Enlarge / Nvidia is already tied heavily to the existing Nintendo Switch, since it includes the company’s Tegra X1 SoC. But recent rumors make us wonder about Nvidia’s potential push into mobile 3D-rendering dominance. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Earlier this week, Bloomberg Japan’s report on a rumored Nintendo Switch “Pro” version exploded with […]
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Report: The next Nintendo Switch will deliver 4K on TVs via Nvidia’s DLSS
Enlarge / An artist’s estimation of how a new DLSS-fueled Nintendo Switch dock might look. (credit: Getty Images / Sam Machkovech) As leaks begin to mount about a new Nintendo Switch revision, colloquially referred to as “Switch Pro,” one recent suggestion had enthusiasts scratching their heads: 4K support. How exactly would a dockable console like […]
AMD Radeon RX 6700 review: If another sold-out GPU falls in the forest…
How many Radeon RX 6700XT graphics cards did AMD produce? Well, at least one. [credit: Sam Machkovech ] Look, I’ll level with you: reviewing a GPU amidst a global chip shortage is ludicrous enough to count as dark comedy. Your ability to buy new, higher-end GPUs from either Nvidia or AMD has been hamstrung for […]
Nvidia accidentally releases driver to un-nerf cryptocurrency mining
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) When the value of cryptocurrencies soared back in 2017, it created a huge shortage of graphics cards, as the parallel processing capabilities of a graphics card makes it ideal for mining cryptocurrencies like Ethereum (but not bitcoin). That created a financial windfall for the leading graphics card makers, […]
Nvidia RTX 3060 review: A fine $329 GPU, but ho-hum among the 3000 series
Enlarge / The EVGA RTX 3060, as posed in front of some sort of high-tech honeycomb array. (credit: EVGA / Nvidia) The past year of graphics card reviews has been an exercise in dramatic asterisks, and for good reason. Nvidia and AMD have seen fit to ensure members of the press have access to new […]
Nvidia wants to buy CPU designer Arm—Qualcomm is not happy about it
Enlarge / Some current Arm licensees view the proposed acquisition as highly toxic. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Nvidia) In September 2020, Nvidia announced its intention to buy Arm, the license holder for the CPU technology that powers the vast majority of mobile and high-powered embedded systems around the world. Nvidia’s proposed deal would acquire Arm from Japanese conglomerate […]
Nvidia’s next laptop GPU generation powers a leap to 1440p displays
There’s apparently an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000-series GPU inside of this laptop, and it’s apparently launching on or after January 26. [credit: Nvidia ] If you’ve been wondering when gaming laptops would begin a more serious push to 1440p panels, this week’s CES reveals from Nvidia are aimed directly at you. Behold: a generational jump […]
Chip Wars 2021: What AMD, Intel, and Nvidia announced at CES
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia, and Qualcomm debuted their latest chips at the 2021 CES tech trade show this week. As is the case in most years, the new chips are faster and more power-efficient […]
$340,000 of All Nvidia RTX 3090 Pictures cards Have Been stolen from China
Expand / / The GPU Grinch does not care on your lists {} you have been naughty or nice. (charge: Aurich Lawson / / Dr. Seuss / / GettyImages) Some time last week, burglars stole a great number of all Nvidia-based RTX 3090 pictures cards in MSI’s factory in southern China. The information comes from […]
“Demand Will Likely Surpass supply”: Nvidia Clarifies RTX 30 shortages
The RTX 3070. Talking in the Credit Suisse electronic financial services seminar, Nvidia Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress dealt with and partly clarified the current shortages of their corporation’s brand new RTX 30-series pictures cards such as the GeForce RTX 3080 along with 3070. She affirmed that wafer shortages at processor provider Samsung Foundry certainly are […]