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RTX 3060 is in the lead, but only by a small margin Valve once again messed up something in its Steam statistics and now it had to fix it.  Last month we said that the share of the RTX 3060 increased one and a half times over the month , reaching almost 10%, and this is a huge indicator of both growth and absolute numbers. Now another month has passed, and the share of the RTX 3060 has sharply dropped to 5.04%, falling below the September figure. This has already happened with Steam statistics, some attribute it to some kind of correction due to data from China, but now the RTX 3060 figure looks more plausible.   [caption id="attachment_85263" align="aligncenter" width="756"] GeForce RTX 3060[/caption] GeForce RTX 3060 is not that popular at all. At the same time, the share of the GTX 1650 increased by 1.13 percentage points, which is a lot. The card is installed on 4.76% of all Steam players. The third place with a share of 4.32% is occupied by the GTX 1060.   In general, the performance of many adapters has been adjusted. For example, the share of the RTX 4060 decreased from 1.749% to 0.83%.  Similar changes have occurred with processors. The sharp jump in Intel's share a month ago apparently was some kind of mistake, so everything was corrected, and now Intel occupies 66.08%, and AMD has 33.88%.

The announcement will take place on November 23. Following the advertising images, real photos of the flagship smartphone Red Magic 9 Pro appeared online. The device will receive an under-screen front camera, as well as a flat rear panel on which the main camera modules are located flush. [caption id="attachment_82471" align="aligncenter" width="571"] Red Magic 9 Pro[/caption] Photos of Red Magic 9 Pro published The side panel shows a cutout, presumably for the speaker, as well as a pair of physical buttons. This is the first flagship based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with such a screen and a flat camera with a resolution of 50 megapixels. [caption id="attachment_82472" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Red Magic 9 Pro[/caption] The presentation will take place on November 23.

It's unclear exactly which CPUs Naver uses Over the past year, Nvidia has become the undisputed leader in the artificial intelligence accelerator market. However, it is not the only one present in this market. Naver has reportedly replaced Nvidia accelerators with similar Intel solutions. [caption id="attachment_78879" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Nvidia GPU to Intel CPU[/caption] Korean company Naver switched from Nvidia GPU to Intel CPU for its artificial intelligence server Naver previously used an Nvidia GPU-based server, but has now replaced it with an Intel-based server. Naver is the largest Internet portal and the most popular search engine in South Korea. In this case, we are talking about a server that is responsible for the AI ​​for the Naver Place mapping service. Global information technology companies are reportedly becoming increasingly frustrated with rising prices for Nvidia GPUs and a global shortage of such GPUs. Analysts say the deal between Naver and Intel will likely reduce Nvidia's influence in the artificial intelligence processor market. Before putting the new server into operation, Naver tested it for about a month to understand whether, in general, Intel CPUs could compete with Nvidia GPUs in the tasks the company needed. Of course, there are no details about this, but since the deal was concluded, it means Naver were satisfied with the results. Additionally, the company says it will likely continue to use Intel's next-generation processors, such as Sapphire Rapids, to upgrade its system.

The youngest is not fat at all Until now, there were only a few models of GeForce video cards on the market with Noctu coolers and they were produced only by Asus. Now such adapters have been released by the Japanese company Sycom.  [caption id="attachment_69887" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Ti[/caption] To release the new products, Sycom enlisted the support of not only Noctua but also Nagao Industry, which developed a specialized frame that can accommodate two Noctua fans.   The quietest GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Ti? Three new products have been announced: GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with 8 and 16 GB of memory and RTX 4070. These are far from the hottest adapters, and in their case, the effect of using Noctua fans compared to other available systems may not be as significant as in the case of the RTX 4080, which was released by Asus.  The RTX 4070 model turned out to be quite thick, but the RTX 4060 Ti occupies only two expansion slots, which makes it the thinnest video card with Noctua CO.  

