During Computex 2022, ASUS ROG launched the world's first 500Hz G-Sync gaming monitor, promising blazing fast frame rates and quicker response times...
Read More »Nvidia to launch liquid-cooled A100 graphics accelerator
Nvidia's Computex keynote is coming up soon and it looks like one of the upcoming announcements has leaked ahead of time. A new leak has shown a new version of Nvidia's flagship A100 GPU, this time with liquid cooling. A source speaking with VideoCardz shared what appears to be the main …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1630 specs emerge ahead of imminent release
This week, rumours of a new Nvidia GeForce graphics card began doing the rounds, claiming that a GTX 1630 would be launching soon. We didn't have much more information at the time, but just one day later, we have news on specifications and release date. According to VideoCardz, the Nvidia …
Read More »Testing AMD’s May Preview Driver: DX11 Performance Breakthrough
You might have seen some news about AMD’s May 2022 Preview driver, promising up to 17% better performance in certain DirectX 11 titles. As someone who spends a lot of time benchmarking different game engines and APIs, this certainly piqued my interest... so today we are benchmarking fourteen DX11 games to see how the new driver performs, pitting the RX 6800 XT against the RTX 3080...
Read More »Nvidia may replace GTX 1050 Ti with GTX 1630
This week, reports claim that Nvidia has a new GeForce GTX series graphics card on the way. Years on from the initial launch of the GTX 16 series, Nvidia might be planning to introduce a new SKU, the GTX 1630. According to VideoCardz, the new GPU would replace the GTX …
Read More »Pictures of alleged RTX 4090 Ti shows a similar design to RTX 30-series cards
Three months before the launch of the RTX 30 series, leaked photos have us an early look at the heatsink used for the reference RTX 3090 FE cards. History is apparently repeating itself with the RTX 40 series, as the first alleged pictures of the RTX 4090 Ti have been …
Read More »Asus and Noctua team up again for RTX 3080 Noctua Edition
Late last year, ASUS and Noctua teamed up, slapping a beefy Noctua air cooler on an RTX 3070 graphics card. Now in 2022, the two companies are teaming up again, this time for a Noctua Edition RTX 3080 graphics card. The Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition uses a massive …
Read More »RTX 40 series GPUs may be launching earlier than expected
We're almost two years removed from the launch of the RTX 30 series of graphics cards, which means a new generation of GPUs from Nvidia is just on the horizon. The RTX 40 series may even be arriving sooner than expected, according to new reports. According to known leaker, kopite7kimi, …
Read More »Intel Arc graphics DCH driver shows upcoming desktop graphics cards
Intel has recently released a Beta DCH driver for its existing Arc Alchemist GPUs. However, after analysing the code, users found references to unannounced graphics cards, including what seems to be the Arc desktop line-up and workstation GPUs for laptops and desktops. A screenshot showing the list of cards supporting the …
Read More »Nvidia Computex 2022 keynote promises a preview of “the latest technologies for gamers and creators”
Computex is coming up in just a couple of weeks and it looks like Nvidia will be playing a big role in this year's event. This week, Nvidia announced its Computex 2022 keynote, during which, the company will reveal "the latest products and technologies for gamers and creators".
Read More »New AMD Preview Driver improves DX11 performance by up to 17%
With the Radeon RX 6×50 XT series launch, AMD has also released its latest Preview Driver, bringing new optimisations and features, including performance improvements for games using the DX11 API. So far, the improvement seems promising, with some significant performance gains in certain titles. Although DX12 is slowly becoming the …
Read More »Asus, Sapphire and PowerColor announce custom RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT graphics cards
After months of rumours, today AMD has officially announced its RX 6000 series refresh, consisting of three new RDNA 2 graphics cards – the RX 6950 XT, the RX 6750 XT and the RX 6650 XT. As you would expect, a flurry of custom-cooled solutions from AMD's board partners are …
Read More »AMD RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT & 6650 XT Review ft. Sapphire
AMD's RX 6X50 refresh is here, but what performance gains are on offer?
Read More »Intel Arc Alchemist A370M trades blows with the RTX 3050 in new benchmarks
Laptops powered by intel's upcoming Arc A370M GPU will be launching soon. We've already seen a few benchmark leaks, but now, the first reviewer has had the chance to test the system, showcasing the entry-level gaming GPU up against the RTX 3050. Review samples of laptops using Arc mobile GPUs …
Read More »Graphics card pricing drops to new lows, but still above MSRP
Each month this year we've seen GPU prices slowly decline and availability has also started to increase. At this point, prices have dropped by another 5% over the last few weeks across both AMD and Nvidia's respective line-ups.
