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Starfield will introduce Nvidia DLSS (deep learning super sampling) support in an undated update, as well as “other optimisations and improvements”.AMD and Bethesda entered an agreement for the PC port of Starfield and as such, only AMD’s FSR 2 (FidelityFX Super Resolution) is supported in the game.Due to the ubiquity of Nvidia video cards, this omission was irksome for PC players, and a number of mods that added Nvidia DLSS support popped up shortly following Starfield‘s launch.We've been hard at work on @StarfieldGame updates and will be putting our next one into Steam Beta next week.This update will feature Nvidia DLSS support with frame generation, display and HDR controls for supported systems, and other optimizations and improvements. You'll be…— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) November 1, 2023The forthcoming update, as announced on X, will officially integrate Nvidia DLSS support to Starfield with Bethesda stating that the feature will arrive in beta next week.This will be available for PC players playing on Steam with the appropriate video card – this won’t work for those using an AMD card.Furthermore, the Nvidia DLSS support will allow for “frame generation, display and HDR controls for supported systems, and other optimisations and improvements”.Once the beta is over, the feature will roll out for PC and Xbox Series X|S more widely.

Amazon has slashed the prices across its range of smart 4K Fire TVs as part of the retailer's massive Spring Deal Days sale, which is running from today until Monday, March 25. And one TV we've got our eyes on has seen a whopping price drop of £160.

Nvidia‘s offices were raided by the French authorities as part of a larger investigation into anti-trust allegations in the cloud computing sector.The Wall Street Journal (via GamesIndustry.biz) reported that the French Competition Authority was motivated to mobilise the local police as a result of its responsibilities to ensure fair free enterprise.“Large language models (LLM, such as ChatGPT), edge computing, cloud gaming, cybersecurity issues or the growing importance of its environmental footprint can be mentioned, among others,” said the regulator in a report from June about potential threats to this industry.“Competition authorities will have to monitor that established players do not hinder the development of smaller or new players based on these technologies,” it continued.Though it specifically named Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud as the three “hyperscalers” here, Nvidia’s products are widespread throughout the cloud computing sector.In the summer, the company was valued at $1trillion thanks to the rising demand for artificial intelligence chips for gaming, data centres, visualisation and modelling and the automotive and robotics industries.However, Nvidia was the third most under-owned stock in actively managed portfolios as of the end of the second quarter of 2023 in a selection of 15 technology and growth stocks. This is due to the price of the stocks and some residual concerns over the direction that artificial intelligence will take in the future.“You have seen this stock driven up so far, so fast,” said Tallbacken Capital Advisors CEO Michael Purves in analysis provided to Reuters.

CD Projekt Red and Nvidia have shared a preview of Cyberpunk 2077 running with an “Overdrive Mode” of ray tracing, though only high-end gaming PCs will be able to run it.Cyberpunk 2077‘s Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode will be released next Tuesday (April 11), and ahead of the launch, Nvidia has shared a brief clip highlighting how the upgraded ray tracing feature will affect Night City’s visuals.“This demo showcases path tracing, also known as full ray tracing, an advanced, GPU-intensive form of ray tracing that accurately simulates light throughout the entire scene,” reads a message in the video.You can watch Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode in action below.Nvidia has explained that while standard ray tracing methods enhance “shadows, reflections, and global illumination” from a smaller number of light sources, full ray tracing enhances “all properties of light from an unlimited number of emissive sources”.The demo includes shots of Night City with and without ray tracing enabled, showcasing a much more intricate lighting system for a number of the game’s scenes.Additionally, this blog post from Nvidia includes more examples of Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode in effect.However, the blog has also pointed out that this update is intended for Nvidia’s latest 40-series graphics cards, and is “extremely GPU intensive”.As a result, only fans with the best-performing gaming PCs should expect to make use of this update.

Logitech is gearing up to release its new handheld gaming device, G Cloud, which has native GeForce Now support.GeForce Now is the cloud-based game streaming service from Nvidia which delivers real-time gameplay from the cloud to gaming devices such as PCs, iPads and Android devices, and now the G Cloud will be supported from launch.The G Cloud is Logitech’s Android-powered handheld gaming console, and alongside the compatibility with GeForce Now, other cloud-based gaming services are supported such as Steam Link and Xbox Cloud Gaming.The console features a 7-inch touchscreen, more than 12 hours of battery life, haptic feedback and remappable controls. It also has an integral gyroscope, meaning players can twist and turn the console to control compatible games.The G Cloud can also download remote play apps and stream video, as well as link up with local games on an Xbox console via the Xbox app.Ujesh Desai, the vice president and general manager of Logitech Gaming, said that the company wanted to challenge itself to “build a device that was perfectly optimised for cloud gaming,” which meant including precision controls “similar to a high-end Xbox controller” as well as a large screen, good battery life and “a lightweight design so players can enjoy long gaming sessions, without any compromise.”Alongside the release of the G Cloud, GeForce Now is adding Portal with RTX to its supported catalogue in November, which will be free for Portal owners.

