Ray tracing has become a critical component in the gaming industry. However, this technology often comes at a severe performance cost, especially when GPUs have limited VRAM capacity. As a result, developers have been exploring ways to optimise ray tracing for GPUs with limited memory. Microsoft's new patent (via Tom's …
Read More »First RTX 4070 Ti Super listing seemingly confirms jump to 16GB VRAM
Over the last couple of months, an incoming wave of RTX 40 Super graphics cards has been heavily rumoured. Now, an EU retailer has put out the first listings for the new cards, with various models of the RTX 4080 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4070 Super. Thanks …
Read More »Samsung unveils industry’s first GDDR7 memory
Samsung recently announced the completion of the industry's first GDDR7 modules. These will go out to partners this year for verification, propelling future development in the graphics industry.
Read More »Micron is producing faster GDDR6X modules, presumably for next-gen Nvidia GPUs
Prior to the launch of the RTX 30 series, Micron and Nvidia worked closely on GDDR6X memory to bring a speed boost to Nvidia's graphics cards. Now, Micron has begun production of faster GDDR6X modules, seemingly in preparation for next-gen Nvidia graphics cards. In an update to its website (via …
Read More »Report claims GPU VRAM prices have risen by 30 percent in August
We have been hearing about DRAM and NAND prices going on the rise since late 2016, with the most recent update showing that prices won’t be settling down any time soon. Now, it looks like part shortages are also leaking in to the graphics card market, with a report this …
Read More »Micron has started sampling GDDR5X memory, reveals specs
Over the last few months, we have been hearing more and more about GDDR5X memory, which is set to take over from GDDR5 on some next generation graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD, while HBM2 will be reserved for higher end cards. Now today, Micron has begun sampling its GDDR5X …
Read More »Micron comments on recent GDDR6 reports
Earlier this week, reports began circulating surrounding the existence of GDDR6 memory for future graphics cards. The news originated from news site, Fudzilla, which claimed to be in contact with sources familiar with the matter but it seems that right now, Micron is looking to squash any talk about GDDR6 …
Read More »2GB GTX 960s to be phased out in favour of 4GB versions
Back in early October, we heard rumours that Nvidia may be preparing some changes to its budget line of graphics cards. More specifically, we heard that the 2GB versions of the GTX 960 would be phased out and discontinued in favour of 4GB versions, now it seems that add-in board …
Read More »Rumour suggests Nvidia may use GDDR5X on Pascal GPUs
Nvidia is on track to launch its new Pascal architecture in 2016, with reports suggesting that Nvidia is already testing both its GP100 and GP104 chips. Now, new rumours circulating say that there will be a successor to GDDR5 video memory known as GDDR5X, which will début with some of …
Read More »Nvidia might phase out 2GB GTX 960 in favour of 4GB version
This week the rumour mill is churning out some news about Nvidia's budget friendly GTX 960 graphics card. According to an add-in board partner source, Nvidia wants to reduce product supply of the 2GB GTX 960 and eventually only offer a 4GB version. This move could potentially put the GTX 960 …
Read More »Some GTX 970 buyers getting partial refunds from Amazon
We've had a couple of KitGuru readers get in touch to let us know that Amazon US and Amazon UK both appear to be willing to follow in Newegg's footsteps and issue 20 per cent refunds to buyers of the GTX 970 graphics card following the recent VRAM fiasco. Two …
Read More »Evil Within to run at 30FPS, in letterbox
It's a bit of a shame that considering this generation of consoles was supposed to make developing games that were compatible with them and PCs, a lot easier, it seems to be leading to crippled ports. The hardware in them is near identical to a mid to low end gaming …
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