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Nvidia Unveils RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs: A $2000 Flagship and DLSS 4's Ambitious Claims

2025-01-07

Nvidia launched its highly anticipated GeForce RTX 50 series at CES 2025, featuring the new Blackwell architecture and DLSS 4. The lineup includes the $2000 RTX 5090, $1000 RTX 5080, $749 RTX 5070 Ti, and $549 RTX 5070. While Nvidia boasts impressive performance claims – notably the RTX 5070 allegedly matching the RTX 4090 with DLSS 4 – real-world benchmarks are needed. The cards feature increased CUDA cores, memory bandwidth, and VRAM, but also significantly higher power consumption. DLSS 4's multi-frame generation raises questions about latency and image quality. Overall, the RTX 50 series shows decent performance improvements and value, although the gap between the top-tier and others is vast, and the RTX 5070's 12GB VRAM might prove limiting.

(www.techspot.com)

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AMD CPUs Now 40% of Steam Users: A Record Year for Team Red

2025-01-05

The latest Steam survey reveals AMD CPUs have reached a record-high 40% market share among users, driven by the success of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Intel's struggles with 13th and 14th-gen instability. While AMD GPUs are making gains, Nvidia's RTX 40 and 30 series remain dominant. Windows 11 leads in Steam users, but Windows 10 maintains a stronger global market share.

(www.techspot.com)

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Streaming Fatigue Hits Americans: Spending on Subscriptions Decreases

2025-01-04

Americans spent an average of $42.38 per month on streaming subscriptions in 2024, a 23% decrease from 2023. The abundance of streaming services has led to "streaming fatigue," with users feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of options. Many are sharing accounts, reducing subscriptions, or turning to free services to save money. The average American has two subscriptions and watches 3 hours and 49 minutes of content daily. Facing economic pressures and streaming fatigue, consumers are seeking more affordable entertainment options.

(www.techspot.com)

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Russia's Homegrown Consoles Fail to Match PS5, Xbox Series X

2024-12-31

Russia's attempt to create its own game consoles is facing difficulties. One console, powered by the Elbrus processor, lacks the performance to compete with the PS5 or Xbox Series X. Another, a cloud-gaming console from MTS, costs only $45 and relies on a cloud gaming platform. The Russian government admits these consoles can't compete with current-gen machines but aims to promote domestic game development.

(www.techspot.com)

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