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Rumors that RTX 5090 GPU review models are somehow faster than retail boards are shot down by Nvidia

Accusations have been made around RTX 5090 review samplesSome folks think GPUs labeled as ‘Press Build’ could be faster than retail productsNvidia has assured us this isn’t the caseNvidia has denied that the RTX 5090 graphics cards sent out to press for review were in any way different to the flagship boards that’ll be sold…

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New Nvidia RTX 5080 benchmark rumor has got me worried that the GPU won’t be a major upgrade to the RTX 4080

Purported Nvidia RTX 5080 Geekbench results have been sharedThey suggest roughly a 20% gen-on-gen uplift compared to the RTX 4080However, the RTX 5080 appears to come up short compared to the older RTX 4090With the RTX 5090 now reviewed and fully evaluated – as an undoubtedly powerful GPU, albeit to the point of overkill in…

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Buyer beware: Asus’ Q-Release Slim feature is reportedly damaging GPUs like the RTX 5090

Asus recently released its Q-Release Slim feature for GPUsSaid feature is reportedly damaging GPUsThere’s no current fix for this issue from AsusAn Asus representative reached out to TechRadar with the following statement:”The ASUS team is committed to our customers and their user experience when using our products. We are actively collecting information regarding these reports…

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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

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is already shaping up to be a beast of a GPU, given the specs unveiled at CES 2025, but if a new report is correct, it could have been even more of a monster.A well-regarded rumor miller, HXL, shared a post on the Chinese hardware forum ChipHell that claims to…

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AMD declares battle of Ryzen 9950X3D vs 9800X3D for gaming will be a dead heat – so gamers may as well buy the cheaper CPU

AMD has been telling us about the gaming performance of the Ryzen 9950X3DWe’re told to expect frame rates that are similar to the 9800X3DThis is despite some nice spec bumps for the as-yet-unreleased flagship for 3D V-CacheAMD’s flagship 3D V-Cache processor, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, will offer a ‘comparable’ performance for gaming compared to the…

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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

AMD is purportedly struggling to iron out RX 9070 pricing with retailersThe theory is that AMD’s original prices were too high compared to where Nvidia pitched its RTX 5000 GPUsAMD needs to put all this gossip and speculation to bed as soon as possibleMore rumors are circulating about AMD’s RDNA 4 graphics cards, due to…

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Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU could sell out fast – and I’m worried things might be even worse for the flagship RTX 5090

Nvidia’s initial Blackwell GPUs are rumored to have ‘extremely limited’ stockIt’s claimed that the RTX 5090 will be particularly thin on the groundThis is the case for the German market, but it could well reflect the wider pictureWe’ve heard our first rumblings that Nvidia’s initial next-gen GPUs, the RTX 5080 and 5090, due at the…

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Think Ryzen 9000 CPUs are still a bit pricey? AMD just revealed a cheaper Zen 5 chip that could be perfect for your budget PC build

AMD has announced a new Ryzen 5 9600 processor at CES 2025This is a slightly slower version of the already existing Ryzen 5 9600XIt has a boost speed that’s 200MHz slower, but it’ll be cheaper – though we don’t have a launch price yetAMD will doubtless be launching a few fresh Zen 5 processors this…

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AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D stock shortage on Intel’s ‘horrible’ Arrow Lake launch, rubbing salt in Team Blue’s CPU wounds

AMD’s Frank Azor has fired shots at Intel’s Arrow Lake desktop CPUsHe called the Core Ultra 200S CPUs ‘horrible’ and said this increased demand for the Ryzen 9800X3DThat higher demand has led to stock woes, Azor claims, and inventory issues won’t likely ease anytime soonAn AMD executive fired flak at Intel, calling Team Blue’s latest…

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Leaked Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop GPU benchmarks are weird

Nvidia’s RTX 5090 laptop GPU shows inconsistent Geekbench 6 performance scoresFails to score higher than the RTX 4080 or 4090 laptop GPUs in VulkanIt hasn’t launched yet, and there aren’t any official drivers availableCES 2025 finally gave us a look at Nvidia’s new RTX 5000 series of graphics cards, and the flagship RTX 5090 GPU’s…

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