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 He eventually built his first custom PC in 1990 with a 286 12MHz, only to discover it was already woefully outdated when Wing Commander was released a few months later.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

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Prepper PC Sometimes routine updates go wrong, and it pays to be prepared.

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Dirty Dozen AMD's Ryzen 9 3900X easily wins the multithreaded crown, and comes close in games.

By Jarred Walton Published
Analysis We've updated all of our testing, using the new Vikendi map with the latest GPUs and CPUs.

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Pixel perfect High resolution monitors are great for productivity but can be rough on games.

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Data Crap It's possible on every major digital storefront... except the Microsoft Store.

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fps We're finally starting to see ray tracing effects that are worth the performance hit.

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Got VRAM? Youngblood can run on low-spec hardware, but it's best with lots of VRAM and a dedicated GPU.

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Frosty 11 mobile CPUs sporting improved IPC and Intel's fastest graphics ever.

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Tech Talk Creating a modern microprocessor is an incredibly complex undertaking.

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Speed Bump No Founders Edition price premium makes this modest speed bump a decent $700 card.

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Driver woes A closer look at AMD's 19.7.1 drivers and an explanation for the RX 5700's sometimes questionable performance.

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Navi Redux The RX 5700 is a good alternative that isn't quite as beefy or handsome as the 5700 XT, for a lower price.

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Next Horizon A compelling blend of 7nm tech, RDNA architecture updates, and a last minute price drop.

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Refined The RTX 2070 Super keeps its predecessor's $499 price and gives a modest boost to performance.

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Duper The GeForce RTX 2060 Super just cut the price of 2070 performance by $100.

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news Our initial testing shows no real change in performance.

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Save D.C. Everything you need to know to get The Division 2 running at high frame rates.

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Zen 2 Third gen Ryzen will bring 7nm, improved performance, and faster clockspeeds to AMD's CPUs

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News Full specs and features look good, but the price is far more than we wanted.

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Road Rage Here's what sort of CPU and GPU you'll need to get Rage 2 running at 60fps or even 144fps.

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News If you have a monthly data cap, game streaming should be approached cautiously.

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Iron Man Anthem is tough on any hardware, but our GPU, CPU and notebook testing will help you go in prepared.

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Tech Talk Tweaking your GPU fan curve, undervolting, and other suggestions.
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