Oracle has put forward its AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications as a platform for orchestrating artificial intelligence (AI) agents and teams of agents. The supplier announced the development at its OracleCloud World Tour London event at the end of last week.Steve Miranda, executive vice-president of Oracle Applications Development, told Computer Weekly ahead of the event that AI Agent Studio is part of an ongoing, quarter-by-quarter unfolding of the suppliers particular approach to artificial intelligence for business process improvement.Other suppliers will have their narratives, based on their own capacities. Salesforce is wagering on Agentforce, based, it said, on combining data, applications and virtual agents, with a sales automation and customer experience orientation, minimising do it yourself AI.Oracles story is that its cloud Fusion Application makes up a suite that covers all business applications, from enterprise resource planning (ERP), through supply chain management and HCM to customer experience. Its AI use cases and agents can now, it said, be orchestrated to go across all of those business disciplines, and they all rest on Oracles Cloud Infrastructure.In 2023, we introduced large language model-based use cases 50 initially, now grown to around 100, said Miranda. Any place where text could be embedded, essentially report summarisations, job descriptions and so on.Then we introduced 50 AI agents embedded in the applications, automating tactical steps within a process, like a benefits agent, a supply chain optimiser in shipping, an accounts payable agent, and others, he said.This next step is Agent Studio. This allows you to take those agents and orchestrate them as teams for example, in a recruiting process, interviewing candidates, doing follow-ups and making offers. Companies may want to modify a prebuilt agent, its changing logic, removing a step, maybe going to a third party, to perform a background check. That ability to extend, all built on the OCI infrastructure, is unique to us.Agent extensibility is said to enable users to modify and extend the pre-packaged Oracle Fusion Applications AI agents by adding documents, tools, prompts or application programming interfaces to address their specific industry and business needs.The studio offers, it is said, a choice of large language models(LLMs). Users can select from LLMs specifically optimised for Oracle Fusion Applications, such as Llama and Cohere, or plug in other external industry-specific LLMs for specialised use cases.Miranda said the Oracle partner network is showing a remarkable degree of enthusiasm for the suppliers latest AI move.In the statement the supplier issued for Agent Studio, Lan Guan, chief AI officer at Accenture, said: AI-powered innovation is enabling our clients to reinvent processes and transform the way they work, driving a new performance frontier.According to our recent research, agentic architectures featuring AI agents will enter the mainstream in 2025, with three times as many organisations planning to invest in these capabilities compared to 2024. As we continue to work with Oracle to help clients across industries accelerate the adoption of AI, the new Oracle AI Agent Studio will allow us to orchestrate more powerful agents from Oracle, with Accentures AI Refinery platform,to drive new levels of productivity and growth.Mauro Schiavon, global chief commercial officer at Oracle Business and principal at Deloitte Consulting, said: With the rapid rise of AI agents, organisations are facing an ongoing challenge of how to manage and measure the impact of these digital workers. As leaders look to demonstrate the ROI of their AI investments, platforms like Oracles new AI Agent Studio can enable customisation that addresses unique business needs.Dan Priest, US chief AI officer at PWC, added: Agents can help unlock the value of AI for the enterprise. Were entering a period of agentic organisations that will fundamentally change how we work across functions and industries.Oracle also cited some analyst support for its approach.Holger Mueller, vice-president and principal analyst at Constellation Research, said: The new Oracle AI Agent Studio is an impressive next step for Oracles AI strategy. To truly optimise the impact of AI agents, organisations need to be able to customise the way they work to fit their unique business needs.The evolution of AI across the enterprise is moving at a rapid pace, and by enabling agents to be created, extended, deployed and managed across the entire enterprise, Oracle will help its customers accelerate adoption and automation.Read more about Oracles approach to AIOracle launches new AI Agent Studio in Fusion suite.How Oracle is using AI to combat financial crime.Is Oracles Fusion GenAI leap a bandwagon move or will it add real power to boost customer happiness?Mickey North Rizza, group vice-president at IDC, added: Oracle has AI-enabled their enterprise applications over the last few years with AI assistants, advisors and agents.The future of work is upon us, and Oracle is helping its customers and partners quickly and easily take advantage of agents in a way that will drive meaningful business value. To have this kind of functionality at no extra cost is a huge win for Oracle customers.Miranda said, in the interview ahead of the London conference, that Oracle is taking a step-by-step approach, and that the speed of AI development and adoption is very fast, less like RPA 2.0 than RPA 10.0. It is a step function as large as any we have had in the application space ever.The whole reason for us to build applications is to help our customers to automate their business practice, he said. AI agents and Studio will be another step function in terms of process automation. None of our customers are in business to do their accounting or orchestrate their email marketing, they want to make their products better and to sell their product better, and this is a step function in automation to help them focus on what they do best.

