AMD's AIB partner HIS has developed a new series of graphics cards, the HIS Radeon RX 5700 XT Pink/Blue Army. These cards feature the previously used IceQ X² cooling system from the company and, as the name suggests, come in a blue or pink camouflage pattern. Both cards have a 2.5-slot …
Read More »Asus announce the ROG Strix PCIe Riser Cable
Many of the latest PC chassis' coming to market seem to feature vertical GPU mounting and it is often the case that the chassis does not include all the hardware required for mounting the graphics card in the vertical position. Asus has launched a new product that will help users …
Read More »Asus Launch the ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti White Edition GPU
Hardcore gamers' dreams of a white Christmas may have just come true since Asus has officially launched its ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti White Edition graphics card, with an all-white appearance and the oomph of the Nvidia 2080 Ti GPU core. The new ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti is lavished …
Read More »Intel EMIB silicon helps chips talk to each other
Many of today’s devices including smartphones, computers and servers contain multiple smaller chips sealed inside a larger, usually rectangular package, communicating with each other via a complex multi-layered piece of silicon no bigger than a grain of rice. In the case of Intel powered devices, this communication between chips including …
Read More »GPU market sustains growth in Q3, discrete GPUs now in over 32% of PCs
While Intel is set to become the world's highest-selling chipmaker once again this year, other areas of the hardware market are also doing very well in 2019. Over the course of the year, the GPU market has begun to rise, with discrete graphics cards in particular now found in 32.1% …
Read More »AMD unveils the Radeon Pro W5700 professional GPU
Those of you waiting for AMD’s next big GPU reveal will be happy to hear that the company has announced a new graphics card is launching this year. However, this will not be the high-end consumer desktop card previously referred to as the ‘Nvidia Killer' but a GPU for the …
Read More »Intel unveils Aurora Supercomputer plans and Xe-based ‘Ponte Vecchio’ GPU
Yesterday, the Intel HPC Developer Conference kicked off and as previously leaked, Raja Koduri was there to introduce its new GPU codenamed ‘Ponte Vecchio', based on the upcoming Intel Xe graphics architecture. This is the first Intel discrete graphics card to be named and detailed publicly, with plans to release …
Read More »Intel reportedly set to unveil ‘Ponte Vecchio’ Xe GPU for exascale computing
Intel has been quietly working away on its upcoming Xe graphics architecture for quite some time now. We've heard tidbits of information over time, including multi-GPU scaling support, ray-tracing capabilities and plans to bring Xe graphics to all major markets, from gaming to data centres. A new report this week …
Read More »Phantom Gaming Alliance Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards are announced by ASRock
On the lookout for a new graphics card? These new RX 5700 cards from ASRock have just been announced...
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver update also fixes security vulnerabilities
If you aren’t interested in playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC this week, or getting G-Sync compatibility on LG’s 2019 OLED TVs, then you may have skipped over the most recent Nvidia graphics driver when it began rolling out earlier this week. If you are one of those people, …
Read More »MSI reveals CES 2020 preview with a lineup of award winners
It might seem like it is a tad too early to be talking about CES but for MSI, it is never too early. This week, MSI received a bunch of CES Innovation awards at a smaller invite-only event that takes place ahead of the main Consumer Electronics Show in January. …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 590 prices slashed to under £200
With rumours of a new Nvidia graphics card looming, AMD is pushing forward with price cuts for the RX 590, which still maintains its position as an excellent 1080p gaming card one year later. Currently at UK retailers, the RX 590 can be found for as low as £175 and …
Read More »Intel Xe set to support multi-GPU scaling
Intel Xe is still on track for 2020 and after scouring recent driver updates, it looks like we can expect multi-GPU scaling support.
Read More »Galax KFA2 RTX 2080Ti Hall of Fame 10th Anniversary edition GPU – The £1800 GPU!
The 10th anniversary HOF RTX 2080Ti is really something special to look at and even features an inbuilt water cooling block for improved cooling performance. It's pretty hard to justify spending £1800 on a graphics card but it is definitely a special piece of technology that I was very pleased to take a closer look at...
