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  1. cageymaru

    AMD Is Developing a DXR Capable GPU and More Third Generation AMD Ryzen News

    During an interview with Mark Hachman of PCWorld, AMD president and CEO Dr. Lisa Su acknowledged AMD is "deep in development" of a GPU with real-time ray tracing (DXR) capabilities. She explained that building a development ecosystem was important as "development is concurrent between hardware...
  2. cageymaru

    NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Dismisses the Radeon VII as "Underwhelming"

    At CES 2019, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang held back no punches when voicing his opinion of the Radeon VII. When interviewed by Gordon Mah Ung of PC World, he called the Radeon VII "underwhelming." He said, "'The performance is lousy and there's nothing new." "[There's] no ray tracing, no AI. It's 7nm...
  3. AlphaAtlas

    Hardware Unboxed Considers Ending Day One GeForce Coverage

    RTX 2060 reviews are up across the web, or at least they are on sites that signed Nvidia's NDA. But Steve Walton of Hardware Unboxed, who also writes some of TechSpot's hardware reviews, just posted an update to their RTX 2060 coverage. Apparently, Hardware Unboxed still hasn't received the RTX...
  4. cageymaru

    Project Sol Part 2 Showcases Real-Time Ray-Tracing on NVIDIA RTX

    NVIDIA has released the second installment of its Project Sol real-time ray-tracing cinematic series. It is running on Unreal Engine 4 and features real-time ray-tracing powered by NVIDIA RTX devices. Project Sol is a showcase of the NVIDIA RTX development platform which highlights cinematic...
  5. cageymaru

    NVIDIA Demonstrates Issues with Non-Validated FreeSync Monitors at CES 2019

    At CES 2019, NVIDIA announced that it was going to support Adaptive Sync monitors that passed its certification process. Out of over 400 monitors tested, only 12 were deemed "G-SYNC Compatible." NVIDIA has created a display at CES 2019 to highlight issues that non-validated FreeSync monitors may...
  6. cageymaru

    OBS with the New NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Improvements Is Available to Beta Test

    Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is a multifaceted streaming and capture software solution that has become popular with broadcasters on YouTube, Twitch, and other live-stream platforms. To get the highest quality broadcasts, an expensive dual PC solution is typically utilized where the game is...
  7. AlphaAtlas

    Nvidia Expands G-Sync Support to Approved Adaptive Sync Monitors

    At CES 2019, Nvidia announced that they're expanding G-Sync support to a handful of FreeSync and Adaptive Sync compatible monitors. In order to "improve the experience for gamers," Nvidia is testing monitor compatibility on a case-by-case basis, and only enables VRR support in the drivers once...
  8. AlphaAtlas

    Nvidia Announces the RTX 2060

    At CES, Nvidia officially unveiled the GeForce RTX 2060. The new card comes with 6GB of GDDR6 memory running at 14 Gbps on a 192-bit bus, and 1920 CUDA running at a maximum of 1680Mhz, just like the rumor mill predicted this time around. The whole card has a TDP of 160W at stock speeds, and...
  9. AlphaAtlas

    6GB RTX 2060 Spotted at Canadian Retailer

    HardForum user Snooble just found a 6GB Gigabyte RTX 2060 listed at Canada Computers and Electronics. Other than some basic warranty information and a $529 CAD price tag, there are no details or specifications for the card yet, but the "GV-N2060GAMING OC-6GD" SKU does match one of the dozens of...
  10. AlphaAtlas

    Nvidia Executives Allegedly Sold Shares During Crypto Boom

    We already reported that Nvidia is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating federal securities law. As a reminder, Nvidia stock was sitting at about 155 dollars a share in August 2017, which is the beginning of the "class period" in this particular suit. It shot up to over $281...
  11. FrgMstr

    Battlefield V NVIDIA Ray Tracing - CPU Testing @ [H]

    Battlefield V NVIDIA Ray Tracing - CPU Testing We have been doing some deep dives into playing Battlefield V 64-person multiplayer lately and testing what exactly the cost of using NVIDIA Ray Tracing is in terms of framerate performance using new NVIDIA RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 cards. We did get...
  12. AlphaAtlas

    Throwing Some Cold Water on Mobile GTX 1160 Rumors

    Several media outlets recently reported that Lenovo "confirmed" the mobile Nvidia GTX 1160 via a listing on the support page for the Y530. Lenovo seems to have stripped out any mention of the 1160 since then, adding even more fuel to the fire. However, what all those sites failed to mention or...
  13. cageymaru

    NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 417.58 Has Been Released

    The NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix driver version 417.58 has been released and it addresses the following issues: Black screen when resuming from monitor sleep on some DisplayPort monitors. Windows 7: FPS drop when G-sync is used with V-sync in games. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Fixes occasional...
  14. AlphaAtlas