Every CIO relies on their own or, more likely, someone elses datacentre capacity, but the nature of that reliance is increasingly unpredictable. Thats because of the surging demand for datacentre capacity in general, and the constraints on delivering on that demand. But its also because of the way artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how datacentres operate.Figures from real estate giant CBRE highlight the apparently inexhaustible demand for datacentre capacity. In the US, the average vacancy rate for primary markets hit a record low of 2.8% in 2024. Europe saw record new capacity come on stream in 2024, with take-up outstripping new supply the seventh consecutive year Europe has hit a record. Overall European vacancy rates are expected to hit 8.5% in 2025 bigger than the US, perhaps, but a record low for the region.This has further fuelled the datacentre building boom. But that boom is constrained by access to land, power and water even in the US.So, unsurprisingly, reservation signs are being slapped on capacity. Preleasing rates are expected to hit 90% or more in the US, CBRE predicts, with rental rates hitting the record highs last seen in 2011-12.So, how should CIOs understand this market when theyre thinking about planning their own datacentre needs?AI is driving the datacentre boom due to its relentless drive for graphics processing unit (GPU)-fuelled capacity. Thats certainly what CBRE expects. But AI introduces its own uncertainties.Certainly, it has highlighted the broader issues that are crimping datacentre buildouts. In the UK, the Labour government has pledged to overhaul planning and clear the way for datacentre building. How that might progress amidst a ramp-up in defence spending remains to be seen. In the US, the Trump administrations Stargate strategy has promised a $500bn public-private partnership to build out datacentre and related infrastructure to sharpen the countrys AI edge.Even if these government-backed initiatives are not thrown off course by events dear boy, events, they will still take years to come to fruition. How they will benefit businesses and other user organisations, rather than hyperscalers, is not immediately clear.But land, water and power apart, there are other factors at play.Dan Scarbrough, chief commercial officer of AI data mobility startup Stelia, says the current frenzy has undermined the traditional economics of the industry.One element is Nvidias rapid release cycle. Operators offering GPU-powered capacity find it becomes old hat very quickly.Datacentres historically have been built to last 15 years, and youre going from 40 kilowatts to forecast half a megawatt rack density over the course of a few iterations of the chip, he says.That rapid tech turnover means some customers are loathe to commit to long contracts. At the same time, keeping datacentre infrastructure up to date to cope with newer generations of higher-performing silicon is far more challenging. The datacentre has been pegged as a real estate asset, with relatively stable value for 15, 25 years. Its now becoming more like an iPhone Dan Scarbrough, SteliaThe datacentre has been pegged as a real estate asset, with relatively stable value for 15, 25 years, says Scarbrough. Its now becoming more like an iPhone.This has fuelled the rise of specialist operators, such as GPU-as-a-service firms.Josh Mesout, chief innovation officer at cloud services provider Civo, which both operates its own datacentre capacity and uses other providers, says GPUs raise their own issues. Access to chips is one thing, but its quite another to have the power, cooling or even management infrastructure that customers need. These are not easy things to use. They are very complex and require very deep system application, he says.Mesout suggests GPUs or at least Nvidias silicon are not necessarily going to be the only game in town. I think the interesting part were seeing is things like TPUs [tensor processing units] and NPUs [neural processing units] can generate the same thing for 10 times less power.Throw in concern over export restrictions, he says, and were almost building the perfect environment for someone to build an Nvidia competitor.More broadly, says Mesout, after years of the rush to cloud, enterprises are now more comfortable with multicloud and hybrid cloud. Rather than thinking about straightforward cloud migration, he says: Its now a full-fledged infrastructure digital transformation looking at things like, Should we buy a warehouse to put a datacentre in there? Ive got loads of spare real estate footprint. Ive got offices companies dont want. Could that be a datacentre?.Moreover, some companies will simply not be near a datacentre or cloud facility that can support their operations. This is particularly important for real-time operations, such as manufacturing, which cant tolerate latency.Penny Madsen, senior research director at IDC, cites the case of a large agriculture firm which uses AI to manage watering. It had to build an AI-capable datacentre as it was simply too far away from either a cloud or datacentre provider.Theres also those cases where you need to take the AI closer to the end user, she adds. Its not always the case that AI and cloud or general compute can co-exist, particularly in third-party datacentres, she says, as some tenants in a datacentre wont be comfortable having any water-cooled racks near their kit.Spencer Lamb, chief commercial officer of datacentre operator Kao Data, is more sceptical about the fate of on-premise. Beyond hardware that needs to be retained for regulatory or data sovereignty reasons, most businesses will be sourcing future data capacity from their current cloud providers, he predicts.Thats not necessarily the cheapest option for enterprises, however. It might be quite meaningful from a cost perspective, he says.Following the rush to the cloud, the cost implications should have prompted some companies to move back to on-premise, but it hasnt, according to Lamb. I thought it might happen with AI, because potentially the core per hour rate for AI is going to be far higher, but it hasnt.Lambs advice for CIOs is to be wary of being tied into particular providers or AI models, noting that Microsoft is creating models and not charging for them, knowing that companies will still be paying for the compute to use them.Lamb also says that, whether were talking on-premise, colocation or cloud, the potential for retrofitting existing capacity is limited, at least when it comes to capacity aimed at AI.After all, those GPUs often require liquid cooling to the chip. This changes the infrastructure equation, says Lamb, increasing the footprint for cooling infrastructure in comparison to compute. Quite apart from the real estate impact, this isnt something most enterprises will want to tackle.Also, cooling and power will only become more complicated. Andrew Bradner, Schnieder Electrics general manager for cooling, is confident that many sectors will continue to operate on-premise datacentre capacity life sciences, fintech and financial, for example. But he also expects power and cooling requirements to continue to rise, so they must be considered for new builds.If youre designing for todays chips, you also have to think about two or three generations that might come into the datacentre during that time, and how you design for that without a full retrofit of your infrastructure.Its not just on the cooling side, he adds. Its on the power side, because as you start to get over 200 kilowatts of rack, you have to fully redesign how you get power to those racks and servers. That includes heavier gauge cable, bigger breakers and ultimately a shift from AC power to DC power.How do you address these challenges? Because theyre real, theyre immediate, and were going to have to figure out how to do this as we look at that next generation of silicon thats going to be coming, he says.So, will there be net new datacentres? Undoubtedly. And CIOs will likely demand a mix of capacity cloud, colocation and possibly some on-premise depending on what their long-term strategy is.IDCs Madsen advises approaching datacentres from a data governance stance right from the outset.You need to start thinking about this at the very beginning of projects because the investment as you go through that project is really high, she says. So, consider what your return on investment is going to be, what your appetite for risk is with the data thats going to be used. And you need to have transparency on costs and pricing generative AI projects are being measured as business projects, not pure technology projects, she adds.And, given that cloud providers or datacentre providers are likely to be part of your strategy, Madsen advises having conversations around the innovation roadmap of those providers.Few will be able to go it entirely alone. I think youre going to see a lot of movement over the course of the next year, as things stabilise and people go, Actually, we do need a trusted partner to help with it.Read more articles about datacentre capacity planningFive datacentre trends to watch in 2025: Datacentre trends for 2025 focus on sustainability and AI, highlighting energy demand, hyperscale datacentres, innovative cooling methods, sustainable energy and edge computing.New componentry extends NetApp ASA and E-series block storage: One-time king of the filers adds anti-ransomware to its more recent block storage families, while also adding in an extra FAS array, all on the back of upgraded components.

