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AMD just gave your old Radeon GPU a new lease on life

October 22, 2026
FSR 4.1 is coming to Radeon RX 6000 GPUs way ahead of schedule, along with Ryzen laptops, gaming handhelds, and Xbox consoles. Credit: Brad Chacos / IDG AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling technology was a revelation when it debuted last year, delivering the sort of crisp, clean visuals that finally let Radeon go toe-to-toe with Nvidia’s vaunted DLSS. The problem? It only worked on…
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Gamers don’t need a $5,000 RTX 5090 anyway. DLSS got good enough

October 16, 2026
RTX 5090s reportedly discontinued? Who cares? A $549 GeForce RTX 5070 can make path-traced Cyberpunk look buttery smooth at 4K and 240Hz. Nvidia’s AI tricks are rewriting the rules of high-end gaming. Credit: Adam Patrick Murray / Foundry The GeForce RTX 5090 is an absolute monster. It’s also becoming increasingly difficult to justify for gaming — and ironically…
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Meta’s new VR headset forgot about the games

September 30, 2026
The company that brought virtual reality to the mainstream barely mentioned gaming when it showed off its new flagship headset. That’s bad news for anyone who likes VR. Credit: Meta I have a medium-intensity interest in virtual reality gaming. I’m excited to try Valve’s new Steam Frame, and an older VR headset design helped me lose a ton of weight. VR, more than any…
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Nvidia’s DLSS 5 makes NBA 2K27 look incredibly real, which is kind of the problem

September 2, 2026
NBA 2K27 shows off DLSS 5’s impressive new realism — and hints at a future where animation, not graphics, becomes gaming’s weakest link. Credit: Nvidia I couldn’t stop staring at the shadows on Tyrese Haliburton’s hand. That sounds weird, but hear me out. Nvidia showed me and other journalists an early preview of 2K’s NBA 2K27 ahead of the game’s September 4…
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