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SAPPHIRE confirms: Radeon RX 7900 NITRO cards have 3 x 8-pin power connectors

Anthony Garreffa | Dec 2, 2022 9:22 PM CST

SAPPHIRE has just officially teased new details of its upcoming Radeon RX 7900 series "RDNA 3" graphics cards, where we now know that their new Navi 31-powered graphics cards will feature 3 x 8-pin PCIe power connectors.

SAPPHIRE's upcoming Radeon RX 7900 XTX + Radeon RX 7900 NITRO (source: SAPPHIRE)

SAPPHIRE's upcoming Radeon RX 7900 XTX + Radeon RX 7900 NITRO (source: SAPPHIRE)

We have also learned that SAPPHIRE's upcoming Radeon RX 7900 series NITRO graphics cards will feature the return of "Vapor-X" cooling, with the new Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO and Radeon RX 7900 XT NITRO graphics cards will sport vapor chamber cooling, and 3 x 8-pin PCIe power connectors in total.

SAPPHIRE has the world's first look at a custom Navi 31-based board design, packing 20 VRM phases, and we're sure, oh-so-much more underneath. The official SAPPHIRE Technology Twitter account posted a video that you can check out here, with a nice tease of their upcoming Radeon RX 7900 series NITRO graphics cards.

Continue reading: SAPPHIRE confirms: Radeon RX 7900 NITRO cards have 3 x 8-pin power connectors (full post)

NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 527.37 drivers: Game Ready for Midnight Suns

Anthony Garreffa | Dec 2, 2022 7:27 PM CST

NVIDIA has just unleashed its new Game Ready Drivers that provide the best day-one gaming experience for the latest games including Marvel's Midnight Suns.

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The new NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 527.37 WHQL drivers add NVIDIA DLSS 2 upscaling technology, as well as advanced ray tracing effects. Not only that, but the new GeForce Game Ready 527.37 WHQL drivers also support the launch of Need for Speed Unbound, which features NVIDIA's new DLSS 3 technology, which is exclusive to the Ada Lovelace GPU architecture and new GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards.

Not only that, but the new NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 527.37 WHQL drivers also have a slew of new games that are supported under GeForce Experience's Optimal Settings. This provides gamers with some wicked one-click optimal settings tweaks that instantly configure in-game settings for your PC hardware, providing a smoother, more optimized gaming experience.

Continue reading: NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 527.37 drivers: Game Ready for Midnight Suns (full post)

PCI-SIG informs its members to stick to official 12VHPWR when making cables

Anthony Garreffa | Dec 2, 2022 6:29 PM CST

PCI-SIG has come out addressing the issues surrounding its new "12VHPWR" 16-pin power connector, which is on all of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs including the flagship GeForce RTX 4090 and just-released GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards.

A nice how-to from NVIDIA on the proper connection of the 12VHPWR connector (source: NVIDIA)

A nice how-to from NVIDIA on the proper connection of the 12VHPWR connector (source: NVIDIA)

PCI-SIG has been direct in its statement to partners that provides the required technical information for the proper design of its 12VHPWR power connector, which you'd think would be cemented in stone at its inception. In a way, PCI-SIG is clearing itself of any wrongdoing by users who don't connect the 12VHPWR 16-pin power connector to their GeForce RTX 40 series GPU.

The statement from PCI-SIG in question is from an on-going lawsuit against NVIDIA "Genova v NVIDIA Corporation" which claims that the use of the 16-pin power connector on NVIDIA's suite of GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs pose a serious "electrical and fire hazard".

Continue reading: PCI-SIG informs its members to stick to official 12VHPWR when making cables (full post)

GALAX GeForce RTX 4080 SG smashes insane 3.6Hz GPU clock world record

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 30, 2022 9:28 PM CST

GALAX has broken another world record with its custom GeForce RTX 4080 SG graphics card, pushing the AD103 "Ada Lovelace" GPU up to the very lofty heights of 3.6GHz.

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Now that EVGA has exited the GPU business, GALAX has been rather busy scooping up a bunch of world records, where it has already secured itself 34+ world records using its flagship GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 HOF "Hall of Fame" graphics card. But today, the company has announced through its official Twitter account that its GeForce RTX 4080 SG has been pushing the AD103 GPU clock frequency up a rather big hill.

The new GALAX GeForce RTX 4080 SG graphics card has its 1-Click OC feature that was pushed up to 3615MHz, passing the original 1-Click OC frequency by a rather impressive 40%. The factory GPU clock out of the box for the GALAX GeForce RTX 4080 SG sits at 2565MHz, while the 1-Click OC clock hits 2580MHz, but with the manual overclocking applied, the huge 3615MHz GPU frequency was hit. Wowzers.

Continue reading: GALAX GeForce RTX 4080 SG smashes insane 3.6Hz GPU clock world record (full post)

EK announces custom waterblocks for NVIDIA RTX A5000 workstation GPU

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 30, 2022 8:35 PM CST

EK has just announced its new enterprise-grade GPU water block for the NVIDIA RTX A5000 workstation GPU, using a CNC-machined, nickel-plated copper base with a beautiful laser-cut stainless top for a robust metal cooling solution... fitting into a tight single-slot solution.

EK's new EK-Pro GPU WB RTX A5000 - Nickel + Inox Rack water block (source: EK)

EK's new EK-Pro GPU WB RTX A5000 - Nickel + Inox Rack water block (source: EK)

The new EK-Pro Rack GPU water blocks fit the standard Full Height Full Sidth (FHFW) server chassis form factor, with the company saying it makes their new water block for the NVIDIA RTX A5000 workstation GPU the perfect drop-in replacement for dual-slot active, and passive air coolers.

