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The best cheap graphics card prices and deals for December 2024
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The best AMD graphics cards 2024
The best AMD graphics card should offer a great mix of power and affordability. Here are the ones to look for.
Nvidia RTX 5090 rumor suggests flagship GPU might not guzzle as much power as previously claimed – but don’t get too excited
Scared the Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU will run your gaming PC’s power supply ragged? New rumor offers a glimmer of hope.
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti could turn up before RTX 5070 – and new rumor suggests it might be the powerhouse GPU I’ve been waiting for
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti rumors underline how powerful this graphics card might be – and it could be just around the corner.
The Intel Arc B580 GPU could rejuvenate the budget PC market - here's why
The Intel Arc B580 GPU is one of the best new graphic cards, but can it kickstart the budget PC market?
Nvidia RTX 5000 prediction suggests RTX 5090 will be a monster flagship GPU... but it’s the RTX 5070 I’m worried about
Word from the grapevine suggests Nvidia RTX 5090 could hit rumored 70% gen-on-gen uplift – but RTX 5070 might lag far behind.
Intel and AMD may have another desktop competitor - Qualcomm is supposedly working on a new Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 desktop CPU
It might be time for a new addition to the PC hardware arena, with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite 2nd Gen chips reportedly heading to desktop PCs.
Nvidia cranks RTX 5000 GPU hype machine up to full speed, teasing ‘GeForce at CES 2025’ as Witcher 4 trailer drops a big hint
Witcher 4 trailer is powered by an ‘unannounced Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU’ apparently – which is surely the RTX 5090.
