Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 2GB Review By Chris Angelini, Igor Wallossek Nvidia's tiny GeForce GT 1030 is cheaper, smaller, and cooler-running than AMD's Radeon RX 550. But can it compete in our benchmark suite?
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700 Review: New Prices Keep Navi In The Game By Chris Angelini AMD's Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700 deliver better performance than Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 and 2060 Super, but without real-time ray tracing support.
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT Review: Cooler and Quieter Than AMD’s Reference Card By Chris Angelini AMD's board partners are coming online with custom PCBs, oversized coolers, and overclocked frequencies. Sapphire's Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT is first out of the gate, addressing the reference card's thermal challenges.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB Review: Turing Without the RTX By Chris Angelini Editor's Choice We review the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti for gamers who wondered how the Turing architecture would perform if Nvidia stripped out its Tensor and RT cores.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Review: High-Res Gaming at a Premium Price By Chris Angelini Improved yields give Nvidia an ample supply of defect-free TU104 processors with which to build its new GeForce RTX 2080 Super. The company adds Samsung's 16 Gb/s GDDR6 memory to improve performance roughly 6% compared to the older GeForce RTX 2080.
GeForce RTX 2060 and 2070 Super Review: Nvidia Preemptively Strikes Navi By Chris Angelini Nvidia just rained on AMD's parade. The new GeForce RTX 2070 Super and GeForce RTX 2060 Super are a preemptive strike against Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700.
Sapphire GearBox Thunderbolt 3 Review: Discrete Graphics On The Outside By Chris Angelini Sapphire's GearBox makes it possible to add high-end graphics to any system with Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. The enclosure also supports gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0. But it isn't as fast as we hoped.
AMD Announces Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700: Navi Takes the Fight to GeForce RTX By Chris Angelini AMD's Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 won’t best Nvidia’s top-end RTX cards. But they may give the RTX 2070 and 2060 serious competition, if they're priced right.
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB Review: It's Time to Challenge Turing By Chris Angelini Sapphire’s Nitro+ RX Vega 56 8G is distinctly high-end. Unfortunately, it’s also difficult to find as the company focuses on its Pulse-series cards. Don’t let that scare you away from other, cheaper Radeon RX Vega 56es, though.
Nvidia’s Mobile Quadro Family Gets Turing GPUs, Up To 16GB GDDR6 By Chris Angelini Nvidia is refreshing its mobile workstation GPU line-up with three RTX-enabled models, two Turing-based designs that lack RT and Tensor cores, and a pair of entry-level chips based on the previous-generation Pascal architecture.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G Review: A Mainstream Turing Hotrod By Chris Angelini Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G combines premium cooling with a mainstream GPU, resulting in slow-spinning fans, low temperatures, and high clock rates. A modest mark-up keeps us interested long enough to recognize this card's value.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6G Review: Mid-Range Turing Goes Premium By Chris Angelini Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6G takes an Nvidia TU116 processor, gives it a 200W power limit, and tops the chip with an over-built cooler for quiet operation at low temperatures. Is the marginally marked-up board worth an upgrade?
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB Review: This Turing Fails the Test By Chris Angelini Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1650 serves up respectable performance at 1920x1080. However, AMD's Radeon RX 570 is faster and less expensive.
Ray Tracing On Nvidia’s Pascal Architecture, Benchmarked By Chris Angelini Nvidia's Game Ready driver enabling Microsoft DXR support on Pascal-based graphics cards is available for download. We took it for a spin across the company's previous-generation portfolio.
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC Pro 6G Review: More Power, More MHz By Chris Angelini Gigabyte's GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC Pro 6G benefits from a higher power limit than Nvidia's reference specification, which in turn yields higher clock rates. But it still runs cool and quiet thanks to a beefy Windforce 3X thermal solution.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Review: The Turing Onslaught Continues By Chris Angelini By trimming a couple of SMs from TU116 and swapping GDDR6 for GDDR5 memory, Nvidia turns GeForce GTX 1660 Ti into a vanilla 1660. Does the $220 Turing-based board retain enough performance to outmaneuver Radeon RX 590, though?
ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX590 8G OC Review By Chris Angelini ASRock's Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX590 8G OC is the least expensive Radeon RX 590 available. But the even cheaper Radeon RX 580 and faster GeForce GTX 1660 Ti are compelling alternatives.
Metro Exodus Sneak Peek: Ray Tracing and DLSS Performance, Benchmarked By Chris Angelini, Yannick Guerrini Metro Exodus would be a hotly anticipated game, with or without support for Nvidia's ray tracing and DLSS features. But today's quick look at performance focuses specifically on the impact of those two capabilities.
AMD Radeon VII 16GB Review: A Surprise Attack on GeForce RTX 2080 By Chris Angelini, Igor Wallossek AMD is first to market with a 7nm gaming GPU. The company complements its Vega 20 processor with 16GB of HBM2 on a 4,096-bit bus, packing it all into a 300W Radeon VII graphics card. Should those numbers impress you? Yeah, actually, they should.
Unboxing AMD's Radeon VII: A Sneak Peek At Vega 20 By Chris Angelini AMD's Radeon VII is running the gauntlet in Tom's Hardware's U.S. lab. Ahead of our complete review, we wanted to give a first peek at the company's flagship, which took the industry by surprise.
Nvidia Titan RTX Review: Gaming, Training, Inferencing, Pro Viz, Oh My! By Chris Angelini Nvidia's Titan RTX is intended for data scientists and professionals able to utilize its 24GB of GDDR6 memory. It's also a mean gaming card, if you have $2,500 for top shelf frame rates.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Review: Is Mainstream Ray Tracing For Real? By Chris Angelini Editor's Choice GeForce RTX 2060 pushes Nvidia's Turing architecture to the upper-mid-range using a familiar TU106 processor.
Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme 11G Review: In A League of its Own By Chris Angelini Editor's Choice Gigabyte took the best and made it better with its Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme 11G. The card offers higher performance than Nvidia's Founders Edition model, RGB LED lighting, a four-year warranty, and seven display outputs.
Our 2019 GPU Predictions: Navi Hits the Middle, Nvidia Takes Turing Downrange By Chris Angelini We predict what's going to be hot, and what's not, in GPUs in 2019.
Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2070 O8G Gaming Review: Bring Out The Big Guns By Chris Angelini Asus' ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2070 O8G Gaming dares enthusiasts to spend a little more money on a graphics card offering lower temperatures, quieter fans, and extra features.