Nvidia RTX 5080 allegedly adopts faster 30 Gbps GDDR7 modules, delivering 960 GB/s of bandwidth — The remaining Blackwell lineup is expected to stick with slower 28 Gbps memory

While the remaining RTX 50 lineup adopts 28 Gbps VRAM, Nvidia is rumored to equip the RTX 5080 with faster 30 Gbps modules. Source

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AOC Agon Pro Porsche Design PD49 49-inch OLED gaming monitor review: High style and even higher performance

AOC adds high style to its Agon Pro line with the Porsche Design PD49. It’s a 49-inch mega-wide DQHD 5120x1440 QD-OLED monitor with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 and wide gamut…

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China's dual 16-core Hygon CPU server rack barely outperforms a quad-core Skylake Core i7-6700HQ mobile CPU in Geekbench AI

A server rack consisting of two Hygon 16 core server processors was tested in Geekbench AI and could barely outperform a 10 year old mobile Core i7 quad-core CPU. Source

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We tested the Nvidia App performance problems — games can run up to 15 percent slower with the app

Nvidia officially pushed GeForce Experience to legacy status last month, and the latest 566.36 drivers install the replacement Nvidia App by default. But the app causes a clear loss in…

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Linux 6.13-rc3 fixes expensive CPUID handling on Sapphire Rapids CPUs — an issue resulting in Skylake CPUs being 4X faster for CPUID-related updates

The Linux team has published an intermediate Linux 6.13-rc3 to fix a "hilarious" bug in the kernel-based Virtual Machine code Source

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Zotac accidentally lists RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 family weeks before launch — accidental listing seemingly confirms the RTX 5090 with 32GB of GDDR7 VRAM

Zotac accidentally added premature listings for the RTX 5090/D, 5080 and the 5070 family that were promptly taken down. Source

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Pricing for key chipmaking material hits 13-year high following Chinese export restrictions — China's restrictions on Gallium exports hit hard

China's dominance and its latest export restrictions to the U.S. have led to a sharp increase in the prices of gallium. Source

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Today is 3D graphics pioneer 3dfx's 24th death anniversary – platform still inspires gamers, enthusiasts, and makers long after Nvidia acquired the assets

Seminal 3D graphics accelerator company 3dfx went under on this day, 24 years ago - but its spirit lives on. Source

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