Nvidia NTC slashes VRAM with DirectX boost
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AI texture compression and DXR 1.2 deliver performance gains

Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression (NTC) has taken a big leap forward thanks to Microsoft’s DirectX Cooperative Vector support in the latest DirectX Raytracing 1.2 update. Early tests show a dramatic reduction in VRAM consumption while delivering a major performance uplift.

Nvidia GPUs vulnerable to Rowhammer without ECC
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Canadian boffins show bit-flip attack on GDDR6

If you're using a powerful Nvidia GPU and haven't bothered with error correction, you might be playing with fire.

Sparkle unveils new Arc B580 Titan OC Nox graphics card
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All-black color scheme

Sparkle is obviously quite serious about Intel's graphics cards as the company has unveiled yet another version that will be similar to the Titan OC and Titan Luna OC versions, the all-black Arc B580 Titan OC Nox.

AMD’s RX 9060 pokes its head out
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Vanilla RDNA 4 GPU spotted in AIDA64 ahead of official reveal

Looks like AMD’s budget-friendly RDNA 4 card is warming up in the wings. A new version of AIDA64 has tipped its hand by listing support for the Radeon RX 9060, a notch below the already-rumoured RX 9060 XT.

BOE takes lead in Macbook screens as US urges reshoring
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Chinese supplier dominates 

Chinese display giant BOE is now the fruit cargo cult Apple’s top supplier for MacBook panels, shipping more than half of the company’s screens this year.