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NVIDIA's graphics card making partners don't seem to have much faith in the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

Darren Allan | Jul 10, 2023 10:32 AM CDT

NVIDIA's RTX 4060 Ti with 16GB of VRAM has been a controversial graphics card since it was first announced, and just ahead of its launch, the divisive feelings around this model are very much still present.

NVIDIA's graphics card making partners don't seem to have much faith in the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

This time we're hearing from NVIDIA's partners who manufacture graphics cards using Team Green's chips, via Andreas Schilling, editor of a German tech site.

Note that we must be cautious about rumors on Twitter, but we're told that Schilling spoke to some add-in board (AIB) makers and that it looks like "very few" are interested in promoting the graphics card in a "big way," as you can see in the tweet.

Continue reading: NVIDIA's graphics card making partners don't seem to have much faith in the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB (full post)

ASUS launches GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Atlas Shark with 12VHPWR power connector

Kosta Andreadis | Jul 9, 2023 10:57 PM CDT

Here's a bit of a weird one, ASUS is launching a new GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with the 16-pin 12VHPWR connector that debuted with GeForce RTX 40 Series. The 'ATS-RTX3060TI-O8GD6X-GAMING-V2' or ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Atlas Shark initially made use of the 12-pin connector that we saw across many Ampere GPUs to minimize the need for multiple 8-pin plugs.

ASUS launches GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Atlas Shark with 12VHPWR power connector

Pictures of the new connector on this GPU were posted by Extreme Player over at Bilibili, with confirmation that the new model was shipped to consumers and retailers in April 2023. The physical design looks unchanged outside the switch to the new 16-pin 12VHPWR connector.

Regarding the make-up of the GPU, the older 12-pin and newer 16-pin connectors share the same physical make-up. It's believed that no revisions were required to the rest of the GPU design outside of accommodating the new connector. With the controversy surrounding melting connectors and word of a revision to the existing 12VHPWR coming soon, you might wonder why ASUS has decided to ship a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with a 16-pin 12VHPWR connector.

Continue reading: ASUS launches GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Atlas Shark with 12VHPWR power connector (full post)

Intel Battlemage rumor suggests 2nd-gen GPUs might be too little, too late, sadly

Darren Allan | Jul 7, 2023 12:15 PM CDT

Intel's Battlemage GPUs have a sizeable question mark hanging over their future, if one leaker is to be believed - and don't expect these graphics cards to debut any time soon (indeed, if the 2nd-gen products turn up at all - more on that later).

Intel Battlemage rumor suggests 2nd-gen GPUs might be too little, too late, sadly

This is from Moore's Law is Dead (MLID), who has got a whole bunch of info from sources with their ears to the ground, and the overall - worrying - message here is that Battlemage has had a whole pile of issues.

Apparently things are so bad with the 2nd-gen range from Intel that its future is "very uncertain," we're told - hinting that it may not even come out. (That cancelation rumor is something Intel has strenuously denied in the past, it has to be noted).

Continue reading: Intel Battlemage rumor suggests 2nd-gen GPUs might be too little, too late, sadly (full post)

AMD Adrenalin driver release resolves high idle power issue for Radeon RX 7000 GPUs

Kosta Andreadis | Jul 6, 2023 10:56 PM CDT

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 23.7.1 is here for Radeon graphics card owners. Although it doesn't feature anything brand-new in terms of game optimizations for upcoming releases, it does manage to resolve one big issue that has been around since the Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX launched in December 2022.

AMD Adrenalin driver release resolves high idle power issue for Radeon RX 7000 GPUs

And that is, it resolves the high-idle power issue that became an ongoing issue when pairing either one of these GPUs with a 4K FreeSync display or multimonitor display configuration. Another big fix comes to VR performance, with the release notes for the new Radeon drivers noting that "suboptimal performance or occasional stuttering" when playing VR games on the Radeon RX 7000 series has also been resolved.

It's great to see these fixes from AMD, as it showcases that even though some issues can linger for months, the Radeon team is paying close attention to the 'Known Issues.' Hopefully, we'll see the 'Factory Reset' installation issue resolved soon, too - as that one has been listed for a while after reports of the feature causing havoc with Windows.

Continue reading: AMD Adrenalin driver release resolves high idle power issue for Radeon RX 7000 GPUs (full post)

NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti GPU with 16GB VRAM rumored to launch on July 18

Darren Allan | Jul 6, 2023 5:55 AM CDT

NVIDIA's RTX 4060 Ti graphics card launched in an initial incarnation that offered 8GB of VRAM, much to the chagrin of many gamers, and if you were waiting for the 16GB variant, it's almost at hand now.

NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti GPU with 16GB VRAM rumored to launch on July 18

We already knew that NVIDIA was planning on bringing the 16GB flavor out in July, of course, but we're still not sure exactly when - info that MEGAsizeGPU, a regular hardware leaker on Twitter has provided.

As ever, treat this with a good deal of caution, but the theory is that the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB will emerge on July 18, which is just under a fortnight away.

