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The normal model is one and a half times faster We have already seen how Chinese craftsmen converted mobile GeForce RTX 3060 Laptops into desktop adapters. It turned out that there was the same miracle but in the form of the RTX 3080 Ti.  [caption id="attachment_77776" align="alignnone" width="780"] GeForce RTX 3080 Ti[/caption] Such adapters are produced by the Chinese company XR, which we have not heard of before. Technically, this is a mobile RTX 3080 Ti Laptop, that is, with a GA103 GPU at the core, which has 7424 active CUDA cores. For comparison, the desktop RTX 3080 Ti is based on the GA102 with 10,240 CUDA cores.   [caption id="attachment_77778" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 3080 Ti[/caption] Be careful when purchasing the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. In addition, this “Frankenstein's monster” has a 256-bit bus and lower frequencies, but it has 16 GB of memory versus 12 GB for the original desktop model. What’s interesting is that in this particular case, the TDP is also reduced to 115 W, although the mobile RTX 3080 Ti Laptop can operate at 150 W.  However, tests show that the flip card produces results almost identical to the mobile model. But the normal RTX 3080 Ti is one and a half times faster than both versions, that is, these are solutions of completely different classes.  [caption id="attachment_77779" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 3080 Ti[/caption] Thus, when purchasing an RTX 3080 Ti from China, it is worth taking a closer look at the product’s characteristics. 

Nvidia shares fell after this information appeared Nvidia shares suffered their worst stock drop in more than two months after US President Joe Biden's administration restricted the company's sales of processors designed specifically for the Chinese market, as expected yesterday. Nvidia has warned that the new rules could hamper product development and cause other difficulties, although the changes are unlikely to cause financial losses in the short term. Nvidia shares fell 4.7% to $439.38, their biggest one-day drop since Aug. 9. The tighter controls will affect Nvidia's A800 and H800 chips, which the US firm created for export to China after the Biden administration imposed its initial restrictions last October, a senior US official said. [caption id="attachment_71011" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Nvidia chips[/caption] Authorities have cut sales of Nvidia chips produced specifically for China “We follow all regulations as we work to create products that support thousands of applications across a broad range of industries,” Nvidia said in a statement. “Given the global demand for our products, we do not expect a material impact on our financial results shortly.” Morgan Stanley lowered its target price for Nvidia shares due to "draconian" export controls. Shares of Asian companies related to artificial intelligence chips fell after the official US announcement. Shares of Beijing Unisplendour Corp. and Lenovo Group Ltd., which sells data center equipment in China, were down about 10%. As part of the new rules, the Biden administration added two Chinese artificial intelligence chip startups, Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology Co., to its list of trade restrictions. and Moore Threads Intelligent Technology Beijing Co. - and their subsidiaries. The US requires companies to obtain a US government license before shipping products to these firms. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said her country opposes this US policy. After this news appeared, retail prices for Nvidia cards in the Chinese online store JD increased by an average of 10% per day.

In addition to energy consumption So, today Intel finally released its Arc A580 graphics card, pricing it at only $180. Intel itself is positioning the new product as a competitor to the Radeon RX 6600 and GeForce RTX 3050. The second is noticeably weaker than the first and more expensive. An Nvidia card in the US starts at around $210, while an AMD adapter can be purchased for $190. In Europe the situation is similar. That is, the Arc A580 is initially cheaper than its competitors. Now we will look at the tests to evaluate whether it is faster. [caption id="attachment_64947" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel Arc A580 graphics card[/caption] As you can see, in Full HD, and this is the target resolution for video cards in this segment, the new product is noticeably ahead of the RTX 3050 and falls short of the RX 6600. That is, with the RX 6600, the Arc A580 has approximate parity in terms of price and performance, but the card Nvidia is far behind both competitors. What an Intel Arc A580 graphics card with a 256-bit bus can do for $180. At 1440p resolution, Intel's new product is already ahead of the RX 6600, and at 4K it is even ahead of the RX 6600 XT. The wider memory bus has an effect here. Of course, higher resolutions for this adapter will be a difficult test, but the card will still cope with many, not the most demanding games. You can also compare the new product with the older Arc A750. The latter is only 11% faster (in Full HD), so for the money, the new model may be more interesting, except for some promotions. [caption id="attachment_64950" align="aligncenter" width="245"] Intel Arc A580 graphics card[/caption] Traditionally, Intel cards are not bad at ray tracing. Here the Arc A580 in Full HD is ahead of the RX 6600 XT. But where Arc adapters are traditionally bad is in energy efficiency. The Arc A580 consumes 210 W in games, which is even more than the RTX 3060 Ti or RTX 4070. From the rest, we can note only good overclocking potential, which allows you to increase about 10% of performance. By the way, today, based on one OpenCL test, we assumed that the Arc A580 will be ahead of the RTX 3050 and may not be able to cope with the RX 6600. In the end, as we see, this is what happened.

