Nvidia RTX 5050 9GB spotted in shipping manifest – Specifications Confirmed The renowned hardware leaker kopite7kimi has unveiled the specifications of Nvidia’s RTX 5050 9GB, an upgraded version of the company’s RTX 5050 8GB. This GPU uses 3GB GDDR7 chips instead of 2GB GDDR6 chips, which offers more memory bandwidth and capacity per chip. This […]

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Intel releases its XeSS 3 SDK to developers through GitHub Following the release of XeSS 3.0 support through its newest ARC GPU drivers, Intel has officially released its XeSS 3.0 SDK to developers. This means that all game developers can now directly integrate XeSS into their games. That said, many games with XeSS 2 can […]

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Nvidia plans to host a new “GeForce On Community Update” tomorrow Nvidia has confirmed that it will be hosting a new “GeForce On” event on March 10th at 8 am PT, acting as the company’s big gaming event of GDC 2026. Nvidia’s last GeForce On event was at CES 2026, where Nvidia unveiled DLSS 4.5, […]

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Nvidia reportedly revives its RTX 3060 using Samsung’s 8nm node to ease GPU shortages According to sources at Hankyung, Nvidia has tasked Samsung with restarting RTX 3060 GPU production using its 8nm lithography node. This will revive Nvidia’s two-generation-old RTX 30 series, which exited production in 2024. This revival will reportedly ease the global shortage of […]

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Intel officially lists its ARC PRO B70 GPU on its ARC support page It’s official, Intel are terrible at keeping secrets. Intel has officially listed its ARC PRO B70 graphics card on its support website, confirming its existence once again. Videocardz were the first to spot this listing, and so far, Intel has failed to […]

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Modders have given Mirror’s Edge a huge ray tracing upgrade A modder called “softsoundd” has released a new RTX Remix mod for Mirror’s Edge, enhancing the game’s visuals on PC with path tracing. The modder uses specific modifications to make Mirror’s Edge, an Unreal Engine 3 game, compatible with Nvidia’s RTX Remix toolkit. While the […]

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Modder ports Linux to Sony’s PS5 console and plays GTA V A modder called Andy Nguyen, also known as “theflow0” online, has managed to port Linux to Sony’s PlayStation 5 console. The modder even managed to install GTA V on the system and run it at 1440p 60 FPS with ray tracing enabled, proving the […]

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It looks like Valve’s Steam hardware is no longer launching “in the first half of this year It looks like Valve has delayed its new Steam hardware, but things aren’t as bad as they first seemed. Initially, Valve’s new “Steam Year in Review” post stated that “We hope to ship in 2026”. Now, Valve has […]

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Specifications leak for Sony’s planned PS6 Handheld and Console systems Specifications for Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 6 (PS6) console have leaked, revealing a hybrid approach to the next console generation. It looks like Sony plans to release a PlayStation 6 handheld alongside a PlayStation 6 home console. This will give Sony a competitor to Nintendo’s Switch […]

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The NAND shortage has caused SSD pricing to spike Forget the DRAM shortage; the NAND shortage has become the newest thing to ruin the affordability of PC building. A shortage of NAND memory has driven up SSD prices, raising the cost of all SSD storage. Today, a Samsung 990 PRO 1TB SSD costs £159.99 in […]

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Nvidia thinks scarcity is good for them, even if it’s bad for everyone else This week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, and he has something to say about the global memory shortage. Companies and consumers across the globe are finding it hard to acquire memory. DRAM […]

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Helldivers 2’s “Slim” build reduced install sizes by 85%, and gamers are loving it Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that Helldivers 2 will be returning its “large” PC build with the game’s next patch. This is due to the success of the game’s new “slim” version, which reduced the game’s install size by 85%. After […]

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Here’s 9 minutes of new Forza Horizon gameplay footage Through IGN, Playground Games has released almost 9 minutes of fresh gameplay footage for Forza Horizon 6, showcasing scenic driving in Japan. Forza Horizon 6 is coming to PC and Xbox on May 19th. The game’s PS5 version is releasing “later this year”. Note that this […]

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Expect to hear more about Microsoft’s “next generation” Xbox at GDC 2026 Microsoft’s Asha Sharma, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming (Xbox), has unveiled Project Helix. Helix is the codename for Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox console, and Microsoft plans to discuss the system in depth at GDC 2026. Project Helix will be able to play “Xbox and […]

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Nvidia reportedly targets “around Computex” launch for its 9GB RTX 5050 Benchlife.info claims to have confirmed yesterday’s reports of Nvidia’s planned RTX 5050 9GB graphics card, and has “confirmed” a release date for the GPU around Computex 2026. Nvidia’s reportedly planning to upgrade its RTX 5050 graphics card to 3GB 28 Gbps GDDR7 memory modules, […]

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Sony reportedly halts PC porting efforts for single-player PlayStation 5 games Recent years have seen Sony bring more and more of its classic PlayStation titles to PC, to the point that it created its PlayStation PC publishing unit in 2021 to support these efforts. Now, it looks like Sony has fallen out of love with […]

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