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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 778G, New 5G Modems Qualcomm today announced its Snapdragon 778G System on a Chip (SOC) for mid-range smartphones, offering a 40 percent performance boost, plus a new mmWave-compatible Snapdragon X65 5G chipset and 10 gigabit 5G M.2 reference design. “Snapdragon 778G was developed to address the growing demand by global [hardware makers] for more platform options in the high-tier,” Qualcomm vice president Kedar Kondap says. “Snapdragon 778G brings many of the...

The next chapter in the Resident Evil mainline series is finally here and looking better than ever. Performance so far has been pretty good but still a little demanding on mid-range hardware, but that doesnt mean there isnt room to improve. How demanding is each graphics settings individually? What are the most demanding graphics settings? And how much can we adjust each setting to give us better performance? In this article we will take a look at which Resident Evil 8 graphics settings are ...

May 7, 2021 09:00 EDT Few indie games can pull off an explosive debut as The Ascent did at the Xbox Series X showcase event in May 2020. Developed by the Swedish indie studio known as Neon Giant (founded by former Bulletstorm and Wolfenstein developers ), The Ascent impressed many right away with its blend of triple-A graphics production values and high-octane top-down shooting, a mix that we dont exactly see every day. But The Ascent promises much more than that, including classic rolepla...

We take an in-depth look at Resident Evil Village's ray tracing support, showing what it looks like in-game, and what performance you can expect on PC.

Apr 30, 2021 13:15 EDT [UPDATE] The official FAQ deleted the answer mentioned in the original story below. As soon we learned this, we contacted 4A Games to get a clarification on the matter. Heres the statement we just received in its entirety: 4A Games has not evaluated the AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution feature for Metro Exodus at this time. In our FAQ, we were referring to the AMD FidelityFX open source image quality toolkit which targets traditional rendering techniques that our new ...

Microsofts new DirectX 12 Agility SDK makes DX12 feature updates bypass Windows Updates, untying them -- great for PC gamers.

PC World New Zealand AMDs huge Radeon Software update is designed to make your life easier It plays nice with AMDs Ryzen CPUs now, too. Credit: Brad Chacos/IDG The fresh features may be arriving a bit later than their usual holiday time frame, but AMD’s massive annual update for Radeon Software is finally here, and it’s a doozy. Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 21.4.1 builds atop new features introduced alongside the recently launched Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, seriously b...

Apr 20, 2021 10:32 EDT with 3 comments Today, AMD announced its major driver overhaul that was missed last year possibly due to the pandemic situation. The new WHQL driver is coming in the form of the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1. Despite a lot of new additions and updates, the driver is missing the most anticipated FidelityFX Super Resolution feature. Fidelity FX Super Resolution is a part of AMDs FidelityFX DirectX 12 Ultimate suite and is said to be a framerate boosting tec...

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 21.4.1’s improvements start right up front. AMD is tweaking the setup process to offer a minimal install that removes more optional functionality (such as streaming tools and performance tuning) if you don’t want the full suite of features that Radeon software offers, as you can see above. The company also plans to offer driver-only installation if you don’t want Radeon Software whatsoever. It’s also worth noting that AMD still doesn’t require an...

AMD New Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition Experience April 2021 Apr 20, 2021 09:02 EDT Its that time again, time for a big update from AMD Radeon with the latest Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 21.4.1 that comes with some great quality of life improvements for Radeon users. One quick mention right up front is there is no inclusion of Radeon FidelityFX Super Resolution so if you were hoping this was the time for it to shine then youre going to have to wait still, however, Radeon Boost VRS...