Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti launch date leaked – along with some bad news
A new Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti leak has emerged, bringing both good and bad news for people looking forward to Team Green’s next super-powerful graphics card.
The good news is that it looks like The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is finally going to launch on March 29, which isn’t too far away at all. We last saw the RTX 3090 Ti way back at the start of January, when Nvidia gave us a quick glimpse during its CES 2022 keynote , along with a promise that we’d learn more about it later in the month.
However, the silence since then suggested Nvidia had delayed the GPU due to some undisclosed issues (though rumors suggested it could be due to issues with the GDDR6X memory used in the GPU).
But, as Videocardz reports , someone has seemingly leaked Nvidia’s launch plans for the RTX 3090 Ti, with the company apparently announcing the release date of the GPU, and it hitting store shelves, on the same day: March 29.
This is good news for anyone who’d been worrying that the RTX 3090 Ti had been secretly cancelled – after all, we could very likely see next generation RTX 4000 series GPUs later this year, possibly making the RTX 3090 Ti redundant, especially if there’s a more powerful RTX 4090 in the works.
Before you get too excited, though, this leak – which hasn’t been confirmed, so take with a pinch of salt – also means buyers will have a tricky decision to make.
Analysis: Nvidia could force a difficult choice for prospective RTX 3090 Ti buyers
The leak states that March 29 is going to be a very busy day, as not only is Nvidia apparently launching the GPU and putting it on store shelves, but it also says that reviews are going live that day as well.
This has us concerned for a few reasons. The first is that sometimes companies hold off reviews until launch day if they are worried about the critical reception, whereas those come out well in advance show a level of confidence in the product.
Of course, there's no suggestion Nvidia is launching the RTX 3090 Ti the same time as reviews go live because it’s worried about how it’ll fare with critics.
After all, Nvidia’s recent GPUs have all been well reviewed, so unless it comes at an extremely high price, and without the performance uptick to justify it, Nvidia probably isn’t too concerned - but it is running out of time before the RTX 4000 series likely appears later this year.
As with previous graphics cards, we expect stock to be low - especially for such a niche graphics card. It’s likely to sell out incredibly fast, so prospective buyers will need to put their order in as soon as the 3090 Ti cards go on sale, which won’t give time to read any reviews.
The RTX 3090 Ti is expected to be a very expensive GPU , and whenever you plan on making a purchase of this size, you should always make sure you do as much research as possible, including reading a range of reviews, to make sure you want to buy.
By having the review embargo lift at the same time as the GPUs go on sale, this won’t be possible.
Of course, you could order the GPU, read the reviews and hopefully have time to cancel the order if you’re disappointed, but that’s a bit of a gamble, especially with such a potentially-expensive GPU.
We just hope that the RTX 3090 Ti will be worth the wait, so anyone buying one won’t be left disappointed.
Netflix's The Adam Project review roundup – here's what the critics say
The Adam Project , Netflix' s new big-budget family adventure, makes its bow on the streamer this Friday (March 11) and the first reviews are in.
The film, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña, Jennifer Garner and Catherine Keener, is directed by Shawn Levy, who made Free Guy with Reynolds in 2021 and who executively produces Netflix's mammoth hit show Stranger Things .
One of the tentpoles on Netflix's gigantic 2022 movie slate , The Adam Project follows Adam Reed, a character played by both Reynolds and newcomer Walker Scobell. The older Reed is a time-traveling fighter pilot, who crash lands in the year 2022, where he meets his 12-year-old self as well as Garner and Ruffalo, who play his parents. Together, the two Adams set out on a mission to save the future.
With the review embargo lifting ahead of launch day, then, fans have the clearest idea yet of whether it's worth checking out. But, despite its literal and metaphorical star power, it's a mixed bag.
Do critics like The Adam Project?
Not really. It wouldn't be fair to say it's had a kicking, but the general response is pretty muted.
The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney summed it up best, calling the movie "too pedestrian to generate excitement" and questioning many of the casting choices. Indiewire's David Ehrlich wasn't keen either, saying it's an erly safe film that only feigns at its ambition. It feels less like a natural fit for Reynolds’ talents than an ill-fitting star vehicle for someone who’s never been less interested in stretching his limits." Ouch.
Empire's Jordan King liked it more than most, describing the sci-fi flick as "a throwback slice of escapism with plenty of heart", but he didn't feel compelled to give it more than three stars. Radio Times' Huw Fullerton struck the same tone, calling The Adam Project "...perfectly serviceable fare that will distract you from the world for an hour and 45 minutes." Not exactly a recommendation, is it?
Variety's Own Gleiberman enjoyed the film, but qualified his praise, saying: "Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy are going to make much better movies than this one, but you can feel the tastiness of their combo even in a kinetic marshmallow." Finally, IGN's Ryan Leston bucked the trend by offering up a tonne of praise, he called the film "Back to the Future meets The Last Starfighter with a slew of wonderful performances." It's nice to someone enjoyed it.
When can I see The Adam Project?
If the reviews haven't put you off, The Adam Project will exclusively launch on Netflix worldwide on Friday, March 11.
If it doesn't sound like its one for you, but you're in the mood for something with Ryan Reynolds leading the way, we've compiled his 10 finest films . Alternatively, check out the 10 most popular movies on Netflix right now, or start binge watching a new Netflix show instead.
AMD’s trio of rumored RDNA 2 GPU refreshes could be delayed
AMD’s incoming refreshed RDNA 2 GPUs, of which there are rumored to be three new models led by a fresh flagship RX 6950 XT, have been pushed back slightly to May, rather than launching in April as the rumor mill initially theorized.
According to a new report from VideoCardz , its sources claim that the Radeon RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT, and 6650 XT are due to land on May 10 (rather than April 20, the previous launch date which was floated via the grapevine).
The tech site provides a leaked pic of the three new RDNA 2 graphics cards , as well, noting it’s from a trusted source, Disclosuzen, and this highlights another interesting nugget of info – that they will all be black edition models.
The aforementioned previous leak suggested that the RX 6950 XT alone could get the black paint job, looking just like the RX 6800 XT Midnight Black model, but in fact, all three of these GPUs will copy that exact same design (or at least that certainly looks to be the case from the image provided).
A final piece of this round of rumor spillage is that the existing RX 6400 budget graphics card, which is currently OEM-only, is set to be released as a standalone model on May 10 also.
This means that you’ll be able to buy it off the shelf (whereas at the moment, it’s currently only present in prebuilt PCs). VideoCardz didn’t mention anything about the purported RX 6300 which we heard about only yesterday .
Analysis: Let’s face it, a delay would be no surprise
Of course, all of this is just speculation, so we must remain skeptical about this trio of incoming GPUs. Assuming the previous rumor of an April launch was correct at the time it was circulated, the cards have now theoretically been delayed, and if that is true, it’d be no big surprise.
Delays happen all the time with hardware launches, and especially these days given the ongoing component shortages still affecting the tech industry (albeit we are hearing more positive noises of late that supply problems are easing, slowly but surely, and if nothing else GPU pricing is drifting downwards and normalizing somewhat).
What’s undeniably true, though, is that the publishing of an actual picture – assuming it’s not faked – of the purported 6950 XT, 6750 XT and 6650 XT does lend more weight to their rumored existence, naturally. And it’s an interesting move that the entire refreshed range could be black editions.
Perhaps this is AMD looking to make these GPUs seem a touch more attractive in light of the fact that by the time they’re on shelves – in May supposedly, or potentially even later, as we can’t rule that out – it won’t be that long until RDNA 3 graphics cards are due to emerge (they’re scheduled to come out before the end of 2022 , as you may recall).