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Starting with version 4.22 of the Unreal Engine, Epic Games will be adding native support for real-time ray tracing and path tracing. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia's RTX 2000 GPUs to get adoption boost via expanded ray tracing support on Unreal Engine 4

Gamers that were rather reticent regarding the adoption of Nvidia's real-time ray tracing technology implemented in the latest RTX 2000-series GPUs may be interested to know that Epic Games is planning to make it easier for game d...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Feb 2019 16:26

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060 is the most popular GPU among Steam users. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 tops Steam's GPU survey while RTX cards and AMD's RX Vega make an appearance

Steam has released the details of its hardware and software survey for January 2019. In terms of PC video card usage, Nvidia absolutely dominates the chart with 74% of users having a GPU from the green team. The GeForce GTX 1060 i...

Daniel R Deakin, 14 Feb 2019 07:46

Asus ZenBook 15 vs. Dell XPS 15: Still not enough to dethrone Dell

Asus ZenBook 15 vs. Dell XPS 15: Still not enough to dethrone the popular 15-inch king

The bestselling Dell XPS laptop manages to be faster, tougher, brighter, and more feature-packed than the new competing Asus ZenBook 15 without running any louder or shorter. In return, the Asus laptop is much lighter and even a b...

Allen Ngo, 14 Feb 2019 04:57

The SilentiumPC Armis AR7X TG RGB (Image source: Silentium PC)

The SilentiumPC Armis AR7X TG RGB: A colourful and feature-packed, yet affordable Midi Tower case

SilentiumPC has announced its latest Midi Tower, the Armis AR7X TG RGB. The case costs around £125 (~ US$161) and includes tempered glass panels along with four Sigma HP Corona RGB 120 mm fans and enough space for up to 420 mm lon...

Alex Alderson, 13 Feb 2019 17:05

Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU is 10 to 15 percent faster than on the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9

Update | Not created equal — Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Max-Q is 10 to 15 percent faster than the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9

The GPU in the Razer laptop has a 22 percent faster base clock rate than the same GPU on the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9. The result? Consistently faster gaming performance on the Razer Blade 15 by 10 to 15 percent.

Allen Ngo, 11 Feb 2019 02:14

Jensen Huang will speak at this year's GTC. (Source: Wikipedia)

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will give a keynote at the 2019 GPU Technology Conference

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's chief executive officer (CEO), will deliver the keynote speech at this year's GPU Technology Conference (GTC). This event will take place in several locations in San José, California, from March 17 to 21, 20...

Deirdre O Donnell, 08 Feb 2019 17:31

SoftBank sold the entire US$3.6 billion Nvidia stake throughout the month of January. (Source: Android Police)

Nvidia's largest investor pulls out, completes entire stake sale

Last December, the steep depreciation of Nvidia's stock complicated the company's predicament to the point where its largest investor threatened to sell its entire stake. It looks like the green team could not convince the investo...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Feb 2019 20:49

MSI PS63 vs. Dell XPS 15: MSI's first traditional Ultrabook competitor

MSI PS63 vs. Dell XPS 15: MSI still has some ways to go

The crowded traditional Ultrabook space just got a new contender from a gaming laptop manufacturer. MSI's uncommon combination of an ULV Intel CPU and a Max-Q GPU gives it some interesting advantages over the Dell, but it still fa...

Allen Ngo, 07 Feb 2019 08:59

The Zotac Zbox Magnus EC52070D: A powerful Mini-PC that has a Core i5-8400T processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU. (Image source: Zotac)

The Zotac Zbox Magnus: A new Mini-PC equipped with a Core i5 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU

Zotac has introduced the Zbox Magnus EC52070D, which is a new, and compact desktop PC. The company has made a few compromises to pack such a powerful GPU within a small form-factor case, but it remains a powerful pre-built system ...

Alex Alderson, 07 Feb 2019 00:21

A new report shows how Nvidia might have misinformed its investors about revenues recorded between mid-2017 – mid-2018. (Source: Bitcoin Exchange Guide)

Nvidia allegedly misinformed investors about crypto mining revenues

Latest report coming from RBC analyst Mitch Steves presents Nvidia misinforming its investors about revenues recorded during the crypto boom of 2017. We're talking about over US$1.3 billion that were not attributed to GPU sold to ...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Feb 2019 23:42

We test out Nvidia DLSS on the Razer Blade 15 and results are impressive

A 47 percent boost in performance with no loss in image quality seems almost too good to be true. Nvidia DLSS puts deep learning and AI to good use for gamers who may not yet be sold on the capabilities of ray-tracing.

