Category: Graphics

The most interesting (and craziest) Asus hardware at Computex

Graphics, Keyboards, Mices, Motherboards, PC cases | | Jan Olšan

The Computex tradeshow this year seems to involve various anniversaries for many companies. In the case of Asus, the company is celebrating 20 years of its “premium” gaming brand, ROG. We visited the booth Asus has at the trade show as well and will show you some of the new hardware the company brought to its booth—because of this anniversary, much of it is quite extraordinary and forms a celebratory lineup called ROG Edition 20. Read more “The most interesting (and craziest) Asus hardware at Computex” »

From Computex 2026: New hardware and inovations from Gigabyte

Graphics, Monitors, Motherboards, Notebooks, PC cases | | Jan Olšan

This year, we once again have a colleague at the Taiwanese trade show Computex 2026, so we can show you some of the exhibits on display at the most important computer expo of the year. First up is a visit to Gigabyte’s showcase. At Computex, the company is once again displaying everything imaginable: laptops, monitors, stylish wooden and cute anime-themed component designs, and of course PC hardware—new graphics cards and motherboards. Read more “From Computex 2026: New hardware and inovations from Gigabyte” »

FSR 4.1 AI upscaling finally coming to older Radeon GPU users

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

When AMD launched the FSR4 AI-based upscaling technology for games last year, it was exclusively available for the new Radeon RX 9000 generation GPUs using the RDNA 4 architecture. This was despite the fact that a version using INT8 compute compatible with older GPUs had leaked out, apparently by accident. But owners of older Radeon cards are finally in luck now: FSR 4.1 is coming to RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 as well. Read more “FSR 4.1 AI upscaling finally coming to older Radeon GPU users” »

PCI Express 8.0 may introduce incompatible slots and connectors

Graphics, Motherboards, News | | Jan Olšan

Last summer, it was reported the PCI-SIG consortium is working on PCI Express 8.0 technology to succeed PCI Express 6.0 and 7.0 and deliver transfer speeds eight times higher than today’s PCI Express 5.0. Deployment is still a long way off, but work on the draft has now advanced to version 0.5. PCIe 8.0 could prove to be a major turning point in PC development, because it may involve changes to connectors and slots. Read more “PCI Express 8.0 may introduce incompatible slots and connectors” »

Radeon GPU drivers for Linux will finally get HDMI 2.1 support

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Valve’s incoming Steam Machine gaming PC/console drew new attention to one long‑standing weakness of the Linux ecosystem: HDMI 2.1 support. It works with Nvidia hardware (thanks to closed‑source drivers and firmware), but the open‑source drivers used for Radeon GPUs could not support it because the HDMI Forum did not allow HDMI 2.1 support in open‑source code. However, it looks like this problem may finally be coming to an end. Read more “Radeon GPU drivers for Linux will finally get HDMI 2.1 support” »

Asus ROG Equalizer: Robust 12+4pin connectors that don’t burn?

Graphics, PSUs | | Jan Olšan

Failures of the 12V‑2×6 power cable (formerly 12VHPWR) have become the scourge of recent GPU generations. Especially for Nvidia cards pushing this power standard, but also for a few Radeon models using these connectors. Various attempts to work around or mitigate the risks have popped up; this time, Asus is introducing the Equalizer special‑purpose cable for its power supplies, that aim to prevent connector melting in several ways. Read more “Asus ROG Equalizer: Robust 12+4pin connectors that don’t burn?” »

A deal that could change everything: Nvidia to acquire a PC maker

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

A report surfaced online last week that may not be entirely surprising given how wealthy Nvidia has become, but the potential consequences would be shocking. According to SemiAccurate, run by longtime IT journalist Charlie Demerjian, Nvidia is preparing to acquire a major PC vendor—or at least a “PC‑oriented company.” Such an acquisition could turn Nvidia into a vertically integrated market hegemon similar to Apple. Read more “A deal that could change everything: Nvidia to acquire a PC maker” »

