With Intel's CES 2022 keynote coming in just a few hours, we have new details to share with you about one of its upcoming desktop graphics cards. The specifications of the Arc A380 desktop graphics card have just leaked, alongside a new benchmark result giving us a good idea of …
Read More »Specs for upcoming Intel and Nvidia entry-level GPUs have leaked
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 …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021 Day 2 – Win a Palit RTX 3060 Ti ColorPOP graphics card! (closed)
For day 2 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021, we are teaming up with PALIT to give one lucky KitGuru reader an RTX 3060 Ti graphics card! Better yet, this is Palit's ColorPOP model, which is the first colour-shifting graphics card in the industry.
Read More »ASUS RTX 3070 Noctua Edition Analysis
That's right - this is the OFFICIAL Noctua graphics card, sporting two NF-A12x25 fans
Read More »Source claims AMD to increase Radeon RX 6000 GPU pricing for board partners
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%.
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti coming to laptops, leaks suggest
Nvidia already released the RTX 3080 Ti for desktops a while ago, but we're still waiting for a laptop variant. That should soon change, as recent benchmark leaks appear to have leaked the RTX 3080 Ti laptop GPU, in addition to its specifications. As found by @Benchleaks, a new Geekbench 5 …
Read More »Xe-HP driver confirms Intel DG2 GPU with 448 Execution Units
So far, most Intel Arc Alchemist (DG2) rumours have mentioned three SKUs for desktop – the DG2-512EU, the DG2-384EU and the DG2-128EU. As it seems, there may be another high-end SKU in the works, with Intel's Xe-HP graphics driver pointing to the existence of a DG2-448EU graphics card. The mention …
Read More »ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and more expected to launch Intel Arc ‘Alchemist’ graphics cards
Intel has been working on its big push into the desktop graphics card market for several years and in just a few months, we'll see the first Intel Arc ‘Alchemist' graphics cards hitting shelves. While no board partners have announced their plans officially yet, it would seem that we know …
Read More »Alan Wake gets DLSS support as total supported games exceeds 100
For many, the choice of GPU is affected by much more than simply how powerful it is. Nvidia has been investing greatly into exclusive technologies for its GPUs such as DLSS, Nvidia Reflex and more. The company has now announced that Alan Wake Remastered will support these technologies, bringing the …
Read More »Intel Arc ‘Alchemist’ 512 EU GPU benchmarked
The first leak of a mobile Intel Arc GPU stands before us. The Geekbench 5 database was recently updated with results for an unreleased laptop using the upcoming ‘Alchemist' mobile GPU with 512 execution units (EUs) paired with a Core i7-11800H. The benchmark listing, spotted by @Benchleaks, identifies the GPU …
Read More »New malware can hide within GPU memory buffer
Antivirus software can detect malware in almost any part of your system, but one place where it can't is in the GPU memory. There's at least one GPU rootkit capable of hiding malware in the GPU memory, but mentions of a new tool have now emerged, and it seems it …
Read More »Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse Review
We put Sapphire's RX 6600 XT Pulse to the test and see how it compares to the Gigabyte Gaming OC Pro
Read More »Nvidia announces RTX A2000 – its ‘most compact and power-efficient’ graphics card
Following on from rumours last week, Nvidia officially announced the RTX A2000 graphics card today. The new workstation GPU is much smaller than the rest of the line-up, allowing it to fit in almost any system with a dedicated graphics card slot.
Read More »AMD RX 6600 XT Review ft. Gigabyte Gaming OC Pro
AMD's RX 6600 XT is aimed squarely at 1080p gamers, but is it better than the RTX 3060?
Read More »AMD Zen 4 and RDNA 3 ‘on track’ to launch in 2022
During AMD's Q2 2021 earnings call, Dr. Lisa Su, the company's CEO, confirmed that the next-gen Zen 4 architecture and RDNA 3 graphics architecture are still 'on track', targeting a 2022 launch.
