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Aug22026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Nvidia Raises Prices On Uts GPUs By Another 20-30%

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Credit: Nvidia In May, according to a source, Nvidia's price hike primarily affected high-end gaming graphics cards like the GeForce RTX 5090, but the current increase has affected a wider range of models, although exact figures are not provided. Samsung Electronics is also planning to raise prices for its memory by up to 20%, making owning a new gaming computer increasingly expensive. NVIDIA will raise prices on its graphics cards again—this is the third price increase since the beginning of 2026. This time, the cost of graphics accelerators will increase by 20-30%. This is the third price increase for the company's core product since the beginning of the year, but such moves by the supplier have ceased to surprise the public, as the AI boom naturally leads to higher prices fo...

Jun142026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Nvidia Raises RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell MSRP to $13,250

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Credit: nvidia.com NVIDIA has raised the price of the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell on its marketplace to $13,250. Over the past year, the flagship workstation graphics card with 96 GB of GDDR7 memory has increased in price by 55% from its starting price of $8,565. Nvidia offers three variants of the RTX Pro 6000: the standard Workstation Edition, the power-efficient Workstation Edition Max-Q for professional users, and the Server Edition for large enterprises. The Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell and RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Max-Q debuted in March 2025, with a starting price of $8,565. Nvidia is currently asking $13,250 for the RTX Pro 6000, a 55% increase over the original list price. The PNY RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell is listed on Nvidia's website for $11,359.99, 14% lower than the suggested r...

Mar312026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Nvidia Adds Shader Precompilation To Its Application

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Credit: Nvidia The new version of the Nvidia app now features shader precompilation. This feature is disabled by default and must be manually enabled in the app settings. Typically, when launching a game, you have to wait for all resources to load and shaders to compile before you can start playing. However, with ASC, Nvidia aims to shorten this process by pre-compiling shaders to reduce loading times and, importantly, reduce stuttering that can occur when shaders don't load correctly. The company states that this feature is optional. You can enable it by going to the "Graphics" tab → "Global Settings" → "Shader Cache." To use ASC, users must allocate a dedicated folder and sufficient disk space to store the shaders that ASC will access. In the Nvidia app, gamers can select the "...

Feb22026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

GeForce RTX 5090 At Recommended Prices Sold Out In Minutes

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Credit: NVIDIA The first batch of GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 Founders Edition graphics cards since early December has gone on sale in Europe. Reference versions of the top-end models, at recommended retail prices, sold out within minutes. All three Founders Edition models became available around 10:00 AM local time (Germany) and sold out in record time. The excitement around the reference versions is due to the pricing. Currently, the Founders Edition remains the only way for gamers to purchase RTX 50-series cards at the recommended retail price (MSRP). Outside of the Marketplace, GeForce RTX 5090 offers have rarely fallen below €3,000 in recent weeks, with a recommended price of €2,099. The GeForce RTX 5080 has a recommended price of €1,059. The ordering process has also c...