Allen Ngo, 05 Feb 2019 20:38

The latest GeForce Game Ready driver now includes support for new GeForce RTX laptops. (Source: NVIDIA)

New NVIDIA Game Ready 418.81 driver includes support for GeForce RTX laptops

NVIDIA has announced the release of a new GeForce Game Ready driver that brings support for new RTX laptops and also improves performance in the 3DMark Port Royal benchmark. 3DMark Port Royal has now added DLSS support, which offe...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 05 Feb 2019 06:51

Now that mobile GeForce RTX is here, GTX gaming laptops have been dropping in price

Nvidia GTX Pascal gaming laptops are now at their cheapest for gamers on tight budgets. Get an Asus Zephyrus with GTX 1080 Max-Q graphics for $1650 or almost the same price as a brand new MSI GL73 with an RTX 2060 GPU.

Allen Ngo, 03 Feb 2019 03:46

HP is giving gamers the chance to test out their RTX cards with Battlefield V or Anthem. (Source: HP)

Deal | HP offers Battlefield V and/or Anthem for free with RTX 2070, RTX 2080, and RTX 2080 Ti gaming desktops

HP is currently promoting a deal that will give gamers a chance to properly test out a system that includes an Nvidia GeForce 20 series GPU. The manufacturer is giving away either Battlefield V or Anthem with qualifying PCs that h...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 Feb 2019 07:56

Save up to a $100 when purchasing an Asus ROG G703, Zephyrus GX531, or Strix GL504/GL704 with GeForce RTX graphics (Source: CUKUSA.com)

Deal | Save up to a $100 when purchasing an RTX-enabled Asus ROG G703, Zephyrus GX531, or Strix GL504/GL704

Get your next Asus GeForce RTX gaming laptop from Cukusa.com and save a few bills in the process. We plan on reviewing each of these systems in the coming weeks to see how much of a performance gain users can expect if upgrading f...

Allen Ngo, 01 Feb 2019 00:43

List of laptops featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU

This article provides a comprehensive list of laptops that feature the newly announced NVIDIA "Turing" GeForce RTX 2080 GPU. The RTX 2080 comes in both Max-Q and non-Max-Q variants and is expected to perform better than the "Pasca...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 01 Feb 2019 00:10

List of laptops featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU

This article provides a comprehensive list of laptops that feature the newly announced NVIDIA "Turing" GeForce RTX 2070 GPU. The RTX 2070 comes in both Max-Q and non-Max-Q variants and is expected to perform similar to the "Pascal...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 01 Feb 2019 00:08

List of laptops featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU

This article provides a comprehensive list of laptops that feature the newly announced NVIDIA "Turing" GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. The RTX 2060 is currently available as a non-Max-Q variant and is expected to perform similar to the "Pas...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 01 Feb 2019 00:06

Update | Laptops with removable MXM 3 GeForce RTX 2080 graphics coming soon from Eurocom

Jumping from the GTX 1080 to the RTX 2080 will cost users an extra $250 USD. Eurocom is proving that the MXM form factor is here to stay even in the face of Dell's proprietary DGFF solution for the Alienware Area-51m.

Allen Ngo, 31 Jan 2019 21:25

Sapphire AMD Radeon VII video card (Source: VideoCardz)

NVIDIA should worry: The AMD Radeon VII is faster than the GeForce RTX 2080 according to leaked 3DMark results

Although it cannot match the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 in Final Fantasy 15 — a title that features some technologies exclusive to the RTX series — the AMD Radeon VII appears to be a much better choice for 4K gaming, scoring higher t...

Codrut Nistor, 31 Jan 2019 08:48

We benchmark the mobile RTX 2060, 2070, and 2080 Max-Q and compare them to the desktop RTX 2080 and GTX 1080

Check here to see how much of a performance gain you can expect over the GTX 1060, 1070, and 1080 Pascal series if you purchase a rand new laptop with GeForce RTX 2060, RTX 2070, RTX 2080, RTX 2070 Max-Q, or RTX 2080 Max-Q graphic...

