Nvidia admits shipping duff cards
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Updated: RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and RTX 5070 Ti chips missing render units

Nvidia has confirmed that a "small number" of its RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards were shipped with missing render units.

Nvidia brings back the Verified Priority Access program
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Might be the only way to snag RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 Founders Edition cards

Nvidia has decided to bring back its Verified Priority Access (VPA) program, which allows verified users to purchase the GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition and GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition directly from the Nvidia Marketplace at MSRP.

Nvidia quietly kills off 32-bit PhysX on RTX 50 Series
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End of an error

Nvidia has officially retired 32-bit PhysX support on its latest RTX 50 series GPUs, marking the end of an era for the once heavily marketed physics simulation technology.

Sparkle launches new Arc B580 Guardian graphics card
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Same design as the R570 Guardian

Sparkle has launched yet another Intel Arc B580 SKU, this time as a part of the Guardian series, coming with a dual-fan cooler and a standard GPU boost clock. It should launch at the MSRP of $249. 

Nvidia officially confirms RTX 5070 Ti launch for February 20
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Moves the RTX 5070 (non-Ti) launch to March 5

Nvidia has officially confirmed that the upcoming Geforce RTX 5070 Ti will be launching on February 20th, while the Geforce RTX 5070 is pushed back to March 5th.