In the end, it was only a matter of time before the effect I leaked of the revaluation of the RTX entry-level models with the artificially braked non-A chip of certain Nvidia cards, such as a GeForce RTX 2080 in the form of a suitable BIOS in the wild and this firmware also appears in the BIOS collection of Techpowerup. If you would like to know [...]
Sapphire's first Navi card is with the Pulse actually the entry model, if one follows the previous nomenclature of the manufacturer. This also entails compromises and today we will sound out which and what this means for the customer.
RTX On and Cyberpunk, a hotly debated feature story. The game is already reaching the margins of the game, about which other providers can only marvel, so that the expectations are of course immensely high. Of course, you will have to deliver, otherwise the disappointment will be all the greater later on.
You can see it as you like, but the latest quarterly report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) shows once again that it was a very positive quarter for AMD, despite all the supposed or obvious bottlenecks. In order to be able to classify and evaluate this correctly, however, one must first look at the entire market. Now Jon Peddie Research is, of [...]
In the meantime, we have arrived at version 1.1.0 and there are several new functions and changes to the interface. New is the "Save" button, because you can now load your own (or foreign) settings files in addition to BIOSen, which you saved with the also new "Save" button beforehand. This makes it possible to create various [...]
The new white paper on AMD's RDNA Gaming architecture is available and linked for reading. The white paper includes a technical analysis of the "Navi" architecture—the basis of graphics cards—including the new Radeon RX 5700 Series GPUs. The RDNA architecture has been optimized while providing backward compatibility with the GCN [...]
Powercolor showed us the way with the Silent-BIOS, today we follow with a tutorial for everyone that is suitable for everyday use: no more BIOS flashing and no more Wattman tricks, but a comprehensible manual that is easy to implement with our free MorePowerTool...
What’s the best way to annoy your competitors? By impressively showing who has the longest and greatest. And if you are a bit more subdued when it comes to price and can score points with features, then a product almost sells itself. Too much praise in advance? Honour to whom honour is due, but you’re right. That should be included in [...]
Powercolor sets a decent fragrance brand with the RX 5700 XT Red Devil - both in terms of performance and the massive cooler as well as in terms of price. There is also a Silent BIOS that really honors its name. But I don't want to spoil, I want to test. So it's best to read for yourself.
The MSI RX 5700 Evoke OC Edition was deliberately placed by MSI below the Gaming and Gaming X models in order to be able to operate significantly cheaper on the market. In and of itself, such an endeavour is also very praiseworthy, whereby of course it always depends on where the manufacturer has set the red pen and has to save in order to really [...]
With our tests, I can now finally use the new laboratory, which makes many things easier and better for me. But we will write a walkthrough article in due time. By the way, I would like to point out already at the beginning that I was (and am) in connection with MSI in the course of the tests concerning a modified BIOS with lower fan speeds. But [...]
We are happy that our community member hellm has finished the software MorePowerTool (MPT for short) for the release and that we can offer this software here on our RTG page exclusively for download as well as the direct support in the forum. For the installation and use of the software you have to follow some hints and rules, which we would like [...]
MSI didn't crack at the self-interpretation of the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Gaming X Trio, but probably used the unsuperrated model and took over almost everything 1:1, which was by no means a bad idea. An extremely potent cooler, which also works on the in-house RTX 2080 Ti, meets an above-average board, so this remains the case with the [...]
With the GeForce RTX 2080 Super, Nvidia continues on the path taken to upgrade all the current GeForce RTX once again and to replace the "older" cards step by step. In terms of performance, these are certainly measurable steps, but the potential buyer will certainly not get these performance gains at zero cost either. But we will write [...]
I was looking forward to the respective interpretation of the board partner cards for the GeForce RTX 2060 Super and today I just start with an MSI RTX 2060 Gaming X, because it was the first card to arrive in the lab. Exactly and thoroughly with Tear Down as always...
During our test of the Radeon RX 5700 and 5700 XT, we had already made an initial comparison to present the capabilities of AMD RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) technology, which allows image playback to be scaled up as well as in the native definition. Improved. We have also promised to examine the result more closely with an HDMI grabber, the only [...]
In contrast to Nvidia's restrictions, the default settings of the Radeon cards can be de facto eliminated and changed at will – be it clock limits, power limit or even the voltage. Always provided you have the right profile at hand. The whole thing is called SoftPowerPlayTable and can be quickly implemented into the registry for the end [...]
In the meantime, some test samples have arrived in the laboratory and are just waiting for the test. But it's like the doctor, you always have to come nicely early and then still wait nicely until the sister Helga calls you in. And the order is decided by the Uncle Doctor anyway....
Overclocking has become a true popular sport, but with the AMD cards of the last few years it has always been a bit difficult. So now Navi comes and suddenly everything changes. Well, almost. Provided you change the cooler. And that is exactly what I did today. With a brand new Vector Radeon RX 5700 from EK Waterblocks, some water and a few tricks [...]
Introduction Three big launch items are actually impossible for a quasi-one-man show, since the double launch was already a real hurdle. But something is possible and always, so that there will be a longer article about Navi from me today, which also contains a quite exclusive part, which you will surely only be able to read here today. Because I [...]
