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NVIDIA's Maxwell turns 10, powering the GeForce GTX 900 Series and the Nintendo Switch

Kosta Andreadis | Feb 20, 2024 9:29 PM CST

Ten years ago, NVIDIA's Maxwell architecture debuted in February 2014 with the GeForce GTX 750 Series - introducing an 'all-new design for the Streaming Multiprocessor (SM)' on a cutting-edge (for the time) 28nm process.

NVIDIA's Maxwell turns 10, powering the GeForce GTX 900 Series and the Nintendo Switch

The first GPUs to adopt the new architecture were designed primarily for efficiency, with the GM107 chip seen in the GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti bringing massive efficiency gains compared to the previous Kepler architecture.

The Maxwell architecture is also in the NVIDIA Tegra X1 SOC for mobile devices, which pairs Maxwell-based graphics with ARM CPU clusters. In addition to appearing in NVIDIA's Android-based Shield TV hardware, the Tegra X1 (or a custom version) would eventually make its way into the Nintendo Switch.

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Vietnamese buyer scammed: buys RTX 3060 Ti, gets a pair of womens shoes instead

Anthony Garreffa | Feb 19, 2024 9:36 PM CST

We've all been scammed or know someone who has been scammed... but this latest one sees a Thai buyer scamming a Vietnamese gamer, sending them a pair of women's shoes... and not the graphics card that they ordered.

Vietnamese buyer scammed: buys RTX 3060 Ti, gets a pair of womens shoes instead

I was tagged in a new post on X by "I_Leak_VN," which pointed to a Vietnamese-based dealer that got scammed by a merchant in Thailand. The buyer wanted an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, but when they opened the box, they realized they were scammed: a pair of women's shoes was in the box instead.

The Vietnamese dealer was approached by a Thai seller who had the Manli GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card for sale, with the buyer taking the card and paying the asking price. However, once the item was shipped, the box was missing the important graphics card and instead had the pair of shoes inside. The packaging is great, with foam around the GPU box to make it feel like there was some weight to it, but a useless pair of shoes resided inside.

Continue reading: Vietnamese buyer scammed: buys RTX 3060 Ti, gets a pair of womens shoes instead (full post)

The latest 12V-2x6 'H++' power connector can handle 675W of GPU power, ready for Blackwell

Anthony Garreffa | Feb 19, 2024 7:38 PM CST

The very latest 12V-2x6 "H++" power connectors have been shipping on NVIDIA's latest GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards, offering higher power delivery than what the 12VHPWR "H+" power connector is capable of.

The latest 12V-2x6 'H++' power connector can handle 675W of GPU power, ready for Blackwell

The new 12V-2x6 power connector is shipping on most of the new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards, with the RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 4070 SUPER all shipping with the newer Gen5 connectors, but there are a few models of the RTX 4070 SUPER floating around with regular 8-pin PCIe power connectors.

Now we've got @wxnod on X showing us some close-up photos of the differences between the H++ and H+ power connectors, with the new H++ design based on the newer 12V-2x6 power connector revision, which is capable of supporting up to a maximum of an insane 675W power delivery into your graphics card. Both the plugs look virtually identical, where you can see the difference by removing the top shroud as they're labeled "++H" and "+H".

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NVIDIA rumored to mandate PCIe 6.0 16-pin power connector for GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs

Anthony Garreffa | Feb 18, 2024 8:01 PM CST

Note: Just to be clear, this new connector is the one NVIDIA is using on its GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards -- the updated 12V-2x6 power connector -- which MLID says NVIDIA is mandating on the new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs.

NVIDIA rumored to mandate PCIe 6.0 16-pin power connector for GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs

NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards will reportedly feature new PCIe 6.0 16-pin power connectors, according to the latest rumors.

In a new video, Tom from Moore's Law is Dead explains that his sources have said that NVIDIA will be shifting towards their next-gen GPUs using a next-gen PCIe 6.0 16-pin connector. This move could filter all the way down to the mid-range GeForce RTX 5060, not just the higher-end GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards.

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NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to arrive in 2024 leaker insists - don't believe the delay to 2025 rumors

Darren Allan | Feb 18, 2024 1:00 PM CST

NVIDIA's next-gen graphics cards are not in danger of sliding to 2025, as some other recent rumors have suggested, according to fresh word from the grapevine.

NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to arrive in 2024 leaker insists - don't believe the delay to 2025 rumors

This comes from Moore's Law is Dead (MLID), and we need to set a quick bit of background here for the context of this comment on the subject of NVIDIA - as it came as a brief, but interesting, aside, as part of the latest chatter from the rumor mill on Intel's Battlemage GPUs.

Basically, MLID was making it clear that there were certain rumors floating around hyping up Battlemage and that the GPUs could be inbound relatively soon, whereas the YouTuber believes this is not the case at all.

