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The Turing GPUs definitely pack more power, but is this power going to be fully utilized in current and near-future games? (Source: Nvidia)

New Nvidia Turing RTX 2000-series key features detailed ahead of review embargo lift

Besides the Deep Learning Super Sampling and ray tracing tech that might not be implemented in games right away, the RTX 2000-series GPUs also integrate a series of features that could theoretically bring 50% performance gains ove...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Sep 2018 20:29

NVIDIA recently went to an AT&T conference to introduce the idea of GeForce NOW over 5G. (Source: nvidia.com)

Could 5G and NVIDIA make gaming hardware obsolete?

NVIDIA brought its GeForce NOW to the AT&T Spark Conference to showcase the service's potential when combined with 5G. The company is confident that its new cloud-based graphics solution can negate the need for expensive hardware ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 Sep 2018 18:22

The weekly roundup - top news from September 2 through September 8

Samsung is promising a foldable smartphone soon, GeForce RTX 2080 for laptops could debut as a Max-Q variant, and the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are seemingly inevitable at this point. News has slowed back down to normal following an ...

Allen Ngo, 10 Sep 2018 06:28

AMD's Radeon Instinct is designed for AI and deep learning workloads, and the XGMI interconnect will enable GPU clustering for increased processing power. (Source: AMD)

AMD Radeon Vega 20 GPUs will get XGMI PCIe 4.0 to compete with Nvidia's NVLink

Mentioned in the latest Linux patches, AMD XGMI interconnect is rumored to offer bandwidths of up to 64 GB/s on the current PCIe 3.0 standard, possibly even higher on the upcoming PCIe 4.0. This should compete with Nvidia's NVLink...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Sep 2018 21:37

Battlefield V supports ray tracing, but only conservatively. (Source: Tom's Hardware)

EA DICE targeting 1080p 60 fps with RTX enabled in Battlefield V

Battlefield V developer EA DICE revealed to Tom's Hardware that it had toned down some of the ray tracing effects in the game to enable more performance. DICE said that it is looking to hit a comfortable 60 fps on 1080p with ray t...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 05 Sep 2018 13:51

At least one example of the Turing lineup may make it to mobile hardware soon. (Source: YouTube)

Turing going portable? Mobile version of GeForce RTX 2080 spotted in leak

The new NVIDIA Turing architecture may be coming to laptops soon. Listings on the GPU maker's website and on GitHub specifies a "GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile" with device ID and model number included. It suggests that this GPU will be ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Sep 2018 23:35

The Turing gaming flagships may prove to be overpriced, but the 2060/2070 models should sell well. (Source: PCWorld)

Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti is only 35% faster than the GTX 1080 Ti in preliminary leaked benchmarks

Synthetic benchmarks might not offer definitive proof on how the new flagship GPUs from Nvidia perform versus the previous gen, and the drivers used are most likely not final either, so performance could slightly improve upon rele...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Sep 2018 21:51

Looks like Nvidia is admitting the current games won't see huge performance boosts when running on the RTX 2000 GPUs. (Source: HotHardware)

Nvidia official says the RTX 20xx cards are at best 45% faster than the Pascal counterparts

Asked about the raw gaming performance in current games, Nvidia’s Director of Technical Marketing Tom Petersen stated that the new RTX 2000 GPUs are between 35% and 45% faster than the Pascal cards. However, upcoming games may per...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Aug 2018 23:42

New Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX531 launching for almost $1000 cheaper than the GX501

Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX531 now available for almost $1000 cheaper than the GX501

The 15-inch Zephyrus S GX531 will launch in late September with the 17-inch ROG GL704 Scar II to follow a few days later. The new Zephyrus will be thinner and leaner than the GX501 at just $1900 compared to almost $3000 when the G...

