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The new Titan GPU for 8K gaming: RTX 3090 The RTX 3090 will be the successor to the Titan RTX. When Nvidia debuted the Titan, it was available only in limited quantities, but demanded surprised them. The RTX 3090 is built for creatives, broadcasters, and gamers who need more performance. Huang playfully described the RTX 3090 as a “BFGPU” due to the performance and size of this massive card, and he even called it “ferocious” and a “beast.” … [Read more...] about Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 event: Everything that’s been announced

There will be several different laptop series available at launch, with the company promising even more models to come. Gateway will launch an Ultra Slim Laptop lineup, promising portability and balanced power, a 2-in-1 convertible that’s economically priced, and a more premium Creators Series aimed at gamers and creative professionals who dare sport Gateway branding on the lid. … [Read more...] about The ’90s are back: Gateway laptops have been resurrected as Walmart exclusives

AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 family lineup is expected to include multiple cards, spanning entry-level, midrange, and premium GPUs. Like the 5000 series, AMD could offer an RX 6300 as a successor to the RX 5300 at the entry-level spot and position its RX 6500 and RX 6300 as midrange offerings to take on Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3070. At the premium end, AMD could replace its RX 5700 with a new RX 6700. And given that AMD had offered a premium Radeon RX 5700 XT and $499 Radeon XT 50th Anniversary Edition, the company could offer high-end cards with a new RX 6900 model that will be designed to compete against Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090. … [Read more...] about AMD Radeon RX 6000 series: News, rumors, and everything we know so far

The RTX 3090 was unveiled on September 1, 2020, but isn’t on sale just yet. It will hit store shelves on September 24,  with a price tag of $1,499. This is substantially more expensive than the original cost of the 2080 Ti, making it even more of a niche card. Still, it’s far more capable than the Titan RTX, which debuted at $2,500 just a couple of years ago, so if you want the best of the best, it might be a cost worth paying when it goes on sale. … [Read more...] about Nvidia RTX 3090 vs. RTX 2080 Ti: Most powerful gaming GPUs duke it out

During the launch of the RTX 3000 series, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang boasted that these new generation of graphics cards based on the company’s Ampere architecture will perform even better when more ray tracing is utilized in the game, a stark contrast and welcome change when compared to the previous generation of GPUs based on the Turing architecture. In our earlier tests of Turing, we found that even Nvidia’s flagship RTX 2080 Ti struggled with ray tracing performance, and framerates plummeted when higher resolutions were used. … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3080 GPU promises 100 FPS gaming at 4K resolution