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.
Nvidia could launch the RTX 4070 in just over four weeks
How much will it cost? A lot, probably
Intel Panther Lake architecture with Celestial Xe3 iGPU leaked
Intel is doubling down on the Xe GPU architecture
2022 might have been the worst year for desktop dedicated graphics on record
Q3 2022 was already the worst quarter ever, Q4 only modestly improved
Intel Arc GPU Re-Review: New Drivers, New Performance?
Ever since Intel Arc GPUs launched, driver updates have kept coming with the promise of solid performance gains. It's now time to test those claims and see if reality matches up with the hype.
Intel might be catching up to AMD's discrete GPU market share
Numbers based on financial estimates -- Nvidia still dominates
The CPU and GPU markets cratered towards the end of 2022
Notebook GPU shipments saw the biggest drop since 2011
Europe and the UK are finally receiving shipments of Intel Arc GPUs
More GPUs and lower prices
Shader Compilation and Why It Causes Stuttering, Explained
The latest and biggest 3D games often seem to have a problem with stuttering. Ask around and finger of blame often points to shader compilation. But why, and what can be done about it?
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.
AMD executive talks AI acceleration in new interview
Senior Vice President David Wang contrasts AMD's AI acceleration ambitions with Nvidia's
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?
AMD releases new unified Adrenalin drivers for all Radeons GPUs
Radeon Adrenalin driver 23.2.1 offers optimizations for Forspoken, Dead Space, Spider-Man Remastered and Hogwarts Legacy. It also unifies the release for RX 400 series and later GPUs, including modern Radeon 6000 and 7000 GPUs.
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.
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.
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
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU Review
Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is set to become the fastest mobile GPU for gaming. With its arrival we're getting a new architecture, a new process node, and new levels of laptop performance on the go.
Unreleased 3Dfx Voodoo 5 6000 hits eBay, already bid beyond $12K
An absolute legend
Recap: 3Dfx was a pioneer in personal computer graphics. The San Jose-based company got its start in the mid-90s making hardware for arcade machines before turning its attention to personal computers and plotting a new course for PC games with its powerful Voodoo chipsets.
Buying second-hand graphics cards that were used for crypto mining isn't as risky as you might think
* Most of the time
In context: It's an argument that has been raging for years: is buying a second-hand graphics card worth the risk when it could have been used extensively for crypto mining? Probably the most famous of all the tech YouTube channels, Linus Tech Tips, has long said that former mining cards don't automatically suffer from performance issues, and could even be a better buy than those that were used exclusively for gaming. Now, Linus might have proven this claim.
Intel discusses streamlined strategy for next-gen Xe2 graphics
The new strategy will focus on the Xe2-LPG and Xe2-HPG graphics architectures
AMD admits to restraining chip supply to keep higher CPU and GPU prices
"We undershipped in Q3, we undershipped in Q4," Su told investors