Graphics Cards - Page 51

Lossless Scaling Frame Generation 3 has been released with some lofty headline-grabbing claims, with its new 10x and 20x frame generation turning a GeForce GT 1030 into a monster ultra-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090.

In reality, enabling insanely high frame generation has its own issues, as it creates artifacts that make games completely unplayable. Most games can't use this technology, but slower-paced games (emulation, gaming in a browser, etc) would be great. The developers of LSFG 3 have made improvements to frame generation when it comes to latency, too.

The developers says that there is a 24% reduction in latency versus the previous release, as well as a much bigger 40-45% reduction on GPU load, depending on which mode you've got enabled. There's also a new beta with an improved UI, which looks pretty sharp.

AMD didn't really detail its next-gen RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9070 series GPUs at CES 2025, but now we've got some leaks on custom RX 9070 XT graphics cards... priced at around $530 in early retailer listings.

The new GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC 16GB graphics card has been spotted by a Philippine retailer "Netcodex" for ₱35,000, which works out to around $590 USD or so (with 12% VAT added). The retail listing provides some details on the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC 16GB, including the GPU, GPU clocks, and VRAM.

We heard from rumors to expect around 3.0GHz+ GPU clock speeds from higher-end custom AIB solutions of the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card, and not the reference design which will have lower GPU clock speeds. We have the Navi 48 XT GPU with 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit memory bus that pushes around 624GB/sec of memory bandwidth.

AMD's Frank Azor has been on a roll with RDNA 4 (and Ryzen) related revelations this week, and the latest from the executive is an assertion that the next-gen graphics cards will be faster than leaks have primed us to expect.

Azor is AMD's Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions (who heads up marketing for consumer and gaming products) and he dropped this latest nugget in an interview with PC World that you can see above.

The exec said that AMD is going to "try our hardest so hopefully everyone will be satisfied with the price and the performance" of RDNA 4, and added that any performance estimations and leaks that we've seen prior to CES have not been accurate.

NVIDIA is reportedly set to use the higher-end GB206 die for its upcoming GeForce RTX 5060 desktop graphics card, with new leaks of the GB206 GPU smiling for the camera. Check it out:

In a new video, leaker Moore's Law is Dead says that NVIDIA could use a higher-end GB206 GPU inside of the GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card, its mid-range Blackwell GPU, going as far as leaking a purported shot of the GB206 die that will be used on the RTX 5060.

He went onto say that the "5070 Ti has been bumped up to the GB203 die this time around -- sharing the same 16GB of GDDR7 memory as the higher-end RTX 5080 -- with MLID noting that the RTX 5070 is almost using the full die that is below the die that the RTX 5070 Ti uses (RTX 5070 Ti = GB203, while RTX 5070 = GB205) whereas before (for the RTX 4060) it was a heavily cut down die (AD104).

ASUS's large TUF GAMING GPUs are large, rugged, and popular options among PC gamers. With the arrival of the GeForce RTX 50 Series and Radeon RX 9000 Series GPUs right around the corner, the TUF GAMING design has been overhauled to look better than ever.

It's still built with military-grade components, including ASUS's latest axial-tech fans. However, its metallic corners and open frame make it look like a high-powered sci-fi structure. At CES 2025, we saw the same design in the GeForce RTX 5090 form and one in the Radeon RX 9070 XT form.

The most significant difference, at a glance, is that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX models feature a single 16-pin power connector, while the RDNA 4 Radeon RX 9070 XT variant sports three traditional 8-pin power connectors.

At CES 2025, we got to check out PowerColor's upcoming range of RDNA 4 GPUs, which includes a brand-new 'Reaper' variant for the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT. Based on AMD's reference design, this is what you'd consider an MSRP model; however, as AMD hasn't revealed the full pricing, specs, and expected performance for the new RDNA 4 GPUs, we'll have to find out the price of the Reaper.

Compared to the flagship PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Red Devil we previewed earlier, this is a more compact slimline two-slot GPU with a minimal design that includes a metal backplate and some sleek modern curves. And unlike the Red Devil model, you're looking at two traditional 8-pin PCIe power connectors versus three.

This is a Radeon RX 9070 XT ready for SFF builds and those who want a clean-looking RDNA 4 GPU.

COLORFUL's iGame GeForce RTX 50 Series of graphics cards has been announced. It includes familiar names with updated and new designs for the RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 for its Vulcan, Neptune, Advanced, and Ultra W models. As a Chinese company, there aren't any GeForce RTX 5090 models.

The flagship model is the COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 5080 Vulcan OC, which has a metal top cover, frame, and backplate for structural integrity. The GPU also has RGB lighting on the top, rear, and backplate, and it will ship with a magnetic ARGB module for those who love to customize the RGB in their setup.

The Vulcan also features the latest version of the iGame Smart LCD screen, which is fully customizable via the iGame Center app. The Vulcan series will include the RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 models at launch.

ASUS's new flagship air-cooled and liquid-cooled GPU, the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090, is here and looks impressive. Also available in GeForce RTX 5080 form, the brand-new ROG Astral design is inspired by the "limitless energy of the cosmos" and is tailor-made for enthusiasts and overclockers. It's also ASUS's first quad-fan ROG graphics card.

