Battlefield 6 Benchmark: 43 GPUs Tested
Battlefield 6 has arrived, and we've put it through an exhaustive benchmark: 43 GPUs, three resolutions, two presets, plus DLSS, FSR, and image quality testing. Here's how it performs.
Performance articles
AMD Tried to Hide This: FSR 4 Upscaling Already Works on Older Radeon GPUs
AMD's next big move could bring FSR 4 to older GPUs. We test the leaked INT8 build to see how it performs on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3, and whether it can match the image quality of full FSR 4.
Intel Arc B580 Gets Faster: Driver Updates Tackle CPU Overhead
Intel's Arc B580 finally hit $250, undercutting rivals like the RTX 5060 and 9060 XT. With 12GB VRAM vs. their 8GB, it's a budget gamer's win – if Intel's lingering CPU overhead issue holds up.
TSMC reports progress on A14 node with 15% performance boost and 30% power reduction
With yields tracking ahead of projections, TSMC is targeting 2028 production for the new process
First PCIe 8.0 draft spec released, promising blistering 1 TB/s bandwidth
Final specifications expected in 2028
Borderlands 4 Optimization: Improving a Big Mess
Borderlands 4 demands far more from your hardware than its visuals justify. Our guide breaks down settings to help you boost FPS and smooth out performance issues.
The Best Graphics Cards in Late 2025: Nvidia is Winning the GPU Price War
Nvidia and AMD are locked in a fierce fight to lower GPU prices. In this late 2025 guide, we analyze real-world costs across 10 regions to reveal the best value graphics cards for your budget.
Borderlands 4 GPU Benchmark: Over 40 GPUs Tested
Borderlands 4 is here, and performance is rough. Even the mighty RTX 5090 struggles to hit 60 fps at 4K. We tested GPU performance across presets to see just how brutal this game really is.
Kioxia-Nvidia project aims for SSD performance 33 times higher than today's top drives
Breakthrough storage speed for AI servers by 2027
Big Steam update enables custom sorting, CPU temp monitoring, and much more
In a nutshell: The September 9 Steam client update is one of the largest in recent memory. It introduces dozens of bug fixes and several new features meant to improve the user interface, controller inputs, and performance monitoring. One notable addition is CPU temperature monitoring – but enabling it requires users to decide whether they trust Valve with access to the Windows kernel.
Ubisoft dev says Switch 2 game cards are a bottleneck for high-performance titles
Do you prefer physical or digital copies of games?
New hollow-core fiber outperforms glass, pushing data closer to light speed
Microsoft-backed team sets new record for lowest optical loss in fiber
Battlefield 6 drops ray tracing to prioritize performance at launch
EA bets on performance to increase compatibility with mainstream hardware
Performance woes in Unreal Engine 5 games are developers' fault, says Tim Sweeney
Epic founder says game studios are using Unreal Engine wrong
In a nutshell: Unreal Engine powers some of the world's biggest games, but its reputation has taken a hit as several high-profile releases stumble with performance issues. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney argues the problem isn't the technology itself – it's how developers are using it. His comments cut to the core of an ongoing debate about whether today's development struggles stem from engines, hardware, or studio practices – and how much responsibility Epic should bear in addressing them.
CPU and GPU Scaling: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel's Core Ultra 7 265K has dropped to $310, but is it finally a good buy for gamers? We put it head-to-head with AMD's Ryzen chips across four games, multiple GPUs, and three resolutions.
Valve pulls GPU monitoring tool from Steam after claiming it's more accurate than Windows Task Manager
The performance monitor overlay was originally introduced in June
Wi-Fi 7 is expected to bring all of these improvements over Wi-Fi 6, except...
Is it more channel bandwidth, max throughput, or newer bands?
Best SSD for Gaming: PCIe 5.0 vs 4.0 vs 3.0 vs SATA vs HDD Comparison
We tested everything from PCIe 5.0 to SATA, and even hard drives, to see what really matters for gaming performance, and whether ultra-fast storage offers a tangible edge over older options.
Antivirus bloatware may be killing your (not so old) Windows PC
Plus, a list of tools to fully uninstall AV software
Facepalm: Security software is supposed to be the good guy. But when it's outdated, bloated, or running in duplicate, it can cripple performance as effectively as the threats it's meant to stop. On a machine that's only a few years old, a bad slowdown might look like a hardware problem, but knowing your software can mean the difference between a system you can patch and one you abandon entirely.
Silicon Motion sets the stage for PCIe 6.0 SSDs with Neptune controller
Sequential read speeds exceeding 25 GB/s
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs AMD Radeon 9060 XT with DLSS and FSR Enabled
Comparing the RTX 5060 Ti and RX 9060 XT 16GB, we benchmark performance with DLSS 4 and FSR 4 across multiple upscaling modes to see which GPU delivers the best real-world gaming experience.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs. Ryzen 5 7600X: CPU and GPU Scaling Benchmark
We're kicking off a new benchmark series with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs. Ryzen 5 7600X, testing CPU and GPU scaling across four games, multiple resolutions, and four tiers of GPUs.
AMD Stagnation: Five Years of Mainstream Radeon GPUs Tested
Let's put four generations of AMD Radeon GPUs to the test to see how the $300 segment has evolved over the past five years. From the 5600 XT to the new 9060 XT 8GB, here's how they stack up.
Real Stagnation: Six Years of GeForce RTX 60 Class GPUs Tested
What has Nvidia delivered over the past six years? We've tested the mainstream RTX 2060, 3060, 4060, and new 5060 across modern games to find out how far the 60-class GPU lineup has actually come.
Microsoft says Edge loads 40% faster after UI revamp, but AI features could slow it down
Edge UI loads in under 300ms thanks to modular WebUI 2.0 update