MediaTek and Qualcomm trim GPU cores for cheaper flagship chips
MediaTek and Qualcomm are using GPU binning to create cheaper flagship chip variants. We analyze how core reductions impact device performance and pricing.
Category: Game performance
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NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super Direct Water Cooling Hits 13C in Extreme Test
TrashBench tests direct water- on- die cooling on an NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super, achieving 13C. See how this extreme method compares to AIO and stock cooling.
Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls Steam Rating Drops to 43% After Launch
Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls holds a 43% positive Steam rating after launch due to stuttering, Linux blocking, and Steam Deck incompatibility.
Lossless Scaling 2.0 Plugin Fails to Improve Steam Deck Frame Generation
The new Lossless Scaling 2.0 plugin for Steam Deck fails to deliver promised frame generation improvements, offering only minor ghosting fixes.
Need for Speed: Carbon RTX Remix Mod V0.3 Shows Path Tracing
Need for Speed: Carbon RTX Remix Mod V0.3 shows path tracing. New screenshots reveal lighting updates for the classic racing game.
Gears of War: E-Day RTX 5090 Benchmarks Show 67FPS at 4K Ultra
Gears of War: E- Day beta benchmarks show the RTX 5090 hitting 67FPS at 4K Ultra. See how the RTX 5080 and 5070 Ti perform with DLSS 4.5.
Beast of Reincarnation Hits 90-110 FPS at 4K on RTX 5090
Beast of Reincarnation hits 90- 110 FPS at 4K on RTX 5090, but ray tracing appears broken and engine features are underutilized in the leaked build.
Gears of War: E-Day Closed Beta Hits 40-50 FPS on RTX 5080 at 4K
Gears of War: E- Day closed beta performance data shows 40- 50 FPS at 4K Ultra on an RTX 5080, with 60 FPS peaks in lighter scenes.
NukeMark GPU Benchmark Drops RTX 5090 to 15 FPS at 4K
EzBench releases NukeMark, an adversarial GPU benchmark that drops the RTX 5090 to 15 FPS at 4K by stressing Unreal Engine 5.7 features simultaneously.
Steam Deck Patch Fixes AMD CPU Stuttering, Boosts 1% Lows by 31.8%
A new Linux kernel patch fixes AMD CPU clock handling on the Steam Deck, boosting 1% low frame rates by 31.8% and reducing stuttering in demanding games.