Episode 6: Steve responds to widespread hatred over his decision not to use DLSS for testing Cyberpunk 2077. Plus we rank every current generation AMD and Nvidia graphics card from worst to best, or more accurately, worst to least bad.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro02:21 - Why No DLSS and FSR Testing for Cyberpunk?24:54 - Ranking All GPUs from Worst to Least Bad50:57 - Newegg GPU Trade In Program57:57 - Our Boring LivesNEWS LINKShttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/newegg-launches-gpu-trade-in-programSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedFloatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: It's a news episode! With the recent next-gen Xbox console leaks, we discuss future AMD CPU and GPU tech, how an Nvidia console would impact the market, and whether upscaling is being relied on too heavily for next-gen game experiences. We also chat about Ray Reconstruction, Asus' new $3200 GPU, Dough being dodgy and more.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro1:38 - Xbox 2028 CPU Design Leaks9:43 - Xbox 2028 GPU Design Leaks12:54 - Xbox Wants Next-Gen Features, Can AMD Deliver?17:52 - What About an Nvidia Console?25:40 - New Consoles Might Rely Too Heavily on Upscaling34:14 - DLSS is Different at Different GPU Tiers40:35 - Steve Tested a $3200 GPU49:43 - Asus Schools Steve on How to Pronounce Asus52:53 - DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction Thoughts1:07:29 - Dough Screws Their Monitor Customers1:13:42 - Updates From Our Boring LivesNEWS LINKShttps://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platformhttps://www.theverge.com/23872874/dough-eve-spectrum-monitor-refunds-v-tablet-follow-upSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedFloatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4: It's a battle! Steve and Tim each spec out a $1000 gaming PC build that the other one hasn't seen and discuss whose is better. Also, a few brief news topics including the latest Nvidia driver for Starfield and RX 7600 XT rumors.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro2:13 - RX 7800 XT Pricing in the US vs Other Regions4:27 - Nvidia's New Starfield Driver with ReBAR Enabled11:35 - Is the RX 7600 XT a Real Product?17:21 - Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 202352:05 - Other Stuff in Our Lives NEWS LINKShttps://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-7600-xt-to-feature-10gb-and-12gb-memory-configs-according-to-powercolor-eec-filingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedFloatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3: Today we're recapping the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT reviews and discussing some missed opportunities in AMD's marketing. We also chat about Starfield: is the game badly optimized? Should you be thinking about more frequent CPU upgrades? What happened to DLSS? CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro4:04 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Recap16:01 - Is Performance Close to RDNA2 a Fail?19:20 - Heaps of Old Stock Still Affecting Releases22:44 - What About Manufacturing Costs25:43 - Missed Opportunity with Radeon Launches and Starfield35:23 - Is Starfield Badly Optimized?44:17 - Is it Time to Think About More Frequent CPU Upgrades?49:41 - Should Bethesda or Intel Have Optimized Starfield for Arc GPUs?53:54 - What Happened to AMD Blocking DLSS in Starfield?1:06:38 - Other Stuff in Our LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedFloatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: It's a news episode! We talk about Nvidia's new DLSS 3.5 technology; our early thoughts and how this impacts AMD and benchmarking. We also revisit some difficulties with VRAM benchmarking, give our thoughts on new PresentMon features, Nvidia's BIOS signature check being bypassed and more.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro2:56 - Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction25:25 - Benchmarking is Getting More Difficult, VRAM Discussion37:49 - DLSS 3 is Coming to Fortnite, Latency Testing42:30 - GPU Busy Metric in PresentMon48:28 - Nvidia BIOS Signature Lock Bypassed58:41 - Insights into Steve's Boring LifeNEWS LINKSNvidia DLSS 3.5: https://www.nvidia.com/en-au/geforce/news/nvidia-dlss-3-5-ray-reconstruction/TechPowerUp Nvidia BIOS Lock Bypass: https://www.techpowerup.com/312631/nvidia-bios-signature-lock-broken-vbios-modding-and-crossflash-enabled-by-groundbreaking-new-toolsSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedFloatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.