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The Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for September 2025 are in, and in the discrete GPU space, NVIDIA continues to dominate with 74% market share compared to just under 18% for AMD and around 8% for Intel. However, a significant portion of AMD and Intel's market share comes from integrated GPUs, as seen in AMD's latest Ryzen AI and Ryzen Z2 Extreme chips for laptops and gaming handhelds.

Examining the top 25 discrete graphics cards used by PC gamers on Steam reveals that they are all GeForce models, led by mainstream options such as the GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 4060, entry-level models like the GeForce RTX 3050, and mid-range cards like the GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 4070.

With NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 Series launching this year, led by the new flagship GeForce RTX 5090, every model is now listed in the Steam Hardware Survey, apart from the GeForce RTX 5050. Out of the full lineup, far and away the most popular card looks to be the GeForce RTX 5070, which has seen its market share grow to 1.62%.

GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.42 - WHQL is here, and it adds day one support for what is arguably one of the biggest PC game launches of the year, Battlefield 6. For GeForce RTX owners planning to pick up the latest installment in the acclaimed multiplayer shooter series, this is a must-install, as the game is set to utilize a wide range of RTX technology support.

Launching on October 10, Battlefield 6 is set to arrive with DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and NVIDIA Reflex support on day one, as well as DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution, and DLAA support. "Using these technologies, all GeForce RTX gamers can accelerate and enhance their experience, making gameplay smoother and more responsive," NVIDIA writes.

In addition to the game's multiplayer modes, which led to the recent Battlefield 6 Open Beta becoming the largest in the franchise's history, the game is also set to include a single-player campaign. In addition to Battlefield 6, the latest GeForce Game Ready Driver also adds support for FBC: Firebreak's major Breakpoint update, fixes a few bugs, and expands Project G-Assist controls for laptops.

MSI unveiled a brand-new GPU design at the recent Tokyo Game Show 2025 event, featuring a 16-pin power connector that is hidden inside a magnetically detachable back panel.

The design is reminiscent of SAPPHIRE's Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ graphics card that we reviewed earlier this year. Not only is it one of a handful of RDNA 4 GPUs to adopt the new 16-pin power connector for power delivery, but it also introduced an innovative way of hiding the power connector inside a removable panel on the backplate.

The new MSI design, as seen here via Japanese YouTube creator @harucan5492, is for a new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X model featuring a hidden power connector and a removable backplate. It's also a White Edition GPU, which is one of the most popular colors for graphics cards in the Asia region.

AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) is the company's driver-based Frame Generation technology that adds the option to generate frames and boost performance/smoothness in thousands of games. As a driver-based tool that is a part of the Radeon Adrenaline Software's HYPR-RX suite, AFMF 2 launched last year, bringing improvements to latency, image quality, and stability.

The technology also pairs with AMD Radeon Anti-Lag or Radeon Anti-Lag 2 to reduce latency, with AMD touting the technology as a viable solution for boosting performance on mobile devices with lower-powered integrated Radeon graphics.

AMD has continued to update the technology, with AFMF 2.1 launching earlier this year, receiving generally positive feedback due to its further improvements in latency and image quality by reducing ghosting. And now, thanks to some driver sleuths over at the Guru3D forums, The Creator and ecffg2010, it appears that AMD is preparing to launch AFMF 3, also known as AMD Fluid Motion Frames 3.

In recent times, the idea of a new GPU being available for its launch MSRP (the recommended price point set by companies like NVIDIA or AMD) has become something of a myth for most people. With the launch of the new GeForce RTX 50 Series and Radeon RX 9000 Series earlier this year, although some MSRP models have been available, picking up a brand-new GPU for less than a 10 to 30% markup over the suggested retail price has been challenging.

As we head toward the holiday season, it's now possible to pick up a brand-new GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics card at or even below the MSRP price point. These price drops aren't limited to selected models either, as you can easily find GeForce RTX 5060, RTX 5060 Ti, RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, and even RTX 5080 graphics cards for a decent price. At a time when the cost of all PC, console, and gaming hardware is on the rise due to the current economic climate and AI boom, this is both surprising and welcome.

Examining retailers like Newegg and Amazon, let's take a look at some of the GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards currently available at a price point that better reflects the launch-day MSRP, starting with the GeForce RTX 5060.