We saw the new GPU up close at CES 2025, and its striking design wowed us before we even had a chance to turn it around. Adding a fourth fan on the rear side of the GPU isn't simply a flex; its pull-trough design increases airflow and air pressure by around 20%.

It also allows for more densely packed fins, reduces hot spots, and opens the door to extreme overclocking that might make it the fastest GeForce RTX 5090 on the market.

ASUS's ROG Strix GPUs have always sat on the enthusiast end of the spectrum, representing the company's premium gaming GeForce RTX options. With the arrival of the GeForce RTX 50 Series, the company is updating its line-up's look, feel, and design with new cooling designs and a more modern 2025 aesthetic.

Regarding the flagship GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 5090, ASUS is debuting a brand-new flagship design in the form of the quad-slot four-fan (and very beautiful) ROG Astral series. Interestingly, at least at launch, the classic ROG Strix will only be available in GeForce RTX 5070 Ti form - with a ROG Strix GeForce RTX 5070 to follow.

As you can see in the pictures, this is a very different-looking ROG Strix than the one we saw when we reviewed the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC Edition a year ago. This time, there's less focus on RGB lighting, with a more stylish and reflective black and grey look and a more modern curved outer shell.

PowerColor's new Radeon RX 9070 XT Red Devil was one of the first RDNA 4 GPUs teased on social media, and at CES 2025, we got the chance to pick one up and check out the new-look Red Devil. The Red Devil is PowerColor's premium option for those who want the best cooling, out-of-the-box overclocking action, and the ability to push performance even higher.

AMD hasn't fully revealed the pricing, specs, and performance of the Radeon RX 9070 XT, so we can only guess where this Radeon RX 9070 XT Red Devil performance will sit. Rumors from multiple credible sources claim it will be similar to the Radeon RX 7900 XT, with more advanced ray-tracing and AI upscaling with FSR 4.

So, without specs and the VRAM capacity rumored to be 16GB, we can only focus on the new Red Devil design and premium cooling. Based on the final design and the teaser image, the large red lighting zone on the end of the GPU gives it a look that feels unlike any other RDNA 4 option.

AMD's new RDNA 4 generation of GPUs is set to debut with two models, the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the Radeon RX 9070. According to AMD, the change in naming was chosen to bring its Radeon line-up in line with the latest Ryzen CPU generation and to make it easier for consumers to know that these options are directly competing with NVIDIA's RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 Ti range (and upcoming RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti).

Although pricing, specs, and performance for RDNA have yet to be revealed, the lower-tier Radeon RX 9070 is expected to be a more affordable cutdown version of the Radeon RX 9070 XT with a similar VRAM capacity of 16GB. At CES 2025, we were able to go hands-on with various RDNA 4 GPUs from AMD's partners, including ASRock's launch lineup.

ASRock is set to debut two Radeon RX 9070 models when RDNA 4 launches: the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger and the Radeon RX 9070 Steel Legend. A slightly thicker Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend model is also coming. The Steel Legend models look similar to previous Steel Legend cards we've reviewed here at TweakTown, with a stylish all-white design and plenty of RGB action.

At CES 2025, we got to check out ASRock's new lineup of RDNA 4 graphics cards, which are on the way, led by the flagship ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi model. Outside of the stylish new look for ASRock's Taichi line-up of premium GPUs for PC gamers, one fundamental design change makes it stand out from the RDNA 4 pack.

Unlike other RDNA 4 cards on display at the show, the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi features a 16-pin power connector, ala the GeForce RTX 40 and the new GeForce RTX 50 Series. This makes sense because ASRock's new power supply range for gaming and AI is fully compliant with the latest ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards.

This means Radeon gamers with an ASRock AM5 motherboard and PSU can connect directly to the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi with a single cable. Very cool.

AMD's RDNA 4 graphics cards have seen fresh rumors aired about their release date, review embargo (potentially) and pricing.

First up, well-known leaker HXL on X points to a Chiphell post suggesting that AMD is going to price the RX 9070 XT at $479 for the reference board, and $549 for the third-party models.

That sounds like a good price on the face of it, for what will hopefully be a pretty strong mid-range next-gen graphics cards - but until we have a better idea of performance, it's difficult to gauge exactly how tempting that price tag will be (if it's true, and that's a hefty if). Although it's a touch annoying that third-party models could apparently start at a 15% premium.

AMD might not have revealed much about its new RDNA 4 graphics cards thus far, just the names and the barest of details at CES 2025, but before we've even learned the spec of the Radeon RX 9070, we've got a gaming benchmark to give us a good idea of how powerful the GPU is.

How did this happen, exactly? Well, AMD does have these RDNA 4 boards in PCs at its booth at CES 2025, and as VideoCardz noticed, an IGN writer just happened to get a chance to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on one of those gaming rigs equipped with an RX 9070. She sneakily ran the built-in benchmark for Black Ops 6, presumably while Team Red's PR people were distracted elsewhere.

