It'd be great if GPU pricing was normal and we didn't have to update you on the state of the market, but tracking GPUs is useful if you're wanting to jump the gun. Also, this month we can celebrate a rather unfortunate anniversary.
AMD Radeon Adrenalin driver 21.9.1 brings a new auto-overclocking feature for Ryzen 5000 CPUs and Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, as well as support for Windows 11.
We'll compare the Radeon RX 6600 XT head-to-head against the GeForce RTX 3060 in 30 games, to see how they stack up, giving us a second chance to sort of re-review the 6600 XT using actual retail pricing.
Graphics cards are still quite difficult to purchase at reasonable prices in most regions, but the month of August in particular has seen a number of developments that are worth talking about.
AMD has released the Radeon Adrenalin 2021 Graphics Driver 21.8.1 with support for the new Radeon RX 6600 XT GPU and a handful of game fixes, including The Medium crashes.
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is AMD's latest mainstream GPU release, expected to land on retailers' shelves a day after this review goes live, that is, immediate availability on August 11.
The Ryzen 5 5600G is about to hit the retail market as the most affordable part sporting the Zen 3 architecture for $259. Inside the little box you also receive the Wraith Stealth cooler, which is a pretty interesting proposition.
It's that time of the month when we provide you with an update on the current state of the GPU market. There's good news as graphics card availability and pricing has started to improve in recent weeks.
The Ryzen 7 5700G is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture. It used to be OEM only but it's now landing on retail as well, sporting Radeon integrated graphics. So is it any good?
There's plenty of graphics history and technology to unpack here after AMD purchased ATI, it didn't just absorb the company, but continued its reputation of being a graphics powerhouse for years to come.
AMD's hotfix driver 21.6.2 adds support for Vulkan ray tracing in Doom Eternal, plus a handful of bug fixes in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and Adobe Substance 3D Painter.
The latest Radeon Adrenalin 2021 Graphics Driver version 21.6.1 adds two big new features: FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) for select titles and RX 6800M support.
Make no mistake, FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is AMD's direct competitor to Nvidia's DLSS, a feature that's increasingly become a key selling point for GeForce graphics cards. It's AMD's turn to show what's it got.
With insane GPU prices out there, are you better off buying a gaming laptop? Laptops are more widely available and are not ridiculously priced in some instances, and performance has improved a lot in recent years.
