GPU Pricing Update, March 2023: Back to MSRP
With AMD and Nvidia focusing on the high-end, the graphics card market remains weak with flat demand. On the upside, price inflation is a thing of the past with abundant stock at or near the MSRP.
Nvidia RTX 4070 predicted to have $749 MSRP, AIB models closer to $799
Just $50 less than the Ti version
Facepalm: Nvidia is rumored to be sticking with the "it costs how much?!?" philosophy utilized for the Ada Lovelace series with its next release, the RTX 4070. The card, which looks set to arrive next month, is said to be priced at $749 for the reference models. If you want a premium AIB model, expect to pay about $799, or the MSRP of the RTX 4070 Ti.
Radeon RX 7900 XT vs. GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: 50 Game Benchmark
In this new GPU mega benchmark we compare the Radeon RX 7900 XT against the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti in 50+ games, some of which were tested using multiple configurations, ray tracing and more.
ChatGPT was made possible thanks to tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs, which Microsoft is now upgrading
Microsoft used hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Nvidia A100 GPUs and is now upgrading to H100s
Nvidia could launch the RTX 4070 in just over four weeks
How much will it cost? A lot, probably
Nvidia DLSS 3 Revisit: We Try It Out in 9 Games
After its big splash, today we're taking a second look at Nvidia's DLSS 3 technology to see what has changed and improved in previous games and new releases that have arrived with integrated support.
Nvidia releases 531.26 hotfix driver fixing high CPU usage
Nvidia has released a hotfix today that resolves high CPU usage after quitting some games. You can download the drivers here.
Nvidia acknowledges CPU usage spikes in GeForce driver 531.18
Rebooting the PC or rolling back the driver can mitigate the issue until Nvidia releases its hotfix
Opinion: Semis Top Five
Editor's take: The industry has changed a lot in the eight years since we wrote our first analysis on the top five chip companies. We anticipated semis were no longer a growth industry and the only way for companies to keep growing was to win market share (hard) or buy other companies. This is especially true in semiconductors because most of these companies outsource their manufacturing to foundries like TSMC and GlobalFoundries.
Two more RTX 4000-series cards enter the Steam survey
But Ampere is making the most gains
Nvidia launches RTX Video Super Resolution to boost streaming video quality
Works with RTX 40 and 30 Series GPUs
AMD's gaming revenue last quarter came almost within 10 percent of Nvidia's
Combined businesses paint a different picture than GPUs alone
Nvidia optimistic about the future even as gaming revenue dries up
Nvidia's future greatly depends on how well the AI renaissance goes
Will GPUs Ever Get Cheaper? GPU Pricing Update
After a period of consistent graphics card releases from Nvidia and AMD, things have cooled down in February. No new GPUs to talk about, but it's still worth taking a look at how the market is behaving and what we can expect.
Microsoft and Nvidia enter a partnership to bring Xbox and Activision games to GeForce Now
Nvidia will support Microsoft's attempt to englobe the Call of Duty corporation
How Hot is Too Hot for PC Hardware?
With power limits of CPUs and graphics cards climbing ever higher, and news reports of chips hitting sky-high temperatures appearing almost weekly, it seems that now is as good a time as any to ask a simple question -- just how hot is too hot for today's PC components?
You can inject Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing (DLAA) into most DLSS-supported games with this third-party plugin
Another option for when you can afford to sacrifice frames for image clarity
Hogwarts Legacy GPU Benchmark: 53 GPUs Tested
Hogwarts Legacy is open-world action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe. Having launched to very enthusiastic user reviews, it's time we benchmark it and we have a ton of data for you.
Leak suggests the RTX 4060 will have 8GB of VRAM and fewer CUDA cores than RTX 3060
The desktop RTX 4060 looks very similar to the laptop version, with the same AD107 GPU
Nvidia's DLSS 3.1 SDK adds performance improvements, customizations, and auto-updating
Future games may no longer require DLL swapping to update DLSS -- Control mod adds upgraded DLSS, HDR, and FSR
Going From 20 to 40: A Graphics Card Upgrade Tale
A lot can happen in four years, especially in the world of PCs. But how much better is one of the latest GPUs compared to an architecture from a few years back? Well, read on to find out how one person's upgrade choice all panned out.
PSA: Nvidia releases security update for GeForce Experience
Nvidia's GeForce Experience addresses issues of potential vulnerabilities that may lead to code execution, data tampering, information disclosure and more on its latest version.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Desktop vs. Laptop GPU
Having fully reviewed the Nvidia RTX 4090 Laptop GPU and taken a comprehensive look at how it fares in the laptop market, now let's see how it compares against the RTX 4090 desktop part.
Nvidia releases automatic update for Discord bug, but users aren't sure how it works
The issue may be fixed on your system already. If not, download the latest drivers and reboot.
The Nvidia RTX 4070 looks set to arrive in April
With the RTX 4060 following soon after