GPU makers are redirecting manufacturing capacity toward AI chips, triggering a memory shortage that has driven up prices for graphics cards and related components. JP Morgan projects DRAM prices will rise 400 percent between 2024 and the end of 2026, while Tom's Hardware reports Nvidia's RTX 5090 now sells for nearly $5,000 above its original $1,999 price. The price surge has also hit consoles, laptops and resale markets, with PC shipments falling as a result.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-07
A tech commentary examines whether AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D remains a sensible purchase in 2026, noting the decade-old AM4 platform is effectively dead with no further CPU upgrades coming. The piece argues that soaring DDR5 memory prices, driven by AI-related demand, have made upgrading to current AM5 or LGA 1851 platforms unusually expensive, citing a 32GB 6000MHz Corsair kit priced near $600 on Newegg.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-07
A truck disguised as a food transport vehicle picked up six pallets of Nvidia hardware worth $11.4 million after they left Oakland bound for Texas on August 29, according to ABC7 News. Investigators lost track of the truck in San Bernardino County, and Oakland Police received a theft report on September 13; no arrests have been announced.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-11-06
Benchmarks comparing the GeForce RTX 5060, RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 9060 XT across different processors found that Nvidia's CPU driver overhead issue persists even on these lower-end GPUs. When paired with weaker CPUs like the Ryzen 5 5600 or 5500, the cheaper RX 9060 XT sometimes delivered better gaming performance than the pricier RTX 5070. The testing follows earlier findings on the same overhead problem affecting higher-end RTX 5070 Ti cards.
techspot.com
· 2026-11-06
A buying guide advises gamers to first match a monitor's specs to their existing GPU, noting that pairing a high-end panel with a weaker graphics card wastes its refresh-rate potential. It also recommends weighing resolution against refresh rate depending on game genre, and considering panel type, HDR, brightness, ports and VRR features like G-Sync, along with monitor size and aspect ratio.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-03
Chinese supply chain outlet ChannelGate reports that some board makers have exhausted RTX 50-series stock, while others ship remaining units in small batches at higher prices. To keep distributors supplied, manufacturers are redirecting them toward older cards like the RTX 3060 (12GB and 8GB), RTX 3050, and some unnamed AMD Radeon models.
techspot.com
· 2026-11-03
PC Games Hardware benchmarked a modder-supplied RTX 2080 Ti with VRAM doubled to 22GB against the stock 11GB version across nine memory-intensive games and an AI image-generation task. The extra memory made little difference at 1440p but produced large gains at 4K with upscaling and frame generation in titles like Flight Simulator 2024, where the stock card stuttered or an 11GB card crashed outright in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
techspot.com
· 2026-11-02
Retail listings show the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, launched at $999, now selling for $1,999 to nearly $3,000 at retailers including Best Buy, Newegg, Micro Center and MemoryC. Stock is scarce, with many listings limited to local pickup or third-party Amazon sellers, and even the cheapest widely available reputable listing matches the RTX 5090's original $1,999 launch price.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-29
Google has rolled out Chrome M156 for Chromebooks, addressing crashes tied to extensions like 1Password and Teleparty, as well as issues with dragging tabs between windows. The update also restores proper fullscreen keyboard shortcuts, fixes clipboard errors in Google Docs, resolves stuck Facebook Live buffering, and corrects missing website icons in the address bar. It follows the M155 release from two weeks prior, which added standalone app installs and better extension support.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-27
Developers have released Linux kernel modules—gpu-unlock, gpu-unlock-ada, and turing-unlock—that rewrite speed-select registers on Nvidia RTX 20-, 30-, and 40-series GPUs before the driver loads, removing a hardware-level cap on FP32-accumulate tensor math that Nvidia normally reserves for workstation cards. Benchmarks show gains ranging from roughly 12% to nearly 2x depending on card and workload, with an RTX 3090 Ti jumping from 87.5 to 157.4 BF16 TFLOPS and an RTX 4090 doubling its raw FP16 instruction rate, though real-world matrix workload gains are smaller.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-27
Atari announced it will close the official online store for its VCS mini PC in early 2027, ending the ability to download new apps and games through that platform. Previously downloaded software will remain usable, and Atari plans an OS update to remove dependencies on its servers for authentication and software access. The company also plans an Atari Home Brew app to let third-party developers keep adding games after the store closes.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-22
A developer released a VBIOS editor plus Windows and Linux loaders that let GeForce RTX 30, 40 and 50 series owners run custom firmware without writing to the GPU's flash chip. On Windows the edited image is stored in the driver's registry key and loaded at GPU restart, while the Linux version patches Nvidia's open kernel modules to boot the GSP firmware from the custom image. The editor exposes controls such as power limits, voltage ceilings, clock offsets, current protections and fan settings, with examples including an RTX 5090 FE raised from a 600W to 700W power ceiling and an RTX 4090 pushed to 671W from 550W.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-19
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