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ZDNET's key takeaways The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus expands up to 24,000 Wh, powering a home for two weeks. Built-in wheels and handle make the Explorer 2000 Plus easy to move. The Explorer 2000 Plus delivers 3,000W power, fast charging, and rugged durability. more buying choices For a limited time, Amazon has the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus on sale for $1,400 off. You can save more or less depending on the accessories you bundle with the power station.If you see the sun regularly, solar generators are the way forward. They allow you to capture and store the free energy that's beaming down from the sun, convert it into electricity, and store it in batteries. Solar generators consist of two parts: a portable power station (think power bank, but bigger) and solar panels. The power stations come in all shapes and sizes, from small boxes you'd be happy carrying for a short distance to big boxes on wheels that you don't want to take with you too far. Also: 12 rules to follow when using and maintaining power stations - from an expertJackery, a familiar name in the power station game for over a decade now, has a new power station called the Explorer 2000 Plus, and this thing is a total game changer. You can scale it up from a single unit that's good for a day or two of camping, to an array of batteries and solar panels that can power your home for two weeks. You read that right: two weeks. details View at Amazon Note:I've been reviewing the UK version of the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus, which has different power outlets and input and output voltages but is equivalent to the US version. It's big. You might notice that there's something sitting atop my Explorer 2000 Plus. That's an add-on PackPlus E2000 Plus battery pack that adds 2042.8 Wh of electrical storage capacity to the system. This is even bigger! Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus along with an add-on PackPlus E2000 Plus battery pack Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETIs 4,000 Wh not enough for you? You can connect up to five PackPlus E2000 Plus battery packs to a single Explorer 2000 Plus to get 12,000 Wh of storage. A single PackPlus E2000 Plus weighs 41.9 lbs (19 kg), so the two units combined weigh over 100 lbs (46.9 kg). Still not enough? No problem!Also: This 300W power bank is the most overpowered (and versatile) accessory I've tested to dateYou can join together two Explorer 2000 Plus units, each connected to five PackPlus E2000 Plus battery packs to give you a whopping 24,000 Wh of power storing capacity -- enough, according to Jackery, to provide power for the average household for two weeks. This setup will cost you a cool $22,500, but there's little to compare with the power and flexibility it offers. Okay, let's wind back and look at the Explorer 2000 Plus.Compared to many power stations, this is quite a streamlined unit. On the front is a compact display, a few buttons, and a handful of outlets. The front of the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus is very neat and uncluttered -- a few buttons, a minimalist display, and the power outlets. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETTo help move the power station, there are comfortable side handles, a retractable suitcase-style handle, and wheels. Yes, wheels. The retractable handle and wheels take some of the sweat out of moving the power station, especially if additional batteries are used. Wheels take the strain out of moving the Explorer 2000 Plus Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETIf you have an add-on battery, a cable is used to connect the two units together. A cable is used to connect an Explorer 2000 Plus to the PackPlus E2000 Plus battery pack Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETThere are a few things that I look for when testing a power station. First, the inputs, outputs, and rated capacity need to match up with the published specs (see the specs list above). The Explorer 2000 Plus passed all my tests with flying colors. Also: LG's Gram Pro is still the lightest 16-inch laptop I've tested - and it's $500 offThe power outlets were fine, supporting a continuous load of 3,000W and even surges of 6,000W. If you push the power station beyond this, the Explorer 2000 Plus gracefully powers down and waits for you to reduce the load. Under heavy loads, there are fans that kick in to keep everything cool (which also come on when charging the unit), but these fans are quiet -- only 30dB, or how loud a library is -- and the Explorer 1500 Pro can handle a 3,000W continuous load without any difficulty. It's a very well-designed unit.The USB and 12V outputs also live up to the specs. The 100W USB-C ports are particularly useful for those of us who may charge and power our laptops off a power station. The 2,000 Wh capacity is huge. It can charge your iPhone over 80 times or run a mini fridge for over 12 hours. It'll also power a portable air conditioner for a couple of hours, or a heavy-duty welder for 40 minutes. It's a lot of power, and this is just the Explorer 2000 Plus. A single PackPlus E2000 Plus battery pack (currently $200 off) doubles this. Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus charge ports Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETAs for recharging, the unit takes two hours to charge when connected to AC or six 200W SolarSaga solar panels(currently over $200 off), seven hours from two 200W SolarSaga solar panels, or 25 hours from a 12V car adapter. I also like to test durability, and so far the unit has been thrown into the back of a truck, dragged around different places, and dropped a bit roughly more than once without any ill effects. It's a really rugged product.Another thing I like to test is longevity. Nothing beats taking it into the wild and relying on it for several weeks. I've not been able to do that yet, but I have been using the Explorer 2000 Plus as much as possible, and put around a dozen charge cycles through it, and so far it's holding up well, and I've had zero problems.Everything is well-built and tough, it takes being knocked about, and it delivers what it promises without needing to rely on extreme, over-inflated specs. ZDNET's buying advice The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus is a solid, expandable portable power station. If you're in the market for a power station for in-home use or outdoor adventures, it is an excellent choice that should give you years of use. If problems do befall your unit, you can fall back on Jackery's excellent warranty. Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus tech specsCapacity: 2042.8 WhAC output: AC Output(4): 120V~ 60Hz, 20A MaxAC Output(1): 120V~ 60Hz, 25A MaxAC Total Output: 3,000W Max, 6,000W surge peakUSB-A output: x2 Quick Charge 3.0, 18W MaxUSB-C output:x2 100W Max, (5V, 9V, 12V, 15V, 20V up to 5A)Car output: 12V10AAC input: 120V, 60Hz, 15A MaxDC input: 11V-17.5V, 8A Max17.5V-60V, 12A MaxBattery: LFP (LiFePO4 battery)Rated charge cycles: 4,000 cycles to 70%+ capacityWeight: 61.5 lbs/ 27.9 kgDimension: 14.7 x 18.6 x 14.1 inches/37.36 x 26.90 x 47.3 x 35.94 cmOperating temperature: -10~45C/14~113FFeatured reviews

