According to the PC Gamer reporter, F1 22’s FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.2 was tested in a rig with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and a Radeon RX 7900 XT. The writer also tested the Average and Minimum FPS that the game would output in Ultra High graphics at 4K resolution. WIth FSR 2.2 Balanced, the game would output an average of 110 FPS with 80 FPS at minimum. The Performance preset marginally increases the performance to 120 FPS on average and 83 FPS at minimum....

M2 Max will likely share the same schematic as M2 Pro The analysis was covered by High Yield, showing the different performance and energy-efficient cores, with the GPU cores given at the bottom. This M2 Pro die shot analysis is of the slightly upgraded variant, which features a 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU, along with a 16-core Neural Engine. Earlier, we reported that Apple’s latest 2023 MacBook Pro models were rumored to feature faster and more efficient LPDDR5X RAM....

Several Upcoming NVIDIA GeForce & AMD Radeon Laptop GPUs Benchmarked In Geekbench 5: RTX 4070, RTX 4060, RTX 4050, RX 7700S Earlier this week, both AMD & NVIDIA presented their latest laptop discrete GPU lineup featuring the RDNA 3 & Ada Lovelace architectures. The first laptops based on these GPUs are expected to ship in February next month but it looks like benchmarks for a few of these GPUs have leaked out ahead of their launch....

Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro users are unhappy over shattering rear camera glass Ideally, you could chalk this off as a lack of protection, but people who have used the phone with a case have also reported this, so it is not a matter of whether you are using a case. Also worth noting is that the standard Pixel 7 is not the only;y phone going through this issue, as owners of the Pro variant have also reported this happening....

With the 3nm GAA process showing improved yields, Samsung states that it is developing its second-generation process Earlier, Qualcomm was reportedly unsure if it wanted to mass produce the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on the 3nm process due to the high cost of wafers. This decision would give Apple a huge edge when it announces its A17 Bionic for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra. According to The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung is experiencing improved yields with its 3nm GAA process, which can only mean that both Qualcomm and MediaTek might regain confidence in their decision to mass produce cutting-edge silicon....

The Photo Mode Unlocked mod does exactly what its name suggests: unlocks Photo Mode for cutscenes. To do so after installing the mod, players need to activate it before any cutscene every time they load a new save file. The mod also comes with optional extra zoom and instant 90 degree switch options. Before activating Photo Mode in a cutscene, enable it shortly before, then exit out of it. You only need to do this once when loading a new save....

MSI Rolls Out AGESA 1.0.0.4 BIOS Firmware Across Its Entire X670 & B650 Motherboard Lineup, Adds Ryzen 7000 Non-X & Ryzen 7000 X3D CPU Support Press Release: MSI announcing today a new lineup of AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors that will be compatible with all MSI’s X670 and B650 motherboards. The new AMD Ryzen CPU will include the AMD Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7700, and the Ryzen 5 7600 which will have a default TDP of 65 W....

Cooler Master CES 2023 Lineup Includes A Huge Array of PC Components & Peripherals Including Coolers, PSUs, Cases, Pre-Built PCs, Gaming Chairs & More Press Release: Cooler Master, the high-performance component and peripherals brand, today announced its entrance into the market for complete PC Systems. The new desktop PCs focused on three lines: Be Excellent, Be Different, and Be Creative. The Be Excellent line features the 2023 Cooler Master CoolingX (code name) and AIOX NUC (code name): PCs that excel in thermal performance and use powerful CPUs and GPUs....

Before we discuss the specifics, let’s talk about this week’s game additions to the service. Here’s the list of ten new games that will come to the cloud this week: Farlanders (New Release on Steam) Surviving the Abyss (New Release on Steam) Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale (New Release on Epic Games, Jan. 19) Epistory - Typing Chronicles (New Release on Epic Games, Jan. 19) Absolute Drift (Steam) BLACKTAIL (Steam and Epic Games) Dwarf Fortress (Steam) Hello Neighbor 2 (Steam and Epic Games) NEBULOUS: Fleet Command (Steam) Shadow Tactics - Aiko’s Choice (Epic Games Store)...

The DICE Awards, which are organized by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, are different than some other gaming awards, as they reflect what the gaming industry, rather than critics or fans, think the best games of the year are. Perhaps the many nods for God of War Ragnarok shouldn’t be a surprise, as the last game in the series cleaned up at the 2019 DICE Awards. You can check out the full list of DICE Award nominations, below....

