After numerous articles, explanations, and follow-up tests, today we’re taking a different approach. I have three intriguing topics for you: the possible origin story of the 12VHPWR connector, the deliberate ignorance of the originally intended 8-pin EPS connector, which continues to prove its resilience against defeat in power supplies and [...]
Today the time has finally come, I have the first VA panel in my test. This means that I have now tested all the current display types. Introducing the Cooler Master GA271. I wouldn’t normally take a look at this monitor, but the RRP of 159.90 euros immediately got me interested. A monitor with a resolution of 2560 x 1440p and 100 Hz refresh [...]
In the latest notes from the LLVM project, the two AMD RDNA 4 “Navi 4X” GPUs were mentioned. A developer has pointed out that target names and ELF numbers need to be defined for new GFX12 targets, which include the GFX1200 and GFX1201. It is mentioned that both GPUs behave identically to the GFX11 of the “RDNA 3” family for [...]
With the Radeon Pro W7700, AMD is now closing the huge gap between the previously tested Radeon Pro W7800 and W7600, thereby completing its own portfolio of RDNA3 graphics cards for productive use. Even though this chip and the corresponding design as a gaming graphics card would place it very elegantly between a Radeon RX 7600 and the RX 7700XT [...]
AMD today announced that it will deliver on its promise to bring support for ROCm and other machine learning and development features to its customer-facing products within the RDNA 3 GPU family. Last month, the company introduced support for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon PRO W7900 GPUs, and is now expanding the offering to include the Radeon [...]
If you think I’m going to take another look at a monitor I’ve already tested, you’re not wrong. Visually, the KTC M27P20 Pro (M27P20P) looks extremely similar to the Cooler Master Tempest GP27U. You could almost call them identical twins. The built-in panel from AU-Optronics is also the same as the GP27U. The Cooler Master [...]
New information from Kopite7kimi suggests that NVIDIA is preparing its Blackwell GPUs, which will later be used in the GeForce RTX 50 gaming series. The next generation of GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” GPUs from NVIDIA is expected to use the latest 3nm manufacturing process from TSMC and adopt the DisplayPort 2.1 standard. TSMC’s [...]
Once again, we’re experiencing a Groundhog Day feeling with graphics cards and their power supply. One might think, “Here we go again,” but this time everything is much more relaxed. Yes, once again there’s the smell of spectacularly fried plastic in the air, as KrisFix has once again supplied me with olfactory delights. If [...]
According to a report from the Chinese Board Channel Forum, NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4080 and 4070 Ti GPUs are currently being discontinued and will no longer be produced. This is because the release of the “SUPER” series is imminent and the focus is on this new product line. Forum users who have close relationships with board [...]
NVIDIA’s next-generation gaming GPU, the GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell”, is expected to offer support for GDDR7 memory, claims leaker Kopite7kimi. His latest revelations thus indicate that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 flagship gaming GPU will offer GDDR7 memory support. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series is expected to utilize the [...]
Prototypes of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti have once again surfaced and they clearly trump the Titan RTX graphics card that is next to it. The rejection of the 4090 Ti prototypes may have been due to their massive GPU cooling and uniquely engineered design. The prototype of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti has already been seen several times. Or [...]
The AMD Radeon™ PRO W7700 graphics card is a professional graphics accelerator that aims to set a standard with a price of around 950 EURO. According to AMD, it offers an impressive double-digit performance increase in key professional applications compared to the competition and a perfect combination of reliability, stability and exceptional [...]
AMD took its time with the Navi32, probably also for resource reasons, and now PowerColor even comes with an RX 7800XT Hellhound in a completely white dress – right down to the board and coils. The GeForce RTX 4070 is always firmly in view and of course poses with the 16 GB graphics memory. The cooler is huge, the power limit is ample and [...]
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 400 SUPER GPU family is expected to be unveiled at CES 2024 in January, most reporters agree. During this event, the company will present the cards and it is also said that the launch date for the product line is already planned for January 2024 as well (although it could still be postponed due to NVIDIA’s internal [...]
The CMP 50HX GPU from NVIDIA, which was originally developed for crypto mining, has now been converted into a gaming card. However, its performance is not particularly impressive. Due to limited PCIe lanes and a lack of driver support, NVIDIA’s CMP “crypto” GPUs are woefully unsuitable for gaming. The CMP range was introduced in [...]
I admit it, this is more of a relaxation interlude today, because I’m still really exhausted from the analysis article, the most authentic translation possible and the two videos from the weekend. And no, we’re not getting any younger, just wiser. I hope so. And so I thought I’d simply give ChatGPT, the chief engineer, the task [...]
Today’s article is the result of several months of laboratory work, extensive measurement series, development work, and constant cross-checking. The matter of the 12-volt connectors is unfortunately so complex that I had to look for a new approach to complete the picture. And no, there isn’t THE one cause, but always a causal chain of [...]
The first tests on the performance of the AMD Radeon RX 7900M “Navi 31” GPU are now available and it beats the GeForce RTX 4080 laptop GPU, at least in 3DMark Time Spy. However, the AMD Radeon RX 7900M, the flagship of the RDNA 3 laptop GPUs, is only slightly faster than the RTX 4080 in the first 3DMark tests. The AMD Radeon RX 7900M [...]
I have prepared a very elaborate article for next Monday (06.11.2023) that reflects in detail on my work over the last 6 months on this seemingly never-ending topic. And I can already spoil the fact that the pieces of the puzzle that are still missing from my point of view and have probably finally been found now provide a much more complete [...]
AMD recently released the latest driver for Radeon, which includes support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and AI acceleration for RDNA GPUs and APUs. The driver includes performance improvements and optimizations for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and DirectML. It is compatible with all RDNA GPUs and APUs, but not with older Polaris and [...]
