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Benchmarked: How Well Does Watch Dogs Run On your PC?May 28, 2014 - in Reviews
Watch Dogs is one of the most anticipated games of 2014. So, we're testing it across a range of CPUs and graphics cards. By the end of today's story, you'll know what you need for playable performance. Spoiler: this game is surprisingly demanding!
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Call Of Duty: Ghosts Graphics Performance: 17 Cards, TestedDec 3, 2013 - in Reviews
It's already a commercial blockbuster. But does Call of Duty: Ghosts improve the first-person shooter genre, or simply rehash it? We look at this series' newest installment and test to see what kind of hardware you'll need for smooth play on the PC.
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Battlefield 4 Beta Performance: 16 Graphics Cards, BenchmarkedOct 9, 2013 - in Reviews
We spent our weekend playing the Battlefield 4 multiplayer beta, and made sure to capture a ton of performance data with lots of PC hardware. Does your system have what it takes to handle this title? It comes out this month; you'd better look and see!
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League Of Legends Performance, BenchmarkedMay 19, 2013 - in Reviews
Following up our Dota 2 performance analysis, we benchmark the most-played PC game in the world, League Of Legends, and find out just how much graphics and CPU performance it requires for high-resolution, high-detail play, even across three screens.
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A Free-To-Play MMO? Neverwinter Performance, BenchmarkedMay 8, 2013 - in Reviews
Neverwinter is a new free-to-play MMO in the Dungeons And Dragons universe, sporting an action RPG flavor. We benchmark it with a number of graphics cards and CPUs, uncovering a processor-oriented bottleneck along the way. Does your platform measure up?
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Dota 2 Performance, BenchmarkedApr 28, 2013 - in Reviews
Dota 2 is one of the most popular games around. And, it's free-to-play, so anyone can try it out. How much hardware do you need to enjoy this title at smooth frame rates? Not much, it turns out. We test a number of CPUs and GPUs at different settings.
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Crysis 3 Performance, Benchmarked On 16 Graphics CardsMar 4, 2013 - in Reviews
Crysis 3 boasts amazing graphics quality, and is based on an engine that takes the strongest PCs to their knees. Is it playable on low-end hardware? Can we run this one at its highest detail levels on today's graphics cards? Our benchmarks tell the story.
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Guild Wars 2: Your Graphics Card And CPU Performance GuideAug 26, 2012 - in Reviews
The anticipated sequel to Guild Wars is here, and we're putting this MMO through its paces to let you know what hardware you'll need in order to play it at its highest details. We also explore which processor architectures work best with Guild Wars 2.
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Professional Help: Getting The Best Overclock From AMD's A8-3870KAug 7, 2012 - in Reviews
We recently hooked up with overclocking guru Sami Mäkinen to get his take on the best way to overclock AMD's A8-3870K APU. Using his advice, we tweaked five retail -3870Ks and compared their overclocked gaming performance to a discrete Radeon HD 6670.
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Battle At $140: Can An APU Beat An Intel CPU And Add-In Graphics?Feb 28, 2012 - in Reviews
What can you get for $140? How about AMD's top-of-the-line A8-3870K APU with four CPU cores and an integrated Radeon HD 6550D? That's also enough for a Pentium G620 and discrete Radeon HD 6670. We benchmark both to uncover the best budget-oriented option.
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AMD FX Vs. Intel Core i3: Exploring Game Performance With Cheap GPUsFeb 22, 2012 - in Reviews
Following our sub-$200 gaming CPU comparison, we put Intel's Core i3-2100 and AMD's FX-4100 under the microscope. This time, we test a number of different graphics cards from AMD to see how GPUs affect perceived processor bottlenecks.
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Live From AMD's Financial Analyst DayFeb 2, 2012 - in Reviews
We've been waiting on AMD's Financial Analyst Day for more information on how the company plans to approach new and current businesses moving forward. Ahead of the big event, AMD pre-briefed us on the news.
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OpenCL In Action: Post-Processing Apps, AcceleratedFeb 1, 2012 - in Reviews
We've been bugging AMD for years now, literally: show us what GPU-accelerated software can do. Finally, the company is ready to put us in touch with ISVs in nine different segments to demonstrate how its hardware can benefit optimized applications.
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Chris Angelini On Tom's Hardware In 2012Jan 16, 2012 - in Reviews
I just got back from CES 2012. And although I’ve attended a great many Consumer Electronics Shows, Computexes, and Comdexes (never a CeBIT), this year’s show was by far the most intense. It wasn’t that there were tons of really awesome products. In fact,
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Performance AnalysisAug 24, 2011 - in Reviews
The highly anticipated prequel to the game that started it all, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is now available. We take a close look at this intriguing title, the first to offer in-game morphological anti-aliasing and AMD HD3D support upon its release.
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iBuypower 942IL Gamer: Best of the Best?Jun 19, 2008 - in Reviews
We've looked at iBuypower’s budget systems in the past. This time, we scope out, test and tell you all about one of the company's big guns.
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Nvidia's CUDA: The End of the CPU?Jun 18, 2008 - in Reviews
CUDA software enables GPUs to do tasks normally reserved for CPUs. We look at how it works and its real and potential performance advantages.
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Comparative Component ChartsJun 2, 2008 - in Reviews
Our new component charts may not be perfect (we're working on that), but they're still full of useful information. Click here for our quick access guide.
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GPU vs. CPU Upgrade: Extensive TestsMay 14, 2008 - in Reviews
What brings better results, purchasing a faster graphics card or investing your cash in a more powerful processor?