Editorials

How to Overclock Your GPU and Boost Your PC Gaming with ASUS GPU Tweak III

March 26, 2024 | We examine how to boost your in-game performance with this guide to GPU overclocking using the impressive ASUS GPU Tweak III tool.

ASUS's AMD Radeon RX 7000 Series GPU lineup has something for every gamer

March 24, 2024 | With unmatched quality and features, ASUS's Radeon RX 7000 GPUs deliver excellent gaming performance. Join us as Kosta gives us all the details.

TweakTown GPU Test Bed 2022 Update: Ready For Next-Gen GPUs

June 10, 2022 | My GPU test rig gets some upgrades: ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme, Intel Core i9-12900K, Sabrent DDR5 RAM, and Sabrent 8TB SSD.

ASUS + MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Tested: GDDR6X at 24Gbps+ in ETH Mining

April 14, 2022 | NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is here and with its wicked-fast 21Gbps GDDR6X overclocked, it hits 120MH/s+ easily mining ETH.

MSI MEG Z490 Unify + Core i9-10900K: RTX 3080/3090 SUPRIM X Tested

December 16, 2020 | MSI's GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X, RTX 3080 SUPRIM X graphics cards benchmarked on the Intel Core i9-10900K and MEG Z490 Unify.

TweakTown GPU Test Bed Upgrade for 2021, But Then Zen 3 Was Announced

October 31, 2020 | Our GPU test rig gets a big upgrade: moving to AMD Ryzen, PCIe 4.0, Sabrent PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, ASUS ROG X570 motherboard, more.

Neon Noir Benchmarked: Crytek's Ray Tracing Benchmark Tool Tested

June 30, 2020 | Can your PC handle CRYENGINE's ray tracing tech? Neon Noir benchmarks including the $2499 TITAN RTX are inside.

Half-Life: Alyx Buyers Guide: PC Hardware & VR Headset Recommendations

March 15, 2020 | A handy guide on what you need and should buy to play Half-Life: Alyx when it releases on March 23 in VR only.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood Benchmarked: GeForce & Radeon Battle It Out

February 28, 2020 | Wolfenstein: Youngblood gets churned through the benchmark grind with a slew of AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood Benchmarked: NVIDIA DLSS & Ray Tracing Tested

February 20, 2020 | Wolfenstein: Youngblood now includes NVIDIA's DLSS and ray tracing, so we give it a benchmark run.

Intel Xe: One GPU Architecture To Rule Them All

January 9, 2020 | Intel begins shipping out DG1 discrete graphics SDKs to developers and we have some official information to share.

The Best Tech of the Decade

December 29, 2019 | Technology has come a long way forward in the last 10 years, here's a round up of all of the best tech of the last decade.

Metro Exodus Benchmarked: The New 'Can It Run Crysis'

February 13, 2019 | Metro Exodus is one of the best looking games of 2019 so far, and it truly punishes all of our graphics cards including the RTX 2080 Ti.

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition Benchmarks... So Far

February 5, 2018 | We run the newly-released Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition benchmark through its paces.

MiningSky 8-GPU Mining Rig V1 Review

December 22, 2017 | MiningSky's 8-GPU Mining Rig V1 is an amazingly simple cryptomining rig that kicks ass.

Ryzen 3 vs. Core i3 benched on GTX 1060/1070 & RX Vega

September 26, 2017 | AMD's Ryzen 3 1300X faces off against Intel's Core i3-7350K with the GeForce GTX 1060/1070 and Radeon RX Vega 56 GPUs. Battle, begin!

8K benched: RX Vega 64 vs. GTX 1080 Ti vs. TITAN Xp SLI

September 19, 2017 | We're back with more 8K gaming benchmarks, with low/medium/high/ultra results in a few games.

Cryptocurrency mining deflates, used GPUs hit eBay

July 20, 2017 | Ethereum mining continues to deflate, with used GPUs hitting eBay already.

Ethereum Mining is Dead: Price Drops, Difficulty Booms

July 11, 2017 | Ethereum price drops to a two-month low, while difficulty goes through the roof, hitting ALL miners overnight.

Anyone buying hardware to mine Ethereum is going to lose

July 8, 2017 | Know anyone who just spent thousands on hardware for Ethereum mining? Well...

Ethereum mining @ 1GH/s: 40 x GPUs = $5000+ per month

June 20, 2017 | What can 43 graphics cards make per month mining Ethereum? A pretty damn decent $5000 or more.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Benchmarked: CPU & GPU War

May 24, 2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is an incredibly fun, but it crushes your PC into dust. Here's some analysis.

GTX 980 Ti SLI vs. GTX 1080 Ti SLI on AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

April 5, 2017 | Two GeForce GTX 1080 Ti cards in SLI against two GTX 980 Ti cards in SLI - all on AMD's 8C/16T monster Ryzen 7 1800X processor - FIGHT!

TweakTown's new GPU Benchmarking Rig (Updated for 2017)

April 5, 2017 | Our graphics card reviewing test bed needed updating, so we've upgraded to the Kaby Lake-based Core i7-7700K and more.

HBM2 Graphics RAM Isn't the Hero We Deserve... Yet

August 10, 2016 | We chat about High Bandwidth Memory and how NVIDIA has shown that we don't need HBM2 graphics card RAM technology in the near future.

