Leaker says Sony expects PS5 Pro specs to surface this month, as dev kits make their way to game studios (www.tomshardware.com)
Redditor finds heavy block of iron shavings inside cheap PSU, also appears to lack safety protections (www.tomshardware.com)
That's one way to bypass quality control.
Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages (www.tomshardware.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 gets triple the framerate using an unholy combination of Nvidia and AMD tech — Nvidia DLSS Frame Generation plus AMD Fluid Motion Frames delivers impressive benchmark results... (www.tomshardware.com)
Uncovered EA patent would use AI to replace professional voice actors with (fake) you (www.tomshardware.com)
Sidestepping GPU ban, Chinese factories dismantle and transform Nvidia RTX 4090 gaming cards into AI accelerators (www.tomshardware.com)
Thousands of GeForce RTX 4090 transformed into AI accelerators.
Steam's regional price hikes of up to 4298% could spur exodus from Argentina and Turkey gamers (www.tomshardware.com)
Intel's New GPU Drivers Boost Performance Up To 750% in DX11, 53% in DX12 (www.tomshardware.com)
For context: DirectX support in Intel’s ARC GPUs were really lacking due to running on a transition layer, it was one of the sore spots of their new graphics card. This update looks like it will help massively.
Intel's New GPU Drivers Boost Performance Up To 750% in DX11, 53% in DX12 (www.tomshardware.com)
Testing Alan Wake 2: Full Path Tracing and Ray Reconstruction Will Punish Your GPU (www.tomshardware.com)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super Rumored to Feature 20 GB VRAM (www.tomshardware.com)
Might have special appeal in China where the RTX 4090 is about to be sanctioned.
Microsoft Repositions 7TB 'Project Silica' Glass Media as a Cloud Storage Solution (www.tomshardware.com)
AMD Counter-Strikes Itself, Pulls Driver After Anti-Lag Feature Causes CS2 Bans (www.tomshardware.com)
AMD Counter-Strikes Itself, Pulls Driver After Anti-Lag Feature Causes CS2 Bans (www.tomshardware.com)
Memory Prices Rebound Due to Reduced Production, Increasing Demand (www.tomshardware.com)
Nvidia Hints at DLSS 10 Delivering Full Neural Rendering, Potentially Replacing Rasterization and Ray Tracing (www.tomshardware.com)
[Rumor] Microsoft Eyes AMD Zen 6, RDNA 5 for Next-Gen ‘Cloud Hybrid’ Xbox Console (www.tomshardware.com)
Microsoft says it is currently debating using ARM64 or AMD Zen 6 architecture for the CPU. Note that the Xbox Series X uses a custom Zen 2 CPU, while Zen 4 is used in present-day laptops and desktops. Microsoft appears to be leaning towards an AMD Navi 5x (RDNA 5) GPU compared to RDNA 3 for the current-generation Radeon RX 7000...
Nvidia Says Native Resolution Gaming is Out, DLSS is Here to Stay (www.tomshardware.com)
Modder Turns Framework Laptop PCB Into a Handheld Gaming PC (www.tomshardware.com)
What if the modular computing evangelists at Framework decided to make a handheld? YouTuber Pitstoptech has largely answered this question by building a “fully upgradeable gaming handheld” around one of Framework’s upgradable motherboards....
Benchmarks Reveal Six-Core Ryzen Z1 Is Optimized for 15W Gaming (www.tomshardware.com)
Even though the Z1 comes with 3x fewer RDNA3 CUs compared to the Z1 Extreme, it offers superb efficiency at 15W....
AMD Phoenix-Powered PC Handheld With RGB Keyboard Is a Step Closer to Launch (www.tomshardware.com)
Handheld gaming device specialist Ayaneo has finalized its highly anticipated RGB keyboard-packing portable device. On its Discord channel, the firm confirms the Ayaneo Slide is now in trial production....
Intel Releases Starfield-Centric Graphics Driver to Iron out GPU Bugs (www.tomshardware.com)
Intel has launched a new graphics driver for users of its Arc A-Series and Iris Xe GPUs. This update delivers some highly desirable fixes for Starfield players. Among the improvements users should see with Intel Graphics Driver 31.0.101.4672 include: faster load times, better stability, and fewer visual artifacts....
Bazzite is a SteamOS Clone That Supports Gaming PCs and the Steam Deck (www.tomshardware.com)
Bazzite isn't an exact clone of SteamOS 3, but its functionality is virtually identical to Valve's operating system. On the surface, Bazzite features an identical desktop experience to SteamOS 3. Thanks to the integration of KDE Plasma — a customizable Linux desktop environment, and Valve's KDE themes from SteamOS, Bazzite...
Intel's Arc Alchemist GPUs Have Hidden Security Flaws (www.tomshardware.com)
Intel has disclosed a new vulnerability (INTEL-SA-00812) that affects the company's Arc A770 and Arc A750, two of the best graphics cards. Classified with a medium severity rating, the potential security flaw may permit denial of service or information disclosure....
AMD 'Inception' Vulnerability Affects Zen 3 and 4 (www.tomshardware.com)
AMD is not aware of any Inception exploits outside of security research circles.