    Gigabyte Allegedly Registers Dozens of RTX 2060 Models

    Videocardz noticed that Gigabyte appears to have listed a ton of different RTX 2060 graphics cards on the Eurasian Economic Commission's website. While Videocardz claims there are 40 different graphics cards on the page, by my count, there are only 39 different SKUs listed. It's unclear if the...
  15. cageymaru

    NVIDIA Leads the Race to the Bottom As Its Stock Takes a 54% Hit in 4Q18

    Wall Street investors are fleeing chip stocks as AMD, Micron, NVIDIA and others are getting hammered by a bear market. The honeymoon is over for stock market darling NVIDIA whose meteoric rise from early 2016 through September 2018 has turned into a meteor shower. NVIDIA has lost 54% of its...
  16. AlphaAtlas

    Rumors Suggest Nvidia Could Launch Turing Cards Without Raytracing

    Videocardz claims that Nvidia might launch a Turing-based "GTX 1160" GPU alongside the rumored RTX 2060 in mid-January. WhyChy claims he "received a tip" yesterday, and says that a paywalled article on Expreview corroborates the rumor, though they claim the upcoming card is actually called a...
  17. B

    FS: MSI GTX 1080Ti FE

    I have a MSI GTX 1080 Ti FE for sale. I am the first and only owner of this card. The last image I have of it is posted here: https://hardforum.com/threads/post-your-workstations-2018.1951679/page-3#post-1043772481 It comes with the original box and accessories. SOLD Heatware is under...
  18. cageymaru

    Doom Modder Uses Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Textures of the Cult Classic

    A Doom modder named "hidfan" on the Doomworld forums has used artificial intelligence (A.I.) to increase the texture fidelity of the 1993 cult classic. The Doom Neural Upscale 2X mod uses a combination of Super Resolution from the NVIDIA GameWorks: Materials & Textures toolset and Topaz AI...
  19. cageymaru

    NVIDIA Asteroids Demo Showcases Turing Mesh Shaders

    NVIDIA has released a demo of Turing mesh shader technology being used to create smart culling systems to manage the level of detail (LOD) and improve rendering efficiency. Turing brings a new compute programmable model to the graphics pipeline that is based on task and mesh shaders. This is...
  20. FrgMstr

    Battlefield V NVIDIA Ray Tracing RTX 2070 Performance @ [H]

    Battlefield V NVIDIA Ray Tracing RTX 2070 Performance Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 muscle up the performance to play Battlefield V with ray tracing enabled at 1080p and 1440p now that the new RTX performance patch has been released? We will find out using an ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2070 OC and...
  21. cageymaru

    Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 417.35 WHQL Has Been Released

    The Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 417.35 WHQL has been released and it adds support for Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) beta in Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition. The following 3D Vision profiles have been updated: Insurgency Sandstorm has a Not Recommended rating and Atlas has a Fair...
  22. AlphaAtlas

    Rumor: Mobile Geforce RTX and Pro Vega 48 Spotted in Benchmarks

    The same Twitter user who spotted benchmarks from an unreleased 2990WX and rumored RTX 2060 has found a few more interesting listings. The first is a "Radeon Pro Vega 48" listing in the PCMark 10 database. While the system configuration and the total score weren't shown, and the "gfx901" tag is...
  23. AlphaAtlas

    GDDR5X GTX 1070 Listed on Zotac Website

    Earlier this week, Techpowerup spotted a GTX 1070 SKU with GDDR5X memory on Zotac's website. Zotac has since taken the listing down, but Google captured an incomplete copy of the page before they did. Whether the GDDR5X listing was a typo or a premature publication is unclear, but manufacturers...
  24. AlphaAtlas

    Nvidia Hardware Powers an Underwater Drone

    Think you're safe from drones when you jump in the water? Well, thanks to Nvidia and a startup called Notilo Plus, you aren't safe anymore. Using a 7.5W Nvidia Jetson TX2, the startup has created an underwater drone that can operate autonomously. "iBubble" can follow divers around, film them or...
  25. Z

    FS: 2x SAMSUNG 10'' Tablets / Intel 4790k / ASUS Z97-Deluxe / 8GB / SSD+ BONUS

    Hello, Just decommed a rack PC and replaced it with a NUC (for anyone that doesn't know, I made a post about the NUC7i7 and how its GOD mode, love them!) Anyway, I'll ship this in the case or will take the parts out if anyone wants. I always include a free BONUS item (Tablet, SSD, HDD, cell...
  26. AlphaAtlas

    TechPowerUp Retests Battlefield V DXR Performance

    After a brief delay, Battlefield V's first big free content update is out. DICE says they've been working with Nvidia to improve the somewhat disappointing DXR performance in the release version of the game, and TechPowerUp decided put those claims to the test. Using three RTX GPUs and Nvidia's...
  27. FrgMstr

