RTX 50-series
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GPU prices are climbing again, and blame the memory chips, not the graphics silicon
GPU prices are expected to increase due to rising costs of memory chips, specifically GDDR6 and GDDR7, rather than the graphics silicon itself. Nvidia has reportedly informed its board partners of upcoming price hikes for GPU kits. This situation may lead manufacturers to focus on more expensive premium cards, potentially reducing the availability of budget-friendly entry-level options.
AMD's next generation of Radeon GPUs might not launch until 2028, according to its partners
According to sources from AMD's graphics card partners, the next generation of RDNA 5 GPUs may not launch until late 2027 or even 2028, a significant delay from previous expectations. This potential launch window, coupled with current high GPU prices and demand from AI data centers, means a longer wait for refreshed competition in the PC gaming hardware market. Nvidia's RTX 5000 series refresh is also reportedly delayed to a similar timeframe.
'Every single frontier model company will jump on Vera Rubin from the get go': Nvidia CEO insists the future…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed strong confidence in the company's new Vera Rubin AI superchip, predicting it will be more successful than the previous Grace Blackwell. Huang highlighted the accelerating demand for AI infrastructure and the rapid build-out of AI factories, emphasizing Nvidia's crucial role in this expansion. While the article focuses on AI hardware, it briefly mentions the RTX 50 series GPUs are built on the Blackwell microarchitecture.
NVIDIA announces DLSS 5 with photorealistic lighting to change the future of gaming
NVIDIA announced DLSS 5, its next-generation AI upscaling technology, at GTC 2026. This new version introduces neural rendering techniques to create more realistic lighting and materials in games, with a planned launch for Fall 2026 alongside RTX 50-series GPUs. While currently requiring significant resources, NVIDIA aims for it to run on a single GPU upon public release.
Nvidia's next hardware launch for us gamers could be an RTX 5050 with a whopping 1 GB of extra VRAM
Leaked information suggests Nvidia will release an RTX 5050 graphics card with 9 GB of GDDR7 VRAM later this year, potentially using 3 GB memory modules. This configuration, with a reduced 96-bit bus width, is seen by some as a missed opportunity for a higher VRAM capacity, especially given the availability of GDDR7 technology. The article also touches on the lack of expected 'Super' refresh models for the RTX 50-series.
