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DLSS Transformer Model for DLSS 4 is out of beta as Nvidia looks to officially incorporate new model to improve image quality and efficiency

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 09:45 EDT

Nvidia's Transformer model for DLSS has exited the beta stage and will replace the CNN-based approach very soon with DLSS 4. Read more ›

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WinRAR exploit enables attackers to run malicious code on your PC — critical vulnerability patched in latest beta update

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 09:41 EDT

The CVE-2025-6218 bug allows attackers to manipulate archive paths, potentially writing to protected system folders Read more ›

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Intel lays off hundreds of engineers in California, including chip design engineers and architects — automotive chip division also gets the axe

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 08:39 EDT

Intel has begun laying off employees in California — including design engineers — as part of CEO Lip-Bu Tan's plan to cut 15–20% of the workforce. The company is also to shut down its automotive chip division. Read more ›

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Blacklisted Chinese GPU makers line up to file for IPOs as US sanctions and trade war take toll on AI hardware market

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 08:11 EDT

Amid rising demand for AI hardware in China and U.S. sanctions, China's GPU industry is rapidly expanding, with companies like Biren, Moore Threads, MetaX, and Zhaoxin pursuing IPOs to secure funding and strengthen their position. Read more ›

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Western Digital's $500,000 million penalty for patent infringement reduced to a mere $1 — court says recipient failed to 'adequately tie a dollar amount' to damages

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 07:57 EDT

A California court reduced the damages awarded to SPEX Technologies after the testimony of its expert has been excluded from the case. Read more ›

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HDMI 2.2 is here with new 'Ultra96' Cables — up to 16K resolution, higher maximum 96 Gbps bandwidth than DisplayPort, backwards compatibility & more

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 07:37 EDT

The full spec for HDMI 2.2 has been released and it confirms 96 GB/s data transfer rates, which edge DisplayPort, and allow for uncompressed 4K 240 Hz video support. Read more ›

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Massive $40 quad-fan JF15K Diamond CPU cooler wields dual-heatsinks for up to 280W TDP cooling capacity — Jiushark's latest spans the entire width of a standard motherboard

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 07:00 EDT

The Jiushark JF15K Diamond features a wide dual-tower design with quad-fans, and support for up to 280W cooling Read more ›

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How to add non-Steam games to your Steam Deck with Heroic Games Launcher

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 06:53 EDT

Valve’s Steam Deck typically stores my neglected Steam games library, but with Heroic Games Launcher, I can now keep my Amazon, GoG, and Epic games close at hand and ready to play. Read more ›

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AMD researchers reduce graphics card VRAM capacity of 3D-rendered trees from 38GB to just 52 KB with work graphs and mesh nodes — shifting CPU work to the GPU yields tremendous results

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 06:31 EDT

AMD researchers have developed a new 3D tree rendering technology that can reduce video memory demands Read more ›

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27-year-old Easter egg found in the Apple Power Mac G3's ROM— creating a RAM disk with the name 'secret ROM image' unveils a hidden file

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Tom's Hardware · 06/25/2025 06:25 EDT

The activation method for an Easter egg, hidden deep within the ROMs of ancient beige Apple Power Mac G3 computers, has been uncovered. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Azoth X Review: A very different aesthetic

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 13:39 EDT

Asus' new flagship ROG Azoth X keyboard looks very different from its predecessor — white, colorful, and with semi-translucent keycaps for better backlighting. The new Azoth X also comes with a wrist rest and support for Asus' new web-based armoury crate software. Read more ›

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How to use Steam’s in-game performance monitor to display real FPS with DLSS or FSR frame generation active

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 12:58 EDT

Valve’s new in-game performance monitor can report real and DLSS / FSR-generated frames at the same time. Read more ›

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Microsoft fixes Windows Vista boot sound bug in latest Windows 11 Insider Build — adds Recall Homepage and customizable system indicators

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 12:43 EDT

Build 26200.5661 also adds Recall Homepage, customizable system indicators, and key stability fixes Read more ›

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Geekom 'violently' smashes its new Mini PC with a sledgehammer, drags it behind a motorbike, and spins it in a washing machine - PC still works after extreme torture testing

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 12:39 EDT

Geekom has shared a video which shows its latest IT15 Mini-PC being subjected to unnatural levels of violence. Read more ›

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Bambu Lab slices the price of its high-speed P1P 3D printer by 43% — $399 deal marks its 3rd Anniversary Sale

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 12:24 EDT

Bambu Lab is celebrating its 3rd anniversary with superb deals on some of its best products Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 5050 puts Blackwell within reach of more gamers at $249 — entry-level 50-series launches in late July

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 12:01 EDT

Nvidia finally unveils the RTX 5050, sporting 2,560 Blackwell CUDA cores, 8GB of GDDR6, and a 130W TGP. The new GPU represents Nvidia's first new xx50-class desktop card since the RTX 3050 Read more ›

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Rare Franken-GPU has both AMD and Nvidia branding — AMD Radeon GeForce RTX 9070 XT is the new ultimate midrange gaming champ

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 11:45 EDT

Redditor receives an Asus graphics card with both AMD and Nvidia branding. Read more ›

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Mosquito-sized drone is designed for Chinese spy missions — military robotics lab reveals incredibly tiny bionic flying robots

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 11:41 EDT

This tiny mosquito-sized drone was created by a team from the Hunan Province in China and is able to help in information reconnaissance missions. Read more ›

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Noctua’s highly anticipated second-gen NF-A12x25 G2 120mm fans hit retail at $34.90 — redesigned fan blades and hub boost cooling performance

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 10:26 EDT

The NF-A12x25 G2 is Noctua’s latest addition to its 120 mm fan lineup, aimed at improving airflow efficiency without increasing noise levels Read more ›

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Sony faces class action over expensive digital game and DLC prices — ‘Sony tax’ means digital games cost ‘an average of 47% more’ than those on disc, group alleges

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Tom's Hardware · 06/24/2025 08:31 EDT

Dutch PlayStation gamers are up in arms about what they call the unfair 'Sony tax,' and have decided to take the corporation to court. Read more ›

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