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A possible Nvidia RTX 5090 prototype shows what might have been – an absolute monster with nearly 25K CUDA cores and an 800W TDP
A possible RTX 5090 prototype could have features more than 24,000 CUDA cores and drawn up to 800W of power.
Nvidia RTX 5090 FE rumor claims high-end GPU gets loud - but other reports tell a very different story
Updated A new rumor has got some PC gamers nervous about the RTX 5090 - but there's no need to panic yet.
Best external hard drive of 2025
Updated We review the best external hard drives for quick transfer speeds and storage capacity.
G.Skill DDR5 RAM is overclocked to a blazing 12,054MT/s with no liquid nitrogen needed – just air cooling
DDR5 overclock using air cooling is seriously impressive, albeit with a slight catch.
AMD reveals RX 9070 GPUs won’t go on sale until March, which might be too late to prevent Nvidia cleaning up with RTX 5070 models
A losing move in the next-gen GPU war? Perhaps, though Nvidia may have its own issues, if rumors are right.
Rumor has it AMD’s feeling the heat from Nvidia’s RTX 5000 GPU launch prices – but a decision on RX 9070 pricing must be made soon
Bewildered by all the RX 9070 GPU price rumors? I know I am, and AMD needs to cut through the confusion sooner rather than later.
If you still own an RTX 3000 series GPU, you might be in luck - Nvidia could bring Frame Generation to your old hardware
We thought there was no chance for Nvidia's Frame Generation could make its way to older GPUs, but now it sounds far more possible than ever before.
Fresh Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 stock rumors again suggest that next-gen GPUs will not be easy to buy
Latest rumors on RTX 5000 stock have me even more worried that it’ll be a frustrating scramble to buy these GPUs.
