A homemade system approximating the specifications of the upcoming Steam Machine suggests Valve's console may struggle to meet its advertised 4K resolution target at 60 frames per second. YouTuber The Phawx assembled a testing platform using an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor with disabled cores and a Radeon RX 7600M XT graphics card to evaluate performance claims.
Testing confirmed the hardware delivers six times the performance of the original Steam Deck, with some benchmarks exceeding that figure. However, most titles failed to maintain 4K output at 60 frames per second, even when utilizing upscaling technology in Ultra Performance mode with reduced graphical settings. God of War Ragnarok represented the sole exception, achieving the...
AMD has set a launch window for its FSR Redstone software package, which will introduce machine learning capabilities to the Radeon RX 9000 graphics card lineup. Jack Huynh, who serves as senior vice president and general manager of the Computing and Graphics Group, announced the release through social media channels.
The update represents a major advancement for the company's driver architecture and upscaling technology. Four core features will debut with the release: Neural Radiance Caching for improved global illumination efficiency, ML Ray Regeneration to reduce visual noise while maintaining performance, ML Super Resolution for image reconstruction, and ML Frame Generation to boost frame rates. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 already...
TSMC has begun considering legal action against former executive Dr. Wei-Jen Lo over potential violations of Taiwan's Trade Secrets Act following reports of his impending move to Intel. The chip manufacturer suspects Lo may possess sensitive information about advanced manufacturing processes, including 2-nanometer and 1.6-nanometer technologies. Taiwanese media outlets report that Lo routinely took handwritten notes during confidential meetings and departed with several boxes of such materials.
Lo spent nearly two decades leading TSMC operations, where he introduced EUV technology and established the Nighthawk initiative that contributed significantly to the company's dominance. His potential recruitment by Intel represents a...
Samsung faces potential thermal management challenges with the Galaxy S26 Ultra after equipping the device with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which reportedly generates excessive heat during intensive operations. The chip can consume up to 22 watts under stress, comparable to ultrabook-class processors, with early devices like the OnePlus 15 experiencing overheating during benchmark tests. The processor's architecture features six Oryon Phoenix M performance cores running at 3.63 GHz and two Oryon Phoenix L prime cores at 4.61 GHz, with the high clock speeds contributing to thermal concerns.
The heating issues could benefit Samsung's in-house Exynos 2600 chip, which uses Gate-All-Around transistors and a 2-nanometer...
Additional PassMark testing reveals the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H has surpassed its direct predecessor in multi-core performance, though margins remain narrow. The Panther Lake processor scored 32,003 points across multiple samples, delivering roughly 4% better multi-threaded results than the Core Ultra 7 255H while trailing by 1.4% in single-core evaluation. Testing confirmed a turbo frequency reaching 4.8 GHz.
The gains appear modest compared to the previous generation leap from 155H to 255H, which delivered approximately 20% improvements in both single and multi-threaded workloads. Engineers attribute the smaller advancement to architectural adjustments, with the 358H exchanging two performance cores for additional low-power...
NVIDIA and Arm have expanded their collaboration by enabling NVLink Fusion technology across Neoverse AI data center platforms. The integration allows partners building systems with Arm-based processors to connect their chips directly to NVIDIA accelerators through a high-bandwidth coherent interface that eliminates memory bottlenecks, limiting artificial intelligence performance.
The technology uses the AMBA CHI C2C protocol developed by Arm to create seamless data movement between central processing units and graphics processing units at rack scale. Major cloud providers, including AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle and Meta already deploy Neoverse cores, with the architecture expected to capture half the hyperscaler market by 2025...
German overclocker CENS has claimed the top position on the HWBot DDR5 leaderboard by pushing memory speeds to 6661.4 MHz, equivalent to 13,322.8 MT/s. The achievement surpasses the previous record by approximately 111 MHz and was accomplished using an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor paired with an ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 APEX motherboard and G.Skill Trident Z5 24 GB module.
The configuration maintained CL68-127-127-127-2 latency timings while reaching the higher frequency, with liquid nitrogen cooling applied to both processor and memory components. Most recent records have utilized the GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard, though the Z890 APEX has proven competitive for extreme overclocking attempts.
Industry observers...
GSC Game World has deployed version 1.7 for STALKER 2, restoring faction territorial conflicts through the A-Life System that was absent at launch. The update enables groups to capture contested locations while defending their holdings, with various checkpoints becoming battlegrounds between NPCs and mutants. AI enhancements allow enemies to retreat tactically when outmatched and improve their combat positioning decisions. Stealth mechanics received adjustments that prevent NPCs from easily detecting players concealed in vegetation and reduce shooting accuracy when targets remain hidden.
The patch adds Master difficulty and Expedition mode, restricting saves to specific moments for heightened tension. Additional changes include anomaly...
Rockstar Games has conducted exploratory tests to determine whether Grand Theft Auto VI could run on the Nintendo Switch 2, according to credible industry sources. The leaker Nate the Hate clarified that such experimentation represents standard developer practice for evaluating platform viability rather than confirming active development for the console.
Technical challenges appear substantial given the game's reported ambitions. Both available trailers suggest the title will target 30 frames per second on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, indicating significant hardware demands from advanced simulation systems and ray tracing implementation. The Nintendo Switch 2 offers certain advantages, including greater available memory than the...
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