Test of coil whine across two samples of the same graphics cards

“My piece has quieter coils”. “Ours don’t whine, they’re exclusive”. Such and similar claims often appear across user testimonials on forums or (in the latter case) graphics card manufacturers. But somehow the exact supporting evidence, which we have now attempted to create, is always missing. Of course, it is impossible to form uuniversal conclusions from two samples, but at least we have something in our hands around which a serious debate can be held. Read more “Test of coil whine across two samples of the same graphics cards” »

VLC Media Player got RTX Video Super Resolution AI upscaling

In February, Nvidia released the RTX Video Super Resolution feature, which is video upscaling using the tensor cores of GeForce RTX 3000 and later GPUs. It’s basically an DLSS 1.0 equivalent (as it lacks motion vector based temporal filtering) for low-resolution web video. Initially, this RTX Video was only available in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, but now you can use it for local playback in the popular VLC Media Player. Read more “VLC Media Player got RTX Video Super Resolution AI upscaling” »

First AMD FSR 3.0 sneak peek, technology is similar to DLSS 3

Few months ago, AMD has announced ongoing work on the third generation of FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling, which should bring a similar feature to DLSS 3 – interpolating of intermediate frames inserted between legitimate game frames, much like TVs do with video and movies. AMD has now formally confirmed this and presented FSR 3.0, which will offer frame interpolation and will again be open technology (including source code). Read more “First AMD FSR 3.0 sneak peek, technology is similar to DLSS 3” »

RTX 4080 Noctua Edition is out. Great cooler, what about the coils?

You already know the non-reference graphics cards with Noctua coolers from the Nvidia Ampere generation (GeForce RTX 3000), but now comes the first design with an Ada Lovelace GPU, on the RTX 4080. The main improvement of the cooler lies in the use of the Vapor Chamber and the cooling efficiency seems to be really top-notch. But we know less about the coils – nobody was really concerned with them in tests, but we did get some information from Noctua. Read more “RTX 4080 Noctua Edition is out. Great cooler, what about the coils?” »

Radeon RX 6300 spotted in China. Modern GT 1030 replacement?

Basic low-cost dedicated GPUs became a dying breed over the last decade. Faster integrated GPUs leave less and less room for them and it doesn’t pay off to develop new chips of this sort anymore. Nvidia has been selling the GeForce GT 1030 with a 16nm Pascal architecture chip for almost six years now, and it’s only now, it seems. that a more modern replacement could appear: the Radeon RX 6300 with a 6nm GPU based on a current architecture. Read more “Radeon RX 6300 spotted in China. Modern GT 1030 replacement?” »

Radeon driver problem breaks Windows, avoid factory reset option

AMD released a new version of Radeon Software drivers 23.2.1 last month, which was significant in that after a hiatus where new versions were only for Radeon RX 7900s for a while, it merged the two branches and now the same driver supports all GPUs again. But it looks like there is a bug in the installer that may lead to a broken Windows installation. It’s said to happen only rarely, but there are certain situations to watch out for. Read more “Radeon driver problem breaks Windows, avoid factory reset option” »

Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution out. What you need to know

In January, Nvidia announced a new feature for its graphics cards: the RTX Video Super Resolution, upscaling and post-processing videos played in Chrome-based web browsers. Nvidia uses AI upscaling with temporal stabilization in games under the DLSS name, so applying AI to web video is a logical extension. This feature has now been enabled by the current GeForce graphics drivers and the first comparisons and feedback are coming in. Read more “Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution out. What you need to know” »

MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X 12G: Band-aid for the “too pricey 4080”

After the GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards, which wasn’t to many people’s taste due to the higher price, Nvidia has released a significantly cheaper GPU for the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. The performance versus the RTX 4080 is admittedly noticeably weaker, but percentage-wise not by as much as the roughly two-thirds lower price of the RTX 4070 Ti. In our tests, we analyze MSI’s non-reference design from the top-of-the-line Suprim series. Read more “MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X 12G: Band-aid for the “too pricey 4080”” »

GeForce RTX 4060 leak: lowest-power mainstream GPU since Pascal

We recently heard about the GeForce RTX 4070, but a card that should be significantly lower in price is also starting to take shape: the GeForce RTX 4060. Kopite7kimi delivered information on the chip it will be based on and the general parameters. It looks like the new “sixty” model could be quite a bi more “lightweight” than previous cards, dropping power draw to significantly lower level not seen since the GeForce GTX 1060 from 2016. Read more “GeForce RTX 4060 leak: lowest-power mainstream GPU since Pascal” »

Nvidia preparing launch of GeForce RTX 4070, planned for April

Last month, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti went on sale as the third model in Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace generation. It’s rather steeply priced at 799 USD though, while a generation back the third SKU in the roster was the RTX 3070 at 499 USD. A lot of people are likely  waiting for the lower-end cards of the lineup. Now, information has emerged as to when those might appear – namely the GeForce RTX 4070 SKU without the additional “Ti”. Read more “Nvidia preparing launch of GeForce RTX 4070, planned for April” »

RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4070 will be power-efficient, TDPs slashed

It was all the way back in December that the overall specs of cheaper Ada generation GPUs, GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, became known. But it looks like they may be launched in a slightly different form than the company intended at the time. According to proven leaker Kopite7kimi, these graphics cards will have a significantly lower TDP than previous leaks have claimed, and could be quite low-power and efficient GPUs. Read more “RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4070 will be power-efficient, TDPs slashed” »

Vapor chamber by Noctua: Premiere to take place in Asus RTX 4080

Just before the end of last year, we wrote about Noctua’s involvement in the development of Asus RTX 4000 graphics card. Now we know for sure that there will be an RTX4080-O16G-Noctua model. While at first glance this card’s cooler will be the same as the last one, it is supposed to be significantly more effective with the implementation of a vapor chamber, which Noctua has never used before, not even with their own CPU coolers. Read more “Vapor chamber by Noctua: Premiere to take place in Asus RTX 4080” »

Asus and Noctua are collabing on GeForce RTX 4000 cards as well

Asus graphics cards with Noctua coolers wasn’t just a one-season affair. On the contrary, it seems that this could be a tradition that will now continue in the Ada Lovelace GPU generation. Information is extremely scarce so far, but we did hear something from the ones in charge and some details are clear. However, we can only speculate about most of it until CES 2023, where the official unveiling of these graphics will take place. Read more “Asus and Noctua are collabing on GeForce RTX 4000 cards as well” »

DLSS 3 and frame generation minitest in MS Flight Simulator

Nvidia DLSS 3 support has been added to Microsoft Flight Simulator in the latest update. This bypasses CPU limits and allows running at triple-digit fps thanks to “frame generation” techniques. Flying is now more comfortable, smoother, although there is one rather significant limitation – you need to own one of the graphics cards with an Ada Lovelace GPU. Older GeForce RTX generations unfortunately don’t support DLSS 3. Read more “DLSS 3 and frame generation minitest in MS Flight Simulator” »

MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X: Ada Lovelace with GPU near 3 GHz

From Olympus back to ordinary mortals. Though the GeForce RTX 4080s are quite a bit weaker than the RTX 4090s, they’re also significantly more power-efficient and cheaper. And their performance still exceeds the top models of previous generations of Nvidia and AMD gaming GPUs. In addition, MSI’s most powerful model – the Suprim X – pushes the GPU clock speeds very high, while efficiency is still top-notch. Read more “MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X: Ada Lovelace with GPU near 3 GHz” »

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