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Microsoft says its Advanced Shader Delivery technology cuts Forza Horizon 6’s initial shader compilation from about 90 seconds to 4 seconds by downloading precompiled, hardware-specific shaders through its PC distribution channels. The feature is currently limited to Windows 11 users with supported AMD GPUs, Xbox Insider enrollment, and copies installed via the Xbox app or Microsoft Store, leaving Steam and Nvidia players without access for now.

The low_latency_layer project from Korthos Software allows AMD Anti-Lag 2 and Nvidia Reflex to be used on any GPU, effectively making both technologies hardware-agnostic for Linux users.

We are now giving away four Steam keys of Pragmata, Capcom's critically acclaimed sci-fi action-adventure title. To enter, you just have to comment on the YouTube video linked in the article below. The video covers the gorgeous Pragmata-inspired Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 AMP Limited Edition GPU.

AMD will extend FSR 4.1 support beyond RDNA 4, bringing the INT8 upscaling model to RX 7000 GPUs in July 2026 and RX 6000 GPUs in early 2027 after backlash over its initial exclusivity. The move addresses criticism sparked by a leak tying PS5 Pro’s PSSR 2.0 to FSR 4.1 and offers older Radeon users an official alternative to unreliable community workarounds.

AMD is reportedly working on a new entry-level RDNA 4 desktop GPU. The Radeon RX 9050 has leaked as a downgraded Radeon RX 9060 with slower clocks.

Intel shares surged to a record high after a Bloomberg report said Apple is in early talks with Intel and Samsung to produce key chips in the U.S., potentially reducing its reliance on TSMC. The prospect of Apple using Intel’s foundry services for future A-series and M-series processors fueled investor enthusiasm, extending a dramatic yearlong rally in the chipmaker’s stock.

AMD reported strong Q1 2026 results, but warned that rising memory and component costs driven by AI demand could weaken PC and gaming hardware sales in the second half of the year. Executives expect gaming revenue to fall more than 20% compared with the first half, even as Ryzen CPU and Radeon GPU demand continues to support year-over-year growth.

Capcom Division 1 says the backlash to Nvidia’s DLSS 5 tech demo version of Resident Evil: Requiem newcomer Grace Ashcroft, criticized for noticeably altered facial features, validated the studio’s original character design. Director Koshi Nakanishi and producer Masato Kumazawa told Eurogamer that fans’ preference for Grace’s in-game look reassured them she had quickly connected with players and become a fan favorite.

ShinyHunters claimed it had accessed Nvidia’s GeForce Now systems and obtained a “full database leak” containing user account and personal information. Nvidia says its investigation found no impact on Nvidia-operated services, stating the incident is confined to databases run by its Armenia-based third-party partner GFN.am, which has begun notifying affected users, and reports indicate passwords were not leaked.

Palit has confirmed that Galax is not exiting the GPU market, clarifying that a now-deleted regional post about redirecting RMA and warranty claims fueled incorrect shutdown reports. The company says operations and product development will continue as normal, with Galax, KFA2, and Hall of Fame brand management being centralized under Palit’s Taiwan headquarters as part of an efficiency-driven restructuring.

Reports from Chinese industry forums and leakers claim Nvidia will restart production of the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB in June 2026, with add-in board partners targeting a July launch to offset delays and uncertainty around an entry-level RTX 50-series release amid ongoing GPU and memory shortages. The move would rely on newly fabbed Samsung 8nm Ampere chips rather than clearing old stock, but pricing and supply remain key uncertainties that will determine whether the card can credibly serve budget buyers.

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell’s decade-old claim that consoles have shifted from bespoke graphics designs to PC-derived hardware has largely been validated, with modern systems relying on x86 architectures and AMD-based GPUs alongside PC-like features such as upscaling. As Valve and Microsoft move toward PC–console hybrids—via a new Steam Machine iteration and the rumored “Project Helix”—the divide between console and PC ecosystems continues to narrow, emphasizing shared hardware foundations and cross-library play.

Gaming is rapidly becoming more expensive due to the DRAM crisis. If you don't want to spend over €3,000 on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, you can now buy a defective graphics card from a retailer and try your luck with a repair - but the RTX 5090 is still not cheap.

A rare $5,100 MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z became unbootable after its owner attempted a DIY resistor mod, tearing pads and PCB traces near the GPU die. California repair specialist NorthridgeFix rebuilt the damaged traces and replaced missing components without schematics or donor boards, restoring the card to a successful POST pending full reassembly and stress testing.

Nvidia has finally announced a new version of the GeForce RTX 5070. Equipped with 3 GB GDDR7 memory modules, the new laptop GPU bridges the gap between the existing RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti. XMG warns that the RTX 5070 12 GB will cost almost as much as existing RTX 5070 Ti options.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is AMD's last-gen upper-midrange gaming GPU with 16 GB of VRAM. Although it was released back in 2023, the RX 7800 XT is still quite powerful by modern standards, able to beat the RX 9060 XT 16 GB and the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB. It is now retailing on Amazon at a good price.

