Graphics Cards - Page 14

Just imagine spending $10,000 on a new NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 workstation GPU, it breaking, and essentially becoming a $10K brick because you can't buy replacement parts.

This happened to a "very famous Tech YouTuber" (with over 40 million followers) who purchased the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 and sent it to NorthridgeFix, after transporting the system with the RTX PRO 6000 still installed onto the motherboard, with all of the pressure in transportation breaking the PCIe connector on the $10,000 card.

All the stress, all the weight of the entire RTX PRO 6000 is on the PCIe board, and when transported inside of a system and in the PCIe slot itself, NorthridgeFix told the customer he couldn't solder that PCIe piece back together, and compared it to glass being put back together after being smashed. NorthridgeFix condemned the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition, where he called it one of the worst designs ever, but with the damaged RTX 5090 FE he received in the past, NVIDIA provided the PCIe connector so it could be fixed.

AMD has dropped a surprise with the launch of the first feature from FSR Redstone, its suite of AI technologies for boosting game performance, announcing that Ray Generation is arriving with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

As VideoCardz reports, Black Ops 7 is out tomorrow sporting the new tech which aims to deliver better ray tracing for RX 9000 graphics cards - yes, it's exclusive to the current-gen RDNA 4 models.

The central thrust with this is to "augment visual content before upscaling for sharper, more realistic gameplay" and to boost ray tracing in terms of the results, and impact on performance, by using machine learning.

In our review of the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X, we praised its 1440p and 4K gaming performance, including full ray tracing or path tracing with DLSS 4. We said that it was "quite possibly the best value enthusiast-class GPU" in NVIDIA's GeForce RTX lineup. However, that was with the caveat that you could find one at the $750 MSRP.

Well, if you're currently eyeing Black Friday deals for graphics cards, there's some good news, as the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X is the first RTX 5070 Ti to become available at a price point lower than the MSRP set by NVIDIA. Yes, in a time when GPU and PC hardware prices are rising (and rising), this is an anomaly, with US retailer Newegg currently offering the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X for $729.99 after a $20 rebate.

As one of the most powerful gaming GPUs on the market, in our own benchmark results, we found MSI's Ventus 3X model to be an impressive 28% faster, on average, for 4K gaming than the previous generation's GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and 18% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER refresh from 2024.

It's not often that anime-inspired graphics cards with bespoke characters, a creative backstory, and a vibrant design make their way to Western markets, but that's precisely what's happening with ZOTAC GAMING's new GeForce RTX 50 Series 'APOCALYPSE' edition GPUs.

Available in two variants, ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 5070 Ti APOCALYPSE OC and ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE OC are available now from ZOTAC's own US store and over at Newegg. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti model is priced at $849.99 USD (Zotac Store, Newegg), while the GeForce 5080 model is priced at $1,249.99 USD (Zotac Store, Newegg).

Both are premium custom OC models featuring a design inspired by mechs, characterized by "aggressive, geometric lines" and a white, black, and gold finish that stands out from the rest of the company's GeForce RTX 50 Series lineup. That said, the anime girl character on the box isn't present on the GPUs, with the backplate design being surprisingly minimal compared to the front.

AMD held its Financial Analyst Day on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, where it outlined its "strategy and growth opportunities, innovative product and technology roadmaps, and long-term financial plan." For AMD's gaming division, specifically Radeon products for gaming, there wasn't a lot of information presented, but we did get a roadmap that summarized where Radeon and RDNA are headed.

This can be summarized in four letters: AI and RT. The roadmap didn't confirm the RDNA 5 or UDNA naming, so that's up in the air. However, when discussing the past and present of RDNA and Radeon graphics cards, AMD's Mark Papermaster, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, focused on these two points: upscaling and real-time ray tracing.

He specifically highlighted the current AI-powered FSR 4 technology, exclusive to the Radeon RX 9000 Series, as a game changer for image fidelity and performance, with FSR and "Next-Gen AI" technology set to play a key role in the future of Radeon.

