It seems like eons ago, but the first AMD RDNA2 architecture graphics cards for PCs were released a year ago today (or 15 dog years using the newest method devised by the AMVA). Club386’s Tarinder tested and pondered over the first “Big Navi” hardware releases, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800, and summed up that while excellent for rasterisation performance, supplemented by generous VRAM allocations, and running cool and quiet, there were weak points to be aware of in real-time ray tracing performance and in the provision of any alternative to Nvidia’s DLSS. Over the last year, however, AMD has launched FSR with modest success in terms of accolades and uptake, and might have even forced Nvidia’s hand into re-launching NIS earlier this week.
Computer hardware
- Fujitsu releases limited-run HHKB professional HYBRID Type-S Snow Keyboard
- Samsung intros the Smart Keyboard Trio 500
- Cherry begins to offer a 2.4GHz wireless version of its Stream keyboard
- AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.3 driver is out, supports MSFS GOTY, Farming Simulator 22, extra Vulkan extensions
- Intel SST audio driver causing BSODs on Windows 11 PCs, confirms Microsoft
- Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5 & Vulcan DDR5 released
Gaming
- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (2005) is free to keep, grab it before Nov 25
- Saints Row delayed from Feb to August 2022 for “quality and polish”
- Ratchet & Clank and Deathloop get the most nominations at Game Awards
- Nvidia shares Myth of Empires, Framing Simulator, and Assetto Corsa 4K DLSS comparison videos
- Emulators Snes9x, bsnes, DeSmuME, and PPSSPP are now on Steam
Technology
- Microsoft: Here’s our new media player for Windows 11 to replace the Groove Music app
- Windows 11 rollout is being accelerated, says Microsoft
- Apple announces Self Service Repair – with spare parts, tools and manuals available (starting from iPhone 12 and 13)
- Surprise Pixel 6 update improves fingerprint scanner performance
- Zuckerberg’s haptic glove is based on copied tech, company claims
- Nvidia announces its 3Q 2022 financial results