Continue reading: NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti GPU with 16GB VRAM rumored to launch on July 18 (full post)

GeForce RTX 4090 4.0 GHz clock speeds has been achieved by overclocker Splave

Kosta Andreadis | Jul 6, 2023 1:22 AM CDT

The race to achieve a boost clock frequency of 4 GHz on a GPU looks to be over, with American overclocker Allen "Splave" Golibersuch hitting this milestone moments ago, recording a GPUPI V3.3 - 32B result of 4005 MHz.

GeForce RTX 4090 4.0 GHz clock speeds has been achieved by overclocker Splave

Bang on 4 GHz, and although the HWBOT submission outlines a 45sec 402ms run with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 at 4005 MHz - we assume this is the same flagship liquid-cooled ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 all-in-one from ASUS he used to achieve a 3.94 GHz result just days ago.

The race to 4 GHz has been heating up recently, with overclocker Cens pushing a Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 iGame LAB to an incredible 3.975 GHz reclaiming the OC crown. We posted that achievement earlier today, so Splave hitting 4 GHz looks to have made that world record attempt somewhat short-lived.

Continue reading: GeForce RTX 4090 4.0 GHz clock speeds has been achieved by overclocker Splave (full post)

NVIDIA has already been using the new revised 12V power connector on the GeForce RTX 4070

Kosta Andreadis | Jul 6, 2023 12:58 AM CDT

Recently we reported on NVIDIA working with PCI-SIG to redesign the 12VHPWR connector for the GeForce RTX 40 Series with the new 12V-2x6 power connector as part of the new ATX 3.1 standard. This revelation came to light via an extensive report at Igor's Lab outlining how adjustments to pin depth help alleviate issues with the connection not being seated or plugged in correctly.

NVIDIA has already been using the new revised 12V power connector on the GeForce RTX 4070

The outlet has now posted an additional report showing that the GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition model from NVIDIA features a modified 12VHPWR connector compared to what was seen on the GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition.

It notes that the RTX 4070 connector features a 1.7 mm inward offset for the sensor pins, compared to the 0.45 mm offset for the RTX 4080, and this is similar to what is being planned for the new 12V-2x6 connector being developed.

Continue reading: NVIDIA has already been using the new revised 12V power connector on the GeForce RTX 4070 (full post)

Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 iGame LAB reclaims world record with 3.975 GHz

Kosta Andreadis | Jul 5, 2023 11:56 PM CDT

The race to hit and sustain a 4 GHz boost clock frequency on a GPU is heating up, with the Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 iGame LAB reclaiming the OC crown after being overclocked to an incredible 3.975 GHz. This new world record arrives just a couple of days after ASUS posted its result of 3.94 GHz for its new flagship GPU the ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090.

Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 iGame LAB reclaims world record with 3.975 GHz

Of course, these results result from extreme overclocking with LN2 cooling and see hardware makers partner with veteran and talented OC masters. On the ASUS side, it partnered with overclocker SPLAVE; for Colorful, that's overclocker Cens.

And with Cens managing to get within 25 MHz of the 4 GHz barrier, there's a good chance we might see that barrier being smashed very soon.

Continue reading: Colorful GeForce RTX 4090 iGame LAB reclaims world record with 3.975 GHz (full post)

ASRock launches a low profile Intel Arc A380 GPU that doesn't require external power

Kosta Andreadis | Jul 5, 2023 10:29 PM CDT

Intel Arc A380 represents the company's entry-level discrete gaming GPU, priced below USD 150 at retail outlets. Thanks to its excellent video support, it's the sort of GPU perfect for older systems or hybrid media servers. And with that, ASRock has unveiled its new Intel Arc A380 Low Profile 6GB graphics card with a height of just 69mm and a length of 169mm.

ASRock launches a low profile Intel Arc A380 GPU that doesn't require external power

Specs-wise, you've got the ACM-G11 GPU with 1,024 stream processors, clock speeds of 2.0GHz, and 6GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus. As an entry-level GPU, it's not meant to play the latest games with detail settings cranked up, but based on reviews, it can certainly hold its own when dialing things down - which is expected for an entry-level product.

One plus of the Intel Arc A380 is that it doesn't require any external power or cable to be connected, with the 75W of motherboard power via the PCIe slot being enough. ASRock's Intel Arc A380 Low Profile 6GB features a robust design, with its twin-fan cooling also offering a 0dB mode - a big plus if you plan to put one in a media PC.

Continue reading: ASRock launches a low profile Intel Arc A380 GPU that doesn't require external power (full post)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 price drops to $999 for the first time

Kosta Andreadis | Jul 5, 2023 9:58 PM CDT

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is a powerful GPU. Per our review of the Founders Edition model last year, we noted that it trumped both the RTX 3090 and RTX 3090 Ti regarding in-game performance with superior efficiency and cooling. The RTX 4080 is a 4K beast, with the big sticking point from many being its price point of USD 1,199.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 price drops to $999 for the first time

This is a fair point of criticism because no matter how advanced its high-end Ada Lovelace architecture might be - the price increase over the previous generation saw potential buyers simply looking toward the flagship GeForce RTX 4090 as a better option. There's also something to be said about exceeding the USD 1,000 barrier for a gaming GPU, which makes the idea of a USD 999 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB graphics card seem far better.

And that's what's on offer over at Newegg, with the MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X available for USD 999 after taking a further $100 off its discounted USD 1,099 price via a coupon.

Continue reading: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 price drops to $999 for the first time (full post)