Yesterday, Nvidia confirmed that it is releasing 'Lite Hash Rate' versions of the RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti with anti-mining measures in place. Some more information has since come to light - LHR versions of these GPUs will be shipping to third-party board partners only, meaning we won't be getting LHR 'Founders Edition' cards.
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Read More »Nvidia confirms ‘Lite Hash Rate’ RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti
Back in February ahead of the launch of the RTX 3060, Nvidia announced its new anti-mining measures to make GeForce graphics cards less desirable to crypto mining farms. We've heard through leaks and rumours that this tech would eventually transition over to the rest of the RTX 30 series line-up and today, Nvidia is making that official.
Read More »Gigabyte updates its RTX 3060 lineup with Lite Hash Rate versions
Following Galax's announcement, Gigabyte is now the second AiB partner introducing its new RTX 30 series cards with LHR chips. Expect more manufacturers to join Gigabyte and Galax in the coming days and weeks. The new cards were initially spotted by @momomo_us, who also shared links of the rev 2.0 …
Read More »RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti confirmed via presentation leak
Recent rumours have indicated that Nvidia will announce the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti soon, followed by a launch in June. Now, we have more evidence of this, as a board partner presentation has leaked online. VideoCardz has obtained a presentation deck for MSI's upcoming SUPRIM series RTX …
Read More »Galax is also releasing the RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti with anti-mining capabilities
It looks like Galax won't only release RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 cards with the crypto mining limiter. Recently, the company added RTX 3060 and the RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards with the ‘FG' naming to their website, which means they have their Ethereum mining performance halved. From what we've …
Read More »RX 6900 XT at 3.3GHz sets new 3DMark Fire Strike world record
A while back, renowned overclocker, Der8auer, broke the 3DMark Fire Strike world record with a massive 3.2GHz overclock on an RX 6900 XT Liquid Devil graphics card. Now, that record appears to have been broken, this time by a separate group pushing an RX 6900 XT at 3.3GHz. As reported …
Read More »More AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and RX 6600 GPU specs emerge
Earlier this week, EEC listings gave us the first hint that AMD is working on new RDNA 2 graphics cards. Since then, the leaks haven't stopped, with more specifications and GPU details coming to light, including clock speeds. Starting off with the new leaks, we have GPU-Z screenshots (via Chiphell), showing …
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Read More »Radeon RX 6600 and RX 6600 XT to feature Navi 23 GPU and 8GB of GDDR6 memory
New rumours regarding the specifications of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and RX 6600 XT SKUs have emerged. The specifications were based on AMD engineering samples, which should be relatively close to the final product. According to this Chiphell post (via @9550pro), both the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and the …
Read More »Asus reveals liquid-cooled ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT with Navi 21 XTXH chip
Following ASRock, Sapphire, Powercolor‘s announcements of Radeon RX 6900 XT featuring XTXH silicon, Asus has come out to unveil the ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT TOP T16G featuring the Navi 21 XTXH GPU, enabling higher overclocks. At first glance, both the standard and Top variant of the ROG …
Read More »Palit RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3050 Ti and CMP HX GPUs listed
AMD isn't the only company getting unreleased SKUs listed on the EEC database. Palit recently listed a slew of upcoming graphics cards, showing plans to release multiple models of Nvidia's upcoming RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3050 Ti, and CMP HX series graphics cards. Spotted by @KOMACHI_ENSAKA, the EEC …
Read More »ASRock EEC listings include multiple Radeon RX 6600 XT and Radeon RX 6600 GPUs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and Radeon RX 6600 SKUs have been recently spotted on an EEC listing filed by ASRock. Although this isn't the first listing mentioning the Radeon RX 6600 XT, it's the first one showing the Radeon RX 6600...
Read More »Nvidia launches RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti laptop GPUs
Following on from several leaks earlier this year, Nvidia is launching the RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3050 laptop GPUs today. RTX 3050 series laptops will start at $799 and deliver up to 2x the performance compared to the previous generation GTX 1650 Ti.