Before this, the video card gradually became cheaper Nvidia unexpectedly decided to increase the recommended price for the GeForce RTX 4090 video card in Europe. [caption id="attachment_69878" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] The adapter, which came out almost exactly a year ago, has risen by 30 euros. Now the recommended price is 1800 euros. Let us remind you that the card initially appeared in Europe with a price of 1950 euros. Nvidia increased the price of GeForce RTX 4090 in Europe Over the past year, Nvidia has adjusted the price more than once, and most often this was due to the exchange rate. The current adjustment is also explained by the change in the euro/dollar exchange rate, but if previously the price always fell, it has now risen. If you look at aggregators, the cheapest offers for the RTX 4090 in Europe start at about 1,660 euros, that is, the cards have long been cheaper than the recommended price.

Repair video published The NorthWestRepair YouTube channel published a video showing how to find the cause of the problem and repair the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition video card. It turned out that during assembly an insect got between the GPU and the contact pads of the printed circuit board. [caption id="attachment_69288" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] The customer said it was a “brand new” Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition, which he bought from a “resale location” without any guarantee at a good price. When the system was turned on, the GPU fans spun up to maximum speed, but the image was not displayed on any monitor. The new GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition did not turn on due to a dried insect [caption id="attachment_69289" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] NorthWestRepair engineers diagnosed the video card and found no damage or short circuits on the printed circuit board. They decided to test the GPU, which is the key component of the video card. To do this, they removed the AD102 chip using special equipment and found a dried-winged insect underneath it. https://youtu.be/r0mVjm2lpY4 After removing the insect and cleaning the contacts, the chip was installed back into the video card. The video ends with testing the video card in 3DMark.

The error has already been fixed Just yesterday we reported that GeForce RTX 30 video cards can run the Frame Generation frame generator from DLSS 3, but Nvidia has already responded to the situation and reported that the technology does not work. [caption id="attachment_68775" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 20 or 30 video cards[/caption] No, Nvidia did not cheat, and frame generation does not work on GeForce RTX 20/30 video cards. We have noticed that some members of the PC gaming community, such as the Discord community before this, are experiencing a bug in the old DLSS DLL version 1.0.1.0 that is erroneously generating frames on 20/30 series hardware. There is no generation of DLSS frames - it's just a raw duplication of existing frames. Frame counters show higher FPS, but the smoothness and playability of the game do not improve. This can be verified by evaluating duplicate frames using tools such as NVIDIA ICAT, or by looking for an error message in the Remix logs indicating an error in frame generation Thus, the technology not only does not work correctly, as it might seem, but does not work at all, and the performance improvement that special software displays is a mistake. Nvidia added that it has already fixed the DLL, and this trick will not be possible in the upcoming update.

Card prices still vary greatly The authors of the Hardware Unboxed channel decided to test the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and GeForce RTX 4080 video cards again, pitting them against each other in a head-to-head battle. But unlike most other tests, in the new one they decided to fully address both regular raster performance, and performance with ray tracing, and performance with ray tracing with active upscale technologies. [caption id="attachment_64065" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4080[/caption] Since the tested cards are top-end solutions, it makes sense to talk only about 4K resolution, although the authors tested cards in all major resolutions. So, the raster performance of the RX 7900 XTX is higher than the RTX 4080, which is not news. In the case of the specific selection of games available here, we are talking about a 7% advantage, but it is worth noting that the result in Fortnite stands out strongly from the rest and shifts the overall result in favor of the Nvidia card. If this game is removed, Radeon's advantage will be significantly higher. Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4080 with and without tracing, with and without DLSS/FSR. When ray tracing effects are activated, the RTX 4080 takes the lead, 7% ahead of its competitor. At the same time, for example, in Cyberpunk 2077 the difference reaches an impressive 30%, and in Ratchet & Clank, it even exceeds 40%. https://youtu.be/YbKhxjw8EUE?t=1303 If you activate both tracing and DLSS/FSR in games, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX will lag behind its competitor by 11%. Interestingly, in the same Fortnite, where the AMD card is much inferior to the Nvidia card in raster performance, it is also ahead of the RTX 4080 in the last tested mode. We can summarize that the maps are generally close. The AMD flagship is faster without ray tracing, and the Nvidia card is faster with ray tracing regardless of upscale technologies. At the same time, the RTX 4080 has lower power consumption and more widespread DLSS technology. However, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX has a completely different trump card. This card is much cheaper. If the RTX 4080 in the US costs about $1,100, the RX 7900 XTX can be purchased for $900, and sometimes there are even cheaper offers.