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Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 officially launches this week via NBA 2K27
DLSS 5 will launch first with NBA 2K27 support for owners of 50 Series GPUs and GeForce NOW
NVIDIA DLSS 5 Performance Unveiled: 5x Faster Than Original Demo, 50% Perf Penalty on Average, But RTX 50 GPUs Offer “Hundreds of FPS” With MFG Enabled & More Optimizations On the Way
NVIDIA is sharing the first performance figures of its RTX 50 GPUs running DLSS 5, offering next-gen visuals at super-fast frame rates. DLSS 5 Is Tuned For Games & NVIDIA Says That They Will Be Able To Make The New Model Run Faster, With The Progress Here Being Even Faster So the first game to use...
Xbox CEO Reacts To The Irony Of Rising Console Prices Being An Issue That Microsoft Itself Contributed To
The price of an Xbox console today is higher than ever, and it was Microsoft's own massive push into the AI space that led to this, at least in part. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has now reacted to this ironic development, saying in an interview that she thinks it's great that GPUs are being used for...
DLSS 5 Now Works on RTX 20 & 30 GPUs, Older Graphics APIs and Even PCSX2
The leaked DLSS 5 Neural Rendering implementation continues to expand well beyond NVIDIA's officially announced scope, with modders now targeting older RTX GPUs, games without native DLSS implementations, older graphics APIs, and even emulators. It has only been a few days since NVIDIA's...
A GIGABYTE RTX 5070 Ti GPU Failed To Work Just 11 days After Purchase, But After Two Return Attempts, The Owner Says That The Company Is Ghosting Him
A GPU purchase during the DRAM shortage hasn’t made it simple for consumers to head out and splurge a premium on pricey graphics cards, but when the hardware fails without even crossing the two-week mark, that’s a feeling equivalent to being punched in the gut. Back in May, the proud owner of a...
ASUS’ And MSI’s Initial RTX Spark Laptop Shipments Have Reportedly Sold Out, With Both Of NVIDIA’s Partners Actively Placing Orders For A Fresh Batch
NVIDIA’s RTX Spark is picking up momentum in the laptop space, and before the chipset’s official release, the GPU manufacturer’s partners are said to be experiencing a popularity surge for this product. According to the latest report, ASUS and MSI have requested NVIDIA for another batch of the RTX...
Walmart Incorrectly Put Up A $129 Price Label For An RTX 5070 That Was Meant For An AIO, Giving One Customer A GPU Deal Others Would Be Highly Envious Of
An RTX 5070 placed on a Walmart shelf managed to drop down to an absolute bonkers of a price when the retailer’s staff placed a $129 price label on the GPU instead of correctly placing it on an AIO cooler, which was the Corsair NAUTILUS 360 ARGB. After speaking with the store manager, he was able...
GeForce RTX 3080 Drops From 138 FPS to 4 FPS When DLSS 5 Neural Rendering is Enabled; Reports Confirm Similar Performance Drop With RTX 30 Series
The latest DLSS technology reportedly works even on older RTX GPUs, but the performance regression is too large to enable a smooth gameplay. DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Now Works With GeForce RTX 30 Series, But At A Huge Performance Cost Multiple users have confirmed that the upcoming DLSS 5 Neural...
Modder Makes NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Work On GeForce RTX 40 Series Through A Simple CUDA Binaries Swap
In just 24 hours, we saw modders enabling DLSS 5 NR implementation in multiple games as well as enabling it on the RTX 40 series cards. NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Now Works on ADA RTX 40 GPUs Ahead of Official Release A lot of development happened in the last two days since the DLSS 5 Neural...
Micro Center Comes Up With A Steam Machine Killer, Offering Ryzen 5 5600X3D-RX 7600 Combo And 16 GB RAM For Just $899
If your budget is under a thousand dollars, we recommend skipping the Steam Machine for this PowerSpec pre-built gaming PC. Micro Center Lists PowerSpec G542 Gaming PC for $899; Boasts Ryzen X3D CPU, 16 GB RAM, and Radeon RX 7600 GPU for Fantastic 1080p Performance If you don't have space...
MSI Falls Back On Cheaper DDR4 For Its RTX 5070 Katana 15 Laptop As DDR5 Prices Skyrocket
Since DDR5 is expensive, vendors are now going back to DDR4 to make their gaming laptops more affordable. MSI Launches KATANA 15 HX C14W Gaming Laptop; Features DDR4 Memory Coupled With Core i9 14900HX and RTX 5070 Mobile GPU Computers are evolving backwards, and there is a big reason for vendors...
