Video Cards & GPUs News - Page 137
Intel shows off Arc GPU-based gaming desktop, Arc-based gaming laptop
Intel has shown off a pretty useless trailer during The Game Awards, with the new 'Intel Arc Gameplay Trailer' below:
In the video, Intel shows off a few games that aren't that popular... not running at 4K or anything special (Hitman is used as the "next-gen graphics with ray tracing" title, FFS. At the end, we get a glimpse of what would be awesome to see actually happen: an Intel Arc-based desktop gaming PC, and Intel Arc-based gaming laptop.
Intel's teased Arc desktop gaming PC looks damn cool in its chassis with an overlay of your PC readouts (CPU, GPU temps, etc) on the side panel and wicked lighting inside. There's an Alienware-style 16:9 gaming monitor in, well I guess 'Arc style' as well, and to the side what looks to be a 15-inch Intel Arc-based gaming laptop.
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Intel GPU launch is a mess, partners aren't happy with mismanagement
We all knew it would be like this, but it seems like the Intel GPU launch is a mess... now that we're weeks away from the end of the year, and thus so very close to CES 2022 and we still know nothing about the launch of Intel's first graphics card in two decades.
Well, we do know a lot of stuff through leaks and not Intel directly... but the launch of Intel's new Arc Alchemist is a mess. Intel has confirmed it will be launching its GPUs in Q1 2022, but other than that there's nothing concrete. But according to Tom @ Moore's Law is Dead, mass production of Intel DG2 GPUs hasn't even started yet... and on top of that, pre-production (qualification) samples aren't shipping to AIB partners until January, over a month away.
Throw in the holidays, and then Chinese New Year...
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AMD could have its own 'SUPER' cards with 'Radeon RX 6000S' teased
Something a little surprising has just popped up and flung into the rumor mill: a new series based on the refreshed RDNA 2 architecture known as "Radeon RX 6000S Mobile Graphics".
Yeah, that "S" is really important but for a couple of reasons -- first, AMD has been pumping outs its AMD 4700S Desktop Kit and the more recent and beefier AMD 4800S Desktop Kit -- both with an "S". The new Radeon RX 6800S is expected to use the Navi 22 GPU but on the new TSMC N6 node, down from the N7 node used on the Radeon RX 6800M and its Navi 22 GPU.
TSMC is expecting around 18% higher logic density over the N7 process, with the N6 process fully compatible with the N7 process technology which makes it easier for AMD to transition its GPU onto TSMC's new node. We could expect AMD to unveil its new Radeon RX 6000S series GPUs at CES 2022 alongside its new AMD Ryzen 6000 series "Rembrandt" CPUs in early 2022.
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AMD Instinct MI210: single 'Aldebaran' GPU, 64GB HBM2e is wicked fast
AMD will be introducing its next-gen CDNA 2-based Instinct MI200 series cards in the coming months, with some more news on the Instinct MI210 with a single graphics compute die.
The new AMD Instinct MI210 has been teased with the new CDNA 2 architecture and next-gen "Aldebaran" GPU, which will pack some serious GPU horsepower. The new AMD Instinct MI210 in BabelStream with HIP is around 40% faster than the MI100.
This is according to George Markomanolis, an Engineer working on the upcoming LUMI supercomputer & lead HPC scientist at CSC, who got remote access to the AMD Instinct MI210. The single GCD (graphics compute die) features 104 of the 128 CUs that the full Aldebaran GPU packs with 6656 stream processors, while the higher-end MI250X features 110 CUs per GPU die for a total of 7040 stream processors.
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Alphacool Eiswolf 2 AIO kit: RTX 3080 FE + MSI RX 6800 Gaming X Trio
Alphacool has unveiled its new Eiswolf 2 AIO cooling solution for just a handful of very specific graphics cards: NVIDIA's own GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition, and MSI's custom Radeon RX 6800, and Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio graphics cards.
The new Eiswolf 2 uses Alphacool's 360mm NexXxoS ST30 full copper radiator, while for the fans they've used 120mm Alphacool Aurora Rise fans. To round up the AIO, Alphacool has used its Eisblock Aurora water cooler, which doesn't just cool the GPU chip but also all of the important components around it -- especially the GDDR6/X memory and VRAM -- and of course, beautiful RGB lighting rounding it off.
