Nvidia’s RTX 4080 graphics card could crank up power usage to 100W more than the RTX 3080, if the GPU grapevine is on the money. This latest rumor about next-gen Lovelace GPUs comes off the back of a great deal of speculation on the topic of power consumption (or TGP), and Twitter-based leaker Kopite7kimi now…
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WWDC 2022 is finally here, and the keynote, the main event, is done. What does that mean? Basically that we have an idea of what the next generation of Apple software will look like. Everything from iOS 16 to watchOS 9, to the next version of MacOS is now clear — and while we may…
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Keeping your GPU cool can extend it’s life and give you years of use before you have to replace it. Thermal paste is one of the mechanisms that graphics cards employ to lower their temperatures and help keep performance high without damaging the card. While your GPU should already have thermal paste applied correctly when…
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A Weibo user (opens in new tab) who goes by the alias “Golden Pig Upgrade” has delighted us with the first gaming benchmarks (via HXL (opens in new tab)) for Intel’s Arc A730M mobile graphics card. He previously provided a couple of synthetic benchmarks, but there’s nothing like real-world performance to evaluate the Arc A730M’s…
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For the past few years, owners of older iPhone models have been able to breathe a sigh of relief as Apple has continued to support their devices with new versions of iOS. But in 2022, that won’t be the case. On Monday, during the WWDC 2022 keynote, Apple revealed iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. The…
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As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found myself spending far more time in one-to-one communication applications as opposed to social networking apps. Mostly, that means using Apple’s Messages app (which we learned at WWDC 2022 today is getting a huge update) as well as Facebook Messenger, along with a smattering of others like Gmail. Facebook’s messaging…
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Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is finally here. The keynote has ended, and boy was it a big year for software in Apple-land. For the uninitiated, WWDC is where Apple announces its next-generation software, from the new operating system for the iPhone to upgrades to apps. WWDC 2022 was no different. What we don’t always get…
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Apple announced its Apple Silicon M2 processors today, saying that the new second-gen chips offer up to 18% more performance in unspecified multi-threaded CPU-focused tasks, while the revamped 10-core GPU offers up to 35% more performance in unspecified graphics workloads. Apple also bumped maximum memory capacity up to 25GB of LPDDR5, and the next-gen 16-core…
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A new laptop packing Intel’s Arc Alchemist A730M mobile GPU was tested in 3DMark Time Spy, as seen in this Weibo post (opens in new tab). The notebook, called the Mechanic Dawn Exploration Edition 2022 (opens in new tab), features an Alder Lake i7-12700H CPU and is already on sale. The Time Spy result of…
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An all-new, next-generation MacBook Air with new Apple Silicon has been rumored for well over a year. Today, Apple finally unveiled its latest MacBook Air, and it features a completely redesigned chassis. Instead of the wedge shape worn by the MacBook Air since its inception, Apple went with a more traditional, uniform thickness from front…
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