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Watch out Nvidia, a Linux leak revealing three new Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs may challenge the RTX 5000 series
Nvidia's RTX 5000 series could see some competition as a Linux leak may have revealed three new Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs.
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5080: most places are sold out, but there's still hope!
Upgrade your PC with Nvidia's latest GPU - here are the best places to find the RTX 5080 in stock.
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5090: launch day is today, and these are the retailers I'd check
The Nvidia RTX 5090 is an absolute powerhouse of a GPU, and it's unsurprisingly going to be in high demand. Here's where we recommend you look for one when it goes on sale today.
RX 9070 GPU could theoretically be an RTX 5070 killer, I’m just worried that AMD may not go for Nvidia’s throat with pricing
AMD’s RX 9070 XT could outgun Nvidia’s RTX 5070 Ti easily, and come within 10% of the RTX 5080 GPU, if fresh rumors prove correct.
Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU stock rumored to be ‘basically non-existent’ for launch day, and RTX 5080 doesn’t sound like it’ll be much better
One major retailer claims it still has no stock of the RTX 5090 GPU, at all, on the evening before launch...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 brings RTX 4090-like performance closer to the mainstream.
Rumors that RTX 5090 GPU review models are somehow faster than retail boards are shot down by Nvidia
Nvidia has assured PC gamers that the RTX 5090 GPU they buy at retail won’t somehow be slower than review models, as some rumors have suggested.
MSI says its RTX 5090s won’t ship until February 6, after Nvidia warns on stock levels – and I’m starting to worry that buying a next-gen GPU will be a seriously uphill struggle
I’m having trouble not getting sucked into the next-gen GPU gloom at this point, sadly.
