US politicians want to track Nvidia chips smuggled to China
Are microchip smugglers bypassing US export bans en masse?
AMD patents hint at significant ray tracing improvements in future GPU architectures
Next-gen UDNA expected to lower the barrier to advanced ray tracing
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"
A laptop GPU now leads the Valve Steam survey, AMD CPUs reach all-time high
The first laptop GPU to top the chart in over three years
Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU prices drop below MSRP in Germany as demand wanes
Strong euro and weak demand push GPU prices down
Nvidia bundles Doom: The Dark Ages with RTX 50-series GPUs... if you can find one
Nvidia also unveiled the game's path tracing implementation
GPU tourism is a thing: Japan blocks RTX 5090 and 5080 sales to tourists amid global GPU chaos
Four months later, Nvidia's top GPUs remain critically scarce
GPUs are so bulky now that Asus is using gyroscopes to detect sagging
Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 includes an accelerometer that ties into GPU Tweak software
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.
AMD FSR 4 vs Nvidia DLSS 4 at 4K
After proving its mettle at 1440p, FSR 4 challenges Nvidia's DLSS 4 at 4K. In this deep dive, we test both upscalers on high-res scenes to see which delivers superior image quality and performance.
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
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?
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 With outdated specs and poor value, this GPU leaves a lot to be desired in 2025.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 Nvidia GeForce hotfix driver addresses crashes and black screen issues
Over the past few weeks, we've been reporting on various driver-related issues affecting Nvidia users. Today, Nvidia released a new hotfix driver aimed at resolving several of these problems, including display flickering, crashing during shader compilation and black screen issues.
You can now generate AI videos with just 6GB of VRAM
FramePack makes high-quality video diffusion surprisingly lightweight
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.
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
New Nvidia drivers improve performance in benchmarks, but crashes and gaming issues remain
Up to 8% better performance in 3DMark Steel Nomad
Recap: Nvidia's RTX 50 series has arguably been another forgettable and disappointing GPU launch in recent memory. Issues with the new graphics cards include underwhelming gen-to-gen performance improvements, melting power cables, stingy VRAM allocation, near-nonexistent launch inventory, missing ROPs, and software stability problems. While Nvidia has attempted to address bugs and crashes with recent driver updates, user complaints appear to persist.
Rising power density and heat threaten the future of advanced semiconductors
The end of Dennard scaling is fueling a thermal crisis in next-gen chips
Nvidia RTX 4090 eBay seller scammed by buyer who returned card with GPU and VRAM removed
Scammer had 30,000+ positive reviews
Nvidia GeForce GPU driver update tackles black screens, crashes, and display issues
GeForce Game Ready 576.02 WHQL drivers appear to be one of the most substantial updates of the year. Key improvements include solutions for black screen issues – especially when waking PCs from sleep – enhanced support for Windows 11 24H2, and multiple game-specific fixes related to G-Sync and DLSS.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Review: Not Great, Not Terrible
While popular with gamers, Nvidia's RTX 4060 series was a letdown. Now, with the RTX 5060 we see history repeating. We're digging into what's changed and what Nvidia doesn't want you to see.
Nvidia launches GeForce RTX 5060 series with three new GPUs, tries to hide the 8GB versions
Pricing complicates things, but the excuses about the lack of 8GB review samples are baffling
Nvidia RTX 5070 cable melts in latest Blackwell card incident: another case of user error?
New report shows melted wire, not connector