Aleksha McLoughlin

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What is AMD FSR? The upscaling technology explained

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

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What is CAS latency in RAM? Memory timings and their importance

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

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What is AMD FSR? The upscaling technology explained

4 weeks ago | techradar.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

If you've just bought a new graphics card, you'll probably be wondering exact what AMD FSR is. It stands for FidelityFX Super Resolution and it's a software-based upscaler that helps you to achieve higher framerates than would otherwise be possible through native performance. You can think of AMD FSR as a rough equivilent for Nvidia's DLSS, but made with the company's best graphics cards in mind instead.
Power supply ratings explained: the 80 Plus certification system in detail

4 weeks ago | techradar.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

(Image credit: Future / CLEAResult)Whether you're buying a power supply unit for the first time or needing to upgrade to a higher-wattage brick, you're going to want to pay close attention to the power supply ratings system. Every PSU that you can buy right now will be 80 Plus certified, but not all are created equal, and the classifications are more of a spectrum than you may be aware of.
What is CAS latency in RAM? Memory timings and their importance

4 weeks ago | techradar.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

(Image credit: TeamGroup)Understanding what CAS latency is and how it works is important to deepening your knowledge of RAM. Whether you're running the best DDR4 RAM or the best DDR5 RAM, this metric will become an important factor in deciding on your next memory modules. Simply put, CAS latency is the amount of clock cycles that your RAM module takes to output data that your processor needs.
We put the Intel Arc B580 vs Arc B570 to see which is the best budget GPU going

4 weeks ago | techradar.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

Compute Units: 20 Shaders: 2,560 Ray processors: 20 AI/Tensor processors: 160 Boost clock: 2,670 MHz Memory type: GDDR6 Memory pool: 12 GB Memory speed (effective): 19 Gbps Memory bandwidth: 456 GB/s Bus interface: 192-bit TGP: 190W Power connector: 1 x 8-pin Slot width: Dual For Fantastic 1440p performance Very affordable Great design Against Ray tracing lags behind Nvidia Non-gaming performance cannot keep up with Nvidia Compute Units: 18 Shaders: 2,304 Ray processors: 18 AI/Tensor...
Nvidia RTX 5080 vs RTX 5070 Ti: Should you spend a little more?

4 weeks ago | techradar.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

Compute Units: 84 Shaders: 10,752 Ray processors: 84 AI/Tensor processors: 336 Boost clock: 2,617 MHz Memory type: GDDR7 Memory pool: 16 GB Memory speed (effective): 30 Gbps Memory bandwidth: 960 GB/s Bus interface: 256-bit TGP: 360W Power connector: 1 x 16-pin Slot width: Dual For Great performance GDDR7 and PCIe 5.0 Slimmer form-factor Better cooling Same price as RTX 4080 Super Against Still expensive Not a huge gen-on-gen boost Best performance tied to DLSS 4 Nvidia RTX 4080 Super might...
Nvidia RTX 5080 vs RTX 5070 Ti: Should you spend a little more?

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

4 hours agoThe end of 2024 was a huge moment for Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service. The day-one arrival of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the biggest possible blockbuster to add, felt like the climactic endpoint of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. And it was swiftly followed …
Microsoft adds Copilot AI features to Windows 11's Photo app - and I don't hate the new features

4 weeks ago | techradar.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

(Image credit: AdriaVidal via Shutterstock)Microsoft has added new AI-powered features to the Windows Photos app Its new features include Enhanced Optical Character Recognition and editing tools The update is only live in part to Windows Insider users, with the features expected to roll out in the coming weeksMicrosoft has rolled out a new update for the Windows Photos app, which adds Copilot support and an array of new features designed to make the program more user-friendly and useful overall.
Nvidia RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070 Super: Blackwell against Ada refresh in 2025

1 month ago | techradar.com | Aleksha McLoughlin

Compute Units: 48 Shaders: 6,144 Ray processors: 48 AI/Tensor processors: 192 Boost clock: 2,512 MHz Memory type: GDDR7 Memory pool: 12 GB Memory speed (effective): 28 Gbps Memory bandwidth: 672 GB/s Bus interface: 192-bit TGP: 250W Power connector: 1 x 16-pin Slot width: Dual-slot For Multi Frame Generation is impressive No increase in price over RTX 4070 Excellent 1440p performance PCIe 5.0 and GDDR7 Great midrange creative performance Against Almost no improvement over RTX 4070 Super Multi...