Nvidia's reportedly creating a 20GB RTX 3080 Ti to combat AMD's Radeon RX 6900 XT

Is this a lower power version of the RTX 3090?

Published: 4th November 2020 | Source: @kopite7kimi - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

Nvidia's reportedly creating a 20GB RTX 3080 Ti to combat AMD's Radeon RX 6900 XT

Rumour has it that Nvidia's working on an RTX 3080 Ti graphics card, a new Ampere SKU which will act as a new competitor to AMD's upcoming RX

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Horizon Zero Dawn's latest patch addresses the game's Anisotropic Filtering Bug

The game's Shader Optimisation step has been removed

Published: 4th November 2020 | Source: Horizon: Zero Dawn | Author: Mark Campbell

Horizon Zero Dawn's latest patch addresses the game's Anisotropic Filtering Bug

Horizon: Zero Dawn's 1.07 patch is a gamechanger, addressing the game's long present Anisotropic Filtering bug while also making the game's shader optimisation step optional when users load the game for the first time.

Now, Horizon Zero Dawn players can enjoy
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PCIe 6.0 remains on track for a 2021 launch, delivering breakthrough bandwidth for future devices

Expect doubled data rates over PCIe 5.0

Published: 4th November 2020 | Source: PCI-SIG | Author: Mark Campbell

PCIe 6.0 remains on track for a 2021 launch, delivering breakthrough bandwidth for future devices

PCI-SIG has confirmed that version 0.7 of the PCIe 6.0 standard has been released to the organisation's members, bringing the high bandwidth interconnect one step closer to widespread adoption.

While PCIe 4.0 remains the new hotness in the
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BloodRayne 1 & 2 are returning to PC this month with remastered "Terminal Cut" versions

Updated for modern PCs on Steam and GOG

Published: 3rd November 2020 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

BloodRayne 1 & 2 are returning to PC this month with remastered "Terminal Cut" versions

Thanks to Terminal Reality and Ziggurat Interactive, PC gamers will soon be able to play a remastered version of BloodRayne 1 & 2. Coming to Steam and GOG on November 20th, these remasters are due to deliver gamers enhanced visuals, modern gamepad (XInput) support and upscaled cinematics.

Gamers
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AMD showcases Ray Tracing in DIRT 5 and Godfall

Ray tracing is here, and its a big deal

Published: 3rd November 2020 | Source: AMD Radeon | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD showcases Ray Tracing in DIRT 5 and Godfall

Thanks to AMD's RDNA 2 architecture, AMD has delivered ray tracing on console hardware. While Nvidia was the first to deliver hardware-accelerated raytracing in 2018 with Turing, AMD is the company to make raytracing mainstream, transforming raytracing from a niche feature to a must use part of the next-generation
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Bethesda's next-gen Creation Engine overhaul is the largest to date

Expect to see the new Creation Engine in Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI

Published: 3rd November 2020 | Source: Develop: Brighton Digital 2020 Interview | Author: Mark Campbell

Bethesda's next-gen Creation Engine overhaul is the largest to date

As part of an interview at the Develop: Brighton Digital 2020 conference , Bethesda's Todd Howard discussed the next-generation overhauls that Bethesda Softworks are making to their Creation Engine, the engine which will power Starfield and The
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Intel

Intel Rocket Lake and Alder Lake CPU pictured - A glimpse of LGA 1700

Intel's next two CPU generations have been pictured

Published: 3rd November 2020 | Source: Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel Rocket Lake and Alder Lake CPU pictured - A glimpse of LGA 1700

Thanks to Yuuku_AnS over at Bilibili , we have alleged images of Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake processors, CPUs which will deliver users double-digit IPC improvements, PCIe 4.0 capabilities and more. More information about Tiger Lake is available here .

Rocket Lake is due to
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Godfall will use 12GB of VRAM at 4K Ultra settings - The RTX 3080 has 10GB...

Does Nvidia's RTX 30 series have too little VRAM?

Published: 3rd November 2020 | Source: Godfall Developers | Author: Mark Campbell

Godfall will use 12GB of VRAM at 4K Ultra settings - The RTX 3080 has 10GB...

AMD has just released a new partner video, highlighting how AMD has worked with Counterplay Games to enhanced Godfall's PC version. AMD has helped Godfall's developers to integrate support for features like DirectX Raytraced Shadows
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AMD confirms that the RX 6000 series will support ray tracing in existing titles

Expect today's ray tracing games to run on AMD's latest GPUs

Published: 3rd November 2020 | Source: AdoredTV | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD confirms that the RX 6000 series will support ray tracing in existing titles

AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series of graphics cards will support hardware-accelerated ray tracing. So far, the company has been silent regarding the performance of their new GPUs within ray tracing applications, leaving fans and enthusiasts to speculate about the performance
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Dragon Quest 11 S: Definitive Edition now has a 10-hour free demo on Steam

The game's launching on Steam on December 4th

Published: 3rd November 2020 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

Dragon Quest 11 S: Definitive Edition now has a 10-hour free demo on Steam

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition is due to release on Steam on December 4th, revamping the original game with new features which come via the game's incredibly popular Nintendo Switch release.

Sadly, existing owners of Dragon Quest XI
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