While updating its T5 and T7 gaming desktops specifications, Lenovo listed two new GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards: RTX 3070 Super and RTX 3070 Ti. As per the listings, the RTX 3070 Super will come with 8Gb of GDDR6 memory, while the 3070Ti will come with a whopping 16GB …
Read More »RTX 30 series launch bundle includes Watch Dogs: Legion and GeForce Now membership
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series is hitting the market in just a couple of weeks and early adopters can expect some freebies. At launch, the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 will be launching with a bundle, packaging in Watch Dogs: Legion – one of this holiday's ray-tracing …
Read More »MSI to launch ‘Miner’ graphics cards based on Nvidia Turing and AMD RDNA chips
The next generation of Nvidia RTX graphics cards are about to be ushered in, which means manufacturers are going to be looking at ways to shift any remaining RTX 20 series stock they have left. In MSI's case, it looks like the company will be repackaging some of its Turing …
Read More »GeForce RTX 30 series: custom-cooled AiB graphics cards announced
Yesterday, Nvidia officially revealed the RTX 30 series of graphics cards, including the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070. All three GPUs are coming over the next two months and as you would expect, board partners have already prepared their own custom-cooled solutions to try and improve on Nvidia's reference design. In this post, we'll be breaking down a slew of announced custom-cooled RTX 30 GPUs from a range of AiBs.
Read More »Asus announces its GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards
Asus is set to launch six new RTX 30 series graphics cards. The ROG Strix and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090, GeForce RTX 3080, ROG Strix and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3070 models come with improved cooling systems, PCBs, and power design to “complement the new Nvidia Ampere architecture”. Featuring 2nd …
Read More »UK/EU pricing confirmed for RTX 3000 series
Earlier today, Nvidia's RTX 3000 series graphics cards were finally announced, after months of rumours and leaks. During the livestream event, pricing was only given in US dollars – starting from $499 for the RTX 3070 – but we now have official UK and EU pricing. Cutting right to the …
Read More »NVIDIA officially announces RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 graphics cards
The day has finally arrived - Nvidia has officially revealed the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, with prices starting at $499.
Read More »When and where to watch today’s GeForce Special Event
The big day has finally arrived - the GeForce Special Event is happening in just a few hours. Here are all the details on when and where to catch the RTX 3000 unveiling live.
Read More »Apple rumoured to release 5nm GPUs by 2H 2021
Apple isn't just making its own CPUs now, it is working on GPUs for Macs too - utilising TSMC's 5nm process node.
Read More »AMD launches the Radeon RX 5300 graphics card with 3GB of GDDR6 memory
AMD has just launched the Radeon RX 5300 out of nowhere. Ready to set the “new standard for entry-level 1080p gaming”, the Radeon RX 5300 is the direct rival to Nvidia GeForce 1650. This graphics card is powered by 7nm RDNA architecture and features the Navi 14 GPU paired with …
Read More »Zotac and Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 and 3080 graphics cards pictured
More RTX 3000 GPU leaks continue to roll in, this time focusing on custom-cooled editions from Zotac and Gainward.
Read More »NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and 3080 specifications have been leaked
With Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3000 series announcement coming in just a few days, the specifications of the RTX 3090 and 3080 models seem to have been leaked. The source of the leaks also claims that Nvidia will be launching three new GPUs in September and that there will be a second variant of the RTX 3080 coming at a later date.
