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Best Buy Has an HP OMEN GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming PC for Just $2,350 Shipped
It has been a while since I've seen a decent deal on an RTX 5080 prebuilt.

I got my greasy mitts on a host of RTX Spark laptops running, what else, games at Gamescom 2026—and there's a couple I really want to take home
Although I doubt I'm going to want to pay the MSRP...
Tides of Annihilation Showcases 4K Path Tracing on RTX 5090 With DLSS 4.5
Eclipse Glow Games and NVIDIA have released a Path Tracing RTX Showcase for the former’s upcoming action game Tides of Annihilation. The game is shown running on a GeForce RTX 5090, 4K Max Settings, DLSS 4.5, with Path Tracing on. Tides of Annihilation features the Dual Frontline Battle System....
RTX: Inside the Game | Gears of War: E-Day with DLSS 4.5 and RTX Mega Geometry
The post RTX: Inside the Game | Gears of War: E-Day with DLSS 4.5 and RTX Mega Geometry appeared first on XBOX Wire.
New Trailers for the RTX Remix Path Tracing Mods of Mirror’s Edge, Fallout 4, Morrowind, and Painkiller
New trailers have just been released for the RTX Remix Path Tracing Mods of Mirror’s Edge, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Painkiller. So, if you are a fan of them, you should definitely check them out. The RTX Remix Mod for Mirror’s Edge is created by modder softsoundd. The project uses RTX...

RTX 2080 Ti Sees Nearly 2X Jump In FPS As A Simple Repaste Brings Down Hotspot Temperature By 10 Degrees
A simple thermal paste change can boost your GPU's performance drastically if you have been running it for years. User Changes Thermal Paste on the RTX 2080 Ti After Years of Use; Achieves Nearly 2X Performance Boost If you have been running your GPU for years, then it may be time to open it for a...

The revived RTX 3060 12GB now costs more than the current-gen RTX 5050, and it makes me feel bad for entry-level PC players
The relaunched Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is now more expensive than a new-gen RTX 5050, as prices have jumped up by around $150.

Razer Blade 18 Becomes The Deal Of The Decade, As Vendor Mislabeled RTX 5090 Configuration As An RTX 5080 One, With Double The Storage & RAM For Less Than $2,900
A Razer Blade 18 gaming laptop equipped with a high-powered RTX 5080, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD would be considered a solid deal at $2,840, especially now, as the DRAM shortage makes consumer hardware out of reach for the majority of buyers. However, the owner realized that...

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Is Better Almost Everywhere
DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction delivers sharper upscaling, cleaner ray-traced effects, and far fewer artifacts, all while maintaining virtually the same performance across every RTX generation. Read Entire Article
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Nvidia announces ray-traced Nanite, native anti-cheat, and DLSS 4.5 at Gamescom 2026
Nvidia used Gamescom to detail a wave of developer-facing updates across DLSS, RTX, and its GeForce Now cloud platform. Read more

Cosmic horror and sea bird waddling sim Penguin Colony gave me a genAI fright in its release date trailer, but thankfully there's no actual cause for concern
You might be surprised to hear this given the very indie vibe about it, but Penguin Colony features RTX. It's actually AAA too, and includes DLSS as well. Perhaps most shockingly of all, there's genAI in Penguin Colony. It's true! It's all true! You can see it in the game's latest trailer for...

Nvidia reveals new RTX Remix projects, new GeForce game bundle and more at Gamescom
Nvidia has outlined a wide range of RTX and GeForce platform updates at Gamescom this week, covering DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, RTX Remix progress, new path‑traced projects, Nvidia ACE, updates to the Nvidia App, RTX Spark developments and several additions to GeForce Now. Nvidia reveals new RTX...
NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Tech Brings 2nd Gen Transformer Model, Boosting Ray Tracing & Path Tracing Quality On GeForce RTX GPUs
NVIDIA is officially launching its latest DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction technology that integrates the 2nd Gen transformer model to boost visuals. DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Improves Upon The Previous Version, Bringing Enhanced Visuals To NVIDIA GeForce RTX Gamers At Computex 2026, NVIDIA introduced...

