Nvidia RTX 4090 can crack complex 8-character passwords in minutes
The Nvidia A100 can do it even faster
RTX 4090 owner says his 16-pin power connector melted at the GPU and PSU ends simultaneously
Despite the card's power limit being set at 75%
AMD's gaming revenue plunges 48% and might not recover until 2025
Fortunately, AMD has Zen 5 and Strix Point to look forward to later this year
April Steam survey sees another AMD card enter chart, Windows 11 gain more users
AMD also made up ground in the CPU section
Nvidia thinks its GPUs are better for onboard AI than NPUs
Company claims RTX GPUs perform AI tasks multiple times faster than NPUs
The US government is auctioning the Cheyenne supercomputer: 145,152 CPU cores and 313 TB of RAM
This 5.34-petaflops supercomputer could be yours
AMD's cancelled RDNA 4 GPU could have doubled the 7900 XTX's performance
A Radeon RX 8900 XTX would have featured 9 shader engines, 200 compute units, and up to 20 chiplets
Rumor mill: It has long been suspected that the Radeon RX 8000 series – AMD's next generation of graphics cards – will focus exclusively on affordable mid-range products. However, this wasn't always the plan. Newly unveiled code suggests that AMD canceled a flagship RDNA 4 model that might have directly competed with upcoming high-end offerings from Intel and Nvidia.
This techie created a GPU from scratch in under two weeks
Designing custom CPUs and GPUs has become something of a trend for hobbyists of late
In brief: Building your own graphics card is the kind of undertaking that most people wouldn't even dream of attempting. But for one enterprising engineer known as "adammaj" on X/Twitter, constructing a GPU from the ground up wasn't just a crazy idea; it was a challenge conquered in just two weeks, even "with no prior experience."
Intel CPUs Are Crashing and It's Intel's Fault: Intel Baseline Profile Benchmark
For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. The issue now is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing.
Raspberry Pi adding new memory options to its compact Compute Module 4S boards
Greater computing power and more memory for industrial applications
Scammers are selling fake RTX 4090 graphics cards without GPU and memory chips
The used graphics card market is a hotbed of scammers
TSMC lays out roadmap for massive, kilowatt-class chip packages and terabit optical links
The company's solutions could use up to a whopping 120x120mm substrate in 2027
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Revisit: Is this the GOAT?
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is widely regarded as the GOAT. The 7-year-old GPU marks the last time a flagship gaming GPU was offered at a reasonable price, that plus its exceptional longevity.
Intel issues statement on Raptor Lake crashes, asks mobo makers to revise extreme BIOS defaults
Intel has suggested some motherboard makers have taken performance bragging rights too far
FTC distributes $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers from privacy settlement
The commission is distributing over 117,000 PayPal payments to eligible Ring owners
The Chips Act is rebuilding US semiconductor manufacturing, so far resulting in $327 billion in announced projects
About half of the $39 billion in Chips Act incentives has been spent
China's Loongson claims its latest CPUs are a match for Intel's 10th-gen in single-core performance
The new 3B6600 and 3B7000 chips narrow the performance gap with Intel and AMD offerings
Intel has a wafer-level assembly problem, and it's hurting Core Ultra sales
Customers are hot for Intel's Core Ultra products
Nintendo Switch 2 will likely be larger and feature magnetic Joy-Cons
It's possible Nintendo has further delayed the console to give game developers more time
Rumor mill: We've heard about estimates concerning the performance, software features, and release date of the successor to the Nintendo Switch. However, very few details have emerged regarding its appearance or input methods. A recent report suggests that Nintendo is taking extraordinary measures to keep it that way.
This genius tool ensures flawless thermal paste application every time
A stencil, except it's for your CPU
Gigabyte and MSI also provide BIOS settings to address Intel crashing CPUs
The updates and settings are designed to curb the chips' stability issues
In context: Reviewers, CPU owners, and engineers have for the last several months endured stability issues related to several Intel 13th- and 14th-gen processors. Further investigation attributed the issues to the BIOS settings used by many Intel motherboard partners, which use "optimized" settings ignoring Intel's default maximum power limits. This week, Gigabyte and MSI joined Asus in providing additional BIOS versions and configurations aimed at alleviating these issues and adhering to Intel's power specifications.
Dell XPS 14 reviews are in: performance and portability at a price
The new Dell XPS 14 presents the strongest competition to Apple's MacBook Pro 14 so far, featuring a powerful CPU and GPU, as well as a fantastic OLED screen. However, it comes at a considerable cost.
8BitDo updates gamepads with drift-proof hall-effect analog sticks
New Xbox/PC-compatible pads coming in May and June
Microsoft Xbox Series X/S sales downturn continued last quarter
Microsoft's figures would have looked a lot worse without Activision Blizzard
Lenovo ThinkCentre mini PC features a Core i5-6400T and 16GB RAM for $180
Other specs of the ThinkCentre M900 include a 256GB SSD and a Windows 10 Pro license. It supports standard VESA mounts and is listed as "grade A" refurbished.