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Nvidia's RTX 5090 vanishes from online retail in the US

By Jake Roach Published

The RTX 5090 is out of stock from first-party sellers online in the U.S., with third-party sellers now asking for as much as $9,500 for the GPU.

GPUs
RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell GPU

Gaming takes a backseat as Nvidia overhauls the RTX 5090 for maximum AI margins

By Zhiye Liu Published

Nvidia launches the RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition graphics card for agentic and generative AI.

GPUs
Valve Steam Frame

Valve engineers discuss the duality of the Steam Frame and pricing

By Brandon Hill Published

Be prepared for sticker shock

Virtual Reality
RAM Price Index 2026

RAM price tracking 2026

By Zhiye Liu, Stewart Bendle Last updated

Check the best prices on DDR5 and DDR4 memory kits of different capacities.

RAM
A selection of graphics cards

GPU price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every graphics card from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel today

By Stewart Bendle Last updated

Check the best prices on Nvidia RTX and AMD Radeon graphics cards

GPUs
Anthropic Claude Fable

Nvidia, Palantir, and others restrict advanced AI model usage over privacy concerns, report claims

By Oliver Haslam Published

Companies are concerned that their intellectual property may be used by Anthropic and OpenAI to help improve their AI models.

Artificial Intelligence
AMD GPU

Solo dev enables using CUDA on AMD hardware in Windows, getting multiple CUDA libraries running on a gaming Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU in Windows

By Zak Killian Published

A developer has wired up the ZLUDA project to AMD's HIP libraries for Windows, putting a small but signifcant bridge over NVIDIA's CUDA moat.

GPU Drivers

Need for Speed Underground 2 now runs directly on Nintendo Switch

By Mark Tyson Published

Retro gaming fans who own Nintendo Switch consoles now have several classic Windows titles they can now enjoy.

Retro Gaming
Micron Building

Micron offers Taiwan employees $31,650 cash bonus as unions threaten strike over AI windfall

By Etiido Uko Published

Micron is offering Taiwan employees a NT$1 million cash bonus, but unions have rejected the package and are demanding permanent profit sharing as strike talks continue.

Semiconductors

Proven 8-pin PCIe plugs aren't immune to melting

By Kunal Khullar Published

Three 8-pin connectors on a Thermal Grizzly WireView reportedly suffered burning and melting while connected to a Radeon RX 7900 XTX, with the company now investigating what caused the failure.

GPUs
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