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Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

NVIDIA RTX 5050 with 9GB GDDR7 memory to launch around Computex

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-5050-with-9gb-gddr7-memory-to-launch-around-computex

Welp, least its not 8GB

It's going to drop down to a 96bit bus from 128bit.
So if memory speed stays the same, we would be looking at 240GB/s of bandwidth.

If nVidia pushes for faster memory, it could make some of that 80GB/s of bandwidth back... But overclocking headroom will be lower.

I think I would personally opt for the 8GB model if I was choosing that class of GPU.

This is likely to save memory chips for A.I/Data centers, 3 chips is easier than 4 to sell to the budget segment.

JEMC said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

PC gamers are about to get a free performance upgrade — Microsoft's latest DirectX update boosts ray-tracing performance by up to 90%

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/directx-update-shader-execution-reordering-ser-ray-tracing

That is, if the GPUs from AMD and Intel support the new feature, otherwise it'll only be Nvidia PC gamers (who are still the majority).

Intel has seen a 90% performance uplift with the shader execution reordering.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/microsoft-adds-shader-execution-reordering-ser-in-latest-directx-sdk-for-more-efficient-ray-tracing-intel-arc-b-series-gpus-show-90-percent-performance-uplift

No news on what impacts it will have on Radeon though.

Random_Matt said:

That macbook neo makes all low end laptops redundant. The Lenovo chromebook is still better spec wise though, I am sure that one is subsidised.

Not necessarily.
The Neo is a brilliant piece of hardware, but it's still running MacOS, which is a deal breaker for many.

For a Netbook class device where you are only going to use a web browser? It's going to cause a tidal wave.

The very least this will force Asus, Acer, Lenovo, Dell and other OEM's to pick up their game and improve their low-end devices or bleed marketshare.




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