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While we're still years away from seeing a true Steam Deck 2, Valve has gone back to improve the original model. The Steam Deck OLED is now available for pre-order, offering a revised 6nm APU, faster memory, a larger 7.4-inch OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate and a lighter, thinner profile. 

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we finally got a good look at Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay. What wasn't mentioned on the stream was the fact that the PC version was releasing. The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the game is now officially available but you may want to hold off on picking it up for now.

Intel's marketing material suggested Application Optimization (APO) could be a game changer for the blue team. According to early reports, it seems that wasn't too far off. Although it's not officially available, enthusiasts could test Intel's new CPU usage optimisation tool and share their experience online. Intel APO is a …

Cities Skylines II is exactly one week away, with the sequel to the much-loved city building simulator set to arrive on the 24th of October. While the game was previously delayed for consoles to Spring 2024, the PC version will still launch as intended next week. That said, the team …

An official slide depicting Intel's forthcoming Core i9-14900K CPU has been leaked ahead of the CPU's launch. The slide puts the upcoming i9 flagship against the AMD Ryzen 7950X3D, showing a small performance lead for Intel's new chip. HXL posted the slide (in Chinese) that is embargoed until October 16th. …

On hybrid laptop designs, the term "hybrid" refers to laptops that include both integrated and discrete GPUs. These two may collaborate to increase power efficiency by routing graphics jobs to either graphics subsystem, depending on their complexity. However, on many computers, this causes an issue that Microsoft hopes to solve with CASO (Cross Adapter Scan-Out).

The Asus ROG Ally has been available for some time, often deemed as a worthy rival to the Steam Deck. As expected from a portable console like this, there will be software updates to improve the experience over time. Unfortunately, the latest ROG Ally firmware update appears to have gone …

Respawn has been hard at work on patches for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor since launch. Today, the fourth patch for the game has arrived on PC, promising a number of PC-specific performance and bug fixes. The patch, which became available on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 earlier in the week, …

Last week, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched in pretty rough shape across all platforms but so far, most coverage has focused on the PC version. Even Respawn's public apology only addresses PC performance, completely ignoring the fact that the console version is broken too. 

Over the last couple of generations, Intel has followed up its flagship Core i9 CPU with a KS version, increasing clock speeds even further. Soon, Intel is expected to launch the Core i9-13900KS, and thanks to recent leaks, we have an early look at how it stacks up against the …

In an effort to improve gaming performance, Intel has been continuously updating its graphics drivers. With the latest driver update, Intel Arc GPUs are getting their biggest performance boost yet, with 80% gains in DX9 titles, including the likes of CS:GO, Stellaris and StarCraft 2.  Up to this point, Intel …

The initial 3DMark Time Spy scores of the RTX 40 series mobile GPUs have been shared online, giving us the first glimpse at the performance gains they will bring over the previous generation. Overall, performance gains seem to vary between 30-50% over their RTX 30 series counterparts. The Time Spy …

One of the best aspects to the most recent generation of consoles is the fact that they offer enough graphical headroom, allowing for multiple performance options to be added to games. Unsurprisingly, one of the best publishers in this regard is none other than Sony themselves, with God of War …

It has been over five years since Persona 5 first launched on PS4. Up to now, the game, and its updated 'Royal' version, have been exclusive to the PlayStation platform but today, that has finally changed. We now have a truly definitive version of the game right here on PC, and it is a near-flawless port. 

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is a great CPU for gaming, particularly amongst the current crop of desktop CPUs available on the market. However, there seems to be a way to squeeze out some extra performance without overclocking. It seems that by disabling one of the CPU's CCDs, you can …

This week's Nvidia graphics driver update not only adds support for the RTX 4090, but also makes some new optimisations, improving DX12 performance for RTX 30 series GPUs by up to 24 percent.  While a lot of games still offer a DX11 version, the majority of titles now support DX12. …

Nvidia shared official performance figures for the two upcoming RTX 4080 GPUs. As expected, the 16GB model will be considerably faster than the 12GB variant. However, the 24-30% performance gap is more than their names suggest. Based on Nvidia's official performance charts, the Nvidia RTX 4080 16GB is considerably faster …

We're still a little ways off from seeing the RTX 4080 in the flesh, but it seems some people have managed to get their hands on this GPU a little early. This week, new 3DMark benchmark results were posted, purportedly revealing the first results for Nvidia's 16GB RTX 4080.  While …

As the name suggests, this Cooler Master HAF 700 is based on the Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO that James reviewed, so do please take a look at what he said about the EVO and gasp in awe at the astonishing custom loop system he created. The HAF 700 I …

Back in 2018, Insomniac Games impressed us all with the release of Marvel's Spider-Man for PS4. Even then in its graphically limited, 30FPS form, the game was something special. Now, Sony has brought the game over to PC, unlocking higher graphical settings, ray-tracing, and unlocked frame rates, allowing us to get the smoothest, high-fidelity gameplay possible. In today's KitGuru Games, we're going to be looking at the PC version to see if it delivers where it counts. 

Intel is continuing to ramp up its marketing efforts for Intel Arc. Earlier this week, Intel uploading a new video discussing Arc A750 GPU benchmarks and performance versus the RTX 3060. Now, in a new video Intel continues to keep expectations in check for Arc, with a discussion around graphics …

A few weeks ago, Intel posted a video showing the first Arc Alchemist A750 graphics card benchmarks. For reasons unknown to us, that video has since been privatised and a new video has been posted in its place. In the new video, we see different gameplay footage compared to the …

Nvidia has not yet announced its next-gen GeForce RTX graphics cards, but several leakers have been discussing the upcoming GPUs for months. In the latest update, one leaker claims that the RTX 4090 will be particularly impressive, doubling performance over the RTX 3090 in the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme benchmark.  …

Update – 04/08/22: Intel has since privatised the original video released a few weeks ago, replacing it with a new Arc A750 performance showcase with a few tweaks. You can find our story on the updated video, HERE.  (Original story – 15/07/22): Intel is finally starting to show off its …

With the Radeon RX 6×50 XT series launch, AMD has also released its latest Preview Driver, bringing new optimisations and features, including performance improvements for games using the DX11 API. So far, the improvement seems promising, with some significant performance gains in certain titles.  Although DX12 is slowly becoming the …

After months of rumours, today AMD has officially announced its RX 6000 series refresh, consisting of three new RDNA 2 graphics cards – the RX 6950 XT, the RX 6750 XT and the RX 6650 XT. As you would expect, a flurry of custom-cooled solutions from AMD's board partners are …

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Geekbench results of the Core i9-12900KS have recently been spotted, and as expected, they are slightly above what we would expect from the original i9-12900K/KF chips. Overall, single-core performance seems to have improved by about 5%, but the multi-core score gains over the original i9 chip are over 10%. The …

Unlike consoles, PCs come in all shapes and sizes, meaning that some PC players are limited in the number and type of games that they can download and play. Microsoft is now making it easier to identify your PC’s capabilities before dedicating both time and SSD space on an unplayable …

While many of us are eager to dive back into GTA 3, Vice City or San Andreas in remastered form, the new 'definitive editions' are far from being the best way to play these titles. In fact, you might be better off avoiding them entirely.