We're told that the result was a 99 frames per second average, with Black Ops 6 running at 4K resolution with extreme details (and no upscaling or frame generation tricks involved).

MSI has not only revealed its big launch day line-up of GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs at CES 2025, but it's also teasing a pair of exclusive Special Edition GeForce RTX 5090 cards currently in development.

As you can see in the logo, the lightning bolt hints at the return of the LIGHTNING naming, which was last seen in the GeForce RTX 20 Series era. The air-cooled MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING is set to feature five of the company's new STORMFORCE fans with FiveFrozr Technology - yes, you read that correctly, five. Three on the front, two on the back.

This one features a brand-new, never-before-seen cooling system, which could be based on NVIDIA's custom PCB design for its Founders Edition model. At CES 2025, we were told that MSI's engineering team was creating a custom PCB for these new LIGHTNING GPUs.

With the GeForce RTX 50 Series benign announced, we're starting to get a closer look at many of NVIDIA's partners' offerings. At CES 2025, we've already seen a bunch of 50 Series designs (and we'll probably see a lot more), and so far, the INNO3D GeForce RTX 5080 X3 is the thinnest SFF-Ready GeForce RTX 5080 we've seen.

It's a dual-slot enthusiast GPU, which is always great to see. It's an MSRP model, so it will debut at $999. In many ways, the design is similar to the INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER X3 we reviewed almost a year ago, which was also a very rare two-slot RTX 4080.

This means the new INNO3D GeForce RTX 5080 X3 should fit inside just about any case and be a great candidate for putting together a mini-ATX rig.

As one of the biggest names in the PC gaming and GPU space, you can be sure that GIGABYTE had a range of GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs on display at CES 2025. Over twenty, in fact, but a handful captured our eye from a design and form-factor perspective. And one of those is the most affordable GPU in the GeForce RTX 50 Series line-up.

Yes, we're talking about the GeForce RTX 5070, the model that is making waves at the moment thanks to NVIDIA's claims that, with its $549 price point, it can match the performance of the GeForce RTX 4090. This bold claim probably relies on DLSS 4's new Multi Frame Generation technology; however, there's no doubt that the RTX 5070 will be one of the most popular new GPUs for consumers in 2025.

GIGABYTE's new GeForce RTX 5070 EAGLE OC SFF 12G is an MSRP model that replaces the previous grey rectangle EAGLE design with something much more stylish.

If you're a PC gamer looking forward to the next generation of Radeon and GeForce graphics cards, AMD's CES 2025 has been a let-down, not in the sense of what it showed but what it didn't. Instead of a full reveal for RDNA 4 and the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 combo, we got info on some of the new tech but no specs, pricing, release date, or performance. It was more of a tease than a full announcement, ala the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series.

Thankfully, at least in terms of getting to pick up and hold a brand-new RDNA 4 GPU, GIGABYTE delivered the goods. During our tour of all of their latest gear, we got a closer look at the new AORUS Radeon RX 9070 XT ELITE and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMNIG OC graphics cards that will debut sometime during Q1 2025.

Unfortunately, we couldn't get any details on things like Compute Units, clock speeds, and VRAM capacity. Still, we do know that the AORUS Radeon RX 9070 XT ELITE features three 8-pin power connectors.

ASUS has just refreshed its ROG XG Mobile: unveiling its new Thunderbolt 5-powered external GPU dock that can be configurred with up to NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of GDDR7 memory.

The new ASUS ROG XG Mobile is the world's first Thunderbolt 5 external graphics card, and one of the first Thunderbolt 5-ready docks with the new 80Gbps bidirectional link that allows far more things to be driven over a single cable. We're talking about the new RTX 5090 Laptop GPU as well as up to 140W of power, two monitors, and a USB + SD card reading hub, joined by enthusiast-grade 5GbE ethernet connectivity. Oh yeah.

ASUS has managed to cram in an incredible amount of power and technologies into the ROG XG Mobile, with a 350W PSU built into the system (and it still weighs in at under 2.2 pounds) that even features a wicked kickstand. ASUS claims the new ROG XG Mobile is 25% lighter and 18% smaller than its predecessor, with HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1, and dual 10Gbps USB-A ports to boot.

MSI is showcasing its full line-up of GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs at CES 2025, covering the entire range, from GeForce RTX 5070 to the flagship GeForce RTX 5090. Even though model names like VENTUS, GAMING TRIO, and SUPRIM will sound familiar to PC gamers, MSI is also introducing a few cool new designs for the Blackwell generation.

Looking at the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti line-up, one that immediately caught our eye at CES 2025 was the new VANGUARD OC design. It's set to arrive in GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G VANGUARD OC and GeForce RTX 5070 12G VANGUARD OC form and sports a design similar to the SUPRIM but with RGB accents throughout its shell, including an MSI Dragon logo that lights up on the side.

The VANGUARD models represent the flagship variants for MSI's GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti line-up. They sport HYPER FROZR Thermal Design, an advanced vapor chamber, the new STORMFORCE fans, and plenty of additional features to support the RTX 50 Series' new GPU architecture and move to faster GDDR7 memory.