Graphics Cards - Page 24

The new Intel Arc Pro B50 GPU is available now, with the AI and workstation-focused graphics card delivering a viable alternative to AMD's Radeon Pro W7500 and NVIDIA's RTX A1000. Based on the 'Battlemage' architecture, it also supports DisplayPort 2.1, multiple displays, and hardware AV1 decoding for editors, with 16GB of GDDR6 memory for $349 - assuming the card is sold at close to MSRP pricing.

Based on the Battlemage BMG-G21 GPU, the hardware consists of 16 Xe2 Cores, four fewer than the gaming-focused Intel Arc B580. However, with a maximum boost clock speed of 2600 MHz and a power rating of only 70W, it's being positioned as an affordable workstation GPU that can be paired with additional Intel Arc Pro B50 GPUs or easily slot into a compact case. Additionally, compared to the Intel Arc B580 12GB gaming GPU, its 16GB of GDDR6 memory is supported by a slower 128-bit interface, resulting in a total memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

With the launch of the Intel Arc Pro B50, our friends over at Igor's Lab have posted an in-depth review of Intel's new affordable workstation option, pitting it against AMD's Radeon Pro W7500 and NVIDIA's RTX A1000, and the results are impressive.

NVIDIA will be removing the GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card from the market in October according to new leaks, which is when the new RTX 5080 SUPER and RTX 5070 Ti SUPER cards launch.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we've got some new leaked details on the RTX 5080 SUPER, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 SUPER including specs, performance, pricing, and its launch window. MLID says that one of the most exciting things he was told is that NVIDIA plans to EOL (end of life) the RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti in October.

The leaker says that it points to NVIDIA wanting to provide users with more than 16GB of VRAM consistently above the $550 pricing level, with a big VRAM capacity upgrade for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER that will have 24GB of GDDR7 versus 16GB on the RTX 5070 Ti non-SUPER.

NVIDIA will be launching its new GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series graphics cards later this year, with new leaks detailing the upcoming RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB, RTX 5070 Ti SUPER also with 24GB, and the RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB graphics cards.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we have details on the purported GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER which will have 24GB as well, and the RTX 5070 SUPER with 18GB, each faster versions of GDDR7. MLID says that the RTX 5080 SUPER could be priced between $999 and $1199, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER at between $749 and $799, and lastly the RTX 5070 SUPER at between $549 and $599.

As for performance uplifts, MLID says the new RTX 5080 SUPER will have between 9-16% more performance over the RTX 5080. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER will have more VRAM (24GB versus 16GB on the RTX 5070 Ti non-SUPER) and between 7-11% more performance over the RTX 5070 Ti non-SUPER. Lastly, the RTX 5070 SUPER will have 8-12% more performance over the non-SUPER variant.

AMD's next-generation RDNA 5 GPU codenames are reportedly from Transformers, with Alpha Trion, Magnus, and Orion GPUs rolling out in the future.

In a new post from leaker Kepler_L2 on the Anandtech forums, who said: "gfx13 codenames are from Transformers. Alpha Trion, (Ultra) Magnus and Orion (Pax)". According to the Transformers Wiki, Alpha Trion is one of the oldest living Transformers, going back as far as the first generation of Cybertronians.

Alpha Trion is one of the most experienced Transformers, with AMD possibly using the "Alpha Trion" codename for its flagship RDNA 5 GPU, with Kepler going as far as saying that Alpha Trion could cover the entire desktop Radeon GPU family of graphics cards for the PC.

NVIDIA, the world's most valuable publicly traded company, is absolutely dominating the discrete GPU market with the latest figures indicating the company has 94% market share.

The latest figures come from Jon Peddie Research, with the research firm releasing its Q2 2025 market report showcasing NVIDIA's complete consumption of the discrete GPU market. According to the figures, the discrete GPU market hit 11.6 million units during Q2 2025, which is an increase of 27% compared to the first quarter. Additionally, the 11.6 million units is 5.7% more than the 10-year seasonal average.

NVIDIA has swept the competition during this quarter, with Team Green stoutly having 94% market share, a figure that has bumped up 2.1% since the first quarter. As for NVIDIA's competitors, AMD has fallen to just 6%, with Intel being non-existent at below 1% market share. The report also highlighted the annual growth rate of AIBs, which found that 87% of desktop PCs will feature a discrete GPU moving into 2028, indicating an extremely healthy discrete GPU market in the years to come.