You may have read rumors that NVIDIA has nixed its RTX 50 SUPER series plans, but those rumors aren't true, they're still coming... they've just been postponed until Q3 2026.

In a post from Uniko's Hardware just days ago, it was reported that NVIDIA had possibly canceled its GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series plans, but that's not true. It wasn't long after that leaker MEGAsizeGPU said that the RTX 50 SUPER series cards were not canceled, but postponed from Q1 2026 to Q3 2026. The leaker also says he doesn't think the next-gen RTX 60 series would launch soon after.

HKEPC is now reporting (machine translation): "However, NVIDIA revealed to AIC yesterday that it has not canceled the RTX 50 SUPER plan, but has simply postponed the release date of the RTX 50 SUPER to Q3 2026. The statement by Uniko's Hardware is incorrect".

If you've ever wondered what an older-gen graphics card would look like after 10 years of being in a house where there was a heavy smoker, this is the result: a crusty old ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce 9800 GT, which a YouTuber brought back to life. Check it out:

NVIDIA released the GeForce 9800GT graphics card back in 2008, with a custom ASUS ROG Matrix 9800GT purchased by a user, and found by "Madness727". He pulled the cooler apart to discover that the heatsink was totally clogged, the fan shroud was stained inside and out, with thick layers of tar mixed with dust, brown stains on the PCB, and a really strong smell of cigarette smoke, obviously.

In order to bring the card back from the dead, he washed out the heatsink, shroud, and smaller parts with some running water mixed with degreaser and a toothbrush. The PCB was cleaned with degreaser and isopropyl alcohol, and then everything was dried using a mix of a towel, blower, and heat gun.

ASUS has introduced a new 'Level Sense' feature to guard against the dreaded specter of GPU sag, although this functionality has actually been present in a couple of previous graphics cards from the manufacturer.

Going forward, it'll presumably be a fixture for its higher-end GPUs now it's been officially named, as part of its incorporation in a new top dog model, the ROG Matrix Platinum RTX 5090 30th Anniversary edition.

This special edition of the Blackwell flagship is an absolute monster that weighs 5kg, believe it or not (going by this YouTube clip), so if anything needs sag protection, it's this beast of a GPU which goes on sale later this month.

Here's a new one - an RTX 5080 has been turned into a skateboard, and a fully functioning one as demonstrated in a video on Reddit.

The Redditor's post (highlighted by VideoCardz) caught a fair few gasps and 'if you've got money to burn' kind of reactions in the thread, but of course this person hasn't turned a grand and a half's worth of graphics card into what's effectively a short plank.

What's probably happened here is that the buyer of the ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 has applied their own high-end cooling solution to the GPU, and what you see is just the stock cooler from the graphics card - notably you don't see the innards or PCB.

NVIDIA is expected to launch a SUPER version of the GeForce RTX 50-series next year, but a recent rumor suggests the company will delay that release due to memory shortages.

For those who don't know, the prices of DRAM and NAND flash have increased substantially recently, with one of the main reasons being the AI industry gobbling up all the supply. Unfortunately, due to supply constraints, DDR5 prices for desktop PCs have approximately doubled since just a few months ago.

With the increase in DRAM prices, we can also expect an increase in GDDR memory, with Uniko's Hardware reporting that due to the general shortage, 3GB GDDR7 won't be able to make it to the consumer market for desktop, "thus the super series is cancelled." Additionally, Uniko writes that it's expected current models available on the market are "expected to be more expensive very soon" because of the increasing cost of 2GB GDDR7.

ASUS promised to have its super-expensive new ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce RTX 5090 on the market by now, but it has been delayed -- just like GTA 6, unfortunately -- until late November, and will cost close to $5000.

German retailer ProShop has the new ASUS ROG Matrix Platinum RTX 5090 graphics card listed for €4,099, which works out to around $4730 USD, with stock expected to arrive at the retailer on November 27, a few weeks away from now. The $4700+ pricing means that the ASUS ROG Matrix Platinum RTX 5090 is twice as expensive as NVIDIA's in-house RTX 5090 Founders Edition.

