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Revisiting the Radeon VII and RTX 2080 at 2560x1440
Our initial tests showed AMD's Radeon VII couldn't beat the GeForce RTX 2080 for 4K gaming superiority, but many more enthusiasts have high-refresh-rate 2560x1440 displays to deliver their pixel fix. We retested the RTX 2080 and Radeon VII at 2560x1440 to see which card comes out on top. → Read More
AMD's Radeon VII graphics card reviewed
AMD's Radeon VII is the first gaming graphics card powered by a 7 nm GPU: Vega 20. This hopped-up Vega chip comes linked up with 16 GB of HBM2 RAM good for 1 TB/s of memory bandwidth. We put this potent combination to the test to see if it can beat out Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080. → Read More
Asus' ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2070 graphics card reviewed
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2070 is the second-cheapest way to get into hybrid rendering with real-time ray tracing, and Asus has given the TU106 GPU wings with its ROG Strix take on the RTX 2070 formula. We put this card to the test to see how it fits into today's graphics-card market. → Read More
In the lab: AMD's Radeon VII graphics card
AMD pulled some surprises out of its hat at CES this year not just by showing off one of its impressively efficient Zen 2 CPUs, but also by unveiling the first graphics card for consumers made on a 7-nm process. The aptly named Radeon VII has the GeForce RTX 2080 in its sights, according to AMD's own benchmarks, and it's got plenty of big numbers to go with its big britches. The Radeon VII… → Read More
So long, farewell
Readers of The Tech Report, It is with a heavy heart that I announce I am stepping down as the site's Editor-in-Chief, effective as of the end of this week. You'll still see my byline appear on future articles from time to time as we take on some projects and wrap up others, but I will no longer be participating in executive or editorial decision-making for the site. In my stead, Seth Colaner… → Read More
Asus' Prime X299-Deluxe II motherboard reviewed
Motherboard manufacturers are introducing refined X299 boards in the wake of Intel's Basin Falls platform refresh, and Asus' Prime X299-Deluxe II promises to fix some of the teething pains of its predecessor. We paired this board up with the Core i9-9980XE to see whether it's up to the job of hosting Intel's highest-end desktop chip yet. → Read More
Topre's Realforce R2 tenkeyless keyboard reviewed
I’m a coffee obsessive, and my passion for the roasted bean has led to a few purchases that could kindly be described as irrational. Among these, I own a Takahiro... → Read More
Topre's Realforce R2 tenkeyless keyboard reviewed
Topre's Realforce keyboards are legendary for their quality and durability, and now Fujitsu Computer Products of America is officially distributing these boards on American shores. We got one of the company's Realforce R2 boards under our fingers to see whether it lives up to the Topre mythos. → Read More
HyperX's Alloy FPS RGB mechanical gaming keyboard reviewed
HyperX's Alloy FPS RGB mechanical gaming keyboard adds multicolor per-key backlighting to a formula that already earned a TR Recommended award. We tried this board with both its stock caps and a set of HyperX's "pudding-style" PBT caps to see how it types. → Read More
Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition untethers Radeon gaming
AMD's next major Radeon Software release is here. Adrenalin 2019 Edition lets gamers stream Radeon-powered games to their phones, tablets, and even their standalone VR headsets. Join us to see how the company plans to untether the Radeon gaming experience. → Read More
Intel talks about its architectural vision for the future
In perhaps its most wide-ranging and technically dazzling display in years, Intel offered us a look into its direction as an integrated device manufacturing company steered in part by the architectural... → Read More
Intel talks about its architectural vision for the future
Intel held a wide-ranging look into its micro- and macro-architectural future this week with silicon luminaries Raja Koduri and Jim Keller. Join us as we talk about the company's first concrete plans for its next-generation processors and more. → Read More
Intel expresses 10-nm and 7-nm confidence in investor Q&A
Intel exec Murthy Renduchintala recently spoke at length about the company's future at the 39th Nasdaq Investor Conference, and the talk has been summed up in a transcript spotted by Anandtech. Renduchintala had much to say about the company's continuing plans for its 10-nm process technology and lifted the lid a bit on its plans for 7-nm production. As TSMC has begun volume production of chips… → Read More
Nvidia promises major RTX boost with Battlefield V update
Our early performance testing for DirectX Raytracing effects in Battlefield V suggested that the tradeoff between frame rates and image quality with Nvidia's GeForce RTX cards was quite dear. We didn't write off the tech at the time, though, because a subsequent interview with DICE by Eurogamer suggested there were plenty of bugs to squash and plenty of low-hanging fruit to pick for RTX… → Read More
Antlion Audio bites off the cord to make its ModMic Wireless
Antlion Audio's ModMic can turn any pair of headphones into a high-quality headset, but that add-on has one unfortunate drawback: it adds another cable to any existing wires running back to its user's PC. The obvious solution to this problem is to get rid of the cord entirely, and that's just what the company has done with its ModMic Wireless. This add-on mic uses Qualcomm's aptX protocol to… → Read More
Intel graphics drivers go universal with 25.20.100.6444 release
One subtlety of the Windows 10 October Update (also known as version 1809) that may have been lost among its many growing pains is that it's the first widely-released version of Windows 10 that requires the use of Windows Modern Drivers (an initiative that might also go by the name of Universal Windows Drivers, or UWDs). The benefit of WMDs, according to Microsoft, is that a device maker such as… → Read More
Project Fi becomes Google Fi and adds iPhone support
Google's contract-free Project Fi wanted to be a refreshingly simple kind of cellular service when it launched back in 2015. Carrier partnerships with both Sprint and T-Mobile allowed Project Fi subscribers to get the best network connectivity wherever they were, and a simple pricing model of $20 per month for baseline service and $10 for every gigabyte of data offered clarity about just what… → Read More
Basemark GPU 1.1 benchmark adds support for the DirectX 12 API
The world can always use more free, quick-to-run, cross-platform benchmarks for the latest methods in graphics programming, and Basemark is improving its benchmark utility for those who want a repeatable, common frame of reference for graphics performance across devices. Basemark GPU 1.1 adds support for the DirectX 12 API, as well as a cleaner launcher, Flatpak distribution for Linux users, and… → Read More
Elgato Cam Link 4K turns pro cameras into hi-fi webcams
Elgato's Cam Link dongle is a handy way to turn any camera with clean HDMI output capability into a platform for streaming video, but some might have found the original Cam Link's 1920x1080 maximum resolution restrictive. That all changes today with the Cam Link 4K, whose upgraded internals can push 3840x2160 video at 30 FPS in addition to the 1920x1080-at-60-FPS that the original Cam Link… → Read More
Nvidia 417.01 drivers get ready for Darksiders III
Nvidia has released a minor driver update this morning in preparation for Darksiders III. Version 417.01 gets GeForce owners Game Ready for that title, and it also fixes a few bugs. Among those fixes, gamers with 4K monitors should find that they can set refresh rates higher than 30 Hz. The Frame Rate Limiter 2 utility should work again with the 417.01 software. Turing graphics cards should no… → Read More