. However, Intel is allowing the former to reach 5.0 GHz according to 3DMark, a 200 MHz boost over the Core i9-9880H. Meanwhile, the listing states that the RTX 2070 SUPER can operate at between 1,140 MHz and 1,750 MHz. On the one hand, this would mean that the GPU has a lower base clock than its predecessor. On the other hand, the RTX 2070 SUPER peaks at 310 MHz higher than the RTX 2070 does. The RTX 2070 SUPER still has 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM running at 14 Gbps, though. @_rogame claims that the unnamed laptop scored 8,337 points in Time Spy, 20,760 points in Fire Strike and 27,765 points in 3DMark 11 Performance. For context, this puts the device within striking distance of the Core i9-9980HK and RTX 2080 Max-Q powered Alienware m17 R2 that we reviewed last month. The results put the RTX 2070 SUPER well ahead of the average of RTX 2070-powered laptops that we have reviewed, too. Getting the most from a 45 W CPU and a 115 W GPU will require a big cooling system, though. Hence, while we may see the RTX 2070 SUPER in 15.6-inch machines later this year, do not be surprised to see the GPU and Core i9 CML-H CPUs restricted to 17-inch machines, instead.

Unnamed laptop appears on 3DMark with a 5 GHz Intel Core i9-10880H and a 115 W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

Boasting a boost clock of 5 GHz, 8 cores and a 45 W TDP, the Core i9-10880H is a powerful chip in its own right. Pairing it with the upcoming mobile version of the RTX 2070 SUPER, a GPU with a 1,140 MHz base clock and 8 GB of 14 G...

Alex Alderson, 18 Mar 2020 12:41

NVIDIA has now changed the GPU name in its latest Game Ready driver (442.59). (Image source: Lenovo)

It's official, the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 has an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU, not a GTX 1650 as advertised

Lenovo may continue to advertise the ThinkPad X1 Gen 2 with a GeForce GTX 1650 GPU in many regions, but that is simply not the case. While the device's GPU has always performed like a GTX 1650 Max-Q, an NVIDIA driver update confir...

Alex Alderson, 17 Mar 2020 20:29

The Ryzen 9 (and 5) ROG Zephyrus G14 SKUs have popped up in a new leak. (Source: Asus)

The Ryzen 9 version of the ROG Zephyrus G14 breaks cover again in a new retail leak

There are indications that Asus may incorporate Zen 2-based APUs besides the Ryzen 7 4800HS in the new ROG Zephyrus G14 notebook. They include the 9 4900HS-based variant, which has been listed by a Danish e-tailer - as has the als...

Deirdre O Donnell, 17 Mar 2020 18:15

NVIDIA puts all GTC 2020 news on hold due to coronavirus concerns. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

GTC 2020: NVIDIA holds off sharing "exciting products and news" amidst COVID-19 concerns

NVIDIA has decided to hold off any GTC 2020-related announcements for the time being. Previously, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was expected to deliver an online-only keynote but even that stands cancelled as of today given the increasi...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 17 Mar 2020 08:02

Ashes of the Singularity features benchmark testing. (Image source: Ashes of the Singularity)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H APU teams up with Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 for encouraging Ashes of the Singularity performance

An AMD Ryzen 9 4900H APU with Radeon Graphics has been spotted alongside an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 performing well on the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark. The frame-rate measurements were high, with an average of all the batch...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Mar 2020 10:09

Our favorite Gigabyte Aero laptop with 4K OLED, Core i7, GTX 1660 Ti graphics, and 256 GB SSD is down to $1330 (Image source: Newegg)

Deal | Our favorite Gigabyte Aero laptop with 4K OLED, Core i7, GTX 1660 Ti graphics, and 256 GB SSD is down to $1330

Want a Dell XPS 15 alternative? The Gigabyte Aero 15 is even more powerful with more port options to choose from for about the same price.

