Tag Archives: RTX 30 series

Numerous users have reported problems with Gigabyte RTX 30 and 40 series graphics cards, specifically related to physical damage. All instances seem to point to a design flaw that leads to cracks in the vicinity of the PCIe interface, leaving the PCIe lanes damaged and resulting in the GPU's inability …

According to a report, Nvidia won't be increasing orders for testing and packaging of its latest GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs anytime soon. The company is reportedly waiting for partners to sell the remaining inventory of GeForce RTX 30 series cards before supplying them with the new chips. Nvidia GPU …

AMD and Nvidia have both started to release a new generation of graphics cards, but the stock of last-gen GPUs is still abundant. To thin it out, both companies have refreshed their game bundles, offering up newer titles to entice buyers.  In AMD's case, anyone that grabs a Radeon RX …

Nvidia introduced the hash rate limiter during the RTX 30 series life cycle in an effort to discourage purchases from crypto miners and get more stock into the hands of gamers. Now, Nvidia seems to be dropping the hash rate limiter, with the latest drivers unlocking mining performance on all …

This week's Nvidia graphics driver update not only adds support for the RTX 4090, but also makes some new optimisations, improving DX12 performance for RTX 30 series GPUs by up to 24 percent.  While a lot of games still offer a DX11 version, the majority of titles now support DX12. …

It's starting to look like September will be a good month to get a current-gen graphics card. New reports claim AMD and Nvidia will reduce the prices of their graphics cards, just in time to make room for new-gen GPUs.  The prices of GPUs have been steadily dropping since early …

This week it was reported that Nvidia would be cutting the MSRP of its RTX 30 series graphics card. As it turns out, that's not true, but Nvidia is running promotional campaigns at the moment, which will see some GPUs sold at reduced prices for a limited time.  The initial …

After many months of overpriced GPUs, the saga is finally coming to an end. Recently, Nvidia restocked its Founders Edition graphics cards at MSRP here in the UK. Now, it looks like there is also good news for those looking to pick up an AMD GPU, as many models are now being sold for less than MSRP. 

As June approaches, graphics cards are becoming cheaper by the week. Since the last price analysis shared, Nvidia graphics card prices have been reduced by six percentage points, and AMD graphics card prices have decreased by five percentage points compared to the previous month.  The latest 3DCenter European GPU market analysis …

Mining software developers have been trying to unlock the LHR GPUs since launch. Up to now, nobody had been able to fully unlock the LHR protections in place, but that has now changed with NiceHash.  The NiceHash developers have been continuously trying to unlock the LHR cards. Nine months ago, …

The GPU market is continuing to recover from inflated prices. For another consecutive month, AMD and Nvidia GPU prices have dropped in Europe, with the average Radeon RX 6000 GPU now selling at 12% above MSRP, while the average Nvidia RTX 30 GPU has dropped to 19% above MSRP.  Since …

Since Nvidia launched the RTX 30 series cards, the company has struggled to produce enough supply. As a result, it decided to relaunch the RTX 2060 to meet the increased demand. Now, as the release of the next-gen GPUs approaches, the chip manufacturer expects demand could spike again, leading it to consider selling RTX 30 series and Ada GPUs simultaneously.

So far in 2022, GPU prices have been slowly declining. Now, analysis of EU retail GPU prices has revealed that prices have reached their lowest point since January 2021. We're still some ways off from reaching MSRP price levels, but the premium has dropped considerably for some graphics cards.  The …

RTX 30 series graphics cards have seen their MSRP increased by at least €20 in Europe. In the UK, so far only the RTX 3070 Ti has seen an increase to its listed price. However, considering all other SKUs are now more expensive in Europe, we would not be surprised …

Do you remember the truckload of EVGA RTX 30 series cards stolen in California in October 2021? Some of those cards have now reportedly been found up for sale in a Vietnamese store. Ouch. As per Vietnamese Gaming Drama, users that bought RTX 30 series cards from an undisclosed Vietnamese …

GPU prices are still far from returning to normal and it looks like soon we'll see another shift. According to a new report, some MSI RTX 30 series GPUs are about to get a bit cheaper, while some Sapphire RX 6000 GPUs are going to get a price increase. In …

We are a year on from the launch of AMD's RX 6000 series and Nvidia's RTX 30 series graphics cards. The on-going chip shortage has continued to keep stock low throughout 2021 and the latest pricing data shows that these graphics cards are still being sold for double the price over MSRP on average. 

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 …

It looks like Battlefield 2042 will be the next game to be bundled with RTX 30 series graphics cards. That's according to Inno3D, who will include the game with RTX 3090, 3080 Ti, 3080, 3070 Ti, or 3070 graphics cards, as well as pre-built systems featuring one of these GPUs. …

When Nvidia launched the RTX 30 LHR series cards, its objective was to keep miners away from them, with gamers being the target audience for these cards. However, the developers behind NBMiner have managed to partially unlock the mining performance for these GPUs, offering up to 70% of the maximum …

Earlier this year, some reports claimed Nvidia would be re-launching the RTX 2060 and RTX 2060 Super to meet the worldwide demand for graphics cards. However, a new rumour suggests that is no longer the case, as Nvidia will reduce RTX 2060 production to further increase production capacity for RTX …

Yesterday, Nvidia confirmed that it would be holding its own keynote at Computex 2021, which will cover everything “from gaming to the enterprise data centre”. Interestingly, this keynote is happening on the 31st of May – the same date that recent leaks have pointed to for the RTX 3080 Ti …

Nvidia AIB partners have reportedly been informed about the GAxx2 GPUs with new anti-mining capabilities and Resizable BAR support enabled by default. Named LHR (Lite Hash Rate), the revised RTX 30 GPUs should start shipping in the middle of May. We've already shared that Nvidia was planning to introduce crypto …

Nvidia confirmed it would enable ResizableBAR support on all RTX 30 series graphics cards by late March. While we've yet to have an official update on availability, board partners are beginning to release their own vBIOS for custom RTX 30 series GPUs with ResizableBAR support enabled.  Unlike the AMD Radeon …

CES 2021 is coming up soon and it looks like ASUS is looking to tease some of its new announcements ahead of time. In a couple of social media posts, we get brief looks at new upcoming laptops for the TUF Gaming and ROG lines. Given the timing, these laptops …

MSI has announced the new Suprim line of RTX 30 series graphics cards. To create this card, MSI has used its expertise in “circuit engineering and cooling development” alongside high-quality materials to create a new line of high-end graphics cards. Featuring MSI's Tri Frozr 2S cooling system with Torx 4.0 fans, …

It seems that Nvidia is developing an alternative technology similar to AMD's Smart Access Memory to work on RTX 30 series GPUs. Nvidia's version will also include support for both Intel and AMD CPUs.  During AMD's Radeon RX 6000 announcement, the company introduced a new technology named Smart Access Memory. …

Gigabyte has announced its RTX 30 Series Waterforce graphics cards which include the Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce WB 24G, the Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 10G, the Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme Waterforce 24G, and the Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme Waterforce 10G. The Waterforce WB are the …

Laptop versions of the RTX 30 series are on the way according to new leaks.

It seems that Nvidia is working on a new RTX 30 series graphics card that should position itself between the RTX 3070 and the RTX 3080 in terms of performance. The name hasn't been mentioned, but some specifications of this SKU were shared, giving us a glimpse of what we can …