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AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT price has supposedly leaked in MicroCenter's listing, and I honestly hope this is a joke
$699? I hope not…
AMD's driver-level frame generation may be getting the update it deserves - AFMF 2.1 reportedly being developed for launch alongside RDNA 4 GPUs
AMD's RDNA 4 GPU reveal on February 28 is looking more appealing than ever, as reports now suggest it's preparing AFMF 2.1 for current and upcoming hardware.
Evidence mounts that RX 9070 XT GPU could equal Nvidia RTX 4080’s performance – I just hope AMD doesn’t mess up pricing
Purported RX 9070 XT benchmark shows it edging out Nvidia’s RTX 4080 while keeping impressively cool, suggesting AMD’s got a real winner of a GPU.
Nvidia retiring PhysX for its RTX 5000 GPUs has made some gamers furious - but I don't think it's a complete dealbreaker
Nvidia can't catch a break at the moment with its RTX 5000 series GPUs, as users discover 32-bit PhysX support required for enhanced visuals in older games isn't present on Blackwell GPUs.
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti GPU with 16GB rumored for March launch, followed by 8GB flavor in April – but where does that leave the vanilla RTX 5060?
Nvidia could potentially be forced to don its flame-retardant suit for rumored April launch of 8GB version of RTX 5060 Ti.
How to roll back Nvidia drivers
In this article we’ll be covering all the steps you need to know in order to roll back Nvidia drivers.
Some lucky RTX 5080 buyers may not be so lucky after all, as Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ chip fault also applies to this GPU as well as the RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti
If you’ve bought an RTX 5080, you need to check your GPU specs and see if the count for a certain rendering pipeline is correct.
Can 18A save Intel from being devoured by its rivals – and Wall Street?
Intel's 18A process technology is finally ready, but will it be enough to fend off the wolves?