PlayStation Store is to be believed, Tactics Ogre: Reborn could be coming to current-gen platforms.Despite trademarking Tactics Ogre: Reborn in Japan earlier in the year, Square Enix has not officially confirmed the existence of such a game. A leaked PlayStation Store listing doesn’t provide any in-depth details about the new title, but does provide the name, icon art, promotional art and the genre: a role-playing game.There’s no specific platform information on the store page, but appearing on the PlayStation Store does suggest a possibility of the game coming to PS5, which would be the biggest update for the franchise since the Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together remake in 2010.In a tweet that surfaced on June 13, a user has provided the “dummy” page for the PlayStation Store listing that appears to show some artwork from Tactics Ogre: Reborn.

PlayStation Store is to be believed, Tactics Ogre: Reborn could be coming to current-gen platforms.Despite trademarking Tactics Ogre: Reborn in Japan earlier in the year, Square Enix has not officially confirmed the existence of such a game. A leaked PlayStation Store listing doesn’t provide any in-depth details about the new title, but does provide the name, icon art, promotional art and the genre: a role-playing game.There’s no specific platform information on the store page, but appearing on the PlayStation Store does suggest a possibility of the game coming to PS5, which would be the biggest update for the franchise since the Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together remake in 2010.In a tweet that surfaced on June 13, a user has provided the “dummy” page for the PlayStation Store listing that appears to show some artwork from Tactics Ogre: Reborn.

Nvidia has launched a new Minecraft map with RTX to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.The virtual Minecraft street party will take place at a recreation of Buckingham Palace and Pall Mall to celebrate the event. The creation was brought to life by specialist artist Ushio Tokura using Nvidia’s GeForce RTX GPU, as well as real-time ray tracing.The digital recreation took 650 hours over two weeks to build, and includes 45million individual blocks, spanning around 830,000 square feet in Minecraft.

Nvidia intends to release three new cards for the RTX 3000 series lineup.As spotted by PCGamesN, VideoCardz has obtained information pointing to three new cards on the way from Nvidia. The first of these is expected to be announced on December 17.

Nvidia GeForce Now app, saving the need for additional equipment other than a games controller.Rumoured for a long time throughout the year, the game-streaming service is now available through LG’s webOS platform.

Nvidia thinks that the chip shortage is going to last long into next year, according to an interview.First spotted by PCGamer, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke to Yahoo Finance about what to expect from 2022 in regards to chip shortages. “I think that through the next year, demand is going to far exceed supply,” he noted.

GeForce Now are being purposefully capped at below 60 frames per second (FPS), despite readings that suggest otherwise. As outlined in this post on the r/GeForceNOW subreddit, “premium users are no longer guaranteed 60FPS”. A user was concerned about Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy never going over 50FPS whilst being streamed despite their hardware, so they contacted their support.“Some games on GeForce Now are capped at certain FPS such as Cyberpunk (at 45FPS) and others.

Nvidia’s new technology is available for testing and it uses neural networks to animate digital faces using sound files.Nvidia’s open-source simulation platform has received a beta version of a new feature called Audio2Face. The new system will allow users to input audio files of voices.

EVGA forums, Freeman explained that EVGA will not register or honour the warranty or upgrade claims on any of the stolen GeForce cards. He also reminded readers that it is a criminal and civil offence to “buy or receive” property that has been stolen, citing California Penal Code section 496(a).Videocardz reminded consumers to check that any GeForce graphics cards they buy are from a legal source.

PC tech trailer for Battlefield 2042 has been released. It showcases some of the PC-exclusive Nvidia enhancements that the game will benefit from – providing you have the right graphics card.In a partnership between Nvidia, EA and DICE, Battlefield 2042 will feature Nvidia DLSS, Nvidia Reflex and Ray Tracing support.

Chivalry 2 will bring a host of visual improvements to Torn Banner Studios‘ medieval hack-and-slash multiplayer title for players with Nvidia RTX graphics cards.The update will allow the game to take advantage of Nvidia’s DLSS technology – Deep Learning Super Sampling, a process that uses a form of machine learning to upscale images in real-time.

Nvidia has announced a new GeForce Now tier in the form of the GeForce Now RTX 3080 membership, offering players exclusive access to RTX 3080 servers.Previously available to preorder for Founders and Priority members, the highest performance plan for GeForce Now users is now available for everyone.The RTX 3080 membership plan provides users with access to a RTX 3080 rig for their cloud gaming needs.

Nvidia has announced that their DLSS tech is coming to 10 new games including big recent releases like Back 4 Blood and Baldur’s Gate 3, as well as older titles like Shadow of the Tomb Raider.READ MORE: ‘Baldur’s Gate III’: early access, classes and everything you need to knowIn an announcement posted to their website, the graphic card giants announced that the full list of games that would receive the DLSS tech would be Baldur’s Gate 3, Chivalry 2, Crysis Remastered Trilogy, Rise of the Tomb

Nvidia has announced a series of upcoming bundles for GeForce desktops and laptops that will come with a free copy of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.The hardware manufacturer will provide a free digital copy of the game to anyone buying a participating GeForce RTX desktop or laptop system.

