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The RTX 5090's GB202 GPU will reportedly be the largest desktop chip from Nvidia since 2018 coming in at 744mm-squared — 22% larger than AD102 on the RTX 4090

The RTX 5090's GB202 GPU will reportedly be the largest desktop chip from Nvidia since 2018 coming in at 744mm-squared — 22% larger than AD102 on the RTX 4090

Rumor has it that Nvidia's RTX 5090 wielding the GB202 chip has a massive 744mm-squared die size. Nvidia is expected to announced the Blackwell RTX 50-series GPUs at CES 2025…

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AMD’s Newest Patent Filing Reveals Unique “Chip Stacking” Method, Significantly Scaling Up Die Usage

AMD’s Newest Patent Filing Reveals Unique “Chip Stacking” Method, Significantly Scaling Up Die Usage

AMD's newest patent filing has revealed that the firm is looking towards adopting "multi-chip stacking" in its future Ryzen SoCs, leading towards die scalability. AMD Might Implement "Overlapped" Chip Stacking,…

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GlobalFoundries gets $1.5 billion subsidy from U.S. gov't after it was fined for violating export laws to China

GlobalFoundries gets $1.5 billion subsidy from U.S. gov't after it was fined for violating export laws to China

GlobalFoundries signed a deal to get $1.5 billion under the CHIPS and Science Act even after being fined for violating U.S. export laws by supplying advanced chips to Chinese entities.…

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AMD increases official Ryzen 7 9800X3D pricing to 542 Euros in Europe due to exchange rate fluctuations

AMD increases official Ryzen 7 9800X3D pricing to 542 Euros in Europe due to exchange rate fluctuations

AMD might be worried about changing prices based on the exchange rate. However, these incremental updates are not affecting the chip's real-world pricing due to the chip's non-stop availability issues.…

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STALKER 2 Pushes the Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU to Its Limits, Struggling to Hit 100 FPS Average at 1080p Resolution in Certain Scenarios

STALKER 2 Pushes the Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU to Its Limits, Struggling to Hit 100 FPS Average at 1080p Resolution in Certain Scenarios

STALKER 2 is an extremely demanding game from both a CPU and GPU standpoint, pushing a powerful CPU like the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D to its limits so much that…

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NVIDIA Blackwell GB202 GPU For Flagship GeForce RTX 5090 To Measure Around 744mm2, 22% Larger Than 4090’s AD102

NVIDIA Blackwell GB202 GPU For Flagship GeForce RTX 5090 To Measure Around 744mm2, 22% Larger Than 4090’s AD102

NVIDIA's Blackwell GB202 GPU for the GeForce RTX 5090 Flagship will see a hefty die size increase versus the existing Ada flagship. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's GPU Will Be 22%…

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Top-end and mid-range RTX 50-series cards are rumored to launch in early 2025, and entry-level cards to follow later — RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 up first

Top-end and mid-range RTX 50-series cards are rumored to launch in early 2025, and entry-level cards to follow later — RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 up first

Nvidia is rumored to launch the RTX 50 series GPUs early next year. Source

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NVIDIA’s Upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 Sees First Retail Appearance; Being Sold In “Workstation” Pre-order By Comino

NVIDIA’s Upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 Sees First Retail Appearance; Being Sold In “Workstation” Pre-order By Comino

Prior to the official release, a workstation PC integrator, Comino, has started to sell out units based on NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, which is indeed interesting to see. NVIDIA's…

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