Allen Ngo, 31 Aug 2018 20:49

The Asus GL504GM Hero II runs cooler, longer, and quieter than the GL504GS Scar II (Image source: Asus)

The Asus ROG GL504GM Hero II runs cooler, quieter, and longer than the GL504GS Scar II

There are good reasons to settle for a less expensive configuration other than cost. Systems with less powerful components have less heat to dissipate and are therefore more likely to run cooler and quieter than their more powerfu...

Allen Ngo, 31 Aug 2018 18:59

IFA 2018 | Lenovo Legion Y530 updated with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

When Lenovo released this years lineup of Legion gaming laptops, they were a downgrade in terms of GPU performance. A few months after launch, Lenovo will rectify this – at least when it comes to the less expensive Legion Y530.

Benjamin Herzig, 31 Aug 2018 14:44

GPU-Z identifying the 1D10 variant of the GeForce MX150 in the Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1

IFA 2018 | The new Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 7000 sports a '1D10' NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU

We had an opportunity to play around with the new Dell Inspiron 7000 2-in-1 notebooks at IFA 2018 and were glad to see that the 15 and 17-inch versions sport the '1D10' version of the NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU. The '1D10' version o...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 31 Aug 2018 08:21

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme will launch with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q graphics (source: Lenovo)

IFA 2018 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme launching with rare GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q graphics

The new 15-inch model will be significantly more powerful than its smaller 14-inch sibling, but it will also be dropping specific features including WQHD HDR and the proprietary Side-Dock. A NumPad will be omitted despite the size...

Allen Ngo, 30 Aug 2018 20:30

The Acer Predator Orion gaming desktops offer a range of CPU and GPU options. (Source: Acer)

IFA 2018 | Acer Predator Orion gaming desktops offer dual graphics options up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

At IFA 2018, Acer unveiled the updated Predator Orion line of gaming desktops. The Predator Orion comes in three main variants and offers CPU options up to the Intel Core i9 7980XE Extreme Edition and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, and GPU op...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 29 Aug 2018 23:56

If this proves to be the RTX 2070 card, then the prices for the new cards are more than justified. (Source: PCMag)

Nvidia's RTX 2080 is only a smidge faster than the GTX 1080 Ti in leaked 3DMark Time Spy benchmark?

It is not clear if these results are provided by an RTX 2080 or 2070 card. Haters would quickly point out that if this is the RTX 2080, the price Nvidia is asking for the card is clearly unjustified. On the other hand, if this car...

Bogdan Solca, 28 Aug 2018 22:10

Pictures of XPS 15 competitor leaked: The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is the consumer-variant of the ThinkPad P1

Not long ago, the first specifications of a new Lenovo ThinkPad laptop called 'ThinkPad X1 Extreme' were leaked. In another leak today, the first pictures of this mysterious new model have been leaked. They show a machines that al...

Benjamin Herzig, 27 Aug 2018 17:36

3DMark will be getting a ray tracing update this September. (Source: TechSpot)

Updated | 3DMark to get a new ray tracing test in September

The next version of 3DMark, a popular graphics benchmarking tool, will feature support for NVIDIA's RTX tech allowing adopters to test the ray tracing abilities of their cards. UL Benchmarks, the developer behind 3DMark, is hopefu...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 27 Aug 2018 13:06

The weekly roundup - top news from August 19 through August 25

Nvidia is betting big on ray tracing technology while charging users an arm and a leg for the latest GeForce RTX GPUs. A few new quiet laptop releases round up a week that was dominated by Nvidia announcements and previews.

Allen Ngo, 27 Aug 2018 07:28

Xiaomi's new Mi Notebook sports Kaby Lake-R CPU and Nvidia's MX110 GPU

The Xiaomi Mi Notebook is the Chinese juggernaut's latest foray into the laptop market. Featuring a Kaby Lake-R CPU and a low-end Nvidia GeForce MX110, the laptop is a decent midrange device. Unfortunately, Xiaomi's aggressive pri...

