And the time has come to say goodbye to our beloved Intel Core i9 9900K. DSOGaming has upgraded its main PC gaming system to an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D. As such, we’ve decided to benchmark it in the ten recent most CPU-heavy PC games. Continue reading AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D benchmarked in 10 recent CPU-heavy PC games
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AMD to present a DirectStorage demo for load times & streaming performance at GDC 2023
At GDC 2023, AMD will hold a session in which it will talk about DirectStorage and how to integrate it to extract optimal load time and streaming performance. Moreover, the red team will present a DirectStorage demo during that presentation. Continue reading AMD to present a DirectStorage demo for load times & streaming performance at GDC 2023
First AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D gaming benchmarks surface online
The review embargo for the new AMD Zen 4 CPUs with 3D V-Cache will be lifted on February 27th. However, the first gaming benchmarks for the flagship model, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, have appeared online. Continue reading First AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D gaming benchmarks surface online
NVIDIA DLSS 2 V3.1.1 & AMD FSR 2 V2.2.0 have been released
NVIDIA and AMD have released new versions of their upscaling techniques, DLSS 2 and FSR 2. These new versions of these techs aim to improve image quality, and provide some QoL improvements. Continue reading NVIDIA DLSS 2 V3.1.1 & AMD FSR 2 V2.2.0 have been released
AMD Radeon RX7900XTX can be up to 40fps faster than the NVIDIA RTX4090 in Hogwarts Legacy at CPU-bound scenes
Hogwarts Legacy will officially release tomorrow and yesterday, NVIDIA released a new driver for its graphics. The NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 528.49 WHQL adds a game profile for this new game. However, it appears that NVIDIA has a lot of work to do as AMD’s latest GPU, the Radeon RX7900XTX, can be up to 40fps faster than it at 1080p/Ultra Settings/No RT. Continue reading AMD Radeon RX7900XTX can be up to 40fps faster than the NVIDIA RTX4090 in Hogwarts Legacy at CPU-bound scenes
AMD claims Ryzen 9 7950X3D to be up to 24% faster in games than Intel’s Core i9-13900K
A few hours ago, AMD officially revealed its new Zen 4 CPUs that will be using its 3D V-Cache technology. The red team will release three CPUs with 3D V-Cache, and shared some gaming benchmarks for the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Continue reading AMD claims Ryzen 9 7950X3D to be up to 24% faster in games than Intel’s Core i9-13900K
AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX gaming benchmarks; faster than the NVIDIA RTX4080 in rasterized games, slower in Ray Tracing games
AMD has lifted the review embargo for the AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX, and below you can find some third-party gaming benchmarks for it. From what we can see, the new AMD GPU is faster than the NVIDIA RTX4080 in rasterized games. However, in Ray Tracing games, the NVIDIA counterpart is noticeably faster. Continue reading AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX gaming benchmarks; faster than the NVIDIA RTX4080 in rasterized games, slower in Ray Tracing games
AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.11.1 driver available for download
AMD has also released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.11.1 driver adds official support for Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Continue reading AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.11.1 driver available for download
DXVK 2.0 released, aiming to minimize shader compilation stutters in DX11 games
The team behind DXVK, a Vulkan-based DX9, DX10 and DX11 translation layer, has released a brand new version of it. The key feature of DXVK 2.0 is its shader compilation changes which aim to minimize the shader compilation stutters in DX11 games. Continue reading DXVK 2.0 released, aiming to minimize shader compilation stutters in DX11 games
AMD has announced its DLSS 3 rival, the FSR 3.0
Back when NVIDIA announced DLSS 3 with its Frame Generator, I said that this was a really smart move. I also said that AMD would be definitely following NVIDIA’s example, and it appears that I was right. During its RDNA3 presentation, the red team announced a direct rival to NVIDIA’s DLSS 3, the FSR 3.0. Continue reading AMD has announced its DLSS 3 rival, the FSR 3.0