The Elder Scrolls Online will be getting a makeover this year, as the MMO will be the first game to use Nvidia‘s DLAA (Deep Learning Anti Aliasing) software to improve how Tamriel looks.As well as DLAA, The Elder Scrolls Online will additionally be receiving DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) support.

Ubisoft has released details on the PC specs necessary to run Far Cry 6, revealing that lower-end computers will be supported quite nicely.In a blog posted earlier in the week (September 2), Ubisoft has shared the minimum and recommended settings for anyone hoping to run Far Cry 6 on PC.

PC parts and gear – has explained that cases of New World bricking Nvidia RTX 3090 GPUs was actually due to “poor workmanship” within the cards themselves, and not the MMO’s fault.Back in July, beta players for Amazon Games‘ MMO New World reported that playing the game had completely fried their RTX 3090, leading to EVGA replacing all damaged RTX 3090s with no questions asked.Now, EVGA has confirmed to PC World that further analysis of the fried graphics cards has revealed “poor workmanship” was

Nvidia‘s mining limiter, meaning that the software is now only 70 per cent effective in restricting mining.An update to NBMiner, a tool commonly used to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency, has rendered Nvidia’s mining limiter far less effective.The changelog to the update states that the “new LHR mode for ETH mining” is able to get around “70 per cent of maximum unlocked hashrate”, however the developers suggest starting with a hashrate of 68 per cent “to be stable on most rig configurations”.As

Benchmark.pl (thanks, PC Gamer), the company explains that cards used for cryptocurrency are used at much higher temperatures than normal, which leads to “problems with the cooling systems” and “accelerated oxidation of soldered joints, which can lead to a failure of the graphics processor or memory chip”.Palit Microsystems also refers to finds from independent testing, which suggest “graphics cards after one year of operation in excavators [cryptocurrency mining rigs] can have about 10% lower

Nvidia RTX 3090 GPU via a now closed loophole. An 11-year-old boy from Florida used a loophole in the Newegg lottery system to purchase the GPU with the help of his father (thanks, PCMag).

AMD CEO Lisa Su has warned that chip supplies will remain “quite tight” for the rest of the year.In a recent interview with Barrons, Su shared her expectations on when current issues with supply should normalize.She noted, “For this year, it’s going to continue to be quite tight”, but 2022 could prove better.

Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online will be getting DLSS support in the games next update, according to Rockstar Games.In a blog post detailing the July 13 update, Rockstar said: “Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online on PC will offer Nvidia DLSS support to all Windows users with eligible Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards.

PC Gamer notes, China has been looking to stamp out cryptocurrency mining in regions with low energy costs – “such as Sichuan, Yunnan and Inner Mongolia” – due to rampant resources being consumed by crypto mining.As visible on Etherscan, hash rates on the ethereum network have fallen since May 20, just two days after China announced that payment companies and financial institutions could not provide any services related to cryptocurrency (Reuters).Due to the decreased GPU power, it was taking

Nvidia is reportedly increasing the supply for RTX 3060 graphics cards, however, this increase in supply is first intended for internet cafes to access the new stock.As IT Home reports, a “large number of goods” are expected to arrive on the market around July 10.

Jon Peddie Research claim that the crypto-mining industry was responsible for purchasing 25% of all GPUs in the first months of 2021.

NVidia and Valve are working together to bring DLSS to Linux.NVidia has announced that it is bringing Deep Learning Super Sampling or DLSS to gamers who are using Valve’s Proton compatibility to run Windows games on Linux operating systems.DLSS works by rendering games at a lower resolution and then using machine learning algorithms to upscale the image, resulting in a higher quality image at a lower performance outlay from the user’s hardware.Reporting on the story, The Verge discovered that

Doom Eternal is set to receive a ray tracing update, and DLSS support whilst a handful of other games are set to receive DLSS support.Nvidia revealed the news during its Computex presentation which it hosted on May 31.

Nvidia has announced its latest high-end graphics cards, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti.The GeForce GTX 3080 Ti is described as Nvidia’s new gaming flagship card, promising to run games 1.55 times faster than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 4k.

PCGamesN, Gelsinger explained the “cycle of explosive growth in semiconductors” was primarily caused by people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, putting far-reaching strain on global supply chains.“While the industry’s taken steps to address near-term constraints, it could still take a couple of years for the ecosystem to address shortages of foundry capacity, substrates, and components,” he explained.Gelsinger recently gave an interview to The Washington Post, in which he

Days Gone is on its way to PC this week, and a pre-launch blog post has revealed it won’t support ray tracing at all, or DLSS “at this time”.Initially a PlayStation release, Days Gone was announced as part of a selection of console games coming to PC this year.

Nvidia has announced that 61 games are being added to its GeForce Now streaming service in May, with 17 arriving today (May 7).GeForce Now, Nvidia’s cloud gaming service, uses a similar model to Google’s Stadia. It allows users to rent a virtual cloud PC in order to stream games that their hardware would otherwise be unable to support.The service faced some issues on launch, with developers being unhappy that their games were being streamed without their permission.