Allen Ngo, 15 Mar 2020 23:33

Nvidia SUPER gaming laptops will be arriving on the market in April. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia SUPER gaming laptops with Intel 10th Gen processors coming in April; will likely compete with upcoming Ryzen 4000 laptops

It has been reported that new laptops featuring one of Nvidia’s SUPER mobile GPUs and an Intel 10th Gen CPU will be made available in April. A whole range of SUPER mobile graphics cards, from the GeForce GTX 1650 all the way up to...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Mar 2020 07:20

Nvidia GeForce MX330 and MX350 in review: Known architecture - New name

Turning old into new! Nvidia is retiring the GeForce MX230 and MX250, replacing them with slightly faster models. We've taken a closer look at the two new entry-level GPUs, and in this review, you'll learn about their expected performance.

Sebastian Bade, 12 Mar 2020 22:24

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 has a GTX 1650 Max-Q, despite what Lenovo may have you believe. (Image source: Lenovo)

ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2: NVIDIA confirms that Lenovo's multimedia laptop has a GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, not a regular GTX 1650

While Lenovo remains unsure about which GPU it has included in the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2, NVIDIA has confirmed that it is not the regular GeForce GTX 1650. As expected, Lenovo has included a GTX 1650 Max-Q instead. While NVIDI...

Alex Alderson, 12 Mar 2020 20:09

Is an original RTX 2060 refresh on the cards? (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA and ASUS to give the GeForce RTX 2060 another go with 8 GB versions?

Have you had enough of the RTX 2060 yet? Well, ASUS does not think so, and neither may NVIDIA. Accordingly, an 8 GB version of the original RTX 2060 is seemingly in development, possibly as another alternative to the RX 5600 XT. B...

Alex Alderson, 12 Mar 2020 14:53

Ampere is to be followed by Hopper, which will most likely be Nvidia's first 7 nm GPU. (Image Source: PCGamesN)

Rumor | No 7 nm for Nvidia's upcoming Ampere gaming GPUs

Instead of making the jump to 7 nm, Nvidia will apparently be using Samsung's 10 nm process for the next gen Ampere gaming GPUs. If this is indeed the case, AMD's second gen 7 nm RDNA2 architecture could allow the red team to almo...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Mar 2020 17:43

This Asus ROG GA502IU-XS74 laptop is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS. (Image source: Newegg Canada/@momomo_us).

AMD Ryzen 4000 laptop prices and release dates accidentally leaked by Canadian retailers

A number of Asus TUF Gaming laptops and Asus ROG devices powered by Renoir chips from AMD's Ryzen 4000 series have been spotted on Newegg Canada and the Canadian retailer Memory Express. Although the listings have all been removed...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 Mar 2020 09:12

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IU comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS processor. (Image source: Amazon China)

AMD Ryzen 4000 laptops in the forms of the Asus TUF Gaming and ROG Zephyrus G14 appear on Amazon China

At least three Asus laptops have been listed on the Amazon China website revealing that AMD Ryzen 4000 laptops are finally arriving. The 17.3-inch Asus TUF FA706IU Gaming laptop features the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H APU while both the 14...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Mar 2020 09:24

NVIDIA may showcase the new Ampere architecture at GTC 2020. (Image source: Wccftech)

Rumour | NVIDIA Ampere GPUs to feature up to 8,192 CUDA cores, 48 GB of HBM2e VRAM and a 300 W TDP; GA102 40% up on the RTX 2080 Ti

As GTC 2020 nears, new rumours about upcoming Ampere GPUs appeared online. Stemming from different sources, the full GA100 will apparently support up to 8,192 CUDA cores, 48 GB of VRAM and a 300 W TDP. Meanwhile, the GA102 will su...