With several credible leaks from various sources in recent months, right now it's only a matter of time before NVIDIA officially announces the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series refresh. For those that need a refresher, the lineup includes three models: the GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER, RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 5080 SUPER.

The key takeaway is that these GPUs are expected to offer a substantial 50% increase in VRAM capacity. Alongside increases to clock speeds and some modest specification increases for the GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB GPU, overall performance boosts compared to the non-SUPER variants will likely be modest, and in the 5-10% region. Unless, of course, you're looking at a workload that takes advantage of the massive boost to VRAM capacity.

The only real question right now is when we can expect to see them. The latest rumor, which originated from Benchlife (via Videocardz), suggests that the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series may arrive later in 2026 than initially expected.

ASRock and Capcom have partnered to release a custom Monster Hunter-themed gaming GPU with the arrival of the new Radeon RX 9070 XT Monster Hunter Wilds Edition 16GB. The physical design looks to be based on the company's impressive Steel Legend line-up, albeit presented in a very different light, thanks to the "Arkveld" design inspired by one of the game series' most iconic monsters.

With a mix of silver and blue tones, it also includes a custom metal backplate with both Arkveld and the Monster Hunter Wilds logo joining the 'AMD Radeon' branding. Like ASRock's Steel Legend design, there's a dedicated ARGB switch, with premium cooling that includes high-quality striped ring fans, a nickel-plated copper base for maximum GPU contact, and a phase-change thermal pad.

Outside of the GPU, the Radeon RX 9070 XT Monster Hunter Wilds Edition 16GB ships with a limited edition "Arkveld" packaging and a custom Monster Hunter-themed version of ASRock's POLYCHROME SYNC software. Interestingly, this custom GPU variant isn't an OC model as it ships with the Radeon RX 9070 XT's reference Boost Clock speed of 2970 MHz.

A gamer has purchased an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card on Amazon for $1000... but received an actual BRICK instead.

Reddit user "GlassHistorical5303" posted that he ordered a PNY GeForce RTX 5080 from Amazon for around $1000, but got a physical brick instead, safely wrapped in an anti-static bag of course. His Reddit post caused quite the stir, questioning Amazon's retail policies, with the retail giant refunding his order.

There is a particular reason why the user received a brick versus the RTX 5080 he ordered, as it's the aftermath of Amazon's internal FBA logistics. Say you've ordered an RTX 5080 instead of the Redditor, Amazon would search for a totally different seller with the same stock and then ship out the product... all without checking the contents, apart from the weight of the product and the desired packaging.

Seasonic has updated its PSU calculator with two unreleased graphics cards: NVIDIA's purported GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER and RTX 5070 SUPER.

In the last few months we've been hearing rumors that NVIDIA was working on its beefed-up RTX 50 SUPER series graphics cards, with the RTX 5080 SUPER, RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 5070 SUPER... and now Seasonic is getting ahead of the game with an upgrade to its PSU calculator.

The update to the drop down list on Seasonic's PSU calculator was spotted by VideoCardz, with the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER and RTX 5070 SUPER now included on the list, even though they're not out yet. The PSU calculator lists the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER with a 350W TDP, and the RTX 5070 SUPER with a 275W TDP. This is compared to the RTX 5070 Ti with a 300W TDP and the RTX 5070 with a 250W TDP.

If you're in the market for a high-end graphics card, one of Walmart's latest deals in the US may tempt you, namely a 7% reduction on NVIDIA's RTX 5080.

This deal, spotted by Tom's Hardware, is on the PNY GeForce RTX 5080 OC graphics card, which is down from the MSRP of $999 to $929, a saving of $70.

Obviously I would hesitate to call this affordable - there's nothing affordable about top-tier GPUs these days - but it is at least more affordable than this graphics card has previously been.

NVIDIA's RTX 5060 Ti is a tempting pick out of the Blackwell line-up, in the 16GB flavor of course - and we've seen a new low in pricing for this model.

Tom's Hardware picked up on Walmart in the US offering the PNY RTX 5060 Ti Epic-X variant - a compact model that's suitable for a small form-factor PC - at a hefty discount.

You can buy this RTX 5060 Ti for $379 at the time of writing, which is considerably less than the launch price - the original MSRP was $429. Indeed, it's the lowest we've seen this graphics card at, equalling the launch price you'd pay for the 8GB model of the RTX 5060 Ti (if you were unfortunate enough to grab one of those).

