Earlier this month, a GeForce Now database vulnerability revealed a massive list of unannounced games from many major developers and publishers. Nvidia tried to cover for publishers by stating that the entries were “speculative” and not indicative of any privileged information. However, it seems Ubisoft didn't get the memo and …
Read More »Microsoft launches Windows 11 flagship Surface Laptop Studio
Last night during its annual Surface event, Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Studio, a follow-up to the high-end Surface Book line of laptops. The new laptop will make the jump to the latest generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, as well as Nvidia RTX 30 series graphics. The Surface …
Read More »Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Sable and more join GeForce Now this week
Nvidia continues its mission to grow GeForce Now this week with another 12 games joining the library. Notably, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, which just launched to great reviews on PS5, is also available on PC and is streamable, as is Team 17's latest title, Sheltered 2. Kena: Bridge of Spirits …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 30 Super series specs may have leaked
Rumours around the RTX 30 Super series continue to pick up steam. This week, a known leaker claimed that there would be four RTX 30 Super SKUs, including an RTX 3060 Super, RTX 3070 Super, RTX 3080 Super and an RTX 3090 Super. Some alleged specifications for these GPUs were …
Read More »Nvidia Canvas just got a bit better with this update
The AI-powered painting tool developed by Nvidia has just received an update, giving users the ability to add custom styles to their creations. Moreover, Nvidia announced the upcoming September Studio Driver with Windows 11 support and the latest additions from Asus, Dell and HP to the Nvidia Studio laptop lineup. …
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 »Nvidia’s latest driver update prepares for Windows 11
Windows 11 is the next major system update for the PC platform, bringing with it many new features – and inevitably many new bugs and issues. In preparation for this major update in October, Nvidia has now released a new 472.12 Game Reader Driver for Windows 11, helping to provide …
Read More »Move over, DLSS – Elder Scrolls Online is getting DLAA
Elder Scrolls Online is getting updated to support DLSS as well as a new anti-aliasing option. Named DLAA (Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing), this new Nvidia technology supposedly uses an AI algorithm much like DLSS, but without upscaling the image for a “pure AA option”. The new feature was announced during Friday's …
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep10) – Intel Graphics
Intel's discrete desktop graphics products are just a few months away and we are excited to see what they bring to the table. In this one, we discuss the upcoming GPUs and we also go off on a tangent about HDR, display technologies, video connections, and other (somewhat) related topics. Leo's secret admirer also makes a guest appearance...
Read More »GeForce Now gains ten more titles as it nears 100 free to play games
For GeForce Now's mid month update, Nvidia is adding another 10 titles to the streaming service. Not only are we seeing increased support for Ubisoft games with the addition of Assassin's Creed 3, but we're also getting Aragami 2, as a day-and-date release. Aside from the ten games being made …
Read More »Nvidia responds to GFN database leak
This week, a GeForce Now database leak appeared to reveal a ton of unannounced games, including the likes of God of War (PC), Gears of War 6, Crysis 4, Titanfall 3 and more. Now, Nvidia has responded to the leak, confirming that it is real, although it also says that …
Read More »GFN database vulnerability may have leaked a ton of unannounced games
Over the weekend, Xbox first-party studio, Arkane, suffered a leak showcasing an in-development build of Redfall, due to release in 2022. Now this week, there seems to be more leaking from Xbox's first-party line-up, and thanks to an Nvidia database leak, we also have some hints towards other unannounced titles, …
Read More »Nvidia is reportedly refreshing the RTX 2060 with 12GB of VRAM
The on-going chip shortage could see some older GPUs pushed back into the spotlight. According to reports this week, the RTX 2060 will be reemerging in early 2022 with upgraded memory, pushing the VRAM from 6GB to 12GB of GDDR6. Nvidia had already relaunched the RTX 2060 with its original specs back …
Read More »Nvidia CMP 170HX screenshots and photos show a 164MH/s mining beast
Nvidia has officially announced four CMP mining graphics cards at this point, but it looks like a fifth one will be on the way soon. At least one person has been able to get hold of a CMP 170HX and based on their testing, it offers a 164 MH/s hash …
Read More »First Nvidia 500 series graphics driver may include early support for next-gen GPUs
The first Nvidia 500 series graphics driver has been released, and as previously announced, this is the first driver to drop support for Kepler-based GPUs, although a workaround might be possible. The real big news here is that this driver also seems to introduce early support for next-gen GPUs. The …