Don't root or jailbreak your smartphone, security researchers have warned.gettyLets face it: cybercriminals, scammers and hackers hardly need any help when it comes to attacking your smartphone. The facts speak for themselves, with hundreds of dangerous apps finding their way into the Google Play Store, smartphone users deploying the same password across multiple accounts, and deepfake attacks rampant. Now, smartphone threat intelligence experts have warned that users of both Android and iOS devices are doing one thing, without any need for malicious coercion, that makes their smartphones 250 times more likely to be compromised by hackers. Heres what you need to know and what you shouldnt do.Hackers Attack After Smartphone Users Make This One MistakeI have a total of three smartphones in everyday use here: two iPhones and an Android. All are what are known as plain vanilla devices, running stock versions of the Android and iOS operating systems. This might come as a surprise to those who know me and my love for hacking things. You might think I would have rooted the Android and jailbroken at least one of the iPhones. Truth be told, I have. What I havent done is take that action on the smartphones that are used every day in my personal and business life, I only root devices that dont carry personal and valuable data. And theres a very good security reason for that, as a new report from Zimperium has just confirmed.As cybercriminals have moved to a mobile-first attack strategy, rooting and jailbreaking of mobile devices, originally popular for customization, continues to be a very powerful attack vector, Ignacio Montamat, a threat analyst for the zLabs team at Zimperium, said.Rooting and jailbreaking involve gaining the deepest access to the operating system, in essence allowing the user to make changes to system files and install pretty much anything they like.To underscore just how dangerous making the decision to root your Android or jailbreak your iPhone can be, Zimperium highlighted recent data from its own zLabs analysis that showed that rooting devices leads to 3.5 times as many malware attacks, which system compromise by hackers rose by an incredible 250 times.Giving Smartphone Hackers A Helping Hand"Unfortunately, when a device is jailbroken or rooted, the security that is put in place by default is bypassed, Erich Kron, a security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, warned, and the user of the device is now running everything at an admin permission level. If you really need to be told how this helps the hackers, Kron explained that as built-in operating system security controls often restrict unknown apps from running, you can't simply restore the device to a secure state after installing the application. This means, dear reader, that the security bypass remains in place in most situations and makes it easier for hackers to attack. People who are interested in rooting or jailbreaking devices need to be very aware of the additional risk it puts them at, Kron concluded, especially if this is a device being used on a daily basis.

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It's only been two weeks since AMD launched the Radeon RX 9070 XT and to say it's been a popular release would be an understatement. Reports indicate that AMD has already shipped 200,000 RX 9070 series GPUs, and just days ago, AMD Japan claimed to have reached 45% market share. It's unclear how accurate either of these claims are, but we know through our own sources that AMD has already sold more 9070 series GPUs than Nvidia has sold of their entire GeForce 50 series, which is quite astonishing.Despite having up to a two-month head start, Nvidia's poor availability of GeForce GPUs is starting to give AMD an angle to win back some market share in the PC market. This could bode well for AMD in the long term, but of course, we'll have to wait and see how this all plays out over time.Why Compare the RTX 5070 Ti to the RX 9070 XT?While a competitive market is great for consumers, we're more interested in which company is offering the better value product. For this comparison, we're taking a closer look at the RX 9070 XT and the RTX 5070 Ti.You could argue and some surely will that the Radeon 9070 XT is priced closer to the RTX 5070 than the 5070 Ti, and that's true based on MSRP. However, since we don't recommend purchasing the RTX 5070, there's little point in making that comparison, at least not for our initial comparison.We may include the RTX 5070 in this data set in the future, but we're currently far more interested in the 5070 Ti vs. 9070 XT match-up and we suspect many of you are, too. As a side note, we'll continue providing periodic GPU pricing updates, like the we released last week, so be sure to cross-reference this data with future pricing trends.Test System SpecsWe've covered 55 games at 1440p and 4K, which has taken away the last week of work to put this mammoth benchmark together. We'll walk through the individual results for around 20 titles, and then present an aggregate comparison across all 55 games in a single graph. Let's dive in.CPUAMD Ryzen 7 9800X3DMotherboardGigabyte X670E Master (BIOS F34b - ReBAR enabled)MemoryG.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 [CL30-38-38-96]Graphics CardsAsus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9070 XT OCATX CaseMSI Prospect 700RPower SupplyKolink Regulator Gold ATX 3.0 1200WStorageTeamGroup T-Force Cardea A440 M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD 4TBOperating SystemWindows 11 24H2Display DriverNvidia GeForce Game Ready 572.60 AMD Radeon Adrenalin 25.3.1BenchmarksGrand Theft Auto V EnhancedWe're starting with a rough spot for the Radeon GPU. The new Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced version doesn't run nearly as well on the RX 9070 XT compared to the 5070 Ti. As a result, it's 29% slower at 1440p and 24% slower at 4K. Not ideal, but hopefully AMD can improve performance with a future driver update.Assetto Corsa CompetizionePerformance in ACC was also underwhelming. It was certainly playable on the Radeon GPU, but significantly weaker compared to the 5070 Ti 35% slower at 1440p and 37% slower at 4K. Again, we're hoping for improvement via drivers.Counter-Strike 2The RX 9070 XT was more competitive here, trailing the 5070 Ti by just 10% at 1440p and 13% at 4K.Rocket LeagueThe Rocket League results were unexpected. Somehow, the RX 9070 XT was 41% faster than the 5070 Ti at 1440p and 36% faster at 4K. This likely points to a GeForce driver issue, which is surprising given Rocket League's popularity and maturity. You'd expect Nvidia to have this one dialed in.Hunt Showdown 1896This title was another weak spot for AMD, with the 9070 XT running 35% slower at 1440p and 39% slower at 4K. This could be yet another case of driver optimization lagging behind.Marvel RivalsMarvel Rivals was far more competitive. The RX 9070 XT was just 7% slower at 1440p and 11% slower at 4K, which isn't bad considering it currently costs around 17% less.Black Myth WukongWith very high ray tracing disabled, the RX 9070 XT performs well in Black Myth Wukong. It trails the 5070 Ti by only 6% at 1440p and 10% at 4K, making this a solid result overall.Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIThe RX 9070 XT performs quite well in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, and it's possible that Radeon performance has generally improved since we first benchmarked this title. In this case, the 9070 XT was 13% slower than the 5070 Ti at 1440p and 8% slower at 4K.The RiftbreakerThe Riftbreaker has never been a strong title for AMD, and that trend continues here. The 9070 XT was 20% slower than the 5070 Ti at 1440p and 24% slower at 4K.F1 24Using the Ultra High preset in F1 24, which enables ray tracing, has traditionally hurt Radeon GPU performance. However, with RDNA 4, that's no longer the case. The 9070 XT matched the 5070 Ti exactly at both tested resolutions.War ThunderWe tested War Thunder using the DX12 mode, which tends to benefit Radeon GPUs. Even so, the 9070 XT was still 18% slower than the 5070 Ti at 1440p and 13% slower at 4K.Monster Hunter WildsInterestingly, the RX 9070 XT was faster at 1440p, beating the 5070 Ti by a modest 6% margin. At 4K, performance between the two was nearly identical.Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024A similar result was seen in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, where the 9070 XT was 10% faster at 1440p, but delivered essentially the same performance at 4K.Horizon Forbidden WestThe 9070 XT delivered excellent performance in Horizon Forbidden West, outperforming the 5070 Ti at both resolutions. At 1440p, we saw a 10% uplift, and at 4K, an 11% improvement.Total War: Warhammer IIIWarhammer III is a strong title for AMD. Here, the 9070 XT led the 5070 Ti by 11% at 1440p and 12% at 4K impressive margins, especially given the lower price of the Radeon GPU.Indiana Jones and the Great CircleDisabling path tracing in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle significantly improves performance. Although the game still uses ray tracing, the 9070 XT was 15% slower than the 5070 Ti at 1440p, averaging 107 fps, which is quite good. At 4K, it was 21% slower, delivering 67 fps on average. Not great, but still very playable.Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Nvidia has yet to address Blackwell's weak performance in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, although they have acknowledged an issue with this title. Currently, in more demanding scenes, GPUs like the 5070 Ti struggle more than they should, allowing the 9070 XT to take a 17% lead at 1440p and a 36% lead at 4K.Gears 5We spent considerable time investigating Radeon's performance issues in Gears 5. While the game was playable and overall performance was decent, the 9070 XT was significantly slower than the 5070 Ti 32% behind at 1440p and 33% at 4K. We're unsure why, but this was a clear loss for AMD.Rainbow Six SiegeThankfully, performance in the popular Rainbow Six Siege was very good. The 9070 XT was just 7% slower than the 5070 Ti at 1440p, with both GPUs pushing well over 300 fps. At 4K, the Radeon GPU was only 6% slower, with both nearing 200 fps excellent performance at this resolution.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6As usual, Call of Duty remains a strong title for Radeon, and Black Ops 6 is no exception. The 9070 XT beat the 5070 Ti by 22% at 1440p and 19% at 4K, marking a solid win for AMD.Stalker 2: Heart of ChornobylThe 9070 XT trailed the 5070 Ti by 9% in Stalker 2 at 1440p and then just 5% at 4K, overall, fairly competitive results there, and we think that's enough individual game data,. Let's see how these GPUs stack up across all 55 games tested.Performance Summary50 Game Average @ 1440pIn our day-one review featuring 18 games, we found the Radeon 9070 XT to be 6% slower than the RTX 5070 Ti. The good news is that this data was representative of a broader sample, as this 55-game benchmark showed the 9070 XT coming in just 5% slower than the 5070 Ti.The only significant outlier in favor of the Radeon GPU was Rocket League, where the 9070 XT was surprisingly 41% faster. On the other hand, there were a few titles where it was considerably slower, including Assetto Corsa Competizione, Hunt Showdown, Gears 5, and GTA V Enhanced.For 65% of the games tested 36 out of 55 the performance margin was 10% or less in either direction, which aligns with the 5% average difference overall. Let's now take a look at the 4K data.50 Game Average @ 4KIn our earlier review, we found the 9070 XT to be 1% slower than the 5070 Ti at 4K. With the expanded 55-game data set, it ends up 5% slower, reflecting a 4% variance, which is quite small.The additional titles Hunt Showdown, ACC, Gears 5, Gotham Knights, Homeworld 3, GTA V Enhanced, and The Riftbreaker had a significant impact on the 9070 XT's overall performance. Still, a 5% loss isn't terrible, especially given that the Radeon GPU costs at least 17% less.What We LearnedAcross a wide range of games, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is, on average, about 5% slower than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. So, generally speaking, performance is quite close. Based on MSRP $600 for the 9070 XT and $750 for the 5070 Ti the Radeon GPU is priced 20% lower, offering around 15% better value.Looking at recent retail pricing, we found the 9070 XT typically sells for $750, while the RTX 5070 Ti goes for around $900, making the Radeon GPU 17% cheaper and approximately 12% better value. Realistically, you'll likely purchase whichever model is available at a reasonable price, and that's more likely to be a Radeon GPU, as the 9070 XT is far more readily available than the 5070 Ti.But in a world where both would be readily available, we believe the Radeon 9070 XT needs to be at least 15% cheaper to earn our recommendation over the 5070 Ti. At a 10% difference, the choice could go either way. And if the price gap is less than 10%, then the RTX 5070 Ti makes more sense, thanks to DLSS 4, superior ray tracing performance, and generally being a bit faster overall.As for power consumption and thermals since we often get asked about these in GPU comparisons please refer to our day-one launch reviews. Power usage hasn't changed, and thermal performance varies greatly depending on the specific model, so we