Micron has teased that it's well-positioned with its GDDR7 memory, which is designed to deliver ultra-fast performance with pin speeds exceeding 40Gbps.

NVIDIA's current GeForce RTX 50 series "Blackwell" gaming GPUs ship with GDDR7 memory with speeds of 28Gbps to 30Gbps, but in its recent earnings call, Micron confirmed it has 40Gbps+ GDDR7 memory ready. The company has been working in close collaboration with NVIDIA on pioneering the adoption of LPDRAM for servers, and now that NVIDIA's launched its LPDRAM in their GB (Grace Blackwell) AI server family, Micron has been the sole supplier of LPDRAM in the data center.

Micron President & CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said: "In close collaboration with NVIDIA, Micron has pioneered the adoption of LPDRAM for servers, and since NVIDIA's launch of LPDRAM in their GB product family, Micron has been the sole supplier of LPDRAM in the data center. In addition to our leadership in HBM and LP5, Micron is also well-positioned with our GDDR7 products, which are designed to deliver ultra-fast performance with pin speeds exceeding 40 Gbps, along with best-in-class power efficiency to address needs of certain future AI systems".

If you've ever experienced a bricked GPU, that's not a pleasant experience, obviously - though you don't expect this to happen to a graphics card right out of the box.

More to the point, you don't expect to open the box of a brand new GPU that's just been delivered and find an actual concrete brick inside - but as Tom's Hardware reports, that's what happened to an Amazon customer as reported on Reddit (see above).

Redditor GlassHistorical5303 explains that this was supposed to be an RTX 5080 bought from the official PNY store on Amazon, and they've asked for a refund (unsurprisingly).

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.9.2 is available now, an 'optional' driver update for Radeon users that adds day one support for Dying Light: The Beast. Additionally, it supports the surprise launch of the Radeon RX 7700, a new RDNA 3 GPU that the company has quietly introduced, which offers more VRAM but less gaming performance than the Radeon RX 7700 XT.

The new driver release also features a couple of fixes, including the recent sci-fi horror release Cronos: The New Dawn, which could crash when played on a Radeon RX 9070 Series GPU with Ray Tracing enabled. Outside of this, a number of Known Issues remain unfixed, including an NBA 2K25 crashing issue that AMD says it will release a fix for "as soon as possible." There's also a weird one that causes a system crash "while playing World of Warcraft while watching YouTube on Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics products."

As an optional or non-WHQL driver, AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.9.2 is a minor driver update but definitely one to install if you plan on jumping into Dying Light: The Beast on a Radeon GPU this weekend. Here are the full release notes.

AMD has quietly launched the Radeon RX 7700 graphics card, a new RDNA 3-powered GPU that features a cut-down chip compared to the Radeon RX 7700 XT, but with more VRAM. The new Radeon RX 7700's product page states that it's "designed for immersive gaming and streaming experiences at 1440p," and it ships with 16GB of GDDR6 memory, compared to the RX 7700 XT's 12GB.

The memory configuration is identical to that of the Radeon RX 7800 XT, featuring 16GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit interface for a total memory bandwidth of up to 624 GB/s. That said, it only features 40MB of AMD Infinity Cache, which is less than the Radeon RX 7700 XT and the Radeon RX 7800 XT.

Outside of the increased memory capacity and speed, the new Radeon RX 7700 is still a cut-down version of the Radeon RX 7700 XT, with 2560 Stream Processors and 40 Compute Units, compared to 3456 Stream Processors and 54 Compute Units. AMD also includes some benchmarks on the Radeon RX 7700's product page, giving us a general idea of how it performs in comparison to the Radeon RX 7700 XT.

NVIDIA and Intel just announced a huge $5 billion deal that would see NVIDIA supplying RTX GPU chiplets for Intel to use on its CPUs, but now Intel has said that this new collaboration with NVIDIA isn't the end of its Arc GPUs.

An Intel spokesperson told PCWorld: "We're not discussing specific roadmaps at this time, but the collaboration is complementary to Intel's roadmap and Intel will continue to have GPU product offerings".

In the weeks and (many) months ahead, I dare say we'll see some modifications to Intel's roadmap of laptop processors, with the possibility of seeing future Intel chips changed to include NVIDIA RTX GPU chiplets. It all started a few years ago when Intel made Meteor Lake, which was the first-gen Core Ultra CPU designed with a specific GPU tile.

