Why it’s an awful time to buy a graphics card
If you follow PCWorld’s The Full Nerd podcast, you might know that my general rule of thumb is that you should upgrade your PC’s components when they’re no longer performing as well […]
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Intel plans Xe consumer graphics for laptops first, a discrete card in 2021
Intel’s upcoming Xe HPG discrete graphics card will indeed have hardware ray tracing, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The catch? That new discrete GPU for gamers won’t actually show up until 2021, while laptops […]
Graphics sales surge, with AMD and Nvidia benefiting at Intel’s loss
Spurred by the pandemic, consumers snapped up more computers with GPUs, a leading analyst firm said Tuesday. Second-quarter GPU sales were up overall 2.5 percent globally over the previous quarter, with year-to-year […]
Should you preorder Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards?
Should you preorder Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards? If you want a GeForce RTX 3070, 3080, or 3090 in your hands any time near their various launches, I think the answer’s […]
What cable do I buy for my HDMI 2.1 graphics card? | Ask an expert
Q: I plan to buy an Nvidia RTX 3080 because of its HDMI 2.1 support—it’ll pair nicely with my LG C9 TV. I’ve researched cables, but information about actual HDMI 2.1 48Gbps […]
Graphics card zombies: 7 GPUs you absolutely shouldn’t buy now
We’ve been telling you for a while that it’s an awful time to buy a graphics card, but now we’re serious. Nvidia’s next-gen GeForce RTX 3080 is here (with the RTX 3070 […]
Laptop graphics 2020: Integrated vs discrete, which should you buy?
Integrated graphics in laptops have long been the butt of jokes among PC gamers, as that technology so worthless that it comes free with your laptop. But times and technologies are changing, […]
GeForce RTX 3080 vs. RTX 3090: Which graphics card should you buy?
After two years of waiting, Nvidia’s ferocious GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards are here, starting with the highest-end options. Now that the dust has settled, enthusiasts may be wondering: Should I buy […]
Sept 2020 top product alerts: graphics cards, Intel CPUs, and more
What a month. After the uneven ebb of product announcements through spring and summer, companies let loose in September. It’s a lot to take in, so we’ve pared down the highlights to […]
Intel’s Iris Xe Max GPU brings graphics chops to thin-and-light laptops
Intel claimed Saturday that its new Iris Xe Max graphics can outperform Nvidia’s GeForce MX350 in gaming, and even top a GeForce RTX 2080 in some encoding tasks. How it does that—through […]
