Resurrected RTX 3060 12GB price jumps 45% in the two months since it was revived — 2021-era GPU now costs nearly $500 across most retailers

The RTX 3060 12GB was revived to offer consumers a budget GPU with a relatively large VRAM pool, but it has succumbed to the same fate as every other SKU like it. Launched at around $330, most variants now cost close to $500.

Hot Chips 2026: Intel dives deep on Crescent Island AI accelerator — larger caches and deeper XMX engines target maximum AI FLOPS per watt
Hot Chips 2026: Intel dives deep on Crescent Island AI accelerator — larger caches and deeper XMX engines target maximum AI FLOPS per watt

At Hot Chips 2026, Intel detailed more about its Crescent Island AI accelerator, which uses the Xe3P architecture. The accelerator will use liquid-cooled chips and HBM4 memory to serve inference workloads in data centers.

Grab the Asus Prime Radeon RX 9070 OC for $629.99 — save $120 on this 16GB gaming GPU for reliable 1440p and 4K gaming
Grab the Asus Prime Radeon RX 9070 OC for $629.99 — save $120 on this 16GB gaming GPU for reliable 1440p and 4K gaming

The Asus Prime Radeon RX 9070 OC is available for just $629.99 on Amazon, delivering strong 1440p performance, 16GB of VRAM, a 2,610MHz boost clock, and a triple-fan cooling system at a $120 discount.

Lucky shopper finds RTX 5080 for just $702 at Walmart — saves almost $800 compared to current retail prices

Walmart’s clearance aisle delivers another remarkable GPU bargain, with a shopper finding a PNY RTX 5080 for nearly half its current retail price.

Enthusiast mods GTX 1080 Ti with a dual-tower CPU cooler, sees up to 32°C reduction in temps — Mod yields 30W power savings and 9% higher FPS
Enthusiast mods GTX 1080 Ti with a dual-tower CPU cooler, sees up to 32°C reduction in temps — Mod yields 30W power savings and 9% higher FPS

What if you could have twice the CPU cooler in your computer? If that’s a question that piques your interest, then TrashBench has answered your curiosity in droves with an experiment that ended up working incredibly well.

Gamer uncovers factory plastic left on RTX 3070 VRM pads after five years, causing overheating — claims removal and repasting dropped GPU hotspot temperatures by 30°C

A Gigabyte RTX 3070 owner discovered protective films covering its VRM thermal pads, after nearly five years of use potentially causing excessive temperatures and frequent black screens.

First Nvidia H200 shipments reach China, ByteDance and Tencent take deliveries as Beijing loosens its import block — most licensed chips must stay in Hong Kong, which can’t power them
First Nvidia H200 shipments reach China, ByteDance and Tencent take deliveries as Beijing loosens its import block — most licensed chips must stay in Hong Kong, which can’t power them

Beijing wants most of each company’s U.S.-licensed allowance, which the FT puts at up to 100,000 units apiece, kept off the mainland.

Overclocker updates Hydra overclocking tool with VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs — new update gives up to +3000 MHz memory offset
Overclocker updates Hydra overclocking tool with VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs — new update gives up to +3000 MHz memory offset

Overclocker 1usmus has released a new update for their Hydra overclocking tool that features VRAM and power limit controls for RTX 50-series GPUs.

Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM — software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX
Nvidia crypto mining GPUs hacked to restore locked-away VRAM — software mod unlocks 64GB of VRAM on $250 CMP 170HX

CMP Unlocker enables previously disabled VRAM on Nvidia’s five-year-old CMP 170HX cryptocurrency mining graphics card.

Intel’s Arc Pro B70 workstation GPU is now up to 48% more expensive than it was just a month ago — 32GB Battlemage workstation card climbs toward $2,000
Intel’s Arc Pro B70 workstation GPU is now up to 48% more expensive than it was just a month ago — 32GB Battlemage workstation card climbs toward $2,000

Intel’s best Battlemage GPU is now even more expensive due to its large 32GB memory pool that’s very useful for AI workloads.