Follow up: GPU Pricing Update November 2022, December 2022 As far as the RTX 4090 launch is concerned, we had heard from multiple retailers and card makers ahead of launch that stock for this particular GPU was really strong in comparison to previous launches. Nvidia had heard the message loud and clear from the RTX 3090 launch where they did not provide enough supply to meet demand in a normal market, yet alone one inflated....
Running Arma 3 on very high quality at 1680x1050 produced surprisingly low frame rates for the mid-range GPUs. The GTX 650 Ti Boost averaged only 36fps for example, while the HD 7850 managed just 35fps – unplayable by our standards. Even the HD 7970 GHz Edition only managed 49fps, 3fps faster than the GTX 760 and 8fps slower than the GTX 680. With the GTX 770 narrowly exceeding 60fps, it seems Nvidia’s high-end GPUs are the way to go, though Crossfire seems to scale better....
As we have come to expect now, the Beebox-S is comparable to the Core i3-4130 desktop processor and the MSI Cubi 2 Plus in terms of performance, this time when benchmarking with HandBrake. The Beebox-S did fall behind the i3-4130 and G3220 desktop processors by a slim margin in the x264 HD Benchmark, though for the first pass test, at least, it did stay ahead of AMD’s APUs. The last encoding benchmark looks at performance using TMPGEnc Video Master Works and here the Beebox-S is able to match the Core i3-4130 desktop processor making it only slightly slower than the MSI Cubi 2 Plus....
Using our custom WinRAR test we measured the time it takes to compress a single large file and then a program made up of numerous smaller files. The 400MB program test saw the Asrock P55 Extreme4 and Asus P7P55D Deluxe motherboards complete the test in 39 seconds. However, the longer and larger 700MB audio/video file saw the Asrock P55 Extreme4 lag behind the Asus P7P55D Deluxe by 4 seconds. For our last application test we used Adobe Photoshop CS5....
Virtu had no impact on Metro 2033 performance as we received the same performance with just the Radeon HD 6970 as we did when using both D and I modes. We experienced the same results when testing other games such as Civilization V: Virtu neither aided nor hindered the results.
Intel Core i7-6700HQ, 16 GB of RAM, no SSD, 1 TB HDD, 1080p LCD - $1,999 Intel Core i7-6820HK, 32 GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD, 1080p LCD - $2,499 Intel Core i7-6820HK, 64 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD, 1080p LCD - $2,999 Intel Core i7-6820HK, 64 GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD, 1 TB HDD, 1080p LCD - $3,299 - Reviewed In this review I’ll be mostly discussing the model I received, which comes with the more powerful Core i7-6820HK CPU....
Cooling the Cypress XT GPU is a fairly large aluminum heatsink, made up of 36 fins measuring 13.5cm long, 6.5cm wide, and 2.5cm tall. Connected to the base of the heatsink are four copper heatpipes which help improve efficiency. Finally, cooling this heatsink is a 75x20mm blower fan that draws air in from within the case and pushes it out through the rear of the graphics card. For the most part this fan operates very quietly, helped by the impressively low 27 watt idle consumption of the Radeon HD 5870....
As with all previous buying guides, we tend to only discuss and recommend monitors we’ve personally tested and know to be good, or monitors that are very similar to products we have tested. It’s always worth going back and checking out the dedicated monitor reviews for more in-depth information on each product. But before we go into recommendations, let’s kick this off with a warning about the multitude of HDR monitors that you should avoid....
The GTX Titan rendered an impressive 88fps at 1920x1200 while the GTX 680 was much slower with 70fps and the HD 7970 GHz Edition struggled to match the GTX 670 rendering just 63fps. The HD 7950 Boost was again outclassed by the GTX 660 Ti. For an average of 40fps, the HD 7870 or GeForce GTX 660 is required, though some gamers might accept the performance of the GTX 650 Ti or 7850....
Looking solely at the frames per second data for a moment BioShock Infinite doesn’t look overly demanding, at least for a DX11 title. For example, at 1680x1050 the GeForce GTX 650 Ti (a $150 card) averaged 41fps and at 1920x1200 the GeForce GTX 660 ($200) averaged 46fps. Although things became quite demanding at 2560x1600 it was still possible to play at 41fps with the GeForce GTX 670. However, if we look at frame time performance things look a lot different....
Blizzard will host the mobile game reveal on May 3 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Those interested in tuning in can watch the livestream over on Blizzard’s landing page. Unfortunately, that’s about all we know at this point as the title, which has allegedly been in development since at least 2018, has been cloaked in secrecy since the get go. In related company news, Blizzard recently launched a new patch for Diablo II that includes a massive overhaul of the game’s class system....
First up we have the CPU-intensive Company of Heroes 2 running on medium quality at 1280x800 and the Athlon 5350 delivered just 8.6fps while the Celeron J1900 managed half that at 4.4fps. To play this game using these settings a discrete graphics card is required as it took the Radeon R7 250 to render an average of 31.3fps. The Athlon 5350’s performance is extremely limited in Metro: Last Light, hitting just 7....
Granted, the Xeon E5-2680 v4 is locked at 2.4GHz and can’t boost beyond 3.3GHz, while the 6950X can be overclocked to around 4.2GHz with relative ease. However, if what you want is a core-heavy processor to run core-heavy applications, having 40% more cores beats a 30% boost in clock speed. The Core i7-6950X is not a gaming processor and buying it for such a purpose is a sure sign that you have more money than you know what to do with....
For this comparison we have 8 games on the menu as well as 6 second-hand GPUs covering a range of prices. That forgotten GeForce GTX 750 Ti from 2014 suddenly has become more attractive, as have other GPUs from yesteryear that can set you back anywhere from $30 to $150. The discrete cards have been tested with the Core i3-8100 using 16GB of DDR4-2400 memory while the Raven Ridge chips have been tested using their integrated Vega 8 and Vega 11 graphics and the APUs have been paired with 16GB of DDR4-3200 memory....
Surprisingly, the old Radeon HD 4890 performed poorly. Averaging just 50fps, it was 2fps faster than the Radeon HD 4850 but both cards occasionally dropped to just 30fps and the lag was quite noticeable. The GeForce 9800 GT averaged 42fps and really struggled with intense scenes, while the current-gen Radeon HD 5670 was as always a disappointment. Looking beyond the Radeon HD 5770 it was all smooth sailing. The old GeForce GTX 260 managed an average of 70fps and a minimum of 52fps, while the GeForce GTX 275 was significantly faster with an average of 84fps....
As far as the visuals go, the updates made to the game engine have improved things, giving this Call of Duty game a fresher, more detailed look. This is certainly not the situation we faced last year when going from Modern Warfare 2 to MW3, which left us with no visual enhancements over its 2-year old predecessor. If the comparison serves any purpose, Black Ops II remains a less demanding game than the recently reviewed Medal of Honor: Warfigher which uses the Frostbite 2....
Moving up the graph, the results quickly ascend beyond 60fps and there are a few points to note. The HD 5870 outpaced the 6950 by 5fps while the GTX 560 Ti was just 2fps slower than the 6950. The high-end HD 6970 and GTX 480 were just 3fps faster than the 5870, while the GTX 580 captured the top of our performance chart with 110fps. In comparing MW3 to MW2, we found the older game to be more demanding in our test as the HD 6950 was 10% faster in MW3, while the GTX 570 performed 8% better....
Reports indicate that LG Display (LGD) is readying mid-sized WOLED panels for both TVs and gaming monitors, responding to falling demand. The displays should become available sometime in 2023. The first of the new LGD panels will be a 27-inch WOLED from LG Electronics (LGE), usable as a TV or a computer monitor. Entering production before the end of October, the display will launch in Q1 2023. LGD will also start manufacturing a 32-inch WOLED screen around the end of this year, for release sometime after the 27-inch model....
