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Building a capable gaming PC relies on two primary components: the CPU and GPU (or graphics card, in common parlance). While having a powerful desktop CPU in your gaming rig is important, the latter ...

3DMark Port Royal is the world’s first real-time ray tracing benchmark for gamers. It shows you how well your PC handles ray-tracing effects in real time. Use Port Royal to benchmark graphics cards ...

If you’re on the hunt for a new graphics card, you’re likely looking at clock rates, how many shader cores, and how much VRAM it’s packing. But don’t underestimate memory bandwidth when shopping ...

After years of terrible GPU prices, the $269 Radeon RX 7600 is a breath of fresh air. It offers excellent 1080p gaming in a power efficient package at an affordable price—if you don’t mind skipping ...

The best graphics cards are much more complex processors than their predecessors as they perform a wide variety of tasks that were previously limited in scope or done by the CPU. They do this because ...

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When Nvidia first announced the RTX 5000 series of graphics cards at CES 2025, it was clear that the company would be leaning even further into AI with these products. As anyone who follows enterprise ...

Let’s start the list with one of the budget-friendly Graphics cards, RTX 3050 that is available in the market. This 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM is good enough to handle a game with moderate to high settings ...

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Time Spy Extreme is a new 4K DirectX 12 benchmark test, available in 3DMark Advanced and Professional Editions. You don’t need a 4K monitor to run it, but you will need a GPU with at least 4 GB of ...

When deciding on parts for a new gaming PC, the GPU is now the most integral component of the rig, given that it's a key factor for gaming performance. Processors, memory, and storage have a say in ...