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Nvidia decided to surprise everyone by announcing three new entry-level laptop GPUs ahead of CES 2022: the RTX 2050, MX570 and MX550. The first laptops featuring the new GPUs should roll out early next year. Starting with the RTX 2050, Nvidia's latest ray-tracing capable laptop GPU, packing a GA107 die …

As we get closer to the launch of Intel's first Arc Alchemist GPUs, more and more information is being datamined from the company's graphics drivers. In the files for Intel's latest driver, the names of five upcoming Arc GPUs were found, with two of those being desktop GPUs and the …

We've been hearing rumours about the RTX 3050 desktop graphics card for a little while now, although most have focused on a variant with 4GB of VRAM. As it turns out, Nvidia may have a second version of this card planned with 8GB of memory and more CUDA cores.  According …

In partnership with multiple custom PC builders, Nvidia is commemorating the release of The Matrix Resurrections by giving away three unique and water-cooled desktop systems and 5x custom RTX 3080 Ti Matrix-themed backplates. As the name implies, the Digital Storm Backup Operator was developed by Digital Storm itself and Stefan …

For a few months now, there have been consistent rumours claiming that we'll see new versions of the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 with more VRAM in January, there were even a few EEC listings to corroborate this. Now, the plan appears to have changed, with the launch being …

PowerColor listed many new graphics cards on the EEC database recently, from which most are RX 6500 XT and RX 6400 GPUs. However, the listing also shows an unknown SKU named BC-2235, which is claimed to be a mining card. The listing, found by @momomo_us, confirms that both the Radeon …

It seems that Nvidia will have new entry-level MX mobile GPUs in the near future and we can expect a pretty good generational performance bump. According to the first benchmark results for the supposed ‘MX550' GPU, it will be up to 36 percent faster than its predecessor. It will also …

We've been hearing a lot about the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT recently, with leaks revealing specifications and planned launch dates. Now, Lenovo appears to have confirmed some of these rumours, briefly listing the unannounced GPU and confirming some of its specifications, before correcting the error and removing the listing.  …

GPU prices are still far from returning to normal and it looks like soon we'll see another shift. According to a new report, some MSI RTX 30 series GPUs are about to get a bit cheaper, while some Sapphire RX 6000 GPUs are going to get a price increase. In …

Earlier this month, the RTX 2060 12GB launched, bringing back the Turing GPU to help alleviate the current GPU shortage. Unfortunately, supply has been almost non-existent, but Nvidia says the situation will improve later this month and in early 2022.  The Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB has been officially available since …

Recent reports have suggested that we may see a Radeon RX 6000 series refresh using the TSMC N6 node. According to reports, this won't impact desktop GPUs, and will instead focus on mobile GPUs, with a new series called ‘Radeon RX 6000S'.  As reported by VideoCardz, not all Radeon RX …

In recent months, there have been a ton of rumours around Nvidia's plans for early 2022, with sources claiming that we'll see several new RTX 30 series graphics cards. Now, we seem to have release dates for three of them, with the RTX 3050, RTX 3070 Ti 16GB, RTX 3090 …

Recent rumours have suggested that we are going to see refreshed versions of the RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 Ti with more VRAM in early 2022, and AMD is rumoured to be launching its entry-level RX 6000 GPUs in a similar timeframe. Now, signs are pointing towards this being true, …

Recently we learned that the rumoured RTX 2060 12GB GPU is real and now, here we are at launch day and AiBs are starting to confirm their custom versions of the graphics card. There is no Founders Edition for this GPU, meaning all cards on the market will be produced …

It seems we won't have to wait much longer to see AMD's entry-level graphics cards hit the shelves. According to reports this week, the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT will launch in mid-January, while the RX 6400 is set for March. The report comes from a Bilibili user (via El Chapuzas Informatico), …

The first quarter of 2022 is building up to be quite interesting for gamers on a tighter budget. Besides the new entry-level Radeon graphics cards, Nvidia is also reportedly launching the RTX 3050 for desktop during this same period, more specifically on January 27th. That's according to @hongxing2020, a new leaker …

We've seen an increasing number of leaks and rumours around the entry-level desktop graphics card market recently. At this point, AMD has the RX 6500 XT and RX 6400 lined up, while Intel has its upcoming Arc Alchemist 128EU GPU, and Nvidia appears to be preparing a desktop version of …

After months of rumours and speculation, Nvidia has now confirmed the RTX 2060 12GB. This new SKU includes extra CUDA cores and more memory compared to the original RTX 2060, which should bring a small bump in performance.  With the rollout of the new GeForce 497.09 graphics driver, Nvidia confirmed …

Sapphire appears to have begun selling dedicated crypto mining graphics cards based on AMD's RDNA 2 architecture. Currently, no such product is listed publicly on Sapphire's website, but Spanish news outlets claim that they do exist, and even have specification sheets and pricing information.  According to El Chapuzas Informatico, Sapphire's …

That's right - this is the OFFICIAL Noctua graphics card, sporting two NF-A12x25 fans

Over the last few months, there has been an increasing number of rumours pointing to new Nvidia graphics cards in early 2022. One of these cards is apparently none other than the RTX 3090 Ti, which will reportedly feature new GDDR6X memory modules from Micron. 

Today, Sapphire is launching its latest external graphics solution – the GearBox 500  Thunderbolt 3 PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT eGFX. As the name implies, this is an external GPU system with its own power supply, and an RX 6600 XT 8GB GPU to go with it to bring …

As the rumoured release date of the RTX 2060 12GB graphics card approaches, we're getting new leaks, detailing specifications. The latest leak unveils its TDP and a few more details about the GPU and the memory, suggesting that the new card is more than just a memory capacity upgrade. Considering …

We've been hearing that Nvidia has new RTX 30 series GPUs planned for early 2022 for quite some time. To date, the RTX 3060 remains the entry point to the RTX 30 series on desktop, with the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti only releasing for laptops. That could change …

By now, most of you know Intel is planning to launch the first Arc Alchemist graphics cards next year, but there are successors already planned and based on new reports this week, it looks like Intel will be upgrading fairly quickly. According to an Intel Arc community advocate, we might …

AMD officially announced the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled Edition back in June, but at the time, the GPU was exclusive to OEMs. Now to cap off the year, AMD has begun supplying these graphics cards for the DIY PC market, with availability planned for retailers in Europe.  …

Much Like Nvidia's GPUs, AMD GPUs have become equally expensive this year, selling for almost twice their MSRP. The situation may get a little worse before it starts to get better, as a source this week has claimed that AMD is planning to increase the prices of RX 6000 GPUs for board partners by 10%. 

Intel only just launched its 12th Gen Core processors a month ago, but we're already starting to hear rumours about the company's 14th Gen Core processors. Meteor Lake is expected to power Intel's 14th Gen Core processors and according to sources, Intel will be teaming up with TSMC to manufacture …

Earlier this week we learned about AMD's plans for entry-level RX 6000 GPUs for desktop and now, it seems we have new details on similar GPUs for the laptop segment. The latest Radeon driver code seems to contain references to two unannounced laptop GPUs – the RX 6500M and the …

We are a year on from the launch of AMD's RX 6000 series and Nvidia's RTX 30 series graphics cards. The on-going chip shortage has continued to keep stock low throughout 2021 and the latest pricing data shows that these graphics cards are still being sold for double the price over MSRP on average.