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The best graphics cards for PC gaming: GeForce RTX 3050 and 3080 Ti inbound?
These are the best graphics cards that PC gamers can buy today from Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon.
New GeForce drivers reveal Nvidia's next crypto mining counterstrike
Nvidia's new Game Ready 466.27 drivers should the company preparing a second round of Ethereum hash rate limiters for GeForce graphics cards.
Oops! Unannounced Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPUs outed by Samsung
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti haven't been announced, but apparently they'll be in Samsung's Galaxy Book Odyssey laptop.
EVGA's free Elite Priority Access offers first dibs on a new graphics card
EVGA just added "Priority Access" to its free Elite membership, giving you the chance to queue up for graphics cards and other PC hardware before the masses.
Call of Duty: Warzone adds Nvidia DLSS for a massive speed boost
The latest Call of Duty: Warzone patch finally adds DLSS support for Nvidia's GeForce RTX GPUs, promising up to 70% faster performance.
AMD's huge Radeon Software update is designed to make your life easier
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 21.4.1 adds a slew of helpful features, from major AMD Link upgrades to the addition of Ryzen performance metrics.
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A perfect storm: Why graphics cards cost so much now
You can't find a graphics card for anywhere near suggested pricing right now. Why? It's complicated. We explain.
Nvidia GeForce Experience Studio drivers optimize creative apps with one click
The April update for Nvidia's Studio drivers add an auto-optimization option for 34 creative applications like Adobe Lightroom and DaVinci Resolve, swiping a trick from GeForce's gaming side.
Chip shortages will continue until 2023, superfoundry TSMC says
TSMC makes the chips that Nvidia, Qualcomm, Apple, and others design. And it has bad news: The chip shortage will continue for another couple of years.
Nvidia expects crippling GPU shortages to continue throughout 2021
Nvidia expects graphics card demand to exceed supply for most of the year, though some relief may be in sight.
AMD's new Ryzen 5000G chips wield Radeon graphics and double the cores
AMD's Ryzen 5000G processors could help out gamers suffering from the current GPU crisis, but they're coming to prebuilt computers first.
Looks like Nvidia's RTX 4080 won't launch this year
During Nvidia's dev-focused GTC 2021 keynote, a slide revealed that the company's "Ampere Next" GPUs won't release until 2022.
Watch Nvidia's GTC 2021 keynote livestream here
GTC 2021 is another virtual affair coming at you straight from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's kitchen. Watch it here.
21 GeForce RTX 30-series gaming laptops you can buy right now
It's a lot easier to buy an RTX 30-series laptop than a proper GeForce graphics card these days. Here are 21 models you can buy right now.
Cyberpunk 2077 proves AMD's DLSS rival can't come soon enough
Real-time ray tracing support on AMD Radeon GPUs just came to Cyberpunk 2077, and without a DLSS-like upscaling feature, they struggle even at 1080p resolution.
Free speed: Nvidia flips on Resizable BAR for all GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs
Nvidia's new Game Ready 456.89 drivers unlock Resizable BAR support on all GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards, though the list of supported games and hardware is limited.
You can now stream Steam games in ridonkulous 8K resolution, but you probably don't want to
Steam's Remote Play feature just added an 8K streaming option for deep-pocketed gamers.
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