Yesterday, a surprising announcement came down from Nvidia. Surprising both for its content but also the braggadocio on display – Nvidia is “unlaunching” the RTX 4080 12GB… Read more “Sidenote: Failure To Launch: The Abrupt End of the Geforce RTX 4080 12 GB Model”
Tag: graphics
Sidenote: Hot Boosts, ARC, and RTX 40 Cache
I have 3 small tech stories I wanted to talk about, but none of them felt like a post of their own (although I did start a… Read more “Sidenote: Hot Boosts, ARC, and RTX 40 Cache”
Sidenote: The Insane Sanity of the Geforce RTX 40 Series Graphics Cards
This week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the next generation lineup of Geforce cards, starting with the top 3 for the launch – an RTX 4090 with… Read more “Sidenote: The Insane Sanity of the Geforce RTX 40 Series Graphics Cards”
Limitations and How They Strengthen Games and Art
Borderlands 3 is a 125 GB download. I know that because it was the free Epic Games Store title this week and I finally grabbed it (fun… Read more “Limitations and How They Strengthen Games and Art”
My Favorite Points Of FFXIV Live Letter 68
It came and went, and it was actually a really good and informative watch! Tonight was the 68th live letter for Final Fantasy XIV, entitled Newfound Futures,… Read more “My Favorite Points Of FFXIV Live Letter 68”
Sidenote: The Disappointment of the Current Era of Graphics Cards
Availability is starting to open up, and more people are getting their hands on Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series cards and AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series cards. As… Read more “Sidenote: The Disappointment of the Current Era of Graphics Cards”
Sidenote: Discussing Ray-Tracing Implementations and Why RT Faces an Uphill Battle
Last time I discussed ray-tracing, it was largely to discuss if RTX, as implemented by Nvidia, had been a bust. That post and its conclusions all focused… Read more “Sidenote: Discussing Ray-Tracing Implementations and Why RT Faces an Uphill Battle”
Sidenote: Analyzing the Radeon RX 6000 Announcement
Just as I did with the Ryzen series announcement earlier in the month and the RTX 3000 cards last month, the Radeon announcement has come and gone… Read more “Sidenote: Analyzing the Radeon RX 6000 Announcement”
Sidenote: How The Radeon RX 6900 XT is Nice and Competition is Good
I can say that in September I didn’t quite think they’d pull it off, but here we are now, with the next Radeon announcement done, and I… Read more “Sidenote: How The Radeon RX 6900 XT is Nice and Competition is Good”
Sidenote: Picking the Perfect (For You) Next-Generation Console
The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S systems will be out in just two-ish short weeks. I’ve talked a lot about the hardware in both systems, especially with… Read more “Sidenote: Picking the Perfect (For You) Next-Generation Console”
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