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The MSI GL63 laptop is going to be updated with 9th Gen Intel Core chips. (Source: HotHardware)

Update | GeForce GTX 1650 and i7-9750H combination features in leaked MSI GL63 laptop marketing material

Leaked promotional material for a new MSI GL63 laptop sporting an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 GPU and an Intel Core i7-9750H has provided numerous performance details. The images show scores for benchmarks that put the 9th Gen Intel C...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 Apr 2019 09:05

Gainward's variant of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 desktop graphics card. (Source: Roland Quandt/VideoCardz)

Images of GeForce GTX 1650 desktop graphics card from Gainward, Palit, and ZOTAC leaked

A few images of the upcoming Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 desktop graphics card have found their way online. The models from ZOTAC, Palit, and Gainward are all single-fan cards with some slight differences in connectivity. Nvidia hasn’...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Apr 2019 04:08

The GeForce RTX 2060 has made a positive impact in its first month in Steam's survey. (Source: Nvidia)

Latest Steam hardware survey suggests GeForce RTX 20 series sales are on the up

The March 2019 Steam Hardware & Software Survey has been posted by the software distribution platform, and as usual things look rosy for Nvidia in the video card usage category. Three of the top six places in terms of percentage i...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Apr 2019 10:00

MSI GS75 vs. Asus Zephyrus S GX701: 10 percent performance difference from the same RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU

For better gaming performance, the Asus Zephyrus S GX701 should be your top option over the MSI GS75. For everything else outside of gaming, however, the MSI has a fairly long list of advantages that shouldn't be ignored.

Allen Ngo, 09 Apr 2019 03:31

The supposed GeForce GTX 1650 laptop. (Source: Baidu)

Leaked image of MECHREVO laptops allegedly with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1650 GPUs and 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H CPUs

A picture of two MECHREVO Z2 laptops that apparently sport an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 and GTX 1660 Ti, respectively, has been leaked. Not only do the gaming notebooks allegedly come with these often-rumored mobile GPUs, but it is ...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 Apr 2019 11:11

It's possible the mysterious Nvidia GPU could be a new addition to the GeForce RTX 20 series. (Source: RockPaperShotgun)

Mysterious Nvidia GPU performs between a GeForce RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 on UserBenchmark

An Nvidia graphics card has turned up on UserBenchmark with the prosaic name “graphics device”. The results in the benchmarks for the hardware are somewhat surprising, as the GPU seems to land somewhere between the GeForce RTX 207...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 Apr 2019 08:27

A cut-away diagram of an EUV machine. (Source: IEEE Spectrum)

TSMC will fire on all 7nm-making cylinders by the next half of 2019: new report

According to a new report by DigiTimes, the uptake of 7nm chips from TSMC was at its lowest 2019 ebb in the first quarter of this year (1Q2019). However, the company expects its orders to push its relevant processes to their full ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 Apr 2019 23:10

The upcoming Lenovo Legion Y40 is just one of many laptops that will offer an i7-9750H option. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo and Asus laptops featured in online product listings with i7-9750H processors

Numerous online retailers have started updating their product lists to include laptops from manufacturers like Lenovo and Asus that will feature the 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H processor. The i7-9750H is a member of the second tie...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Apr 2019 05:30

The Asus ROG Rampage VI Apex OC motherboard was used for the record-breaking result. (Source: HWBOT)

System with four GeForce GTX 1080 cards in an SLI configuration just broke 3DMark's Time Spy record

A new HWBOT World Record has just been set in 3DMark’s popular Time Spy benchmark. The score of 37,697 points was achieved with a system that featured four Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards operating in an SLI configuratio...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Apr 2019 06:11

The i5-9300H CPU will offer 8 MB L3 cache. (Source: Future Game Releases)

Intel Core i5-9300H turns up on Geekbench as part of Acer ConceptD CN715-71 system

