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A screenshot from the PC version of Avowed, from Xbox Games Studios
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.

Ignorance is bliss
A screenshot of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 using the game's photo mode
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.

This year's bar
Civilization 7 screenshot
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

Ping pong perf
A photo of an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor next to an Intel logo
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.

Wayward arrow
An FSR vs DLSS comparison image, showing Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West and Ratchet from, err, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
FSR 3.1 vs DLSS showdown: How does AMD's latest upscaler version compare to Nvidia's finest for performance and image quality?

By Andy Edser last updated

Upscaler showdown *Rocky theme* It's the, eye of the upscaler, it's the thrill of the... performance comparison?

Upscaler showdown
A promotional image of two Micron GDDR7 memory modules against a dark background
Micron expects GDDR7 will improve ray tracing and rasterization performance by more than 30%, compared to previous gen VRAM

By Nick Evanson Published

news Does 30% more memory bandwidth mean 30% more fps? Let's put it to the test.

news
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Wing Stance
Elden Ring's 1.12.3 patch notes blame third party mouse apps and unintentional ray tracing settings for performance issues

By Andy Edser Published

news A reminder to check your settings, and potentially disable some useful mouse configuration tools if you're having issues.

news
A screenshot from Elden Ring, showing the player character looking out over a wide, fantasy vista
Sad times: The big Shadow of the Erdtree Elden Ring patch is still tarnished with micro-stutter. And it's not always that micro

By Nick Evanson Published

Scarlet Stutter The persistent stutter issue is elusive, and some systems won't see it at all, but Elden Ring on at least one of my testing PC is still full of scarlet rot.

Scarlet Stutter
A screenshot from Ghost of Tsushima, showing a wide landscape, full of trees and hills, with the setting sun casting a red hue across the view
Ghost of Tsushima PC performance analysis: Your CPU will be fine, your GPU will whine, but there are settings for every gamer out there

By Nick Evanson Published

Ghosting Your GPU Unless you happen to own an Intel Arc graphics card. You're out of luck, I'm afraid.

Ghosting Your GPU
In Homeworld 3, a ship emerges from a derelict's circular opening into an asteroid field, colored orange by the system's distant visible star.
Homeworld 3 performance analysis: Surprisingly scalable but no ultra-high frame rates

By Nick Evanson Published

The frame rate of space Even old CPUs will run it well enough, provided they can handle six or more threads.

The frame rate of space
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