Nvidia RTX 5000 Super cards could increase VRAM by 50%, with 24GB RTX 5080 Super and 18GB RTX 5070 Super
But will they offer super performance?
The Science of Keeping Your Chips Cool: Hot Chips, Cool Tricks
Every electronic device generates heat, and managing it is key to performance. This article explores the basics of heat and cooling science, how and why it is generated, and the methods we have developed to control it.
TSMC unveils plans for giant AI chips to meet surging compute demands
The big picture: The semiconductor industry is approaching a significant milestone as TSMC prepares to expand the physical scale of its chip packaging technology. At its recent North American Technology Symposium, the company detailed plans for a new generation of CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) technology, enabling the assembly of multi-chiplet processors much larger than those currently in production.
Nvidia RTX 5060 reportedly launching on May 19, one day after AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT
Launch day review embargo tries to hide the disadvantages of 8GB VRAM pools in 2025, again
TSMC to begin 1.4nm A14 chip production in 2028, expands 3nm family with N3P and N3X
Next-gen 2nm node launches this year ahead of A14 rollout
Nvidia's liquid-cooled AI racks promise 25x energy and 300x water efficiency
Direct-to-chip liquid cooling aims to set a new bar for data center sustainability
Intel CEO announces massive layoffs, stricter in-office mandates, and huge spending cuts
Intel could lay off 20,000+ more employees
TP-Link router pricing and China ties under US government investigation
12 of the 20 top-selling routers on Amazon are TP-Link models
Intel's AI PC chip demand stumbles while older processors thrive amid tariff concerns
"In a shaky economic climate, 'good enough' beats bleeding edge"
Trump tariffs push top PC makers Lenovo, HP, and Dell toward Saudi Arabia
US tariffs are forcing a manufacturing rethink
Nintendo Switch 2 teardown confirms Nvidia Tegra T239 chip, SK Hynix memory, more details
Pre-orders begin today, official launch on June 5
Roku unveils "most compact streaming sticks on the market," don't require a power outlet
They're well-priced, too
Radeon 9060 XT tipped for May 18 release as AMD confirms Computex 2025 gaming keynote
Can it offer better value than the RTX 5060 Ti?
Intel's overclocking tool offers 7.5% performance gains without voiding warranty
New "200S Boost" tool tunes PCs running Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" CPUs
Intel to adopt TSMC's next-gen 2nm process for upcoming Nova Lake CPUs
Nova Lake will also debut a new LGA 1954 motherboard socket
Nvidia RTX 5000 cards show PCB hotspots that threaten longevity, says Igor's Lab
Cramped VRM layout, not GPU, blamed
A hot potato: It's not like Nvidia's RTX 5000 series needs any more negative press, but here we are again. Igor Wallossek of Igor's Lab has discovered a problem that appears to be present in most Blackwell AIB partner cards: local hotspots at the rear of the PCBs. This could potentially lead to the cards being damaged over time due to heavy use.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB Review: Instantly Obsolete
Nvidia tried to bury early reviews of the 8GB RTX 5060 Ti, but now the truth is out – and it's not pretty. With outdated specs and poor value, this GPU leaves a lot to be desired in 2025.
New SD Express 8.0 cards double the speed of today's fastest microSDs
1.6GB/s read speeds come as Switch 2 pushes next-gen memory demand
G.Skill unveils world's first 256GB DDR5-6000 CL32 U-DIMM memory kit
It can be overclocked to reach DDR5-7000
Logitech quietly raises prices on popular PC accessories by up to 25% after tariffs
Tariffs and supply chain costs trigger price hikes for various manufacturers
Synology to require branded hard drives for future NAS models
NAS maker pushes proprietary strategy with HDD certification
10 Tech Enthusiast Guilty Pleasures: (A.K.A. Expensive Gear We Need)
We've all thought about it: What would we buy if money were no object? Most people have mental lists of extravagant, unnecessary-but-awesome tech they'd snatch up if they ever hit the jackpot.
Western Digital and Microsoft launch HDD recycling program to recover rare earths from e-waste
The recycling initiative recovers 90% of rare earths from data center hard drives
New graphene-based flash memory writes data in 400 picoseconds, shattering all speed records
"PoX" can execute 25 billion operations every second
Early RTX 5060 Ti benchmarks reveal why Nvidia withheld the 8GB version from reviewers
Even multi-frame generation can't compensate for the lack of VRAM