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How to update the graphics driver on your PC

Keeping your GPU drivers up to date is essential to get the best performance in the latest games. Here's how to do it.

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Keeping your graphics card driver up-to-date helps ensure you get the best possible performance in-game. It may even be necessary if you want to play some of the latest titles, which sometimes require a new driver before they will even run. That's why it's a good idea to periodically check for new driver releases and install them when available.

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How to make your GPU perform better

Discover key strategies to enhance your GPU's efficiency. Learn about overclocking, cooling solutions, and settings optimization.

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Graphics cards are among the most expensive components in your computer, so it can be daunting to have to buy a new one. Luckily, you can improve your current graphics card to make it last a little longer and perform better in newer games.

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NVIDIA hopes to stabilize GPU shortages by releasing stocks of RTX 2060, GTX 1050 Ti

With the growing demand of graphics cards, NVIDIA is pushing to bring more units of its older RTX 2060 and GTX 1050 Ti GPUs.

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The graphics card shortage crisis continues around the world ever since NVIDIA introduced its new RTX 30-series last year alongside AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series. With high demands and slower production cycles, retailers have been taking advantage of the situation and selling GPUs (new and old) at exuberant costs. On top of that, scalpers and mining farms also made it close to impossible to get your hands on a new GPU.

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AKiTiO Node: Testing NVIDIA eGPU Support in Ubuntu 17.10

After SIGGRAPH there were questions about whether or not eGPU was supported in Linux. Daniel answers that with help from the AKiTiO Node and NVIDIA.

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Ever since the announcement of Intel's Thunderbolt 3 technology there has been external graphics card (eGPU) support. Unfortunately for most of last year, including with Intel's own Skull Canyon NUC, putting this solution to use was challenging at best. Most motherboards didn't fully support the technology and those that did typically required a system that was far more expensive. For example, the Skull Canyon NUC at release was $700, unconfigured. Adding SSDs and RAM usually bumped that up well over $1000.