ASUS has fully tricked out the ROG Matrix Platinum RTX 5090 however, with dual power inputs: one 12V-2x6 power connector that provides 600W, while compatible BTF motherboards like some of the flagship ASUS boards, use a hidden high-power slot that can draw up to 800W total, providing around 10% more performance for tweaking the card through overclocking.

PC gamers looking for a mid-range GPU and preferring an NVIDIA graphics card will doubtless be interested to learn that the RTX 5070 just hit the lowest price we've seen it at, with a chunky discount over at Newegg.

As spotted by VideoCardz, the model in question is the MSI Ventus 2X OC Black flavor of the GeForce RTX 5070, which has an MSRP of $559.99 but has been reduced to $479.99 and is in stock at Newegg (at the time of writing).

Note that part of this discount is a $20 rebate which you apply for after you've purchased the graphics card. (There's a form to print, and you need to get your rebate application completed three weeks after you've bought the GPU at the latest).

AMD has posted its third-quarter 2025 financial results, with the company's record revenue of $9.2 billion, a 36% year-over-year increase, and a gross margin of 52%. Although Data Center and AI revenue hit $4.3 billion for AMD's Q3 2025, and was up 22% year-over-year, the Client and Gaming segment, covering Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics, delivered even more impressive results.

AMD's Client and Gaming segment recorded revenue of $4 billion for Q3 2025, up a massive 73% year-over-year. Gaming in particular saw a huge 181% increase in year-over-year revenue, to the tune of $1.3 billion (up from $0.5 billion), driven by "higher semi-custom revenue" for consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Ryzen APU devices with integrated Radeon graphics, as well as "strong demand for Radeon gaming GPUs."

When it comes to PC gaming on desktops and laptops equipped with discrete graphics cards, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX dominates the market, with the latest data from Valve showing that GeForce hardware accounts for nearly 80% of Steam users.

GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.80 - WHQL is available now, and there's virtually no way it will end up being as controversial as AMD's most recent Radeon driver release, as it still offers support for select GeForce 700 Series GPUs that are now over a decade old. This one is all about support for some of this month's biggest releases, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

The latest annual release in one of the most popular shooter franchises on the planet is set to launch on November 14, featuring support for DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Generation for GeForce RTX graphics cards. GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.80 also adds day one support for Ubisoft's visually impressive Roman Empire city builder Anno 117: Pax Romana, launching November 13, and the latest entry in the iconic grand strategy series, Europa Universalis V.

Both of these titles are shipping with DLSS Super Resolution support to enhance the performance of GeForce RTX rigs. The latest GeForce Game Ready Driver also addresses a couple of issues, including one related to DLSS Frame Generation performance in F1 2025. Here's a look at the full GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.80 Release Notes.

A new report has revealed NVIDIA has found a new stream of income by selling its highly sought-after AI GPUs to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The report from the Financial Times states Microsoft has received regulatory government approval to send NVIDIA's AI GPUs over to the UAE, with Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, telling the publication on Monday that in September Microsoft became the "first company to receive a license under the Trump administration" to export NVIDIA's AI chips to the UAE.

The approval comes at a time when the US is defiantly against providing China with AI hardware that could give the nation a leg up in the AI race. Moreover, the approval of NVIDIA chips being exported to the UAE is being seen as critical to America's efforts to strengthen the US's alliance with the UAE and reduce China's influence in the region, according to the FT.

AMD's most recent Adrenalin Edition software release and Radeon driver for PC gamers have sparked controversy over the fact that it states all 'new game support' and day-one optimization will be limited to RDNA 3 and RDNA 4 graphics cards going forward. With RDNA 2 GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 6600, being the most popular AMD GPUs for gaming and only four years old, the move left many wondering if they were being left behind.

In one follow-up statement, AMD confirmed that RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 support was entering "maintenance mode" and would receive updates and new game support dictated by "market needs." Adding to the confusion, this response suggested that RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs would only receive 'new game support' for certain games, and not in a timely manner. This sparked even more backlash, which forced AMD to backtrack and release a full statement.

