# #GPUPerformance in the news

October 30, 2026 at 03:06 PM

> RTX 5070 Ti Undervolt Cuts Power Draw to 143W · New Open-Source Tool Unlocks Nvidia RTX 30-Series · AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB vs 8GB Performance Gap

[RTX 5070 Ti Undervolt Cuts Power Draw to 143W](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/rtx-5070-ti-undervolt-cuts-power-draw-to-143w-47139501>)
*October 30, 2026 at 03:06 PM* - A Redditor achieved a significant power reduction on the RTX 5070 Ti, reaching 0.67V and 142.8W peak draw using mVolt+ Extreme software.

[New Open-Source Tool Unlocks Nvidia RTX 30-Series](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/new-open-source-tool-unlocks-nvidia-rtx-30-series-1a2c9b5d>)
*October 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM* - GitHub user Zagitta releases gpu-unlock, a Linux kernel module that bypasses hardware restrictions to boost RTX 30-series performance.

[AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB vs 8GB Performance Gap](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/amd-radeon-rx-9050-4gb-vs-8gb-performance-gap-64dbe609>)
*September 20, 2026 at 02:14 PM* - Testing reveals the 4GB Radeon RX 9050 is 27 percent slower than the 8GB model due to halved memory bandwidth and a 64-bit interface.
