NVIDIA announces GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs based on Ampere architecture; starts at $499

NVIDIA has finally the wraps off their next generation GeForce RTX graphics cards and the performance leap is quite significant. The new RTX 30 series GPUs are based on NVIDIA’s new Ampere architecture, enabling up to 2x the performance and 1.9x the power efficiency when compared to the previous Turing-based generation GPUs.

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NVIDIA reportedly interested in acquiring stake in ARM

NVIDIA Corp. is reportedly interested in acquiring a stake in the semiconductor designer company known as ARM Ltd, which is currently owned by Softbank Group Corp. According to people with knowledge of the matter, Softbank Group has been looking into selling their stake in ARM, for which there are a few potential bidders and one among them is NVIDIA, according to Bloomberg report.

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NVIDIA unveils new Ampere architecture, A100 GPU with 54B transistors, 5 petaflops performance and more

Recently, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, from his kitchen delivered a keynote about various NVIDIA products and discussed his vision of next-generation computing.  Continue reading “NVIDIA unveils new Ampere architecture, A100 GPU with 54B transistors, 5 petaflops performance and more”

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs power range of 2020 laptops

NVIDIA today introduced GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs for laptops. These GPUs feature dedicated hardware cores to accelerate ray-traced rendering and enable AI capabilities and use NVIDIA Max-Q technology with new features that provide even faster performance and longer battery life. Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs power range of 2020 laptops”

Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service goes live at $5/month in NA and EU regions

Nvidia’s competitor in the cloud gaming service space called ‘GeForce Now’ has finally come out beta and is live for everyone now. The service is Nvidia’s answer to Google’s Stadia service, Sony’s PlayStation Now and Microsoft’s upcoming xCloud but works differently in that users can use their existing games to use the service.

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NVIDIA to use Samsung 7nm EUV for next-gen GPUs

NVIDIA has confirmed that it will use Samsung’s 7nm process with EUV (extreme ultra violet) lithography technology for its next-gen GPUs. This was confirmed by NVIDIA Korea chief Yoo Eung-joon during a press conference in Seoul. The company has been using TSMC’s 12 nm FinFET process technology for its RTX 20 series, after relying on Samsung’s 14nm process technology for GTX 1050 cards.

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NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti announced, offers 1.5x faster performance than GTX 1060, starts at Rs. 25500

After introducing the RTX 2060, NVIDIA has introduced the GTX 1660 Ti, sucessor of GTX 1060. It comes with 6GB of GDDR6 memory, 1536 CUDA Cores, 192-bit memory interface, is built on Turing architecture as used on GeForce RTX GPUs and promises 3x performance than a GTX 960, 1.5x performance than a GTX 1060, and comparable performance to a GTX 1070.

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NVIDIA RTX 2060 announced, offers up to 2x performance of GTX 1060

NVIDA at the CES 2019 introduced new RTX 2060, months after it introduced the first set of GeForce RTX series GPUs – GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 2080 and 2070 based on the new NVIDIA Turing architecture and the NVIDIA RTX platform. It comes with 6GB of GDDR6 memory and 240 Tensor Cores that can deliver 52 teraflops of deep learning horsepower, which can improve gaming performance through Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) feature. It promises 2x the performance of the GTX 1060 GPU.

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NVIDIA TITAN RTX world’s most powerful desktop GPU announced

NVIDIA has introduced NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which is calls the world’s most powerful desktop GPU offering good performance for AI research, data science and creative applications. It is based on NVIDIA Turing architecture, delivers 130 teraflops of deep learning performance and 11 GigaRays of ray-tracing performance. Continue reading “NVIDIA TITAN RTX world’s most powerful desktop GPU announced”

NVIDIA Shield TV v7.1 update brings in-game voice chat, 120Hz display support and more

SHIELD Experience 7.1

NVIDIA today announced the rollout of SHIELD Software Experience Upgrade 7.1 bringing a host of new features, improvements and the return of one community favorite. It brings new in-game voice chat support for communicating in top titles like Fortnite and PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS. You can now connect a headset and mic to the SHIELD controller 3.5mm jack. Continue reading “NVIDIA Shield TV v7.1 update brings in-game voice chat, 120Hz display support and more”

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 GPUs announced

NVIDIA at the Gamescom introduced new GeForce RTX series GPUs – GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 2080 and 2070 based on the new NVIDIA Turing architecture and the NVIDIA RTX platform with next-generation shaders with real-time ray tracing and all-new AI capabilities. Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 GPUs announced”

NVIDIA rolls out GeForce Now beta for PCs, introduces GeForce Freestyle, updated Ansel UI and more

Nvidia GeForce Freestyle

NVIDIA at the CES 2018 event has introduced the new GeForce Freestyle; a new feature that allows you to customize your gameplay, and an updated user interface for NVIDIA Ansel. The company also announced that it is finally rolling out GeForce NOW beta. Continue reading “NVIDIA rolls out GeForce Now beta for PCs, introduces GeForce Freestyle, updated Ansel UI and more”

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti announced, price starts at Rs. 39000 in India

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

NVIDIA launched GeForce GTX 1070 last year. Now it has introduced the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and the GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition has been priced in India. It is based on new Pascal architecture and is built on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process, similar to the GTX 1070, but this is more powerful with 2,432 cores. NVIDIA says that it will offer double the performance of the GeForce GTX 970. Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti announced, price starts at Rs. 39000 in India”

NVIDIA Max-Q tech unveiled for smaller, thinner and faster gaming laptops

nvidia-max-q

NVIDIA has introduced Max-Q, a new mobile graphics initiative that makes gaming laptops thinner, quieter and faster. It allows PC makers to use up to a GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card into a laptop as thin as 18mm (0.71 inches). Continue reading “NVIDIA Max-Q tech unveiled for smaller, thinner and faster gaming laptops”

NVIDIA introduces TITAN Xp for extreme users, to release Pascal drivers for macOS

NVIDIA TITAN Xp

NVIDIA has introduced  TITAN Xp, its latest top-end graphics card based on its latest Pascal architecture and is built on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process. NVIDIA says that it will offer up to 3x faster performance than the Maxwell-based GTX Titan X. It still uses 250W power, comes in black color with similar heatsink design. Continue reading “NVIDIA introduces TITAN Xp for extreme users, to release Pascal drivers for macOS”