NVIDIA reportedly shifts RTX 50 supply toward RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti 8GB in 2026

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

NVIDIA said to be focusing on 8GB models now

A new report from China claims NVIDIA adjusted its RTX 50 series supply plan for 2026 due to rising memory chip costs.

In mid 2025, the 8GB models were not welcomed with much enthusiasm. Little did we know that higher-capacity memory on graphics cards could soon become a problem.

The most recent report from Board Channels says shipments of GeForce RTX 5060

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ASRock launches Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White with built-in screen and 12V-2×6 power connector

ASRock’s new Taichi is white, has a screen, and is actually a bit heavier than the original model

ASRock has listed a new white Taichi graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi White 16GB OC (RX9070XT TCW 16GO). The main change is an LCD Information Center mounted on the top edge.

ASRock says the LCD can show system information and animations. The existing black RX 9070 XT Taichi 16GB OC page does

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ASUS confirms AMD Ryzen AI 400 “Gorgon Point” laptops are set to launch January 22nd

AMD Gorgon Point has a release date

ASUS has reportedly confirmed that AMD Ryzen AI 400 laptops will go on sale starting January 22 , suggesting that this is the official launch date for the new lineup. The date appeared on product listing on Chinese JD platform, seemingly through the official ASUS store.

Ryzen AI 400 is essentially a refresh of the Ryzen AI 300 “Strix Point” series, using the same Zen 5 CPU architecture, Radeon graphics, and XDNA NPU. It’s more

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Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus “Arrow Lake Refresh” confirmed for Acer Predator laptop

Intel preparing Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

Intel kind of likes pluses.

Who would have thought that today we would see not one, but two “flagship” Intel CPUs appear on the same day. Both leaks are from Geekbench, and both show the unreleased and unannounced Core Ultra 200K Plus series, also known as Arrow Lake Refresh. The first leak featured Core Ultra 9 290K Plus , a desktop SKU, and it looks like we  now have a confirmation on a laptop version

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MSI is giving away GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING card

MSI is giving away a single GeForce RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z

MSI has started a “Break Your Limit” social campaign tied to the newly announced GeForce RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z. The page labels the card as the return of the LIGHTNING line and centers the marketing around extreme overclocking.

To enter, MSI asks users to find the “Break Your Limit” post on MSI Gaming social channels and comment with the hashtag #LightningBreakLimit . The prize list includes an RTX 5

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Micron says it’s ‘helping consumers’ by removing Crucial from consumer market

Micron defends Crucial wind-down, says meaningful DRAM supply gains won’t arrive until 2028

Micron is pushing back on the backlash over shutting down Crucial. The company says the move does not mean Micron is leaving consumers behind.

In a Wccftech interview, Micron VP Christopher Moore argued that the “consumers are being abandoned” narrative is wrong from Micron’s perspective. Moore said Micron is still helping consumers, just through different channels, mainly by supplying memory to OEMs that build laptops and other systems.

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New 240p/360p resolution tests show what DLSS 4.5 can rebuild from almost nothing

DLSS 4.5 ‘AI magic’ turns 240p resolution into a ‘playable’ experience

Source: Cremieux

Gamers have been sharing comparisons of DLSS that appear to be almost fake. They drop a game to something like 240/360p, then switch DLSS on and off and see the output jump back to something that looks like a normal PC capture. In still shots, the change can be massive. A blurry blocky frame that reminds me of playing Doom in the 90s

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Intel

Intel Core Ultra 290K Plus spotted on Geekbench

Intel Arrow Lake Refresh coming soon

Fortunately or not, Intel is following its plans to launch new SKUs for its desktop platforms.

A new Geekbench entry shows the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus , one of the Arrow Lake Refresh desktop parts that did not show up in CES 2026 announcements. If the naming holds, this is part of a “Plus” update for the LGA-1851 platform. Perhaps the last one that we know of.

The listing shows the chip running on

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AMD sets Ryzen 7 9850X3D review embargo to January 28

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D set to launch this month

AMD is already reaching out to tech media outlets and confirming that the first samples of the upcoming 8-core CPU for gamers are on the way. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D was announced last week at CES 2026, perhaps the biggest announcement from AMD so far this year.

Regardless, as we recall, a leak from a French retailer mentioned January 29 as the samples embargo date. Given that

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Sparkle offically launches Arc Pro B60 at $799 for consumers

SPARKLE launches Intel Arc Pro B60 Series with 24GB blower card and enterprise passive models

SPARKLE has announced the launch of its Intel Arc Pro B60 Series professional graphics cards. The lineup starts with a 24GB Blower Edition aimed at workstation builds and AI inference workloads.

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