The best GPU I ever used wasn't the most expensive one
… For a budget GPU, its performance was remarkable — even 1440p gaming wasn't out of the question. …
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I thought DLSS was the answer to my FPS problems until I checked one metric
… That alone should tell you how little work your GPU is actually doing compared to native 1440p. In my case, my RTX 4090 wasn't struggling at 1440p to begin with, so dropping the render resolution further doesn't really improve performance when my CPU is already a bottleneck. …
AMD's FSR is helping my 7-year-old Nvidia GPU crush Forza Horizon 6
… Related I play at 4K on my 1440p monitor with DLSS 4.5, and I'm never going back The image quality gains far outweigh the negligible performance dip Forza Horizon 6 looks gorgeous even on a 7-year-old GPU The game's soul isn't affected by its graphics presets Look, it's easy to notice and talk abou… …
I stopped upgrading my PC blindly, and it completely changed how I spend my money
… Likewise, I thought a 1440p/360Hz OLED would have me set for years when I bought it in 2024, but fast-forward to 2026, and we have 1440p/540Hz tandem OLED monitors. …
I blamed my RTX 4090 for poor performance, but this was the real problem
… My GPU usage wasn't anywhere near where it should've been to get the performance I expected. Instead of sitting close to 99%, it would hover around 70% to 85% most of the time, depending on whether I'm gaming at 1440p or 4K. …
The RX 9070 GRE was a China exclusive, and it might be the best-value Radeon you can buy
… The RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, on the other hand, sits below the GRE at $450 with the VRAM advantage, but the catch is that it delivers only about 80% of the GRE's performance on a narrower 128-bit bus with lesser bandwidth. For anyone targeting 1440p, the 20% performance deficit isn't easier to justify. …
I ditched my GPU upgrade plans after finding this free video renderer for 90s animé
… This way, you get an excellent balance of performance and color accuracy, preventing red and blue bleeding across ink lines. …
The only PC components I never regret spending extra on
… You may not need the additional cooling performance right now, but when you switch to a new CPU or a new PC entirely, a high-quality cooler won't need replacing. You can keep using it for many years while enjoying similar performance. …
VRAM was the only spec that decided which old GPUs actually survived
… Around 25% of gamers are on 1440p including 3440 x 1440 , which isn't a small number. 1080p still dominates with over 50% share, but 1440p and 4K gaming are catching up, holding around a 30% combined share. …
AM4 outlived everyone's expectations, and that's exactly why I'm moving on
… After all, this CPU closes a lot of the performance gap in gaming, and unless you're playing CPU-intensive games at 1080p or 1440p, you're not leaving much on the table. …