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Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM DDR5 32GB 5200MHz Memory Review
DDR5 is the newest memory technology, it features much higher clock speeds than DDR4 manages to reach with lower power consumption than DDR4 due to the voltage regulator being moved from the motherboard to the DIMMs themselves, this allows for simpler motherboard designs but means that they need to be…
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AMD Radeon RX 5300XT said to have 4GB of GDDR5 Memory
There is an old metaphor about waiting ages for a bus and then having two turn up at once. Well, it certainly feels like that as the moment as the AMD 5XXX graphics card range is really starting to heat-up now. We have, of course, already seen the release of…
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AMD Announces the Radeon Pro WX 3200 Low-Profile Card
Compact and Cost Effective Workstation Solution from AMD AMD has added yet another Radeon Pro solution to their workstation video card line up. This time, it is the Radeon Pro WX 3200, a low-profile and cost-effective option. This is perfect for AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) and manufacturing industries who…
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GDDR6 Memory Is 70% More Expensive Than GDDR5
GDDR6 Memory One of the biggest upgrades seen to graphics cards in 2018 was the release of the new GDDR6 memory. The transition to the newer memory has given many benefits to manufacturers. This includes lower consumption, faster data transfer speeds and larger sizes being available. In very basic terms,…
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NVIDIA Introduces New GTX 1050 3GB Variant Video Card
New Budget Gaming Video Card Option NVIDIA has quietly listed a new GTX 1050 graphics card on their website. Unlike the original GTX 1050 however, this one sports 3GB of GDDR5 instead of 2GB. However, the differences do not stop there. It also has more CUDA cores and has slightly…
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KFA2 GeForce GT 1030 EXOC White Video Card Pictured and Specs Revealed
The folks over at Spanish tech website El Chapuzas Informatico has the exclusive scoop on NVIDIA’s latest entry level GT 1030 graphics card, specifically with a KFA2 GeForce GT 1030 EXOC White sample. Unlike what was earlier reported about the GT 1030, it appears that it is actually running with…
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AMD Introduces Radeon Pro Duo Professional Graphics Card
AMD has released a new version of the Radeon Pro Duo graphics card that is not designed for gaming, but specifically to target professionals. The Radeon Pro Duo enables professionals to tap into the parallel computing power of modern GPUs and multi-core CPUs to accelerate compute-intensive tasks in leading CAD/CAM/CAE…
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AMD RX 480 4GB Cards Actually Have 8GB of Memory!
When it comes to graphics cards, those based on the same architecture or chip often make use of the same silicon, limited down to a lower spec for the cheaper cards. This isn’t usually the case with the onboard memory however the RX 480 seems to break this trend with…
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AMD RX 480 8GB Will Only Be $229!
When AMD first unveiled the RX 480 to the world, the focus was on the 4GB variant. Though both the 4GB and 8GB models were mentioned, it was the lower VRAM capacity card that had its price of $200 revealed. Since then, the web has been live with different predictions…
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The GTX 1080M Might Not Use GDDR5X Memory
There have been rumours floating around that NVIDIA plans to forgo their traditional mobile strategy and include full desktop-grade chips in gaming laptops. While this could be the case because we’ve seen MXM modules on certain devices which offer better performance than mobile editions, it’s not entirely clear. According to…
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Micron GDDR5X Enters Mass Production
Last year, we first got word of GDD5X, a cheaper alternative than the expensive jump to HBM/HBM2. Using a similar controller to GDDR5, Nvidia and AMD would be able to increase bandwidth while dropping power consumption. The memory standard moved along quickly, getting official standardization, and entering limited production in just 3 months.…
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Nvidia May Launch 3 Pascal GP104 SKUs at Computex
For those of you hoping for massive performance jump with the launch of Pascal, prepare to be disappointed. Every new generation tends to improve performance but some more than others. According to previous rumours, Nvidia is using their GP104 die to replace the GTX 980Ti with the GTX 1080 and…
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Nvidia Pascal GP104 Spotted?
So far all of the rumours around the GP104 and GTX 1000 series have mostly been about release date and specifications. The closest we’ve gotten to physical evidence have been the shrouds for the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070. For the first time, we’re getting a picture of the physical…
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Micron Starts Sampling GDDR5X to Customers
Even when much of the excitement about VRAM is coming from HBM2, that technology isn’t quite ready for prime time yet. For now, HBM2 is still a ways away and still a premium product. To hold the line, memory vendors have come up with GDRR5X, a significantly improved version of…
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Micron Declares GDDR5X Right on Track
Engineers at the Micron Development Center in Munich have announced that they have gotten their first samples of GDDR5X back from their fab before schedule and have started testing. In addition to that, Micron is expecting to ramp up volume production of GDDR5X on their 20nm memory process sometime in…
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