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 He eventually built his first custom PC in 1990 with a 286 12MHz, only to discover it was already woefully outdated when Wing Commander released a few months later.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

Nvidia's Ampere GPUs Steam Ahead to 1 Percent Theoretical Market Share

By Jarred Walton last updated 2 February 21

Ampere GPU usage steams ahead to over 1% of the market, according to Valve's survey results.

Colorful iGame RTX 3080 Vulkan Review: LCD-Adorned Unavailability

By Jarred Walton published 29 January 21

The iGame Vulcan is a powerful and power hungry RTX 3080 that performs well and includes extra flair with its programmable LCD.

Intel Shows Off Monstrous Xe HPC GPU Die Shot

By Jarred Walton published 26 January 21

Intel's Raja Koduri revealed the Xe HPC GPU die shot on Twitter.

Hitman 3 Benchmarks and Performance

By Jarred Walton last updated 23 January 21

We benchmarked Hitman 3 on the latest graphics cards to see how it runs, and we'll be adding more results over the coming days.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Roundup: ASRock, Asus, and Sapphire Reviewed

By Jarred Walton last updated 21 January 21

Factory overclocked RX 6800 XT cards that you still can't find in stock

Asus GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card lineup

Asus Details Upcoming RTX 3060 Cards

By Jarred Walton published 12 January 21

The GeForce RTX 3060 looks like it could be the new mainstream darling.

Nvidia RTX 3060 (12GB) Coming in Feb for $329

By Jarred Walton published 12 January 21

Good luck finding one at that price.

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro+ photos

Sapphire Technology Talks GPU Shortages, Cryptomining and More

By Jarred Walton published 12 January 21

Sapphire joined us during CES 2021 for a chat about what's going on in GPU land.

Watch Nvidia's Not-CES 2021 Presentation Here

By Jarred Walton published 12 January 21

Here's how to watch Nvidia's 'special event' and what we expect to see.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition Review: Ampere for Only $399

By Jarred Walton published 11 January 21

The RTX 3060 Ti is affordable and beats the 2080 Super in performance.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition Review: Taking on Turing's Best at $499

By Jarred Walton published 10 January 21

Fast and efficient, the RTX 3070 basically matches the previous gen 2080 Ti at less than half the cost.

GPU Shortages Will Worsen Thanks to Coin Miners

By Jarred Walton published 4 January 21

Rising cryptocurrency prices could be disastrous for anyone in the market for a gaming GPU.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Review: Heir to the Titan Throne

By Jarred Walton published 30 December 20

The GeForce RTX 3090 is a Titan-class card, with a bigger performance benefit than older GPUs, but minus a few professional features.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition Review: A Huge Generational Leap in Performance

By Jarred Walton published 28 December 20

The GeForce RTX 3080 delivers big gains over Turing and the RTX 2080 Ti, but at a lower price.

Cyberpunk 2077 PC v1.05: Has Performance Improved?

By Jarred Walton last updated 22 December 20

Cyberpunk 2077's second patch squashes more bugs, including the AMD SMT issue.

Cyberpunk 2077 screen shots and image quality comparisons

Cyberpunk 2077 PC Benchmarks, Settings, and Performance Analysis

By Jarred Walton published 16 December 20

Cyberpunk 2077 is the most anticipated game of 2020, and it supports ray tracing and DLSS. The release version also adds support for FidelityFX CAS, in case you don't have an RTX card.

DisplayPort vs. HDMI: Which Is Better For Gaming?

By Jarred Walton last updated 13 January 21

We look at bandwidth, resolution, refresh rate and more to see the differences between DisplayPort and HDMI connections.

Cyberpunk 2077 System Requirements: Ray Tracing Recs Revealed

By Jarred Walton last updated 18 May 21

The minimum Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements are quite tame, but higher settings, ray tracing, and DLSS are understandably steeper. Get your PC prepped for the December 10 launch date.

Cyberpunk 2077 Memory Tested: How Much RAM Do You Need?

By Jarred Walton published 15 December 20

32GB is better than 16GB, which beats 8GB, and speed and timings matter as well, but only when you're not GPU limited.

It's Still a Terrible Time to Buy a Graphics Card

By Jarred Walton published 14 December 20

Nvidia's GPUs have soft-launched, the same goes for AMD's Big Navi, and everything is selling out faster than you can hit refresh.

How to Test Your Graphics Card

By Jarred Walton last updated 28 September 21

Here are the best GPU tests right now, so you can see how your new PC stacks up.

G.Skill 2x32GB DDR4-3600 CL18 on Sale for $225

By Jarred Walton last updated 29 November 20

Need cheap RAM? G.Skill's got you covered this Cyber Monday with a fast 64GB kit for just $225.

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro+ Unboxing and Performance Preview

By Jarred Walton published 25 November 20

Sapphire's card is physically larger but also lighter than the reference model, and it has a 2360 MHz Boost Clock.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review: Nipping at Ampere's Heels

By Jarred Walton last updated 31 January 21

AMD's best GPUs to date are strong in rasterization but fall behind in ray tracing.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Series Unboxed

By Jarred Walton last updated 16 December 20

Here's an up-close look at AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series GPU.

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