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Nvidia will release its $299 RTX 5060 on May 19th

2025-05-06T10:32:28-04:00

Nvidia has announced a May 19th release date for its $299 RTX 5060 graphics card and the first laptops, which start at $1,099, that will feature it. The company says they'll be available to buy from retail partners starting at 9AM PT / 12PM ET.

At 3,840 CUDA cores, the RTX 5060 has nearly 800 fewer cores than the 5060 Ti Nvidia released last month and is the most basic of the RTX 50-series. But like the Ti version, the 5060 has GDDR7 memory, supports DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, and gets the latest ray tracing and tensor cores. The company says more games are being updated with support for DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation before th …

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GPU prices are out of control again

2025-04-25T21:18:00-04:00

An Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card. | Photo by Tom Warren/The Verge

Every so often, Central Computers - one of the last remaining dedicated Silicon Valley computer stores - lets subscribers know it's managed to obtain a small shipment of AMD graphics cards. Today, it informed me that I could now purchase a $600 Radeon RX 9070 XT for $850 - a $250 markup.

It's not alone. I just checked every major US retailer and street prices on eBay, and I regret to inform you: the great GPU shortage has returned. Many AMD cards are being marked up $100, $200, $250, even $280. The street price of an Nvidia RTX 5080 is now over $1,500, a full $500 higher than MSRP. And an RTX 5090, the most powerful consumer GPU? You can't …

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Nvidia’s latest GPU drivers fix lots of bugs and crashes

2025-04-16T08:49:08-04:00

Nvidia is releasing a new GPU driver today that includes a massive amount of fixes for bugs and crashes that have plagued its Game Ready drivers recently. After widespread reports of black screens, game crashes, and general stability issues, today's 576.02 driver release (.exe download) not only bumps the version number significantly from last month's 572.83, it also includes a number of significant fixes.

The release notes for Nvidia's 576.02 driver mention that it fixes stability issues with Windows 11 version 24H2, a BSOD when playing DLSS 4 games with Multi Frame Generation, random black screen issues with the RTX 50-series GPUs, and ge …

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Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti arrives on April 16th starting at $379

2025-04-15T15:38:57-04:00

Nvidia is announcing its RTX 5060 family of GPUs today, just a day before it releases the RTX 5060 Ti on April 16th. Two variants of the RTX 5060 Ti are launching: the $379 8GB of VRAM model and the $429 16GB version. The $299 RTX 5060 will launch at some point in May with 8GB of VRAM.

The RTX 5060 Ti will ship with 4,608 CUDA cores, a 2.4GHz base clock, 2.57GHz boost clock, and a 128-bit memory bus with either 8GB or 16GB of GDDR7. Nvidia says the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is launching on April 16th and that the 8GB model will follow "shortly afterwards." The cheaper RTX 5060 features 3,840 CUDA cores and uses a 128-bit memory bus with 8GB of GDDR7 …

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Nvidia denies reports that its RTX 50 laptop GPUs are missing ROPs, too

2025-03-06T14:38:00-05:00

Remember when Nvidia categorically told us that "no other Nvidia GPUs" had shipped, or would be shipping, with missing render units? Well, you can imagine our surprise to read that the company's RTX 50-series laptop GPUs might be affected as well, with Heise Online and Hardwareluxx reporting that Nvidia has asked manufacturers to check their laptops for fewer ROPs than promised.

But Nvidia tells The Verge there isn't actually a problem with those notebook GPUs. "All partners continue to run checks as part of our standard testing procedure," Nvidia GeForce global PR director Ben Berraondo tells us, adding that Nvidia will reach out to both G …

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Nvidia admits some early RTX 5080 cards are missing ROPs, too

2025-02-24T22:21:20-05:00

When Nvidia originally confirmed that some of its new RTX 50-series graphics cards had a "rare" manufacturing issue that left them missing some promised render units and a slight amount of performance as a result, it only named three affected cards: the RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and RTX 5070 Ti. But now, Nvidia has confirmed to us that RTX 5080 production was affected by the same issue as well.

"Upon further investigation, we've identified that an early production build of GeForce RTX 5080 GPUs were also affected by the same issue. Affected consumers can contact the board manufacturer for a replacement," Nvidia GeForce global PR director Ben Be …

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Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue

2025-02-21T22:05:00-05:00

It's true: Nvidia has just confirmed it shipped some RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and even some RTX 5070 Ti graphics chips that were missing render units, as TechPowerUp originally reported - and that you'll be able to get a replacement if your card was affected.

Nvidia GeForce global PR director Ben Berraondo tells The Verge:

We have identified a rare issue affecting less than 0.5% (half a percent) of GeForce RTX 5090 / 5090D and 5070 Ti GPUs which have one fewer ROP than specified. The average graphical performance impact is 4%, with no impact on AI and Compute workloads. Affected consumers can contact the board manufacturer for a replacement. …

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Nvidia is launching ‘priority access’ to help fans buy RTX 5080 and 5090 FE GPUs

2025-02-20T16:20:25-05:00

An RTX 50-series GPU.

Nvidia has yet to explain why it launched its GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs with barely any inventory, some major launch driver issues, and the occasional melting power connector, but it has apparently reconsidered its stance when it comes to scalpers. The company's just announced a way for Nvidia fans to sign up for "Verified Priority Access" to buy the elusive two-slot SFF-friendly RTX 5090 and 5080 Founders Edition graphics cards.

Like a similar Verified Priority Access program for the RTX 4090, the new program is invite-only, but this time you'll apply for access by filling out this form rather than being pre-selected. The site will ch …

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Hope you weren’t planning to play PhysX games on Nvidia’s new 50-series GPUs

2025-02-20T09:25:47-05:00

Remember PhysX, the GPU-accelerated technology that let games realistically simulate destructible cloth, shattering glass, moving liquids, smoke, fog, and other particle effects? It only ever got deployed in a few dozen games - but with 32-bit PhysX turned on, those games reportedly now run faster on Nvidia's last-gen cards than they do on a new RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti or beyond.

That's because Nvidia has quietly removed support for PhysX in its latest graphics chips, the company confirmed this week, after buyers noticed PhysX games like Borderlands 2 were mysteriously taxing their CPU instead of their GPU and either chugging or failing to …

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: a cheaper RTX 4080

2025-02-28T06:28:27-05:00

Nvidia's new RTX 5070 Ti graphics card is the most intriguing entry in the 50-series lineup so far, promising to outperform last-gen cards that were even more expensive. At $749, it comfortably beats AMD's $899 RX 7900 XT, trades blows with the $999 RX 7900 XTX, and is closer than I was expecting to Nvidia's own $999 RTX 5080. It's a capable card for a relatively good price, and that makes the RTX 5070 Ti an ideal choice if you're tempted to move to 4K gaming or want a card that can deliver high frame rates for 1440p.

But like the rest of the 50-series cards, the RTX 5070 Ti is not as much of an upgrade as we've come to expect from Nvidia. …

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