Chipmaker claims it will outgun Nvidia’s next big thing

AMD has been floundering in gaming graphics, but the outfit is talking big about its next-gen AI GPU, the MI450, which it swears will deliver “leadership performance across the board.”

Afterburner dev handed early samples with unlocked voltage toys

MSI looks set to revive its Lightning branding with new RTX 50 GPUs kitted out for lunatic overclockers, and the developer behind Afterburner already has his hands on the first samples.

Intel hauls out big silicon and hopes gamers will bite

Troubled Chipzilla is gearing up for the release of its top Battlemage GPU, the Arc B770, and if shipping manifests are to be believed, it's already packing crates.

Rack-sized monster to crush token counts

Nvidia has decided that building GPUs the size of small towns is the way to stay ahead in AI, and its latest weapon is the Rubin CPX which is aimed squarely at inferencing and large context models.

Taiwanese foundry forced to plan packaging a year in advance

TSMC is finding itself on the back foot as demand for its advanced packaging tech has exploded thanks to the AI chip gold rush, with firms like Nvidia breathing down its neck.

Promises path tracing to rival DLSS 4

AMD has confirmed that its long-teased FSR Redstone tech is still on track for a 2025 release, with a full presentation expected later this year.

Chip kit giant buys into Europe’s AI dream

Dutch chip equipment outfit ASML has splashed out €1.3 billion to become the biggest shareholder in French AI startup Mistral, which is raising €1.7 billion at a valuation of nearly €12 billion.

Can't work with virtual machines

Nvidia’s top-of-the-range Blackwell GPUs are throwing wobblies when shoved into virtual machine environments, leaving them unresponsive until the whole system gets rebooted.

Brokerages tip 60,000 units next year as Foxconn cashes in

Nvidia’s Blackwell GB300 enterprise AI systems are being churned out at a ferocious pace, with analysts forecasting shipments will triple in the third quarter.

Tariff panic sends buyers scrambling for cards

Nvidia has gobbled up 94 per cent of the GPU market as shipments jumped 27 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, a spike analysts reckon was fuelled by punters panic-buying ahead of looming tariffs.