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Introduction The MSI VANGUARD series are a new model of graphics card from MSI for the GeForce RTX 50-Series of GPUs, announced and shown at CES 2025, check out MSI’s YouTube video introduction here. Today we have the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G VANGUARD SOC LAUNCH EDITION (G5080-16VGSL) to...

Yes, GDDR7 like GDDR6X takes a lot of power, reducing memory allows the GPU to sustain a higher clock, HOWEVER, there is a cap based on the bin, so you hit a point that the GPU just can't do that clock speed, thus Voltage is needed to overcome that, and that increases power again by a lot on...

Thanks for that suggestion, as I said above, I personally think that is a great idea to test. Right now, something like that wont be soon, but I've got it written down in my potential reviews doc.

That's an interesting idea, give me some ideas (examples) of what to test to accomplish this. I also think it is true that the 5090 is being held back by the CPU, I said as much in my review.

Introduction The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is NVIDIA’s next-generation graphics card featuring the new Blackwell architecture with an MSRP of $999. The GeForce RTX 5080 is the second GPU in NVIDIA’s new RTX 50 Series lineup, a tier-down from the flagship enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090, aimed at...

Introduction On January 23rd, 2025 we reviewed the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition video card, with availability on January 30th, for a retail MSRP of $1,999. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition performed well, and we overall experienced a 30-35% performance uplift on average...

Hot Take - 16GB VRAM is fine for the next 2 years.

Me too, me too, it's a long one boys! I attempted to include some relevant topics and testing, considering the new technologies. It's just the tip of the iceberg on potential testing. Frame Generation is one of the hardest things to convey.

Introduction The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is NVIDIA’s flagship next-generation graphics card featuring the new Blackwell architecture with an MSRP of $1,999. NVIDIA is introducing new technologies such as Neural Shaders, improved RT Cores, improved Tensor Cores, Mega Geometry Technology, DLSS 4...

"Enable More FSR 4 Titles for Radeon RX 9000 Series" I mean, that should have been the default anyway, they do this a lot, FSR 3, FSR 3.1, AFMF, etc... this happens far too often. They really need to take their time and release with support of these features, or patterns will repeat.

Too much to unpack there at the moment, but no.

Since Frame Gen does not give you more performance in games, no.

March is smart, pair it with 9950X3D/9900X3D, and, then, they get the spotlight after NVIDIA launches everything, so they get the 'last' word so to speak, it'll be more recent in peoples brains after the excitement of 50 series plays itself out for the first couple of months. Launching it now...

Introduction The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI motherboard is based on AMD’s new B850 chipset for the AMD AM5 platform, and it is targeting an appealing midrange price point of just $229.99, allowing more enthusiasts to jump on the AM5 platform. The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI supports AMD’s...

Not new, it's 12V-2×6, and it's not perfect. I however, do not know what the failure rate is on it, and how many if any have been reported melting. Still has the inherent issue of lower tolerances than traditional 8-pin cables.

Introduction The ASRock Intel Arc B570 Challenger 10GB OC video card is new from ASRock and based on the Intel Arc B570 (Battlemage) GPU. ASRock is a well-known manufacturer of computer hardware components, and in the past has been a big provider of AMD-based solutions. When Intel Arc A-Series...

ON the topic of DLSS, I was resistant to DLSS upscaling for a long time, what I have enjoyed the most is DLAA (I'm an image quality fiend), and apparently DLSS 4 AI Transformer model should have better DLAA as well, so I'm looking forward to that. I would only use DLSS Upscaling if I'm not...

In the plaque, it does state those IOPS are for Random r/w I'm looking forward to the E28, the E26 has been very fast, and drives with it sport the best performance and latency, but it did run hot and heavy, looking forward to that improving. Now we just need the NAND flash to keep up.

Introduction AMD is starting the new year off with a bang at CES, announcing a lot of new products coming in 2025 aimed at multiple product segments. For us, and our readers, some of the things we are most excited about will be the announcement of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D CPUs...

Introduction The new GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 is a brand-new motherboard from GIGABYTE based on the AMD AM5 platform and the new AMD B850 chipset. It is targeting an MSRP of $229.99, allowing more enthusiasts to jump on the AM5 bandwagon in a more affordable package. Yet, it still...