Nvidia has finally unveiled its brand new Turing architecture under the Quadro RTX series, confirming two of the three trademarks spotted at the end of last week. The third and final GeForce RTX trademark is still being teased, with Nvidia's new ‘Be For The Game' trailer pointing towards the RTX …
Read More »Samsung launches 16-gigabit GDDR6 memory alongside Nvidia Quadro RTX
Samsung is well known in the semi-conductor world and is an established leader when it comes to memory. The company has been working on 16 gigabit GDDR6 memory modules since last year, the chips even went into mass production back in January. Now, we are seeing the proper debut, as …
Read More »Nvidia officially launches Turing architecture with Quadro RTX series
Nvidia's brand new Turing architecture is officially here, launching first in the Quadro RTX series.
Read More »Nvidia finally trademarks Turing, alongside GeForce RTX and Quadro RTX branding
Nvidia’s next line-up of graphics cards is now believed to be just 10 days away, supposedly making their debut during the company’s GeForce Gaming Celebration on August 20th. While this was thought to concern the tentatively titled GTX 1180, patent filings suggest that the Green Team could be introducing an …
Read More »Google acquires Android-focussed GPU tester ‘GraphicsFuzz’
Large tech companies tend to acquire smaller firms on a regular basis. Sometimes these acquisitions are relatively uninteresting on the surface, but they do tend to provide insight into what is going on behind the scenes at any given time. This week, Google announced that it has acquired ‘GraphicsFuzz' a …
Read More »First images of rumoured GTX 1180 show some interesting changes
There have been rumours surrounding Nvidia's next GeForce graphics card launch circulating all year. At this point, we know that Nvidia does have an event scheduled for later this month. While we don't have confirmation that we'll definitely see the GTX 1180 there, the PCB of an upcoming Nvidia graphics …
Read More »Nvidia confirms GeForce Gaming Celebration event just ahead of Gamescom
Nvidia has an event planned for the 20th of August, will we finally be getting new graphics cards?
Read More »Nvidia bundling GPUs with Kingston SSDs
GPU prices are returning to normal and new bundles are coming into play. Nvidia is now bundling GTX 1050TI and GTX 1060 graphics cards with 120GB and 240GB SSDs.
Read More »Samsung hires former Nvidia and Intel engineer to head in-house GPU development
Samsung has reportedly been gearing up to follow in the footsteps of its rival, Apple, developing its own in-house GPU. It looks like the company is well under way with the first “entirely new design” in over a decade, bolstering its engineering team with former Nvidia and Intel alumnus Dr. …
Read More »New August launch rumours for GTX 1180 surface
With the Pascal architecture hitting two years old, there is a hunger in the market for a new generation of graphics cards from Nvidia. Rumours surrounding the GTX 11-series have been floating around since January. Most recently, signs have begun pointing towards an August launch and the latest rumour claims …
Read More »Independent tests show that AMD has the most reliable graphics drivers
For many years, AMD was criticised for its driver support. Back when the Radeon Technologies Group began rolling out Crimson series drivers, AMD had a clean break from the past and doubled down on stability. That hard work now seems to be paying off, with a recent independent audit showing …
Read More »ASUS’ AREZ branded AMD Radeon graphics cards spotted with an unnecessary premium price tag
Despite Nvidia’s confusing and controversial GeForce Partner Program (GPP) coming to an end, ASUS confirmed that it was set to continue using its AREZ branding to distinguish its AMD Radeon range. AREZ GPUs have now been spotted in the wild, initially sporting a $160 premium price above its identical ROG …
Read More »AMD hires another former Intel Vice President
Intel has seen better days behind the scenes, with former CEO Brian Krzanich stepping down just three weeks ago due to a breach in company policy. Now, it seems that AMD has seized the opportunity to headhunt former Intel VP Martin Ashton for its Corporate Vice President role. Ashton made …
Read More »Polaris 30 12nm from AMD could arrive by the end of 2018
AMD's lineup of Polaris GPUs launched as great bang for buck components, but miners soon began snapping them up and driving prices higher. Now that the dust is starting to settle a bit, AMD is apparently looking to continue improving on Polaris, with a new series of ‘Polaris 30' graphics …
Read More »ASRock Phantom Gaming X RX 580 Review
It is the first graphics card from ASRock to pass through our labs. We give you the full low-down
Read More »GPU prices reportedly expected to dip by 20% this month
According to reports, vendors are anticipating an average GPU price reduction of 20% in July as crypto demand continues to weaken.