Sam Medley, 24 Aug 2018 23:15

Nvidia now dominates the discrete GPU market with over 70% share, which makes it easy for the green team to strong-arm AIB partners into contracted shipments for the new RTX 2000-series. (Source: Fortune)

Nvidia is forcing AIB partners into RTX 2000-series contracted shipments, despite GTX 1000-series overstock

Just like AMD, things went unexpectedly well for Nvidia in the second quarter of this year, even though the crypto market decline was heralding a gloomy period. Nvidia managed to pull this off by forcing some AIB partners into ove...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Aug 2018 21:47

It looks like CEO Jensen Huang omitted to mention some of the performance-boosting technologies included with the new RTX 2000-series GPUs. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia's RTX 2080 is 35% to 125% faster than the GTX 1080 in 4K games thanks to DLSS

CEO Jensen Huang somehow found it adequate to mention nothing about the DLSS tech that would boost the performance of the new RTX 20xx cards in his official announcement. If we are to believe Nvidia's graphs, the GTX 2080 is up to...

Bogdan Solca, 23 Aug 2018 20:55

NVIDIA's Ansel RTX enables high quality ray tracing in-game photo capture. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA announces Ansel RTX for creating high quality ray-traced in-game photos

NVIDIA's next generation GeForce RTX cards come with support for Ansel RTX, which enables creating high quality in-game ray traced photos. Invoking Ansel RTX in a supported game increases the level of ray tracing — to a level whic...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Aug 2018 13:58

These games will support NVIDIA RTX technologies. (Source: Overclock3D)

The 'RTX' in NVIDIA's new GeForce GPUs doesn't refer to just ray tracing alone

Games supporting NVIDIA's RTX technologies are assumed to have some form of ray tracing enabled but NVIDIA has clarified that RTX support not only refers to ray tracing but also to Deep Learning Super Sampling as well. NVIDIA has ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 23 Aug 2018 10:57

Narrow-bezel MSI PS42 Ultrabook now shipping for $900 USD (Source: MSI)

MSI PS42 now shipping for $900 USD to compete directly with the Dell XPS 13

The PS42 is notable for carrying the faster '1D10' GeForce MX150 GPU instead of the slower '1D12' variant found on many sub 15-inch Ultrabooks. MSI has priced its 14-inch system to compete with popular 13-inch Ultrabooks like the ...

Allen Ngo, 23 Aug 2018 06:06

With such a limited ray-traced game catalogue for the RTX 2000-series, gamers are wondering if they should just buy the GTX 1080 Ti, which is getting quite affordable. (Source: TechRadar)

Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti performance details emerge

Even though the ray tracing technology is adding a whole new dimension of realism to some soon-to-be-released games, everybody is wondering if the latest RTX 2000-series flagships are indeed worth the money. Initial reviews claim ...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Aug 2018 21:57

Eurocom updates Sky series with Core i9-9900K and i7-9700K with support for next-generation Nvidia mobile GPUs

Will the GTX name live on for gaming laptops after Pascal? Eurocom will soon be updating its high-end Sky series of laptops to support both Coffee Lake Intel CPUs and mobile Turing.

Allen Ngo, 22 Aug 2018 21:23

Some Zotac GTX 1080 / 1080 Ti cards got prices up to 30% lower than MSRP. (Source: Zotac)

Nvidia GTX 1080/1070 cards get substantial price cuts after RTX 2000-series announcement

Nvidia announced the RTX 2000-series and the market reacted immediately with substantial price cuts for the Pascal flagships. Currently priced 30% lower than MSRP, cards like the GTX 1080 and 1080 Ti from Zotac are leading the "pr...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Aug 2018 21:12

The Zotac Gaming GeForce 2080 Blower-style card. (Source: Zotac)

Gamescom 2018 | Zotac reveals new GeForce RTX 20-series GPU range

Zotac has taken the covers off its new GeForce RTX 20-series GPUs. Based on Nvidia's powerful new Turing architecture, the new Zotac Gaming GPUs will come in blower, triple fan and AMP models with all-new designs.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 22 Aug 2018 12:06