The GPD G2 is a new eGPU dock from the company, and the main highlight is the MCIO port that's capable of delivering PCIe 4.0 x8 bandwidth. Its complete specs have now been officially revealed.

Chinese brand TOPC has launched a new mini PC with an MCIO port. This PCIe 4.0 x8 interface can offer better eGPU performance than traditional OCuLink PCIe 4.0 x4. The system is powered by an AMD CPU, and in China, it starts at CNY 2,699, around $395.

The GPD Box and GPD G2 have been formally introduced. These are the new Panther Lake mini PC and eGPU dock with the MCIO interface, which promises near-native GPU performance. They are expected to launch soon.

The Morefine G2 is a new eGPU that sports both Thunderbolt 5 and OCuLink interfaces. It features the desktop Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, which is paired with a capable cooler. The pre-order price is $1,099.

SpaceX is reportedly exploring the development of its own GPUs, likely aimed at AI workloads, as part of its broader push into in-house compute infrastructure. Teaming up with players like Intel and chasing a massive AI vision, Elon Musk’s space company could soon be taking on giants like Nvidia in the race for compute power.

Maingear has refreshed its MG-1 desktop lineup ahead of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2's arrival, pairing expanded CPU/GPU options with higher-end build refinements and deeper customization, including custom artwork, up to 128GB of DDR5, and as many as six M.2 NVMe SSDs. The update also emphasizes value and usability with a BYO RAM program, bloatware-free Windows image, optional warranty extension, and zero-interest financing aimed at smoothing the upgrade path for 2026 gaming and AI workloads.

The first eGPU from Framework is here, and as you would expect from the manufacturer, the external graphics card has a modular design. The eGPU connects both laptop and desktop GPUs to a laptop via OCuLink, and can even add OCuLink to a Framework Laptop 16.

Pragmata was released a few days ago across all platforms, and Nvidia has decided to host a special giveaway to celebrate the launch. One lucky winner will get the RTX 5090 with a custom wrap, but entries will close soon.

A new hardware mod repurposes the 75 W Nvidia Tesla P4 for small-form-factor gaming. By combining Bazzite OS and a custom 3D-printed cooling shroud, this affordable enterprise GPU manages 1080p performance in a compact Dell chassis.

ITG Gear has modified a Lenovo ThinkStation P340 Tiny with a rare AMD Radeon RX 7400 8GB GPU and an i7-10700 CPU. The build is a great exhibit for the gaming potential of this compact workstation, especially for fans of small form-factor machines.

Pragmata reviews are revealing that graphics cards with 8GB of VRAM may struggle. A popular tech site had to adjust settings to achieve smooth 1440p performance on an RTX 4060. Capcom has also prevented testers from comparing GPU benchmarks until closer to the Pragmata release date.

Nvidia could be planning new memory configurations for its mid-tier RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti models. It is expected to increase the memory capacity from 8 GB GDDR6 to 9 GB GDDR7.

Like many mid-range graphics cards up to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, the Steam Machine only has 8 GB of graphics memory - barely enough for some modern games. An engineer working with Valve wants to improve the gaming performance of cheaper GPUs on Linux systems with a patch.

Crimson Desert initially blocked Intel Arc GPUs entirely, but recent patches have restored compatibility. New benchmarks on the Intel Arc Pro B70 reveal a playable experience, though with some surprising caveats.

PCWorld has put CopprLink to the test, and with a desktop Nvidia RTX 5090 eGPU setup, only a 2.29% of average performance drop was observed on synthetic benchmarks. This is much better than OCuLink, through which there can be around 23% performance drop.

Besides the powerful AMD Strix Halo APU, Minisforum plans to include 64 GB of LPDDR5X RAM, a maximum of 200 TB storage space via 5x HDD and 5x SSD slots, USB4 v2 connectivity and dual 10 GbE NICs. The chassis would also integrate an advanced multi-fan cooling system. Full specs expected to release on April 23.

Pearl Abyss has enabled Intel Arc GPU support for Crimson Desert following significant community backlash and public comments from Intel, with the game now launching properly on Arc cards after installing Intel’s Game On driver 32.0.101.8629. Early reports indicate the fix comes with notable visual artifacts and instability, while Intel XeSS remains unavailable.

Highlights for Thermalright's first mass-produced mini PC include a vertical chassis to maximize water cooling efficiency, which unlocks the 176 W TDP mode for the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, a 4.6-inch LCD that displays system stats, dual USB4 connectors and 10 GbE plus 2.5 GbE NICs.

The March Steam survey highlights how more gamers are settling for lower-end PCs and laptops. With DDR4 and DDR5 RAM prices skyrocketing due to the memory shortage, buyers are opting for 16 GB capacities. Modules totaling 32 GB lost the top spot in the report, but GPUs with ample VRAM are rising.

