Tag Archives: performance

A year after the two long-standing rivals put their differences aside to form the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group (EAG), Intel and AMD have just unveiled the first fruits of their collaboration. The companies are working on new hardware-level memory safety features and standardised instruction sets, creating a more uniform development …

Helldivers 2 has always had somewhat shaky performance on PC, but the latest major content update for the game didn't help matters. Now, Arrowhead has put in place a new plan to address the game's growing issues on PC.  As spotted by PCGamer, in a new developer diary video from …

A year on from its initial release, Black Myth Wukong has now gotten a massive performance-focused patch on both PS5 and PC.

It's a tale as old as time in the world of PC hardware: flashing the BIOS of a more powerful graphics card onto its weaker sibling to unlock more performance. A user on the Radeon subreddit has just done exactly that with the latest RDNA 4 hardware, successfully flashing an …

Intel developers are already hard at work optimising the open-source Linux drivers for the company's next-generation “Panther Lake” mobile CPUs. A new series of changes has just been merged into the Mesa 3D graphics stack, designed to fix performance regressions and promising a significant performance uplift for the new Xe3 …

Intel's Application Optimisation (APO) technology has demonstrated the ability to deliver free performance gains in supported games by intelligently managing tasks across P-cores and E-cores. However, updates have been pretty slow, leaving the list of supported games relatively small. This week, Intel finally released an update, bringing APO support to …

The first independent benchmarks for AMD's recently launched Radeon RX 9060 have surfaced, giving us a glimpse at the performance of this OEM-exclusive graphics card. A South Korean outlet managed to get its hands on a Sapphire model, putting it through its paces to see how it stacks up against …

Capcom recently confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds has faced a severe sales drop-off after its launch in early 2025. The game has struggled to attract new players on PC in large part due to long-standing performance issues. Capcom has made a number of empty promises about improving technical performance and …

While AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE was officially launched back in May as a China-exclusive card, we've been left wondering how this cut-down GPU performs. Now, thanks to the team at ComputerBase, who managed to import a Sapphire Pulse model, we have our answer. The verdict? It's a sound 1440p …

The whispers surrounding AMD's next-generation graphics architecture are picking up. While definitive branding remains unknown, with names like UDNA and RDNA 5 still circulating, it's becoming increasingly evident that this architecture represents a significant leap for discrete graphics cards and the semi-custom chips targeting the next-generation game consoles. Kepler_L2 (via …

During the VLSI Symposium in Japan, Intel shared some details on its new 18A process node, which is poised to enter full production in the latter half of 2025. This isn't merely an incremental step; Intel 18A represents a fundamental re-engineering of the silicon foundation, combining Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistors with …

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT has reportedly become available early through unofficial channels. Redditor “uesato_hinata” shared images and screenshots of the card running with a modified driver. Initial findings regarding the card's overclocking capabilities suggest that users won't be able to increase the VRAM speed, as the Reddit user …

Overclocking specialist and TechTuber Roman ‘der8auer' Hartung has demonstrated that Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell workstation graphics card, priced at around £8,000, can outperform consumer-grade GPUs in gaming, even without a Game Ready Driver. Getting one of these graphics cards isn't easy, especially considering its price. However, der8auer was able …

New benchmarks reveal a stark performance and efficiency disparity between the Windows and SteamOS variants of Lenovo's Legion Go S (Ryzen Z2 Go) gaming handheld. While Lenovo unveiled both versions at CES 2025 in January, the SteamOS model only recently began shipping, and early tests suggest it dramatically outperforms its …

After circulating in the rumour mill for a while, AMD has now officially unveiled the Radeon RX 9070 GRE desktop graphics card. As speculated, the ‘Great Radeon Edition' (GRE) model is appearing on AMD's website, specifically for the Chinese market, which strongly indicates it won't see a worldwide release in …

Initial performance results for the upcoming Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti have surfaced. Review samples of the RTX 5060 Ti seem to be currently in distribution to independent reviewers, resulting in the first Geekbench entries of the graphics card coming up online. As is often the case, the first leaks originate …

Microsoft unveiled significant advancements in DirectX Raytracing (DXR) 1.2 at GDC 2025, addressing core performance bottlenecks that have traditionally hindered ray tracing adoption. Moreover, it announced that DirectX 12 will soon support neural rendering and cooperative vectors, but it should still take some time before we see them in action. …

SteelSeries has unveiled its new QcK Performance mousepad series, a line of premium mousepads designed to cater to the nuanced preferences of individual gamers. Recognising that every player's style is unique, SteelSeries has focused on providing three different surfaces, allowing users to choose the one that best matches their needs. …

Nvidia's handling of the recent RTX 50 series ROP issue hasn't been the best. After issuing a relatively low-key disclosure about a production error affecting a small number of GPUs, the company has seemingly left it up to consumers to identify and resolve the problem. While Nvidia claims the performance impact is limited to around 4%, independent testing has revealed a more significant performance deficit in specific scenarios.

The plot thickens regarding the GeForce RTX 50 series ROP issue. While Nvidia initially confirmed that a limited number of RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs were affected by a production defect resulting in fewer active ROPs (Render Output Units), new evidence suggests the problem might be more widespread. …

The Lenovo Legion Go S, powered by AMD's budget-friendly Ryzen Z2 Go APU, has been tested in early gaming benchmarks. And surprisingly, it's holding its own against the more powerful Asus ROG Ally X powered by the Ryzen Z1 Extreme. YouTube channel Fps Vn managed to get their hands on …

Nvidia's new App, designed to replace GeForce Experience, has hit a snag. Gamers are reporting performance drops in certain games when the App is running in the background, prompting investigations and a temporary workaround from Nvidia itself. The issue, first brought to light by X user Sebastian Castellanos and subsequently …

AMD's next-generation RDNA 4 graphics cards are generating a lot of excitement, and fresh leaks from Chiphell forum users and Seasonic have shed more light on the potential performance and power consumption of the Radeon RX 8800 XT. According to zhangzhonghao (via Wccftech), the Navi 48-based RX 8800 XT could …

The Intel Core Ultra 200 series of desktop processors have faced criticism for launch performance in some scenarios. Intel plans to issue patch fixes.

Today Qualcomm expands its line-up of Snapdragon X processors. We've already seen the Snapdragon X Elite, but now, our attention turns to the new Snapdragon X Plus, a cheaper 8-core CPU that will debut in CoPilot+ PCs later this month.

Intel is hosting a small media event this week to unveil Lunar Lake to the press. We've got Leo there with boots on the ground, so here is everything we know about the upcoming Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) processors so far...

Some reviewers have been underwhelmed by the performance on offer with some of AMD's latest generation Ryzen CPUs. As it turns out, a Windows bug may have thrown a wrench into the works for launch reviews of these processors.  HardwareUnboxed was hot on the case when it came to Ryzen …

AMD has recently released its latest flagship processors in the Ryzen 9000 series, the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X. Alongside AMD's launch, MSI has stepped up, announcing some features it's adding to its motherboards, including various performance-boosting ones designed to maximise the potential of these CPUs. These features …

Over the past few months, MSI has been hard at work improving its new handheld gaming system, the MSI Claw. Earlier in the year, a major BIOS update saw the device take a significant leap in gaming performance. Now, MSI is back again, boasting another 30 percent performance uplift with …

Nvidia has dropped its latest batch of DLSS titles. The big headliner this week is obviously Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, which gets an impressive performance boost with DLSS 3 on RTX 40 series graphics cards. There are a couple other games also getting DLSS worth noting. According to Nvidia's …