China’s first 6nm domestic GPU with purported RTX 4060-like performance has powered on
Lisuan Technology, a Chinese graphics card startup, has announced via the company’s official WeChat account that its forthcoming G100 graphics card has successfully powered on, marking a significant milestone in its deployment. The G100 purports to be China’s first domestic 6nm graphics card. As China embarked on its journey towards
Intel ARCade machine showcases a NUC Extreme with Arc A770 GPU
While Intel is gearing up to reveal new Battlemage products at Computex in a few days, X user Haze has shared an image of an Intel ARCade machine featuring a last-generation Alchemist A7 series GPU. Often seen as Intel marketing material for major e-sports events, this machine was reportedly found
Asus RTX 5080 Doom-inspired GPU costs as much as an RTX 5090
Asus has already announced its partnership with Bethesda and a limited-edition ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Doom Edition graphics card, celebrating the release of Doom: The Dark Ages, which launched today. Now enhance its appeal, the Doom-inspired graphics card is being released as part of a Doom Edition bundle,
Nintendo Switch 2 official specs confirm GPU similar to a mobile RTX 2050
Leaked hardware specifications of the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 have been circulating for a while, but we now have official confirmation of the new console’s specs. Digital Foundry has claims it has officially confirmed that the Switch 2 will feature a custom Nvidia SoC with an Ampere-based GPU, 12GB of
AMD releases open-source GIM driver aimed at GPU virtualization, support for mainstream Radeon GPUs coming later
In continued efforts to open-source its software stack, AMD has made its GIM driver open-source for developers, according to Phoronix. The driver is used for virtualization with AMD’s Instinct accelerators, but could be coming to Radeon desktop GPUs in the future, according to an AMD roadmap. The AMD GPU-IOV (GIM)
Unreleased AMD RX 6500 surfaces: a 2022-era budget chip for our 2025 GPU woes
Chinese graphics card manufacturer Zephyr (via 孤城Hardware) has launched the Radeon RX 6500, a never-before-seen graphics card from AMD. While the Radeon RX 6500 is unlikely to beat any of the best graphics cards today, the Navi 24-powered graphics card might be a good solution for some budget gamers. The
Lawmakers demand answers from Nvidia over suspected GPU diversions to China, company denies any wrongdoing
A U.S. congressional investigation suspects that Chinese AI company DeepSeek has trained its large language model using tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs, many covered by U.S. export controls. As Nvidia’s hardware was central to China’s AI progress, the House Select Committee on the CCP this week sent a formal
New PCIe adapters turn your x16 slot into a clown car of GPU and SSD connectivity
HighPoint Technologies has announced a new lineup of PCIe Gen 5 and Gen 4 x16 adapters featuring MCIO (Mini Cool Edge IO) and SlimSAS (Serial Attached SCSI) connectors, aimed at expanding the I/O capabilities of modern workstations and servers. These adapters improve GPU scalability and unlock high-bandwidth NVMe storage configurations
AMD takes $800M haircut as US gov’t cuts off China’s AI GPU supply
The U.S. recently issued fresh restrictions on AI chip exports to China and other countries, further reducing the maximum allowable performance that manufacturers like Nvidia and AMD can deliver to their customers in the affected regions. Because of this, AMD reported in an SEC filing that it might suffer “charges
Nvidia RTX 5090D GPU features a magnetic shroud and fans for easy maintenance
The GeForce RTX 5090 ranks among the best graphics cards available today. But the GeForce RTX 5090D, a variant exclusive to China, is highly coveted in that market. Galax has expanded its Boomstar series by launching two new custom GeForce RTX 5090D models for gamers in China. Galax has announced