How a $20 NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 video card became a $1000 fashion handbag
If you have an old NVIDIA video card, don’t rush to throw it away. You can turn it into a fashion accessory and sell it for 50 times more. The GPU Purse is just such a handbag for computer fans.
Nvidia loses $280 billion in one day — record drop in the history of the US stock market
Shares of Nvidia, a leading computer chip maker, suffered a record drop on September 3. The company’s market value decreased by $280 billion after the US Department of Justice sent an antitrust subpoena.
«The world’s first GPU»: nVIDIA GeForce 256 is 25 years old
August 31, 1999 nVIDIA (as the name was then spelled) announced the GeForce 256 graphics card, which was released on October 11 of that year. Advertised as the «world’s first GPU», the video card completely changed the market. The term GPU (short for Graphics Processing Unit) was also coined by NVIDIA.
Get your powerful PCs ready: Star Wars Outlaws consumes over 20 GB of video memory in 4K
Apparently, the developers used the Force to create such demanding graphics.
NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics cards will get GDDR7 memory and consume less, — laptop manufacturer
The chairman of the Chinese computer manufacturer Shenzhen Hasee Computer has unveiled some specifications of laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics cards. Wu Haijun spoke about them during a meeting with the media.
Rich and unhappy: NVIDIA employees work in «sweatshops» 12-15 hours a day and don’t have time to spend millions
Since 2019 NVIDIA shares increased by 3776% (thanks in particular to sales of the main chip needed to run artificial intelligence systems), and many employees have become rich but still face stress at work.
Khadas modular mini-PC — the first device with Intel Core Ultra 200V, NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti and battery
The modular mini-PC with battery backup and discrete graphics is a surprise in itself. Khadas also adds processors Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will get its own graphics card — MSI announces special RTX 4070 Ti Super
MSI is planning to release a new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card model dedicated to the upcoming game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl».
NVIDIA announces partnership with MediaTek — monitors with G-Sync won’t require a separate chip
Today, NVIDIA announced a partnership with MediaTek that will bring G-Sync technology to the manufacturer’s scaling chips. Monitors with the new chip will not require a separate and expensive NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate module.
Be careful when buying: NVIDIA confirms RTX 4070 with slower GDDR6 memory
NVIDIA has officially confirmed the video card RTX 4070 with GDDR6 memory. At the same time, the company is keeping the original RTX 4070 on the market.
The world’s only NVIDIA RTX 4090 SUPER — YouTubers created a video card 39% more powerful than the original
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 SUPER video card is fake — it was created on the Teclab YouTube channel. The use of RTX 3090 Ti, AD102 chip, and GDDR6X memory as the basis for the system has significantly increased performance.
NVIDIA RTX 4090D video cards with 48 GB of internal memory are now available
NVIDIA’s China-focused RTX 4090D graphics card based on the AD102 processor, designed to circumvent US export restrictions, is now available with double the memory capacity of 48 GB.
How much memory does your video card really need in 2024
The system requirements for video games are growing every year, and marketers are only adding fuel to the fire to motivate gamers to upgrade their computers. In this article, we’ll figure out how much memory a video card will really need in 2024. We’ll consider modern AAA games, popular online projects, and immortal hits that […]
Final trailer of Black Myth: Wukong — epic battles, new characters and plot details
The video contains new battle scenes, story inserts, new levels and characters.
PC of the month (August 2024)
Over the past few months, Ukrainians have been increasingly interested in laptops rather than desktops. As a result, prices in stores are changing in favor of PCs, so in this edition of the PC of the Month, we’ll take a look at classic configurations again, but with a focus on energy efficiency. We’ll select the […]
Forcing an update: NVIDIA drivers cause «death screen» with Windows 10 and older processors
In February of this year turned out to bethat some older computers cannot run the latest versions of Windows 11 due to the lack of the POPCNT instruction set. Now it’s been reported that Windows 10 users are also experiencing the POPCNT issue, and the cause is NVIDIA graphics drivers.
NVIDIA is phasing out RTX 3060 graphics cards — customers are asked to hurry
According to Board Channels reports with information from manufacturers, NVIDIA has announced the last opportunity to place orders for the RTX 3060 series.
NVIDIA RTX 4070 expects a memory shortage — but video cards may become cheaper
Chinese technical resources report that the shortage of Micron GDDR6X video memory threatens to cause a shortage of NVIDIA RTX 4070 and other popular graphics cards. NVIDIA may release versions with slower GDDR6.
NVIDIA boss says we’ll need only three computers in the future: to create AI, to model AI, and to run AI
At this year’s Siggraph event, NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang spoke to Wired for an hour about NVIDIA, RTX, and AI. Among other things, he said that artificial intelligence systems will require three times as many computers in the future.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 video card will be 48% faster than 4090, TITAN AI will also be released, — insiders
According to new unofficial information, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is 48% faster than the RTX 4090. Also, NVIDIA is allegedly working on a new high-performance RTX TITAN AI graphics card.
