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Microsoft tweaks Edge to give it "significant performance improvements" though you're only getting up to 9% more oomph
By Nick Evanson published
News While Chrome be all "you're getting performance improvements?"

There's a simple way to enable FSR 3 frame gen in Avowed and it more than doubled my frame rate, but it makes waterfalls look ugly as sin
By Andy Edser published
News Still, 150 fps + even in Paradis central? I'll take it.

Ray tracing is quickly becoming inescapable and I think it's time we bit the bullet and embraced it
By Andy Edser published
All the rays Upscaling will always save the day. Right?

Unreal Engine often gets flak for games running poorly or stuttering, but as Avowed demonstrates, it's really about how devs use it and the pressures of time
By Nick Evanson published
Unreal expectations Don't blame the tools. Or the tool makers. Or the tool users.

Avowed's low frame rates but smooth-feeling gameplay makes me wonder if we PC gamers worry too much about the numbers
By Nick Evanson published
Ignorance is bliss Yes, I know that makes me sound like a steaming hypocrite.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is proof, if any was ever needed, that you don't need the latest graphics technology to have a great-looking game that also runs well
By Nick Evanson published
This year's bar Warhorse Studio has set the bar for others to aim for in 2025.

Not even the most powerful gaming PC is going to get around Civilization 7's ridiculously variable performance
By Nick Evanson published
Ping pong perf Strategy games are supposed to be all about the CPU when it comes to performance, but Civilization 7 will just stress everything in your gaming PC

Arrow Lake's had three months of Windows and BIOS updates to fix its performance, and my testing shows in some games, it's worse
By Nick Evanson published
Wayward arrow I thought fixes were supposed to improve things.
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