It seems Intel’s Coffee Lake CPU, the i5-9300H, has made an appearance on Geekbench. The chip was part of a listing for a model mysteriously titled “Acer ConceptD CN715-71”. The upcoming 9th Gen processor achieved a single-core sc...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Apr 2019 03:35

Turing and Coffee Lake are making their way to the Acer Nitro series. (Source: Acer)

Exciting leak shows 2019 Acer Nitro laptops with 9th Gen Intel CPUs and mobile GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1650 GPUs

Acer is planning on fitting some of its upcoming Nitro laptops with GPUs from Nvidia’s Turing-based GeForce 16 series and 9th Gen Coffee Lake Intel Core processors. A leaked slide names the Acer Nitro AN515-54 and Acer Nitro AN517...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Apr 2019 02:08

The Galax GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Hall of Fame card in action. (Source: HWBOT)

Overclocked GeForce RTX 2080 Ti pushed to astonishing clock rate of 2.94 GHz

A clock rate of 2,940.0 MHz has been recorded for a customized GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card. The hardware was specially prepared as part of the Galax OC Gathering 2019. The incredible clock rate was measured as part of a GPUP...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Apr 2019 10:53

Galax is an Nvidia AIB partner based in Hong Kong. (Source: Galax)

Galax variant of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti claims top spot for single GPUs in 3DMark's Fire Strike Extreme

A new high score for 3DMark’s Fire Strike Extreme test (single GPU) has been achieved by a system featuring a customized variant of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card. The hardware in question was a Galax GeForce RTX 208...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Apr 2019 09:21

Acer Swift 3 coming with a GeForce MX250 GPU.. but they aren't saying which one

Sneaky Nvidia — the slower GeForce MX250 Max-Q '1D52' exists and they aren't telling you

Some Ultrabooks are shipping with the slower 10 W GeForce MX250 instead of the "regular" 25 W GeForce MX250. Worse yet, it's almost impossible to find out which before purchasing. The 10 W version is expected to perform about 30 p...

Allen Ngo, 04 Apr 2019 08:06

GeForce MX230 offers fewer shaders but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130 (Image source: Nvidia)

GeForce MX230 offers fewer shader cores but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130

Our first benchmarks for the Nvidia MX230 show decent performance upgrades over the MX130 of up to 30 percent in 3DMark benchmarks. Shader count is identical to the MX110, but the newer Pascal architecture still manages to deliver...

Allen Ngo, 03 Apr 2019 10:00

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X 6G now available (Source: MSI)

MSI launches the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X 6G video card for desktop PCs

The new GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X 6G video card from MSI comes with the brand's Twin Frozr 7 thermal design that provides a semi-passive, dual-fan cooling solution for a noise-free environment in low-load situations. With a boo...

Codrut Nistor, 03 Apr 2019 09:01

Our first GeForce MX250 benchmarks are in and results are slower than some MX150 laptops

Different name, same game. Laptops equipped with the GeForce MX250 are now beginning to ship to succeed the last generation MX150. However, you're better off with an MX150 laptop instead if performance-per-dollar is a major factor...

Allen Ngo, 01 Apr 2019 19:14

An MSI RTX 2060 laptop is 20 to 25 percent slower than an MSI RTX 2060 desktop graphics card

It may be called the GeForce RTX 2060, but it may as well be the GeForce GTX 1070 in the laptop world. We compare the desktop RTX 2060, RTX 2070, and RTX 2080 to their laptop counterparts to find surprisingly wide performance diff...

Allen Ngo, 01 Apr 2019 08:24

The EK Vector RTX Titan water block has a larger surface area for heat transfer than regular water blocks. (Source: EK)

Gold-plated water block adds bling to your RTX Titan or Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti graphics card

The liquid cooling specialist EK Water Blocks has revealed a new product for owners of Nvidia Titan RTX graphics cards. The EK Vector RTX Titan is a special edition water block that features an acetal top cover, RGB lighting compa...

