Articles by: Jarred Walton

Jarred's love of computers dates back to the dark ages, when his dad brought home a DOS 2.3 PC and he left his C-64 behind. He eventually built his first custom PC in 1990 with a 286 12MHz, only to discover it was already woefully outdated when Wing Commander released a few months later. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and has been working as a tech journalist since 2004, writing for AnandTech, Maximum PC, and PC Gamer. From the first S3 Virge '3D decelerators' to today's GPUs, Jarred keeps up with all the latest graphics trends and is the one to ask about game performance.

Articles by: Jarred Walton

Intel Drops Arc A750 Price to $249, With Improved Drivers

By Jarred Walton published 1 February 23

Intel has dropped the official price of the Arc A750 to $249, and shows continued performance improvements thanks to driver updates.

Ultra-Compact RTX 4090 With Liquid Cooling Uses a Single Slot

By Jarred Walton published 26 January 23

RTX 4090 doesn't have to be huge

Stable Diffusion Benchmarked: Which GPU Runs AI Fastest (Updated)

By Jarred Walton published 26 January 23

We test all the modern graphics cards in Stable Diffusion and show which ones are fastest, along with a discussion of potential issues and other requirements.

AMD, Intel and Nvidia GPU Driver Sizes Compared: Feature Creep

By Jarred Walton published 24 January 23

Bloated drivers can't be good for performance

Graphics Cards Ranked by Value, January 2023

By Jarred Walton published 20 January 23

We look at the performance per dollar of the current and previous generation graphics cards and rank them by value.

GeForce Now Ultimate RTX 4080 Tier Tested

By Jarred Walton published 19 January 23

The fastest game streaming yet

PNY RTX 4090 XLR8 RGB Review: Stock Options

By Jarred Walton published 18 January 23

Our PNY RTX 4090 testing shows how a non-Founders Edition reference design behaves. It wins in thermals and noise levels and looks nice while doing so, though performance is a wash.

Testing Nvidia Broadcast's new Eye Contact feature

Nvidia's AI-Powered Eye Contact Feature is Terrifying and Hilarious

By Jarred Walton published 18 January 23

It's still in beta, and it should stay there

Gigabyte's RTX 4090 Gaming OC Available at $1,709

By Jarred Walton published 13 January 23

Still not cheap, but $340 less than the next closest card

Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X Review: More Is More

By Jarred Walton published 13 January 23

Better cooling, lots of RGB lighting, and no faulty vapor chambers.

The Best Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 4090 FE

Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2023

By Jarred Walton published 6 January 23

We've benchmarked all the latest GPUs to select the best graphics cards for gaming. These graphics cards offer the best performance at their price and resolution, from 1080p to 4K.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti: Where to Buy

By Jarred Walton published 6 January 23

Looking for MSRP cards

GPU Benchmarks and Performance Hierarchy

GPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2023: Graphics Cards Ranked

By Jarred Walton published 6 January 23

Our GPU benchmarks hierarchy ranks all the current and previous generation graphics cards based on real-world gaming tests. Find out how the latest GPUs stack up.

Nvidia's RTX 40-Series Laptops Don't Bode Well for RTX 4060, 4050 Desktop GPUs

By Jarred Walton published 5 January 23

Prepare to be disappointed

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Review: A Costly 70-Class GPU

By Jarred Walton published 4 January 23

Open up your wallet and say ouch

Nvidia CES 2023 Live Blog: AI, Cars, and GPUs

By Jarred Walton last updated 3 January 23

CES 2023 kicks off with a keynote from Nvidia. We expect to hear a lot about AI and cars, but more importantly there will be some new GPU stuff.

Upgrading Your GPU? Here's How to Totally Uninstall Old Nvidia, AMD or Intel Graphics Drivers

By Jarred Walton, Avram Piltch published 26 December 22

If you're installing a new graphics card, you need to remove every trace of the old drivers.

Best SSD and Hard Drive Deals

By Stewart Bendle last updated 1 February 23

These are the best SSD and HDD deals — guaranteed to expand the storage on your PC without emptying your wallet.

Colorful RTX 4090 Vulcan OC Review: The Kitchen Sink

By Jarred Walton published 16 December 22

Lots of extras with the fastest current GPU

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT Review: Shooting for the Top

By Jarred Walton published 12 December 22

RDNA 3 dons a halo for its coming out party

GPU Prices 2022: December Update

By Jarred Walton published 1 December 22

Our GPU prices index tracks graphics cards sales and prices on eBay. Prices on Nvidia GPUs have started to trend back up, while AMD's RX 6000-series continues to drop.

Our Favorite PS5 SSD Hits All-Time Low for Cyber Monday

By Jarred Walton published 28 November 22

The WD SN850X is one of the fastest drives you can get and it's designed for gaming.

Best Graphics Card Deals: Cheap Nvidia and AMD GPUs

By Avram Piltch last updated 1 February 23

You can save money on Radeon, RTX, and GTX cards.

Nvidia RTX 2060 for $179, the Lowest Price Ever

By Jarred Walton last updated 28 November 22

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 is $179 on Amazon for Cyber Monday, but we don't think this deal will last long.

AMD Graphics Cards Are the Better Value at Every Price Point

By Jarred Walton last updated 28 November 22

The anticipated and hoped for graphics card sales have arrived, at least for AMD GPUs. Nvidia's prices meanwhile are often insulting by comparison.

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