The Best GPUs: Early 2023 Update
When it comes to graphics cards, we go in-depth. Year in and year out we test dozens of GPUs from Nvidia, AMD (and also Intel) to see which are worth your money, and which are dead on arrival.
Falling demand for hardware hits TSMC as Nvidia, AMD, others slash orders
Economic downturn finally catches up to TSMC
AMD says it is aware of Radeon RX 7900 XTX temperature issues, advises owners to contact support
Team red says 110 degrees Celsius is the normal junction temperature
Frore's active cooling chips promise to double laptop CPU performance
Something to look forward to: Heat is one of the biggest obstacles affecting processor performance, and dispersing it becomes harder on smaller devices. A San Jose company headed by tech industry veterans claims its upcoming product line can innovate mobile cooling and unlock significantly more performance in laptops and other small computing devices.
MSI to release B760 motherboards that can overclock locked Intel CPUs
Leaks also include the MSRPs of upcoming B760 boards
The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti looks set to arrive with a $799 MSRP
It's still very expensive
Rumor mill: Nvidia looks set to finally unveil the RTX 4070 Ti, aka the rebranded RTX 4080 12GB, on January 3. The card's specs are all but confirmed, but one question gamers still want answered is the price, and how will it compare to the card that team green unlaunched? According to the latest reports and rumors, the next Lovelace entry will land at $799.
Desktop graphics card sales reach lowest point since 2005
Nvidia increases dedicated GPU market share to 86 percent
Declining VR headset sales could spell bad news for the metaverse
Should Meta be concerned?
TSMC set to begin mass production of 3nm chips
Apple to get first dibs on 2023 TSMC 3nm wafers
AMD slides reveal January 10 launch date for non-X series Ryzen 7000 CPUs
Should you get the X anyway?
TechSpot's top hardware stories of 2022: Pushing Moore's law to the limit
Hardware, our lifeblood
The matchbook-sized Arduboy Mini 8-bit console blasts past its Kickstarter goal
It costs $29 and comes with 300 pre-installed games
Chip inventories have overgrown as consumer demand continues to decline
Companies are hoping this will subside by the end of 2023
A new iPad mini could arrive in 2023 or 2024
A new processor is likely the only major change, probably an A16 Bionic
Chinese retailers list the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti for over $1,000
The same MSRP as the RTX 4080 12GB in China
Intel reorganizes its GPU division, remains committed to Arc
Raja Koduri returns to Chief Architect job
Intel may have cancelled Meteor Lake desktop CPUs in favor of a Raptor Lake refresh
Rumor mill: Rumors over the last year have painted a tumultuous picture of the development of Intel's 14th-generation Meteor Lake processors. The latest information takes things a step further regarding Intel's struggles to transition from its current CPU architecture suggesting the company has canceled Meteor Lake's desktop variants. The upcoming series might be struggling to match, much less exceed, Raptor Lake's clock rates.
The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti is now available in Serbia for $1,400
Expect the card to be a lot cheaper in the US when it launches
The Rise, Fall and Renaissance of AMD
AMD is one of the world's oldest CPU makers and the subject of polarizing debate among tech enthusiasts for nearly 50 years. Its story makes for a thrilling tale of twists and turns that we examine today from past to present.
Huawei patents EUV lithography tools used to make <10nm chips
Another step towards technological self-sufficiency
The iPhone 14 Pro almost supported ray tracing
Design setback put Apple's A16 GPU behind Qualcomm and MediaTek's latest
Top 5 Monitors for Nvidia RTX 4090, 4080 & AMD Radeon RX 7900 GPUs
If you're upgrading to a new flagship GPU from AMD or Nvidia, you won't want to play games on some crappy old monitor. Harness their full benefits using a top quality display like these 5 recommendations.
More upcoming Raptor Lake CPU details leak including core counts, release dates, and tentative pricing
Processors may release during CES 2023, core counts remain the same as K models