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Intel already launched an Arc A300 series desktop GPU and is currently focused on spreading the word on the A700 series. There is a middle ground here that Intel hasn't spoke about much - the A500 series. The Ashes of the Singularity benchmark database was recently updated with results for the Arc A580. 

It's starting to look like September will be a good month to get a current-gen graphics card. New reports claim AMD and Nvidia will reduce the prices of their graphics cards, just in time to make room for new-gen GPUs.  The prices of GPUs have been steadily dropping since early …

Intel's first desktop Arc Alchemist GPU, the A380, has been available in China for a while now, but had not launched elsewhere. That is finally starting to change, with the ASRock Arc A380 Challenger ITX graphics card set to arrive in the US starting this month.  Newegg recently began listing …

In January of this year, Nvidia introduced the RTX 3080 12GB, a slightly more powerful RTX 3080 with more memory and a small bump in CUDA cores. Back then, Nvidia launched this SKU to create an alternative to the RTX 3090, which was too expensive to produce at the time. …

Intel appears to be having trouble with DX9 on its new, modern GPUs. As a result, Intel is changing things up and will drop DirectX 9 support on Arc and Xe GPUs, and will instead use an open-source mapping layer to emulate DX9 using DX12. 

As we approach Q4 more details about upcoming product launches have been leaking. This week, new reports claim to reveal the internal codenames for AMD's upcoming RDNA 3 GPUs, as well as the upcoming Ryzen 7000 series CPUs for laptops.  According to Angstronomics (via VideoCardz), AMD has internally named the …

A few weeks ago, Intel shared the first gaming benchmark results for the Arc A750 graphics card. At the time, we only had performance comparisons between the A750 and RTX 3060 in five games, but now, Intel has benchmarked almost 50 titles and released the results today. 

The specifications of the RTX 4070 have once again been updated, now including the base, boost and maximum clock speeds of the upcoming SKU. Assuming these values are accurate, we can expect the RTX 4070 to perform on par with the RTX 3090 Ti. The updated specifications shared by kopite7kimi …

It is no secret that Intel's Arc Alchemist GPU rollout hasn't quite gone to plan. The few GPUs to release so far have limited availability, and the most promising desktop graphics cards have yet to launch at all. Still, Intel is hoping to turn things around soon.  This week, Intel …

The latest reports about the RTX 40 series bring yet another change to the rumoured specifications of these unannounced graphics cards. If true, the RTX 4070 and RTX 4080 won't use quite as much power as initially expected. The changes in power requirements were reported by kopite7kimi, claiming that the …

It is no secret that the graphics card market has been a mess for the last couple of years, with a lack of stock and sky-high prices stopping many from being able to upgrade. Recently, we've finally started to see GPUs reaching MSRP prices, but sales have slowed, with Nvidia …

Intel's GPU rollout continues this week with the launch of the Arc Pro A-series. There are three SKUs to begin with - Intel Arc Pro A40 and A50 desktop graphics cards, and an Arc Pro A30M GPU for laptops. 

There have been a number of rumours regarding Nvidia's next generation RTX graphics cards. In the latest round-up, one source changed their expected spec for the RTX 4070 and now, specifications for the upcoming RTX 4080 have also been adjusted, featuring less CUDA cores than previously expected.  According to kopite7kimi, …

MSI has just introduced its first Arc Alchemist graphics card, making it the latest addition to Intel's AIB partner list. Like most other Arc A380 desktop graphics cards, MSI's A380 is only available in China at the moment, and is only shipping inside of select pre-built PCs. Aside from the …

Prior to the launch of the RTX 30 series, Micron and Nvidia worked closely on GDDR6X memory to bring a speed boost to Nvidia's graphics cards. Now, Micron has begun production of faster GDDR6X modules, seemingly in preparation for next-gen Nvidia graphics cards.  In an update to its website (via …

