AMD slashes VRAM use with bonkers tree-rendering trick
Published in Graphics


Work graphs cut memory needs from 34.8 GiB to 51 KiB

Rendering trees in 3D has always been a bit of a memory hog, but AMD seems to have chopped down the problem with a new technique called “work graphs”.

Valve’s SteamOS now runs games better than Windows
Published in Gaming


Legion Go S testing shows Microsoft losing ground on its own turf

Valve’s SteamOS is now outperforming Windows in head-to-head gaming tests on the same hardware.

Gigabyte packs RTX 5050 into a tiny frame
Published in Graphics


Low-profile triple-fan card fits small cases without sweating

Gigabyte has quietly flung out its low-profile take on the RTX 5050, cramming three fans into a card that measures just 182mm and doesn’t scream for attention.

Nvidia sharpens its claws for a cloud coup
Published in Cloud


Cloud giants may regret arming the AI kingpin

Cloud computing has been a licence to print money for Amazon.com, Microsoft and Google but now the gravy train faces a fresh threat from AI cloud specialists and Nvidia.

Nvidia tops global value charts
Published in News


Shares soar past Microsoft 

Nvidia has soared to a $3.77 trillion market cap, overtaking Microsoft after a 4.3 per cent rise in its share price, capping a dramatic turnaround from earlier setbacks this year.

DeepSeek’s tech fuelling China’s military
Published in AI


Avoiding US export controls 


A senior US official has accused DeepSeek of aiding the PRC’s military and intelligence operations by using Southeast Asian shell companies to sidestep US semiconductor export controls.

Nvidia's RTX 5050 is here, but it's not rocking any boats
Published in Graphics


2560 cores, 8GB RAM and just enough to call it an upgrade

Nvidia has finally stuck the GeForce RTX 5050 desktop GPU on its website, and while it’s not breaking any records, it’s clearly angling for the sweet spot of entry-level gamers who fancy a whiff of Blackwell architecture without torching their wallets.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5050 laptop GPU launches
Published in News


Debuts in China with GDDR7 and 10 per cent uplift over RTX 4050

Nvidia has kicked off its RTX 50 series laptop lineup with the official release of the GeForce RTX 5050 mobile GPU, bringing incremental improvements over the previous generation without shaking things up too much.

DeepSeek accused of aiding Chinese military while dodging US chip bans
Published in AI


AI darling used shell firms and backend routes to access banned Nvidia tech

A senior US official has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of supporting China’s military and intelligence services, while using shell companies and regional data centres to skirt around US export controls on advanced semiconductors.

Intel shows off flashy graphics at SIGGRAPH
Published in Graphics


Flaunts trillion-triangle jungle demo and AI denoiser on ARC B580

Intel took to SIGGRAPH and HPG 2025 to shout about the graphical wonders its latest GPUs can now pull off.