Teclab Skips 16-pin Connectors, And Solders Wires Directly To The RTX 5090 GPU, Saying This Won’t Melt Connectors Anymore
Teclab showed a new way to run your GeForce RTX 5090 if you are scared of melting 16-pin connectors. TecLab Demonstrates Fully Working GeForce RTX 5090 As it Solders Power Cables Directly to the GPU's PCB, Eliminating the Need for Connectors Frustrated hearing reports of melting power connectors on...
NVIDIA Recommended Driver version 595.99.02 out now for Linux
NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux have a brand new Recommended Driver version 595.99.02 out now with some bug fixes. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-recommended-driver-version-595-99-02-out-now-for-linux/
NVIDIA Recommended Driver version 595.99.02 out now for Linux
NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux have a brand new Recommended Driver version 595.99.02 out now with some bug fixes. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
GTA 6 Targeting 30fps on PS5, Undecided on Performance Mode
Not surprising really. GTA 6 is targeting 30fps on PS5 right now, with Rockstar uncertain whether it’ll add a Performance Mode later. That’s likely to include the PS5 Pro by the way, which has a beefier GPU than its base counterpart, but is unlikely to pack enough CPU power to double the frame...
Cyberleek may have just cashed out on their GTA 6 leak, earning over $200,000 in the most predictable crypto rugpull ever performed
Nobody could have foreseen this.
Intel reveals three next-gen architectures for AI workloads
Intel is outlining three new architectures at Hot Chips 2026, aimed at Agentic AI and enterprise‑scale workloads, covering HPC, large‑model inference and client‑side AI. The trio consists of Diamond Rapids for next‑generation Xeon, the Crescent Island GPU for datacentres, and Wildcat Lake for...
Amazon Commits to 3 Million NVIDIA GPUs in AWS, Tripling a Deal That Started at Just One Million
With NVIDIA's fiscal second quarter earnings official, Amazon and the firm announced earlier today that they will expand their collaboration for using NVIDIA's AI chips in Amazon's AWS cloud computing platform. Through the deal, Amazon will now deploy up to three million NVIDIA AI GPUs in its...
NVIDIA Develops Custom “NVHBM” Memory For AI, Claiming 30% More Bandwidth and 15% Lower Power Than HBM4E
NVIDIA has just announced its custom HBM solution called NVHBM, which will be used in future GPUs, offering higher bandwidth & lower power. NVHBM Is A Custom HBM Solution Designed By NVIDIA & Amazon's Annapurna Labs To Speed Up DRAM Capabilities For Future Agentic & Physical AI Workloads The NVIDIA...
Zhipu (Z.ai) Unmasks The Mystery Ox Alpha Model as GLM-5.3-Flash, Revealing That It Was Run Entirely On Chinese GPUs While Serving 100 Trillion Tokens/Day
Last week, the mystery around the Ox Alpha AI model was so thick that you could cut it with a knife. Yet, a few days later, the enigma has been de-mystified, and that too by none other than the China-based AI lab Zhipu (Z.ai), which has identified the Ox Alpha as its very own GLM-5.3-Flash. Zhipu...
RTX 2080 Ti Sees Nearly 2X Jump In FPS As A Simple Repaste Brings Down Hotspot Temperature By 10 Degrees
A simple thermal paste change can boost your GPU's performance drastically if you have been running it for years. User Changes Thermal Paste on the RTX 2080 Ti After Years of Use; Achieves Nearly 2X Performance Boost If you have been running your GPU for years, then it may be time to open it for a...
Apex Legends is getting 'fatal error' crashes with RX 9070 XT GPUs, but there is a workaround
Just paste a few commands into the Steam launch options.
AMD Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1 Is Reportedly Causing Crashes In Apex Legends On Radeon RX 9070 XT Systems; Developer Advises Driver Downgrade
The crashes are reportedly caused due to an issue with the AMD Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1, particularly on the Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU. Apex Legends Acknowledges Crashes in Game When Run on Radeon RX 9070 XT Using the Latest AMD Adrenalin Driver 26.8.1 Since the time the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin...
Apex Legends: Latest Update 8/25/2026
INVESTIGATING: We are investigating a crash impacting players with AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs. For immediate resolution, please roll back your drivers to the previous version (26.7.1).
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