New Blood Interactive CEO David Oshry and Dusk creator David Szymanski have criticized Nvidia’s forthcoming DLSS 5, set to launch this fall on RTX 50-series GPUs, arguing that its shift toward generative AI goes beyond super-sampling and muddies what DLSS is meant to be. Both warn that “optional” adoption may become effectively mandatory as games are built around the tech, and they urge developers and consumers to push back by withholding collaboration and spending.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 creative director Daniel Vávra has publicly defended Nvidia’s DLSS 5 amid widespread backlash over its early “uncanny” visual demos, arguing the neural-rendering tech will improve and may eventually reduce reliance on costly ray tracing. Vávra says “haters won’t stop” DLSS 5’s adoption, predicting developers will learn to tune it to specific art styles even as he acknowledges his past skepticism toward AI-generated art.

Intel published slides comparing the Arc Pro B70 GPU with Nvidia's RTX 4000 Pro. The Intel card appears to have up to 2.2x larger context windows thanks to its 33% larger VRAM capacity, which leads to 2x tokens per dollar performance increase and up to 6.2x faster responses in multi-agent or multi-user workloads.

A leaked AMD GitHub repository revealed an INT8 build of FSR 4 that appears capable of running on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 GPUs, even as AMD positions official FSR 4 support exclusively for newer RDNA 4 hardware. Sony has effectively deployed this same INT8 technology as the PlayStation 5’s upgraded PSSR (often dubbed PSSR 2.0), prompting modders to port the leaked libraries to Radeon RX 6000 and 7000 cards while AMD remains publicly silent.

Intel has released a new graphics card with up to 32 GB of VRAM. Also leveraging up to 32 Xe2 cores, the Arc Pro B70 will soon be joined by the cheaper Arc Pro B65, which Intel claims are 'cost-effective' yet 'high-performance solutions'.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has softened his stance on criticism of DLSS 5 after initially dismissing gamers as “completely wrong” following the technology’s GTC 2026 showcase. In a Lex Fridman podcast interview, Huang said he understands concerns about “AI slop” and insisted DLSS 5 is intended as an optional, artist-controlled development tool amid controversy sparked by an altered Resident Evil Requiem demo and Capcom’s subsequent rejection of generative AI for final assets.

Pearl Abyss has apologized for an FAQ message that urged Intel Arc users to refund Crimson Desert, removed the wording, and says it is now working on compatibility and optimization for Intel’s GPUs after community backlash and Intel’s public disappointment. While some players report the game now “launches” on Arc with the latest patch, it remains plagued by issues such as missing textures, shader problems, and black screens, with no timeline yet for a full fix.

Capcom says it will not ship games containing AI-generated materials or assets, but will use generative AI internally to speed up development across areas like graphics, sound, and programming. The policy, disclosed in a March 23 investor Q&A amid renewed scrutiny following NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 showcase, positions AI as a productivity tool rather than a source of final in-game content.

Intel says Pearl Abyss launched Crimson Desert without support for its Arc “Battlemage” GPUs despite years of outreach offering early drivers, testing, and engineering resources across multiple Intel platforms. Pearl Abyss only disclosed the incompatibility after release—advising Arc users to seek refunds—fueling backlash as the game reportedly runs, at least in limited form, on low-end Nvidia hardware like the GT 1030.

A purchase of a high-end RTX 5090 graphics card via Amazon India resulted in the delivery of a packet of detergent. Despite clear weight discrepancy and video evidence, Amazon denied the refund, highlighting a growing trend of graphics card retail fraud on major e-commerce platforms.

The Terafab is pitched as a vertically integrated 2 nm chip foundry producing a terawatt of compute annually for satellites, cars, and robots. The plan involves a lot of hubris, as there are daunting capital and execution risks with Musk having a mixed record on manufacturing scale-ups.

Crimson Desert’s March 19 Steam launch drew hundreds of thousands of players, but Intel Arc GPU owners are being blocked by a “Graphics device not supported” error because Pearl Abyss does not officially support Arc cards. The studio disclosed the incompatibility only after release in its FAQ and is directing affected buyers to seek refunds, with no timeline offered for future support.

A leak points to Intel launching the Arc B70 Pro and B65 Pro “Big Battlemage” workstation GPUs on March 25, 2025, with press materials outlining creator- and AI-focused specs rather than gaming positioning. Both cards reportedly ship with 32GB ECC GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, with the B70 Pro offering 32 Xe2 cores at 160–290W (about 230W reference) and the B65 Pro using 20 Xe2 cores up to 200W, while pricing and availability remain unconfirmed.

Nvidia confirms that DLSS5 is just taking a screenshot of the display output and is analyzing it with a generative AI model in order to “enhance” the visual fidelity. The AI model essentially decides what it thinks the final render should look like with little control over the output from the artists.