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We're still scratching our heads on this one. (Image source: MSI via Videocardz)

Opinion | INNO3D and MSI join Gigabyte in the oddest graphics card release of 2020, GDDR5 shortage or not

Bemused why AIBs are now releasing GDDR6 versions of the GTX 1650? Well, NVIDIA has the answer, and its reasoning suggests that it has forgotten that it released the GTX 1650 SUPER.

Alex Alderson, Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:47:00 +0200

Lenovo to soon introduce AMD Ryzen 4000 Legion gaming laptops

Lenovo will allegedly introduce Legion R7000 / R7000P gaming laptops powered by AMD's Renoir APUs up to the Ryzen 7 4800H SKU. Some improvements include DDR4-3200 RAM, double NVMe M.2 slots and 80 Wh+ batteries, but there are some...

Bogdan Solca, Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:05:00 +0200

MSI GS66 Stealth offers a 99.9 Wh battery and a 300 Hz display. (Image Source: MSI)

MSI revamps its entire gaming and creative portfolio with Comet Lake-H and RTX 20 Super Mobile options

MSI announced new laptops such as the GS66 Stealth, GE66 Raider, and Creator 17 at CES 2020 and has now detailed their full specifications. MSI is also upgrading the its entire gaming and creative product lineup with the latest In...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:03:00 +0200

Remember this Dell XPS 17 from 2011? Hopefully, the XPS 17 9700 will be just as impressive.

Dell XPS 17 9700 listing on Userbenchmark rekindles hope for a true productivity workhorse

Recently, a Dell XPS 17 9700 listing surfaced on Userbenchmark indicating that Dell would finally bring back the 17-inch form factor to the XPS lineup. The XPS 17 9700 in this listing is indicated as being powered by the Core i7-1...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Fri, 03 Apr 2020 05:17:00 +0200

The updated Triton 500 and Nitro 5 lineups will be available this May. (Image Source: Acer)

Acer announces the refreshed Predator Triton 500 and Nitro 5 gaming laptops with Comet Lake-H CPUs

The new Predator Triton 500 models will be powered by i7 and i9 Comet Lake-H CPUs coupled with up to 32 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of NVMe SSD storage, plus GPU options topping with the RTX 2080 Super Max-Q. The budget-friendly Nitr...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:49:00 +0200

The new Legion 5i and 7i models will replace the existing Y540 and Y740, respectively. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo's Legion 5i and 7i gaming laptops include the exclusive Nvidia Advanced Optimus feature for extended battery life

The 7i will most likely be powered by Comet Lake-H Core i7 CPUs and will feature the latest RTX 2000 Super GPUs, while the 5i will pack Comet Lake-H Core i5 CPUs and up to an RTX 2060 GPU. Both variants will get G-Sync displays pl...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:06:00 +0200

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and 2070 Super Max-Q set to debut on the next Razer Blade 15

As if Nvidia's GeForce RTX lineup couldn't be more convoluted, be prepared for yet another subcategory of GeForce Super GPUs within the existing subcategory of GeForce Max-Q GPUs.

Allen Ngo, Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:02:00 +0200

The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 laptop will be ideal for esports fans due to its high refresh rates. (Image source: Asus)

The new Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 laptop will grant a gamer's wishes with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GPU and Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU

Asus has announced the ROG Strix SCAR 17 laptop that can be configured with either an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER or RTX 2080 SUPER mobile GPU and features Intel’s new i9-10980HK processor. The gaming laptop also offers users RO...

Daniel R Deakin, Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:01:00 +0200

Gigabyte gives AMD the cold shoulder, updates entire Aorus and Aero lineup with Intel 10th gen Core i7/i9 Comet Lake-H (Source: Aorus)

Gigabyte skips AMD, updates entire Aorus and Aero lineup with Intel 10th gen Core i7/i9 Comet Lake-H

Gigabyte will be "Redefining Gaming Notebooks" as one of the first OEMs out of the gate with Core i7-10750H, Core i7-10875H, and unlocked Core i9-10980HK options later this month. Comparisons to the competing AMD Ryzen 4000 series...

Allen Ngo, Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0200

No, this not an April Fools' Day joke. (Image source: Cnews.cz via Videocardz)

Opinion | Gigabyte releases the most pointless graphics cards of 2020; other AIBs likely to follow its lead

Had your fill of the GTX 16 series yet? Well, Gigabyte has gone and released a GDDR6 version of the GTX 1650. No, that is not a joke. The cards, as there are two of them, feature 4 GB of VRAM running at 12 Gbps. Presumably based o...

Alex Alderson, Wed, 01 Apr 2020 23:18:00 +0200

2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 could be the full 16:10 redesign we've been looking for to tackle the MacBook Pro 16

The XPS 15 looked great back in 2016, but there's no question that it has grown a bit stale since then. A 16:10 redesign would help revitalize the series and new leaks appear to confirm just that.

Allen Ngo, Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:15:00 +0200

Rare GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q launches amidst the storm of AMD Renoir announcements

Quietly unveiled at CES 2020, the GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q has made its retail debut a full year later than its Turing Max-Q siblings. It remains to be seen how OEMs will adopt the GPU as it performs quite closely to the GTX 1660 Ti...