Alex Alderson, 09 Mar 2020 21:23

The GeForce Now service still has over 30 games for subscribers to enjoy. (Image source: Nvidia)

2K's departure from GeForce Now is another blow for the fledgling service but Epic Games offers a well-timed lifeline

Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud-gaming service has only been officially operational to the public since February 2020 and has already fallen foul of some disgruntled game publishers. Activision Blizzard and Bethesda have had issues wit...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Mar 2020 10:59

With the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X the user can play Crysis without the need for 2x GeForce RTX 2080 Ti cards. (Image source: u/Roxaduh)

Desktop PC enthusiast builds monster rig with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, two Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti cards, and 47 case fans

A desktop PC user has spared no expense in creating the ideal rig for home use. The impressive build comes with AMD’s powerful Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, two GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards, a speedy Intel Optane SSD, and a tota...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Mar 2020 11:38

Turing-based GeForce GTX 16 series graphics cards have been performing well for Nvidia. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 16 series enjoys robust upward movement in Steam's hardware survey while AMD graphics cards flounder

Steam’s Hardware and Software Survey for February 2020 has been published, and although AMD enjoyed a tiny increase in overall PC video card usage the charts for change in share and overall share still belong to Nvidia. The GeForc...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Mar 2020 10:52

Dell Alienware m15 R1 with Core i7, 144 Hz display, two 512 GB SSDs, and GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q graphics on sale for just $1400 (Source: Dell)

Deal | Fully-loaded Alienware m15 R1 with Core i7, 144 Hz display, two 512 GB SSDs, and GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q graphics now on sale for just $1400

Dell is clearing stock of its one-year old Alienware m15 R1 SKUs likely to make room for the upcoming Comet Lake-H SKUs. The Core i7-9750H CPU and GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU are still powerhouses especially at this price range.

Allen Ngo, 06 Mar 2020 04:14

GeForce RTX gaming laptops will soon be joined by SUPER gaming laptops. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and RTX 2080 SUPER mobile GPUs demonstrate performance gains in leaked SUPER LAPTOPS slide

A leaked presentation slide from Nvidia has revealed the relative performance provided by the upcoming GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER mobile GPUs. It appears SUPER laptops featuring these new GPUs will offer gam...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Mar 2020 09:39

Apparently the 2020 Dell XPS Tower refresh has a "minimalist design". (Image source: Dell - XPS 8930)

Dell accidentally leaks 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake desktop processors in promo video for the XPS Tower and XPS Tower Special Edition

Dell has seemingly confirmed the existence of 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake desktop processors thanks to a promo video the computer manufacturer uploaded to YouTube, which has now been made private. The clip concerned the upcoming ref...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Mar 2020 08:23

This 7,936 CUDA core part may well be an NVIDIA Quadro card. (Image source: Wccftech)

Rumour | Evidence of a 7,936 CUDA core NVIDIA Ampere GPU appears on Geekbench

NVIDIA Ampere may only be a few weeks away, and now someone has spotted a 7,936 CUDA core GPU on Geekbench. The card sports 32 GB of VRAM and a 1.1 GHz clock speed too, whetting fans appetites for what may be launched at GTC 2020 ...

Alex Alderson, 04 Mar 2020 00:20

You can help fight the novel coronavirus with your PC. (Source: CDC)

Standford's Folding@home project looking to tap into latent PC power to tackle the coronavirus

Standford’s Folding@home project has been running for a number of years using the donated idle hours of computers to help undertake complex calculations for researchers. With the advent of the novel coronavirus, researchers are no...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 03 Mar 2020 11:00

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 and RX 5600 XT cards come with 6 GB VRAM. (Image source: AMD)

RX 5600 XT fails to rescue AMD as Nvidia GPU sales grow in leaked Mindfactory information

AIB variants of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and GeForce RTX 2070 top the GPU sales list for Mindfactory this week, with the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti not too far behind. There are several instances of AMD’s Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Mar 2020 09:35

NVIDIA's CEO Jenson Haung will be delivering the keynote March 23rd. (Image source: NVIDIA)

Updated | GTC 2020 still on track despite coronavirus concerns

Update: Despite an announcement only days prior, GTC is now being moved to an online only format, due to coronavirus concerns. Original story: NVIDIA has confirmed its annual GPU Technology Conference is on schedule, despite th...

