Latest about GPUs
Nvidia's poor RTX 50 compute test results due to missing 32-bit OpenCL support, says PassMark
PassMark reports that Nvidia has dropped 32-bit OpenCL support, rendering legacy code unusable on Blackwell (RTX 50) hardware.
Defective RTX 5080 takes up to 11% performance hit in gaming
Testing by Gamers Nexus reveals that RTX 5080s with missing ROPs can lose up to 11% performance in games.
Nvidia Hotfix arrives to address black screen issues remaining after Thursday's driver release
Nvidia Hotfix arrives to address black screen issues missed in Thursday's driver release and related to DP-connected monitors.
RTX 5070 appears on Best Buy at MSRP — Asus Prime listed for $549.99 days before official launch
Best Buy puts up a listing for the RTX 5070 a few days before its official availability date, and it's at MSRP.
AMD VP teases RDNA 4 compatibility with ROCm, but doesn't reveal official launch date
AMD's VP of AI Software has addressed concerns about RDNA 4's readiness with ROCm, demonstrating a live sample and teasing day-one support.
AMD will not support ROCm on RDNA 4 GPUs at launch
When RDNA 4 GPUs arrive, AMD will not offer official support for them with the ROCm software stack. This follows AMD's trend of imperfect ROCm support for its consumer graphics cards.
Sapphire does the unthinkable and puts 16-pin power connector on an RX 9070 XT
It took an AMD AIB partner to make one of the most aesthetically pleasing implementations of the 16-pin connector.
AMD's RDNA4 Navi 48 is 25% denser than Nvidia's competition
Sitting at 357 mm² and with 53.9 billion transistors, Navi 48's density runs circles around RDNA 3... and Nvidia's Blackwell competition, at least in theory.
