Graphics

We look at Vulkan vs DX11 performance in Ghost Recon Breakpoint, across a range of GPUs

Back in February, MSI listed multiple GeForce GTX 1650 GPUs with GDDR6 memory with the EEC. Now, Gigabyte GTX 1650 graphics card also using GDDR6 memory have popped up from the German retailer PC Service Point, suggesting that a GeForce GTX 1650 refresh might be coming soon. As initially noted by …

This week, Nvidia is refreshing its gaming laptop hardware with new RTX Super series GPUs and new enhancements to Max-Q. Nvidia is also looking to reduce the starting price point for gaming laptops, with GTX 1650 laptops set to be available for as low as $699 and RTX 2060 laptops …

We tested Resident Evil 3 remake on over 25 GPUs to see what sort of performance you can expect

RTX support for Minecraft was announced back at Gamescom 2019. It already looked impressive at the time but over the following months, more work has been done and today, Nvidia is sharing another sneak preview ahead of release.  Minecraft with RTX is coming very soon and to show off what …

The Phantom Gaming D3 is ASRock's flagship 5600 XT, but just how does it perform?

In need of a big upgrade? You can currently get £200 off an RTX 2080Ti.

Alongside the launch of GeForce RTX graphics cards, Nvidia also announced DLSS, a new feature that utilises machine learning to boost game performance. In its original form, DLSS had some issues and exhibited questionable image quality in some titles. That may change starting this month, as Nvidia has now announced …

When board partners launched the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT back in January this year, there was huge confusion when AMD just days before the release decided to roll out a VBIOS update to boost performance and upgrade the VRAM of RX 5600 XT cards from 12 Gbps to 14 …

MSI has teamed up with various companies throughout the industry to offer some great deals for PC gamers and enthusiasts over the coming weeks. The latest exciting new deal from MSI on its Forge and Vampiric cases will net you £15 worth of Steam vouchers. MSI has teamed up with …

While GDC didn't end up going ahead this month, we do know that real-time ray-tracing was due to be a big part of the discussion amongst developers. This includes the release of new ray-tracing extensions for the Vulkan API, enabling more developers to start developing games with RT in mind …

The DirectX 12 API has been around for most of the current gaming generation but as we look towards the future, an update is due. Today, Microsoft announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, labelling it as the “best graphics technology” it has put out to date, which also reaches an “unprecedented alignment” …

We tested Doom Eternal with a range of GPUs to see how well the game performs

Over the last couple of weeks, Nvidia has been rapidly adjusting its plans for the Graphics Technology Conference this month. Initially, the event was going to shift to an entirely digital format but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, event plans have also needed to change. Last week, the …

AMD has shared more details on its upcoming Ryzen 4000 Mobile 'Renoir' APUs with 7nm Zen 2 and Vega cores. Offering up to eight cores and sixteen threads from the Zen 2-based CPU cores in 15W and 45W form, will AMD be able to compete against Intel's dominance in the mobile market? And how will AMD's strict focus on high performance graphics capability compare to Intel's competition?

EK Water Blocks has announced the launch of its narrowest GPU water block to date. The new EK-Quantum Vector Direct RTX RE Ti D-RGB is specifically design for reference Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards to improve compatibility in space-constrained PC cases. To offer improved compatibility of custom liquid-cooled reference …

How good is this 2070 Super from Palit, currently priced under £480?

Just last week, rumours of AMD releasing a new RX 590 graphics cards SKU were circulating around the industry after a Chinese retail outlet spilt the beans early with sales pages going live ahead of schedule. At the time there was some confusion whether this would be a worldwide release …

Nvidia may be planning something new for gamers ahead of the 22nd March trade show GTC 2020. The Nvidia Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Twitter handle posted a teaser earlier of something to look forward to on 19th March, which has since been taken down. According to TechPowerUp, the now-deleted …

According to an EEC listing made by Asus, there could be an 8GB model of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. If this rumour proves to be true, it seems that Nvidia is trying to out-do AMD's RX 5600 XT, and put RTX 2060 on the same level as AMD's RX …

Biostar has announced the release of a new Mini-ITX Quad-Core SoC motherboard with a robust design for running basic tasks such as sending emails, web browsing and word processing in office and industrial applications. The A10N-9630E from Biostar is also suitable for edge computing with its higher performance and low …

After spending some extra time in development, DOOM Eternal is officially releasing this month across consoles, cloud streaming platforms and of course, PC. With launch coming next week, it is time to take a look at the PC hardware requirements, which seem to be a notable jump over DOOM (2016). …

AMD will be using a dual axial fan cooling solution on its next-generation reference graphics cards.

According to sources in the industry, board partners of AMD are preparing a new RX 590 graphics card SKU named the Radeon RX 590 GME. A new sub-variant of the RX 590 series that is expected to feature a lower core clock frequency. As reported earlier this week by the …

One of the highlights of AMD's Financial Analyst Day yesterday was the insight given about the new RDNA 2 GPU architecture, which has now been codenamed “Navi 2X”. During AMD's Financial Analyst Day, the company shared data about its financial developments. The company also revealed technical details about coming releases and …

The roadmaps cover the next two years, with AMD planning more RDNA based graphics cards, as well as Zen 3 and Zen 4 processors...

This could mean we will see the new mobile GPUs any day now...

So far, we've had a number of high-profile event cancellations in early 2020 due to growing concerns around the coronavirus. As a result, other events planned for the year are reconsidering their dates and some are even shifting to to online-only, live-streamed formats. The latter will be the case for …

We are all patiently waiting to see AMD's next-gen GPUs and more specifically ‘Big Navi'. There have been plenty of rumours lately regarding specs, one of which pulled SK Hynix into the conversation, forcing the company to respond and deny the rumours. One source claimed that the Radeon RX 5950 …

There are some big releases to look forward to over the next week, from Apex Legends season 4, to ARK's latest expansion and The Division 2: Warlords of New York. In order to get GeForce GPU users ready, the latest driver has begun rolling out with day-one support, as well …