Nvidia quietly launches 12GB RTX 5070 laptop GPU — midrange mobile gaming gets more VRAM amid the RAMpocalypse

Despite ongoing memory shortages, Nvidia has launched a higher-capacity 12GB trim of its RTX 5070 laptop GPU. The new part has 50% more capacity compared to Nvidia’s existing RTX 5070 8GB model.

Better Hardware Could Turn Zeros into AI Heroes
Better Hardware Could Turn Zeros into AI Heroes

When it comes to AI models, size matters.Even though some artificial-intelligence experts warn that scaling up large language models (LLMs) is hitting diminishing performance returns, companies are still coming out with ever larger AI tools. Meta’s la…

The GeForce RTX 30-series upgrade matrix — does your Ampere GPU need an upgrade in 2026?

We go over every GPU in the RTX 30-series lineup to determine whether or not it’s the right time to leave the Ampere platform for newer Blackwell and RDNA4-based pastures.

RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, ‘This is the best scam I’ve ever seen’ — Scammers pulled a factory-level job to sell a dud to unsuspecting customer

Northwest Repair was sent an Asus ROG Strix 4090 that had a dead core and memory chips with fake markings to make it look like the real thing. Unfortunately, there’s no way of telling what these counterfeit parts actually …

Intel has reportedly cancelled discrete gaming GPUs for the upcoming Xe3P Arc “Celestial” family — gaming GPU remains uncertain even for the next-gen Xe4 “Druid” lineup that lands in 2027

New leaks claim that Intel’s upcoming Xe3P graphics architecture won’t feature any discrete gaming GPUs, and even the next-gen Xe4 lineup isn’t confirmed to. Intel is instead prioritizing the datacenter and workstation seg…

Enthusiast fixes 30-year issue with S3 graphics card — hacking the VBIOS fixes black levels by scalpelling out the Virge DX’s ‘pedestal bit’

A retro hardware enthusiast has demonstrated a fix that eliminates the washed-out appearance people witness when using 1990s graphics cards from S3.

GPU Renters Are Playing a Silicon Lottery
GPU Renters Are Playing a Silicon Lottery

Think one GPU is very much like another? Think again. It turns out that there’s surprising variability in the performance delivered by chips of the same model. That can make getting your money’s worth by renting time on a GPU from a cloud provider a r…

AI galaxy hunters are adding to the global GPU crunch

Astronomers are turning to GPUs to find needles in the galactic haystack.

Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures.