That said, since I will be using more appropriate quality presets in the following gameplay footage and I’ve also downgraded to the Core i3-8100 using DDR4-2400 memory, albeit 16GB of DDR4 memory. Let’s see what the GTX 580 can do… Here’s a look at how Battlefield 1 runs using the medium quality preset at 1080p. After about five minutes of gameplay we averaged around 60fps with dips as low as 45fps....
In this article, we’ll discuss the basics of the Linux command line including directory navigation, file/directory operations, and search. Once you have mastered these, in the second half of this guide, we go deeper to discuss file metadata, permissions, timestamps, and more. 1. What is a home directory in Linux? Linux is a multi-user operating system, which means that more than one user can access the OS at the same time....
At 2560x1600, where even the fastest graphics cards are often reduced to 30fps or less, the GTX 980 and R9 290X still managed to sail smoothly over 70fps each in Alien: Isolation while the HD 7870, R9 270X and GeForce GTX 760 all provided playable performance with an average of 40fps or more.
There were also numerous tweets denying that staff had to urinate in bottles, emphasizing that they had plenty of time for bathroom breaks. “Phew After a hard Day’s work there’s nothing like heading out through the anti-theft security gates to go to the bathroom before starting another hard day’s work on my second shift. So blessed y’all! Some people don’t even have one job and Lord Bezos lets me have two!...
This year’s 48-hour Prime Day kicks off on July 12 and runs through July 13 for Prime members in more than 20 countries including the US, Canada, Australia, China, Japan, Mexico and the UK.
The AMD A10-6800K produced a memory bandwidth of 14.73GB/s and it was only a fraction faster than the older A10-5800K. Meanwhile, the A4-4000 was slightly slower than the A4-5300, though despite the 400MHz gap in frequency the bandwidth results were almost identical. Cache performance of the AMD A10-6800K was quite strong; L1 hit 227.8GB/s and L2 reached 123GB/s. Once again the A10-6800K was slightly faster than the A10-5800K. Conversely, the A4-4000 was considerably slower with L1 bandwidth of 84....
Timed to meet some of these questions is a spring refresh of new ThinkPad series laptops from Lenovo as well as a set of desktop CPUs from AMD. On the mobile side, the two companies worked together on the new Ryzen Pro 6000 exclusive ThinkPad Z-series (expected to ship this May). In this latest round of announcements, there are a few more mainstream-priced AMD powered ThinkPad options. In sum, Lenovo announced six new additions to its third-gen ThinkPad line, all of which offer Intel 12th-gen Core CPUs and five of which offer a Ryzen Pro CPU as an option....
As reported by PC Gamer, Su was responding to a question from the audience at the Zen 4 announcement event about supply chain disruption and whether it would result in a limited number of Ryzen 7000 CPUs being available at launch next month. “It is true that if you look at the past 18 months there have been a number of things, whether its capacity limitations or logistics,” said the CEO....
When measuring memory bandwidth performance with SiSoftware Sandra 2010, the Phenom II X6 processors are much like their quad-core counterparts. The Phenom II X6 1100T’s bandwidth reached 14GB/s, which is over 2GB/s less than the Core i5 750 processor. The EVEREST Ultimate Edition memory bandwidth results resemble those previously seen on Sandra. The Phenom II X6 1100T performed much like the X4 965, delivering roughly 9.1GB/s read and 7.1GB/s write performance....
Modern Warfare 3 and its aging game engine didn’t provide much of a challenge for the HD 7970, even at 2560x1600 where the card averaged 77fps. Every product we tested provided playable frame rates, but AMD’s latest card still landed 35% and 18% ahead of the HD 6970 and GTX 580.
When testing with BioShock Infinite we found that the R9 295X2 was able to deliver an average of 98fps at 2560x1600. This meant that it was 51% faster than the GTX 780 Ti, while it was also 10% faster than a pair of GTX 780 SLI cards. Moreover, compared to a single R9 290X, the R9 295X2 was 80% faster while also beating the dual-GPU HD 7990 by a 33% margin....