Read More »More RTX 3000 GPU details leak following Nvidia teaser
This week, Nvidia released a video featuring a number of engineers discussing graphics card design. In that video, we got some hints at what the future holds, with confirmation of the 12-pin PCIe connector and the weirdly shaped PCB for the next generation of Founder's Edition GPUs. Beyond that, some additional leaks …
Read More »Nvidia teases new graphics cards in new cooler design video
Nvidia is continuing to build up to its big GeForce Special Event this week, this time with a new teaser. In a new video today, Nvidia engineers explain the “remarkable art and science” of modern graphics card design, going over all the steps that go into designing a new GPU …
Read More »MSI registers 29 new Nvidia graphics cards
MSI has listed 29 new Nvidia graphics card in the EEC database. The listing doesn't clearly name these graphics cards, but based on timing, it would appear that these will be MSI's custom versions of the upcoming Nvidia RTX 3000 series, which is due to be announced next week. With …
Read More »Nvidia announces GeForce MX450 GPU for laptops
We weren't expecting any Nvidia GPU announcements to hit our inbox for another week but today we got a surprise addition to the GeForce mobile GPU line-up. Today, Nvidia has announced the GeForce MX450. It might not be a next-gen RTX GPU, but the MX 450 includes support for PCI …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3090 pictured, RTX 3000 series prices leak
New images of the reported Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 have been posted online alongside the reported prices of each of the remaining models of the RTX 3000 series. The photos posted by @GarnetSunset shows the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition side-by-side with an Nvidia RTX 2080Ti Founders Edition. From what we've seen …
Read More »Seasonic to launch 12-pin connector for the Nvidia RTX 3000 series
We have previously covered the possibility of Nvidia introducing a new 12-pin connector with its upcoming next-gen graphics cards. Now, Seasonic has confirmed that the 12-pin connector will power the RTX 3000 series GPUs on Chinese social network Bilibili, showing the converter made by the company. The guys at HardwareLuxx …
Read More »GeForce Now comes to ChromeOS in beta
This week, Nvidia is bringing its GeForce Now streaming service to a new platform. For the first time, Chromebook users will be able to stream their PC games, bringing access to high-end gaming wherever you go, just as long as you have the internet connection to support it. As of …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce driver preps for ray-tracing in WoW and other upcoming games
Ahead of the release of Microsoft: Flight Simulator and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Nvidia has released a new GeForce Game Ready driver with day-one optimisations in place. This new driver will also prepare GeForce GPU users for Total War Saga: Troy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 remastered. …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 clock speeds seemingly revealed
The rumours around the RTX 3000 series of graphics cards never stop coming. The latest ones revolve around the GPU clock and memory of both the RTX 3090 and 3080. As per these rumours, there's new proof that the RTX 3090 will come with 24GB of memory and with the …
Read More »Micron reveals HBMnext, planned to release in 2022
In a Micron Tech Brief, the company has confirmed the launch of the successor to HBM2E, named HBMnext. This next evolution of High-Bandwidth Memory is expected to arrive in 2022. HBM (high-bandwidth memory) was used in GPUs for the first time by AMD in 2015. Back then, AMD used SK Hynix …
Read More »Alleged GeForce RTX 3090/3080 PCB images leaked
Images of a supposed custom Colorful Nvidia RTX 3090/3080 have been leaked in a Chinese forum. In these images, we can see 11 memory modules that we suspect to be GDDR6X, based on reports that Micron has supplied 19-21 Gbps GDDR6 memory for the RTX 3090. The PCB pictures shared …
Read More »Intel details Xe Graphics architectures, confirms Alder Lake is a hybrid architecture
Intel Architecture Day 2020 has taken place and just as promised, this year, Raja Koduri took centre stage with discussions on Xe graphics and the several forms it will take - from mobile GPUs, to data centre and of course, gaming.
Read More »Upcoming Nvidia RTX Founders Edition and custom-cooled graphics cards to launch together
With Nvidia preparing for a GeForce Special Event in September, it would seem that new RTX graphics cards aren't far off from release. In recent years, Nvidia has released Founders Edition GPUs before the AiB partners start to launch their custom-designed cards, but with the Nvidia RTX 30xx series, the release of …
Read More »GeForce Special Event scheduled for the 1st of September
Following on from yesterday's teaser, Nvidia has today announced a 'GeForce Special Event', during which Jensen Huang will highlight the company's "latest innovations in gaming and graphics".
Read More »Nvidia teases big reveal coming in August
Earlier this morning we examined the latest rumours surrounding Nvidia's upcoming next-gen GeForce GPU announcements. As luck would have it, just a few hours later, Nvidia officially began teasing its next big announcement, hinting at a late August unveiling. At 2PM this afternoon, the NVIDIA GeForce twitter account published the …
Read More »Nvidia rumoured to announce the RTX 30 series on September 9th
Initially expected to be announced on September 17th, a new rumour suggests that the RTX 30xx series will be shown to the public on September 9th. It's not known which graphics cards will be announced and what their specifications are, but possible configurations have been rumoured, with the latest one being a …
Read More »AMD is reportedly working on the Navi 4x series, Navi 21 to have up to 16GB VRAM
Big Navi hasn't come out yet, but AMD is already working on their future generations of GPUs. Besides the rumour stating that Navi 21 will come in a 16GB and a 12GB variant, another rumour has also surfaced claiming that the company has started development on the Navi 4x series, otherwise …
Read More »Rumour: RTX 3080 to launch in September followed by RTX 3070 in October
We've had a number of leaks and rumours surrounding Ampere and the GeForce RTX 3000 series over the last few months and now, it looks like we can expect official announcements very soon...
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