NVIDIA RTX 40xx graphics cards are overheating massively due to poor thermal paste — researcher recommends replacement
NVIDIA’s graphics card partners are allegedly using cheap thermal paste in RTX 40xx cards, which causes them to overheat. This is according to a well-known German repairman and enthusiast, Igor Wallossek.
Energy crisis? No, we haven’t. NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5060 graphics cards will consume much more
The PC power supply calculator from Seasonic has suddenly become very interesting. The online tool has received NVIDIA RTX 5090 and other new graphics cards as calculation options.
TSMC is worth $1 trillion — why the Taiwanese chipmaker is important and what challenges it faces
On Monday, Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC briefly joined the small club of companies worth more than $1 trillion. Over the past nearly four decades, TSMC has become one of the most important companies in the world — a leader in chip manufacturing that powers most of the world’s electronics.
The counterfeit ASUS NVIDIA RTX 4090 video card had a chip from the 3080 Ti with a changed labeling
Chip fraud is widespread in the computer component market. The Northwestrepair repair service showed an ASUS NVIDIA RTX 4090 TUF video card with a GPU from a less powerful model of the previous generation.
AMD almost bought NVIDIA 20 years ago — only one person prevented it
NVIDIA is now a one of the largest players in the technology marketIts capitalization is much higher than Intel and AMD. But it turns out that AMD almost bought the company once. A former AMD engineer recently said that when NVIDIA was a startup, the company almost bought it CEO Jensen Huang then refused because he categorically demanded that he…
NVIDIA RTX 4060 — the most popular mobile video card on Steam, Windows 11 almost caught up with the tenth version of the OS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 continues to be the most popular desktop graphics card in June Steam according to the monthly survey, although it lost half a percentage point (5.66%; -0.53%). The inexpensive GTX 1650 is in second place, but it is also losing ground (4.16%; -0.36%). In third place, with an increase of almost a percentage point (3.58%;…
Startup Etched announces the most powerful chip for AI Sohu based on the ASIC principle — 8 of them will supposedly replace 160 NVIDIA H100
Etched is one of NVIDIA’s competitors in the AI processor market. The startup offers a different approach to their creation, which is similar to the production of ASICs for mining — specialization in a specific type of generative AI, namely the so-called transformers. The chips will not work with other models, but will have orders of…
NVIDIA is not among the top 100 recognizable brands, despite its rapid growth — the company is known only to gamers
Four of the five most valuable companies in the world, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, are also the most recognized public brands. NVIDIA, which this week briefly overtook Microsoft and became the most valuable company in the world (now only third), is not among the top 100 most famous names in the latest list Interbrand.
NVIDIA becomes the most valuable company in the world with a capitalization of $3.34 trillion
NVIDIA market capitalization reached NVIDIA’s market capitalization reached $3.34 trillion, allowing the company to overtake Microsoft ($3.32 trillion) and become the most expensive in the world. Despite the recent growth of Microsoft and Apple shares, NVIDIA shares have risen even more. Only earlier this month, the company became the second…
Intel Core i9 13 and 14 instability not resolved — new microcode patch only mitigates impact
Website Igor’s Lab reported that Intel has discovered the root of the stability problems with 13th and 14th generation Core i9 processors (Raptor Lake) with unlocked overclocking. Intel has prepared a corresponding microcode patch, but reported Tom’s Hardwarethat the update improves the consequences but does not solve the problem.
The worst computer components of 2024: what not to buy
How to build a profitable computer without making serious mistakes? It is enough to know the worst computer components in 2024 to avoid them. We have conducted a detailed analysis of the market of new and used PC parts and are ready to share useful information with our readers. There are much more good and […]
The NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti video card was sold for $1.63 — but was uncompetitive due to shipping
The NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti video card was sold for $1.63. A visitor to the American online store Newegg shared a photo of the found offer (now the product has been removed). Unfortunately, the refurbished NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti cost $400 to ship, making it uncompetitive with other similar graphics cards on Newegg. The payment for the video card was made in…
When will laptops with NVIDIA RTX 50xx and new Intel and AMD processors be released — leaked plans for two years
The hackers got access to the materials of laptop manufacturer Clevo and learned about the time and details of the release of NVIDIA RTX 50xx mobile graphics cards, new generation Intel and AMD processors, and laptops with them.
Move over, Apple. NVIDIA became the second most valuable company in the world with a capitalization of $3.01 trillion
NVIDIA has become the second most valuable company in the world. On Wednesday evening, the chip giant’s market capitalization reached $3.01 trillion and surpassed Apple, which is worth $3 trillion.
«Huang was here»: NVIDIA boss signed a woman’s breast — yes, you got it right
It seems that NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang feels like a real rock star: he has been signing autographs a lot lately. And if sign the video card is quite decent, then signing a woman’s breast, even if it is clothed, is quite bold for the head of a technology corporation.
