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 …
Read More »Xiaomi preparing to launch OLED TVs with Nvidia G-Sync modules
Xiaomi has started teasing its new generation of OLED TVs, and as it seems, they will feature Nvidia G-Sync modules. Scheduled to release on August 10th, Xiaomi's new-gen OLED TVs will allow gamers to enjoy a tear-free gaming experience when connected to a system using an Nvidia GPU. The announcement …
Read More »Nvidia RTX A2000 for desktop expected to be announced soon
Back in April, Nvidia announced its new line-up of workstation GPUs for laptops, starting with the RTX A2000. No desktop version of this GPU was announced at the time, but new leaks suggest that a desktop variant will be coming soon. VideoCardz has obtained a photo showing the upcoming RTX …
Read More »Dell XPS 9510 update fixes poor RTX 3050 Ti performance
A couple of months ago, Alienware m15 laptop owners discovered that their GPUs weren't performing up to par. Now, Dell has found itself in a similar situation with its XPS 9510 laptop, which was misconfigured, leading to poor performance for the RTX 3050 Ti GPU found inside. The XPS 9510 …
Read More »Back 4 Blood open beta supports Nvidia DLSS
Just a couple of weeks ago, Nvidia and Turtle Rock Studios announced that upcoming co-op zombie shooter, Back 4 Blood, will support DLSS at launch for RTX-series graphics cards. As it turns out, we'll be getting an early look at the performance gains DLSS brings during the beta, which kicked …
Read More »Asus and Noctua might be teaming up on a graphics card
Asus has recently listed a new batch of graphics cards on the EEC database, giving us a look at new RTX 30, GTX 1660 Ti and GT 730 graphics cards in the works. One model in particular stood out to us - the ASUS RTX3070-8G-NOCTUA, suggesting a collaboration with the cooling experts at Noctua.
Read More »Nvidia will bring 34 games to GeForce Now in August
It's the first week of the month, which means it is time to take a sneak peek at the games coming to GeForce Now over the next few weeks. There will be 34 new titles added to the library this month, 13 of which are are being added today. This …
Read More »Latest Nvidia AD102 and AMD Navi 31 rumours suggest up to 500W power draw
This month, the rumour mill has been fixated on next-gen graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD. While the rumoured Nvidia ‘AD102' and AMD's ‘Navi 31' are still far from release, reports claim that power draw will be much higher for these next-gen GPUs, possibly reaching as high as 500W. The …
Read More »The Ascent has ray-tracing and DLSS on Steam but not Xbox Game Pass for PC
We've seen a few instances of disparity between versions of PC games releasing on Steam and Xbox Game Pass. Most recently, Nier Automata's Xbox Game Pass version was found to be superior to the Steam version, and now, recently released Cyberpunk shooter, The Ascent, has been found to be missing …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm acquisition could be delayed by China’s regulator
Nvidia's planned $40 billion acquisition of ARM is facing another challenge. Multiple regulatory bodies are currently investigating the deal to figure out whether or not it should be approved. Currently, Nvidia expects the deal to gain approval and go through in 2022, but it looks like China could hold the …
Read More »GeForce Now adds RTX-supported ‘Escape from Naraka’ and 13 other titles
Nvidia has been rapidly building up its library of supported games for GeForce Now over the last year, leading to the 1000-game milestone being reached earlier this month. Now right on schedule, another 14 games are coming to GeForce Now to wrap up the month. Of the 14 games joining …
Read More »Nvidia ‘Lovelace’ GPU architecture to be based on TSMC N5 node, design reportedly finalised
We are still far from getting the RTX 30 series successor, but rumours and leaks on Nvidia's upcoming graphics cards have started to emerge. From what we've gathered so far, it looks like the RTX 40 series will be based on the TSMC N5 node and will use the new Lovelace GPU architecture.
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Read More »GeForce Now gets Orcs Must Die! 3 and 10 other games this week
Nvidia has been rapidly building up its library of supported games for GeForce Now over the last year, leading to the 1000-game milestone being reached last week. Now right on schedule, another 11 games have been announced for GFN, headlined by four day-and-date launches. Of the 11 games joining GeForce …
Read More »Amazon responds to reports of RTX 3090 GPUs dying after playing New World
Earlier this week, a number of RTX 3090 owners began reporting issues with their graphics card after playing Amazon's upcoming MMO, New World, which is currently in closed beta. Due to the apparent severity of this issue, Amazon Games has now responded with a statement...
Read More »Amazon MMO ‘New World’ reportedly bricking RTX 3090 graphics cards
Last night, Amazon Game Studios' long in-development MMO, New World, entered closed beta, granting early access to pre-order customers. Those with an EVGA RTX 3090 graphics card will want to be wary, as reports indicate that the game is bricking these graphics cards. Over on the New World subreddit, Twitter …
Read More »Nvidia’s DLSS is coming to Back 4 Blood at launch
This week, Nvidia has announced that Turtle Rock Studios' upcoming co-op zombie shooter, Back 4 Blood, will support DLSS at launch, enabling AI-assisted performance gains for RTX graphics card users. We don't know what sort of performance improvement we can expect just yet, but with Back 4 Blood set to …
Read More »RTX support is coming to ARM-based devices
For many, Ray-Tracing and its associated technologies represent the next major evolution in video games – akin to the shift from 2D to 3D or SD to HD. Until now however, Nvidia’s solution, which has proven to be the market leader in the technology, has been somewhat hampered by its …
Read More »GeForce Now surpasses 1,000 game milestone
Nvidia has been rapidly building up its library of supported games for GeForce Now over the last year. All that hard work has led to a new milestone, with the cloud gaming service now spanning over 1,000 games. The milestone is crossed with today's GeForce Now library update, which brings …
Read More »DLSS brings up to 45% extra performance at 4K in Red Dead Redemption 2
Earlier this month, Rockstar Games announced that it would be bringing Nvidia's DLSS technology to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online on PC as part of an upcoming update. That update has now arrived, and it looks like RTX graphics card owners will be getting up to a …
Read More »GeForce Now adds ten more games this week
In Nvidia's first GeForce Now update for the month of July, the company revealed that 36 games will be joining the library over the next few weeks. The second batch of ten games lands on GFN today. We're currently in the middle of the summer lull, with less major game …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 30 Super series laptop GPUs rumoured for early 2022
About a year after Nvidia released the RTX 20 series, the company refresh the line-up with the RTX 20 Super variants. Based on this, Nvidia may do the same with the RTX 30 series, and according to a new rumour, that should happen early next year for the laptop GPUs. …
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