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Read More »Nvidia’s Marbles at Night RTX demo is now free to download
During the Nvidia RTX 30 series announcement in September 2020, Nvidia showcased the ray-tracing capabilities of its newly announced graphics cards using the Marbles at Night demo. Now, the demanding demo is freely available for all to test out first hand. Marbles at Night is a physics-based, playable demo that …
Read More »RX 7900 XT RDNA 3 GPU reportedly brings at least 40 percent more performance
AMD's flagship RDNA 2 GPUs have been out for a while now, which means it is time to start looking ahead to the next generation. AMD is currently working on its RDNA 3 GPU architecture, and according to early leaks, we can expect at least a 40% performance improvement.
Read More »Galax to release RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 FG graphics cards with Nvidia’s anti-mining tech
Galax confirms Nvidia is preparing the launch of RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 graphics cards with LHR chips. For now, these chips are only featured in Galax's Black General FG and Metal Master FG graphics cards, but other cards equipped with these chips are expected to release soon. As seen …
Read More »Intel DG2 GPUs to debut in Alder Lake-P powered laptops this year
Intel's upcoming Xe DG2 GPUs were recently revealed to be "right around the corner" and now, we have some early information on what to expect, with new reports indicating that the first DG2 GPUs will arrive in Alder Lake-P powered laptops later this year...
Read More »AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution is reportedly launching in June
AMD might be close to launching its competitor to DLSS. A new report claims that developers already have their hands on FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), and by the looks of it, it should release next month. According to Coreteks, the developers who have access to AMD FSR have different versions …
Read More »Intel engineer states Intel DG2 gaming GPUs are “right around the corner”
In a tweet announcing a job opportunity, an Intel game developer relations engineer has stated that the upcoming series of Intel gaming GPUs is “right around the corner”. The tweet is from Pete Brubaker, who posted a job listing for another senior game developer relations engineer at Intel. The job …
Read More »AMD’s Frank Azor talks SAM, SmartShift, FSR & more
KitGuru was recently able to sit down with Frank Azor, Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions at AMD. We spoke about the unique position AMD is in as both a CPU and GPU manufacturer and how the company can use that to its advantage, with features like Smart Access Memory and SmartShift. We also get the latest update on the company's highly anticipated FidelityFX Super Resolution feature...
Read More »Engineering sample leak gives our latest look at Intel ‘Alder Lake-S’
Intel Alder Lake-S is leaking again. This time around, we have new details on an engineering sample for an Intel Core-1800 CPU, a 16C/24T processor. A datasheet has also found its way online, detailing all remaining specifications, including maximum operating clocks, power limits, T-Junction, and more. The datasheet, which was …
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Read More »Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti said to be announced May 31st
Narrowing down the RTX 3080 Ti launch window has been a pain for insiders, with the date shifting every couple of weeks. The latest reports indicate that the RTX 3080 Ti will now be announced on the 31st of May, followed by a retail launch in June. According to some sources, the RTX 3070 Ti will launch in a similar time frame.
Read More »Nvidia is updating RTX 3060 with stronger anti-mining measures
Nvidia will soon be correcting its mistake with a new crypto-mining limiter for the RTX 3060. The patch notes for Nvidia's latest graphics drivers confirm that the mining limiter will be updated, but only for GPUs shipped from mid-May onwards. The patch notes of the graphics driver 466.27 confirm the rumour …
Read More »ZOTAC launches GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm with 16+4 phase power design
Zotac has another RTX 3090 to add to its line-up, this time designed for custom water cooling loops. The RTX 3090 ArcticStorm comes with a pre-installed water block and a 16+4 phase power design, which should help with overclocking. The Zotac RTX 3090 ArcticStorm's cooling system consists of a nickel-plated …
Read More »MSI Suprim X RTX 3080 Ti pictured in latest leak
A few weeks ago, a mysterious batch of shipping boxes were pictured, with the label showing them to be MSI RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards. Now, we have a bit more than a pile of brown boxes to look at, with packaging for the MSI Suprim X RTX 3080 Ti …
Read More »Revised RTX 30 series GPUs with mining limiter reportedly shipping next month
Nvidia AIB partners have reportedly been informed about the GAxx2 GPUs with new anti-mining capabilities and Resizable BAR support enabled by default. Named LHR (Lite Hash Rate), the revised RTX 30 GPUs should start shipping in the middle of May. We've already shared that Nvidia was planning to introduce crypto …
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