Daniel R Deakin, 31 Mar 2019 09:42

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti was released before the non-Ti model. (Source: TechnoSports)

New rumored release date for Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650; 1650 Ti variant expected soon

A new rumored release date for the upcoming Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 desktop graphics card has been offered: April 22. A previous report had suggested a launch date of April 30 for the latest entry to the GeForce 16 series, but app...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 Mar 2019 07:27

Gaming performance benchmark leak shows the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 performing better than the GTX 1050 Ti and AMD RX 570

A new Final Fantasy XV benchmark has been shared online that shows the upcoming Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 performing reasonably well in the 1920x1080 High Quality test. The graphics card manages a score of 3803, which puts it firmly...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 Mar 2019 00:32

Latest Aorus 15 laptop drops a whole bunch of features to become much more affordable than before

Not every enthusiast gamer wants to pay for per-key RGB lighting, G-Sync, or Thunderbolt 3. Gigabyte has removed some of these auxiliary features from its X5 successor to make the new Aorus 15 laptop several hundred dollars cheape...

Allen Ngo, 29 Mar 2019 06:47

AMD needs the Navi 10 and Navi 20 GPUs to compete against Nvidia's GTX 16 series and RTX 20 series. (Source: Ultragamerz)

Rumor: AMD's Navi 20 series could feature ray-tracing technology that would challenge Nvidia's RTX lineup

There is a rumor that AMD has been working on its own version of ray-tracing technology that could be incorporated into the red team’s expected Navi 20 series. The same source speculates that this high-end lineup could challenge o...

Daniel R Deakin, 27 Mar 2019 06:37

Shadow of the Tomb Raider just received an RTX-related update. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce Game Ready driver 419.67 WHQL delivers Battlefield V: Firestorm optimizations

Nvidia has announced the availability of the GeForce Game Ready 419.67 WHQL drivers that bring optimizations to several games, including Battlefield V’s new battle royale mode, Firestorm. Gamers can download the latest drivers thr...

Daniel R Deakin, 26 Mar 2019 01:26

Gigabyte Aero 15-X9 vs. Aero 15-Y9: you may want to reconsider the RTX 2080 Max-Q SKU

The Aero 15-Y9 is over $1000 more expensive than the Aero 15-X9 and yet both configurations perform about the same in all of our tests. Is there really a reason to get the pricier version? Based on our numbers, the less expensive ...

Allen Ngo, 25 Mar 2019 22:18

Max-Q GPUs use less power and create less heat. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia might release a Max-Q version of the mobile GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPU

Alleged laptop data has been leaked that mentions an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q design. Although a mobile version of the Turing-based graphics card has been expected for some time now, a Max-Q variant is a new developme...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 Mar 2019 10:51

The current Switch could become part of a three model line up. (Source: Nintendo)

WSJ: Two new Nintendo Switch models coming this year

Nintendo has two new Switch gaming consoles in the works for launch this year. According to the Wall Street Journal, one will be a cheaper entry-level model and the other targeted at more serious gamers.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 25 Mar 2019 10:15

Asus could be preparing a juicy Ryzen/Nvidia combo for upcoming laptops. (Source: Asus)

Leak suggests Asus has laptops coming with Zen+ Ryzen Picasso APUs combined with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and RTX 2060 Turing GPUs

Leaked information about some potential upcoming laptops from Asus suggests that the Taiwanese manufacturer is preparing to reveal devices that feature both Picasso and Turing technology. Three different models are mentioned that ...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 Mar 2019 08:57

We review the Walmart Overpowered 17 with RTX 2070 and it's actually decent (Image source: Walmart)

We review the Walmart Overpowered 17 with RTX 2070 graphics and it's actually decent

The chassis has plenty of enthusiast features including per-key RGB lighting and a 1080p144 IPS display, but it comes at the cost of chassis rigidity in some spots and a poor trackpad. While not a bad alternative to more popular g...

