Acer took its first steps into the desktop graphics card market last year as an AIB partner for Intel. Now, the company looks to expand and may soon offer AMD Radeon graphics cards too. According to ITHome (via Wccftech), Acer will join the ranks of AMD AIB partners this year. …
Read More »A Discord bug is downclocking memory on Nvidia graphics cards
If you play games regularly, particularly multiplayer games, then chances are you have Discord installed. Unfortunately, a recent update to the app has introduced a bug that unintentionally harms Nvidia GPU performance. The bug seems to have an impact on memory clocks, reducing them by up to 200MHz on a …
Read More »Latest rumoured specs emerge for Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti/Titan
The first time we heard about the specific specifications for the RTX 4090 Ti/Titan was last Summer. Since then, not much has changed until just recently. As per the latest rumours, Nvidia has apparently updated a few things on the GPU's spec sheet, including the board and the memory subsystem. …
Read More »Photos reveal quad-slot design for alleged RTX 4090Ti
While Nvidia has yet to announce a gaming graphics card utilising the full AD102 GPU, it does appear that the company is cooking something up. Following on from previous leaks, new images show a massive quad-slot design graphics card, possibly set to launch as the RTX 4090 Ti, or as …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 400 and 500 series GPUs might not be able to run Forspoken
AMD Radeon RX 400 and 500 series GPUs are not new by any means. They've been available for over five years and have done a terrific job for many users who still rely on them to this day. However, the release of Forspoken might suggest the end for these GPUs …
Read More »Unknown Intel Arc GPU with 16 Xe-cores revealed in benchmark listing
Up to now, the only known Intel Arc GPU with 16 Xe-cores is the A550M for laptops. However, a new and unknown Intel Arc GPU packing the same number of Xe-cores has now been spotted, but unlike the A550M, the high clock speeds suggest it's a desktop card. The card …
Read More »Apple M2 Max with 38-core GPU scores roughly the same as the M1 Ultra in benchmark
Apple's new M2 Max seems quite promising on paper. However, according to a recently spotted GPU benchmark, it may not meet the high expectations some were putting on it. As of now, we can't say much about its CPU performance, but thanks to the Geekbench OpenCL entry spotted by Wccftech, …
Read More »Here’s what liquid metal can do to an aluminum GPU heatsink
Liquid metal is known to be an extraordinary thermal conductor, but if not used properly, it can do more harm than good. One example of misusing this thermal product is to transfer heat from a chip to an aluminium heatsink, as you can see in Der8auer's latest video. Liquid metal …
Read More »GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X GPUs are slightly faster than GDDR6 models
We've known about Nvidia's GDDR6X RTX 3060 Ti for a while now, but due to limited availability, the latest revision has not seen much public testing. That is starting to change, with one new review arriving, revealing a small performance bump over the original RTX 3060 Ti with GDDR6 memory. …
Read More »Gunnir is selling Arc A380 GPUs in a mobile MXM form factor
As AMD and Nvidia have mostly stopped releasing MXM-based products, we thought the standard would be dead by now for GPUs. However, that doesn't seem to be the case, as Intel and Gunnir have just made an Arc A380 GPU available using that form factor. As spotted by BionicSquash, Gunnir …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4090 performance reduces by 20% when used as an eGPU
External GPUs have become a great way to give some extra oomph to the graphics capabilities of a laptop. Pairing a desktop RTX 4090 graphics card with a laptop using an iGPU will definitely improve graphics performance. Still, due to the limited maximum bandwidth of eGPU enclosures, you might end …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti to bring RTX 3070-level performance for under $500
This week, new rumours regarding Nvidia's RTX 4060 Ti GPU have hit the web. As per the latest reports, the upcoming mid-range graphics card will deliver the same performance as the RTX 3070, but at a lower price. Unfortunately, it's not yet clear exactly how much less it will cost. …
Read More »Nvidia may have quietly retired its MX series laptop GPUs
Nvidia's discrete MX laptop GPUs don't top the performance charts, but historically they've still provided a bit more grunt than a mobile CPU's iGPU. iGPUs are getting better and better however, and now they're often replacing the MX series in laptops that you would expect to have a dGPU. As …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti may consume less power than we thought
Early rumours suggested the RTX 4060 Ti was likely to ship with a 220W TDP, which perhaps did seem a touch high for a xx60-series class of GPU. New information has come to light however, and the leaker who shared the previously-reported specs has now updated the TDP, which has …
Read More »Some RTX 4080s are now shipping with a new AD103-301 GPU configuration
As far as we know, all Nvidia RTX 4080 graphics cards use AD103 GPUs. Up until now, the only variant of this GPU used for the RTX 4080 was AD103-300, but it seems a new AD103 configuration is in the works. This new variant is known as AD103-301, and it …
Read More »New drivers for RDNA 3 GPUs reduce power consumption in select scenarios
It's been widely reported that Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs are not as efficient initially hoped, with the GPUs consuming more power than expected while playing videos and games with an unlocked framerate. AMD has been aware of that fact for some time and has since released a graphics driver …
Read More »Palit RTX 4070 Ti GameRock OC Review
We check out Palit's flagship 4070 Ti, assessing thermals, overclocking and more
Read More »Afterburner is “probably dead” but MSI is fighting to keep it alive
MSI Afterburner is probably the most popular GPU overclocking tool out there, but according to its developer, it may soon be dead. MSI, however, says otherwise, as the company is trying to keep things going with the dev in question. In a comment on the Guru3D forum, Alexey “Unwinder” Nicolaychuk, …
Read More »Nvidia readying new AD104 GPUs, RTX 4070 incoming?