Allen Ngo, 31 Jan 2019 00:04

Razer Blade Stealth vs. Huawei MateBook 13: The two fastest 13-inch Ultrabooks available

The new MateBook 13 has an unlikely competitor because of its full-power 25 W GeForce MX150 GPU. It's unquestionably faster than the average Ultrabook, but can it beat the $1600 Razer Blade Stealth?

Allen Ngo, 30 Jan 2019 16:00

The first GeForce RTX laptops are now shipping starting at $1500 USD

Prices for RTX 2060 laptops are reasonable, but be prepared to pay well over $2000 for anything with an RTX 2070 GPU. As expected, both MSI and Asus have the widest selections of RTX laptops available.

Allen Ngo, 30 Jan 2019 00:16

The GeForce RTX 2060 currently costs US$349 from Nvidia's online shop. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia financial guidance lowered; RTX GPU sales weaker than expected

Nvidia has announced that the financial guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 has been lowered. A forecast revenue figure of US$2.70 billion had previously been given, but this has now been reduced to US$2.20 billion...

Daniel R Deakin, 28 Jan 2019 22:14

GeForce RTX 2080 mobile is a desktop RTX 2080 but 50 percent underclocked (Image source: Nvidia)

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a desktop RTX 2080 but up to 50 percent underclocked

The significantly reduced base clock rate and TDP allow the mobile RTX 2080 to fit into a wider range of gaming laptop designs. Fortunately, memory bandwidth and number of CUDA cores remain unchanged.

Allen Ngo, 28 Jan 2019 00:03

Dell unexpectedly released BIOS 1.7 for the XPS 15 9570 last week. (Image Source: Dell)

Updated | Dell resolves the XPS 15 9570 NVIDIA GPU issue with BIOS 1.7

XPS 15 9570 owners rejoice. We can confirm that Dell has finally fixed the NVIDIA GPU issue that has been plaguing some 9570 laptops for months with BIOS 1.7. Unfortunately, the update has introduced some fan peculiarities though....

Alex Alderson, 27 Jan 2019 16:10

PUBG Lite players will be able to explore the Erangel map. (Source: PUBG)

Watch out Fortnite, PUBG Lite is on the way

PUBG Lite has been announced, and it is currently in beta testing but for players in Thailand only. The concept behind the battle royale title is to bring the PUBG experience to gamers who may not have the hardware requirements to...

Daniel R Deakin, 26 Jan 2019 22:22

First Nvidia GeForce RTX laptops are launching on January 29 — be prepared for a media review blitz

Everything appears to be on track to fulfill Nvidia's promised January launch window for the next generation of gaming laptops. Media, YouTubers, and everyone else in between will be posting their hands-on impressions in just a fe...

Allen Ngo, 24 Jan 2019 19:25

The Alienware m17 gaming laptop currently only has 60-Hz panel options. (Source: Dell)

Dell could be planning 120 Hz or 144 Hz panel options for the Alienware m17 gaming laptop

There is a possibility that Dell could be considering incorporating a 120 Hz or 144 Hz panel with the Alienware m17 laptop at some point in the future, although nothing concrete has been confirmed (or denied). The topic was raised...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Jan 2019 22:53

The GTX 1660 and its Ti variant could replace the laptop GTX 1050 / Ti GPUs, as well. (Source: Videocardz)

Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti gets leaked benchmarks, launches in February

Now that Nvidia almost cleared its Pascal inventories, gamers are looking for a good price/performance ratio. The RTX 2070 and 2080 cards are certainly overpriced for now, and even the RTX 2060 could be a bit too much for the budg...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Jan 2019 21:56

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU won't be included in the configuration options for this year's XPS. (Source: Nvidia)

Frank Azor confirms the new Dell XPS 15 will not feature the RTX 2060

Dell executive and prolific tweeter, Frank Azor, has once more taken to the social network with information that will be disappointing to some. The owner of a Dell XPS 15 9530 asked Azor if the company was planning on fitting the ...

