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Nvidia accused of delaying RTX 5060 reviews by withholding drivers

After sharp criticism, company is still hiding its 8GB GPUs

Facepalm: Nvidia withheld the RTX 5060 Ti's 8GB variant from reviewers to delay coverage that would expose its significant performance shortcomings compared to the 16GB version. With the launch of the most affordable RTX 50 series product so far, the RTX 5060 is fast approaching, but multiple outlets have accused the company of repeating this tactic by withholding drivers.

Full story By Daniel Sims, May 8, 2025, 2:16 PM 10 comments

Hardware Industry

AmpereOne M CPUs launched with 192 Arm cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory, 96 PCIe Gen 5 lanes

A 256-core AmpereOne MX is still in the pipeline

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 8, 2025, 12:12 PM

Mobile Hardware

Alienware unveils 16 Aurora and 16X Aurora gaming laptops, starting from $1,149

Up to a 240 Hz display and optional RTX 5070 graphics

By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2025, 10:50 AM

Hardware AI

Seagate targets 100TB hard drives by 2030 to meet AI storage demands

Growing demand for AI data centers will push traditional storage to new heights

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 8, 2025, 10:19 AM

Tech Deals Hardware

Apple Mac Mini M4 is currently on sale for $494

Apple's latest Mac Mini, powered by the M4 SoC, delivers impressive performance in a compact design and offers a generous selection of ports and connectivity options. The base model now includes 16GB of RAM, providing an ideal entry point for Mac users seeking a desktop.

By TechSpot Deals, May 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

Gaming Electronics

Nintendo forecasts 15 million Switch 2 sales in console's first year

The original Switch could still become the best-selling console ever

By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2025, 8:17 AM

Hardware Software

Intel issues new microcode to fix rare Vmin Shift crashes on Core 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs

The Vmin Shift saga continues

By Daniel Sims, May 8, 2025, 6:15 AM

Hardware

Buffalo Japan is selling a transparent hard disk drive for its 50th anniversary

Expensive. Nigh to useless. Windows-only software. I want one

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 7, 2025, 3:06 PM 9 comments

Trivia Hardware

If your PC has two SATA drives installed and running, which one is the master?

Test your PC hardware knowledge...

By TechSpot Trivia, May 7, 2025, 1:54 PM

Hardware Mobile

Microsoft unveils thinner, lighter Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, starting at $799

The new devices ditch the Surface Connect magnetic charging port

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 7, 2025, 11:43 AM

Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is Even Slower than the Intel Arc B580

FEATURE By Steven Walton, May 7, 2025, 5:22 AM TechSpot Hardware

We test Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti to reveal why the 8GB version struggles badly in modern games – and how it stacks up against Intel's much cheaper Arc B580 in VRAM-limited scenarios.

Hardware Industry

Nvidia and MediaTek may finally unveil their AI PC this month

Launch could mark a major milestone for Arm Windows PCs

By Daniel Sims, May 6, 2025, 7:24 PM

Tech Deals Hardware

Intel cuts Arrow Lake CPU prices by up to 25%, Core Ultra can't catch Ryzen sales

Intel's Core Ultra 265K has dropped sharply in price, from $400 to $295, in the six months since its release. This chip (and all other Intel CPUs) barely break into Amazon's top 20 best sellers, with AMD Ryzen dominating all top 10 spots.

By Ivan Franco, May 6, 2025, 3:33 PM

Hardware Industry

US politicians want to track Nvidia chips smuggled to China

Are microchip smugglers bypassing US export bans en masse?

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 6, 2025, 2:28 PM 9 comments

Hardware Gaming

AMD patents hint at significant ray tracing improvements in future GPU architectures

Next-gen UDNA expected to lower the barrier to advanced ray tracing

By Daniel Sims, May 5, 2025, 10:17 PM 15 comments

Hardware Industry

Opinion: Are we nearing the peak of custom ASIC adoption?

Have we reached the high-water mark of custom silicon? Not yet, but we can likely see it from here.

By Jonathan Goldberg, May 5, 2025, 12:40 PM

Hardware Gaming

Intel Arc Xe3 Celestial GPU enters pre-validation, Battlemage B770 tipped to launch at Computex 2025

The hardware team is already working on Xe4 "Druid"

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 5, 2025, 9:46 AM 7 comments

Hardware Industry

Nintendo sues Genki for showing Switch 2 mockups before official reveal

Nintendo sure does love lawyers (in a non-defamatory way)

By Rob Thubron, May 5, 2025, 9:03 AM

Hardware Industry

AMD beats Nvidia in German GPU sales with Radeon RX 9070 XT on top

The Steam survey tells a different story

By Rob Thubron, May 5, 2025, 7:46 AM

Apple iPhone: The Gadget That Rewired Modern Life

FEATURE By Amir Shoam and Julio Franco, May 5, 2025, 5:05 AM TechSpot Tech Culture

The iPhone redefined technology and culture. More than a phone, it merged music, communication, and the web – transforming not just gadgets, but how we connect and create.