Titled 'Continued Support for Every Radeon Gamer,' AMD clarified that Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 series GPUs would continue to receive "game support for new releases, stability and game optimizations, and security and bug fixes," albeit on a separate driver branch to RDNA 3 and RDNA 4. AMD's reasoning is related to rolling out new Radeon features and technologies that are exclusive to GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 9070 XT.

AMD has put out a statement regarding game optimizations being delivered to owners of older Radeon GPUs, with the company putting out a new blog post titled "Continued Support for Every Radeon Gamer".

Team Red addressed some confusion that erupted after it released the Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 driver, which it said alongside the release of the driver that GPUs using older RDNA architectures such as RDNA 3 and RDNA 4 would be entering "maintenance mode". That message resulted in many owners of these GPUs believing they would stop receiving day-one game optimization support and merely receive critical firmware and other necessary updates. However, that isn't the case.

AMD explains that it has broken up its architectures into two separate branches, RDNA 1 & 2, and RDNA 3 & 4. This structure enables the company to roll out continued support for all Radeon owners, which includes day-one game optimizations. More specifically, AMD adds that it will still be providing day-one game support for RDNA 1 & 2 GPU owners, which includes the Radeon RX 5000 and RX 6000 series, and its RDNA 3 & 4 owners, which is the Radeon RX 7000 and RX 9000 series GPUs.

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for October 2025 are in, and the GeForce RTX 3060 has reclaimed the top spot as the most popular discrete gaming GPU, followed by the GeForce RTX 4060. The 'Top 30' discrete gaming GPUs among PC gamers is once again dominated by NVIDIA, with the company's fastest-growing RTX Blackwell generation GPUs being the GeForce RTX 5070, followed by the mainstream GeForce RTX 5060.

Valve's data shows that the GeForce RTX 5070 is the most popular new graphics card option for PC gaming, and the card could reach the 'Top 10' before the end of the year if its momentum holds. Likewise, RTX 50 Series cards, such as the RTX 5060, 5060 Ti, and 5070 Ti, are continuing to rise up the charts. The only discrete option not in the 'Top 30' is the flagship GeForce RTX 5090.

However, unlike AMD's new RDNA 4-powered Radeon RX 9000 Series, the RTX 5090 makes the list with AMD's latest cards still relegated to the 'Other' category. Or, they are being miscategorized, as there are a few generic 'Radeon Graphics' entries. Here's the complete list.

AMD released the Radeon RX 9070 XT, its flagship RDNA 4 GPU, in March of this year. Launching with an MSRP of $599 in the US, although it was possible to pick up one at or close to this price, for the most part, the 9070 XT has been retailing for around $650 on the low end to around $700 for most models since its debut. As a competitive alternative to the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, the value proposition for RDNA 4 naturally makes it a far better deal, priced at $599.

The good news is that you can now purchase a Radeon RX 9070 XT for $599 at multiple retailers in the country; however, this appears to be limited to the reference ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB model. Previously available for $649.99, the ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT is now available for $599.99 at Newegg, Micro Center, and Walmart.

Built on TSMC's 4nm process with a GPU Boost Clock speed of 3 GHz, AMD's flagship RDNA 4 GPU is in many ways a better option than even the flagship RDNA 3 generation's Radeon RX 7900 XTX. With the new AI-powered FSR 4 and a massive improvement to ray-tracing performance, the 9070 XT delivers excellent 1440p and 4K gaming performance.

There has been another report of a user on Reddit having his SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ graphics card and its 16-pin power connector melting.

This is the second Redditor having the 16-pin power connector melt on the same SAPPHIRE RX 9070 XT Nitro+ card, with the same top pins of the connector melting. The bottom row of connectors seems fine, with the entire top stack of pins destroyed.

Redditor u/ProfessionalHost3913 posted that he used the adapter that came with his SAPPHIRE RX 9070 XT Nitro+ card, as the manual that the card ships with recommends the included adapter over other cables. He used the cable, and had the top pins burned as it was flowing power into the GPU. The GPU connector is unaffected, but the Redditor says that when he starts a game or even browses the internet, this monitor will randomly go black.