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AMD Radeon RX 9050 Buyers Beware: Why the Mysterious OEM GPU Falls 37% Behind the 8GB Model

Independent tests found the OEM-only Radeon RX 9050 4GB averaged 37% lower performance than the 8GB model, with reduced memory bandwidth and cache likely contributing to the gap.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

One Australian gamer was denied a replacement for DRAM kit bought just two years prior and was only offered a refund of original price, four times less than its cost today

A miserable situation, all around.

PC Gamer · Mar 12

Retailer denies memory replacement due to 4x increase in DDR5 pricing, says price increase would equate to an 'upgrade' for the customer — Australian retailer refuses to replace faulty Corsair kit

Australian retailer refused to exchange a RAM kit under warranty and instead told the customer they needed to pay the difference in price.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 12

Rumor claims Nvidia has 'essentially killed off' the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB – possibly leaving AMD free to dominate mid-range GPUs

You might want to move fast to grab a mid-range GPU, if you're after an Nvidia card, that is.

TechRadar · Jan 15

UPDATE: NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti is NOT going away, but don't expect production to be unaffected

Rumors have suggested for months that NVIDIA would be cutting back its RTX 50-series GPU production, and we've now arrived at a new reality where the 5070 Ti could be a thing of the past. Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central · Jan 15

Asus is NOT killing off the RTX 5070 Ti as Asus issues statment saying 'certain media may have received incomplete information'

Hardware Unboxed cited conversations it's had with Asus over the EoL status it has applied to the RTX 5070 Ti. Asus says, no we haven't.

PC Gamer · Jan 15

Sapphire PR manager wishes AMD and Nvidia would let partners run wild with design — wants freedom to bring back Toxic line more often

PR manager at Sapphire, Edward Crisler told Hardware Unboxed in a podcast that he wishes chip makers (like AMD and Nvidia) would let AIB partners roam free and build creative graphics card designs without restrictions.

Tom’s Hardware · Dec 15, 2025

AMD clarifies commitment to support for RDNA 1 and 2-based GPUs — company backtracks on RX 7900 series USB-C functionality (Updated)

AMD ended mainstream driver support for its RDNA 1 and 2 GPUs in a new update that sought to focus on the RX 7000 and 9000 series for day-one optimizations for new releases. This could mean trouble for handhelds that rely on tuning to achieve their full potential on Windows,…

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 31, 2025

Intel's quietly buffed its GPU drivers to fix gaming frame rate issues with some older processors

Some CPUs still need work, though.

PC Gamer · Oct 2, 2025

'The game is ass on anything else but a 9800X3D': Esports players are complaining about using Intel CPUs at sponsored tournaments rather than AMD X3D chips, with multiple claims of crashing and significantly worse performance

Intel might be inside, but some wish it wasn't.

PC Gamer · Sep 8, 2025