It’s a bleak time to be a PC gamer. Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30-series and AMD’s new Radeon RX 6000-series graphics cards blaze new performance trails compared to last generation’s disappointing offerings—but most people have no chance of getting their hands on either, especially not at a sane price. New graphics card stock drops disappear in minutes, if not seconds, at online … [Read more...] about A perfect storm: Why graphics cards cost so much now
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Nvidia GeForce Experience Studio drivers optimize creative apps with one click
Nvidia’s Studio drivers for GeForce GPUs revolve around creative applications rather than games, but they just swiped a nifty trick from the company’s Game Ready drivers anyway. The April Studio drivers, released this week to coincide with Nvidia’s GTC 2021 conference, added a one-click optimization option for creative apps in Nvidia’s GeForce Experience. It’s pretty darn cool … [Read more...] about Nvidia GeForce Experience Studio drivers optimize creative apps with one click
Nvidia expects crippling GPU shortages to continue throughout 2021
If you’re waiting for the crippling graphics card shortage to loosen up before buying new hardware, well, you might be waiting for a while. Nvidia says it expects GPU stock to remain constrained for the rest of 2021 (which probably helps explain why we won’t see an RTX 4080 this year).“Overall demand remains very strong and continues to exceed supply while our channel … [Read more...] about Nvidia expects crippling GPU shortages to continue throughout 2021
21 GeForce RTX 30-series gaming laptops you can buy right now
Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30-series laptops are finally here, and while they’re no longer equivalent to their identically named desktop cousins, this new breed of GPUs is still formidable, as our RTX 3080 mobile review proves. Even better? Unlike desktop graphics cards, you can actually buy them!Well, some of them. Most of the GeForce RTX 30-series we’ve spotted so far come … [Read more...] about 21 GeForce RTX 30-series gaming laptops you can buy right now
Cyberpunk 2077 proves AMD’s DLSS rival can’t come soon enough
Good news! This week, a Cyberpunk 2077 patch added ray tracing support for AMD’s Radeon RX 6000-series graphics cards, loosening Nvidia’s (worryingly) exclusive grip on the cutting-edge lighting features. But that came with a bit of bad news too, as Cyberpunk 2077 drove home that AMD’s missing DLSS rival, dubbed FidelityFX Super Resolution, can’t come soon enough.AMD introduced … [Read more...] about Cyberpunk 2077 proves AMD’s DLSS rival can’t come soon enough