Tag: hardware

A fraction of the most popular PC games of the last year use hardware-level ray tracing, which is far fewer than I’d predict just 24 months ago

A fraction of the…

There was a long period of time where the phrase ‘ray tracing’ was almost inescapable and slapped onto all…
If you thought USB naming was nonsense, allow this professional furry engineer to explain the total nightmare that is the underlying hardware complexity of USB-C

If you thought USB…

Question. What’s the difference between USB 3.1, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and USB 3.2 Gen 2? Answer, they’re all…
The first leaked GPU specs for AMD’s RX 9060 XT appear and it’s pretty much an RX 9070 XT chopped in two

The first leaked GPU…

With AMD’s launch of its RDNA 4 graphics architecture and the Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards at the end…
‘Delete all IP law’ says Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey: ‘Creativity is what currently separates us, and the current system is limiting that’

‘Delete all IP law’…

Jack Dorsey, the ex-CEO and co-founder of Twitter, has taken to his… X account to post a debate-sparking statement:…
EarFun Air Pro 4 earbuds review

EarFun Air Pro 4…

There are tons of $50-$100 earbuds on the market these days, and many of these are at least half-decent…
MSI will switch to AMD chips for its high-end Claw handheld PC if the rumour mill is to be believed

MSI will switch to…

All of us in the hardware team at PC Gamer love a good handheld gaming PC, be it a…
The latest Steam beta lets you give Valve your frame rate data, focusing on SteamOS devices to ‘learn about game compatibility’

The latest Steam beta…

With the oncoming approach of multiple Valve devices and the wider adoption of SteamOS, Valve is looking to collect…
MSI RTX 5090 Suprim Liquid SOC review: overclocked, water-cooled

MSI RTX 5090 Suprim…

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 is the undisputed most powerful consumer graphics card, but which 5090 is the best one?…
Steam reviews set to show a player’s specs so it’s easier to know if you’ll share their experience or they misread the minimum

Steam reviews set to…

Steam is adding a feature to add hardware specs to Steam reviews. This should make it easier to find…
PCs with Intel’s new warranty-backed ‘IPO’ overclocking feature reportedly go on sale in China with claimed 10% frame-rate uplifts but what about the rest of us?

PCs with Intel’s new…

No, Intel hasn’t gone all Gordon Gekko and got into the business of stock floatations and corporate finance. Intel…