With the release of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 Series and AMD's latest Radeon RX 9000 Series, ASUS introduced its new and revamped PRIME GPU design, serving as the company's more affordable and compact RGB-free option. That said, you've still got fantastic build quality, overclocking capabilities, and performance.

As highlighted in recent reviews of a couple of ASUS PRIME GPUs (the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB), the triple-fan 2.5-slot design is compact enough to be SFF-ready - so it's the sort of GPU perfect for all builds. And for those with an all-white rig or looking at white-colored components, the ASUS PRIME RADEON RX 9070 XT White Edition appears to be a fantastic choice.

Here, the all-white Axial-Tech fans and subtle grey Radeon and other logos look incredibly sleek and modern. A minimal sci-fi look that is more aesthetically pleasing than the stealthier all-black model. That said, there are a few design choices (or lack thereof) that make it fall short of being an absolutely stand-out White Edition graphics card.

According to reports on the Board Channels forum (via VideoCardz), NVIDIA is reducing the supply of its 8GB desktop GPUs in the GeForce RTX 50 Series to maintain a healthy balance between supply and demand.

According to the report, NVIDIA is reducing the supply of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPU by around 15%, with the GeForce RTX 5060's supply to be cut by 30%. Board Channels is a Chinese forum where several pieces of inside information from NVIDIA's partners have been discovered in recent years, especially in relation to topics such as GPU availability, stock levels, and production delays.

When it comes to the new RTX Blackwell generation, NVIDIA's two 8GB models for the desktop PC gaming market have been the most controversial. This boils down to the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 being limited to 8GB of fast GDDR7 memory, which is widely viewed as a limitation for the long-term viability of these GPUs for playing the latest games.

The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for August 2025 are in, and based on the latest data, the most popular GPUs from the current generation of hardware are the GeForce RTX 50 series, specifically the GeForce RTX 5070 and the GeForce RTX 5060. Now, based on previous generations of GeForce graphics cards, this is unsurprising; however, with the RTX 5060 rapidly moving up the chart of most popular GPUs among PC gamers, it's clear that mainstream RTX Blackwell is popular.

The latest results also reflect NVIDIA's comments from its recent financial results for fiscal Q2 2026, where it stated that the GeForce RTX 5060 has become the "fastest-ramping x60-class GPU ever" for the company. Looking at the top 25 discrete GPUs for PC gaming (check out the full list below), the GeForce RTX 5060 is already in the number 24 spot, with the GeForce RTX 5070 sitting in number 17.

NVIDIA's full GeForce RTX 50 Series lineup is present in the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for August 2025; however, AMD's new RDNA 4-powered Radeon RX 9000 Series is still a no-show.

ASUS has confirmed that it will be launching its new ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card towards the end of October, but it's unclear if this is the global launch yet or not.

The company introduced its new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 during Gamescom 2025 last week, where ASUS was celebrating its 30th anniversary in the graphics card market, and its multi-decade partnership with NVIDIA. ASUS unveiled its new ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090, with its design inspired by the original EN9600 / 9800 GR Matrix, while packing the latest and greatest cooling and power delivery technologies.

ASUS's new ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card features a three-ounce copper PCB layer, a full copper vapor chamber with headpipes, copper-aluminum fans, and a quad-fan cooling system. ASUS also uses liquid metal thermal compound for improved heat transfer, too.

AMD's RX 9070 GRE has recently dropped considerably in price over in China, which might be looked upon as an interesting development with the graphics card.

Why? Because the price reduction of the equivalent of $100 (or just under) could conceivably back up the theory that AMD has another variant of the RX 9070 GRE with more video RAM ready and waiting in the wings.

The price drop was highlighted by Uniko's Hardware on X (as flagged by VideoCardz), with the RX 9070 GRE having sunk from 4199 RMB (approximately $590) at launch to 3600 RMB ($505) now. That's for an entry-level model, and as ever, fancier third-party graphics cards can command a fair premium over that (but they've also gone down in price).

AMD's next-gen RDNA 5 gaming GPUs could feature up to 128 Compute Units, and over 12,000 RDNA 5 cores on its top die for the flagship RDNA 5 card according to new rumors.

In a new post by Chiphell member ZhanZhanHao, AMD's flagship RDNA 5 gaming GPUs would feature up to 128 cores per compute unit, which is a huge upgrade (double) over the current flagship RDNA 4 GPU inside of the Radeon RX 9700 XTX which has 64 CUs.

