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Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 hash rate reduction is ‘not just a driver thing’
Nvidia had a fairly big announcement this week, revealing plans to limit the mining hash rate of the RTX 3060 to discourage cryptominers from buying up GeForce GPUs intended for the gaming market. At the time, we knew that this limit would be introduced in the RTX 3060 drivers, but …
Read More »Nvidia to limit RTX 3060 hash rate to discourage miners, introduces CMP alternative
As we all know, graphics cards are in very short supply right now. In the case of Nvidia's RTX 30 series GPUs, some launch-week pre-order customers are still waiting to get their card due to long queues, meanwhile, much of the stock being made is going out to crypto mining …
Read More »GeForce Now adds 11 more games in this week’s update
GeForce Now returned to its weekly library update schedule earlier this year, which means a new batch of games are being served up today. This time around, we have 11 games joining the library, including Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut, Rise of Industry and South Park the Stick of Truth. Nvidia …
Read More »RTX 3060 specs and launch date confirmed
Last week, reports indicated that Nvidia would be launching the non-Ti variation of the RTX 3060 later this month and now that February 25th launch date is confirmed. Aside from confirming the launch date, Nvidia has also confirmed a few key specs for its upcoming entry-level RTX GPU. The RTX …
Read More »Microsoft, Google and Qualcomm reportedly concerned over Nvidia’s Arm acquisition
Last week, we learned that Qualcomm has raised concerns with regulators over Nvidia's acquisition of Arm. Now, a newer report says that other tech giants, like Microsoft and Google, are doing the same. Nvidia announced its plans to acquire Arm for $40 billion in September 2020. Previously, the company was …
Read More »Nvidia releases DLSS plugin for Unreal Engine
It looks like a lot more games could be making use of Nvidia's DLSS technology in the future. This week, Nvidia officially released its DLSS plugin on the Unreal Engine marketplace, meaning any developer working with Unreal Engine 4 or newer can take advantage of it. Unreal Engine already supports …
Read More »Qualcomm reportedly attempting to block Nvidia’s $40B ARM acquisition
Last year, Nvidia announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire ARM from SoftBank in a $40 billion deal. Of course, these big acquisitions have to go through regulatory checks and gain approval before things can move forward. This process gives rival companies an opportunity to voice concerns about …
Read More »Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE RTX 3080 GPU TGP increased with custom vBIOS
Owners of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE are flashing a custom vBIOS with 155W TGP to increase the RTX 3080 laptop GPU performance. Featuring a default TGP of 115W, increasing up to 130W through Dynamic Boost, the RTX 3080 laptop GPU found on the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 …
Read More »GeForce Now adds 12 more games this week
GeForce Now has been getting weekly library updates since its launch out of beta and this week is no exception. This time around, we have 12 games joining the library, including Metro: Last Light Redux, Everspace and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. While last week was the big …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPUs are being resupplied to board partners
It looks like the GTX 1050 Ti is making a comeback. Nvidia is resupplying AiBs with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPUs and some retailers have begun re-stocking them to help meet demand for entry-level graphics cards. Back in January, we shared the news that AiBs have been receiving stock for …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS Review (RTX 3080 eGPU Tested)
We check out the 5980HS mobile CPU in the ASUS ROG Flow X13
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 reportedly launching on February 25th
We've been expecting Nvidia to launch the non-Ti variation of the RTX 3060 soon but now we seem to have a proper launch date. According to reports this week, the RTX 3060 will launch in just a couple of weeks. According to sources cited by wccftech, Nvidia has begun telling …
Read More »GeForce Now is adding 30 games this month to celebrate 1 year anniversary
It has been one year since Nvidia launched GeForce Now to the public and during that time, hundreds of games have been added to the library. To celebrate the anniversary, GeForce Now is getting its biggest update so far, with over 30 games being added to the service. According to …
Read More »GeForce Now update adds support for Chrome streaming and M1 Macs
Nvidia is updating GeForce Now this week, bringing support for the service to Chrome browsers and Apple's new M1 powered Macs. This means that streaming through the browser is now an available option on supported operating systems. Over on iOS and iPad OS, GeForce Now users have to stream their …
Read More »Benchmarks surface for alleged Nvidia RTX 3080 20G engineering sample
A video of a Chinese content creator allegedly testing an engineering sample of the RTX 3080 20G has been uploaded to Bilibili. As per the video, the card manufacturer is Colorful, but since the card itself is never shown during the video, it's better to take these test results with …
Read More »The Medium and seven other games join GeForce Now this week
Nvidia is returning to its regularly scheduled GeForce Now updates in 2021, so we'll be getting a new batch of games added to the cloud gaming service each week. This week, The Medium – an RTX supported title, is the headlining game, but seven other games are joining it on …
Read More »Graphics cards prices may increase once again in February
Getting the latest graphics card from Nvidia and AMD at MSRP might get more difficult soon. According to a new rumour, the pricing of GDDR5 and GDDR6 memory will increase, affecting the retail price of most graphics cards starting next month. New generation graphics cards have faced tough times since …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver preps for RTX 30 laptops and The Medium with RTX features
The Medium is coming out later this week and since this is an RTX-supported game, there is a new Nvidia GeForce graphics driver to go along with it. This week's driver update provides support for The Medium and its RTX features, GeForce RTX 30 series laptops and expands the number …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 and 3070 Mobile 3DMark Time Spy scores leaked
3DMark Time Spy scores of the upcoming RTX 3060 and 3070 Mobile GPUs have surfaced. These GPUs will be featured in multiple mid/high-range gaming laptops in February, but thanks to this leak, we get our first glimpse of their performance before their launch.
