AMD's Radeon Software 21.5.2 driver is ready for Days Gone and the DirectX 12 Agility SDK

AMD's ready for the future of DirectX 12

Published: 18th May 2021 | Source: AMD Radeon Technologies Group | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's Radeon Software 21.5.2 driver is ready for Days Gone and the DirectX 12 Agility SDK

Days Gone launches on PC today, and AMD is ready for it with the launch of their Radeon Software 21.5.2 driver for Windows, which offers game-specific optimisations for the title and unknown performance benefits
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Intel makes GTA V Photorealistic using Machine Learning

Could AI enhancement deliver the future of gaming realism?

Published: 17th May 2021 | Source: Intel | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel makes GTA V Photorealistic using Machine Learning

Realism has long been the visual target of AAA game developers, a graphics standard that will allow gamers to fully immerse themselves within digital game worlds. While photorealistic images can be rendered, achieving that quality standard is practically impossible at high resolutions/framerates, making photorealistic gaming practically impossible.

Grand Theft Auto V delivered incredibly visuals at launch

Gigabyte lists RTX 3060 "Lite Hash Rate" GPUs on their website

A refreshed RTX 3060 with anti-mining features

Published: 17th May 2021 | Source: Gigabyte - Via @momomo_us | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte lists RTX 3060 "Lite Hash Rate" GPUs on their website

Nvidia's LHR (Lite Hash Rate) RTX 3060 graphics cards have made their way onto Gigabyte's website (as spotted by @momomo_us ), revealing mining-nerfed versions of their RTX 3060
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PlayStation Studios Steam page points towards future PC releases

Sony's bringing more of their PlayStation classics to PC

Published: 17th May 2021 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

PlayStation Studios Steam page points towards future PC releases

We already know that Sony's planning to bring more of its first-party games to PC, with Day's Gone releasing tomorrow through Steam and the Epic Games Store.

On Steam, Sony's PlayStation Studios has created a Steam Publisher Homepage, which will act as a hub for PlayStation's PC
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Noctua confirms that its Passive CPU Cooler is "Coming Very Soon"

A truly silent CPU cooler from Noctua

Published: 17th May 2021 | Source: Noctua | Author:

Noctua confirms that its Passive CPU Cooler is "Coming Very Soon"

Need to keep your system as quiet as possible? Want to replace your fans, pumps and other cooling devices with something a little quieter? Don't worry, because Noctua is working on a passive/fanless heatsink.

Noctua's planned "Passive CPU Cooler" is due to launch this quarter, with Noctua confirming on
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PC Modders have already fixed Mass Effect Legendary Edition's FOV issues

Need an FOV that's wider than 75-degrees?

Published: 16th May 2021 | Source: Nexus Mods | Author: Mark Campbell

PC Modders have already fixed Mass Effect Legendary Edition's FOV issues

Many PC gamers are not satisfied with Mass Effect Legendary Edition, EA's remastered version of Bioware's original Mass Effect Trilogy, and a lot of that stems from the game's lack of PC-specific options.

Specifically, many PC gamers are not happy with Mass
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Watch Dogs: Legion's 4.5 update will add a 60 FPS mode to "next-gen console players"

Will this update disable the game's ray tracing on next-gen consoles?

Published: 15th May 2021 | Source: Ubisoft | Author: Mark Campbell

Watch Dogs: Legion's 4.5 update will add a 60 FPS mode to "next-gen console players"

As part of a new blog post , the developers of Watch Dogs Legion have confirmed that a 60 FPS update is in the works for the game, targeting " next-gen console players" on systems
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MSI RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti slides leak - VRAM capacities confirmed

Soon Nvidia will have nothing new to announce with their RTX 30 Ti series...

Published: 15th May 2021 | Source: Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

MSI RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti slides leak - VRAM capacities confirmed

Thanks to a leaked MSI presentation, courtesy of Videocardz , the Nvidia partner has practically confirmed that RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti graphics cards are in the works, revealing the company's
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AMD's RX 6900 XT achieves world record performance with 3.3GHz overclock

AMD's RDNA 2 architecture can deliver insane clock speeds

Published: 15th May 2021 | Source: HWBOT - OGS | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's RX 6900 XT achieves world-record performance with 3.3GHz overclock

AMD's Radeon RX 6900 XT has played host to a tonne of new overclocking records, as overclockers continue to push the graphics card beyond 3GHz. The latest of these records comes from Team OGS, who have managed to push
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LG's 34WP550-B Monitor is ideal for home office users

This ultrawide 1080p display is a great IPS option for home working scenarios

Published: 15th May 2021 | Source: LG | Author: Mark Campbell

LG's 34WP550-B Monitor is ideal for home office users

LG has revealed its new 34WP550-B, an ultrawide 2560x1080 IPS monitor that appears to be ideal for casual gaming and work-from-home situations, giving most users
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