EVGA No Longer Making Graphics Cards For Nvidia

 Popular graphics card manufacturer EVGA has ended its relationship with Nvidia and will no longer manufacture graphics cards in the future.

According to Gamers Nexus, EVGA has discontinued all future graphics card operations but will continue to sell leftover stock of its current products and service consumers who have already purchased them.

EVGA cited 'disrespectful behavior' as the basis for the breakup, claiming that it became agitated because Nvidia would reportedly divulge crucial information to the public at the same time as EVGA.

The company also claimed that Nvidia was undercutting it by selling its own Founders Edition graphics cards for less than EVGA goods.

It expects to run out of RTX 30-series graphics cards by the end of 2022, but is keeping some supply on hand to fulfill current customers' warranties if necessary. EVGA will continue to operate and sell its other goods, but will not expand into new markets or pursue new graphics card collaborations with Intel or AMD.

"EVGA is committed to our customers and will continue to offer sales and support on the current line-up," it said in a statement. "EVGA would like to say thank you to our great community for the many years of support and enthusiasm for EVGA graphics cards."

EVGA terminates relationship with NVIDIA, ceases all video card manufacturing on grounds of disrespectful treatment, among other things. Employees told they will be 'taken care of,' but we don't see how all those jobs will persist ad infinitum: https://t.co/ZvgDYhcGXf

— GamersNexus (@GamersNexus) September 16, 2022

Intel CEO Believes The Chip Shortage Could Last Until 2023

 The new PlayStation and Xbox consoles are already in their second year, and getting your hands on one is still as difficult as ever.

This is due to a number of factors, including the rise of internet bots that acquire these consoles automatically, the resale market, and more, but arguably the most important factor is the continuous chip scarcity. Because these chips are utilized in the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, Sony and Xbox are unable to create as many as they would want as soon as they would like. Unfortunately, after AMD CEO Lisa Su predicted that the chip scarcity would persist until 2022 in October, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich now predicts that it would remain until 2023.

According to Nikkei Asia, the United States could expect supply shortages owing to a scarcity of semiconductors used not only in next-generation consoles and PCs, but also in other technologies such as automobiles and other vehicles.

“The overall semiconductor shortage is quite significant and the semiconductor industry was growing about 5% per year before COVID,’ Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said during a press conference recently. “COVID disrupted the supply chains, causing it to go negative. Demand exploded 20% year-over-year and disrupted supply chains created a very large gap…and that exploding demand has persisted.” 

Gelsinger went on to say that building capacity to solve this gap and demand magnitude takes time. He also stated that Intel is expanding its facilities to deal with the shortfall in Arizona and New Mexico, and that he expects more to come to the United States and Europe.

This chip scarcity has impacted PlayStation and Xbox, as everyone looking to buy a new-gen system knows, but it has also had a significant impact on Nintendo. The Japanese business recently said in November that between now and March, it plans to produce 20% fewer Switch consoles, putting sales projections back by around 6 million units.

Nvidia Unveils The GeForce RTX 3060

 Nvidia unveiled the GeForce RTX 3060. The RTX 3060 has 12GB of GDDR6 memory with 13 Shader TFLOPS, 25 RT TFLOPS, and 101 Tensor TFLOPS. The graphics card will launch in late February for $329. The $329 price point could bring next-gen level graphics to a wider range of PC gamers. Until now Nvidia's cheapest 30-series GPU is the $399 RTX 3060 Ti, which features 8GB of VRAM, but offers the a higher 16.2 Shader TFLOPS, 31.6 RT TFLOPS, and 129.6 Tensor TFLOPS. With the RTX 3060, frugal PC builders will have an opportunity to assemble assemble a rig that rivals or beats the PS5 or Series X for around the same price.

Razer Introduces macOS Compatible Core X eGPU

Back in February Apple released macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, which added support for external graphics processors (eGPUs). Now Razer has introduce the Mac compatible Core X eGPU that’s compatible with Mac Thunderbolt 3 laptops.

It’s Mac ready with compatible AMD Radeon cards. The Razer Core X features an expanded internal design with a wider aluminum shell to accommodate up to 3-slot wide desktop graphics cards. The Core X supports the latest desktop PCIe graphics cards such as NVIDIA GeForce, NVIDIA Quadro, and AMD XConnect enabled Radeon and Radeon Pro cards. The Razer Core X embraces plug-and-play capabilities with the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) connection to the laptop. This eliminates the need for lengthy reboots every time the external graphics enclosure is connected. The Thunderbolt 3 connection also yields speeds up to 40Gbps.

The Razer Core X houses a 650W ATX power supply. A single Thunderbolt 3 connection to the laptop now provides 100W of power for laptop charging. The aluminum enclosure is designed with open vents and additional desktop cooling to dispense heat. The Core X costs $299. However, that price doesn’t include a graphics card, which you’ll have to purchase separately.