Read More »EVGA releases new RTX 2070 Super, narrowing the gap between the 2080 Super
EVGA has recently released a new addition to its 2070 Super line of GPUs, and – impressively – the specs list is about as long as its name. If you’re in the market for a new GPU, you’ll likely be spoiled for choice. In the RTX 2070 Super category, EVGA …
Read More »Leaked Zotac images could prove the GTX 1660 Super is coming
Although there has been no official confirmation from Nvidia that the Super series will actually make an appearance under the 1660 brand, it is looking more and more likely every day, with new leaks coming thick and fast. A website post recently by the guys over at Videocardz may be …
Read More »More rumours suggest Nvidia Ampere could come early in 2020
It doesn’t seem that long ago we were all looking forward to Nvidia’s current generation of Turing architecture. According to rumours, the new Ampere cards may be coming sooner than expected, with further talk of a release early in 2020. Ampere may not be Nvidia’s best-kept secret. However, nothing official …
Read More »New Budget Nvidia GPUs could be hitting shelves sooner than expected
Rumours of Nvidia possibly adding to its budget range of graphics cards have been gathering pace with talk of a 1650Ti rearing its head again. However, that’s not all, another source suggests ASUS is preparing three GTX 1660 Super cards for launch too. According to the folks over at Videocardz, their …
Read More »AMD’s Navi 12 and Navi 14 GPUs referenced online
It's been almost three months since AMD launched its latest RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards, based on the Navi 10 GPU. Now, a recent post on Mesa 3D Graphics Library suggests the next Navi 12 and Navi 14 GPUs could be just around the corner. The post …
Read More »3DMark updates with Variable-Rate Shading benchmark
DirectX 12 was recently updated with Variable-Rate Shading (VRS), giving developers the ability to improve performance by reducing the level of details in parts of a frame where you are unlikely to notice an impact on image quality. Not many games have implemented this technology just yet but to see …
Read More »Briony upgrades her PC with KFA2 Hall of Fame RTX 2080 Ti!
Briony gives her PC the mother of all upgrades with a brand new KFA2 RTX 2080 Ti!
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 3400G (Zen+ & Vega 11) APU Review
It's a Zen+ APU with Vega 11 graphics, priced at £139.99. Does Luke rate it?
Read More »Computex 2019: AMD announces RDNA GPU architecture, shows RX 5700-series beating RTX 2070
AMD has already had two major announcements for us today in the form of 3rd Gen Ryzen and the x570 chipset. However, Team Red isn't done just yet, as AMD has also announced the upcoming RX 5700-series of graphics cards, based on the new RDNA architecture to deliver up to …
Read More »AMD will be at E3 this year with next-generation gaming hardware
AMD has been making a habit of showing up at E3 for a few years now. Back in 2015, we saw Lisa Su arrive to launch the Radeon R9 Fury. One year later, AMD returned to the gaming-focused event to show off DOOM running on Ryzen, while also announcing the …
Read More »Intel Xe graphics will support ray tracing hardware acceleration, for data centres at least
While we've known for some time now that Intel is working on its own discrete graphics cards under the leadership of Raja Koduri, there are still a lot of mysteries left to be solved. We know that the Intel Xe architecture will cater to both data centres and gaming PCs, …
Read More »Intel confirms former Nvidia director and engineer has joined the Intel Graphics team
Intel has confirmed that former Nvidia technical marketing director and distinguished engineer, Tom Petersen, has joined the Intel Graphics team.
Read More »Nvidia explores whether newer technologies have real-world impact on battle royale K/D ratios
With the boom in popularity of the battle royale genre drawing millions of users per day, there has been an increased focus on squeezing every last bit of performance out of hardware. Better components certainly offer more frames per second, but Nvidia wanted discern whether more frames truly translated to …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 5: Win a Sapphire NITRO+ RX 580 Special Edition GPU! (closed)
We have reached day 5 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar! Today, we have teamed up with Sapphire to give away not just one, but TWO Sapphire NITRO+ RX 580 Special Edition graphics cards!
Read More »OCUK’s Black Friday sale brings discounts to GPUs, hardware bundles, laptops, VR and more
It's that time of year again, Black Friday is coming up and lots of retailers are getting the jump on it early. Today, we are highlighting some of the best deals ranging from component bundles and graphics cards, to peripherals and gaming chairs at Overclockers UK. The sale kicks off …
Read More »AMD launches two new 7nm Vega GPUs at Next Horizon event
AMD took to the stage last night to launch two new Radeon Instinct GPUs, both built on the 7nm process.
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