Graphics Cards - Page 19

This year, AMD released its mainstream RDNA 4 GPU in two flavors: 8GB and 16GB of VRAM. Naturally, the latter proved to be the model to get with 1080p gaming performance that's 53% faster than the previous-gen Radeon RX 7600 and 1440p performance that is around 61% faster. These impressive results are thanks to AMD's massive improvement to ray-tracing performance, which finally sees the company present a competitive alternative to GeForce RTX.

And on that front, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is around 10% faster than the GeForce RTX 5060 while featuring double the VRAM. These results come from our review of the ASUS PRIME model from earlier this year, which is why this new Black Friday GPU Deal on the compact ASUS Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is worth checking out.

Available for $339.98 at Amazon, which represents 15% or $60 off its original $399.99 price tag, you're looking at a powerful mainstream gaming GPU with enough VRAM to give you peace of mind that it'll have no problem running all of the latest games on the horizon with decent settings, FSR 4, and even ray-tracing enabled.

We're in the process of reviewing ASRock's custom Radeon RX 9070 XT Monster Hunter Wilds Edition 16GB graphics card, created in collaboration with Capcom to celebrate the release of the latest open-world entry in the series. As a new model that represents AMD's flagship RDNA 4 gaming GPU, there's no doubt it's an impressive 1440p and 4K performer - as we've covered extensively in our GPU reviews this year.

However, in a sea of existing designs that have been around for a couple of generations, it's always great to see a custom design built for fans of one specific thing. The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Monster Hunter Wilds Edition features a design inspired by one of the game's large, menacing monsters, Arkveld, also known as the 'White Wraith'. A large wyvern with greyish, almost ice-like scales, fur, and armor plating, Arkveld is the key big bad of Monster Hunter Wilds.

This means ASRock's custom design sports a unique icy grey and blue metallic look with the reinforced metal backplate sporting a large (and menacing) depiction of Arkveld. It's a premium design that also includes a reinforced metal frame, the company's latest Striped Ring Fans, a nickel-plated Copper Base, heatpipes with a high-density fin stack, and phase-change thermal pads.

If you have been following PC hardware news, you've probably heard about the unprecedented memory shortages affecting all corners of the industry, leading to skyrocketing prices and uncertainty about where this leaves consumer-facing products like graphics cards in 2026. Basically, the AI and Data Center boom is causing manufacturers to focus on high-performance products that sell, and AI customers who buy in bulk.

And with that, we've heard from multiple sources that prices for gaming-focused GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA will rise considerably in early 2026. Not only that, but AMD and NVIDIA could scrap or even halt production of entry-level graphics cards because they're no longer profitable, with NVIDIA pausing its upcoming GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series, since the big thing there was 50% more VRAM across every model.

Anyway, this brings us to a new Reddit post (via VideoCardz) from one of PowerColor's representatives. They're saying that if you're in the market for a brand-new GPU, now's the time to buy. Not only because Black Friday Deals are seeing prices for new GPUs drop below MSRP for the first time, but also because once this year ends, prices are going to increase.

NVIDIA has announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, reporting record revenue of $57 billion, up 62% year over year. Naturally, the largest slice of this can be attributed to NVIDIA's Data Center revenue, which hit $51.2 billion for Q3, up 25% from Q2 and 66% from a year ago.

"Blackwell sales are off the charts, and cloud GPUs are sold out," NVIDIA CEO and founder Jensen Huang said. "Compute demand keeps accelerating and compounding across training and inference - each growing exponentially. Adding, "The AI ecosystem is scaling fast - with more new foundation model makers, more AI startups, across more industries, and in more countries. AI is going everywhere, doing everything, all at once."

When it comes to NVIDIA's GeForce RTX and consumer-class product revenue, which falls under the Gaming and AI PC banner, it hit $4.3 billion for Q3, which is up 30% from a year ago, but down 1% from Q2. Basically, any laptop with a GeForce RTX GPU is an AI PC, so this covers revenue from GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop graphics cards and systems, as well as laptops, notebooks, and off-the-shelf workstation products.

For those running Linux or SteamOS, Valve's Proton compatibility layer for DirectX 12 translation (that is, to get Windows games and APIs to run without issue) has just received a significant update. VKD3D-Proton version 3.0, check out the GitHub page here, features several changes, but the ones that caught our attention were the addition of AMD FSR 4 support and Anti-Lag.