Daniel R Deakin, 19 Jan 2019 01:26

Jensen Huang attended a private Q&A session at CES 2019 and VentureBeat had a few burning questions prepared for the CEO. (Source: VentureBeat)

Nvidia CEO informs that the GTX 10xx GPU inventories are almost dried up

Jensen Huang is trying to divert attention from stock prices and investor troubles with an optimistic outlook over the inventory troubles that the green team has been having since early 2H 2018. Nvidia's CEO was happy to announce ...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Jan 2019 21:37

A piece of promotional material allegedly associated with the Turing GTX card. (Source: Videocardz)

New rumor implies the RTX 2060 will be faster than the corresponding Turing GTX card

An ever-increasing body of leaks point to '1660 Ti' as the name for one of the first GTX cards to feature the Turing architecture. It suggests that it may be an RTX 2060 counterpart, just without ray-tracing. A new rumor has indic...

Deirdre O Donnell, 17 Jan 2019 20:18

To our surprise, the Huawei MateBook 13 uses the faster 25 W '1D10' GeForce MX150 GPU

Huawei doesn't not mention it, but perhaps it should. The OEM is quietly slipping the faster 25 W version of the GeForce MX150 into its upcoming mid-tier Ultrabook whereas most competitors are using the much slower 10 W version. E...

Allen Ngo, 16 Jan 2019 05:01

Lenovo Legion Y730 vs. Legion Y530 vs. Legion Y7000: Battle of brothers

Lenovo Legion Y530 vs. Legion Y730 vs. Legion Y7000: Battle of brothers

Lenovo's latest lineup of Legion laptops aims directly for budget-conscious gamers with its fairly low starting prices. All models share very similar internals between them despite their distinct appearances. We compare and contra...

Allen Ngo, 13 Jan 2019 03:14

The Dell XPS 15 is to be upgraded with a 4K OLED panel starting in March. (Source: Engadget)

Dell to release a new XPS 15 model with a 4K OLED panel in March

Dell has revealed that it plans to start offering the XPS 15 with an OLED panel in March 2019. Such a laptop would be able to offer a much better contrast ratio and more vivid colors than its LCD-wielding counterparts. It’s also p...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 Jan 2019 22:30

Updated | Dell shelves its new XPS 15 9570 BIOS

In a dissapointing but perhaps unsurprising move, Dell has postponed the release of its BIOS update for the XPS 15 9570. The news comes after the company previously said that it would release BIOS 1.7 by the end of 2018, which Del...

Alex Alderson, 11 Jan 2019 21:59

The Infinite S models are targeting the mid-range budget gamers, while the Trident X series are designed for the mid-to-high-end crowd. (Source: Liliputing)

CES 2019 | MSI updates its compact desktop lineups with RTX 2000 GPUs

The new Infinite S budget-friendly series will feature mid-range specs like the gen 9 i7 / i5 CPUs accompanied by the RTX 2060 GPU from Nvidia, while the Trident X models now represent MSI's mid-to-high-end compact gaming solution...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Jan 2019 19:34

A new GPU battle for 2019: the Radeon VII vs. the GeForce RTX 2080. (Source: AMD/Nvidia/edit)

CES 2019 | "The performance is lousy" - Nvidia CEO reviews AMD's Radeon VII

The outspoken CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has been offering some choice comments about AMD’s exciting new GPU, the Radeon VII. It seems Huang isn’t too worried about competition from the revolutionary new release, labeling it “un...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Jan 2019 23:13

Gigabyte will slowly phase out the Aorus X series this year

The manufacturer will be leaving behind the Aorus X design in favor of a newer narrow-bezel look with more heat pipes, more ventilation, and a slightly thicker profile. The change will hopefully address some of the most common dra...

Allen Ngo, 10 Jan 2019 10:12

Why the unique Alienware Area-51m will be a gamble for Dell

The MXM form factor preceding DGFF never took off even though it was marketed for its versatility and ability to support future GPUs. If Dell isn't careful, they may repeat the same mistakes and run into a wall with DGFF once Nvid...

Allen Ngo, 10 Jan 2019 05:37

End of the road — Dell will cease production of the Alienware 15 and 17 series

These two classic Alienware laptops have reached End-of-Life (EOL) status in order to make room for the thinner, lighter, and sleeker Alienware m15 and m17 successors. The Alienware 17 in particular is being succeeded by both the ...

Allen Ngo, 08 Jan 2019 19:00

The Dell XPS 15 will be skipping CES this year (Source: Dell)

The Dell XPS 15 is skipping CES this year

Coming straight from the horse's mouth, Dell product manager Frank Azor has confirmed that CES 2019 will focus on the XPS 13 series, Alienware series, and Latitude series with the XPS 15 taking a back seat.