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AMD RX 7900 GRE GPU goes on sale in the UK, fueling rumors that it's due for a US launch soon

Darren Allan | Feb 18, 2024 9:43 AM CST

AMD's RX 7900 GRE, the alternative spin on the RX 7900 for China (GRE stands for 'Golden Rabbit Edition') has come to another marketplace - the UK - making a previously rumored US launch look more likely.

AMD RX 7900 GRE GPU goes on sale in the UK, fueling rumors that it's due for a US launch soon

If you've been following the tale (or should that be tail?) of the RX 7900 GRE, after the graphics card's launch in China, it went on sale in Europe. As VideoCardz pointed out, the GPU has been on shelves in Germany and Italy, and just cropped up in the UK as TechPowerup noticed.

The UK retailer selling the RX 7900 GRE - which sits just under the 7900 XT - is AWD-IT, but it seems that the XFX model being sold went out of stock quickly. (Even though the pricing wasn't appealing at all - ironic as it was highlighted via a popular UK deals website).

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NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs could be 60% faster - and 2.5x for RT - but may not arrive until Q2 2025

Darren Allan | Feb 16, 2024 1:54 PM CST

We're witnessing a fairly steady flow of rumors around NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPUs of late - or whatever Blackwell ends up being called - and the latest batch comes from a YouTube leaker.

NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs could be 60% faster - and 2.5x for RT - but may not arrive until Q2 2025

This is RedGamingTech (RGT) who has been tapping sources to get fresh info on purported specs for Blackwell graphics cards, as well as news on the likely release timeframe.

Obviously as with any rumor, take all this with plenty of seasoning, and the caveat that even if these are NVIDIA's current plans being relayed back accurately, the relevant specs and other details may change as Blackwell is further developed.

Continue reading: NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs could be 60% faster - and 2.5x for RT - but may not arrive until Q2 2025 (full post)

AMD FSR 3 and FSR 2 supported games list updated, here's what's available now and coming soon

Kosta Andreadis | Feb 15, 2024 8:04 PM CST

AMD's FSR 3 or FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 with frame generation launched in September 2023 alongside the Radeon RX 7700 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT. However, with support in just two games on day one, and only a handful more added by the year's end, adoption for AMD's answer to DLSS 3 has been slow... to say the least.

AMD FSR 3 and FSR 2 supported games list updated, here's what's available now and coming soon

The good news is that January 2024 saw more games add FSR 3 support than the first four months of the technology. The adoption looks to be picking up steam thanks to FSR 3's improved performance in games like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and AMD confirming that its latency reduction tech Anti-Lag + (a key component of frame generation) is finally coming back.

And with that, AMD has updated its list of games with FSR 3 and FSR 2 support, and those 'coming soon.' FSR 3 includes both Super Resolution upscaling and Frame Generation, with FSR 2 including Super Resolution only. Here's a look at the current slate of PC games with FSR.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti modded with 22GB memory hits eBay for $500, ready for AI workloads

Anthony Garreffa | Feb 15, 2024 7:38 PM CST

NVIDIA released its GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card five years ago, launching with 11GB of VRAM, but now modders are doubling that to 22GB of VRAM and selling them on eBay as AI GPUs.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti modded with 22GB memory hits eBay for $500, ready for AI workloads

The US sanctions on China have stopped high-powered graphics cards from entering the country, with the likes of the GeForce RTX 4090 banned, which is why we saw the introduction of the modified GeForce RTX 4090 D sent to China. We've seen modders in the country taking apart gaming graphics cards and turning them into AI GPUs, and now we've got modded RTX 2080 Ti cards hitting the market. Oh boy.

The modded consumer-based gaming-ready GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has been modded, rocking 22GB of VRAM, which is far better than 11GB for AI workloads. The VRAM acts as a high-speed buffer for those huge AI datasets, complex models, and calculations that are needed for AI workloads. Interesting move, modders.

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AMD's Anti-Lag+ tech is returning 'soon' - but what form will the reintroduced feature take?

Darren Allan | Feb 14, 2024 1:58 PM CST

AMD is getting ready to reintroduce Anti-Lag+ technology for PC gamers with Team Red's graphics cards.

AMD's Anti-Lag+ tech is returning 'soon' - but what form will the reintroduced feature take?

The news broke on X (formerly Twitter) when somebody (TheRazerMD) asked a question about when AMD might be planning on bringing back Anti-Lag+, which is a tech to combat input lag (much like NVIDIA Reflex, Team Green's rival take).

AMD's Frank Azor, who is Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions & Marketing, responded to say that yes, it was inbound again, and that Anti-Lag+ is "coming soon" in fact (hat tip to VideoCardz on this one).

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