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AMD Linux RADV Vulkan driver fix boosted an FSR2 demo sample app by 228%
By Christopher Harper published
A Linux performance issue with an AMD FSR 2 sample on RDNA 2 GPUs has been fixed.

Ray tracing can run without a GPU, if you like slideshows — Quake II RTX demoed at 1 FPS with CPU-based ray-tracing
By Mark Tyson published
A Mesa 3D Graphics Library developer has implemented support for CPU-based ray-tracing in Vulkan. In early testing of the driver in Quake II RTX only 1FPS performance was achieved, but it's a start.

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Arrives With DirectStorage Support
By Aaron Klotz published
The PC port of Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is launching tomorrow on Steam with a whole host of PC-exclusive features, and will arrive with GPU decompression support.

Portal: Prelude RTX Loads 50% Faster Thanks to RTX IO GPU Decompression
By Aaron Klotz published
Digital Foundry reviewed RTX IO's GPU decompression in Portal: Prelude RTX and found it was able to reduce load times by roughly 50%.

Roccat Vulcan II Review: Also Very Pretty
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
The Vulcan II is a beautiful full-size wired keyboard with smooth mechanical linear switches and gorgeous per-key RGB lighting.

AMD's RDNA 3 High Idle Power Bug Fixed in Latest Graphics Driver
By Mark Tyson published
It has taken AMD over half a year to fix this idle power-sucking Radeon RX 7000 family GPU bug.

Nvidia RTX 4060 Is Allegedly up to 20% Faster Than RTX 3060 in Geekbench
By Mark Tyson published
Nvidia's upcoming GeForce RTX 4060 (non-Ti) has been spotted in the Geekbench online test database

Minecraft RTX GPUs Benchmarked: Which Runs It Best in 2023?
By Jarred Walton last updated
We tested Minecraft RTX on all the GPUs that support ray tracing. Here's how they stack up.
Proton Slows Down RTX 4090, 4080 By 10% in Linux vs Windows 11 Gaming Benchmarks
By Aaron Klotz published
A new review compared the best CPU and GPU hardware against Windows and Linux, to see which operating system is the best for gaming. Turns out both are identical except for non-native applications.
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