AX Gaming launches GeForce RTX 3070Ti X3B and RTX 3080Ti X3W with ‘Punk Pro MAX’ cooler

AX Gaming Renegade launches GeForce RTX 3080Ti and RTX 3070Ti graphics cards in China

There is a good chance are you are not familiar with the AX Gaming Renegade brand, because it only launched last year as E-Sports centric, exclusively in China.

The graphics card from the AX Gaming brand is produced by Innovision (the same company that owns INNO3D). which is why you may find some similarities between the designs. The company claims that it has its own separate R

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Gigabyte preps X570SI AORUS Pro AX Mini-ITX motherboard with passive cooling

Gigabyte also working on the X570S motherboard in Mini-ITX form factor

Last week Gigabyte officailly launched as many as five X570S motherboards, a new series based on an upgraded chipset that does not require active cooling. It appears that Gigabyte will still be adding motherboards to this lineup.

The X570I Aorus Pro WiFi will soon be upgraded to X570SI Aorus Pro AX. As the name suggests this motherboard will also feature passive chipset cooling and we can immediately

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Intel LGA18XX socket spotted, is it for Meteor Lake?

Intel LGA-17XX and LGA-18XX sockets

A photo of the LGA17XX/1800 socket cover has been shared by @momomo_us . It appears that the same cover could be used for both types of sockets, which suggests they could be the same size.

While LGA1700/LGA1718 sockets have already appeared in the leaks quite extensively, the LGA18XX had only appeared once. Intel 12th Gen Core series

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AMD launches 4700S Desktop Kit featuring Zen2 APU from Xbox Series?

AMD launches 4700S, a mysterious APU

AMD finally released its Desktop Kit featuring 4700S APU with Zen2 architecture.

Make no mistake, this is not a Ryzen APU. AMD was quite careful not to use this branding for this mysterious hybrid between embedded/desktop APU. There are some similarities and some differences between this APU and its successor was known as A9-9820, which was using salvaged Xbox One processors.

For starters, AMD did not release a photo

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AMD Radeon RX 6600XT and RX 6600 with Navi 23 GPU appear in the drivers

Desktop AMD Radeon RX 6600 series to feature Navi 23 GPU

It looks like Radeon RX 6600 series launch is imminent.

AMD promised to launch its mobile RDNA2 series in the first half of this year. AMD has delivered on this promise and many Radeon enthusiasts are already using ASUS ROG Strix G15 laptops featuring RX 6800M graphics. That promise was made at CES 2021 many months ago, but we are still waiting for the full fulfillment, which

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NVIDIA to launch A100 PCIe accelerator with 80GB HBM2e memory

NVIDIA preparing A100 PCIe with 80GB memory

NVIDIA confirms 80GB is coming to the GA100 accelerator series with a PCIe interface.

NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40GB in NVLINK configuration, Source: NVIDIA

The GA100 is the biggest GPU based on NVIDIA Ampere architecture. This chip features 54 billion transistors on an 826mm 2 die. Combined with 40GB or 80GB of HBM2e memory we are looking at a powerful compute

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Intel DG2 GPU with 256 Execution Units spotted alongside 14-core Alder Lake mobile CPU

Intel DG2 with 256 Execution Units offers GeForce GTX 1050 performance

Intel DG2 appears in the Geekbench leak.

While the Geekbench result pages do not explicitly mention DG2, it is no secret that there are no Gen12 Xe GPUs from Intel featuring more than 96 Execution Units. There were actually two Gen12 GPUs tested in a very short time using the same Alder Lake CPU. One features 96 Execution Units, but the other features 256. One would guess

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(PR) MSI introduces X570S MAG Tomahawk MAX and Torpedo MAX motherboards

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Roger That! MSI MAG X570S Series Motherboards are Enlisted in the Coming Days

[Taipei, Taiwan]At the beginning of June, MSI presented the brand-new X570S Series motherboards during MSI‘s online product launch event. The unique designs and remarkable features sparked widespread discussions. Here are more in-depth concrete details regarding the MSI MAG X570S Series.

In 2019, AMD’s X570 platform came out

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Microsoft Game Development Kit for XBOX now includes AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution support expands to Xbox Series S|X and Xbox One

AMD FSR is now included in Xbox Game Development Kit as a preview.

Just two days ago AMD announced its FidelityFX SuperResolution upscaling technology for Windows desktop PCs. Today Jason Ronald, a director of program management at Xbox, announced that FSR will be part of the Xbox GDK which enables the technology on Windows, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One X, and Xbox One.


(PR) DirectStorage to only work with Windows 11

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Windows 11: The Best Windows Ever for Gaming

Gaming has always been fundamental to Windows.

We build Windows to be a magical place, where everyone can play, connect, and create. That’s why we’re delighted to bring you Windows 11, with superior graphics, amazing speed, and an incredible selection of games.

Immerse Yourself in Superior Graphics

Games will look better than ever thanks to Auto HDR, a unique capability we’re offering with Windows 11 which automatically adds

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