AMD Positioning Itself to Become a Commanding Force in Rendering

July 24, 2016 | Rendering is big business, and AMD is making it easier and cheaper for everyone involved. Here's some of what we learnt at Siggraph.

Can AMD beat the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 video card? Probably not.

May 8, 2016 | With the reveal of the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 video card, what can AMD do to beat them? We discuss the subject.

NVIDIA's reveal of Pascal teases the next-gen GeForce video cards

April 16, 2016 | What's the next-generation of GeForce video cards from NVIDIA going to be like? The recent tease of Pascal at GTC 2016 could be an indicator.

Expectations from NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2016 Event

April 5, 2016 | NVIDIA kicked off its GPU Technology Conference today, but what should we expect from the event? Let's take a look.

Imagination has big plans for its Ray Tracing Wizard PowerVR GPU

March 25, 2016 | Imagination Tech showed off its Ray Tracing Wizard GPU at GDC 2016. They have big plans with their new hybrid rendering tech. We discuss it here.

The Division PC Performance Analysis - AMD and NVIDIA go head to head

March 14, 2016 | The Division is finally here, and we take a deep dive into just how well, or not well, it performs on a variety of hardware.

DX12 Benchmarked with the Fury X and Titan X working together

March 1, 2016 | We test out the DX12-capable Ashes of the Singularity, mixing our AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce video cards together - whaaat?!

DX12 Benched - Fury X CF vs. Titan X SLI in Ashes of the Singularity

February 29, 2016 | How does the Fury X in Crossfire fare against Titan X cards in SLI in the new DX12 benchmark, Ashes of the Singularity? That's what we're here to find out.

DX12 Benchmarked - Ashes of the Singularity with AMD and NVIDIA GPUs

February 24, 2016 | We benchmark the DX12-capable Ashes of the Singularity with AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce video cards, and man is it exciting.

AMD Talks About its RTG Visual Technologies Roadmap for 2016

December 9, 2015 | AMD talks DisplayPort 1.3, HDMI 2.0a, HDR and so much more during its RTG Technology Summit 2015 in Sonoma, California.

2-way Radeon R9 Fury X vs. GeForce GTX Titan X at 11,520 x 2160

October 19, 2015 | We throw two AMD Radeon R9 Fury X and two NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X video cards into the ring at 11,520 x 2160 and let them fight to the death.

Star Wars Battlefront Open Beta GPU Performance Overview

October 13, 2015 | EA and DICE unleashed the open beta of Star Wars Battlefront. We tested all of our video cards at 1080p, 1440p, 4K, and 3440x1440 to see how it performs.

HBM to Revolutionize Video Cards, Starting with AMD's Radeon R9 390X

May 19, 2015 | AMD is set to use High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) in its upcoming Radeon R9 390X video card. Here's the rundown on this super-fast VRAM.

AMD's Future of Gaming: FreeSync, DirectX 12, LiquidVR, VR and more

March 30, 2015 | AMD outlines the future of gaming: FreeSync, DirectX 12, LiquidVR, VR gaming, Asynchronous Shaders and more. Good times!

Interview with AMD's Roy Taylor, response to NVIDIA's Maxwell GPUs

December 2, 2014 | NVIDIA launched its Maxwell GPUs last month, what does AMD have to say? We interview Roy Taylor, AMD's Corporate Vice President of Global Channel Sales.

Exploring Sony Vegas Pro 13 Rendering with a VisionTek Radeon R9 290

July 4, 2014 | Sony's Vegas video editing software first introduced GPU assisted rendering in v10. Since then, there new processes that take advantage of your video card.

4K Showdown: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB vs. AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB

June 3, 2014 | In today's 4K Showdown, we take a look at the single GPU kings from both AMD (Radeon R9 290X 4GB) and NVIDIA (GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB) in stunning 2160p.

AMD Mantle Radeon R9 290X CrossFire at 4K Preview - Is It All That It's Cracked Up To Be?

February 11, 2014 | AMD has kind of launched its Mantle API, so we tested it out on two AMD Radeon R9 290X video cards in CrossFire at 4K - come and see the results.

Sleeping Dogs Benchmarked with AMD Eyefinity in Portrait at 3240x1920

May 15, 2013 | Sleeping Dogs goes under the Eyefinity microscope once again, this time in Portrait - how does it perform at 3240x1920? Let's see.

NVIDIA's Strong-arm Tactics - How they treat GPU Partners and Media

August 17, 2012 | We got an email from MSI earlier today saying that they could no longer support us with video card review samples. The reason? NVIDIA and its tactics.

Batman: Arkham City Performance Analysis

November 25, 2011 | We check out the latest Batman game, Batman: Arkham City and find out how it runs on a number of video cards.

The $210 Video Card Showdown

August 2, 2010 | Sapphire HD 5830 1GB and MSI GTX 460 768MB Cyclone; both priced at $210 U.S. - Where should your money go?

The Best $500 NVIDIA PhysX Setup

June 15, 2010 | $500 and a love for PhysX? - Which option is the better way to go; a single GTX 480, or a GTX 470 with a dedicated GTX 260 picked up second hand?

AMD gets back in the development game with OpenCL tools and drivers

December 16, 2009 | AMD is finally getting back in the game with the release of OpenCL tools and drivers. But are they too late to catch NVIDIA?

Kingpin Cooling Single GPU Competition with LN2 by Deanzo

November 30, 2009 | Today we will have a glimpse into the world of competitive overclocking as Deanzo takes part in one of these events.