Posts tagged “Nvidia RTX”

The RTX 3080 continues to be sold out almost everywhere, but when it does finally come back in stock, is it worth spending that little bit extra on one of the more expensive versions of Nvidia's new flagship GPU? I've been testing the enormous MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio to find out.

Yesterday, AMD gave us our first glimpse of what their upcoming RX 6000 Big Navi graphics cards will be able achieve at 4K. While the bulk of their Zen 3 event was centred around their Ryzen 5000 CPUs, we also got a first look at their first Big Navi GPU in action, running Borderlands 3 on its top Badass quality settings at an average of…

I do love a good techno pricing gaff and the latest one comes courtesy of Currys PC World, whose RTX 3070 pre-order page currently lists four such GPUs for a whopping £3070, making Nvidia's upcoming mid-range GPU more than twice as expensive as their top of the line RTX 3090. Still, I think we can all see what's gone wrong here, can't we?

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 is very nearly here. It's the third Nvidia Ampere GPU that's being released this year, and we finally know how when it's releasing and going on sale, as well as much it's going to cost. Set to deliver faster performance than Nvidia's previous flagship graphics card for a fraction of the cost, the RTX 3070 could be one of the…

The new Nvidia RTX 3080 may still be almost impossible to get hold of, but as an indicator of what the next generation of 4K graphics cards have in store for us, it's definitely one to watch for anyone looking to upgrade their PC in the coming months. Indeed, we've already seen what kind of a leap it offers over the existing RTX 2080 and…

You may not be able to buy it anywhere right now, but Nvidia's new RTX 3080 GPU has very much set the bar for next-gen graphics cards. It represents a significant leap over the existing RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Super, both at 4K and lower resolutions, and it's hands down one of the best graphics cards Nvidia's ever made. But just how much faster…

Update: many retailers are now out of stock of the RTX 3090, so here's an update on UK and US availability.Nvidia's monstrous RTX 3090 is upon us. Launching today at 6am PT / 2pm BST, Nvidia's so-called "BFGPU" will allegedly bring 8K gaming to the masses - a rather pointless endeavour if you ask me, especially since the only 8K displays you can actually buy…

Nvidia have issued their second apology this week, this time for the launch of the RTX 3090. The so-called "BFGPU" isn't due to go on sale until 6am PT / 2pm BST later today, September 24th, but Nvidia's apology confirms previous reports that there will be a "limited supply" of GPUs available when it goes on sale. "We want to apologise upfront that this will…

On paper, Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 3080 lays claim to a lot of sexy headlines. Its 4K gaming performance is significantly faster than its immediate and identically priced predecessor, the RTX 2080, and it even beats Nvidia's previous flagship, the RTX 2080 Ti, offering 4K 60fps speeds on max settings in almost all of today's top games for almost half the money - at least…

The RTX 3090 is almost here. Dubbed the "BFGPU" of the new Nvidia Ampere family (that's a reference to Doom's BFG, in case you're wondering), the RTX 3090 is set to be the world's fastest graphics card when it launches this Thursday, September 24th, thanks to its ability to play and capture games in 8K - a feat which sounds impressive until you realise that…

Nvidia have apologised for last week's "frustrating" RTX 3080 launch, stating that demand for their new flagship GPU was "overwhelming" and that "we were not prepared for this level [of enthusiasm], nor were our partners." The apology was posted on their GeForce blog earlier today, answering community questions such as what the overall RTX 3080 stock situation is like at the moment, and why their…

The RTX 3080 went on sale yesterday for seemingly all two minutes before it vanished into a puff of broken websites, out of stock stickers and ludicrous Ebay scalpers. Many retailers are still struggling to cope with demand, too - indeed, Newegg have said that they experienced more traffic than the morning of chuffin' Black Friday yesterday, and that their entire RTX 3080 inventory sold…

The RTX 3080 went on sale at 2pm BST today, and by all accounts it sold out pretty much instantly. Unsurprisingly, scalpers have already taken to eBay to try and get as much money as they possibly can for Nvidia's hot new graphics card - and some mad souls are currently bidding on an RTX 3080 Founders Edition for a whopping $80,600.

Nvidia's RTX 3080 is here. Launching today, Thursday September 17th, at 6am PT / 2pm BST, the RTX 3080 is the first Nvidia Ampere GPU to be released in 2020, and we've gathered together everything you need to know about it, including what time it goes on sale, where you can buy one, how much it's going to cost, and its specs and benchmark figures.…

The tech behind the super fast load times on the Xbox Series X is coming to PCs in the form of DirectStorage, Microsoft have announced. The DirectX API aims to dramatically reduce loading times and enable developers to create bigger, more detailed worlds than ever before thanks to its "best in class IO tech" (that's input / output, in case you're unfamiliar with the term)…

Nvidia's next-generation of RTX graphics cards is almost here. Based on their new Ampere GPU architecture, the RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and their Titan-class RTX 3090 GPUs are arriving later this month and into October. Now that the dust has settled a bit since their initial unveiling on September 1st, I've now updated our RTX 3000 series hub with new images, extra info and additional…

If you're planning on upgrading your graphics card to one of the new Nvidia Ampere RTX 3000 cards over the next couple of months you might find it rather difficult to get hold of one until early next year. According to a new report from Tweaktown, industry sources have said the first wave of RTX 3080, RTX 3090 and RTX 3070 GPUs will be much…

Hot off the heels of last night's Nvidia Ampere reveal, we also got new ray tracing trailers for Cyberpunk 2077, Minecraft, Watch Dogs Legion, and the newly announced Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. I've collected them altogether below, but the Cyberpunk 2077 one is particularly shiny, if only because it's a new "max settings 4K trailer" showing CD Projekt Red's upcoming RPG at…

If the comparatively low prices of the new Nvidia Ampere RTX 3000 graphics cards weren't already enough to tempt you into upgrading your GPU this year, then Nvidia's freshly-announced RTX 3000 bundle will no doubt sweeten the deal further. I mean, RTX 2080 Ti-level performance for £469 / $499 on the RTX 3070 is already a tantalising proposition, I must admit, but anyone who buys…

The number of confirmed ray tracing and DLSS games is still pretty small at time of writing, but today's big Nvidia Ampere reveal added another key addition to the slowly growing line-up: Fortnite. I'm not entirely sure why, given its art style largely consists of big, blocky worlds and colourful cartoon characters, but hey, if you've been particularly looking forward to doing battle with Fortnite's…