Nvidia’s AI chips and GeForce GPUs don’t share a simple production pipeline. Chip analyst Ian Cutress explains why making more graphics cards takes more than flipping a switch—and why gamers could be waiting a while.
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Nvidia is pouring billions into AI chip production while gamers grapple with painful GeForce prices. But even…
Huang voluntarily stepped down after a highly public extramarital affair, and accusations of being the victim of corporate espionage.
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Jensen Huang was one of Nvidia’s three founders in 1993, and has guided the company to world domination…
With Zen 6, AMD’s next great gaming CPU could have it all
November 11, 2026
AMD’s next-gen Zen 6 architecture brings 50% more cores and cache per chiplet, substantial improvements under the hood, and tantalizing possibilities for future Ryzen X3D chips.
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AMD’s best gaming CPUs have…
Valve tells PCWorld how it plans to tackle a nasty side effect of translating Windows games for Arm chips, before you even hit play.
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A powerful gaming PC can still stutter like hell. Now imagine your processor having to translate the game’s instructions while you’re playing it.
That’s one of the challenges Valve faces in its fascinating push to bring…
Steam Deck made Windows optional. Steam Frame takes aim at x86. Valve is building a future where your Steam library barely cares what kind of computer sits underneath it. Is that good for gamers?
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Valve spent the last decade making…
Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops make no sense — until they do
November 5, 2026
We’ve tested Nvidia’s wild new chips for AI, gaming, and everyday work. Here’s where RTX Spark kicks ass—and where it doesn’t.
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Nvidia makes laptop CPUs now. That still feels weird to type!
Over the past…
Sam Altman says your PC’s memory should belong to him
November 3, 2026
In an interview, the CEO of OpenAI and boss of ChatGPT says it would be far more efficient if all the RAM in your gaming PC was reserved for a data center.
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Ah, you love to see it. A quote from a billionaire CEO shows just how phenomenally out of touch they are. In a video interview published last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it’s actually pretty terrible…
This is why you can’t build your own RTX Spark PC
October 31, 2026
My monster PC has 128GB of memory. AI doesn’t care.
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The Asus ProArt P16 RTX Spark has 128GB of memory. So does my desktop, basically. My desktop also has a GeForce RTX 5090, the fastest consumer graphics card…
AMD just gave your old Radeon GPU a new lease on life
October 22, 2026
FSR 4.1 is coming to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs way ahead of schedule, along with Ryzen laptops, gaming handhelds, and Xbox consoles.
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AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling technology was a revelation when it debuted last year, delivering the sort of…
Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery attacks shader compilation stutters that make even monster gaming PCs feel like crap. Now Nvidia is on board.
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PCWorld reports that Nvidia’s new drivers now support Microsoft’s Advanced Shader Delivery, a technology designed to eliminate the frustrating shader…