Pricing and specs have been divulged and are known to most of you, but to quickly recap: AMD announced last week that its $500 Ryzen 7 1800X would squeeze eight cores/16 threads into a 95W package running at 3.6GHz (4.0GHz boost) and performing on par with Intel’s $1,050 eight-core Broadwell-E Core i7-6900K. AMD is also releasing the Ryzen 7 1700X for $400 featuring the same eight cores, 16 threads and 95W TDP, but with a reduced clock speed of 3....
Last month brought reports that some users of Radeon RX 7900 XTX MBA (Made By AMD) reference cards were experiencing hotspot temps of up to 110C. A few people contacted AMD with RMA requests, but the company refused, claiming these were normal junction temperatures. It added that anyone who was experiencing unexpected thermal throttling should contact AMD Support. Legendary overclocker Roman ‘der8auer’ Hartung investigated the problem. After ruling out all potential causes, he posited that the RX 7900 XTX MBA’s vapor chamber was at fault....
To date, Apple’s Pro-series iPhones have utilized the same processor as their base model counterparts. That could change with the iPhone 14 family as Kuo believes the two Pro models will ship with a new A16 CPU while the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will stick with the A15 Bionic from the iPhone 13 lineup. All are likely to come with 6GB of RAM, but the Pro models will sport LPDDR5 while the others will ship with the same LPDDR4X from the current-gen iPhone....
Google announced the start of the beta on Tuesday for developers to test their apps on Android 13 and for users who want to get an early look at the upcoming OS. The only devices Google confirmed are compatible are its latest Pixel phones – the Pixel 4 and above. Users can check which of their devices are compatible while enrolling in the beta. In order to support Android 13, developers will have to accommodate a new system that gives users more granular control over what locally-stored media files apps can access....
After changing the display into its sRGB mode, color performance is fantastic, with average dE2000 values less than 2.0 in every test. It’s rare to see a monitor that provides good performance without fiddling around with manual settings, but the AG322QCX provides that here. Don’t use the monitor in its default configuration though, or you’ll be stuck with a noticeable red tint. I only have two real criticisms to note....
Aside from the iPhone 14 and its variants, we don’t know what else Apple will reveal at its September event. However, even if the company sticks to its major hardware reveals, there will still be plenty to talk about. Over the past year, the rumor mill has given us bits and pieces of iPhone 14 and iOS 16-related info to chew on. Back in June, we reported that the iPhone 14 is likely to ship with four different variants: two “Pro” models (potentially called “Max”) and two non-Pro models....
Should you find yourself running low on juice or it projects to be an extra busy day for your phone, you may want to take advantage of a new feature in iOS 9 called Low Power Mode. As the name suggests, this mode enables (or in some cases, disables) certain features to reduce your phone’s power consumption. The description notes that mail fetch, background app refresh, automatic downloads and some visual effects are reduced or turned off while in Low Power Mode....
Apple’s market share dropped by one percent compared to Q4 2020 while Samsung’s increased three percentage points. Canalys analyst Sanyam Chaurasia said Apple returned to the top of the smartphone market after three quarters. Demand was especially high in mainland China, “with aggressive pricing for its flagship devices keeping the value proposition strong.” While supply chain disruption mostly affected low-end vendors, Apple wasn’t impervious to its effects. Cupertino had to cut production in Q4 due to shortages of key components....
We experienced similarly remarkable results when measuring Windows 7 multi-tasking performance, with application load time reduced from 28.2 seconds to just 10.5. With a threefold increase, our SSD/HDD combo offered roughly half the performance of today’s SSDs, while the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB completely bombed out at 28.2 seconds – possibly due to its much smaller SSD cache. The single application load time was also incredible as Adobe Photoshop CS4 loaded in just 2....
