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AI Yi-Yi!
This article touches on several developments in artificial intelligence, including Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus, Google's rollout of AI information agents, and NVIDIA's Blackwell platform for AI.
Steam Hardware Survey finally shows AMD GPUs properly, and the results are unexpected
The latest Steam Hardware Survey for June 2024 now accurately reflects AMD GPU usage, showing a significant increase in AMD's overall market share to 19.1%. While AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is the most popular AMD card, Nvidia continues to dominate the top positions with its GeForce RTX series, particularly the RTX 3060.
Possibly the first instance of Asus' anti-melting 12V-2×6 power cable…err…melting shows up, adding more fuel to the fire that is Nvidia's connector
A new instance of an Asus ROG Equalizer power cable, designed to prevent melting issues with Nvidia graphics cards, has reportedly melted. While the exact cause is unknown, this incident adds to ongoing concerns about Nvidia's 12VHPWR and 12V-2x6 connectors, which have been linked to melting due to power delivery imbalances. The article discusses potential solutions and user advice for mitigating these risks.
Nvidia GeForce Now annual plans just dropped to as low as $64.99 in summer sale
Nvidia is offering significant discounts on annual plans for its GeForce Now cloud gaming service as part of a summer sale. Annual subscriptions for the Performance and Ultimate plans are available at reduced prices, with savings of up to $70, bringing the cost down to as low as $64.99. These discounted rates are available until July 8.
Arm's ray-traced demo of its neural technologies for mobile phone gaming proves that there's an alternate chip…
Arm has partnered with Sumo Digital to showcase its new neural rendering technologies for mobile GPUs with a tech demo called Neural Dawn. The demo features ray tracing, AI denoising, and frame generation, suggesting potential applications beyond phones, particularly for handheld gaming PCs. While the technology is impressive, widespread adoption by game developers remains a significant hurdle.
Subscriptions, Clouds, and Streams
NVIDIA announced its GeForce NOW Summer Sale, offering discounts on cloud gaming subscriptions. The sale highlights NVIDIA's focus on cloud-based gaming services and subscription models.
Hardware Reviews
This article features reviews of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU and the GIGABYTE AERO X16 laptop. The CPU review focuses on its maximum cache performance, while the laptop review highlights its AMD Strix Point processor, low weight, and NVIDIA graphics.
A new RX 9070 has landed at Amazon in time for Prime Day, but I'd avoid following the Golden Rabbit
A new AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (Golden Rabbit Edition) graphics card has become available in the US, but the article advises caution due to its lower specifications compared to the original RX 9070. While the GRE model features 12GB GDDR6 VRAM and a narrower memory bus, the original offers 16GB and more compute units. The author suggests that with Prime Day approaching, better deals on superior models might emerge, making the GRE edition less appealing unless significantly discounted.
The latest market data shows GPU shipments are holding up for now but AMD isn't making any inroads on Nvidia
Recent market data indicates that PC graphics card shipments remained stable in the first quarter of 2026, despite broader chip supply issues. Nvidia continues to dominate the market, with AMD showing minimal gains and holding under 10% market share. The data's reliability is questioned due to past revisions and discrepancies between unit sales and revenue figures, especially when considering console chip sales which benefit AMD significantly.
Browser-based dirt bike game is 'Motocross meets Wall Street,' letting you ride Nvidia and Intel's stock…
StonkRider is a new browser-based game that transforms stock market charts of companies like Nvidia, Intel, and AMD into dirt bike tracks. Players can ride these charts, with controls allowing acceleration, jumping, and trajectory adjustments. The game offers a unique distraction, with over 5,300 rides completed since its launch.
Save Big and Play Bigger: GeForce NOW Summer Sale Brings Major Membership Savings
NVIDIA is holding a summer sale for its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service, offering significant discounts of up to $70 on 12-month memberships. The service provides access to PC games across various devices with high-end cloud hardware. New titles like Guild Wars 3 are coming to the platform, with current members receiving exclusive in-game rewards for Guild Wars 2 and Guild Wars Reforged.
The BBC quizzed chip maker TSMC on the possibility of increased prices and you're really not going to like the…
TSMC's Chief Financial Officer, Wendell Huang, indicated that the company is likely to increase prices for its semiconductor manufacturing services. While not sudden four or five-fold increases, he suggested that price adjustments reflecting the company's value, including technological leadership and manufacturing capacity, are probable due to rising costs and high demand. This news comes as PC component prices are already a concern for consumers and the industry.
GTX 1050 Removed. Switched To Onboard Graphics!
The author details persistent issues with their NVIDIA GTX 1050 graphics card, including display driver crashes that led to forced restarts. After the card failed to be fixed by driver updates or cleaning, they switched to the integrated AMD Vega graphics on their Ryzen 5 3400G CPU. While the integrated graphics allow the PC to function, they are significantly weaker than the GTX 1050, impacting gaming performance.
AMD exec says DDR5 RAM pricing won't normalize until 2028 — and it's sad that given other predictions, I…
An AMD executive predicts that DDR5 RAM prices will not normalize until 2028, citing a slow recovery. This outlook contrasts with some other industry predictions, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's suggestion that the memory crisis could last until 2029 or 2030. Additionally, rumors suggest Lenovo may implement further price increases on its PCs and laptops.
Evening Mobilization
Arm Holdings has developed new technology that enables the use of Unreal Engine MegaLights on mobile devices. The article also briefly mentions NVIDIA's work on safety for robotaxis and a move by Mint Mobile.
Evening Tech Bits
Intel's upcoming Z970 and Z990 chipsets are expected to consume up to 14W at peak load, featuring increased PCIe 5.0 support. Meanwhile, AMD claims its Zen 6 architecture will offer a 256-core design, positioning itself competitively against Nvidia.
AI Yi-Yi!
The article discusses the ongoing debate and developer apologies regarding the use of AI in game development, citing PC Gamer. It also mentions NVIDIA's efforts to accelerate Google DeepMind's DiffusionGemma for local AI applications.
AI Yi-Yi!
NVIDIA's Confidential Computing technology will support Apple's Private Cloud Compute initiative. Meanwhile, Microsoft's AI chief no longer believes AI will replace human workers, and Anthropic's Fable 5 is mentioned.
GeForce Hotfix Driver
NVIDIA has released a new GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 610.52 to address issues found in the previous 610.47 driver. This update aims to resolve reported problems for users.
2026 is shaping up to be one of the worst years ever for new graphics cards as Nvidia's RTX 50 Super Series refresh…
New rumors suggest that Nvidia's RTX 50 Super Series graphics cards, initially rumored for late 2026, have been delayed to early 2027, potentially launching at CES. So far in 2026, only minor revisions like the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE and laptop-specific Nvidia RTX 5070 12 GB have been released, with next-generation architectures from both AMD and Nvidia not expected until late 2027 or 2028.
