We've known that Intel is planning a number of ‘DG2' GPU SKUs, but recently, a brand new one popped up, featuring 448 Execution Units, a notch below the flagship model, which will have 512 Execution Units. This newly discovered SKU will reportedly offer similar performance to the RTX 3070 and …
Read More »Samsung SoC with AMD RDNA 2 graphics to be revealed next month
During Computex 2021, AMD confirmed that it has been working with Samsung to develop a new mobile SoC with integrated RDNA 2 graphics. We initially thought we would see this new chip later this month, but it looks like Samsung won't be unveiling its new flagship Exynos chip until July. …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled GPU revealed
Prior to the launch of AMD's RX 6000 series of graphics cards, rumours suggested that AMD was working on its own liquid-cooled version of the flagship RX 6900 XT. As time went on, it looked like the liquid-cooled model had been cancelled, but that changed this month.
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Read More »AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to support 7 games at launch according to leak
We're still a few days away from AMD's second event of the summer, during which the company will reveal the first games to support FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) technology. Leaks may have already spoiled the announcement though, with a list of FSR games and developers/publishers supporting the feature appearing online.
Read More »Early benchmarks of Radeon RX 6600M GPU surface
Although the Radeon RX 6600M hasn't been released yet, the first benchmarks of the laptop GPU have started to emerge. Considering the results, the laptop GPU seems to offer a performance level between an RTX 3050 Ti and an RTX 3060 in gaming and content creation. The performance results were …
Read More »Nvidia reportedly reduces RTX 2060 production in favour of RTX 30 series cards
Earlier this year, some reports claimed Nvidia would be re-launching the RTX 2060 and RTX 2060 Super to meet the worldwide demand for graphics cards. However, a new rumour suggests that is no longer the case, as Nvidia will reduce RTX 2060 production to further increase production capacity for RTX …
Read More »Colorful and Nvidia partner up to open the first GPU history museum
In partnership with Nvidia, Colorful has opened up the world's first GPU History Museum in Shenzhen New Generation Industrial Park, China. As the first of its kind, the GPU History Museum is a tribute to graphics cards and everything directly related to it, showcasing its origins and evolution until now. …
Read More »Nvidia is ending driver support for Kepler-based GPUs this year
A few weeks ago, updates to Nvidia's support pages suggested that support for Kepler-based GPUs would be ending later this year. Now, Nvidia has confirmed this, with plans to drop support for Kepler in October 2021. Nvidia's Kepler architecture has served well since launching in 2012 with the GTX 600 …
Read More »AMD Navi 23 GPU die image and details surface
AMD's upcoming Navi 23 GPU, also known as ‘Dimgrey Cavefish', has leaked, with new details about the GPU and an image of the GPU die. This upcoming Navi GPU should be destined for mid-range GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 6600 and its XT variant. As per U/T1beriu's Reddit post, …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti Review ft. Inno3D & MSI
We put the RTX 3070 Ti to the test, with cards from MSI & Inno3D alongside Nvidia's Founders Edition
Read More »AMD RDNA 3 graphics cards and Zen 4 processors reportedly coming in Q4 2022
A new report claims that AMD will be releasing both the first RDNA 3 graphics cards and Zen 4 processors “around the same time”, in late 2022. The report further tells us that RDNA 3 will be taped out in late 2021. According to the release date reported by @Broly_X1, …
Read More »AMD announces Radeon Pro W6000 series workstation graphics cards
AMD is introducing new Radeon Pro GPUs to its line of workstation cards. The new batch of GPUs includes two desktop cards, the Radeon Pro W6800 and the Radeon Pro W6600, and a laptop variant, the Radeon Pro W6600M.