Linux is getting optimized for better gaming on low VRAM GPUs

Graphics, News, Software | | Jan Olšan

It seems the extremely high memory prices caused by the current AI boom will yet again prolong the rule of 8GB memory in the mainstream graphics cards segment and we’ll have to live with them for far longer. Perhaps that’s why Linux developers have currently come up with improvements for such GPUs. 8GB is also the graphics memory capacity of the upcoming Steam Machine, which will be another beneficiary of such optimizations. Read more “Linux is getting optimized for better gaming on low VRAM GPUs” »

Nvidia App solves the problem of long shader compilation in games

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Yesterday we reported on an update to the Nvidia App utility for GeForce graphics cards, which brought owners of the latest‑generation GPUs the ability to use 6× frame generation and a dynamic mode in DLSS 4.5. But that’s not the only new feature the company has prepared. This version of Nvidia App includes another improvement that can free you from the annoying waiting for shader compilation, which often takes several minutes. Read more “Nvidia App solves the problem of long shader compilation in games” »

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MSI PSUs feature GPU Safeguard+ against 12V-2×6 cable melting

Graphics, News, PSUs | | Jan Olšan

Unreliable 12V‑2×6/12VHPWR GPU power connectors have been causing trouble for years—especially on Nvidia hardware. Unfortunately, the problem remains unresolved because the company insists on pushing the connector, meaning the risk of overheating and melting cables can only be mitigated or worked around. MSI is now introducing its own attempt at such a workaround, adding a protection and early warning feature to its power supplies. Read more “MSI PSUs feature GPU Safeguard+ against 12V-2×6 cable melting” »

AMD FSR 4.1 incoming with improved image quality, leak suggests

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

In December, AMD unveiled the Redstone technology package, which builds on the AI-based FSR4 upscaling introduced with the Radeon RX 9000 series. Redstone added AI-based frame generation, Neural Radiance Caching, and Ray Regeneration. The upscaling component itself, however, was not updated to a new version. It seems that’s changing now with the FSR 4.1 update, which will apparently arrive in one of the upcoming driver releases. Read more “AMD FSR 4.1 incoming with improved image quality, leak suggests” »

Nvidia has scrapped the program that kept GPU prices at MSRP level

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Recently we have reported on GPU vendors (Nvidia and apparently AMD as well) reducing graphics card production or cutting output of cheaper models in favor of more expensive ones due to memory prices. Unfortunately, this is not the only factor that will likely drive prices upwards. There’s another factor at work that could significantly raise the prices of gaming GPUs and turn so-called recommended prices into an outright fiction. Read more “Nvidia has scrapped the program that kept GPU prices at MSRP level” »

AMD AI Bundle: Ready-made AI tools integrated into Radeon drivers

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

These days, one could paraphrase an old joke from the communist era: artificial intelligence is everywhere, and you’re almost afraid to open a can of food in case you find it there as well. Now AI jumps out at you if you own a Radeon GPU. AMD has long been criticized for lagging behind Nvidia in artificial intelligence, and it is responding with a new “AI Bundle” that introduced into the graphics card drivers. Read more “AMD AI Bundle: Ready-made AI tools integrated into Radeon drivers” »

Graphics cards to get more expensive, board partners raise prices

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Most hardware is getting more expensive and unfortunately graphics cards are joining the trend. According to Asian sources, major board partners are now raising GPU prices due to increasing costs of GDDR6 and GDDR7 graphics memory. In the short term, this is expected to push prices up by 15–20 %. That may not be the final outcome, however, as further increases could be driven by reduced GPU supply due to supply-and-demand dynamics. Read more “Graphics cards to get more expensive, board partners raise prices” »

Nvidia to cut GPU production by 20%—RTX 5070 Ti going MIA?

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Recently, we reported that Nvidia has likely canceled the new GeForce RTX 5000 Super graphics cards planned for this year, and that the wait for the 6000 generation will also be long, as it is expected to arrive only in H2 2027. For gamers, the situation may get even worse, as the company is now reportedly reducing production of currently available graphics cards as well. A resulting shortage could then push retail prices higher. Read more “Nvidia to cut GPU production by 20%—RTX 5070 Ti going MIA?” »

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