It's hard to ignore the fact that Intel's Arc Alchemist GPU rollout has been going very slowly. For now, only the entry-level A380 desktop GPU has launched, and only in select regions. The more capable A750 and A770 GPUs are still due ‘this summer', but according to a report this …

Although they're not official, many were let down by the rumoured specifications of the RTX 4070, with early rumours claiming the card would feature 10GB of GDDR6 memory across a 160-bit memory bus. However, a more recent report suggests the upcoming SKU might end up faster than initially expected. The …

Intel is continuing to ramp up its marketing efforts for Intel Arc. Earlier this week, Intel uploading a new video discussing Arc A750 GPU benchmarks and performance versus the RTX 3060. Now, in a new video Intel continues to keep expectations in check for Arc, with a discussion around graphics …

A few weeks ago, Intel posted a video showing the first Arc Alchemist A750 graphics card benchmarks. For reasons unknown to us, that video has since been privatised and a new video has been posted in its place. In the new video, we see different gameplay footage compared to the …

So far, only one board partner has released a custom Intel Arc Alchemist graphics card. That is changing this month, with ASRock revealing its first Intel Arc graphics card – a small, ITX version of the A380.  Like the reference cooling solution used by Intel on the Arc A380, the …

The first Intel Arc Alchemist desktop graphics card, the A380, can now be paired with a water block. Bykski has created the first GPU water block for the Gunnir Arc A380 Photon 6G OC graphics card.  The Bykski I-GNA380-X GPU block (via @Haze2K1) is only officially compatible with Gunnir's A380 …

We've been hearing rumours about Nvidia's next-generation GeForce graphics cards for a while now. In the latest report, it has been claimed that a fully enabled AD104 GPU is capable of matching the RTX 3090 Ti in performance.  According to kopite7kimi, a graphics card (PG141-SKU331) based on a fully enabled …

Intel’s latest graphics driver update brings important changes to GPU support. This week, it was confirmed that Intel’s 6th Gen, 7th Gen, 8th Gen, 9th Gen and 10th Gen integrated graphics products will be moved on from active support to legacy support.  Moving on to legacy support doesn’t mean zero …

There are plenty of rumours swirling around Nvidia's next-generation of GeForce RTX graphics cards. We've already heard several claims about the RTX 4090, RTX 4080 and RTX 4070. According to a new rumour, there will be an even more powerful graphics card based on the AD102 chip.  According to kopite7kimi, …

This summer, many retailers have had a surge in available stock for current-gen graphics cards, which has led to a solid sales season. For the next week, AMD is running a big promotion here in the UK, bringing down prices of Ryzen 5000 series processors, as well as a number of RX 6000 series graphics cards. 

As you might know, officially, the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 4GB of VRAM. However, it seems Sapphire will be releasing a unique 8GB model of the entry-level graphics card.  Information about the 8GB Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics is already available on Sapphire's official website. Despite the extra …

In the lead up to Intel's Arc desktop GPU launch, the company has been running a scavenger hunt contest to get fans involved. Intel has now revealed that Arc A770 and A750 graphics cards will be sent out to some winners.  As reported by VideoCardz, Intel also details how much …

Intel's open-source Vulkan graphics drivers for Arc Alchemist GPUs just brought in a pretty major upgrade. It turns out a small coding error was leading to a massive reduction in ray-tracing performance. With the code fixed, ray tracing performance has reportedly improved by up to 100x...

AMD's Raise The Game bundle is back, just in time for mass restocks of graphics cards across the US and Europe. If you are picking up an RX 6000 series GPU, then you will be eligible for up to three free games.  AMD is giving away copies of Saints Row, …

Miners have begun getting their hands on Intel's upcoming Arc desktop graphics cards. However, it would seem that so far, no Windows-based mining software supports Intel's GPUs, which could dissuade mining farms from buying these up at launch.  Crypto miner and YouTuber DJMines tried to mine using a Intel Arc …