Read More »Microsoft confirms AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution is coming to Xbox Series X|S
Now that AMD has announced its FidelityFx Super Resolution upscaling technology, Microsoft has come out to announce that the Xbox Series X|S consoles will support it. Way before AMD officially announced FSR, it was always expected that it would run on Xbox Series X|S consoles, but Microsoft has now officially …
Read More »GPU shipments increased by 35% in Q1 2021
The PC GPU market continued to grow in 2021 despite supply constraints. Compared to Q1 2020, GPU shipments increased by 35 percent (year-on-year) in the first quarter of this year, coming close to matching Q4 2020 sales, avoiding the new-year drop off that we typically expect to see. According to …
Read More »Early RTX 3070 Ti benchmarks suggest a 10% performance improvement over the RTX 3070
We are a few days away from the launch of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, but the first benchmarks have already started to surface. The first benchmarks results are from Geekbench 5 and Ashes of the Singularity, which should give us a good idea of what to expect from …
Read More »Benchmark leak reveals upcoming Radeon PRO W6800 with 32GB memory
At Computex this week, AMD revealed the RX 6000M series of GPUs for laptops. As it turns out, AMD may have more graphics cards to announce very soon, with the latest leaks pointing towards a new flagship Radeon PRO with a massive 32GB of memory. Leakbench, a Twitter account dedicated …
Read More »AMD updates list of FSR compatible GPUs to include the RX 480 and RX 470
When AMD announced FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) at Computex 2021, the company also revealed a list of compatible Radeon graphics cards, ending with the 4 year old RX 580 and RX 570. As it turns out, RX 400 series graphics cards will also be supported. The announcement was made on …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver brings Reflex and DLSS to new games
With the RTX 3080 Ti now technically ‘available', it is time for a new Nvidia driver update. The latest GeForce driver brings day-one support for the RTX 3080 Ti, in addition to Nvidia DLSS and Reflex integration on several games. Aside from day-one support for the RTX 3080 Ti, which …
Read More »Raja Koduri teases flagship Xe-HPG GPU, already looking into AMD FSR on Intel GPUs
Raja Koduri is back at it again, teasing the upcoming flagship Intel Xe-HPG graphics card. This week, the SVP of Intel Architecture, Graphics, and Software at Intel came to Twitter to share a photo of the Xe-HPG GPU with 512 EUs and stated that Intel is already looking into AMD …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti Review ft. Gigabyte, Inno3D, Palit
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Read More »Nvidia AiB partners introduce their GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards
Now that Nvidia has announced the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs, it's time for AiB partners to share their designs and cards. There will certainly be more third-party graphics cards in the future, but for now, we have details on the first models announced by Asus, MSI, …
Read More »Nvidia RTX features coming to Doom Eternal, Red Dead Redemption 2 and more
Today at Computex, Nvidia announced the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti graphics cards. Alongside these new GPUs, the company also announced a number of games getting RTX feature support, including the likes of Doom Eternal, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Rainbow Six Siege. This follows on from rumours …
Read More »Nvidia announces GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti
Today at Computex 2021, Nvidia officially announced the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card, Nvidia's new gaming flagship. Up against the last generation RTX 2080 Ti, the 3080 Ti is said to be 1.5 times faster in games. The jump to the Ampere architecture brought about 2nd Gen RT Cores …
Read More »AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution promises up to 2.5X higher performance
AMD has been working on FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) for quite some time now. Now, Radeon's open source alternative to Nvidia's DLSS is ready to go, promising up to 2.5x higher performance in some titles...
Read More »AMD launches Radeon RX 6000M mobile GPUs
AMD is kicking off Computex with new GPU announcements. Today, AMD is launching the Radeon RX 6000M series of mobile GPUs, featuring RDNA 2 architecture, Infinity Cache and support for features like Smart Access Memory, SmartShift, Radeon Chill and the FidelityFX tool suite. This launch is part of a new …
Read More »Intel flagship Xe-HPG graphics card PCB leaks, late 2021 release possible
The latest report on Intel Xe-HPG graphics cards includes a lot of new details about the upcoming GPU family. The PCB Intel is using for its flagship DG2 desktop graphics card has also leaked, giving us our best look yet at what to expect from Intel in the graphics card …
Read More »Replacing GPU Thermal Pads to Improve Performance
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Read More »Lite Hash Rate RTX 3060 tested, Ethereum mining performance halved
Earlier this month, Nvidia confirmed plans to re-introduce the RTX 3060, RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 with ‘Lite Hash Rate' GPU revisions to reduce crypto-mining performance and get more graphics cards into the hands of PC gamers. Now, these LHR graphics cards are starting to land in the hands of …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti early benchmarks emerge, specifications confirmed on GPU-Z
As the expected date for the RTX 3080 Ti launch comes closer, the first benchmark results have started to appear. Besides the results, there's also confirmation on most of the specifications of the new GPU thanks to GPU-Z validation. The GPU-Z validation of RTX 3080 Ti has finally come out …
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