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[VideoCardz/BestBuy] XFX Radeon RX 9070 (XT) pricing emerges at BestBuy: up to $849 for flagship Mercury model https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?id=pcat17071&qp=category_facet%3DGPUs %2F Video Graphics Cards~abcat0507002^gpusv_facet%3DGraphics Processing Unit (GPU)~AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT^gpusv_facet%3DGraphics Processing Unit (GPU)~AMD Radeon RX 9070&st=rx+9070 Just a moment... VIDEOCARDZ.COM

Edit: Newegg will have the RX 9070s for sale @ 6AM 3/6/25 Pacific Time US. Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ Review - Beating NVIDIA WWW.TECHPOWERUP.COM AMD's new RDNA 4 GPUs are launching today. The Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ is a fantastic custom design with powerful cooling and whisper-quiet fans. In terms of FPS, the RX 9070 XT offers... ASUS Radeon RX 9070 TUF OC Review WWW.TECHPOWERUP.COM AMD's new Radeon RX 9070 launches today. It comes at the same $550 price point as NVIDIA's RTX 5070, but offers a 16 GB VRAM size while the 5070 has only 12 GB. The new RX 9070 also managed to catch up... AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 review: Excellent value, if supply is good | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM Big AI and ray tracing improvements, but questions about retail supply remain. AMD Radeon RX 9070 / 9070 XT review: back to winning ways WWW.EUROGAMER.NET DF tests the RX 9070 and 9070 XT. On this page: we introduce our test system, benchmarking methodology and initial impressions. AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT And 9070 Review: Competition Heats-Up For Gamers HOTHARDWARE.COM AMD's RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9070 Series has launched and based on our tests, the PC gaming landscape just got very interesting. XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury Magnetic review WWW.GURU3D.COM Explore our thorough review of the XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury Magnetic OC—a powerhouse featuring 64 RDNA 4 compute units, 64 RT accelerators, and 128 AI accelerators. Discover how AMD’s... SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ review WWW.GURU3D.COM We review the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+, this model has drawn significant attention among tech gurus for its technical design and distinctive features. The card’s design includes a mesh while... Radeon RX 9070 XT (ASUS TUF OC) review WWW.GURU3D.COM We review the Radeon RX 9070 XT (ASUS TUF OC). The most striking improvement lies in the number of AI and ray tracing (RT) accelerators, which have seen a noticeable boost compared to previous... Radeon RX 9070 (ASUS TUF OC) review WWW.GURU3D.COM The Radeon RX 9070 is engineered for high-performance gaming and content creation, featuring an advanced RDNA 4 architecture optimized for modern graphical demands. With a boost clock of 2.54 GHz and a... Summary: The RX 9070 > RX 7900 GRE [7900 XT-like raster, 7900 XTX parity in RT] The RX 9070 XT > RX 7900 XT [9070 XT trades blows w/ the 7900 XTX in raster-only, Typ. w/in 3% +/-. Superior RT performance to the 7900 XTX] Notably, the 9070 XT reliably beats the 7900 XTX in RT, regardless of resolution. (Even, with only 16GB of virtually the same GDDR6 that's been on the 7900s.)

Unfortuneately, MSFT does not utilize anything similar to Logitech's Unifying technology. The USB Wireless Dongle is permanently paired to the set, and visa-versa. There may be ways around this, I've never run across them, in 2+ decades. (Closest I've seen, was some RF Hobbyist work in mapping the keyboard. IIRC, even old 'basic' keyboards have some rudimentary encryption, too) I'm not sure about the 'hacked' vs. 'not hacked' part... but that indentation on many cables and dongles is from manufacturing. It's a crimp to keep the plug assembly held together, IIRC.

I swear this was an April Fool's joke not long ago... Absolute Lunacy.

Used mine much more as a secondary PC* than as a handheld. More than once, it was the only 'online' PC I had running and used it to write Windows images for my desktop. NtM, As a Windows DD-er and Linux near-knownothing, I managed to Daily Drive it while my R5 5600 was in RMA, too. (*"Desktop mode" SteamOS + 42" 1080 LCD HDTV via USB+HDMI-multiport hub + a backlit 'ruggedized' BT KB+touchpad) IMO, if it wasn't for the implicitly 'handholding' shape, it'd easily and readily adapt into a highly-capable "Tablet PC-like". Not all the 1st-release units have fantastic screens, and I'm still upset it lacks USB4/TB or some form of externally-availible PCIe but... it's a very competent Linux PC. That's just not its *primary* purpose. Regardless, it's built and marketed to play "PC Platform" games (primarily, but not exclusively) from Valve's Steam digital distribution service.

PR and Marketing wankery is par for the course. +TBF, the Steam Deck is still viewed more as an 'ultraportable PC' than a Console. -and, consumer PCs often lose software/firmware support w/in Warranty period... Fair point(s), nonetheless.

Just upgraded the SSD in a 'Deck for a friend. Was doing the re-imaging as I ran across this. Will make sure to update to the latest Beta branch. Thanks

https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-launches-b850m-nitro-motherboard-support-ddr5-8000-memory Sapphire's been making uniquely attractive motherboards for decades. Sadly, most rarely if ever see the shores of North America. Same case here. At least for the time being, this is a China Exclusive SKU.

