Thursday, 1 September 2022

Radeon Vega 64 Revisit: Did It Age Better than Nvidia's GTX 1080?

Hardware

AMD Radeon Vega 64 Revisited:
Did It Age Better than GTX 10 Series?

Today we're dusting off our old Radeon Vega 64 to compare against its old rival, the GeForce GTX 1080. Here's what's going to be our last big revisit to the Radeon Vega GPU on a 51 game benchmark.

Today we're dusting off our old Radeon Vega 64 to compare against its old rival, the GeForce GTX 1080. Here's what's going to be our last big revisit to the Radeon Vega GPU on a 51 game benchmark.

Tech + Politics

New US export rules prohibit Nvidia and AMD from selling high-end accelerators to China and Russia

"The USG has imposed a new license requirement, effective immediately, for any future export to China (including Hong Kong) and Russia of the Company's A100 and forthcoming...
"The USG has imposed a new license requirement, effective immediately, for any future export to China (including Hong Kong) and Russia of the Company's A100 and forthcoming...

Tech Culture

Over a decade after their demise, Japan's government declares "war" on floppy disks

Japan's digital minister tweeted that floppies, CDs, and even mini-disks are still required for around 1,900 government procedures in which business communities submit applications and other forms....
Japan's digital minister tweeted that floppies, CDs, and even mini-disks are still required for around 1,900 government procedures in which business communities submit applications and other forms....

Crypto Boom

Cryptocurrency exchange accidentally gave customer $10.5 million instead of a $100 refund

Crypto.com is kicking itself for a highly foolish clerical error. The cryptocurrency exchange recently issued a refund for a customer in Australia. The transaction was supposed to...
Crypto.com is kicking itself for a highly foolish clerical error. The cryptocurrency exchange recently issued a refund for a customer in Australia. The transaction was supposed to...

For a Million Dollars

You can buy almost every console ever made in this eBay sale

The monstrous collection is being sold on French eBay by Kaori30. As reported by Consolevariations.com, it consists of around 2,400 consoles, which the description describes as including...
The monstrous collection is being sold on French eBay by Kaori30. As reported by Consolevariations.com, it consists of around 2,400 consoles, which the description describes as including...

Industry

Nvidia hit hardest as graphics card shipments reach two-year low

Jon Peddie Research's (JPR) latest report on the GPU industry is painful reading for all involved, especially Nvidia. The market has been experiencing falling demand this year...
Jon Peddie Research's (JPR) latest report on the GPU industry is painful reading for all involved, especially Nvidia. The market has been experiencing falling demand this year...

Apple

Apple iPhone 14's redesign and new colors revealed in leak

With Apple expected to announce the iPhone 14 series at their special "Far Out" event on September 7, rumors are still going strong. The latest leak comes...
With Apple expected to announce the iPhone 14 series at their special "Far Out" event on September 7, rumors are still going strong. The latest leak comes...

Solar Power

California is spending $20M to install solar panels over 1.6 miles of canals

The proof of concept is intended to increase renewable power generation and reduce water evaporation in canals. TID, in partnership with the state of California, the University...
The proof of concept is intended to increase renewable power generation and reduce water evaporation in canals. TID, in partnership with the state of California, the University...

Graphics Cards

Intel says it isn't abandoning Arc graphics cards, is working on the next generations

Underwhelming performance, problems with DirectX11, and the need to enable Resizable Bar have been some of the issues reviewers have encountered with the only Arc desktop card...
Underwhelming performance, problems with DirectX11, and the need to enable Resizable Bar have been some of the issues reviewers have encountered with the only Arc desktop card...

Security

Chrome extensions with 1.4 million installs track users for affiliate payment scam

This week, a report from McAfee's security researchers highlighted five Google Chrome extensions that tracked users and manipulated the websites they visited. Collectively, almost a million and...
This week, a report from McAfee's security researchers highlighted five Google Chrome extensions that tracked users and manipulated the websites they visited. Collectively, almost a million and...

Hardware

Samsung's first OLED gaming monitor expected to launch later this year

We've been hearing about multiple display manufacturers' plans to release new OLED monitors in the coming year. Samsung has decided to throw their hat into the mix...
We've been hearing about multiple display manufacturers' plans to release new OLED monitors in the coming year. Samsung has decided to throw their hat into the mix...

Twitter is testing an edit button but is putting it behind a paywall for now

The social networking platform is internally testing the ability to make changes to a tweet after it has been published. During the current test, tweets can be...

Logitech's new G502 X gaming mice come with optical-mechanical switches, refined designs

Logitech just announced the G502 X series, an overhaul of one of its most popular lines of gaming mice. The new mice retain a similar shape to...

Third-party Walmart vendor found selling bogus 30TB SSDs

Current SSD prices range from about $50 to $100 per terabyte. So when a security researcher, going by Ray on Twitter, saw the advertised 30TB SSD...

LG's bendable 42-inch OLED TV allows you to change its curvature using a remote control

On Wednesday, LG unveiled the OLED Flex (model LX3), a bendable 42-inch screen that can go from flat up to a 900R curve. That's close to the...

OBS Studio celebrates 10th anniversary with major release

OBS Studio 28.0 incorporates numerous improvements including 10-bit and HDR video encoding, native Apple silicon support, and up-to-date implementation of the AMD encoder on Windows, and more.

AMD Ryzen 7000's memory sweet spot will be DDR5-6000

AMD recently announced their Ryzen 7000 series, scheduled to be released on September 27. AMD CEO Lisa Su revealed four new Ryzen 7000 series SKUs based on...

The LG MoodUP fridge features Bluetooth speakers and color-changing panels that sync with music

Long gone are the days when fridges did nothing more than keep food and drink cold. Today's internet-connected, transparent-screened, TV-sporting models turn kitchens into entertainment zones, and...

The supercharged Ryzen 7 5800X3D is super affordable today at $385

Zen 4 is just around the corner, but the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with its massive V-cache is still an amazing gaming processor, and at $385 it's excellent value, too.

If you downloaded a Google Translate desktop app, it's probably cryptojacking malware

This week, IT security group Checkpoint Research (CRP) published a report on its discovery of a crypto mining malware campaign hiding behind legitimate-looking apps, including Google Translate....

Webb and Hubble team up on multi-spectrum image of Phantom Galaxy

In the photo above, the ESA combined data from the James Webb telescope and the Hubble telescope to provide a comprehensive illustration of Messier 74. This large...

Logitech G streaming handheld is actually an Android handheld

This week, prolific leaker Evan Blass revealed more details about an upcoming portable game system from Logitech and Tencent. It contained images and information about the device's...

Hogwarts Legacy system requirements signify the march towards next-gen

This week, the PC system requirements for Hogwarts Legacy appeared on the game's Steam page. Unlike some recent high-profile titles that provide multiple tiers of requirements for...

Royal Caribbean is bringing Starlink satellite Internet to all of its cruise liners

Most cruise ships already offer some form of satellite Internet service to guests, but connections are often unreliable, slow and expensive. With any luck, Starlink will remedy...

Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED first reviews are in: a functional concept that needs more power

The Zenbook 17 OLED is Asus' first attempt to make an all-screen foldable PC. It features a 17.3", 2.5K touchscreen that folds down to create two 12.5" screens, but its high price and disappointing performance make it hard to recommend.

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NASA detects carbon dioxide on a planet outside of our solar system for the first time

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