AMD's upcoming FSR Redstone update, which is not the final name, is set to bring FSR 4's suite of technologies in line with NVIDIA's DLSS. FSR Redstone features the new AI-powered Super Resolution technology, currently exclusive to the RDNA 4 generation of Radeon RX 9000 Series GPUs, alongside AI-powered Frame Generation, Ray Regeneration, and Neural Radiance Caching.

It will open the door to the visually impressive path-tracing and ray-tracing that is currently limited to the GeForce RTX Series and DLSS 4. Due to the AI component, like FSR 4, the expectation and assumption for FSR Redstone is that it would be exclusive to AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs; however, according to a new interview with AMD's Senior Director of Software Development, Chris Hall, FSR Redstone has been designed to work with previous-gen Radeon GPUs and even non-AMD GPUs like GeForce RTX hardware.

Per the interview (machine translated via 4Gamer.net), the reason for this is that FSR Redstone has been developed using ROCm "AMD ML2CODE" (Machine Learning to Code), which converts the machine learning or neural rendering technology to "optimized Compute Shader code" so it can run on GPUs without advanced AI hardware or even third-party GPUs.

Last week, Intel launched the Intel Arc Pro B50 workstation graphics card for $349 USD. Based on the company's second-generation 'Battlemage' architecture, the Arc Pro B50's competitive performance, 16GB of VRAM, and updated media engine make it a viable and attractive alternative to AMD's Radeon Pro W7500 and NVIDIA's RTX A1000.

And it seems that, so far, Intel's affordable workstation AI and creator-focused GPU is doing well, with it sitting at the top of US retailer Newegg's 'Best Selling Workstation Graphics Cards' category. This is a single retailer, so it's not indicative of the broader global market. Still, as Newegg's focus is on consumers-first, it's a good sign that the competitive price and performance of the Intel Arc Pro B50 are paying off.

As a consumer-focused retailer, 15 out of the top 20 best-selling workstation graphics cards are priced under $1,000, highlighting that AI enthusiasts and creators are seeking budget-friendly solutions that offer the best value for their money. Here, the 16GB of VRAM is a clear selling point, as NVIDIA workstation RTX GPUs with 16GB of VRAM start at around $700, which is double the price of the Intel Arc Pro B50.

"We've got first working samples of future MSI 50x0 graphics cards with unlocked extended voltage control and currently testing new beta with it," writes MSI Afterburner developer Unwinder over on the Guru3D forums. According to the developer, Afterburner is adding "triple channel voltage control and monitoring" for future MSI graphics cards.

If you're wondering what triple channel voltage control refers to, well, Unwinder explains that it includes "core voltage control (direct PWM access mode with +-100mV range instead of default NVIDIA's GPU boost voltage control on reference design cards, which is allowing you to get just 0 to ~20mV (0 to 100%) overvoltage range)" alongside memory voltage control and auxiliary (MSVDD) voltage control."

Now, Unwinder notes that this level of control won't work with the current GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 reference designs, as that access is locked and unavailable. In a nutshell, it means MSI is prepping to launch new flagship GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards, which could be 'Special Edition' LIGHTNING GPUs we saw back at CES 2025.

GIGABYTE has announced the new AORUS RTX 5060 Ti AI BOX (via VideoCardz), an external GPU solution for laptop users designed to offer extra power for "gaming, creating, and AI." It's an interesting solution because it features a desktop-class GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics card, with its Thunderbolt 5 and USB4 interface offering performance that is within 5% of a desktop PC with an on-board RTX 5060 Ti.

The performance difference primarily stems from the interface, with the desktop GPU supporting a PCIe 5.0 x8 connection when paired with a standard motherboard, versus the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface of Thunderbolt 5. The AORUS RTX 5060 Ti AI BOX has been designed as a plug-and-play device, featuring three USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports for additional peripherals.

As a GIGABYTE and AORUS device, it features the company's WINDFORCE cooling system to keep the RTX 5060 Ti cool during use, alongside some RGB lighting effects on its sleek, tower-style form factor. As most all-in-one eGPUs currently include laptop-class graphics, if the price is right, the AORUS RTX 5060 Ti AI BOX could prove to be a popular option.