Allen Ngo, Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:30:00 +0200

The more affordable Apex 15 variants can be equipped with the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and an RTX 2060 GPU. (Image Source: Schenker)

Schenker's XMG Apex 15 is the world's first Ryzen 9 3950X laptop

Users can choose to equip the XMG Apex 15 with more down-to-earth specs like a Ryzen 3600 CPU, 8 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, 256 GB SATA 3 SSD and an RTX 2060, or could go all in with specs including the Ryzen 9 3950X, up to 64 GB of RAM...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:13:00 +0200

It is difficult to delay something that you have not announced. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3000 GPUs remain on track for a late Q3 2020 release

Rumour has it that NVIDIA has delayed the release of its GeForce RTX 3000 GPUs until September. Citing the cancellation of GTC 2020 and the re-scheduling of Computex 2020 as reasons, NVIDIA apparently planned to release its Ampere...

Alex Alderson, Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:24:00 +0200

Launch price for Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 4900HS and RTX 2060 Max-Q finally unveiled (Image source: Best Buy)

Update | Launch price and pre-orders for the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 4900HS and RTX 2060 Max-Q finally unveiled

Best Buy will be opening pre-orders for the hyped 14-inch AMD-Nvidia gaming laptop at a reasonable price of $1450 USD. The GA401IV configuration will come with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB PCIe SSD.

Allen Ngo, Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:48:00 +0200

The 4800H-powered TUF gaming laptop is selling for just US$1199 (Image source: Amazon)

Amazon has world's cheapest AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and RTX 2060-powered Asus laptop for pre-order at an incredible US$1199

Amazon recently put up an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and RTX 2060-powered Asus TUF Gaming laptop for the remarkable price of US$1199. This undercuts i7-9750H notebooks and delivers incredible value in the sub-US$1500 price bracket.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Sun, 29 Mar 2020 13:36:00 +0200

The new 27-inch LG UltraGear. (Source: LG USA)

LG announces US pricing and availability for the latest 27-inch UltraGear gaming monitor

The LG 27GN750 is a CES Award-winning monitor of the UltraGear series. Its almost-bezelless IPS panel has a 1 millisecond (ms) response time, has HDR10 and is compatible with NVIDIA G-SYNC. The OEM has released it for sale at US$3...

Deirdre O Donnell, Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:04:00 +0100

Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD in review: Multimedia convertible for content creators

Lots of power below the hood, good battery life, digital pen - Asus ZenBook Flip 15 UX563FD in review

The Asus convertible shines with powerful hardware, a sleek metal chassis, a backlit keyboard, good battery life and a Pantone validated 4K touchscreen display....
Intel Core i7-10510U | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q | 15.6" | 1.9 kg

Sascha Mölck, Sat, 28 Mar 2020 19:35:00 +0100

We compare dozens of laptops with the same GeForce MX150 GPU and the Razer Blade Stealth comes out on top

The performance difference between the slowest and fastest GeForce MX150 laptops is startling at roughly 60 percent. The Blade Stealth GeForce MX150 is essentially on par with the more expensive GeForce MX250.

Allen Ngo, Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:21:00 +0100

Control has been added to GeForce NOW. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA's GeForce NOW to get new games every week

GeForce NOW is NVIDIA's cloud-gaming service. Its streaming library may be bolstered by a new announcement that it will have new titles added by the week going forward. The first batch debuted as a result of this initiative includ...

Deirdre O Donnell, Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:10:00 +0100

HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in review: Inexpensive gaming laptop with good battery life

Disappointing display - The HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in Review

The Pavilion Gaming 15's combination of CPU and GPU is able to display all current PC games smoothly on the 15.6-inch screen. On top of that, it comes with an N...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile | 15.6" | 2.3 kg

Sascha Mölck, Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:43:00 +0100

This feature is only available on DX 12, so games that are only optimized for DX 11 or DX may not benefit from it. (Image Source: Microsoft)

Intel CPUs can boost Nvidia / AMD GPU performance thanks to unused iGPU power and DirectX 12 potential

DX 12 apparently allows iGPUs to work in tandem with any kind of dGPU, so Intel is suggesting that only its desktop CPUs can do that, since AMD's desktop processors do not include iGPUs. However, AMD still has APU models, though n...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:45:00 +0100

MSI Trident 3 launching soon with Core i7-9700F CPU and GeForce GTX 1660 Super graphics for $1200 (Image source: Amazon)

MSI Trident 3 is returning with Core i7-9700F CPU and GeForce GTX 1660 Super graphics for $1200

The venerable and highly configurable design of the Trident 3 is paying off for MSI. First launched during the Nvidia Pascal days, the internals have been updated to sport the latest desktop-class Coffee Lake-H CPUs and the remova...