AMD is expected to launch at least four different GPU die configurations for RDNA 5 according to leaks, in both the gaming-focused Radeon RX series and workstation-based Radeon PRO series GPUs. We should expect the higher-end RDNA 5 die with 96 CUs (12,288 cores), while the mid-tier card would sport 40 CUs, low-end die with 24 CUs, and the entry-level die with 12 CUs. Here's how the RDNA 5 stack would look:

When we reviewed the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Trio graphics card earlier this year, we were not only impressed by its performance but also by MSI's compact and stylish redesign of its popular Gaming Trio model for the RTX Blackwell generation. With the combination of lighting and translucent, frosted materials on the front and a vented metal backplate featuring a holographic MSI dragon logo on the rear, we dubbed it the "best-looking GPU in MSI's arsenal."

And it's this design that serves as the basis for the new custom MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G MLG EDITION graphics card from the company. The translucent touches are still present, but now feature a darker purple tone, accompanied by the GPU shroud and backplate arriving in a vibrant red color that is not typically seen in custom GPU designs.

If you're wondering what MLG is, it refers to the MLG (Mo-Loong-Gi, or Loong: Nia, meaning "Dragon Princess" in Chinese) character, an original creation from MSI. Her likeness is etched on the metal backplate of the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G MLG EDITION GPU next to the holographic MSI dragon.

GALAX has just launched its new custom GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC LAB Plus-X Edition graphics card in China, its new flagship RTX 5090 D V2 with a knocked-down 24GB GDDR7 memory capacity.

The ongoing tensions between the US government and China saw the birth of the RTX 5090 D earlier this year, and now the cut-down RTX 5090 D V2 which has less VRAM (24GB versus 32GB on the RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 D).

GALAX's new RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC LAB Plus-X graphics card has 24GB of GDDR7 as well as lower GPU clocks and power limits than its RTX 5090 D. The regular RTX 5090 D has a 2580MHz GPU boost clock, where its new RTX 5090 D V2 has a 2525MHz GPU boost, with a TDP of 575W (from 600W).

NVIDIA posted its latest financial results for fiscal Q2 2026, with $46.7 billion in revenue, a 56% year-over-year increase in Data Center revenue driven by Blackwell hardware. However, it's also good news for NVIDIA's Gaming and AI PC segment that includes the company's latest RTX Blackwell generation of GeForce RTX hardware.

According to the report, fiscal Q2 2026 Gaming revenue reached $4.3 billion, representing a 14% increase from Q1 2026 and a 49% rise from the same period last year. During this time, NVIDIA launched the mainstream-focused GeForce RTX 5060 GPU on May 19, which NVIDIA says has become the "fastest-ramping x60-class GPU ever" for the company.

Although we're not sure if "fastest-ramping" translates to "fastest-selling," it's clear that the GeForce RTX 5060 has been a massive success in recent months. This also means that we wouldn't be surprised if it starts to make big moves up the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for August 2025.

There have been numerous cases of GPU cables melting on high-end and flagship GeForce RTX Series GPUs, making it somewhat normalized in 2025. And that's in the sense that we've seen enough cases now that it's surprising, and not in the sense that it's a widespread or standard issue. This has led to a shift from the 16-pin 12VHPWR connector that was introduced alongside the GeForce RTX 40 Series to the newer 12V-2x6 connector for the RTX 50 and Radeon RX 9000 Series.

Today's report of a GeForce RTX 5090 failing, a PNY ARGC OC model, wasn't due to an improperly inserted cable or an overheated and melted connector. Instead, one of the GPU's capacitors exploded, and the noise was so loud that it caused the PC user to jump out of their chair.

This report, accompanied by the photos you see, originates from Reddit and the pcmasterrace Subreddit, with RoboDogRush reporting that their GeForce RTX 5090 "exploded" while they were editing a video, not while gaming. This indicates that the GeForce RTX 5090 wasn't being stressed in the same way it would be running DOOM: The Dark Ages in 4K with Path Tracing and an uncapped frame rate.

If you're like us and obsessed with PC hardware, gaming, and what's on the horizon, you probably know the name Kepler_L2. As one of the most trusted and respected leakers of GPU information, if they're posting anything related to specs or hardware, it's worth taking note of. The latest Kepler_L2 drop over on the Anandtech Forums (via Wccftech) offers images of GPU die configurations or block diagrams for AMD's upcoming RDNA 5 or UDNA generation of Radeon graphics.

