It has been three weeks since Nvidia officially unveiled its next-gen GPU architecture, codenamed ‘Ampere'. The A100 GPU has been announced but we have yet to see what variants will be used in new GeForce graphics cards. That may be starting to change, with new images reportedly showing the RTX …
Read More »Steam Cloud Play enters beta, supports GeForce Now
Late last year, Steam was updated with references to cloud gaming within its code. Now, we know what those updates were for, as Steam Cloud Play has gone into beta. Steam Cloud Play is starting off with “a limited amount of games” as the team continues to build features and …
Read More »Maneater, Saints Row and various Ubisoft titles headline GeForce Now’s weekly update
Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update sees Nvidia furthering its partnership with Ubisoft, as well as the addition of more ‘day and date' supported games for brand new releases. In terms of brand new releases, …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver brings support for new games and Windows 10 May update
We've had a couple of big game releases recently and a couple more heading our way in the next few days, which means it is time for another GPU driver update. This week, the latest GeForce Game Ready driver has dropped, delivering optimisations and support for Valorant, which is leaving …
Read More »Nvidia, AMD and Intel to talk next-gen GPUs and APUs in August
Rumours and leaks have been ramping up at a steady pace about the next-gen of desktop GPUs and APUs. Now it has been announced that Nvidia, Intel and AMD will holds talks at technological symposium Hot Chips, scheduled for August 16-18 this year. Hot Chips has been held in August …
Read More »Nvidia AI can clone PAC-MAN without a single line of code
Nvidia researchers have successfully used a generative adversarial network AI called GameGAN to produce a fully functional version of the 40-year-old game PAC-MAN. GameGAN was trained through watching 50,000 PAC-MAN episodes, after which the AI become capable of recreating the classic game – without an underlying game engine. GameGAN is built using a …
Read More »GeForce Now adds over 15 games to its library
A few weeks ago, Nvidia promised weekly library updates for its GeForce Now streaming service and so far, the company has been sticking to that. Today, the latest round of games were announced, including a number of indie hits, some zombie action and Battlestar Galactica. Since there hasn't been a …
Read More »Nvidia Ampere A100 GPU announced, 7nm, 54 billion transistors
After a lengthy wait, Nvidia's next GPU architecture, Ampere, has been unveiled.
Read More »Dell XPS 2020 update brings back the XPS 17 and revamps XPS 15
Today, Dell is bringing new life to its XPS line of laptops, including the long-awaited return of the XPS 17 option. Today's launch sees details and pricing released for both the new 2020 XPS 15 and the new XPS 17. It has been a really long time since Dell last …
Read More »Nvidia acquires network-software maker Cumulus
At the end of April, Nvidia completed the biggest acquisition in its history, with a $7 billion takeover of Mellanox. Even more recently however, Nvidia announced that it is planning to acquire yet another company, Cumulus. Nvidia's acquisition of Mellanox and Cumulus shows Nvidia's continued focus toward data centres and cloud …
Read More »GeForce Now gets support for DLSS 2.0
GeForce Now has had its fair share of ups and downs since its release in February. Now, Nvidia has updated its cloud streaming platform with DLSS 2.0 support – and as a bonus, the company has also added 21 new games to the library. Deep Learning Super Sampling – or DLSS …
Read More »Nvidia completes acquisition of Mellanox in deal worth $7 billion
Just over one year ago, Nvidia began making its biggest acquisition in the company's history, reaching "a definitive agreement" to acquire Mellanox for roughly $7 billion. Big acquisitions don't happen quickly though, with the deal finally completing this month...
Read More »Nvidia tells us to ‘Get Amped’ for GTC 2020 keynote next month
It has been about six weeks since Nvidia began reworking its plans for this year's Graphics Technology Conference. While we thought we were going to be missing out on a keynote address from Jensen Huang, plans have changed a bit, with the GTC 2020 keynote now set to be live …
Read More »Nvidia adds another 30 titles to GeForce Now
A few weeks ago, Nvidia promised weekly library updates for its GeForce Now streaming service and so far, the company has been sticking to that. Today, the latest round of games were announced, including more Ubisoft titles, Divinity: Original Sin and more. As part of Nvidia's Indie Spotlight, there are …
Read More »OCUK slashes GPU prices this weekend
If you are in the need of a GPU upgrade, then there are some pretty good deals going on this week. Not only are there GeForce RTX 20 series and GTX 16 series graphics cards on sale, but there are also a couple of discounts on AMD's Radeon RX 5700 …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce Now founders will have first billing delayed to June
Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service has unfortunately suffered from a number of setbacks recently. Though the service and its technology is sound, many publishers have opted to remove their games from the service. Perhaps as a token of appreciation to its subscribers, or possibly for other reasons, Nvidia has informed …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry but loses Xbox, Warner Bros and other titles
GeForce Now is getting another library update this week, bringing in support for streaming more Ubisoft titles, although Xbox Game Studios, Warner Bros, Codemasters and Klei Entertainment titles will be dropping out for the time being. In the latest update, Nvidia confirms that as of today, Ubisoft is allowing all …
Read More »Nvidia’s RTX Voice helps suppress background noise
Nvidia has released a new plugin for RTX GPUs which can help reduce background noise...