Allen Ngo, Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:10:00 +0100

DLSS 2.0 delivers better than native image quality in Control (Image source: Nvidia)

Did Nvidia just crack the ray-tracing puzzle? DLSS 2.0 delivers better than native image quality in Control

Remedy's Control recently received a DLSS 2.0 update. The update leverages Nvidia's radical overhaul of its DLSS AI-based temporal supersampling system to deliver better than native image quality in-game.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:32:00 +0100

MECHREVO Z2 gaming laptop. (Image source: Deaglize)

April 2 announcement date for Nvidia SUPER gaming laptops with Intel 10th Gen CPUs corroborated by MECHREVO promo image

A promo image shared by a Chinese OEM on a social network seems to confirm April 2 as the announcement date for new Nvidia SUPER gaming laptops with Intel 10th Gen CPUs. The marketing material from MECHREVO states that the company...

Daniel R Deakin, Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:34:00 +0100

The Ampere architecture may debut as early as next month. (Image source: NVIDIA)

Rumour | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ampere GPU to sport 4,992 CUDA cores and 12 GB of 18 Gbps VRAM

Apparently based on the GA102, the GeForce RTX 3090 may feature 4,992 CUDA cores and 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Running at 18 Gbps, the RTX 3090 would be one of NVIDIA's flagship Ampere consumer GPUs.

Alex Alderson, Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:19:00 +0100

The Core i9-10880H and RTX 2080 SUPER will make a potent combination later this year. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER and Intel Core i9-10880H-powered ASUS gaming laptop storms 3DMark

Spotted by the omniscient _rogame, the Comet Lake-H and Turing architecture have been spotted tearing up 3DMark once again. This time it is the turn of the Core i9-10880H and RTX 2080 SUPER, a powerful combination that will undoub...

Alex Alderson, Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:32:00 +0100

DLSS 2.0 promises better image quality and improved fps. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia announces DLSS 2.0 to appease fans over next gen GPU delays

DLSS 2.0 promises to simplify game integration by providing a single generic neural network that can adapt to any game and engine. However, game developers will still be required to provide the real-time motion vector data on a pe...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:29:00 +0100

Some cloud gaming market stats. (Source: Fortune Business Insights)

The cloud gaming market is now projected to be worth as much as US$56.57 billion by 2027

Cloud gaming is an emerging alternative to user-owned PC set-ups, in that the massive amounts of GPU power required to sustain it are accessed remotely. Its market had an estimated value of US$12.53 billion in 2018. However, a new...

Deirdre O Donnell, Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:15:00 +0100

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card features 40 compute units. (Image source: AMD)

AMD enjoys gains in Mindfactory GPU and CPU sales data thanks to resurgent Radeon RX 5700 XT and consistent Ryzen 3000 demand

AMD has enjoyed a good week in terms of the sales data leaked from Mindfactory. Unsurprisingly, the popularity of the company’s Ryzen 3000 series has continued to help it keep a very strong lead over Intel in CPU sales; however, t...

Daniel R Deakin, Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:05:00 +0100

Eluktronics Mech-17 G1Rx with Core i7, GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, 144 Hz display, and 512 GB SSD on sale for $1700 (Image source: Newegg)

Deal | Eluktronics Mech-17 G1Rx with GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, Core i7, 144 Hz display, and 512 GB SSD on sale for $1700

While not as thin as some alternatives from MSI or Razer, the Mech-17 is several hundred dollars cheaper while sporting the same enthusiast components inside. This is one the least expensive laptops you can find with GeForce RTX 2...

Allen Ngo, Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:55:00 +0100

The ROG Zephyrus G14 with a Ryzen 5 4600H APU may now be pre-ordered in Sweden

The AMD Ryzen 5 variant of the new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 seems all but confirmed in a new listing on a Swedish online PC retail site. This company claims to have SKUs of this notebook with the Ryzen 5 4600H processor in stock. It ...

Deirdre O Donnell, Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:25:00 +0100

DirectX 12 Ultimate certification guarantees compatibility with the latest DX12 featureset (Image source: Microsoft)

Microsoft's DirectX 12 Ultimate program guarantees PC-Xbox Series X parity with VRS, mesh shaders, DXR, and more

Microsoft recently unveiled DirectX 12 Ultimate, a rebrand for the DirectX 12_2 featureset. Graphics cards that are DirectX 12 Ultimate Compatible will have feature parity with the next-gen Xbox Series X.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:52:00 +0100

Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FTC in review: Matte display, well performing components, outstanding battery life

A matte screen suits the Zenbook - Asus Zenbook 15 UX534FTC in review

Asus has equipped its compact Zenbook with a four-core processor and a dedicated graphics chip. There is a lot to like about the other features as well: Matte I...
Intel Core i7-10510U | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q | 15.6" | 1.6 kg

Sascha Mölck, Fri, 20 Mar 2020 02:04:00 +0100

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, Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:47:00 +0100

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, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:10:00 +0100

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, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:41:00 +0100

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, Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:29:00 +0100

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, Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:15:00 +0100

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, Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:02:00 +0100

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, Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:09:00 +0100

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, Sun, 15 Mar 2020 23:33:00 +0100

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, Sun, 15 Mar 2020 07:20:00 +0100

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