Unreal Engine 5.4: Smooth 60fps gaming and lightning-fast shader compilation

Unreal Engine 5.4 is finally here, bringing a range of improvements and new features that are exciting for both developers and gamers alike. With a focus on performance enhancements, visual improvements and advanced AI integration, this latest version takes the already impressive engine to a new level, enabling the creation of even more realistic [...]


Rambus introduces its new GDDR7 memory IP to further advance AI 2.0

Rambus should not be an unknown company to some. Among other things, it is known for its production of HBM, PCIe and CXL controller IP. Now it is continuing its portfolio and introducing its new GDDR7 memory IP, which is intended to further advance AI 2.0. First of all: What is the goal of AI 2.0? The aim is to obtain an interference model that [...]


Who is actually behind the PCI SIG and the PCI Express standardization?

Although many see the PCI SIG as the originator of the ill-fated 12VHPWR or 12V2x6 connector, the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG) is an industry-wide non-profit organization founded in 1992. Its members consist of hundreds of companies from the computer and electronics industry who work together to develop and promote standards for peripheral [...]


AAEON presents its new GRA-A770 with Intel’s Arc A 770 GPU

The company AAEON has presented its new Intel graphics card, based on Intel’s Arc A 770 GPU architecture. This is the next player after Biostar to enter the market with Intel graphics solutions. AAEON, an industrial PC company, has unveiled its new GRA-A770, which contains some interesting technical details. It measures 99 mm x 291 mm x 44 [...]


Sapphire Radeon RX 7900GRE Pure 16GB review – A quiet, white hot bunny?

Sapphire had already launched a white Radeon RX 7900GRE Pure 16GB shortly after the launch of the GRE in Germany, which I will test again today. Now that availability, prices and drivers have stabilized somewhat, today’s test was practically a must. Firstly, this GRE card lacks the drinker gene, as was the case with the Nitro, and secondly [...]


ASUS introduces two new monitors in its ProArt Display series

ASUS presented two new monitors from its Pro Art Display series at the NAB 2024 trade fair, which may be of interest to some. The first of these is the ProArt Display PA32KCX, which measures 7680 x 4320, i.e. 32 inches with 8K picture quality. This is said to be the world’s first professional 8K mini LED monitor. The average ΔE value is said [...]


Philips EVNIA 34M2C8600 Review – A real price-performance recommendation?

Yes yes, the Philips EVNIA 34M2C8600. A name that goes down the gullet like liquid sunlight. All joking aside! The Philips offers the same first-generation Samsung QD-OLED panel that Alienware, MSI and Samsung themselves also have in their range. So we get a 3440 x 1440p ultrawide monitor with 175 Hz refresh rate and 1800R Curved. It also comes [...]


Outplayed? KOEI TECMO files a lawsuit against the Singaporean company YOUZU

Gaming has become an important part of life for many people. Be it on a PC, console or cell phone. Everyone has something they like to spend their time with. Many developers go to great lengths to offer their customers something. However, there are also illegal ways to push their games, for example. This is precisely why the Japanese company KOEI [...]


Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080: Launch in the fourth quarter of 2024?

The next generation of NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards is already in the starting blocks and according to rumors, the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024. The new GPUs are based on the Blackwell architecture, which combines Nvidia’s latest innovations in graphics performance and energy efficiency. The [...]