Alphacool's own DIY range has all of these parts available separately, but you get them all in the package: the radiator, fan, cooler, DC-LT 2 pump, and more. Alphacool adds: "The combination of all components results in a solution that is as easy to install as an AIO, but offers the performance of a pre-assembled and pre-filled custom loop".
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ASUS intros new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual EVO Series graphics cards
ASUS has just unleashed its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual EVO Series graphics cards, aimed at both gamers and crypto-miners.
The new ASUS GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual EVO Series graphics cards are pretty much like every other custom AIB variant: a simple dual-fan design, and a single 8-pin PCIe power connector. ASUS does have a more premium-looking card than the competitors so far with its new RTX 2060 12GB Dual EVO.
ASUS will have two different variants to choose from: the DUAL GeForce RTX 2060 12GB EVO, and the DUAL GeForce RTX 2060 12GB EVO OC Edition. Both of the cards arrive in a 2.7-slot design, with the dual fans being of the ASUS Axial-tech design, with IP5X dust resistance and larger blades that shift more air around.
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Inno3D unveils new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Twin X2 OC graphics card
NVIDIA has made its refreshed GeForce RTX 2060 12GB official, and now Inno3D has unveiled its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Twin X2 OC graphics card.
Inno3D's new custom GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Twin X2 OC graphics card rocks the refreshed Turing TU106-300 GPU, 12GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 14Gbps on a 192-bit memory bus. Inno3D is using a dual-fan cooling design on its card, which should keep the Turing-based GPU and 12GB of GDDR6 memory cool during gaming (and crypto-mining) loads.
There's a basic backplate on the card, with a single 8-pin PCIe power connector required. The dual-fan cooler comprises of 2 x 9cm scythe fan blades, with 3 copper heat pipes that will keep the card "performing at an optimal level, this is especially important when the factory overclocked TWIN X2 OC is tackling the most demanding of games".
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NVIDIA's beefed-up GeForce RTX 3090 Ti launching on January 27, 2022
NVIDIA is reportedly launching its new flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card on January 27, 2022, according to our friends at VideoCardz.
In a new post, VC says that NVIDIA's embargo for the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti lifts on January 27, 2022, with the only details on the release being on-shelf dates. According to the latest rumors on the RTX 3090 Ti, it will have a much higher 450W TDP, the same but faster 24GB of GDDR6X memory.
NVIDIA will reportedly be tapping new single-sided GDDR6X memory which means the backplate on the new GeForce RTX 3090 Ti shouldn't be able to cook eggs, sorry guys. Other rumors on the RTX 3090 Ti have it packing the new 16-pin PCIe power connector, ready for PCIe 5.0-based PSUs like the ASUS ROG Thor PSUs.
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Palit unveils its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual Series graphics cards
Palit has just unveiled its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual Series graphics cards, now that NVIDIA has made its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB official.
The new Palit GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual Series graphics cards include the beefed-up 12GB of GDDR6, up from the 6GB of GDDR6 on the regular GeForce RTX 2060. Remember this is a last-gen Turing-based refresh, with the TU106-300 GPU and the 12GB of GDDR6 ramped up to 14Gbps of bandwidth.
Palit is using a regular dual-fan cooler with two 90mm smart fans, with an "optimized thermal solution to enhance the airflow and heat dissipation efficiency. The model offers cool temperature, minimum noise and maximum stability for gamers and creators to enjoy competitive performance".
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GPU shipments are up 25% over last year, what GPU shortages?!
You might find it hard to buy a graphics card right now, but that doesn't mean AIB shipments haven't slowed down in the last 12 months... in the biggest GPU shortage in history (and no, it's not because of miners).
According to Jon Peddie Research, total AIB shipments were 25.7% higher in Q3 2021 than they were in Q2 2021 -- with 12.7 million graphics cards shipped, up from 11.47 million cards shipped in the previous quarter. The way AIB (add-in boards) work is that they use discrete GPUs (dGPU) with dedicated memory (a graphics card essentially).
AIBs are used in desktop PCs, workstations, servers, rendering and mining farms (see, but not all GPUs are pushed into mining farms like these companies really want you to believe), and scientific instruments. You as a consumer, or a company, would buy AIBs from a reseller (Amazon) or an OEM (ASUS for example).
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