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Samsung’s discounted smart monitor is $349.99, its lowest price yet (theverge.com)

2026-08-03 | by Brad Bourque | tags: samsung, m80f, tizen

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Explanation of INT8 ConvRot (FP8 is no longer needed) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: int8 convrot, geforce rtx, comfyui

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AMD's new Radeon RX 9050 is roughly 30% slower than the RTX 5050 in games, early testing shows — the cheapest 8GB RDNA 4 GPU comfortably handles 1080p gaming but doesn't impress (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, radeon rx 9050, nvidia geforce rtx 5050

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Save $900 on this RTX 5070 gaming PC from MSI in this limited-time Woot deal, now $1,399 — grab a huge saving on this Codex R2 rig with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Stockton | tags: msi, rtx 5070, nvidia geforce

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Absurd GPU Pricing Update: Mid-2026 Edition (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim Schiesser | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 5050, geforce rtx 5060

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Absurd GPU Pricing Update Mid-2026: What Graphics Cards Cost Around the World (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim Schiesser | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 5050, geforce rtx 5060

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Minecraft Java raises recommended memory to 16GB ahead of Vulkan transition (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: minecraft, mojang, vulkan

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Xbox is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming (engadget.com)

2026-07-23 | by Kris Holt | tags: xbox, microsoft, game pass

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Chinese modder gets GeForce RTX 4060 working in Windows 11 on Huawei Arm workstation — uses modified driver borrowed from an Nvidia RTX Spark (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Zak Killian | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 4060, windows 11, huaweiqingyun w510

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Nvidia's first Windows on Arm GeForce driver confirms RTX Spark configurations (techspot.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: nvidia, windows on arm, geforce driver

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Nvidia may have RTX 5000 Super GPUs ready, but costly 3GB GDDR7 is holding them back (techspot.com)

2026-07-19 | by Rob Thubron | tags: nvidia, rtx 5000 super, gddr7

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NVIDIA decided now is the time to announce 'GeForce Trading Cards' (engadget.com)

2026-07-10 | by Mariella Moon | tags: cards, designs, events

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Nvidia shows off GeForce Trading Cards Series 1 — collectible cards show off games, GPUs, and tech demos, and will be available for free at upcoming events (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-09 | by Jake Roach | tags: cards, demos, geforce

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Nvidia launches free GeForce trading card collection featuring 14 designs from NV1 to RTX 2080 Ti (techspot.com)

2026-07-09 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: cards, free, geforce

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Nvidia turns GeForce's greatest milestones into collectible trading cards (techspot.com)

2026-07-09 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: cards, free, geforce

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Nvidia's RTX 3060 returns to store shelves at its original 2021 price (techspot.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: created, created july, entire

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Nvidia's RTX 3060 returns to US stores at its original 2021 price (techspot.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: created, created july, entire

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Chip Off The Old Block (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | by Scott Alexander | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: nvidia geforce, song of hiawatha, mudjekeewis

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Legacy Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB returns to retail five years after original launch, priced at $339 — resurrected GPU strategy that Jensen called a 'good idea' apparently comes to fruition (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-29 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 → | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 3060, jensen huang

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Corsair's "Bundle and Save Big" sale slashes prices on high-end gaming PCs — save up to $300 on premium Corsair gear (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: corsair, vengeance a7500, ryzen 5 9600x

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Save almost $1,500 instantly on an RTX 5080 gaming PC — Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 packs Core Ultra 7 265K and 32GB DDR5 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | get Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 → | tags: lenovo, legion tower 7i, core ultra 7 265k

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Get this Asus Prime RTX 5070 Ti for just $900 — our pick for the best all-around enthusiast graphics card in 2026 hits its lowest price this year (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-22 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get Asus Prime RTX 5070 Ti → | tags: asus prime, rtx 5070 ti, nvidia geforce

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Cooler Master NR2 Pro mini-ITX system packing an RTX 5080 is $400 off in Newegg deal — grab a compact yet powerful liquid cooled gaming PC for $2,799.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 5080, gigabyte b860i aorus, cooler master nr2 pro

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The best UK Amazon Prime Day tech deals 2026 — epic savings on premium gaming PCs and laptops, peripherals, 3D printers at Currys, Argos, Scan and CCL, too (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Ben Stockton | get Gaming Laptop RGB Keyboard → | tags: amazon prime day, acer nitro v16, amd ryzen

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Save a massive $1,390 on this RTX 5080 Alienware gaming PC, now just $3,159 — enormous discount delivers top specs for 4K gameplay, including a 24-core Intel CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Ben Stockton | get Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition → | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 5080, alienware, dell

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Get an RTX 5090 gaming laptop for less than $3,000 — Acer's 16-inch Predator with 2TB of storage and 32GB of RAM is now $500 off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Stewart Bendle | get Acer Predator Gaming Laptop → | tags: rtx 5090, acer predator, geforce rtx 5090

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Microsoft is reportedly testing Copilot+ AI features with discrete GPUs instead of NPUs — a feature available on Windows App SDK with a Windows Insider Experimental Channel build and Developer Mode turned on (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-14 | by Jowi Morales | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: microsoft, copilot+, nvidia geforce

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ReactOS (FOSS "Windows") achieves 3D-accelerated Half-Life on real hardware (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | get ReactOS Compatibility Pack → | tags: reactos, half-life, windows

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Memory famine compels GPU vendors to re-release 2020 graphics cards — GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3050 return to Asian market (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Zhiye Liu | get ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 → | tags: ampere, cards, geforce

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Unreleased RTX 3050 Ti engineering sample appears in photos and benchmarks — the RTX 3060 alternative that never happened (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-06 | by Zhiye Liu | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti → | tags: geforce, geforce rtx, memory