Read More »Latest driver update adds more ‘G-Sync Compatible’ monitors and game support
Back in January 2019, Nvidia announced that it would be updating its GPU drivers to support FreeSync displays under the new ‘G-Sync Compatible’ initiative. This means that Nvidia GPU users can switch G-Sync on using any adaptive sync display, although there is a verification program in place to highlight the …
Read More »Minecraft RTX enters open beta this week
Back in August 2019, Nvidia and Microsoft teamed up to announce Minecraft RTX, bringing full path tracing to the game. There has been plenty of development work done since then and now this week, we'll be able to try Minecraft RTX for ourselves as the open beta is launching. Minecraft …
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep3) – Talking AMD, Nvidia and Intel!
AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have all been busy with their new laptop products in the form of Ryzen 4000 APUs, 10th Gen Comet Lake-H CPUs, and RTX Super GPUs. Luke and Leo discuss the best bits and highlight their fondness for the ever evolving mobile computing space.
Read More »GeForce Now adds support for ten more games this week
Just last week, Nvidia promised to bring new games to GeForce Now every Thursday, bringing consistent updates to the library. Last week's headlining game was of course, Control, which also takes advantage of real-time raytracing over the cloud. Now this week, Nvidia is focusing on Indie game hits, adding support …
Read More »MSI GS66 Stealth unboxing – Intel 10th Gen i7-10750H
We got our hands on an engineering sample from MSI with the Intel Core i7-10750H
Read More »Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 1650s could get GDDR6 memory
Back in February, MSI listed multiple GeForce GTX 1650 GPUs with GDDR6 memory with the EEC. Now, Gigabyte GTX 1650 graphics card also using GDDR6 memory have popped up from the German retailer PC Service Point, suggesting that a GeForce GTX 1650 refresh might be coming soon. As initially noted by …
Read More »Nvidia launches RTX Super GPUs for laptops with new Max-Q upgrades
This week, Nvidia is refreshing its gaming laptop hardware with new RTX Super series GPUs and new enhancements to Max-Q. Nvidia is also looking to reduce the starting price point for gaming laptops, with GTX 1650 laptops set to be available for as low as $699 and RTX 2060 laptops …
Read More »GeForce Now adds new games, promises new titles every Thursday
GeForce Now is going to be expanding its library of available games each Thursday, starting off with Control, one of the best RTX showcases to date.
Read More »Nvidia announces DLSS 2.0 with improved rendering quality
Alongside the launch of GeForce RTX graphics cards, Nvidia also announced DLSS, a new feature that utilises machine learning to boost game performance. In its original form, DLSS had some issues and exhibited questionable image quality in some titles. That may change starting this month, as Nvidia has now announced …
Read More »KitGuru’s PC Buying Guide 2020
At a time when many of us are stuck at home twiddling our thumbs due to uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic, here at KitGuru we thought it would be the ideal opportunity to give our readers some valuable PC buying advice. With that in mind, we have come up with a comprehensive buying guide for gamers looking to build their own system and keep occupied during this strange period.
Read More »GeForce Now Founders subscription tier sold out in Europe, Nvidia working to expand capacity
Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming service has been off to a great start, despite a few major publishers getting cold feet after launch. While there are some notable games are now missing from GeForce Now, there is a ton still available and clearly, folks in Europe have been taking a shine …
Read More »Nvidia puts GTC announcements on hold
Over the last couple of weeks, Nvidia has been rapidly adjusting its plans for the Graphics Technology Conference this month. Initially, the event was going to shift to an entirely digital format but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, event plans have also needed to change. Last week, the …
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