The new EK-Pro GPU WB RTX A5000 - Nickel + Inox Rack water block was purpose-designed for the NVIDIA RTX A5000 workstation graphics cards, with the water block directly cooling the GPU, VRAM, and VRM (voltage regulation modules) as the cooling liquid is channeled right over the critical areas.

Continue reading: EK announces custom waterblocks for NVIDIA RTX A5000 workstation GPU (full post)

NVIDIA's new RTX 6000 Ada Lovelace workstation GPU with 48GB GDDR6 ECC for $7350

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 30, 2022 6:24 PM CST

NVIDIA's next-gen workstation GPU has been unleashed, with the new RTX 6000 "Ada Lovelace" workstation GPU starting at $7350 and begins shipping in the next couple of weeks.

Leaked specs on the NVIDIA RTX 6000 workstation GPU (source: Leadtek)

Leaked specs on the NVIDIA RTX 6000 workstation GPU (source: Leadtek)

The new NVIDIA RTX 6000 workstation GPU is different to the RTX A6000 -- notice the "A" there -- with the new RTX 6000 based on the new Ada Lovelace GPU architecture, whilst the RTX A6000 is based on the previous-gen Ampere GPU architecture.

NVIDIA's new RTX 6000 workstation GPU is based on the AD102 "Ada Lovelace" GPU with 142 Streaming Multiprocessors, meaning that two of them are disabled from the full silicon, spitting out a CUDA core count of 18176 CUDA cores meaning the new RTX 6000 workstation GPU has around 11% more CUDA cores than the AD102-based GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card.

Continue reading: NVIDIA's new RTX 6000 Ada Lovelace workstation GPU with 48GB GDDR6 ECC for $7350 (full post)

EK's new waterblock for Intel Arc A770, A750 costs nearly as much as the GPU

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 29, 2022 10:01 PM CST

EK has just announced its new EK-Quantum Vector2 waterblock, built for Intel's new Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards, and while it looks pretty... it costs nearly as much as the Arc A750 graphics card itself.

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The new EK WaterBlocks waterblock for the Intel Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards is called the EK-Quantum Vector2, and costs €248. If we compare this against the cost of the Intel Arc A770, it's not so bad -- the Arc A770 costs €419 -- but up against the slower Arc A750, it's close to the same price the Arc A750 costing €333.

EK will begin shipping out its new EK-Quantum Vector2 waterblock in mid-December, so we're still a couple of weeks away from the launch, so if you wanted to water cool your Arc A770 or Arc A750 graphics card, you'll still have a couple of weeks to wait.

Continue reading: EK's new waterblock for Intel Arc A770, A750 costs nearly as much as the GPU (full post)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce GTX 1660 series GPUs reportedly discontinued

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 29, 2022 8:23 PM CST

NVIDIA has reportedly discontinued production of their GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660, and GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER graphics cards... with plans moving onto the GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs moving forward.

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If you rewind the clock, the GeForce RTX 2060 and GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER graphics cards are based on the Turing GPU architecture and were released back in 2019. Sure, there have been upgrades in that time, with the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER released later, as well as being upgraded with the 12GB model in 2021.

However, NVIDIA's older-gen GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER graphics cards are a bit old in the tooth now... lacking features like ray tracing and DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) technologies. AIB partners are currently getting rid of their existing stock of GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660, and GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER graphics cards, and pumping up the manufacturing of GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs in their replacement.

Continue reading: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, GeForce GTX 1660 series GPUs reportedly discontinued (full post)

GIGABYTE confirms both GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 28, 2022 11:33 PM CST

NVIDIA will be unveiling its third Ada Lovelace GPU which will power the upcoming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti graphics card, and now we have GIGABYTE kinda, accidentally leaking out their fleet of GeForce RTX 4070 Ti graphics cards... and not only that but also their family of Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards.

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GIGABYTE has submitted a lengthy list of AD103-powered GeForce RTX 4070 Ti graphics cards, and Navi 31-powered Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics cards to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) regulatory office. As with these listings with the EEC, the company might not release every single model listed, but we can expect many of them to hit the market in the coming months, and more so into 2023.

The upcoming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is going to effectively be a re-branded GeForce RTX 4080 12GB graphics card, which NVIDIA announced, and then "unlaunched" not so long ago now. As for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics cards, we already know about those, but GIGABYTE has a huge list of them that are ready to be unleashed in December and more so in January 2023 and beyond.

Continue reading: GIGABYTE confirms both GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs (full post)

We can expect custom Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs on launch on December 13

Anthony Garreffa | Nov 28, 2022 6:32 PM CST

AMD will be unleashing its new RDNA 3-powered Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics cards on December 13, with rumors suggesting custom AIB models would be weeks away... but now fresh rumors are squashing that.

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The new rumors tease that it won't just be AMD's own in-house reference Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics cards, with AIB partners unleashing their custom designs at the same time. ComputerBase is reporting that some board partners -- not all, to be precise -- will have their custom Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards ready to roar on December 13.

This shouldn't be surprising considering SAPPHIRE recently teased their upcoming Radeon RX 7900 series Nitro graphics cards just days ago, as well as both ASUS and PowerColor both also teasing their custom Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards, which are in the ovens, and getting ready to fire up inside of gaming PCs across the planet.

Continue reading: We can expect custom Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs on launch on December 13 (full post)

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