According to the image, the top RDNA 5 GPU will be a beast, featuring eight shader arrays and 16 shader engines, which deliver a total of 96 Compute Units. This would be AMD's flagship, a GeForce RTX 5090-like alternative, something it has chosen not to offer with its current RDNA 4-powered Radeon RX 9000 Series. There, the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT features only 64 Compute Units.

The image also offers some insight into the memory configuration for AMD's next-gen flagship RDNA 5 or UDNA GPU, with 16 Unified Memory Controllers delivering a maximum bus or interface size of 512-bit. Now, will all of this hardware make its way into a commercial flagship Radeon RX 10090 XT desktop graphics card built for PC gaming? Or will it be limited to the workstation and AI space?

If AMD's RX 9070 GRE ever gets shipped outside of Asia - it's currently exclusive to that region - we might just get a 16GB flavor of the graphics card, which would be a definite crowd pleaser.

Of course, the RX 7900 GRE graphics card started in Asia only, and was later distributed elsewhere, so it isn't like it's out of the question for the RX 9070 GRE to follow in those footsteps.

The idea that AMD may be planning a variant of the RX 9070 GRE with 16GB of video RAM - currently it has a 12GB VRAM pool - comes from the Board Channels forum over in China (as flagged by VideoCardz).

ASUS is known for its premium PC gaming products, with the scuttlebutt throughout the industry being that every product the company releases comes with "ROG Tax" in comparison to its competition.

While that company's prices are certainly high compared to the competition, they do make some of the best products gamers can get their hands on, dominating multiple categories with innovative and impressively high-end variations of already established, and sometimes brand new product designs. For example, ASUS managed to squeeze an extra 10% performance out of a GeForce RTX 5090 with its 30th anniversary edition card, which also comes with a unique aesthetic and design language that is unlike any other GPU on the market.

There is also the ROG Azoth Extreme Wireless Gaming Keyboard, which we gave an Editor's Choice Award, and the recently reviewed ROG Strix OLED XG27UCDMG gaming monitor. However, sometimes ASUS decides to create a product solely for style points, and while in most cases, you can find a cheaper alternative that offers the same performance, you can't fault the company for providing a stylistic option. Introducing the ROG Astral RTX 5080 16GB Dhahab CORE.

After the US government granted licences to export AI GPUs to China, the nation has banned the NVIDIA H20 GPU, according to a recent report.

It was only last week we heard rumors that NVIDIA had sent notices to companies on its AI GPU production line to stop production of H20 AI GPUs headed for China. Those two companies were Arizona-based Amkor Technology and Samsung Electronics. The story of NVIDIA selling its highly sought-after AI chips to China has been nothing short of a fiasco, with NVIDIA initially set to lose a staggering $5.5 billion over trade restrictions on China.

However, the US government reversed its stance on NVIDIA's chip exports by opening up a license that the company and others like it can apply for. This license would grant NVIDIA the right to export the H20 to China, provided the company paid the US government 15% of the revenue from these sales. Now it doesn't seem any of that is going to happen, as China has now banned the sale of H20 GPUs across the nation, or at least that is what the recent report is claiming.

ASRock has released a new custom L-Type or right-angle 12V-2x6 cable for graphics cards that includes a notable safety feature when you pair it with an ASRock Taichi or Phantom Gaming Series PSU. First spotted by Videocardz, ASRock's new 12V-2x6 cable has a 'Cable Over-Temperature Protection' feature that includes an NTC sensor at the connectors that monitors cable temperatures.

Now, if you've been following the whole GPU cables melting story, you'll know that it began with the introduction of 12VHPWR power with the GeForce RTX 40 Series. Basically, high-end GPUs like the GeForce RTX 4090 became prone to cables burning and melting due to incorrect insertion or other stress. The shift to the newer 12V-2x6 connector standard ahead of the arrival of the GeForce RTX 50 Series was seen as a way to mitigate this issue, but cases of GPU cables melting are still cropping up.

This includes GPUs for AMD's new Radeon RX 9000 Series, which recently saw the first case of a cable connected to a Radeon RX 9070 XT burning out. To minimize the risk of a GPU cable melting, ASRock is releasing a custom cable with a temperature sensor that "sends a signal to the PSU to ensure safe operation."