recommend checking individual partner card reviews for that information.DLSS 4 vs FSR 4Circling back to our mention of upscaling and DLSS 4 as a key selling point of the GeForce 5070 Ti, it definitely is. However, after extensive testing, we found AMD's new FSR 4 technology to be a major leap forward. It's significantly better than FSR 3 and, in most cases, outperforms DLSS 3. In fact, we found it generally sits between DLSS 3 and DLSS 4, which is a big win for AMD and boosts the appeal of its GPUs.Nvidia still wins in game support though, so AMD will need to improve in this area if it wants to fully compete with DLSS 4. But as it stands, AMD's upscaling tech is definitely at a more competitive level than it was before.As for ray tracing performance, Nvidia still has the edge, but the latest Radeons have narrowed the gap considerably. The 9070 XT is 26% faster on average than AMD's previous-generation flagship, the RX 7900 XTX, in terms of meaningful ray tracing performance. By "meaningful," we mean titles where ray tracing actually transforms the visual experience games like Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Dying Light 2, Spider-Man, and Metro Exodus Enhanced.In those games, the 9070 XT was highly competitive with the 5070 Ti. However, when we include Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Black Myth Wukong, the Radeon GPU ends up 20% slower on average. Still, at 1440p with quality FSR upscaling enabled, the 9070 XT delivers very usable performance with ray tracing effects, so we're no longer in a situation where Radeon GPUs were near to useless for any serious ray tracing.Taking everything into account, we feel the Radeon RX 9070 XT is quite evenly matched with the RTX 5070 Ti. That's why we recommend a 15% discount as the tipping point for choosing Radeon. And of course, this is a general recommendation if you primarily play titles like ACC, Hunt Showdown, Gears 5, or GTA V, the GeForce GPU will likely deliver more consistent performance, barring future driver improvements from AMD, so as usual try to research performance for the games you play the most.Shopping Shortcuts:AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT on AmazonNvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti on AmazonAMD Radeon RX 9070 on AmazonAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT on AmazonNvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super on AmazonAMD Radeon RX 7800 XT on Amazon

Nvidias getting ready to expand its list of the best graphics cards soon, and thanks to leakers, we now have a rumored date for when these new GPUs might hit the shelves. The date is not the part that excites me the most, though. According to the leak, Nvidia will require that its add-in channel (AIC) partners will have to offer at least one model at the recommended list price (MSRP) something we desperately need right now. But how long will it last?The scoop comes from HKEPC, a Hong Kong-based publication. According to HKEPC, Nvidia revealed the release dates for the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, and the RTX 5060 (which will likely come with 8GB VRAM, although some sources say 12GB). Keep in mind that the following is still a rumor until Nvidia itself confirms otherwise, which, by the sound of it, wont happen for a while.Recommended VideosNvidia is said to be dealing with the MSRP dilemma, at least. HKEPC says that Nvidia will enforce a rule that every AIC needs to have at least one card at the list price available at launch. AMD did something similar with the RX 9000 series, but the prices shot up within a few days, which makes me wonder how long this rule will last for. We still dont know the MSRP of these cards, either, so its hard to figure out how good a deal theyll be.Jacob Roach / Digital TrendsHKEPC claims that Nvidia will unveil all three xx60 cards on April 15. Team Green wont give this announcement any room to breathe, as two of the cards will be available the very next day; both versions of the RTX 5060 Ti will launch on April 16. The RTX 5060 is now said to follow in May, which sounds like a delay compared to previous leaks that pinned the release date as sometime in March. The interesting tidbit here is that the cards might launch on the same day as the review embargo is said to be lifted. This doesnt give prospective buyers any time to read reviews and decide whether the cards are worth the money. One might say that you can always wait to buy, but if we go by how the rest of Nvidias RTX 50-series launch has been going, the new GPUs will likely fly off the shelves and may not be back for a while.Editors Recommendations

Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti review: the right GPU at the wrong timeMSRP$750.00 Score DetailsProsExcellent thermal headroomPlenty of RGBDLSS 4 with MFG looks promisingGood balance of power and performanceConsQuestionable retail price and stock availabilityMinor improvement over the 4070 Ti SuperLimited game support DLSS 4Table of ContentsTable of ContentsSpecificationsDesignSynthetic benchmarks4K gaming1440p gaming1080p gamingRay tracing and DLSS 4Get your moneys worthThe need for a strong mid-range option is greater than ever, and Nvidia is aiming to deliver high-end 1440p gaming performance at a sub-$1000 price point with the RTX 5070 Ti. Positioned as a successor to both the RTX 4070 Ti and 4070 Ti Super, this mid-range GPU is expected to offer improved efficiency, faster VRAM, lower power consumption, and enhanced AI-driven upscaling with DLSS 4.Recommended VideosWhile Nvidias latest flagship GPUs, the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, may be the most powerful graphics cards available, they havent met all expectations. The RTX 5090 launched at a higher price than its predecessor, and early buyers have faced limited stock, inflated prices due to scalping, missing ROPs (Render Output Units), and lingering concerns over the controversial 16-pin power connector.RelatedWith these issues casting a shadow over Nvidias high-end lineup, the RTX 5070 Ti carries the burden of delivering a more accessible and well-balanced upgrade for gamers. But does it achieve that, and is it actually worth your money?The RTX 5070 Ti is the third GPU under Nvidias new Blackwell lineup and introduces substantial upgrades over its predecessors, the RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4070 Ti Super. Featuring an increased core count, improved memory, and a more efficient design, the GPU is bound to offer better performance and power efficiency.Compared to the RTX 4070 Ti, which had 7,680 CUDA cores, and the RTX 4070 Ti Super with 8,192 cores, the RTX 5070 Ti makes a significant jump to 10,240 cores. This increase in processing power is complemented by a higher boost clock of 2,850 MHz, surpassing the previous models, which topped out at 2,610 MHz and 2,730 MHz, respectively. The shift from Ada Lovelace