Category: PC Hardware

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Graphics Cards Review Roundup

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 reviews NVIDIA lifts the embargo on AD107-400 based RTX 4060 non-Ti reviews. Today’s coverage features all MSRP models but without the Founders Edition, which is not planned for this SKU.  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reviews Media Graphics Card Model 4Gamer MSI RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X Adrenaline ASUS RTX 4060 DUAL OC […]

Gigabyte responds to GeForce RTX 2070 Ti rumor: “it’s a typo”

, In a somewhat unexpected way AORUS started teasing GeForce RTX 2070 Ti, a graphics card that has not yet been released. GeForce RTX 2070 Ti: probably happening, but not yet A new promo-teaser for Halloween season has been published at Gigabyte website. There is nothing particularly interesting about this promo, except for the fact that […], In a somewhat unexpected way AORUS started teasing GeForce RTX 2070 Ti, a graphics card that has not yet been released. GeForce RTX 2070 Ti: probably happening, but not yet A new promo-teaser for Halloween season has been published at Gigabyte website. There is ... Read more

AMD Radeon RX 590 Final Fantasy XV benchmarks results emerge

, Just yesterday we informed you about Vega 20 results showing up at Final Fantasy XV benchmark page. It appears that another Radeon product has made an appearance there.  AMD Radeon RX 590 The Radeon RX 590 is believed to offer a bigger jump in performance over RX 580 compared to RX 580/480 refresh. We are […], Just yesterday we informed you about Vega 20 results showing up at Final Fantasy XV benchmark page. It appears that another Radeon product has made an appearance there.  AMD Radeon RX 590 The Radeon RX 590 is believed to offer a bigger jump in ... Read more

NVIDIA RTX TITAN teased by influencers

, NVIDIA has lifted the embargo on RTX TITAN ‘appearance’ in social media. RTX TITAN, GeForce? The new TITAN can be seen in various media posts by influencers. Obviously, this means that the marketing campaign has started, but we are not sure if this rather uncommon method of unboxing is dictated by the embargo. The details […], NVIDIA has lifted the embargo on RTX TITAN ‘appearance’ in social media. RTX TITAN, GeForce? The new TITAN can be seen in various media posts by influencers. Obviously, this means that the marketing campaign has started, but we are not sure if this rather ... Read more

NVIDIA announces Quadro RTX 4000 with TU106 GPU

, Quadro RTX 4000 with 2304 CUDA cores The fourth installment in the Quadro RTX series features a full Turing TU106 graphics processor. The RTX 4000 features 2304 CUDA cores, 288 Tensors, and 26 RT cores. The card offers up to 43T RTX-OPS and 6 Giga Rays/s. The FP32 performance is estimated at 7.1 TFLOPS, which […], Quadro RTX 4000 with 2304 CUDA cores The fourth installment in the Quadro RTX series features a full Turing TU106 graphics processor. The RTX 4000 features 2304 CUDA cores, 288 Tensors, and 26 RT cores. The card offers up to 43T RTX-OPS and 6 ... Read more

XFX launches Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC III Ultra

, XFX gets even Thicker The XFX RX 5700 XT THICC II received a very warm welcome from the Radeon community. Not all reviewers shared this enthusiasm about the new card, but nonetheless, it is a card to remember. The THICC II is a dual fan edition packed into 2.7-motherboard slots. It is a design referencing […], XFX gets even Thicker The XFX RX 5700 XT THICC II received a very warm welcome from the Radeon community. Not all reviewers shared this enthusiasm about the new card, but nonetheless, it is a card to remember. The THICC II is a dual ... Read more

AMD launches Radeon RX 560XT

, AMD Radeon RX 560XT, RX 470D in disguise? As you might recall, AMD released Radeon RX 470D last year. This particular SKU features a cut-down version of Polaris 10 GPU with 1792 Stream Processors enabled, unlike RX 470 which has 2048. The ‘new’ card from AMD called Radeon RX 560XT features the exact same configuration […], AMD Radeon RX 560XT, RX 470D in disguise? As you might recall, AMD released Radeon RX 470D last year. This particular SKU features a cut-down version of Polaris 10 GPU with 1792 Stream Processors enabled, unlike RX 470 which has 2048. The ‘new’ card ... Read more

A Lighter Touch: Exploring CPU Power Scaling On Core i9-13900K and Ryzen 9 7950X

One of the biggest running gags on social media and Reddit is how hot and power hungry CPUs have become over the years. Whereas at one time flagship x86 CPUs didn’t even require a heatsink, they can now saturate whole radiators. Thankfully, it’s not quite to the levels of a nuclear reactor, as the memes go – but as the kids say these days, it’s also not a nothingburger. Designing for higher TDPs and greater power consumption has allowed chipmakers to keep pushing the envelope in terms of performance – something that’s no easy feat in a post-Dennard world – but it’s ... Read more

CES 2023: Akasa Introduces Fanless Cases for Wall Street Canyon NUCs

Akasa is one of the very few vendors to carry a portfolio of passively-cooled chassis solutions for the Intel NUCs. We had reviewed their Turing solution with the Bean Cayon NUC and the Newton TN with the Tiger Canyon NUC, and come away impressed with the performance of both cases. At CES 2023, the company is upgrading their portfolio of fanless NUC cases to support the mainstream NUC Pro using the 12th-Gen Core processors – the Wall Street Canyon. Turing WS The Turing WS builds upon the original Turing chassis to accommodate the updated I/Os of the Wall Street Canyon ... Read more

CES 2023: IOGEAR Introduces USB-C Docking Solutions and Matrix KVM

IOGEAR has been servicing the computer accessories market with docks and KVMs for more than a couple of decades now. In addition to the generic use-cases, the company creates products that target niche segments with feature sets that are not available in products from other vendors. At CES 2023, IOGEAR is taking the wraps off a number of USB-C docks slated to get introduced over the next couple of quarters. Docking Solutions The three new products in this category fall under two categories – the first two utilize Display Link chips along with traditional USB-C Alt Mode support, while the ... Read more

CES 2023: AMD Instinct MI300 Data Center APU Silicon In Hand – 146B Transistors, Shipping H2’23

Alongside AMD’s widely expected client product announcements this evening for desktop CPUs, mobile CPUs, and mobile GPUs, AMD’s CEO Dr. Lisa Su also had a surprise up her sleeve for the large crowd gathered for her prime CES keynote: a sneak peak at MI300, AMD’s next-generation data center APU that is currently under development. With silicon literally in hand, the quick teaser laid out the basic specifications of the part, along with reiterating AMD’s intentions of taking leadership in the HPC market. First unveiled by AMD during their 2022 Financial Analyst Day back in June of 2022, MI300 is AMD’s ... Read more

AMD Lays Out 2023 Ryzen Mobile 7000 CPUs: Top-to-Bottom Updates, New Zen 4 ‘Phoenix’ CPU Takes Point

This year’s CES has turned out to be a laptop-centric event in the PC space, and no farther do you have to look for proof of that than AMD’s CES keynote. The densely packed keynote immediately kicked things off with the announcement of AMD’s 2023 mobile product stack, which will see the CPU vendor mixing and matching silicon across multiple generations of designs to put together a fresh product stack for the new year. This includes the return of some old favorites, including bringing desktop Zen 4 silicon to mobile, as well as the introduction of AMD’s brand-new Phoenix CPU ... Read more