Allen Ngo, 08 Jan 2019 19:00

Geforce

Nvidia's RTX 2000 GPUs to get adoption boost via expanded ray tracing support on Unreal Engine 4

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 tops Steam's GPU survey while RTX cards and AMD's RX Vega make an appearance

Asus ZenBook 15 vs. Dell XPS 15: Still not enough to dethrone the popular 15-inch king

The SilentiumPC Armis AR7X TG RGB: A colourful and feature-packed, yet affordable Midi Tower case

82% MSI GL73 8SE (i7-8750H, RTX 2060) Laptop Review

86% Asus ZenBook 15 (i7-8565U, GTX1050 Max-Q) Laptop Review

Update | Not created equal — Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Max-Q is 10 to 15 percent faster than the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will give a keynote at the 2019 GPU Technology Conference

Nvidia's largest investor pulls out, completes entire stake sale

MSI PS63 vs. Dell XPS 15: MSI still has some ways to go

The Zotac Zbox Magnus: A new Mini-PC equipped with a Core i5 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU

85% Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model (RTX 2070 Max-Q, FHD) Laptop Review

Nvidia allegedly misinformed investors about crypto mining revenues

We test out Nvidia DLSS on the Razer Blade 15 and results are impressive

New NVIDIA Game Ready 418.81 driver includes support for GeForce RTX laptops

86% Dell Inspiron 17-7786 (i7-8565U, 16 GB, 17-inch Touch, MX 150) Convertible Review

Now that mobile GeForce RTX is here, GTX gaming laptops have been dropping in price

Deal | HP offers Battlefield V and/or Anthem for free with RTX 2070, RTX 2080, and RTX 2080 Ti gaming desktops

Deal | Save up to a $100 when purchasing an RTX-enabled Asus ROG G703, Zephyrus GX531, or Strix GL504/GL704

List of laptops featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU

List of laptops featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU

List of laptops featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU

Update | Laptops with removable MXM 3 GeForce RTX 2080 graphics coming soon from Eurocom

NVIDIA should worry: The AMD Radeon VII is faster than the GeForce RTX 2080 according to leaked 3DMark results

We benchmark the mobile RTX 2060, 2070, and 2080 Max-Q and compare them to the desktop RTX 2080 and GTX 1080

Razer Blade Stealth vs. Huawei MateBook 13: The two fastest 13-inch Ultrabooks available

The first GeForce RTX laptops are now shipping starting at $1500 USD

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, RTX 2070 & RTX 2080 Laptop GPUs Performance Review

Nvidia financial guidance lowered; RTX GPU sales weaker than expected

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a desktop RTX 2080 but up to 50 percent underclocked

Updated | Dell resolves the XPS 15 9570 NVIDIA GPU issue with BIOS 1.7

Watch out Fortnite, PUBG Lite is on the way

NVIDIA TITAN RTX Desktop GPU Review

First Nvidia GeForce RTX laptops are launching on January 29 — be prepared for a media review blitz

Dell could be planning 120 Hz or 144 Hz panel options for the Alienware m17 gaming laptop

Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti gets leaked benchmarks, launches in February

Frank Azor confirms the new Dell XPS 15 will not feature the RTX 2060

Nvidia CEO informs that the GTX 10xx GPU inventories are almost dried up

New rumor implies the RTX 2060 will be faster than the corresponding Turing GTX card

To our surprise, the Huawei MateBook 13 uses the faster 25 W '1D10' GeForce MX150 GPU

Lenovo Legion Y530 vs. Legion Y730 vs. Legion Y7000: Battle of brothers

Dell to release a new XPS 15 model with a 4K OLED panel in March

Updated | Dell shelves its new XPS 15 9570 BIOS

CES 2019 | MSI updates its compact desktop lineups with RTX 2000 GPUs

CES 2019 | "The performance is lousy" - Nvidia CEO reviews AMD's Radeon VII

Gigabyte will slowly phase out the Aorus X series this year

Why the unique Alienware Area-51m will be a gamble for Dell

84% Acer TravelMate X3410 (i7, MX130, FHD) Laptop Review

End of the road — Dell will cease production of the Alienware 15 and 17 series

The Dell XPS 15 is skipping CES this year

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