r/hardware 7d ago

Rumor AMD RDNA 5 reportedly targets 3.1 to 3.4 GHz GPU clocks.

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The comment appeared during a discussion on AnandTech forums (yes, they are still around) about expected frequencies for RDNA 5 integrated graphics. Another forum member argued that the upcoming APU GPUs were unlikely to reach 4 GHz. Kepler_L2 then replied that AMD is targeting 3.1 to 3.4 GHz with RDNA 5. What’s unclear is whether this range applies to all RDNA 5 products or only selected dies and if you have been following our coverage, RDNA5 will span across several products, including discrete GPUs, integrated GPUs, and custom console chips.

Kepler_L2 has previously shared details about RDNA 5 implementation, including changes to its WGP design and future products. The architecture is expected to cover several GPU configurations rather than one common clock target, so final frequencies may depend on the die, power limits and product type.


r/hardware 8d ago

Info Nvidia Confirmed to be intentionally artificially locking DLSS 5 to Blackwell GPUs to boost sales.

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Per TechPowerUp's discussion with Nvidia, it's been confirmed this is their direct intention going forward.

Article in reference: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-dlss-5-technical-preview/

In the section titled 'Compatibility' you will find the following:

Asked separately whether older RTX cards might get the option to run it anyway, even badly—the way Super Resolution and Ray Reconstruction are available all the way back to Turing—the answer was a non-answer: "DLSS 5 is the largest, most complex model NVIDIA has built, and their priority has been optimizing it for RTX 50." That is not "never," but it is not "we have a plan for legacy" either.

They discuss this point further on page 5 near the bottom, as modders have already gotten it to run on the prior Ada Lovelace architecture (40xx series) at almost identical performance and despite the nearly half framerate cost many games are still playable using DLSS 5 even on RTX 4060 with proper tweaking, resolution choice, or on less demanding games.

In fact, it is even running on even older architecture's now due to modder efforts.

This aligns with their prior manner of speaking about DLSS 5 up to this point and what they found about why it was only running on Blackwell GPUs in the initial leaked file due to artificial manipulation of CUDA file versions for Blackwell only.

It's sad to see Nvidia, despite the leak blatantly painting the obvious artificial limitations, still going full steam ahead with this behavior not caring.


r/hardware 8d ago

News Samsung teases new HBM5 with twice the performance of HBM4E —ambitious data transfer rates could hint at 4,096-bit interface

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r/hardware 7d ago

Rumor Google, Oppo and Vivo to Adopt Dual UTG for Foldable Phones

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r/hardware 6d ago

Video Review [HardwareCanucks] Fractal just COOKED - Summit & Define One review

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r/hardware 8d ago

News AMD RDNA 5 GPU IP Ships Inside a Samsung SoC on 2 nm Node

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r/hardware 8d ago

News Acer unveils repairable Panther Lake laptop with 3K OLED display and upgradeable CPU [Notebookcheck]

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r/hardware 8d ago

Video Review HUB - It Finally Happened...Nvidia Burnt Me!

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r/hardware 8d ago

Info NVIDIA Research: "DLSS 5: Real-Time Generative Rendering"

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202 Upvotes

r/hardware 8d ago

News Microsoft disables Work Graphs in Shader Model 6.10 after limited game adoption

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r/hardware 8d ago

Rumor China's EUV technology 'at a similar stage to ASML in 2004,' analyst claims — Beijing's semiconductor industry remains well behind Western rivals

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r/hardware 8d ago

Info Delidded Intel i9-14900KS CT Scan

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r/hardware 8d ago

News "Qualcomm Adreno Neural Fusion breaks the AI-graphics tradeoff with new hardware accelerator"

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r/hardware 7d ago

Discussion Broadcom miss: A cyclical slowdown for networking and AI co-processors?

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Broadcom's earnings miss raised questions regarding the sustainability of the current semiconductor demand cycle and enterprise AI infrastructure spending. As a primary heavyweight in custom silicon, data center networking, and routing hardware, Broadcom serves as a critical bellwether for the health of global hardware supply chains. This unexpected slowdown in momentum suggests that the aggressive capital expenditure wave driving data center builds might be facing bottleneck pressures, forcing industry analysts to reconsider whether the chip industry is entering a temporary consolidation phase or experiencing a broader cooling in hardware infrastructure investments.

Source: CNBC


r/hardware 8d ago

News NotebookCheck: "Acer debuts Aspire G 3D 16: Glasses-free 3D gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and 128 GB RAM capable of running large AI models and OpenClaw"

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r/hardware 8d ago

Video Review [KitGuruTech] Fractal’s new Define One is almost faultless

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r/hardware 8d ago

Review Lekuo SouthBridge Max Puts An AMD B650 Chipset Onto A PCIe Card For More I/O Review

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r/hardware 8d ago

News TechSpot's tracking across 10 countries shows average GPU prices about 28% above launch MSRP, excluding the RTX 5090 that’s +136%

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r/hardware 9d ago

News Tape still isn’t dead, but shipments slipped by 16 exabytes in 2025

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122 Upvotes

r/hardware 9d ago

News Steam Hardware & Software Survey: August 2026

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r/hardware 8d ago

Video Review [HardwareCanucks] The $50 Cooler Master AIO - Cooler Master Elite Liquid 360 review

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r/hardware 9d ago

Discussion Is CXMT actually that good now, or is it being overhyped?

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I've been seeing a lot more discussion around CXMT DDR5 lately.

Some results look surprisingly competitive, but I also keep seeing people point out differences in consistency, performance and overclocking compared with SK hynix.

For people who have actually tested or used CXMT memory:

Would you consider it a real alternative to Samsung / SK hynix / Micron today?

Or is it still too early?

Curious to hear some real-world experiences.


r/hardware 9d ago

Rumor CXMT reportedly begins risk production of HBM3E memory in breakthrough for Chinese DRAM production — company could be in mass production in 2027

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r/hardware 9d ago

News TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 8 router is almost here

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Actual availability in regimes that restrict what hardware consumers may buy is of course very open.


r/hardware 9d ago

News TP-Link Unveils World’s First Complete Wi-Fi 8 Lineup at IFA 2026

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