Leaked FSR 4.1 INT8 Model Confirms Compatibility with RDNA 3.5

Valve has begun integrating AMD's FSR Upscaler 4.1 into its Proton compatibility layer to enable FSR 4.1 on the SteamOS Linux-based operating system. Recently, we reportedthat AMD has been developing a separate model for FSR Upscaling 4.1 to function on RDNA 3. This involves converting from the FP8 data type used on RDNA 4 GPUs to INT8 data types to ensure smooth operation on RDNA 3. One of the biggest questionssurrounding FSR 4.1 compatibility was whether the solution would work
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This $79 Lifetime Deal Replaces Your ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Subscriptions

Switching between ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and a handful of other AI tools just to land on one solid answer means you're paying for overlapping capabilities several times over, easily $60 to $80 a month, or hundreds a year. ChatPlayground AI doesn't just bundle the big three. It puts more than 20 models, including GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, and Perplexity, side by side on a single dashboard. Run a single prompt and

(PR) LG Display OLED becomes world's first to achieve "Perfect Color/Brightness" certification

LG Display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that its entire lineup of large-sized OLED panels, including for monitors and TVs, has become the first in the world to receive "Perfect Color/Brightness Accuracy up to 500 lux" certification from global testing and certification organization Intertek. This certification confirms that a display can accurately reproduce both color and brightness regardless of viewing conditions or content.

The certification is particularly meaningful as it quantitatively validates how accurately a display reproduces color and brightness

iiyama Launches G-Master GOB2701QSC-B1 Titan Falcon Monitor

iiyama today launched its first gaming monitor based on an OLED panel, the G-Master GOB2701QSC-B1 Titan Falcon. The 27-inch flat-screen uses a 4th Generation Meta 3.0 OLED panel sourced from LG Display. It offers a WQHD (2560 x 1440 pixels) resolution with 280 Hz refresh-rate, and a response time as low as 0.03 ms. The monitor is NVIDIA G-SYNC compatible
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GIGABYTE Launches RTX 5080 AORUS Infinity Wood, RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti AORUS Infinity Graphics Cards

GIGABYTE expanded its AORUS Infinity line of flagship custom-design GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards with three new models, two of which are based on the GeForce RTX 5080, and the third one on the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. The company had debuted the AORUS Infinity series with the top-dog GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Infinity, which was unveiledat CES 2026, and went on salefrom May. The RTX 5080 AORUS Infinity Wood
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Princeton Intros PHD-ISM2G4DG Mainstream M.2 Gen 4 NVMe SSD

Princeton Memory introduced the PHD-ISM2G4DG, a mainstream M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD. The drive comes in 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB capacities, and is based on a Phison E27T series DRAMless controller, which it surprisingly pairs with 3D TLC NAND flash memory. The entry-level 512 GB variant offers up to 7100 MB/s sequential reads with up to 4300 MB/s sequential writes; while
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Intel to Revive "Raptor Lake Next" Even for Gaming Notebooks to Soak Up DDR4 SODIMM Inventory

Last week, it was reported that Intel is bringing back its Core "Raptor Lake" client microarchitecture a second time under the " Raptor Lake Next" internal codename, and newer Core (non-Ultra) nomenclature, to cater to the PC crowd benefiting from its DDR4 memory backwards compatibility to save on memory costs. It turns out that the company is also bringing this second refresh to the gaming notebook segment, specifically the HX segment that uses discrete GPUs. These processors will feature Core (non-Ultra) series

Microsoft Will Again Force-Install Microsoft 365 Copilot App on Windows 11

If readers recall, earlier this year in mid-March, Microsoft stoppedautomatically installing its Microsoft 365 Copilot App on Windows 11 by default. Instead, the company decided to leave this option to users, which makes sense considering it is their operating system. However, Microsoft is now reversing this decision after only a few months, once again requiring the installation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot application on Windows 11 systems. For those familiar with the regular Copilot application, Microsoft 365 Copilot is

NVIDIA's "Blackwell-Next" GPU Appears in Linux Kernel Patches

NVIDIA's next generation of graphics cards, under the "Blackwell-Next" name, began their integration into the Linux kernel some time ago. The latest set of patches now includes updates for handling Compute Express Link (CXL). This particular patch is intriguing because it refers to the next generation of NVIDIA GPUs with the "Blackwell-Next" architecture, even though NVIDIA has publicly confirmed the codenames for its upcoming GPU architectures multiple times. From the "Blackwell" generation, we have seen another variant called "
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(PR) Consumer DRAM Shortages Extend to DDR2 Products with Contract Prices Expected to Continue Rising in 3Q26

TrendForce's latest research reveals that structural tightening in mature-node DRAM supply is forcing consumer DRAM buyers to adopt legacy memory products to secure larger supply allocations. This has triggered a new wave of demand for procuring older-generation DRAM components, driving continued price momentum across legacy products such as DDR2 and DDR3.

Following strong gains in 1Q26, TrendForce estimates DDR2 contract prices will rise by approximately 55-60% in 2Q26, followed by a further 35-