Tag: 3D

UE 5.4 now available Unreal Engine 5.4, announced several weeks ago, is now available to all game developers, bringing important changes and improvements. Once implemented, gamers should expect better image quality, fewer features, and higher performance. One of the most important updates comes to Unreal Engine's TSR (Temporal Super Resolution), which is an alternative to other competing technologies including NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS. The TSR technology has one advantage over all of these technologies: it is cross-platform and built into Unreal Engine, with no requirement for developers to add any third-party plugins for it to work. The...Keep on reading: Unreal Engine 5.4 released: improved TSR, higher performance and faster hardware ray tracing

Snapdragon X Plus with 10 cores Qualcomm has held a press event where the new X Plus series was showcased.  Qualcomm is set to make the official announcement of its X Plus series tomorrow. The key detail is that the X Plus will come with 10 Oryon cores, a reduction from the 12 cores found in the X Elite series. Qualcomm has disclosed four Snapdragon X SKUs: X1E-84-100, X1E-80-100, X1E-78-100, and X1P-64-100. Here, the "1" denotes the generation, while "E" indicates a tier (Elite/Plus), and the numbers such as 84/78 represent the SKU. The last three digits are set to...Keep on reading: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus specifications and performance leak out

ASUS US updates ROG Ally warranty, offers reimbursement for damaged SD cards ASUS is extending the warranty for its gaming handheld issues related to SD Card failures.  Gamers looking for a premium alternative to the Steam Deck were drawn to the ASUS ROG Ally, a gaming handheld powered by the AMD Ryzen Z1 series. However, despite its appeal, the device wasn't flawless. One significant issue was the failure of the SD card slot, which posed a risk of damaging inserted cards. Launched in June last year, the Ally faced criticism after ASUS acknowledged that some units might encounter SD card-related...Keep on reading: ASUS ROG Ally now with extended warranty for SD card related issues

AMD Ryzen 8000F to see global retail launch AMD is reportedly launching its new Ryzen 8000 desktop CPUs on a global market soon, claims hardware leaker Hoang Anh Phu.  AMD launched its Ryzen 8000F series last month during a special Ryzen AI event in China. Thus far, these SKUs are being sold with prebuilt systems by many system integrators; however, these CPUs did not launch through the DIY market yet, even in Asia. As a reminder, the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F are Hawk Point-based processors with Zen4 CPU architecture. More importantly, these CPUs lack support for integrated...Keep on reading: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F reportedly launching globally soon

The cheapest RX 7800 XT costs $469 A new pricing barrier has been breached.  The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT made its market debut in September 2023, hitting shelves with a price tag of $499. Equipped with a full Navi 32 GPU boasting 3840 Stream Processors, it also comes packed with 16GB of GDDR6 memory over a 256-bit bus. However, its position in the market has been strongly impacted by the arrival of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE, which entered the global market in January, offering a price point of around $549. This competition along with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40...Keep on reading: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT drops to $469 for the first time

Radeon RX 8000 rumors point towards slower GDDR6 memory According to respected hardware leaker Kepler_L2, the RDNA4 generation may be sticking to slower memory.  Kepler was among the first to reveal that AMD is scrapping its plans for big Navi4 GPUs, and this information is slowly being confirmed directly by AMD. As of now, there's no sign of larger Navi GPUs that could potentially replace RX 7900 models in the near future. However, changes are to be expected in the mid-range and entry-level segments with the introduction of Navi 48 and Navi 44 GPUs based on the RDNA4 architecture. These...Keep on reading: AMD Radeon RX 8000 (RDNA4) GPUs rumored to use 18 Gbps GDDR6 memory

Intel Battlemage GPUs support DisplayPort UHBR13.5, an upgrade over Alchemist UHBR10 Intel is adding patches that enable display support for next-gen Battlemage series.  Intel has issued a series of patches that enable display support for the Battlemage GPU series. These patches introduce several renames and rearrangements and remove patches that have already been implemented elsewhere. However, the most interesting detail is that Battlemage will not support DisplayPort (2.1) UHBR20 mode. The patches list the following lines: Removed UHBR20 support drm/i915/xe2hpd: Set maximum DP rate to UHBR13.5 Battlemage Display Patches, Source: Freedesktop This confirms that the Ultra-High BitRate (UHBR) of 20...Keep on reading: Intel Battlemage GPUs to support DisplayPort 2 up to UHBR13.5 mode

Core i9-14900K performance impacted by Baseline Profile Reevaluation of Intel Core i9-14900K performance, now in accordance with Intel specs.  ASUS has been compelled to release a new firmware update that introduces the "Intel Baseline Profile" for Intel Core CPUs. These settings aim to address the issues reported by a growing number of users experiencing stability issues. Allegedly, these problems come from motherboard makers not strictly adhering to Intel specifications and enabling higher performance by default. By introducing the new profile, users can swiftly adjust the settings to align with Intel's recommendations, potentially resolving the stability concerns once and for all....Keep on reading: “Intel Baseline Profile” tested with Core i9-14900K: 8-9% performance loss compared to ASUS ‘auto’ settings

Legion Go now at $629 with $70 price cut Lenovo lowers the price for its first handheld.  The Lenovo Legion Go, a premium handheld device with an 8.8-inch design, is now available at a discounted price of $629 on the Amazon store. At this price, the console is actually even cheaper than on Lenovo's own official US store, where the same model is listed at $649. This price slash to $631 on the Lenovo Legion Go is the biggest one yet since it hit the shelves five months ago at $699. Legion Go Deals: Lenovo Legion Go (Ryzen Z1 Extreme,...Keep on reading: Lenovo Legion Go Ryzen Z1 Extreme handheld drops to $629 for the first time

The UM790XTX features 70W Performance Mode Minisforum has launched the Ryzen 9 version of its premium Mini-PC. Last year, the company announced its Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 7840HS based Mini-PC series, named UM790 XTX and UM780 XTX, respectively. However, the UM790 XTX was not available until now. Both feature an 8-core Zen4 processor, with the main difference being the maximum clock speed of the processor (5.2 GHz vs 5.1 GHz). Today, the Ryzen 9 model has been released in China, confirming that it will operate with up to 70W TDP setting, surpassing AMD's default TDP for the series...Keep on reading: Minisforum launches UM790 XTX Mini-PC with Ryzen 9 7940HS APU up to 70W