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Borderlands 4
'Even with a 9800X3D and a 5090 it runs like absolute buttcheeks': 2K Games posts Nvidia's Borderlands 4 optimised settings guide, but the community is already in open revolt

By Andy Edser Published

News 4x MFG and DLSS Balanced for 60 fps+ on an RTX 5080 at 1440p? Ouch.

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News
A siren summons a ball of purple energy
I've tested Borderlands 4 on a minimum spec PC and a monster RTX 5090 rig, and it runs just as 'Borderlands-at-launch' as you'd expect

By Nick Evanson Published

Borderline forked It's a big, bold world of stutters and disappointing frame rates, even on the best PC hardware money can buy.

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Borderline forked
An RTX 5080 GPU sitting in front of a 32-inch 4K screen with Doom: The Dark Ages running on GeForce Now in the background
I've been testing Nvidia GeForce Now's RTX 5080 upgrade against an actual RTX 5080 and the two feel eerily close—although 4K streaming invokes the occasional wobble

By Andy Edser Published

Slayer Streaming Even with the odd glitch, I'll admit I've been seriously impressed.

Slayer Streaming
A screenshot of the PC version of Gears of War: Reloaded
Gears of War: Reloaded PC performance: The updated graphics are easy work for any desktop GPU from the past six years but they're still enough to give handhelds grief

By Nick Evanson Published

Re-re-geared You could use the potato-mode preset to get better portable performance, though your eyes won't thank you.

Re-re-geared
A screenshot of the PC version of Elden Ring Nightreign, taken using maximum quality settings and Nvidia DLDSR enabled
Elden Ring Nightreign PC performance analysis: A bare-bones console port with glitches a-plenty

By Nick Evanson Published

Bare bones Elden Ring's back. So is the 60 fps cap, GPU underutilisation, and random stuttering.

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Bare bones
A screenshot from the PC version of Doom: The Dark Ages, using the Ultra quality preset
Doom: The Dark Ages PC performance analysis: Always-on ray tracing isn't a problem and even a cheap gaming laptop copes just fine

By Nick Evanson Published

Rip and tearing rays Though once path tracing makes an appearance, all bets will probably be off.

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Rip and tearing rays
Screenshots from the PC version of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, using the game's photo mode
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered isn't perfect on PC but it's a million times better than Part 1

By Nick Evanson Published

Fungal FPS Wave goodbye to VRAM and shader compilation problems but say hello to a major CPU workout.

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Fungal FPS
A screenshot of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Shadows using the game's Photo Mode and maximum quality graphics settings
Assassin's Creed: Shadows PC performance analysis: Ray tracing, upscaling, and frame generation are all optional, but only two of them are worth using, though not the ones you might think

By Nick Evanson Published

FPS in the shadows Assassin's Creed is back with epic vistas, pretty graphics, and so-so performance. Same old, same old.

FPS in the shadows
Avowed - Beothel's Grimoire
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.

News
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
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