Jonathan Hayhurst, 03 Mar 2020 07:25

Upcoming Ampere GPUs will have much higher compute power than a Quadro GV100. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

Possible NVIDIA Ampere GPUs with up to 7552 CUDA Cores and 48 GB VRAM rip through Geekbench 5 OpenCL tests, nearly 39% faster than a Titan RTX

Two possible NVIDIA Ampere GPUs with high CUDA Cores and memory capacities were spotted on the Geekbench 5 OpenCL benchmarking site. One of the GPUs with 7,552 CUDA Cores and 24 GB RAM scored 184,096 points in OpenCL beating the T...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 02 Mar 2020 22:19

Schenker XMG Pro 17: Simple gaming laptop with powerful components

If you are looking for a highly customizable 17-inch high-end laptop, the Schenker XMG Pro 17 is a good choice. However, be prepared for noise during 3D usage.

Florian Glaser, 29 Feb 2020 00:02

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 442.50 - What's New (Source: GeForce Experience app)

NVIDIA's GeForce Game Ready Driver 442.50 comes with ARK: Genesis support and more

Released yesterday, the latest Game Ready driver package from NVIDIA comes with optimizations for Apex Legends Season 4, Tom Clancy's The Division 2: Warlords of New York, ARK: Genesis, as well as support for two G-SYNC-compatible...

Codrut Nistor, 28 Feb 2020 16:58

NVIDIA's content ecosystem has a new software upgrade. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA releases a SHIELD TV software update

NVIDIA has issued its TV devices with a new update. This version of SHIELD Experience (8.1.1) includes a host of new features and bug-fixes. The most prominent of these may be the limited-time opportunity to upgrade the free GeFor...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Feb 2020 16:46

The Core i9-10880H pays a visit to Geekbench. (Image Source: Wccftech)

Intel Core i9-10880H Geekbench scores show a 7.5 to 13% improvement over the Core i9-9880H, within striking distance of the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

The Intel Comet Lake-H Core i9-10880H has surfaced in Geekbench in two listings with slightly varying boost clocks. The scores indicate that the Core i9-10880H may offer anywhere between a 7.5 to 13% performance improvement over t...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 26 Feb 2020 16:03

The 4700U's iGPU outdid Nvidia's 25W discrete GeForce MX250 (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U scores leak on 3DMark: 15W Renoir with Vega 7 iGPU wrecks 25W Nvidia Geforce MX250

3DMark 11 scores were recently leaked for the Ryzen 7 4700U. The 15W mobile part posted 5446 on the graphics test, substantially higher than Nvidia's discrete GeForce MX250. It also posted a physics score on par with a desktop sys...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 26 Feb 2020 12:10

The RTX Super lineup of laptop GPUs should hit the market in mid-March. (Image Source: Nvidia)

First RTX 2070 Super / 2060 Super laptop GPU scores spotted on 3DMark and Geekbench

The latest 3DMark and Geekbench results suggest the new RTX Super laptop GPUs are around 15% faster than the non-Super models. Spec-wise, the Super models will include 14 Gbps GDDR6 VRAM chips and retain the same TDP values. We al...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Feb 2020 16:31

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has 2560 CUDA cores. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER distances itself from AMD's Radeon 5700 XT in leaked Mindfactory GPU sales data

GPU sales information from Mindfactory, a popular hardware and software retailer based in Germany, has offered an interesting glimpse at what products are currently succeeding in attracting customers. It seems Navi is falling furt...

Daniel R Deakin, 24 Feb 2020 07:08

NVIDIA may showcase its Ampere architecture at GTC 2020 next month in San Francisco. (Image source: NVIDIA)

Rumour | NVIDIA Ampere GPUs to feature 2x performance than the RTX 20 series, PCIe 4.0, up to 826 mm² dies and 20 GB of VRAM

Rumour has it that NVIDIA will unveil Ampere GPUs, the RTX 3000 series, next month at GTC 2020. While we already know that the architecture will be manufactured on a 7 nm process, new leaks claim that the RTX 3000 series will spor...

