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
Intel Arc B580 vs B570: Which Battlemage GPU is right for you?
Compute Units: 20Shaders: 2,560Ray processors: 20AI/Tensor processors: 160Boost clock: 2,670 MHzMemory type: GDDR6Memory pool: 12 GBMemory speed (effective): 19 GbpsMemory bandwidth: 456 GB/sBus interface: 192-bitTGP: 190WPower connector: 1 x 8-pinSlot width: Dual For Fantastic 1440p performance Very affordable Great design Against Ray tracing lags behind Nvidia Non-gaming performance cannot keep up with Nvidia Compute Units: 18Shaders: 2,304Ray processors: 18AI/Tensor processors: 144Boost clock: 2,304 MHzMemory type: GDDR6Memory pool: 10 GBMemory speed
Real-world GPU prices cost up to twice the MSRP — a look at current FPS per dollar values
Buying any of the best graphics cards right now feels like an exercise in futility. For that matter, buying virtually any graphics card at present tends to be a bad idea. We’ve scoured a variety of online markets to see what sort of prices we could find, and MSRPs are
Nvidia’s shortages are limiting PC GPU market growth, looming tariffs also impacting sales
Over 78 million PC GPUs have been shipped in the last quarter of 2024, resulting in a 6.2% growth over the previous quarter. According to Jon Peddie Research, year-to-year GPU shipments across all platforms increased by 1% — broken down into a 2% increase in laptop GPU and a 3%
GPU Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025 – Graphics Card Rankings
GPU Benchmarks & Performance Hierarchy (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Our GPU benchmarks hierarchy ranks all the current and previous generation graphics cards by performance, and Tom’s Hardware exhaustively benchmarks current and previous generation GPUs, including all of the best graphics cards. Whether it’s playing games, running artificial intelligence workloads like