This rumor isn't dying down. "Radeon AI" on the other hand... AMD's already trying to push the "Ryzen AI" APUs. Why not Radeon AI, targetted @ AI/MI@home users? Something less expensive than the Radeon Pro, but more expensive than the Radeon RX? Edit: Okay... *now* He's BSing

Source: https://videocardz.com/newz/some-geforce-rtx-5090d-5090-users-report-issues-following-first-driver-update Every major release seems to have teething issues, but... This has got to sting a bit more with $2k+ unobtanium. -Even if you could afford to replace it, you flat out can't (for most).

Fads are bad enough to 'hop aboard', even worse when it's something serious or consequential... Razer FA'd and FO'd Shame on Razer, but anyone that's ever worn a respirator or real N/P95 (even for hobbyist work) can tell Razer's mask was junk that cannot meet claims, in the least.

Just a moment... VIDEOCARDZ.COM Early Intel Nova Lake CPU "Test Chip" Spotted, The Next-Gen Mainstream Consumer Platform WCCFTECH.COM Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs have been spotted within the shipping manifests at NBD.ltd and seem to hint at a smooth development cycle. Maybe, some signs of hope for Team Blue fans? [Immediately-upcoming Panther Lake appears to be mobile-centric]

Price Controls rarely have the intended (as-labeled) effect. (Esp. with rapidly moving/evolving industries, like ISPs) The way I look at it, Starlink's just not willing to raise prices for 'normal' customers in the area to compensate. (Which, I don't blame them for, whatsoever.)

FINALLY! I'm from where JD is from, and TBQH, it's become kind of an embaressment. Once, *the* agricultural industrial equipment provider. Now, fleecing farmers barely making it season-to-season...

At least from the A770 Titan that's hanging 'round here, they do have RGB, but it defaults to white/blue (not, Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer ). Personally, I want either the oldskool '3D chick' artwork plastered all over my card or Utilitarian Minimalism, with a focus on style-through-materials.

Sparkle Debuts White Design Arc B580 TITAN Luna OC Card WWW.TECHPOWERUP.COM Sparkle's Arc B580 TITAN Luna OC graphics card model—featuring an all-white design—was discovered via leaked renders around mid-December. By that point in time, the Taiwanese company had already... White might not be the best for passive thermals, but it does look good. I'm pleased to see more white (and whitemetal) color-schemed components coming to market. IMO, SPARKLE in-particular, makes some exceptionally classy cards.

In der Redaktion eingetroffen: Die GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition - Hardwareluxx WWW.HARDWARELUXX.DE In der Redaktion eingetroffen: Die GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition. Translation of key remarks provided by Brave: Interesting that even nVidia doesn't think 3x8-pin provides enough headroom.

天塌了! 中國出現仿冒 Ryzen 7 9800X3D | UNIKO's Hardware UNIKOSHARDWARE.COM 近日在中國 AMD 售後服務檢測報告，看到 FAKE 假冒的 Ryzen 7 9800X3D，使用者反映 CPU... Translation by Brave:

Too much $$$$ for me and my needs, but this bundle is less than the CPU alone. https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-mc62-g40-supports-amd-ryzen-threadripper-pro-5000wx-and-3000wx-processors/p/N82E16813145400?Item=N82E16813145400

Hello all. We shall endeavor to be the most benevolent of your new overlords. Thanks for the support; I look forward to seeing all of you (and new faces), on the regular.

I find it a bit 'disturbing' seeing a(nother) former LucasArts' namesake attached. Outlaws (1997 video game) - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG NtM, this has all the hallmarks of "Modern Audience, Western Developer" https://www.neogaf.com/threads/star-wars-outlaws-main-character-already-hit-with-criticism-due-to-ubisoft-changing-actress-apperance.1669385/ Hot dang! Girlboss Protagonist is just plain nasty lookin'. I feel bad for the model; she's pretty. Even, Horizon's Girlboss player character looks more 'put together'

Thing is, the GRE is faster, generally (in rasterization) and does RT 'fine' w/ XeSS or FSR Scaling (or lower Native-res. 1080p 144hz, here)

"Revised" uArch in the APUs, makes sense. I do wonder if we'll see a Navi 3x dGPU revision, though. (Ala RX 590) ROCm 5.6 has listings for RX 7950XT/X, etc. So, maybe it is in the cards? AMD Lists Radeon RX 7950 XTX, Other Unreleased Graphics Cards | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM AMD's ROCm 5.6 lists numerous unannounced Radeon RX 7000-series graphics cards.

mmmhmmmm.... No errors on the 7900GRE this whole time, either. Only the MI25s and the R5 5600 'spat out' bad WUs at any point. (and that'd been corrected yesterday) At this point, I'm assuming my Name and CodeKey is 'cursed' (low-reliability listed?) Next comp, I'll be switching to my other 'handle' of LRK-GT, and use a diff. email for a fresh codekey.

Driver Updates - Unlocked VRAM OCing https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/amd-24-3-1-drivers-unlock-rx-7900-gre-memory-oc-limits-additional-performance-boost-tested.320715/ AMD's latest 24.3.1s have lifted the VRAM OC limits for the GRE, and most-all cards will clock 2500-2600MHz+ https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-7000-series/amd-radeon-rx-7900-series/amd-radeon-rx-7900-gre Radeon.ID / AmernimeZone 24.3.1 drivers just* released. https://sourceforge.net/projects/radeon-id-distribution/files/Release Polaris-Vega-Navi/WHQL-R-ID-Software-Hybrid-24.3.1-Win10-Win11-PolarisVegaNavi-Nebula.exe/download (*I opened the page to check if they'd been released, <1min after posting. Dunno how I did that)