Nvidia AD104-based graphics cards are already available with the release of the RTX 4070 Ti, but it seems there are a couple more coming in just a few months. It hasn't been confirmed which exactly SKUs these are, but the most likely scenario is that we're talking about RTX 4070 …
Read More »Nvidia reportedly developing AI-optimised graphics drivers
It's always a nice surprise when a new GPU driver drops and offers an increase to your gaming performance. Nvidia is reportedly readying something even more significant however, as a recent report claims the company plans to launch graphics drivers with AI optimisations to areas such as "instructions, throughput, hardware utilisation, threading, [and] settings"...
Read More »AMD confirms a batch of RX 7900 XTX reference cards have cooler issues
We've been hearing about 7900 XTX reference cards with very high junction temperatures for a few weeks, and AMD has now responded. Speaking with PCWorld, Scott Herkelman, senior VP and GM at AMD Radeon, confirmed there is indeed a batch of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference graphics cards with …
Read More »CES 2023: Asus is collaborating with Noctua to release an RTX 4080 graphics card
Following the success of the Asus x Noctua RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 graphics cards, both companies have decided to work together once again to release an RTX 4080-based card. On the outside, the card looks a lot like the previous Noctua cards, but there are significant differences under the …
Read More »CES 2023: AMD launches new Zen 4 laptop CPUs, X3D Ryzen 7000 Desktop chips and more
Just as promised, last night AMD went live with its CES 2023 keynote, unveiling new hardware for laptops, new Ryzen AI technology and a new wave of Ryzen processors for desktops. In recent days, we've seen companies like Asus announcing laptops with new Ryzen ‘Zen 4' processors. Now at AMD's …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Review ft. Gigabyte Gaming OC
The RTX 4070 Ti - or is that the 4080 12GB?! - has arrived, and we find out what it is all about
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Read More »CES 2023: Nvidia unveils new RTX 40-powered laptops, prices start at $999
Today during its CES 2023 keynote, Nvidia officially unveiled the first RTX 40 series GPUs for laptops. According to Nvidia, around 60 percent of Nvidia laptop users have not yet upgraded to an RTX GPU, and the company is looking to change that with its new chips. Power and thermal …
Read More »CES 2023: Nvidia launches the RTX 4070 Ti, prices start at £799
Just as promised, Nvidia went live with its CES keynote this afternoon and as expected, the RTX 4070 Ti was officially announced. As many predicted, this is indeed the same GPU we were due to see on the 12GB RTX 4080 graphics card, which was swiftly 'unlaunched' in November following criticism over the 4080 branding and the power difference between the proposed 12GB version and the 16GB version.
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference cards are reportedly facing cooling issues
Recently there have been some reports of overheating RX 7900 XTX graphics cards. After investigation, some believe that the reference design cooler might be faulty. AMD is already aware of the complaints and is asking those affected to contact their support team so they can further investigate the issue. Some …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti 3DMark results leak
At this point, an imminent launch for the RTX 4070 Ti seems highly likely. We've seen numerous leaks, some of which came from Nvidia's own website. Now, the first 3DMark results for the upcoming GPU have been shared, giving us an early look at how the RTX 4070 Ti stands …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4090 laptop GPU scores higher than a desktop RTX 3090 in Geekbench
Nvidia RTX 40 series laptop GPUs are starting to show up in the Geekbench database. We've already seen an RTX 4060 laptop GPU entry. Today, we've come with another entry, but this time from an RTX 4090 laptop GPU, which outperformed the RTX 3090 desktop card in the same benchmark. …
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