NVIDIA Launches DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction: Coming To 007 First Light, Control Resonant, & Now Supported In RTX Remix
NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction technology is now officially available and will be coming to more games and supported in RTX Remix. NVIDIA Unveils New Games & RTX Remix Support For DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Technology, Path Tracing Made Better Than Ever Today, NVIDIA is officially launching...

RTX Spark PCs Gain EA & Ubisoft Support, Bringing Games Such As Apex Legends, Arc Raiders, The Finals & Many More To NVIDIA’s First Client PC Platform
NVIDIA's RTX Spark PCs are getting huge support from gaming studios, bringing the latest and greatest titles to the company's first client PC platform. NVIDIA's RTX Spark PCs Bring 100+ FPS Gaming With RT & DLSS Support In Sleek & Slim Form Factors & Are Fully Backed By Game Studios With Optimized...

NVIDIA Bundles Control Resonant With GeForce RTX 5070 & Above GPUs While Also Bringing New Updates To The NVIDIA App Such as DLSS 4.5 Override & Resizable Bar Controls
NVIDIA has a new GeForce RTX game bundle for its RTX 5070 & above GPU owners, which packs a free copy of Control Resonant, along with NVIDIA App updates. Control Resonant Is Now Bundled With RTX 5070 & Above GPUs, Bringing NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction & Path Tracing Goodness Starting today,...

Redditor finds Windows has wiped their gaming laptop GPU drivers, and it's all down to eco mode
An Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 user took to Reddit last week to report a strange gaming laptop disappearance. Their RTX 5070 Ti GPU drivers had been magically wiped by Windows, leaving no trace and forcing them to redownload all the required gubbins to get their dedicated GPU back in action. The culprit?...

An RTX 4090 Suffering From “Memory Corruption” With 1.5GB Reduced VRAM Is Getting No Warranty Replacement From GIGABYTE; Company Says GPU Boots And Runs Fine
The WINDFORCE V2 version of NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 was purchased from an authorized dealer in Romania in November 2023 and started developing progressive VRAM degradation, with various diagnostics from the owner revealing that there were 33 rows remapped for uncorrectable errors. This caused 1.5GB of...

Windows 11 will soon let you control unified memory, just in time for NVIDIA RTX Spark
A hidden feature in a recent Windows 11 Insider build lets you pick how much unified memory is reserved for graphics and AI.

mVolt+ adds advanced voltage and power controls for RTX 50 GPUs
mVolt+ is a relatively new overclocking utility that has been receiving rapid updates since launch, with the latest version adding advanced power‑channel and voltage controls for Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs – options not currently available in tools like MSI Afterburner. As spotted by...

Windows 11 could soon let users reserve unified memory for gaming
As Nvidia readies up to launch its RTX Spark platform with unified memory this fall, future Windows 11 builds could allow users to decide where unified memory is prioritised - which could prove great for ensuring strong gaming performance.
Mortal Shell 2 PC Performance Analysis
Earlier this week, Playstack released Mortal Shell 2. Powered by Unreal Engine 5.2, it’s time now to benchmark it and examine its performance on PC. For our benchmarks, I used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, AMD’s Radeon RX 6900XT, RX 7900XTX, RX 9070XT, as well as NVIDIA’s RTX...

Windows 11 Is Getting A New Feature Where Users Can Allocate Memory For The GPU To Tackle AI Workloads, Likely To Prepare For RTX Spark’s Imminent Launch
The idea of bringing unified memory controls to Windows 11 will bridge the gap when running those denser AI models, and according to the latest report, users can decide how much RAM to allocate. Apparently, Microsoft is working to bring a feature to its OS, enabling you to decide how much memory...

mVolt+ Pushes RTX 5090 To 700W Without Shunt Modding, Nearly 50% Above NVIDIA’s Rated 450W TDP
The latest version of mVolt has exposed hidden Blackwell controls, allowing overclockers to push their GPUs beyond their default limits. New mVolt+ v0.36 Controls Allow Enthusiasts to Push RTX 5080 to 680W and RTX 5090 to 700W Without Shunt Modding At the default limits, the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090...
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