B100 and then X100 are waiting for us Nvidia shared a roadmap for its data center and AI acceleration products in an investor presentation. [caption id="attachment_64929" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Nvidia H100[/caption] Let us remind you that at the moment the senior solution within the Hooper line is the H100 accelerator. On the roadmap, you can also see the H200 model with the GH200 GPU, but this is not a successor to the H100 or some kind of improved version. This is the already-announced Grace Hopper SuperChip. The current monster Nvidia H100 will turn into the next generation before last in two years. The next generation, as we know, will be Blackwell. Accordingly, these are the GB200 GPU and the B100 accelerator. This decision is expected next year. What’s interesting is the release of the next new generation in 2025. Its codename is unknown, but on the roadmap, we see the GX200 GPU and the X100 accelerator. [caption id="attachment_64930" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Nvidia H100[/caption] Thus, in two years or even less, the current monster Nvidia H100 will become not the last generation, but the generation before last.

The premiere of the new video card is expected in early 2024 Insider MEGAsizeGPU revealed details about the future Nvidia video card. According to him, the new product will be released in early 2024 under the name GeForce RTX 4080 Super (or GeForce RTX 4080 Ti). [caption id="attachment_64423" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4080[/caption] Nvidia is preparing the GeForce RTX 4080 Super (or Ti) The new model will be built on the AD102 GPU, it will surpass the current GeForce RTX 4080 in performance and will consume less than 450 W. The price will be the same as the current GeForce RTX 4080, which means that the regular GeForce RTX 4080 should become noticeably cheaper with the release of the new version. Insider MEGAsizeGPU previously spoke about the launch of the RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti before the announcement, as well as the timing of these models entering the market. 

Possibly originally in Russia Asus is going to release the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti video card, equipped with a slot for installing an M.2 SSD. [caption id="attachment_64144" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4060 Ti[/caption] We saw such a solution in the summer, but now it will be a serial product. Let us remember that the RTX 4060 Ti uses only eight PCIe x16 interface lanes, that is, another eight can be allocated for the drive. This solution has several advantages. Installing an SSD into a slot on a video card may be easier than on a motherboard, where the slot may be covered by a heatsink for the cooling system of the board itself. In addition, the video card cooler partially cools the SSD. GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, in which you can independently install 2-4 TB of memory. [caption id="attachment_64145" align="alignnone" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4060 Ti[/caption] There are no new technical details yet, but probably we are just talking about the usual RTX 4060 Ti (except for the M.2 slot) and the ability to install any SSD. Interestingly, such a video card may also be released in Russia, and a search by product code (DUAL-RTX4060TI-O8G-SSD) in other regions does not yield results.

But we don't know the performance level yet While Intel is preparing to launch sales of the Arc A580 video card, which was introduced last summer, in Japan some retailers began sales ahead of schedule. More precisely, allegedly ASRock, as one of the manufacturers, forgot to notify sellers about the start date of sales. As a result, in Japan, you can already buy the card. [caption id="attachment_64139" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel Arc A580[/caption] Intel Arc A580 went on sale earlier than the official date, and the card is cheaper than its competitor For example, in the Biccamera store, they charge about $260 for an adapter. This may seem like a steep price since the Arc A750 is asking that much in Europe, but electronics prices tend to be higher in Japan. To better understand the positioning of the new product, it is worth knowing that in the same store, the Arc A750 costs about $370. Thus, the Arc A580 is 30% cheaper than the Arc A750. If the situation is approximately the same in Europe, then they will ask about 180–190 dollars for a new product. [caption id="attachment_64140" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel Arc A580[/caption] However, you can look at the US and Canadian markets, where the new product has already appeared on some sellers for $210. We don’t yet know what performance the Arc A580 has, but we know that Intel itself is positioning it against the Radeon RX 6600 and RTX 3050. The first in Europe starts at about 200 euros, and the second can be bought for 220 euros. That is, the Arc A580 may be cheaper than both of them.

And in Europe from 575 euros Recently, the Radeon RX 7800 XT video card entered the market, which, with approximately equal performance to the RTX 4070, costs $100 less. It seems that Nvidia has given the command to reduce prices for the RTX 4070 against this background. [caption id="attachment_56049" align="aligncenter" width="780"] RTX 4070[/caption] RTX 4070 in the US now starts at $550 Several large US networks immediately offered offers for different RTX 4070s at a price of $550. Let us remind you that the recommended price for this adapter is $600, and the RX 7800 XT came out with a price of $500. In Europe, prices have also gone down: the cheapest RTX 4070 can be bought for 575 euros. The most affordable RX 7800 XT starts at 560 euros, that is, in this region the cards are almost equal in price and the new AMD product has almost no advantage.