Mobile versions of RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 are being sold as discrete desktop models in China. This is already ill-advised because of inherent risks, but the GPUs themselves may be cracked and less functional. Now, while Team Green never intended to sell its laptop video cards for this use, that hasn’t stopped certain manufacturers from attempting to fill the gap in the market. The appeal here does make some sense. Sellers can shift RTX 4090M and RTX 4080M cheaper than their full-fat counterparts, as they’re not technically equivalent to the best graphics cards they share their name with. The pe ..read more

If you’re considering buying a new Nvidia RTX 4070, you may notice a change in current models. According to some hardware deep-diving, some GPUs have changed from the standard AD104 die to an underutilized AD103. First spotted by Techpowerup, some new RTX 4070 models are actually utilising the larger AD103 die (found in the RTX 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4080) in a much more restricted capacity. In fact, half of this GPU’s shaders are manually disabled, meaning that this silicon now acts as its smaller AD104 version. Specifically, the new AD103 variants run the same 5,888 CUDA cores, meaning roughl ..read more

Latest information coming from Nvidia’s board partners indicates that the Ada GPUs found inside GeForce RTX 4060 Ti cards are becoming scarce. This means less market availability which could bring pricing up. According to Board Channels – via Videocardz, the supply of AD106-based GPUs has decreased significantly. This GPU makes the heart of graphics cards such as the RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, and RTX 4060 Ti 16GB. Due to its wide use, especially on highly sought-after mid-range models, a reduction in its supply could have notable consequences on pricing. The sources indicate that supply for t ..read more

United States government bans on shipping AI chips to China don’t seem to have done much to dissuade resellers. Nvidia’s most powerful GPUs are still finding their way into the hands of Chinese universities and research institutes. Sifting through hundreds of previously unreported tender documents, Reuters uncovered that at least ten Chinese entities managed to get their hands on embedded Nvidia chips after the November 17 sanctions. The AI processors are some of Team Green’s most sophisticated, coming from server products made by Supermicro, Dell, and Gigabyte. These companies aren’t necessar ..read more

Nvidia is repurposing Ampere architecture as entry-level, RTX-capable AI GPUs. RTX A400 and RTX A1000 will replace the Turing-based T100, T600, and T400 lineup, which launched in 2021. These two cards are the first in Nvidia’s entry-level professional GPU lineup to introduce Tensor and RT Core technologies. The duo aims to significantly boost performance in AI processing and RTX rendering applications. At first glance, they’re quite sleek-looking, featuring a low-profile, single-slot design. What’s more, these GPUs have no external power connectors and are run solely through their PCIe connect ..read more

Nvidia is working with its partners on what it calls SFF Enthusiast GeForce GPUs. The idea is to develop PC cases around recent graphics cards, which tend to be larger than ever. With the recent focus on performance and cooling, graphics card manufacturers went ham on cooler sizes. Thanks to that we had behemoths such as Zotac’s 38cm long RTX 4090D PGF and the RTX 4080 Noctua edition offering serious cooling capacity. However, what they brought in performance they lacked in compatibility. Even some ATX chassis don’t have enough space for these monsters – especially if you like vertical mountin ..read more

Nvidia is seemingly launching its GeForce RTX 5000 GPUs sooner due to AMD’s competition. The GPUs in question, however, aren’t what you’d think. According to Moore’s Law Is Dead, Nvidia’s next-gen Blackwell gaming GPUs may launch before the end of this year. Official announcements, however, could come a lot sooner at Computex in June 2024. It’s a strange turn of events, considering rumours suggest AMD doesn’t have a high-end Radeon RX 8000 in store. According to MLID sources, the reason is AMD’s Machine Learning (MI) products. AMD’s MI350X are just around the corner with more RAM for less mone ..read more

Nvidia has released an official note explaining that GeForce GPUs are not responsible for the crashes on Intel-based systems. While it’s on the CPU manufacturer to fix 13th and 14th-Gen issues quickly, there are a few things you can do to temporarily alleviate the problem. Following the growing number of user complaints regarding system instabilities of machines featuring an Nvidia GPU and Intel CPU, the Green Team has issued the following statement: “If your system is using an Intel 13th/14th Gen unlocked desktop CPU and is experiencing stability issues/out of video memory error messages/cras ..read more

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4090 spelled disaster for the 12VHPWR power port, after the initial release saw connectors burning up. Despite Team Green’s reassurance that the issue is a thing of the past with the updated 12V-2×6 power cable, repair companies still regularly deal with the problem in droves. “We work on 4090s every day,” says Los Angeles-based repair company Northridge Fix. “Not a single day goes by without us working on a 4090 melted connector. Whether it’s from CableMod or customers all over the world or locals, we get Nvidia cards every single day for melted connectors.” Holding up a ..read more

If you love everything RGB, then this will more than likely leave you in shock. It turns out those beautifully bright LEDs might burn into your graphics card. No, seriously. Gamers report that RGB memory is causing brown scorched-like spots on the backplate of their graphics cards. Two recent posts on Reddit reveal that a duo of MSI GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards have succumbed to the same dreadful fate. It appears the black backplate has turned brown in the exact location where the light from the quad-slot RAM modules shines on the card. Did my brother’s GPU get bleached by RAM? byu/tychii9 ..read more