"We added support for AGS WMMA intrinsics through VK_KHR_cooperative_matrix and VK_KHR_shader_float8, which is enough to support FSR 4," the update writes. Like the Windows-based version of FSR 4, support is officially limited to RDNA 4 GPUs and the Radeon RX 9000 Series, but the update also includes a fallback mode that makes FSR 4 work on older RDNA 3 and even RDNA 2 GPUs that use int8 and float16.

However, per the release notes, running FSR 4 on previous-generation Radeon hardware results in a "significant performance cost" and a reduction in overall image fidelity. This emulation path won't be included in the official Proton build, but it does pave the way for the technology to arrive in time for the launch of Valve's new Steam Machine in early 2026.

AMD's SVP and General Manager of the Computing and Graphics Group, Jack Huynh, has taken to social media to confirm that the company's big FSR Redstone update for the RDNA 4 generation of Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics cards is set to premiere on December 10.

FSR Redstone consists of four separate AI technologies that will see the company's FSR 4 suite effectively catch up to NVIDIA DLSS in terms of functionality. One of these technologies, Ray Regeneration, is akin to NVIDIA's DLSS Ray Reconstruction, an AI-powered denoiser that dramatically improves the fidelity of ray-traced effects in games.

A special preview of FSR Redstone's Ray Regeneration is currently available to experience in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on PC, where it pairs with the game's ray-traced reflections to improve the image quality for Radeon RX 9000 Series owners. Based on this December 10 announcement, all four FSR 'Redstone' features could potentially go live that day. Either that or we'll get information on which games will support the new technology and when gamers can expect updates.

With reports indicating that GPU prices are set to increase due to the current memory shortage and price hike situation, now might be the best time to pick up a new graphics card, as we're seeing prices drop to below MSRP levels on select models for Black Friday. This includes the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB model, now available at its lowest price to date: $399.

NVIDIA released the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti earlier this year, with two models available - one with 8GB of VRAM for $379 and one with 16GB for $429. As detailed in our review of the 16GB model, the additional memory makes it a far better choice for high-end 1080p and 1440p gaming. In our review of the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X 16GB model, we found it to be 23.5% faster than the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and 33.3% faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in 1440p gaming.

The good news is that you can purchase the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X 16GB in black right now on Newegg for $399.99, after a $20 rebate has been applied. With 16GB models usually selling for around $430 to $500, this is a great deal. You can also pick up a PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics card over at Microcenter for the same $399.99 price.

Recently, we've been reporting on how memory shortages created by the AI boom and the shift to a data center-first strategy for manufacturers are already causing prices to increase dramatically. It has been described as an unprecedented situation that will affect all corners of the tech world, with the situation expected to worsen throughout 2026.

According to a new insider post over at Board Channels, the price for AMD's Radeon graphics cards could increase very soon due to a "significant increase in memory procurement costs." The post indicates that AMD is communicating to its partners in Asia that the upcoming shipment pricing and costs for GPUs and memory will increase, with the potential for it to be substantial.

At this time, we can only guess as to what the outcome will be if these costs are passed down to consumers (which they probably will due to the small margins on GPUs), but it's expected to affect all RDNA 4 models, which include the Radeon RX 9060 XT, Radeon RX 9070, and the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT.

If you want to see one of the craziest overclocks using something totally unconventional, then this RTX 5050 overclocked using a camping freezer should get your attention.

TrashBench used an entry-level GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card, shunt-modded it to remove its power limits, and then dropped the cooling loop into a portable Techni-Ice camping freezer. The loop itself uses a glycol mix, allowing the GPU to run below ambient temperatures, where according to TrashBench's numbers, the RTX 5050 GPU core temps were sitting at around -12C to 15C depending on the load.

NVIDIA's entry-level GeForce RTX 5050 has a stock GPU boost of around 2820MHz, but cooled with the Techni-Ice camping freezer and shunt-modded, TrashBench was hitting 3468MHz, which represents a 23% increase in GPU clocks. The GB207 GPU inside of the RTX 5050 overclocked by TrashBench is now the top of the 3DMark charts for the RTX 5050, with TimeSpy hitting 10,211 points at stock, or 12,058 points when overclocked.

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.