Read More »First listings of the Nvidia RTX 3060 suggest prices well above MSRP
During CES 2021, Nvidia announced the RTX 3060 graphics card, scheduled for a late February release. While Nvidia set the MSRP of this GPU at $329, early listings for board partner cards indicate that pricing will be significantly higher than that at launch.
Read More »Nvidia confirms changes to Max-Q laptop GPU branding
Update (22/01/21): Earlier this week, Nvidia began changing some of the messaging around Max-Q, planning to drop the GPU differentiating moniker for the upcoming RTX 30 GPUs for laptops. Nvidia already got in touch with us once to explain this, stating that Max-Q has grown “beyond only GPU optimisations”. Now …
Read More »GeForce Now is coming to Australia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia this year
Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming service is kicking off 2021 strong with another major expansion to new territories. Starting this year, gamers in Australia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia will be able to take advantage of Nvidia's streaming tech. According to the analysts at Ericsson, 5G coverage is estimated to reach 15 …
Read More »Nvidia reportedly re-launching the RTX 2060 and 2060 Super
At CES 2021, Nvidia unveiled the RTX 3060 but as Ampere supply continues to struggle to meet demand, Nvidia will apparently be bringing back a couple of Turing-based graphics cards. According to reports this week, the RTX 2060 and 2060 Super are both due for comebacks this year. According to …
Read More »Nvidia explains recent changes to G-Sync Ultimate display classification
This week kicked off with news that Nvidia has quietly made some changes to the G-Sync ecosystem, with the G-Sync Ultimate classification seemingly changing to allow lower spec'd monitors to receive Nvidia's badge of honour. Today, KitGuru has been in touch with Nvidia to get the full story.
Read More »Nvidia quietly changes requirements for ‘G-Sync Ultimate’ monitors
Update (19/01/21): Nvidia has been in touch since the publication of this story with a full statement. Please find our updated coverage HERE. For the last couple of years, Nvidia has had some stringent requirements for monitors in order for them to be classified as ‘G-Sync Ultimate'. Previously, gaining this …
Read More »Nvidia’s AiB partners confirm more RTX 3060 specifications
While the Nvidia RTX 3060 graphics card was announced during CES 2021 last week, the full specifications for the new GPU were not detailed. Fortunately this week, board partners are beginning to confirm key specs for the graphics card as custom-cooled solutions are being prepared. During the RTX 3060 announcement, …
Read More »Nvidia has reportedly delayed the RTX 3080 Ti ‘indefinitely’
Initially delayed from January to February, it seems that the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti has been postponed once again, this time ‘indefinitely'. Besides the RTX 3080 Ti, an alleged refresh of the RTX 30 series SKUs has also been put on hold. According to GamersNexus' sources, the reason behind Nvidia's …
Read More »GPU supply expected to remain ‘lean’ through Q1 2021
There's no denying the last few months have been a disaster for GPU availability. New products from both AMD and Nvidia have proven very hard to come by, and prices have shot up as a result of the scarce supply. Nvidia EVP and CFO, Colette Kress, recently commented that supply is expected …
Read More »CES 2021: MSI unleashes new laptops powered by Nvidia RTX 30 series
Following on from last night's announcement that Nvidia's RTX 30 series is coming to laptops, MSI has today unveiled its latest gaming notebooks, powered by Intel and Nvidia. As part of the MSIology event hosted today at CES 2021, the company exhibited its new range of laptops. There's some familiar …
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