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At Computex 2024, AMD has launched its first Zen 5 processors, including Ryzen 9000 CPUs for desktops and Ryzen AI 300 'Strix Point' APUs for laptops. Beyond that, AMD has also committed to supporting the AM5 platform beyond 2027. 

Nvidia has kicked off Computex today with its latest keynote. This year, the company is tripling down on AI. For starters, Nvidia has revealed Project G-Assist, a new feature that will bring AI game guide assistants to supported games. Beyond that, RTX Remix is going open source, enabling developers to take the technology and work on it however they see fit. 

According to new rumours, the upcoming flagship Blackwell graphics card, the RTX 5090, is rumoured to sport a 448-bit memory bus, a deviation from the initial speculation that it would feature a 512-bit memory bus. This suggests a potential shift in the memory configuration initially anticipated for the GPU. The …

We check out the highly-requested PowerColor RX 7900 GRE Hellhound

AMD might launch a new Radeon laptop GPU, the RX 7650M XT. The rumour originates from Aoostar's Discord server, where a Chinese PC manufacturer representative said the company would launch a new external GPU based on the unannounced Radeon mobile GPU. As reported by VideoCardz, Aoostar also hinted at revealing …

AMD has yet to say much about its next-generation GPU plans but there have been plenty of rumours floating around. Currently, RDNA 4 is set to launch with two main GPUs – Navi 44 and Navi 48. Now, recent datamining through Linux drivers has shown exactly that.  X user Kepler_L2 …

It has been around six months since Crytek first announced plans to overhaul Hunt: Showdown with the latest version of its CryEngine technology. Now, we finally have an update, with the big engine upgrade set to arrive in August.  Hunt: Showdown has always been a great looking game, especially on …

Sapphire is teaming up with the team behind Frostpunk to launch a special edition graphics card. The new Sapphire PURE AMD RX 7700 XT Frostpunk 2 Edition promises a unique look, including a custom backplate featuring the Frostpunk logo. Better yet, the graphics card comes with some exclusive extras alongside …

It seems Nvidia and Mediatek's reported collaboration is bigger than we initially thought. Following reports of a new AI processor in Q3 2024, it is now claimed that the pair are also working on a new SoC for gaming handhelds.  The leaker XpeaGPU has added fuel to the fire by suggesting …

AMD has multiple generations of the RDNA architecture in the works. With RDNA 3, we didn't quite get the performance jump many were hoping for, leaving many hopeful for RDNA 4. According to rumours this week, RDNA 4 might actually be a bit of a refresh, largely reusing a lot …

By now, you might've already heard that Nvidia's new GPU architecture will be named after the renowned astrophysicist Vera Rubin. Although Nvidia has yet to confirm the existence of this new architecture, there have been new rumours regarding its specs. Earlier this year, Nvidia unveiled its latest and most potent …

Recent reports claiming that Nvidia's next-generation flagship GPU, the RTX 5090, would be the only model released this year may not be accurate. A prominent Nvidia leaker with a solid record claims that the RTX 5080 will be released before the RTX 5090.  That leaker is none other than Kopite7Kimi. …

The RTX 40 GPUs have been in high demand, but the supply has not kept up with the market. One particular model that has been hit the hardest is the RTX 4060 Ti, with availability decreasing significantly in the first two weeks of April for both the 8GB and 16GB …

A fresh report on the upcoming RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 8000 series has just been shared. As per a known leaker, the upcoming new-gen AMD graphics cards will use GDDR6 memory running at 18Gbps. Recent reports suggest that the first RDNA 4 graphics cards will target the mid-range market, with …

Intel has recently released an update to its Battlemage GPU drivers for Linux. As usual, this update was accompanied by patch notes, confirming an interesting bit of information regarding the upcoming graphics cards. Battlemage GPUs will not support DisplayPort (2.1) UHBR20 mode. As first reported by Phoronix, the latest Intel …

Intel has been working on improving its Arc graphics drivers since the launch of its A-series desktop GPUs. We've seen some very impressive performance gains for DX9 and DX11 titles over the past year. With the latest driver release, Intel continues that trend, with performance gains of up to 48 …

Nvidia works with its various partners on different marketing and product initiatives regularly. According to a new report, Nvidia is ramping up a new one, referred to as the SFF Enthusiast program, which will provide incentives for partners to release smaller graphics cards for more powerful small form factor gaming …

Nvidia's range of workstation graphics cards expands this week with two new low-profile graphics cards, the RTX A1000 and the RTX A400, designed to provide all the performance necessary for compute applications in a smaller package.  The official renderings show the GPUs have a low-profile, single-slot architecture, and since their …

It's been a hugely busy few months for Nvidia, with the company releasing not just new graphics cards, but plenty of software tools and features as well. KitGuru was invited to an event in Marylebone, London, where we got hands-on with just about every new piece of technology that the …

Gigabyte has announced the Aorus Xtreme Prestige Limited Edition series, which includes the Aorus Xtreme X Ice Motherboard and the Aorus RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 16G graphics card. This limited-edition offering combines high-end performance with a unique style, appealing to the preferences of both gamers and collectors alike.  The …

Looking for a new 4070 Super? We check out the Zotac Trinity Black model

Biostar has been known to be working on Intel Arc graphics cards for almost a year. Now, its first Arc A-series graphics cards are ready for launch, starting off with the S380 ST, and the A750 OC.  The Biostar Arc A750 OC features 28 Xe-Cores and a clock speed of …

Intel Arc Alchemist was released over two years ago. Even so, Intel is still making new products based on the technology. At Embedded World 2024, the company announced six new GPUs designed for edge and embedded applications. While the new Alchemist GPUs have garnered significant attention, they may be the …

Due to RTX 40 Super launching in early 2024, we were unsure if we would see new-gen gaming GPUs from Nvidia this year, and earlier rumours did point to an early 2025 launch, rather than the usual Q3/Q4 launch window. However, new reports citing board partner sources claim that Nvidia's first RTX 50 series GPUs will arrive later this year after all.

Intel's upcoming discrete graphics architecture, Battlemage, remains shrouded in secrecy. However, that might start changing soon. Recently, two unknown GPUs believed to be based on the Battlemage architecture were spotted on the SiSoftware Sandra website. According to posts on the SiSoftware Sandra website (via @miktdt), Intel is currently working on …

AMD recently released a new driver (24.3.1) that brings full overclocking support to the Radeon RX 7900 GRE “Golden Rabbit Edition” graphics card.  This card was previously only available in the Chinese market but is now available worldwide. At launch, reviewers (including us) noted issues with overclocking, which resulted in …

About a year after launching a new series, Nvidia typically releases new SKUs based on non-standard GPUs. These GPUs have deactivated cores that would otherwise go unused, and instead of discarding them, the company reduces the specifications to match lower-end devices. This means a card like RTX 4070 may have …

Intel Arc drivers have come along way since the first discrete GPUs from Intel first hit the market. Since launch, we've seen massive performance gains for older DirectX titles, as well as improvements for other APIs like Vulkan. This week's update brings more impressive performance gains, as well as support …

It's a stripped-back graphics card without a ton of features - but is it worth buying?

The FSR 3 update has finally rolled out, improving the adoption rate of AMD's latest FSR version. However, there are some mixed opinions floating around...