# #GeForce in the news

October 3, 2026 at 07:24 PM

> Nvidia Releases Critical Security Update Driver · NVIDIA Announces Custom RTX 5080 GPU Giveaway · RPCS3 Boosts PS3 Emulation on Nvidia GPUs

[Nvidia Releases Critical Security Update Driver](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/nvidia-releases-critical-security-update-driver-f876b19d>)
*October 3, 2026 at 07:24 PM* - Nvidia issues a massive patch for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs to fix 114 security vulnerabilities across Windows and Linux systems.

[NVIDIA Announces Custom RTX 5080 GPU Giveaway](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/nvidia-announces-custom-rtx-5080-gpu-giveaway-2a170ccc>)
*September 30, 2026 at 12:56 PM* - NVIDIA is giving away a custom CONTROL Resonant GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition valued at $1,599 to one winner in a new social contest.

[RPCS3 Boosts PS3 Emulation on Nvidia GPUs](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/rpcs3-boosts-ps3-emulation-on-nvidia-gpus-d74a10a9>)
*September 17, 2026 at 03:59 PM* - A new fix for a long-standing Nvidia driver bug delivers significant performance gains for RPCS3 emulator users on GeForce hardware.

[Manli Debuts Limited GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/manli-debuts-limited-geforce-rtx-5080-oc-edition-24ce759b>)
*September 16, 2026 at 01:36 PM* - Manli launches a 500-unit limited 30th Anniversary RTX 5080 featuring forged carbon fiber, 16GB GDDR7, and advanced vapor chamber cooling.

[Manli Unveils RTX 50 Unlimited Firepower Series](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/manli-unveils-rtx-50-unlimited-firepower-series-0b7facfa>)
*September 11, 2026 at 02:21 PM* - Manli celebrates its 30th anniversary with the launch of the RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti Unlimited Firepower GPUs featuring triple-fan cooling.

[XMG Launches Apex 16 and Pro 16 VE with RTX 5070](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/xmg-launches-apex-16-and-pro-16-ve-with-rtx-5070-640ff763>)
*September 10, 2026 at 03:22 PM* - Schenker Technologies debuts new XMG laptops featuring the 12 GB GeForce RTX 5070 GPU and enhanced cooling for high-power performance.

[Nvidia RTX 5070 May Get Larger GB203 GPU Variant](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/nvidia-rtx-5070-may-get-larger-gb203-gpu-variant-c60a31a5>)
*September 8, 2026 at 02:09 PM* - Reports suggest Nvidia is developing a new GeForce RTX 5070 version utilizing the larger GB203 chip found in higher-end 50-series cards.