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- 1The GPU Black Market Washington Can't Shut Down▼The GPU Black Market That Washington Can't Shut Down
US export controls on advanced AI chips have fueled a thriving underground trade in high-end GPUs, with smugglers routing restricted hardware through third countries to buyers in China and elsewhere. A new report argues that Washington's tightening restrictions keep failing because demand, high margins and porous supply chains make enforcement nearly impossible.
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NVIDIA is once again using the word 'rentability' when talking about its GPUs, a framing that has drawn criticism from hardware commentators and gamers. Critics see it as a sign the company views graphics cards more as revenue-generating assets than consumer products, fueling debate over pricing, depreciation and who really benefits from high-end hardware.
- 3Apple's base M5 chip trails laptop RTX 4060 in gaming tests●Il chip M5 base di Apple registra tra i 42 e i 63 FPS in Resident Evil Village a 1080p, restando indietro rispetto alla
Early benchmarks of Apple's base M5 chip show it running Resident Evil Village at 1080p with frame rates between 42 and 63 FPS, falling short of Nvidia's RTX 4060 laptop GPU. Testing suggests only the higher-tier M5 configurations can compete with high-end mobile graphics cards, tempering expectations for base-model gaming performance.