I bought the RX 9070 XT for FSR 4, but the games I actually play don't support it
…A year later, with Adrenalin 25.12.1 installed and the FSR 4 override toggle sitting right there in the driver, I still spend most of my evenings on FSR 3.1…
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Should you be delaying your future updates?
Letting early adopters absorb the first wave of bugs has become the closest thing PC users have to quality assurance. It's better to behave like a systems administrator instead of an enthusiast and simply wait a day or two for people to report any major problems with a new update, if any. Then, install once the smoke clears. Sure, it sounds absurd, especially when companies constantly market software updates as these seamless, over-the-air improvements that are "powered by AI." In practice, however, patience has become the single most effective optimization you can make to your PC in 2026.
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Over 40% of Steam gamers are still using RTX 30 and 40 GPUs, and DLSS is a big reason why
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