Read More »Zotac RTX 3090 AMP Extreme Holo Review
We check out Zotac's flagship RTX 3090 - the AMP Extreme Holo
Read More »Win a Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ graphics card! (closed)
It's currently harder than ever to buy a graphics card but we're looking to help one lucky reader get hold of an upgrade. This month, we are giving away a Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ graphics card - to win, all you need to do is leave a comment in our Discord server!
Read More »GTX 1060 vs RX 480 vs RX 580 – Pascal vs Polaris in 2021!
It's time for battle - GTX 1060 vs RX 480 vs RX 580 in 2021 - FIGHT!
Read More »Colorful and Nvidia partner up to open the first GPU history museum
In partnership with Nvidia, Colorful has opened up the world's first GPU History Museum in Shenzhen New Generation Industrial Park, China. As the first of its kind, the GPU History Museum is a tribute to graphics cards and everything directly related to it, showcasing its origins and evolution until now. …
Read More »AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution promises up to 2.5X higher performance
AMD has been working on FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) for quite some time now. Now, Radeon's open source alternative to Nvidia's DLSS is ready to go, promising up to 2.5x higher performance in some titles...
Read More »AMD launches Radeon RX 6000M mobile GPUs
AMD is kicking off Computex with new GPU announcements. Today, AMD is launching the Radeon RX 6000M series of mobile GPUs, featuring RDNA 2 architecture, Infinity Cache and support for features like Smart Access Memory, SmartShift, Radeon Chill and the FidelityFX tool suite. This launch is part of a new …
Read More »Overhauling our GPU power testing methodology!
Out with the old, and in with the new - KitGuru is changing how we test GPU power draw
Read More »Nvidia confirms ‘Lite Hash Rate’ RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti
Back in February ahead of the launch of the RTX 3060, Nvidia announced its new anti-mining measures to make GeForce graphics cards less desirable to crypto mining farms. We've heard through leaks and rumours that this tech would eventually transition over to the rest of the RTX 30 series line-up and today, Nvidia is making that official.
Read More »Intel DG2 GPUs to debut in Alder Lake-P powered laptops this year
Intel's upcoming Xe DG2 GPUs were recently revealed to be "right around the corner" and now, we have some early information on what to expect, with new reports indicating that the first DG2 GPUs will arrive in Alder Lake-P powered laptops later this year...
Read More »AMD Adrenalin 21.4.1 drivers improves GPU power consumption by up to 72%
Last week, when AMD released the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1, the patch notes included a slew of upgrades, features, and optimisations, but as it turns out, there was another sneaky improvement that we weren't told about. Reportedly, the new driver also improves GPU power consumption, reducing it by as much …
Read More »Nvidia remains confident that ARM acquisition will complete in 2022
In September last year, Nvidia announced that it reached a deal to acquire ARM for $40 billion. A number of tech companies have raised concerns over this and regulators are investigating the deal, but Nvidia remains confident that approval will be gained and the deal will go through in 2022.
Read More »TSMC sees growth in Q1 but warns chip shortages could last into 2022
There is good news and bad news from TSMC this week. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has seen a rise in revenue and profits in Q1, but unfortunately, we are no closer to the current chip shortage being over. TSMC revealed this week that it saw a 19.4 percent rise …
Read More »Lenovo’s RX 6900 XT Legion is a triple-slot beast
The first images have emerged of Lenovo's RX 6900 XT Legion graphics card. Set to be used in the company's pre-built gaming systems, this custom card is a thick unit, with a triple-slot cooler and an overall design that is highly reminiscent of AMD's Radeon VII. As reported by VideoCardz, …
Read More »Intel’s Xe-HPG with 512 EUs could be faster than RTX 3070
Pictures of an engineering sample of Intel's Xe-HPG with 512 EUs have emerged, alongside some of the GPU's expected specifications. In terms of rumoured performance, the leaker behind these images has said that the Xe-HPG with 512 EUs "should be treated like an RTX 3070 Ti"...
Read More »AMD patents active bridge chiplet design with integrated cache for next-gen GPUs
AMD is planning to introduce an active bridge chiplet with integrated cache on an upcoming GPU architecture. A new patent filed by the company has been spotted describing the use of the active bridge chiplet, which seems to offer a significant upgrade over the passive bridge chiplet design showed earlier …
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