    MSI GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO Review @ [H]

    MSI GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO Review We review MSI GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO in the latest 2018 games using all the RTX features capable at this time. We compare performance at 1440p and 4K with an overclocked GTX 1080 and RX Vega 64. DXR Reflection Ray Tracing in Battlefield V and...
  28. cageymaru

    Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 417.22 WHQL Has Been Released

    NVIDIA has released new Game Ready Drivers 417.22 WHQL and they provide the optimal gaming experience for the Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Update. Our latest GeForce Game Ready driver works in concert with the Battlefield V: Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture update to improve...
  29. cageymaru

    Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture

    On December 4, 2018 DICE is taking down the Battlefield V servers for maintenance to roll out the new Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Update for all platforms. This update will include a new map, a fresh untold War Story, and new rewards for completing challenges. The update is...
  30. cageymaru

    DICE and NVIDIA Collaborate to Increase DXR Performance in Battlefield V by up to 50%

    DICE and NVIDIA are collaborating to fix bugs and optimize Battlefield V to meet their performance goal of running DXR, real-time ray tracing, at 60+ FPS. This work has created performance uplifts of up to 50% in some problematic areas of the game. The companies are expected to continue this...
  31. AlphaAtlas

    PhysX Goes Open Source

    While Nvidia claims PhysX is already the "most popular physics simulation engine on the planet," it turned out to be more important than they realized. PhysX is seeping outside the game engine world faster than ever, with applications in " AI, robotics and computer vision, self-driving vehicles...
  32. AlphaAtlas

    Nvidia Uses Neural Network to Render 3D Environments

    Nvidia claims they've developed software that can take a series of input videos, and generate a unique, but visually similar 3D representation of the world depicted in them. While Unreal Engine 4 is used somewhere in the process, the heart of the software is a neural network that can extract a...
  33. cageymaru

    Introducing the NVIDIA Control Panel Windows Store App

    I contacted Mr. Bryan Del Rizzo over at NVIDIA and inquired about the new DCH drivers in the latest NVIDIA GeForce Hot Fix driver version 417.21. He was kind enough to send some information over about Universal Windows drivers, the NVIDIA Control Panel app in the Windows Store and instructions...
  34. cageymaru

    NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 417.21 Has Been Released

    The NVIDIA GeForce Hot Fix driver version 417.21 has been released and it addresses the following issues. Memory Data Rate reporting incorrect value in NVIDIA Control Panel. Microsoft Edge does not respond after playing back video. Can't apply color format after updating to driver 417.01.
  35. L

    Seasonic Focus Plus 80+ Gold 850w; will i have any problem?

    Hi, i bought this unit and my question is if i'm going to be ok using it with my EVGA GTX 1070ti SC Black because of the problem this unit has with some Nvidia and AMD cards. The other thing i noticed is that sometimes, the PSU, gets 'warmer' than other PSU's that i owned (for example XFX XTR...
  36. AlphaAtlas

    AMD's 7nm Products Provoke Interesting Industry Responses

    In their coverage of AMD's 7nm EPYC and Vega launches, EE Times dug up some interesting responses from the scientific community and other parts of the computing industry. While there was the usual anticipation of performance gains that come with any launch, some scientists replying to the story...
  37. cageymaru

    ACG Reviews Darksiders III

    ACG on Youtube reviews Darksiders III and gives it his "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?" rating. Don't forget to install the latest NVIDIA driver as it is optimized specifically for the best experience in Darksiders III. Karak sits down to discuss Darksiders 3 for review of this game...
  38. AlphaAtlas

    Desktop GPU Shipments Down 16% Year on Year

    According to Jon Peddie Research, GPU shipments in Q3 2018 are down 2.2% compared to Q3 2017. But that decline is largely due to a 16% drop in desktop graphics shipments, as notebook graphics shipments actually increased by 7% year on year. Both AMD and Nvidia lost marketshare to Intel compared...
  39. AlphaAtlas

    Nvidia 417.01 WHQL Drivers Released

    Nvidia has released a fresh set of drivers optimized for Darksiders III. In addition, Nvidia provided an SLI profile for Artifact, fixed issues related to low refresh rates on 4K monitors, and fixed an issue with the built-in framerate limiter. As with every release, Nvidia pointed out a few...
  40. cageymaru

    Growing Inventory Plagues Gigabyte as 4Q18 Financial Reporting Looms Closer

    According to sources privy to the matter, Digitimes is reporting that Gigabyte has a massive inventory of graphics cards from a loss of interest in the cryptocurrency mining sector. Also a bug in NVIDIA RTX series is expected to increase Gigabyte's expenses. These factors may swing its 4Q18...
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