Intel

Intel's DG2 Xe-HPG GPU reportedly features 512 execution units

Is this GPU Intel's gateway into the discrete GPU market?

Published: 5th January 2021 | Source: Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel's DG2 Xe-HPG GPU reportedly features 512 execution units

According to their deep dive into Intel's latest graphics drivers, Videocardz appears to have confirmed some of the specifications of the company's DG2 graphics card, the company's high-performance Gaming (Xe-HPG) offering.

Intel's DG2 graphics

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Real-Time Snow Showcased within Microsoft Flight Simulator

Flight Simulator's real-time weather has just gotten better

Published: 5th January 2021 | Source: Microsoft Flight Simulator | Author: Mark Campbell

Real-Time Snow Showcased within Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator is an incredible piece of software, offering gamers one of the most true-to-life representations of the earth with accurately simulated cities, real-world flight data and live weather simulations. Graphically, Microsoft Flight Simulator can deliver some of PC gaming's best visuals, but the game


The Medium's PC System Requirements have been updated - Is your system ready?

14 minutes of new gameplay have been released

Published: 5th January 2021 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

The Medium's PC System Requirements have been updated - Is your system ready?

Blooper Team's The Medium is due to release on January 28th, giving gamers access to a next-generation-only experience that's only available on Windows and Xbox Series X/S.

Simply put, this game is not possible on Xbox One or PlayStation 4 systems.
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Intel

Intel i7 11700K CPU tops PassMark's single-threaded benchmark charts

Has Intel regained the single-threaded performance crown

Published: 5th January 2021 | Source: Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel i7-11700K CPU tops PassMark's single-threaded benchmark charts

Intel's i7-11700K has appeared on the PassMark benchmark database (thanks Videocardz ), revealing chart-topping single-threaded performance which surpasses AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X.

On PassMark, Intel's i7
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Atomic Heart receives PC system requirements

Is your PC ready for this Russian action RPG?

Published: 5th January 2021 | Source: Steam Store Page | Author: Mark Campbell

Atomic Heart receives PC system requirements

Mundfish has officially revealed Atomic Heart's PC system requirements, giving PC gamers an idea of how powerful their systems need to be to play this alternative universe USSR-themed action RPG.

In Atomic Heart, the game takes place within a world where the technological revolution took place before or around the cold war, creating technological innovations like
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AMD's Radeon RX 6700 and RX 6700 XT are due to release in March

AMD's lower-end RDNA 2 GPUs should launch in Q1

Published: 5th January 2021 | Source: cowcotland | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's Radeon RX 6700 and RX 6700 XT are due to release in March

AMD's Radeon RX 6800 and 6900 series graphics cards are only the start of AMD's RDNA 2 lineup. Lower-end Radeon 6000 series products are coming, offering gamers lower pricing
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ASUS increases its MSRP pricing for motherboards and GPUs in the US

Is this a US-specific change, or a worldwide pricing alteration?

Published: 5th January 2021 | Source: ASUS DIY - Juan Jose Guerrero III | Author: Mark Campbell

ASUS increases its MSRP pricing for motherboards and GPUs in the US

ASUS US has announced on their ASUS PC DIY Facebook group that the company will be increasing the MSRP pricing of its components in 2021, responding to the rising cost of components, operating costs and logistical activities. Beyond that, the company blames import

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The Linux and macOS versions of Mad Max and Shadow of Mordor have been delisted from Steam

Linux games on a license?

Published: 4th January 2021 | Source: Gaming on Linux | Author: Mark Campbell

The Linux and macOS versions of Mad Max and Shadow of Mordor have been delisted from Steam

At the start of 2021, Feral Interactive's has had to delist a large number of their Linux and macOS games from Steam, including titles like Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Mad Max. While the Windows PC versions of these games remain on Steam, Valve's
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Nicehash Profits are Skyrocketing, and it will kill the GPU market for gamers

The demand for GPUs from crypto miners has risen...

Published: 4th January 2021 | Source: Nicehash | Author: Mark Campbell

Nicehash Profits are Skyrocketing, and it will kill the GPU market for gamers

The rising value of Etherium is killing the GPU market, increasing the demand for already costly hardware thanks to the increased profitability of cryptocurrency mining. Cryptocurrency miners are now placing more stress on the GPU market, which is already undersupplied, causing the price of used graphics hardware to rise and many popular
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Cyberpunk 2077 now has a third-person mod, and it... works?

Walking through Night City in third person looks great, but nothing else does

Published: 4th January 2021 | Source: Nexus Mods | Author: Mark Campbell

Cyberpunk 2077 now has a third-person mod, and it... works?

When CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 would be a first-person RPG, many of the company's fans were concerned. Moving to a first-person perspective was a major departure from The Witcher 3's 3