Read More »Crypto miners have now fully unlocked Nvidia’s RTX 30 LHR GPUs
Mining software developers have been trying to unlock the LHR GPUs since launch. Up to now, nobody had been able to fully unlock the LHR protections in place, but that has now changed with NiceHash. The NiceHash developers have been continuously trying to unlock the LHR cards. Nine months ago, …
Read More »Intel Arc desktop graphics cards might be launching sooner than expected
So far, Intel has promised to launch the first Arc Alchemist series desktop graphics cards this summer. According to new reports though, the launch might be coming a bit sooner than expected. This week, sources claim that the A750 and A580 GPUs will be revealed later this month, followed by …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6×50 XT pricing and benchmark results leak ahead of launch
If you're still not convinced that AMD is refreshing the RX 6000 series lineup, the latest leaks should do the trick. This weekend, marketing material for three upcoming refreshed RX 6000 series GPUs leaked, including pricing and internal benchmark results from AMD ahead of next week’s launch. Looking at the …
Read More »Nvidia fined $5.5 million for hiding GPU sales to crypto miners
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Nvidia $5.5 million USD over claims that the company hid how many of its gaming graphics cards were sold to cryptocurrency miners. The SEC says that Nvidia misled investors by reporting revenue as "gaming" revenue, when in fact that money was coming from crypto-related sales.
Read More »GeForce RTX 3090 Ti XOC BIOS pushes power limit to 890W
By default, the RTX 3090 Ti ships with a 450W power limit, but a few models are shipped with a BIOS pushing it north of 500W. In both cases, this is already a considerable amount of power being pushed from the wall, but a newly found XOC BIOS is capable …
Read More »Early benchmark puts RX 6950 XT ahead of RTX 3090 Ti
Rumours are pointing towards a refreshed line of RX 6000 series GPUs launching this month, including a new RX 6950 XT flagship RDNA 2 graphics card. Ahead of the reveal, new benchmark results have popped up, showing impressive, RTX 3090 Ti-beating results. The benchmarks shared by Wccftech compare the RX …
Read More »Radeon RX 6000 refresh GPUs to feature higher power draw and clock frequencies
With the refreshed AMD Radeon RX 6×50 XT cards expected to be announced next week, more rumours about their specifications are starting to appear. Besides the faster memory, the new cards may also come with higher GPU clocks, possibly bringing a more significant performance bump than initially expected. According to …
Read More »New rumours claim RDNA 3 GPUs will have up to 12,288 Streaming Processors
Early rumours about RDNA 3 GPUs were quite ambitious, claiming the new GPUs would feature up to as many as 15,360 streaming processors. Since then, development has progressed and new information has come to light. With that in mind, a number of leakers have begun revising their previous claims with …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator will get FSR and DLSS in July
Microsoft Flight Simulator has been quietly receiving major updates ever since release, with each content patch making the world more life-like. The game has always been hardware-intensive, but soon, on PC at least, we'll finally have some performance saving features, including Nvidia's DLSS and AMD's FSR. During a recent Q&A, …
Read More »Zotac RTX 3090 Ti Amp Extreme Holo Review
We check out Zotac's flagship RTX 3090 Ti offering
Read More »Nvidia & Excel Esports highlight the benefit of low latencies and high frame rates
KitGuru was recently invited to the headquarters of Excel Esports, a British esports organisation with rosters in League of Legends, Valorant, Fortnite and FIFA. Unfortunately I was not there to be signed up to the professional esports ranks. Instead, Excel teamed up with Nvidia to show, first hand, the real-world benefits of low latencies and high frame rates for gaming...
Read More »Nvidia’s latest Game Ready driver arrives with day-one support for Dune: Spice Wars
The driver team at Nvidia is constantly working on Game Ready drivers for upcoming releases. The latest update arrives today, adding day-one support for Dune: Spice Wars and several other titles, in addition to enabling new G-Sync Compatible displays. The GeForce driver version 512.59 is now rolling out, bringing day-one …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6750XT benchmark shows performance parity with RX 6700XT
The AMD Radeon RX 6000 series refresh is right around the corner and as a result, we're starting to see the first benchmark results popping up online. Recently, the RX 6750XT was spotted on GFXBench, showing performance parity with its predecessor, the RX 6700XT. First shared by KOMACHI_ENSAKA (via VideoCardz), …
Read More »Gigabyte Aorus RTX 3090 Ti Xtreme Waterforce Review
What happens when you slap a 360mm AIO cooler onto an RTX 3090 Ti? We find out today
Read More »Nvidia refreshes deals with new price cuts on RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 GPUs
For the past couple of years, PC gamers have had a particularly tough time due to GPU shortages and skyrocketing prices. There are signs that things will return to normal in the coming months, and Nvidia is looking to spur things along a bit. Nvidia has teamed up with a number of its partners in the UK to ensure stock of GPUs at reasonable prices...
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