Read More »Gigabyte reportedly expects a 20 percent drop in GPU shipments for Q2
As every PC gaming enthusiast will know, GPU prices have been completely inflated this year due to a resurgence in GPU mining. At this point though, things seem to be returning to normality, which seems to be having an effect on bottom lines, as Gigabyte has reportedly warned investors that …
Read More »Signs seem to be pointing towards an August launch for GTX 1180
GDDR6 is entering mass production and Nvidia is reportedly sending out invites for an event in August. Could the GTX 1180 be arriving next month?
Read More »GPU shipments to fall as mining demand weakens, potentially hindering Nvidia’s next-gen chips
While GPU shipments are set to fall thanks to a reduced demand from miners, Nvidia is stuck with an overabundance of Pascal GPUs that might have hindered the road to next-gen architecture.
Read More »Nvidia give away twenty TITAN V ‘CEO Edition’ GPUs to AI researchers
The TITAN V was a GPU aimed towards machine learning, with the introduction of Tensor Cores and 12GB of HBM2. Now, at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference, Nvidia’s CEO has given away twenty TITAN V ‘CEO Edition’ GPUs to twenty random guests. The special thing about these GPUs …
Read More »Intel confirms plans to launch first discrete GPU in 2020
Last year, it was announced that Raja Koduri would be joining Intel to lead the company's charge into the discrete GPU market. As we already know, you can't just build a brand new graphics chip or architecture over night, but it looks like there is now a timeline in place. …
Read More »Computex 2018: AMD’s major announcements
AMD's Big Boss, Dr. Lisa Su, promised four things for Computex 2018, comprised of the latest and greatest Radeon Vega Graphics and Ryzen Processors, including 2nd Generation Ryzen Threadripper and 7nm Vega GPUs. First up, AMD debuted a variety of thin and light laptops powered by Ryzen processors, including Acer’s …
Read More »Computex 2018: AMD unveils its first 7nm GPU with 32GB memory, launches Vega 56 Nano
It seems that sheer numbers is AMD’s thing this year, following the reveal of its 32-core Threadripper 2 CPU with a prototype Radeon Vega GPU with 32GB of VRAM. The brand new chip is the result of AMD’s brand new die shrinking process, resulting in the company ushering in the …
Read More »Computex 2018: Sapphire shows off modded systems and collaborates with Square Enix
The Sapphire booth sits high above the main floor in the Nangang Exhibition Centre, which is the hub of Computex 2018. Alongside a full selection of graphics cards and driving simulations were some funky designs that definitely drew the eye. To find out more, we caught up with Dan Forster …
Read More »AMD replenishes Radeon RX GPU stock, prices still in flux
Throughout the past year and a half, GPU availability has taken a hit causing prices to rise uncontrollably. Following Nvidia’s effort in padding out its selection of graphics cards, AMD has announced that its Radeon RX line is available “in quantity” throughout North America. “Over the last few months, AMD …
Read More »Nvidia will detail its “next-gen” mainstream GPUs in August
Nvidia has kept mum on its next generation graphics processing units (GPUs) for quite some time, but it looks like more information is on its way in August. It has been spotted that the Green Team is pencilled in as the opening graphics presentation during this year’s Hot Chips convention, …
Read More »July launch rumoured for the GTX 1180 – What can we expect from it?
With the Pascal architecture hitting two years old, we've known that Nvidia would be looking to up its game with a new generation of graphics cards soon, especially with GDDR6 memory entering production within the next couple of months. With that in mind, a GTX 11-series might not be too …
Read More »Razer’s new Core X eGPU enclosure is bigger, better and cheaper
While the new Razer Blade 15 stole the show the other day, it wasn't the only new launch up Razer's sleeve. At the event, we also saw the curtain lifted on the new Razer Core X external GPU enclosure, which reduces the price, and even adds macOS support. The new …
Read More »ASUS confirms that AREZ is here to stay
There has been a lot of confusion today surrounding ASUS and the future for its AREZ line-up of graphics cards. Nvidia's GeForce Partner Program has come to an end, so when a Twitter account claiming to be an official AREZ profile posted that the recently launched brand would be ‘coming …
Read More »New rumours claim we’ll see new Nvidia GPUs in July
It has been a few months since we last talked about any Nvidia rumours. The last time we checked in, the rumour mill couldn't make up its mind between a March or April launch. There were also conflicting reports around whether or not the next GeForce cards would sport Volta …
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