There is a growing perception that the Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability of Tesla’s Autopilot system leaves much to be desired if one were inclined to employ euphemisms here. After a string of troubling road accidents – the precursors to a number of ongoing FSD-related investigations in the US – and the fact that the “miles per disengagement rate on FSD beta is actually getting worse,” as per a tabulation by Taylor Ogan, the CEO of Snow Bull Capital, clearly something is not working properly at Tesla....

Technical specifications of the Paris Rhône 4K UST Laser projector The Paris Rhône 4K UST projector features a dual laser engine powering the ALPD 3.0 platform. This has a red laser and a blue laser (divided into a pure blue laser and a phosphor component to make green) that passes through a DLP wheel to create a stunning 2000 lumen image on screen. Unlike a lot of its competitors, the ultra-short throw Paris Rhône projector can actually support a screen size between 80 to 150 inches from a distance of 5....

As reported on Twitter by Idle Sloth, Pentiment Narrative Designer Zoe Franznick confirmed on LinkedIn they are working on Avowed as Associate Narrative Designer. Considering the narrative is one of Pentiment’s best features, this is definitely good news for the upcoming role-playing game. Lots of news narrative designers former Bioware, Ubisoft lead, Hogwarts legacy, Riot Games Source:https://t.co/fS8uXFbT9r Credit to GING-SAMA for the find 👏 pic.twitter.com/tWSCPEuqCB — Idle Sloth💙💛 (@IdleSloth84_) January 11, 2023 As mentioned above, very little is currently known about Avowed....

Google notes that you have until December 31st, 2023 to update your gamepad. To connect the gamepad to your PC with BLE, the computer will need a compatible adapter. Here’s the whole procedure as described by Google: What you’ll need: A Stadia Controller A computer with Google Chrome version 108 or later A USB cable To enable Bluetooth mode: Tip: If you have a Linux computer, you might need to add new udev rules before you can use or update your controller....

Limited Time Deal Takes the AirPods Price Down to Just $99 - Experience True Wireless Audio with Hey Siri Support Just like any other great deal, this one does not require any special discount code or coupon. But it does require you to be quick if you want everything to be delivered on time while saving the advertised 37%. Buy Apple AirPods (2nd Generation) Wireless Earbuds with Lightning Charging Case - Was $159, now just $99 Featuring the iconic design from the first-ever AirPods Apple released back in 2016, the second-generation adds refinements in all the right places....

The Show Player in Menus mod finally makes the game show the player’s character properly, with multiple options for the camera and support for other mods that change the UI. The mod is also fully compatible with the Special Edition and Anniversary Edition. This The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition mod rotates the camera around to face the player, as well as offset them to the right of the screen, when opening enabled menus....

Apple has included this stereo pair limitation between two generations of HomePod models due to their internal differences Apple’s official press release of the 2023 HomePod stated the following right at the end. For those that do not know, a stereo pair is when you have two HomePod models placed in any corner of the same room. Both these devices will be running the same sound, creating a left and right audio channel, resulting in an immersive and high-quality experience....

Adrian Chmielarz, Creative Director and Co-Founder of The Astronauts, said in a statement: You start the game, push all graphics options to the max. You enjoy it for a while but then, especially if it’s an action game, you realize that the framerate is king. So you start lowering the quality of visuals in order to achieve that smooth gameplay. DLSS 3 allows the seemingly impossible, high framerate without compromising the visuals....

A Plague Tale: Requiem Patch Adds RT Shadows: Raytracing Makes Shadows Crisp At Minimal Performance Impact Having ended A Plague Tale: Requiem twice now, I must say that the game doesn’t only tell a great story but it does so with some of the most impressive environments and visuals, in general, that I have seen in recent years. The game got an almost perfect 9/10 score in our own review & today, it looks like the developers have released a new patch that enables raytracing, delivering even more visual fidelity....

Upgrading To AGESA 1.0.0.4 BIOS Firmware On Your AM5 Motherboard? No Need To Worry About Cores Getting Disabled As AMD Issues Fix Last week, motherboard makers including MSI, ASRock, Gigabyte & ASUS, rolled out their latest AGESA 1.0.0.4 BIOS firmware for their AM5 products which added enhanced support for Ryzen 7000 Non-X and initial support for Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs. However, just a few days after the roll-out, MSI, ASRock & ASUS rolled back the BIOS due to a major flaw that disabled a CCD on a few Ryzen 5 7600(X) CPUs that feature dual CCD layouts....