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If the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT comes with a sub-$400 price tag, it might be the best-value graphics card PC gamers have ever seen
Keep it cheap, AMD
I haven't been this excited about PC gaming in decades – and it's all thanks to my early time with Nvidia's RTX 5070
My early time with the Nvidia RTX 5070 has convinced me that 2025 could be the most exciting year for PC gamers in decades.
Finally, we have some GPU competition - AMD announces the Radeon RX 9070 XT March 6 launch date, starting at $599 alongside the RX 9070 at $549
After months of waiting, AMD has finally unveiled the Radeon RX 9070 series GPUs and their pricing, where its XT variant looks set to be the winner of this generation's budget GPUs.
Nvidia's RTX 5090 has already been pushed beyond its limit - ROG Astral model overclock reaches 3.45GHz and 35 Gbps VRAM
For once, there is some good news regarding the RTX 5000 series GPUs, and that's because the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC has just broken multiple overclocking world records.
New Nvidia drivers should fix a major RTX 50 series GPU issue
Nvidia has launched a new driver for its latest RTX 50 series graphics cards, aiming to fix some glaring issues, including black screens.
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.