Alex Alderson, 23 Feb 2020 23:31

Bethesda has removed all games except one from the GeForce Now streaming service. (Source: Nvidia)

GeForce Now loses major titles as Bethesda removes games

A key selling point of the GeForce Now service has been the ability for subscribers to access and stream any game which they have already purchased via other means. However, user confidence has taken a hit as Bethesda follows Acti...

Craig Ward, 23 Feb 2020 02:10

Schenker XMG Pro 15: A lot of power but annoying fans

The XMG Pro 15 from Schenker Technologies presents itself as a compact gaming notebook with plenty of performance. We were rather disappointed by the fan behavior, though.

Florian Glaser, 22 Feb 2020 18:43

A GTX 1650 with GDDR6 VRAM would be an odd move. (Image source: NVIDIA via Wccftech)

Evidence suggests that a GDDR6 version of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 could be in development

NVIDIA gave the GeForce GTX 1650 a taste of SUPER last November, upgrading its entry-level GTX 16 series card to a TU116 GPU and GDDR6 VRAM. However, evidence has come to light of NVIDIA, or at least board partners, developing a b...

Alex Alderson, 19 Feb 2020 21:04

The first RTX laptops started appearing in January 2019. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia RTX laptops will challenge the AMD-powered PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X for gaming supremacy

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has never been shy about bigging up the company he is in charge of, but his latest claim will certainly raise some eyebrows among console fans. The executive reckons that gaming laptops fitted with Nvidia R...

Daniel R Deakin, 19 Feb 2020 02:18

GeForce GTX 1650 or GTX 1650 Max-Q? Even Lenovo seems unsure. (Image source: Web Tech)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2: A multimedia laptop that may not have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU after all

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 suffers from an identity crisis. Is it an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650-powered multimedia laptop, or one that is held back by the lesser GTX 1650 Max-Q variant? Well, it seems that Lenovo does not know, ei...

Alex Alderson, 18 Feb 2020 18:11

The Sky X9C can easily replace a server but may cost twice as much. (Image Source: Eurocom)

Eurocom rolls out ridiculously priced laptops with up to 28 TB storage

If you want to get the absolute best laptop configurations, try out the new Eurocom Sky X9C with 4K 17.3-inch display, desktop-grade I9-9900K CPU, up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 DRAM, dual RTX 2080 GPU and up to 28 TB of SSD storage via 3...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Feb 2020 16:04

Introducing the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition - a limited run GPU

So, sooner than release an RTX 2080 Ti SUPER or Cyberpunk 2077, NVIDIA and CD Projekt have teamed up to create the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition, a GPU that you cannot buy. 200 will be created, and NVIDIA plans to giv...

Alex Alderson, 17 Feb 2020 21:44

What does NVIDIA have planned for GTC 2020? (Image source: Wccftech)

Rumour | GTC 2020 will not disappoint, with Ampere GPUs set to launch at upcoming NVIDIA conference

You won't be disappointed, those are apparently the words of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang about the company's upcoming GTC Conference in San Jose. Huang will be in attending GTC 2020, where the company is expected to announce Ampere GP...

Alex Alderson, 17 Feb 2020 21:24

This might be the RTX 2077, in a Cyberpunk trim (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia teases RTX 2077 on Twitter to commemorate the upcoming RTX-enabled Cyberpunk 2077

In what looks to be an interesting cross-branding exercise, Nvidia tweeted a blurred image of what appears to be an RTX 2077, commemorating CD Projekt Red's upcoming Cyberpunk 2077

Arjun Krishna Lal, 17 Feb 2020 17:52

SUPER cards from Nvidia have proved to be a popular choice for Steam users. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER pips AMD Radeon RX 5700 for take-up in Steam's hardware survey

Steam has published its hardware and software survey for January 2020. While the video card usage chart shows a better month overall for AMD after the bleak showing in December, there seems to be an interesting tussle starting bet...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Feb 2020 23:35