Nvidia put a lock on its GPUs starting with the 900-series, aka Maxwell from 2014, according to TechPowerUp. It included an on-die security chip that had to verify the GPU's BIOS for it to ...

If you're fond of trying out multiple operating systems without the hassle, you're probably using virtualization regularly.

Just flash the BIOS, raise the power limit and clocks, and this $500 GPU can be faster than $1,000 models.

Sapphire gives overclocking enthusiast more headroom on its Radeon R9 290 GPU with a new BIOS flash tool.

Clever hackers have finally defeated NVIDIA's security on its graphics card firmware, improving overclocking and tweaking for enthusiasts.

A freshly released BIOS supercharges this liquid-cooled graphics card so it hits 2935MHz, where the previous boost speed was 2680MHz.

Moreover, with the latest BIOS, the recommended PSU for a system packing an ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Aqua Extreme OC has climbed to a 1,000-watt unit with 80 Plus Gold certification.

This could occur if your PCB or GPU chip is not designed to handle the increased power draw specified in the RX 580 BIOS.

Just flash the BIOS, raise the power limit and clocks, and this $500 GPU can be faster than $1,000 models.