Elon Musk «moved» from Tesla to X and xAI 12 thousand NVIDIA H100 AI chips — shares fell, investors are unhappy
CEO Elon Musk has asked NVIDIA to send 12 thousand NVIDIA H100 artificial intelligence processors its companies X and xAI instead of Tesla. NVIDIA’s emails on the matter also indirectly suggest an exaggerated picture of Tesla’s purchases, as reported by CNBC.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang signs PNY RTX 4070 SUPER graphics card at Computex 2024 — it’s green and SFF-Ready
While visiting the PNY booth at Computex 2024, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang noticed an unusual-looking graphics card. He was attracted by the relatively thin, eco-friendly RTX 4070 SUPER turbine model. Typically, these graphics cards are not so colorful — they are more likely to be black or gray, because they are not intended for public display.
NVIDIA at Computex 2024: SFF-Ready compact PCs, G-Assist AI game assistant, automatic overclocking without losing warranty
NVIDIA did not present any new graphics cards at Computex 2024, but it showed a lot of technologies that can help gamers. The company unveiled a new standard for compact PCs supported by manufacturers, created an AI assistant for complex games, enabled automatic video card overclocking in its program, and allowed the use of the AV1 codec at 120…
NVIDIA unveils Vera Rubin — next-generation GPU architecture
At Computex 2024, NVIDIA announced its new Vera Rubin GPU architecture. What started out as a talk on artificial intelligence changed when NVIDIA talked about updating its data center chip architecture.
Palit showed NVIDIA RTX 4090 with 7″ screen — it is unknown whether the concept will go into production
Palit has introduced an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card with a 7″ screen and Lynk+ AIO modular cooling system. This seems to be the first graphics card with its own screen, at least this big. The 7-inch diagonal is like a small tablet or a large smartphone.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, along with executives from TSMC, MediaTek and Quanta, walked the night market in Taiwan
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and the heads of some of the largest companies in the semiconductor business were spotted together at the Ningxia Night Market in Taiwan. TSMC founder Morris Chang, MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai, Quanta CEO Barry Lem, and famous architect Chris Yao were partying with NVIDIA CEO. The party took place on the eve of Computex 2024, and…
NVIDIA GeForce G-Assist: the company’s April Fool’s joke of 2017 may become a real technology
Today, on May 30, NVIDIA published a cryptic tweet in which it recalled an old joke. The phrase «The future is never far away…» seems to announce some kind of technology «from the future». More specifically, the seven-year-old video in the post hints at this.
Ready for NVIDIA RTX 5090: graphics cards weighing up to 58 kg can be handled by Gigabyte’s new motherboard
The size of modern graphics card cooling systems is sometimes as impressive as their weight. Gigabyte has prepared for the heaviest NVIDIA RTX 5090s and offers a PCIe 5.0 connector and mount that can support up to 58 kg. I would not like to think that this is a hint of the size of future graphics cards.
Nvidia’s success in 5 years has increased Jensen Huang’s fortune from $3 billion to $90 billion
Five years ago, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang owned a share of his company worth approximately $3 billion. However, thanks to the successful development of the business and the record growth of shares this week, his capital is now worth more than $90 billion.
Samsung HBM chips fail Nvidia tests due to high power consumption and heat generation issues – Reuters
Samsung’s newest HBM (high bandwidth memory) memory chips failed Nvidia’s test for suitability for use in artificial intelligence accelerators. The problem is that such chips consume too much power and generate too much heat. This was stated by three people with knowledge of the matter.
New NVIDIA graphics cards every year: announcement of annual development cycle amid 262% revenue growth for the quarter ($26 billion)
NVIDIA’s revenue grew by 262% last quarter, exceeding investors’ high expectations and pushing the company’s shares up in trading. NVIDIA also announced a 10-for-1 stock split effective June 7, and announced a 150% increase in its quarterly dividend.
Intel and AMD will talk about Lunar Lake and Zen 5 processors at Hot Chips 2024 on August 26-27 — what we know about them now
Hot Chips 2024 conference published a detailed schedule of presentations by Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and all other participants that will take place at the event. Over the course of three days, from August 25 to 27, physical and virtual attendees will be able to familiarize themselves with tutorials, presentations, and keynotes from representatives of…
Dell’s plans for 2027 leaked: Intel Panther Lake and Nova Lake processors, three generations of Snapdragon X, NVIDIA RTX 50xx and 60xx graphics cards
A large leak from Dell contains plans for the laptop manufacturer, as well as Intel, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, and AMD. The materials were published by the website VideoCardz. The journalists came across the presentation while searching for information on current Dell XPS laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. They stumbled upon a 300-page document…
NVIDIA and MediaTek are developing an ARM processor for PCs — Apple’s M4 competitor will be released in 2025, with an official announcement in June
Taiwanese edition Economic News Daily says MediaTek will join forces with NVIDIA to develop an AI-enabled PC processor. The Arm-based architecture is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year. The collaboration between MediaTek and NVIDIA and the latter’s entry into the ARM PC processor market could significantly change the…
NVIDIA unveils CUDA-Q platform to integrate quantum computers with the company’s supercomputers
NVIDIA announced on the creation of the CUDA-Q quantum computing platform, which will operate in national supercomputing centers around the world. Supercomputers in Germany, Japan, and Poland will use the platform for quantum processing units (QPUs) in their high-performance computing systems. It is a software support for the operation of existing…
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