GPU market stumbles as Discrete GPU penetration flattens
Jon Peddie blames Trump trade chaos for slowdown
Global PC graphics market took a knock in the first quarter of 2025, with GPU shipments sliding to 68.8 million units, down 12 per cent from the previous quarter, according to the latest data from Jon Peddie Research.
Nvidia top boffin says US export bans boosted Huawei AI dev
Dally says US rules handed China a tech talent pipeline
Nvidia chief scientist Bill Dally [pictured] has suggested that the US export control ban on AI gear to China has helped Huawei and its mates in the Middle Kingdom rather than holding them back.
AMD snaps up Brium to loosen Nvidia’s AI iron grip
Chipmaker adds stealthy startup to its growing anti-Nvidia arsenal
AMD has snapped up a little-known AI startup called Brium in a move that looks suspiciously like an attempt to smash Nvidia’s stranglehold on the AI software ecosystem.
Nvidia boss says Switch 2 chip is "the dog's"
Most advanced mobile GPU ever
Nvidia supremo Jensen Huang has been wagging his tongue about a custom chip for the Switch 2, calling it the most advanced bit of mobile graphics kit the outfit has ever produced.
Hell Is Us demo crashes RTX 50 and 40 cards
Devs suggest lowering settings and disabling upscaling to avoid intro crash
Hell just froze for Nvidia RTX 50 and 40 series owners trying to play the demo of Hell Is Us. The game crashes before the cinematic even finishes, leaving players staring at their high-end hardware in disbelief.
TSMC says AI chip war doesn’t matter
All roads lead to TSMC
The head of TSMC reckons it doesn’t really matter whether GPUs or ASICs win the AI chip race. Either way, the orders are heading back to his outfit.
RTX 5060 Ti steals AMD’s 9070 lunch money
Steam gamers show more love for Nvidia’s cheaper cards
Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti has only been rattling around for six weeks but has already overtaken AMD’s shiny new RX 9070 series, at least according to Valve’s latest Steam hardware survey.
TSMC Arizona ramps up as Nvidia preps AI chip launch
US fab nears full capacity, 2nm yields soar, and chip prices may spike
Nvidia’s next wave of AI chips is heading for mass production at TSMC’s Arizona plant before the end of the year, according to fresh reports from Taiwan.
AX Gaming hides RTX 50-series power cables
Another white triple-fan Blackwell card with minor tweaks and no price tag
AX Gaming has released a new batch of GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards under the X3W Max branding, but the hardware is standard fare with some aesthetic tweaks and cable routing updates.
China's tech giants scramble for local AI chips
Nvidia ban forces pivot to homegrown silicon
China's top tech outfits are being forced to kick their dependency on Nvidia and shift to homegrown AI chips, as US export curbs and a dwindling stockpile of H20 processors squeeze their options.