to the Blackwell architecture also brings architectural improvements that enhance both rasterization and ray tracing performance.Memory performance has also seen a major boost. Unlike the RTX 4070 Tis 12GB GDDR6X configuration and the RTX 4070 Ti Supers 16GB of the same memory type, the RTX 5070 Ti moves to 16GB of GDDR7. This transition, coupled with a 256-bit memory interface, increases the memory bandwidth to 896GB/s, an improvement over the 504GB/s and 672GB/s seen in the earlier models.Despite the performance upgrades, power consumption remains well-balanced. The RTX 5070 Ti has a TDP of 300W, slightly lower than the 320W of the RTX 4070 Ti Super, while still offering far greater performance.RTX 4070 TiRTX 4070 Ti SuperRTX 5070 TiGPU ArchitectureAda LovelaceAda LovelaceBlackwellCUDA Cores7,6808,19210,240Memory12GB GDDR6X16GB GDDR6X16GB GDDR7Memory Interface192-bit256-bit256-bitMemory Bandwidth504 GB/s672 GB/s896 GB/sBoost Clock2,610 MHz2,730 MHz2,850 MHzTDP285W320W300WSince the RTX 5070 Ti does not have a Founders Edition variant, we went ahead and tested one of the most powerful options on the market made by Zotac courtesy of Nvidia India. The RTX 5070 Ti Amp Extreme Infinity is currently priced at $1,099 on Newegg and Micro Center, which is $350 over Nvidias launch price. It comes with a triple-slot design with a robust cooling system that includes three fans, a large fin stack, and a vapor chamber to manage heat from the GPU core, memory, and other components on the mainboard.Kunal Khullar / Digital TrendsThe gunmetal grey finish with bronze accents gives a distinct look and theres plenty of RGB lighting. It even comes with a unique infinity mirror design at the front, although that may not be quite visible if you have a small PC case. For display out, you get one HDMI 2.1a port and three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs all of which support Display Stream Compression (DSC).Kunal Khullar / Digital TrendsThe card measures 332.1mm x 137.5mm x 69.6mm, making it compatible with most mid-to-large size cases. As with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, theres a 16-pin 12V-26 power connector and the included adapter features three 8-pin PCIe power connectors. The GPU also features a special connector that can be used to control the RGB lighting in sync with your motherboard using the bundled cable. I just wish Zotac made an effort to position this port in a way that it is discrete and not like a random white cable dangling from the GPU. Theres also a button right next to the power connector for the dual BIOS feature wherein you can switch between performance and silent modes.Kunal Khullar / Digital TrendsThe RTX 5070 Ti shows a notable generational improvement over its predecessors, the RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4070 Ti Super. In 3D Mark Time Spy benchmark, the RTX 5070 Ti scored 25,610, representing a 19% uplift over the RTX 4070 Ti with 21,515 points and a 12.5% increase compared to the RTX 4070 Ti Super, which scored 22,753.Similarly, in the Port Royal benchmark, which emphasizes ray tracing capabilities, the RTX 5070 Ti managed a score of 17,461. This marks a 23% jump over the RTX 4070 Tis 14,201 points and a 11.5% improvement over the RTX 4070 Ti Super, which scores 15,660.Image used with permission by copyright holderThe RTX 5070 Ti delivers a double-digit percentage boost across both rasterization and ray tracing benchmarks, making it a significant upgrade for users moving from the RTX 4070 Ti series. These performance gains suggest better handling of demanding titles and ray-traced environments, cementing the 5070 Ti as a solid upper-midrange option in Nvidias latest lineup.Coming down to gaming, the RTX 5070 Ti brings incremental but noteworthy improvements over its predecessors, the RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4070 Ti Super, particularly at 4K resolution. While it doesnt completely outclass the previous generation, it does offer clear, measurable gains that may appeal to users looking for a moderate performance bump without jumping to the higher-end tiers.Starting with Cyberpunk 2077, the RTX 5070 Ti delivers 57 fps (frames per second) at 4K, compared to 45 fps on the 4070 Ti and 46 fps on the 4070 Ti Super. This translates to a 26% increase over the 4070 Ti and roughly 24% over the Super variant. Though this is a decent uplift, it doesnt drastically change the gameplay experience unless youre specifically looking to push higher frame rates in one of the most demanding titles.Image used with permission by copyright holderIn Forza Horizon 5, the improvement is slightly more modest. The 5070 Ti achieves 138 fps, which is about a 20% increase from the 4070 Tis 115 fps, and only about 5% faster than the 4070 Ti Supers 131 fps. For a title thats already well-optimized and running comfortably on last-gen cards, this difference might not be enough to sway current owners of the 4070 Ti Super.For Horizon Zero Dawn, the 5070 Ti posts 122 fps, marking a more significant 35% jump over the 4070 Tis 90 fps and a 15% boost over the 106 fps of the Super. This is one of the larger gains, though even here, the 4070 Ti Super holds up relatively well.Lastly, in Red Dead Redemption 2, the performance uplift is more incremental. The 5070 Ti manages 93 fps, compared to 75 fps for the 4070 Ti and 88 fps for the 4070 Ti Super. This results in a 24% improvement over the 4070 Ti, but only around 6% over the Super versiona margin that might not be particularly compelling for those already using the latter.While the RTX 5070 Ti does deliver consistent improvements, especially over the base 4070 Ti, its gains over the 4070 Ti Super are smaller in several cases. For users already on the Super model, the performance jump may not feel substantial enough to justify an immediate upgrade, particularly when considering the incremental nature of the uplift.Looking at 1440p gaming performance, the RTX 5070 Ti shows steady improvements over its predecessors, though similar to its 4K results, the uplift over the RTX 4070 Ti Super remains incremental in certain cases, especially in less demanding or well-optimized titles.In Cyberpunk 2077, the RTX 5070 Ti posts a significant performance lead, reaching 124 fps, compared to 95 fps on the 4070 Ti. This marks a 30% increase, highlighting a noticeable upgrade for players aiming for higher frame rates in demanding, graphically intense games.Moving to Forza Horizon 5, an interesting trend appears. The RTX 5070 Ti delivers 168 fps, which is actually lower than the 177 fps posted by the 4070 Ti Super. This suggests that either optimization differences or architectural changes may have affected performance in this title. Compared to the base 4070 Tis 162 fps, the improvement is marginal at bestabout 4%, making it a negligible jump for users already satisfied with their current setup.In Horizon Zero Dawn, the 