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GeForce RTX 4090
New Nvidia RTX 4090 Driver Adds DX12 Optimizations for All RTX GPUs

By Aaron Klotz Published

Nvidia's new Game Ready driver adds support for the RTX 4090 as well as DX12 optimizations for over a dozen titles.

GPU Drivers
A partly open laptop displaying the Ubuntu logo
This New Linux Kernel Update Can Damage Your Laptop Display

By Aaron Klotz Published

A new Linux kernel update has been found to kill laptop displays physically, thanks to a bug found with Intel's graphics driver. As a result, only Intel-based laptops are effected.

Linux
AMD
AMD Rearchitects OpenGL Driver for a 72% Performance Uplift

By Anton Shilov Published

AMD's new Radeon Pro driver makes Radeon Pro W6800 faster than Nvidia's RTX A5000.

GPUs
Ryzen 7000
First AMD Drivers for Ryzen 7000's Super Slow iGPU

By Aaron Klotz Published

AMD has released its first Adrenalin GPU driver supporting the Ryzen 7000's new integrated graphics chips.

CPUs
Nvidia Windows 11 issues quashed
Nvidia Issues Fix for Windows 11 22H2 Lag and Stuttering Bugs

By Mark Tyson Published

A Beta update for the Nvidia GeForce Experience does the trick.

GPU Drivers
Gamer
Windows 11 Users Complain of Nvidia GeForce Issues After 22H2 Feature Update

By Mark Tyson Published

Nvidia is investigating the complaints of users across its forums, on Reddit, and on the Tom’s Hardware forums too. There are workaround but we hope a patch or hotfix is delivered ASAP.

Windows
Intel Arc A380
Intel Arc A380 Review: Great for Video, Weak for Gaming

By Jarred Walton last updated

Intel needs more than an Alchemist to save this sinking Arc

GPUs
Cooyoo Crazy Small Wheel
Foot Operated Mouse Wheel Launches in Japan for $27

By Mark Tyson last updated

The "Crazy Small Wheel" is designed for mouse-wheel type UI scrolling using your foot. This driver-less input device connects via USB-C and is demonstrated being used in Excel and GarageBand.

Mice
Intel Arc A380 by Gunnir — "Into the Unknown"
Intel Prepping DisplayPort Multi-Stream Support for Arc GPUs on Linux

By Aaron Klotz last updated

Intel is adding a bunch of new improvements to an upcoming Linux driver update coming in October, and one of them is DP MST with DSC support.

GPU Drivers
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Review: Like the Nova Pro...but not as good

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal Published

The look feels familiar, but the sound disappoints.

Gaming Headsets
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