The latest Xavier SoC is derived from the Volta architecture that also spawned the new Turing architecture found inside the new GeForce RTX 2000 GPUs. (Source: Anandtech)

Nvidia presents improved Xavier SoC for autonomous machines

Nvidia may be the gaming GPU market leader, but the green team is also keen on advancements in the supercomputer and AI world. With the new scalable Xavier SoC, Nvidia is boosting the processing power for autonomous machines , bri...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Aug 2018 21:21

Shadow of the Tomb Raider's performance on the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti with ray tracing throws up worrying concerns

Shadow of the Tomb Raider gameplay on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti showcases the grandeur of ray tracing but with worrying concerns

A few outlets managed to run a demo of the Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and the initial impressions seem to be a bit dampening with ray tracing turned on. The game was shown to hover in the 30 fp...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Aug 2018 18:06

The Asus ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 8G OC Edition. (Source: Newegg)

Asus's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and 2080 portfolio is now official

Asus has announced the ROG Strix, Dual, and Turbo cards based on the just launched NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti GPUs. These cards are now available for pre-order on major e-tail sites with prices starting from US$839 fo...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Aug 2018 16:47

The Founders' Edition of the new RTX 2000-series comes with a dual-fan design. (Source: Nvidia)

Gamescom 2018 | Nvidia officially unveils the GeForce RTX 2000-series gaming GPUs

The Turing-powered RTX 2000-series gaming GPUs will come with most of the features integrated in the RTX Quadro professional cards, but at a fraction of the price. For now, Nvidia unveiled only three models - the RTX 2070, RTX 208...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Aug 2018 22:19

Alienware 15 R4 and 17 R5 get per-key RGB lighting

Gamescom 2018 | Alienware 15 R4 and 17 R5 refreshed with per-key RGB lighting and new Command Center software

Better late than never. Dell has updated its mainline 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch Alienware laptops from four-zone RGB lighting to per-key RGB lighting. The design and internal specifications are otherwise identical. Both systems will...

Allen Ngo, 20 Aug 2018 20:01

NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards are all set to be official today. (Source: TechSpot)

Here's a roundup of all NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards from various AIB partners

The next generation NVIDIA Turing GeForce RTX cards for consumers are all set to be unveiled in a couple of hours. In the run up to the release, we've been seeing photos of various partner cards pop up on the web. While we've alre...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Aug 2018 13:49

The weekly roundup - top news from August 12 through August 18

All eyes will continue to be on Nvidia as the inevitable announcement looms. AMD launches its 32-core Threadripper 2990WX CPU to both excellent and mixed results and Asus unveils its thinnest second generation Zephyrus GX laptop j...

Allen Ngo, 19 Aug 2018 20:29

PNY accidentally revealed its GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XLR8 OC Edition GPU. (Source: Videocardz)

PNY lists the XLR8 RTX 2080 Ti OC Edition at US$1,000

PNY has leaked specs and pricing information for the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti. The RTX 2080 Ti is listed at US$1,000 while the RTX 2080 is at US$800. The listed prices, however, seem to be placeholders and ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Aug 2018 15:58

Looks like MSI is ready to launch its RTX 2080 Ti variant with tri-fan design and RGB lights. (Source: Videocardz)

Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti GPU launching together with RTX 2070/2080

The Ti versions for Nvidia's mid-high and high-end GPUs usually arrive around 9 to 12 months after the launch of the original wave, but this time around, it seems like Nvidia is ready to launch the Ti version of the high-end card ...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Aug 2018 21:25

Gamescom 2018 | Next generation Asus Zephyrus S GX531 will be even thinner than the Razer Blade 15

The new "thinnest gaming laptop in the world" is just 15.75 mm thick at its thickest point to be even thinner than last year's ROG GX501. The GX531 introduces narrow bezels and 144 Hz displays to the Zephyrus family with plenty of...

Allen Ngo, 16 Aug 2018 15:00