Allen Ngo, 24 Mar 2019 02:43

It's possible to save nearly US$500 on the Dell XPS 15 with a Core i9-8950HK. (Source: Dell)

Deal | Save nearly US$300 on a Dell XPS 15 with i7-8750H and GTX 1050 Ti; almost US$500 off for i9 touch variant

Dell is having its semi-annual electronics sale at the moment, and there are massive savings on offer throughout the company’s extensive range of products. One of the most attractive deals is for a Dell XPS 15 laptop sporting an 8...

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Mar 2019 07:23

Players will be fighting each other in the snow on the Halvøy map. (Source: EA/Dice)

Firestorm launches March 25; Nvidia recommends competing with an RTX 2070

Battlefield V’s battle royale mode, Firestorm, will be launched on March 25. It will come as an update to owners of the Battlefield V game and will give players the chance to utilize a range of vehicles in their quest for victory....

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Mar 2019 03:06

The GTX 1650 will be replacing the entry-level GTX 1050 cards. (Source: PC Builder's Club)

Leaked Nvidia GTX 1650 benchmarks show performance similar to GTX 1050 Ti

Set to become the entry-level model of the Turing generation, the upcoming GTX 1650 appears to be almost as fast as the GTX 1050 Ti from the previous gen in the latest Final Fantasy XV benchmarks. This model is scheduled to launch...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Mar 2019 20:52

The new Oculus Rift S is an iterative improvement over the original. (Source: Oculus)

Oculus and HP reveal new VR headsets

Oculus and HP have unveiled their latest VR headsets during GDC week in San Francisco. The new headsets are a step up their previous efforts and feature improved optics, comfort and overall performance.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 22 Mar 2019 04:17

Deal | Dell G5 5590 with RTX 2060 graphics is only $1180 right now

This is the cheapest we've seen a brand new GeForce RTX laptop go for. It may be a budget-class Dell gaming laptop, but it should easily perform as well as any GTX 1070 Max-Q system.

Allen Ngo, 22 Mar 2019 01:07

The MSI GL63 8SD powered by the NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti appears online. (Source: Hanoicomputer.vn)

A GTX 1660 Ti-powered MSI GL63 8SD gaming laptop gets listed on Vietnamese retail sites

Following the recent leak of a Dell G5 15 laptop featuring the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, a few Vietnamese PC retail sites have started listing the MSI GL63 8SD gaming laptop powered by the new Turing GPU indicating that an offic...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Mar 2019 18:16

A CG version of actor Alicia Vikander developed for the film Troll using ray tracing tools in Unreal Engine 4.22. (Source: Nvidia)

New Epic Unreal Engine demos highlight the power its ray tracing tools for creating photorealistic graphics

Epic Games has used GDC to showcase its capabilities of its Unreal Engine 4.22 with ray tracing enabled. The demos, powered by a single Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080Ti, demonstrate jaw-dropping realism that could easily be confused for ...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 21 Mar 2019 10:43

Zotac launches Mek Mini PC with removable GeForce RTX 2070 graphics

The Mek Mini is one step up from the ZBox series in terms of performance, features, and upgradeability. Its ample ventilation grilles on five of its six sides should hopefully be enough to keep temperatures and noise in check.

Allen Ngo, 21 Mar 2019 06:52

Dell's G7 15 gaming laptop has a 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) IPS 144 Hz display. (Source: Dell India)

Dell launches G7 15, Alienware m15, and Alienware Area-51m gaming laptops in India

Dell has announced that the G7 15 gaming laptop, the Alienware m15 notebook, and the powerful Alienware Area-51m computer are now available to customers in India. The devices can currently be ordered from the website for Dell Indi...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 Mar 2019 09:40

The Alienware Area-51m laptop can utilize desktop processors. (Source: Dell)

Alienware Area-51m with GeForce RTX 2080 and i7-9700K achieves amazing score in 3DMark Fire Strike

An Alienware Area-51m laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 GPU and an Intel Core i7-9700K processor has recorded a very impressive score of 25,039 in 3DMark’s Fire Strike 1.1 test. According to the chart details for the run, thi...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 Mar 2019 05:59