The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16 series is the last vestige of the pre-RTX era, when all GPUs were marketed under the “GTX” series. It’s been more than a year since we’ve seen a new graphics card in this series and that was also a low-end design, namely the GeForce GTX 1630. But [...]
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Intel has taken a significant step in its development with the new “Meteor Lake” CPU platform, marketed as “Core Ultra”. These processors are the first from Intel to use the “Intel 4” process, which is based on EUV lithography, and the first Intel client CPUs [...]
I don’t know how long it’s actually been since MSI announced this monitor. After what feels like an eternity, the time has finally come – the MSI MEG342C QD-OLED is on my playing field. A 34-inch ultrawide monitor with a maximum resolution of 3440 x 1440p and a refresh rate of 175 [...]
AMD and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora had a special relationship, as Team Red had previously worked with Ubisoft to develop specially designed graphics cards in conjunction with the game. In addition, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was one of the first titles to support AMD’s new FSR 3 upscaling [...]
The patch 2.1 for Cyberpunk 2077 brings a lot of new features, but unfortunately also some problems. And before I go into the new features, we also need to look at the hurdles that stand in the way of a new user experience. Since its release, Cyberpunk 2077 has emerged as a platform for [...]
René and I have known each other for almost two decades and it was bound to happen at some point. Because while I was constantly stopping myself from picking up everything, he made it his goal in life. And that’s how his impressive collection of computer games came about, which was even [...]
Where do current workstation graphics cards from both manufacturers stand when it comes to design, construction, simulation, 3D visualization and creation? Has AMD been able to catch up or even overtake with the new lineup of Radeon Pro graphics cards or are Ada and Ampere still the measure of all [...]
According to the latest information, NVIDIA’s upcoming GPU architecture will be named Vera Rubin. Vera Rubin was an American astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of dark matter in the universe while pioneering work on the rotation rate of galaxies. Her findings [...]
According to Quasar Zone, this is a “crazy idea”, but nevertheless they have managed to successfully combine NVIDIA’s DLSS 3 Frame Gen and AMD’s Fluid Motion Frames technologies. Although the process wasn’t straightforward, it’s pleasing to see that these two [...]
In the third quarter of 2023, the research company Omdia gained detailed insights into Team Green’s activities and discovered astonishing results. NVIDIA sold an almost unbelievable “half a million” AI GPUs in the quarter, mainly consisting of the Hopper H100 and the Ampere A100 [...]
After numerous articles, explanations, and follow-up tests, today we’re taking a different approach. I have three intriguing topics for you: the possible origin story of the 12VHPWR connector, the deliberate ignorance of the originally intended 8-pin EPS connector, which continues to prove [...]
Once upon a time in the vast expanses of digital Asgard, the mighty Odin, the All-Father of the Gods, was looking for a new challenge. After centuries of fighting, writing poetry and occasionally losing his eye, Odin found that life in Asgard had become a little… well, boring. “What [...]
Today the time has finally come, I have the first VA panel in my test. This means that I have now tested all the current display types. Introducing the Cooler Master GA271. I wouldn’t normally take a look at this monitor, but the RRP of 159.90 euros immediately got me interested. A monitor [...]
In the latest notes from the LLVM project, the two AMD RDNA 4 “Navi 4X” GPUs were mentioned. A developer has pointed out that target names and ELF numbers need to be defined for new GFX12 targets, which include the GFX1200 and GFX1201. It is mentioned that both GPUs behave identically [...]
With the Radeon Pro W7700, AMD is now closing the huge gap between the previously tested Radeon Pro W7800 and W7600, thereby completing its own portfolio of RDNA3 graphics cards for productive use. Even though this chip and the corresponding design as a gaming graphics card would place it very [...]
AMD today announced that it will deliver on its promise to bring support for ROCm and other machine learning and development features to its customer-facing products within the RDNA 3 GPU family. Last month, the company introduced support for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon PRO W7900 GPUs, and is [...]
If you think I’m going to take another look at a monitor I’ve already tested, you’re not wrong. Visually, the KTC M27P20 Pro (M27P20P) looks extremely similar to the Cooler Master Tempest GP27U. You could almost call them identical twins. The built-in panel from AU-Optronics is [...]
New information from Kopite7kimi suggests that NVIDIA is preparing its Blackwell GPUs, which will later be used in the GeForce RTX 50 gaming series. The next generation of GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” GPUs from NVIDIA is expected to use the latest 3nm manufacturing process from TSMC and [...]
Once again, we’re experiencing a Groundhog Day feeling with graphics cards and their power supply. One might think, “Here we go again,” but this time everything is much more relaxed. Yes, once again there’s the smell of spectacularly fried plastic in the air, as KrisFix has [...]
According to a report from the Chinese Board Channel Forum, NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4080 and 4070 Ti GPUs are currently being discontinued and will no longer be produced. This is because the release of the “SUPER” series is imminent and the focus is on this new product line. Forum [...]
NVIDIA’s next-generation gaming GPU, the GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell”, is expected to offer support for GDDR7 memory, claims leaker Kopite7kimi. His latest revelations thus indicate that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 flagship gaming GPU will offer GDDR7 memory support. The NVIDIA [...]
Prototypes of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti have once again surfaced and they clearly trump the Titan RTX graphics card that is next to it. The rejection of the 4090 Ti prototypes may have been due to their massive GPU cooling and uniquely engineered design. The prototype of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX [...]
The AMD Radeon™ PRO W7700 graphics card is a professional graphics accelerator that aims to set a standard with a price of around 950 EURO. According to AMD, it offers an impressive double-digit performance increase in key professional applications compared to the competition and a perfect [...]
AMD took its time with the Navi32, probably also for resource reasons, and now PowerColor even comes with an RX 7800XT Hellhound in a completely white dress – right down to the board and coils. The GeForce RTX 4070 is always firmly in view and of course poses with the 16 GB graphics memory [...]
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 400 SUPER GPU family is expected to be unveiled at CES 2024 in January, most reporters agree. During this event, the company will present the cards and it is also said that the launch date for the product line is already planned for January 2024 as well (although it could [...]