5070 Ti regains some footing, recording 200 fps, which is around 18% higher than the 4070 Tis 169 fps and roughly 4% better than the 4070 Ti Supers 192 fps. Though the uplift is respectable, its far from a game-changer, particularly for those already enjoying smooth frame rates on the Super variant.Finally, in Red Dead Redemption 2, the RTX 5070 Ti achieves 131 fps, matching the performance of the 4070 Ti Super exactly, and offering a 17% increase over the 4070 Tis 111 fps. However, for Super users, theres effectively no benefit here.Overall, at 1440p, the RTX 5070 Ti presents solid gains over the base RTX 4070 Ti, but its advantage over the 4070 Ti Super is marginal in most casesand even regresses slightly in Forza Horizon 5. For gamers already on the 4070 Ti Super, the 5070 Tis performance may not warrant an upgrade unless targeting specific titles like Cyberpunk where the uplift is more pronounced.Now for a $750 graphics card, it doesnt really make a lot of sense to play at 1080p, as you can opt for something cheaper. For instance you could go for an RX 7600 or an RTX 4060, and maybe even wait for the 5060 series to arrive. But just to give you an idea, it delivers exceptional 1080p gaming performance. The GPU can easily handle demanding titles at ultra settings without the need for upscaling technologies like DLSS.Image used with permission by copyright holderIn highly optimized games like Horizon Zero Dawn (227 fps) and F1 24 (250 fps), the GPU maintains extremely high frame rates, ensuring smooth gameplay even on high-refresh-rate monitors. Similarly, Marvels Spider-Man Remastered (168 fps) and Forza Horizon 5 (176 fps) showcase how the card performs in fast-paced, open-world environments with rich visuals. All of the testing was done at ultra/extreme settings with features like upscaling, ray tracing, motion blur, and V-sync disabled.The RTX 50 series enhances ray tracing by incorporating AI techniques under its neural rendering umbrella. Tools like Neural Radiance Cache and Neural Shaders help predict lighting and material behavior more efficiently, lowering the usual performance cost of ray tracing. In practical terms, games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and F1 24 benefit from steadier frame rates when ray tracing is enabled. However, pairing these improvements with DLSS remains necessary to fully smooth out gameplay, especially at higher resolutions.With the latest series of GPUs, Nvidia also introduced DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, its next generation of AI enhancement technique. Unlike traditional rendering, which computes frames sequentially, Multi Frame Generation leverages transformer-based AI models to predict and generate multiple frames simultaneously. As per Nvidia, this significantly reduces GPU workload while improving frame rates and motion clarity. The AI learns from previously rendered frames, minimizing artifacts like ghosting and enhancing temporal stability. Integrated into DLSS 4, this feature works alongside DLSS Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, and Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing (DLAA) to deliver smoother, higher-quality visuals.DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation is confirmed for over 75 games and applications, however we were limited to just two games Cyberpunk 2077 and Alan Wake 2. The RTX 5070 Ti demonstrates significant performance enhancements in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Alan Wake 2, especially when utilizing DLSS 4s Multi-Frame Generation (MFG) feature. At 1440p resolution, Cyberpunk 2077 achieves 152 fps (frames per second) with DLSS balanced settings. When MFG is enabled, the frame rate surges to 424 fps, marking an approximate 179% increase. Similarly, at 4K resolution, the game runs at 90 fps with DLSS balanced, which jumps to 250 fps with MFG enabled, reflecting a 178% improvement.In Alan Wake 2, the impact of MFG is equally notable. At 1440p, the game operates at 119 fps with DLSS balanced settings. Activating MFG elevates the performance to 340 fps, resulting in an approximate 186% increase. At 4K resolution, the frame rate ascends from 78 fps with DLSS balanced to 215 fps with MFG enabled, indicating a 176% enhancement.While the numbers do look quite impressive, the sheer smoothness is unparalleled, and one can only experience to fully appreciate Nvidias achievement. Having said that, it isnt quite there yet. Nvidia still has work to do and iron out issues like latency, texture filtering and noise reduction. The last one was quite prominent when we tested Alan Wake 2 with MFG enabled.Nvidias DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation enabled on Alan Wake 2 results in aliasing issues with noise in certain scenarios paired with unstable latency Image used with permission by copyright holderThe RTX 5070 Ti has faced the same availability challenges as Nvidias flagship RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, leading to inflated prices and raising concerns about its value. Upon release, the GPU sold out almost instantly, mirroring the supply shortages of its predecessors. Major retailers like Best Buy and Newegg depleted their stock within seconds, even for models priced $250 above the base MSRP of $750.Kunal Khullar / Digital TrendsThis scarcity has fueled a secondary market where scalpers list the RTX 5070 Ti at prices between $1,400 and $1,600nearly double its intended retail price. Such markups significantly erode the cards value, particularly when considering its performance relative to prior models.Performance benchmarks show that the RTX 5070 Ti delivers a 2030% uplift over the RTX 4070 Ti and a 1020% improvement over the RTX 4070 Ti Super. While these gains are respectable, they dont justify the extreme scalper pricing. However, if stock stabilizes and prices return closer to MSRP, the RTX 5070 Ti becomes a much more viable option. At $750, it offers high-end 1440p and even some 4K gaming performance at a more affordable price than the flagship GPUs. Its not worth upgrading from an RTX 4070 Ti or 4070 Ti Super, but for those running older GPUs like the RTX 3070, RTX 2080, or GTX 1080 Ti, its a solid and recommended upgrade with notable performance and efficiency improvements.Gamers targeting high refresh rate 1440p gaming or entry-level 4K gaming will benefit the most, especially if theyre upgrading from older GPUs. Content creators working in AI-assisted workflows or video editing will also see a boost thanks to improved CUDA core performance and DLSS 4 enhancements. If you already own an RTX 4070 Ti, the performance uplift isnt significant enough to warrant an upgrade. Likewise, if prices remain inflated due to supply constraints, waiting for stock to normalizeor considering alternative GPUsmakes more financial sense.Editors Recommendations

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