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Nvidia Cancels RTX 5090 Order After Price Hike, Points Finger at Asus
A Redditor's order for an Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 BTF, placed on Nvidia's marketplace, was cancelled and refunded after the price jumped roughly $500. Nvidia says Asus failed to honor the original price, while the buyer now faces a GPU listed far above MSRP.
2 outletsbusinessGIGABYTE Hikes GPU Prices by 20-40% in Japan, Some Pending Orders at Risk of Cancellation
Japanese distributor CFD-BIZ says GIGABYTE graphics card prices rose 20% to 40% starting August 1, with some existing orders possibly canceled. The move follows reported GPU price increases across Asia amid rising DRAM costs.
3 outletsbusinessAMD Posts Record Q2 2026 Revenue as Data Center Sales More Than Double, Gaming Slumps
AMD reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $11.5 billion, up 50% year-over-year, driven by a more than doubling of Data Center revenue, even as Gaming segment revenue fell 31% amid rising component costs and console-cycle declines.
2 outletshardwareAMD Submits Linux Kernel Patches for RDNA 5's DCN6 Display Engine
AMD has released new AMDGPU patches to the Linux kernel introducing early support for Display Core Next 6 (DCN6), the display engine tied to the upcoming RDNA 5 GPU architecture, signaling continued driver development ahead of the cards' eventual launch.
2 outletsbusinessTSMC Targets Fivefold Increase in 2nm Wafer Output by End of 2026
TSMC is reportedly aiming to boost N2 chip production from about 20,000 to 100,000 wafers per month by the end of 2026, even as demand for its 3nm process continues to exceed internal targets.
2 outletshardwareAMD's Zen 6 CPUs Reportedly Targeting Smoother Gaming via Smarter Core Management
Leaked details suggest AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors will lean on software-driven, per-core power and memory management to reduce in-game stuttering and improve 1% lows, rather than relying solely on hardware gains.
2 outletshardwareTom's Hardware Marks 30 Years With a Look Back at Its History and Three Decades of CPU Battles
Tom's Hardware is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective articles, starting with the site's own founding story and a deep dive into 30 years of CPU competition between Intel and AMD, from the Pentium II era to today's Ryzen and Core chips.
2 outletshardwareAMD's Zen 6: A Third 'Low-Power' Core Design Emerges, While Server Chips Hint at Big Ryzen Gains
Leaked Linux kernel patches reveal AMD is building a new Zen 6 Low-Power core that blends elements from multiple past Zen architectures, while AMD's newly unveiled Zen 6-based Epyc 'Venice-X' server chips suggest major gains in cores, cache, clocks, and efficiency for future Ryzen CPUs.
2 outletshardwareAcemagic Unveils F9A, a 2-Liter Mini PC With AMD's Flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Chip
Acemagic has introduced the F9A, a compact mini workstation built around AMD's top-tier Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, offering desktop-class performance, extensive connectivity, and AI-focused features in a 2-liter aluminum chassis.
2 outletshardwareGMKtec Launches Evo-X1 Pro Mini PC with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 and OCuLink eGPU Support
GMKtec's new Evo-X1 Pro mini PC pairs AMD's 12-core Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with an OCuLink port for external graphics cards, starting at $1,599.99 with 64GB of RAM.
2 outletshardwareAMD Launches Radeon RX 9050 Entry-Level GPU in 4GB and 8GB Variants
AMD has introduced the Radeon RX 9050, its first new desktop graphics card in nearly a year, offered in both 4GB and 8GB GDDR6 configurations, with the 4GB version restricted to OEM pre-built systems.
5 outletshardwareLeak: Intel Nova Lake-S APU With 12 Xe3P Graphics Cores Said to Need 65W Just for iGPU
A new leak claims one Nova Lake-S desktop APU SKU will require a dedicated 65W power delivery segment and two VCCGT phases to unlock full integrated graphics performance, an unusual design for a desktop chip.
3 outletshardwareValve Updates Steam Machine: FSR 4.1 Support Added, CAD Files Released for Custom Cases
Valve has rolled out FSR 4.1 upscaling support for the Steam Machine through Proton Experimental and published official CAD files for the console's exterior, while also detailing how long reservation holders may have to wait for purchase invitations.
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