AMD's China-specific RX 7650 GRE slots in between RX 7600 and 7600 XT By Matthew Connatser published 7 February 25 The long-rumored RX 7650 GRE is finally out exclusively in China, and it mostly seems like a slightly overclocked RX 7600 with a discount.
Gamer reportedly received an RTX 5080 with RTX 5090 branding — it turns out to be an RTX 5080, after all By Matthew Connatser published 6 February 25 A mixup at Nvidia resulted in someone receiving an RTX 5080 graphics card with the words ‘RTX 5090’ etched on the cooler.
Seagate responds to fraudulent hard drives scandal, says resellers should only buy from certified partners By Matthew Connatser published 30 January 25 Seagate says it had nothing to do with used hard drives fraudulently sold as new ones, and recommends resellers to only buy from certified Seagate partners.
Huawei adds DeepSeek-optimized inference support for its Ascend AI GPUs By Matthew Connatser published 29 January 25 Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is using Huawei’s AI chips to run its wave-making R1 large language model.
German Seagate customers say their 'new' hard drives were actually used – resold HDDs reportedly used for tens of thousands of hours By Matthew Connatser published 29 January 25 German publication Heise.de reports that over fifty of its readers received used hard drives when they were supposed to receive brand-new models.
Chinese-made DeepSeek AI model records extensive online user data, stores it in China-based servers By Matthew Connatser published 28 January 25 From personal information to hardware specifications to even how you type, DeepSeek says it’s collecting swathes of data from its online users.
China-exclusive Arrow Lake CPU poses for photos — Core Ultra 5 230F debuts in sleek, black box By Matthew Connatser published 25 January 25 The Core Ultra 5 230F has finally been pictured and confirmed as a China exclusive. It has some slight differences from other Arrow Lake models.
RTX 5090 beats RTX 4090 by 36% in the Blender benchmark — RTX 5090D is 40% faster than RTX 4090D By Matthew Connatser published 18 January 25 Benchmarks for the RTX 5090 and the 5090D were leaked to the Blender benchmark database, showing the cards are modestly faster than the RTX 4090.
Nvidia blasts Biden’s new AI restrictions as ‘misguided’ – GPU giant praises Trump’s hands-off approach to tech industry By Matthew Connatser published 13 January 25 The Biden administration unveiled new AI regulations just a week before Trump’s second inauguration, and Nvidia isn’t happy about it.
Thunderbolt 5 dock with MXM graphics, M.2 SSD slot, lots of I/O debuts at CES – J5Create's device offers RTX 3060 and RX 7600M variants for about $1,400 By Matthew Connatser published 12 January 25 J5Create’s upcoming Thunderbolt 5 dock has an MXM graphics card plus a slot for 2280-sized SSDs.
Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop GPU undergoes multiple benchmark tests — flagship mobile GPU yields inconsistent results By Matthew Connatser published 9 January 25 The first RTX 5090 laptop GPI benchmark runs have appeared on Geekbench 6, but they’re wildly inconsistent.
MSI reveals Project Zero motherboards featuring concealed connectors — the trio of midrange motherboards include PZ variants of Tomahawk models By Matthew Connatser published 8 January 25 MSI has launched Project Zero variants of its Z890 motherboards, including two Tomahawk models and Pro model.
MSI shows off cable-free panoramic PC at CES 2025 — Project Zero X uses radical orientation for GPU and motherboard By Matthew Connatser published 7 January 25 MSI’s new Project Zero X PC puts the graphics card and motherboard side by side, and somehow moves both parts’ I/O ports to the back of the case.
Intel discontinues its weakest stock cooler – RS1 Laminar cooler was only used for the Pentium G7400 and Celeron G6900 By Matthew Connatser published 5 January 25 The all-aluminum Laminar RS1 stock cooler is no more as Intel discontinued it in late December, replacing it with the already existing Laminar RM1.
Solidigm finalizes consumer SSD market exit with discontinuation of drives – Storage company shut down consumer division over a year ago [Updated] By Matthew Connatser published 2 January 25 The Sk Hynix subsidiary will no longer sell its P44 Pro and P41 Plus SSDs, despite having launched to positive reviews.
Intel's budget Core Ultra 200 series chips have smaller heat spreaders than higher-end models By Matthew Connatser published 31 December 24 Leaked images show that the Core Ultra 5 245 and 225 use a different IHS than other Core Ultra 200 CPUs, and it's not clear why.
Chinese GPU maker reveals new workstation GPU for the domestic market — Moore Threads MTT X300 uses the same hardware as the gaming-focused MTT S80 By Matthew Connatser published 30 December 24 The X300 is Moore Threads’ newest professional GPU, though we’ve seen the underlying hardware before.
Nvidia finalizes acquisition of AI software firm Run:ai, takes software open source – company reportedly cost $700 million By Matthew Connatser published 30 December 24 Nvidia’s acquisition of Run:ai has finally gone through after the GPU company announced its intention to buy the software firm in April.
Huawei’s 1TB SSD shows up in South Korea for just $32 – QLC-based eKitStore Xtreme 200E promises high-end PCIe 4.0 performance By Matthew Connatser published 29 December 24 The first consumer-grade SSDs from Huawei are finally on store shelves and for a low price, at least in South Korea.
Incoming RTX 5090 could need massive power stages for possible 600-watt power draw – Nvidia’s next flagship GPU rumored to sport copious amounts of VRMs By Matthew Connatser published 27 December 24 The RTX 5090 may come with more power and power stages than any gaming GPU before it, as the GPU is rumored to use 29 VRMs.
Core Ultra 9 285K is faster in Linux than in Windows – flagship Arrow Lake chip is 6 to 8% faster on average in Linux By Matthew Connatser published 20 December 24 Linux might be the better operating system for Arrow Lake CPUs, as the Core Ultra 9 285K runs faster in the latest version of Ubuntu than it does Windows 11 24H2.
AI PC revolution appears dead on arrival — 'supercycle’ for AI PCs and smartphones is a bust, analyst says By Matthew Connatser published 20 December 24 Micron’s worse-than-expected forecast for the second quarter is down to low demand for AI PCs and smartphones.
Intel’s newest B580 GPU underperforms last-gen Arc Alchemist card in Linux benchmarks – likely due to early teething pains By Matthew Connatser published 18 December 24 It seems Intel has some work to do on Battemage’s Linux support as the B580 is much faster on Windows than on Linux, when normally it’s the other way around for Intel graphics.
Seagate launches 32TB Exos M hard drive based on HAMR technology – Mozaic 3+ drives are the world’s first generally available HAMR HDDs By Matthew Connatser published 17 December 24 The Exos M 32TB is now Seagate’s biggest hard drive, thanks to cutting-edge HAMR tech that finally materialized.
There's a budget GeForce GPU selling in China that not even Nvidia knew it made — RTX 4010 turns out to be a modified RTX A400 workstation GPU By Matthew Connatser published 14 December 24 The China-exclusive RTX 4010, which appears to not be officially made by Nvidia, was showcased in a video by YouTuber Budget-Builds Official.