Read More »AMD and Nvidia graphics cards pricing slowly increasing once again
From May until late July, there was evidence that graphics card prices were slowly starting to drop closer to MSRP level, giving hope that we may see normalised pricing by the end of the year. Unfortunately, the price trend has started to reverse, with GPU pricing now slowly but steadily …
Read More »TSMC reportedly raising chip production prices
Since last year, the tech industry has been dealing with a major chip shortage, leading to increased prices and lower supply in most major product categories. Due to demand for supply lines, TSMC is reportedly going to be raising its prices by as much as 20 percent. According to The …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 and 3060 Ti stock might decrease during September
While there has been evidence to suggest that graphics card stock and pricing has improved in recent months, it looks like we're heading towards another dip in availability. According to reports this week, supply of RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards will decrease in September. According to ITHome …
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Read More »Dying Light 2 will be available on GeForce Now at launch, 11 titles join library today
Alongside Gamescom this week, Nvidia is announcing the next 11 titles coming to GeForce Now this week. Beyond that, the company has confirmed that Dying Light 2: Stay Human will be available to stream to almost any device on day-one. We already knew that Guardians of the Galaxy would be …
Read More »Rumoured Nvidia RTX 3090 Super may have over 400W TDP
We're still fresh off the launch of the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti, but it seems Nvidia might not be done with the RTX 30 series just yet. This week, reports indicate that an RTX 3090 Super is on the way, and it may come with a TDP over 400W.
Read More »Gamescom 2021: Ray-tracing and DLSS confirmed for Guardians of the Galaxy
Ray-tracing and DLSS are two of the biggest and most recent breakthroughs in video game technology. With ray-tracing creating a much more dynamic and life-like image at the cost of performance, and DLSS using machine learning to increase the perceived resolution thereby improving performance, the two technologies work well in …
Read More »Nvidia is bundling Battlefield 2042 with RTX 30-powered PCs and laptops
Last week, Nvidia board partners began advertising an upcoming bundle, which will see Battlefield 2042 given away with purchases of RTX 30-powered PCs. Now just in time for Gamescom, Nvidia has officially announced the bundle, which is ‘available' as of today. At the moment, getting hold of a graphics card …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm acquisition could “create real problems” says UK’s CMA
Back in April, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) intervened with Nvidia's plans to acquire Arm. Following a preliminary investigation, the CMA is moving on to a ‘Phase 2 investigation', after concluding that the acquisition could “create real problems” for competition. In a press release last week, CMA Chief …
Read More »DLSS Swapper lets you update NVIDIA super resolution library in all supported games
Since DLSS launched, there have been many versions of it and developers rarely update the DLSS libraries of their games when a new version rolls out. Fortunately, a developer has created a tool that lets you update the DLSS library of any supported game you have installed. You can easily …
Read More »Nvidia CEO says GPU supply shortage will last for the majority of 2022
Throughout 2021, we've been seeing most graphics cards sold significantly above their MSRP due to on-going supply constraints. Prices have been improving, suggesting that the stock is increasing. However, according to Nvidia's CEO, we will still be dealing with GPU shortages throughout 2022 as well. Jensen shared his expectations about …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm acquisition is “taking longer” than expected
Since announcing plans to acquire ARM from Japanese firm, SoftBank, Nvidia has been confident that the deal will close in the first half of 2022. Due to on-going regulatory investigations and other unexpected delays, Nvidia admits the deal is taking longer to close than anticipated. Speaking with The Financial Times, …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Humankind and eight more titles this week
Nvidia announced that 34 games will be joining the GeForce Now library throughout August. For this week's update, we'll be getting nine more games on the streaming service, headlined by Sega's new alt-history strategy title, Humankind. Humankind is this week's headlining game for GeForce Now, allowing the strategy game to …
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 »Nvidia’s latest driver preps for Back 4 Blood open beta, Naraka: Bladepoint and more
With the Back 4 Blood open beta set to kick off and RTX-supported title, Naraka: Bladepoint launching this week, it is time for a new GeForce driver update. The new driver is available today and aside from day-one optimisations for new titles, this driver also adds support for seven new …
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