This month AMD will finally release their first entry-level RDNA2-based gaming product, the Radeon RX 6500 XT. This new GPU is set to come in at a $200 MSRP, though of course we expect it to cost more than that beyond an initial limited run, which may hit close to …
Read More »Storage Game Loading Test: PCIe 4.0 SSD vs. PCIe 3.0 vs. SATA vs. HDD
Today we’re revisiting storage performance with an emphasis on gaming. Since we tested the first batch of PCIe 4.0 SSDs about a year ago, we’ve been wanting to run more tests. Up until now, most games have been built with hard drives in mind, but as we move into a …
Read More »AMD or Intel for GeForce RTX 3080 Benchmarking: Is PCIe 4.0 a Factor?
Did you know it’s been two years since Nvidia introduced GeForce RTX 20 GPUs? Incredibly, it’s been that long, and if you somehow haven’t heard, next month they’ll start rolling out the next generation of GPUs a.k.a. Ampere, rumored to be much more powerful. That’s certainly exciting and is something …
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