UL, a leader in benchmarking and testing, today announced news. They have released a new functional test for AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling technology. AMD FSR technology is an advanced method for improving image quality in video games. This is a type of upscaling technology that allows low-resolution games to be displayed on [...]
Yes, the Padman has struck again. Actually, I don’t repair third party cards, there’s just not enough time. But here I was gripped by ambition and I let myself be talked into it. Okay, so close your eyes and get through it. The package with the heat-sensitive Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Phoenix arrived with DHL and I was quite curious [...]
Our colleagues from WCCFTECH had already reported that the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD106-350 and RTX 4060 AD107-400 GPUs with a power consumption of up to 115W are to be released in May. It is expected that these cards will hit the market after the release of the RTX 4070, which is scheduled for release on April 13 this year. It is reported that the [...]
According to regulatory submissions of several upcoming custom-design RTX 4070 board models from MSI and GIGABYTE to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and Korea’s NRRA, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card is expected to come with a standard memory size of 12 GB when it launches in mid-April 2023. It is assumed that the card is [...]
Already 10 years ago there were discussions about marketing films, drivers and certifications. So none of this is new. And I admit it, the title was meant to be a little provocative at the time. But it also reflects very well what can happen to a tester very quickly and unintentionally when he gets caught between the fronts of two world views [...]
It is reported that the game overloads the graphics card and causes crashes and even hardware errors. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a last-generation high-end graphics card from Nvidia that still offers excellent performance and is specifically designed for demanding games and applications. So it’s worrying to hear that it can be damaged by [...]
Yesterday, CEO Pat Gelsinger (who has been back at Intel since 2021) announced that Raja Koduri is leaving Intel and his positions in the graphics program – he will be leaving for good at the end of March, in just a few days. This comes shortly after the restructuring of the AXG graphics department, where Raja Koduri is no longer director [...]
The RTX 4000 Ada is a high-performance graphics card model with NVIDIA’s AD104 graphics processor. This processor offers high computing power and is optimized for use in professional applications such as design, animation, rendering and simulations. By using the AD104 GPU, the RTX 4000 Ada is able to handle complex tasks quickly and [...]
Today we are testing the KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG 16GB (1-Click-OC)and there is a certain reason for that. A GeForce RTX 4090 is already very expensive as such, but there is also the GeForce RTX 4080. Well, it also feels like it is in a different financial galaxy, but if you do need the performance, you can look for one of the cheaper models. [...]
The NVIDIA H100 NVL GPU represents a high-performance graphics card designed specifically for demanding machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. This high-performance graphics processing unit was designed to efficiently handle large amounts of data while performing complex calculations. The NVIDIA Hopper GPU-based H100 NVL PCIe [...]
According to my information from manufacturers, there will be two TBP classes for the upcoming GeForce RTX 4070 (without Ti), which is supposed to be launched in April. The more expensive models or OC cards with a TBP of up to 225 watts should continue to use the familiar 12VHPWR connector (or alternatively up to 2x 8-pin), but the models with a [...]
In general, today’s review does affect all graphics cards that use external power connections, but the rather small 12VHPWR adapter and the ability to blow through a whopping 600 watts (and more) on some GeForce RTX 4090s obviously tightens things up a bit. Today, I’ll show how using just two pads can lower the connector temperatures [...]
The launch of the GeForce RTX 4070 has now been confirmed for April 13, but just before that date NVIDIA has set some embargoes for partners and reviewers. So, here is what you need to know. According to the information, the first embargo begins this week. Board partners will begin contacting channel partners to stock RTX 4070 cards in their [...]
AMD has not technically confirmed a Radeon RX 6300 desktop card, even for OEMs, as is usually the case with these low-cost entry-level desktop cards. However, a card with this name was just spotted on the Chinese Goofish platform, which is more known as a popular secondhand market and source of many technical samples. Hardware experts have managed [...]
Yes, it took a long time, and improvements were also constantly being made to the adapters, which then proved their worth in the long-term test. One must not forget that the topic with the rather hot 12VHPWR connections is richly complex and therefore quick fixes of any kind are completely forbidden. Of course, you could have just soldered a few [...]
It was long overdue, but is now finally official. In revision 2.01 of the ATX version 3.0 (Multi Rail Desktop Platform Power Supply) from February 2023, Intel has finally had the design of the contacts specified. This was preceded by months of investigations and tests, which have now also been completed. But it also proves that I was right with [...]
What’s next week, where I’ll continue to work ahead even on the weekend? Quite a lot! By popular demand, we will start with the Sapphire RX 7900XT Pulse, which I have not only tested extensively, but which we (Igor’s magnetic fingers!) are allowed to keep and raffle off in the community. I would like to thank Sapphire in advance [...]
The GeForce RTX 4090 is already very expensive as such, but there are also considerable price differences between the respective models and manufacturers, so it is definitely worth looking twice financially. The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4090 SG 24GB (1-Click-OC) is one such candidate, whose clever positioning might only be recognized at second glance. At [...]
PCI Express (PCIe) is the standard interface for connecting devices within a computer, and the fourth generation of this standard, PCIe Gen4, offers significantly faster speeds and much greater bandwidth than previous versions. The specifications “x16” and “x8” refer to the number of data channels a specific PCIe slot has [...]
Today I am testing the fourth and for now last water block for NVIDIA’s top model with the Watercool Heatkiller V Pro on the GeForce RTX 4090 FE. And I can spoil it in advance: all four coolers are very close to each other and the actual differences are only in the appearance and in some areas in the temperature, depending on the block [...]
