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On tonight’s show…
– Tech News –
RTX 50-series shows ‘15-33%’ improved performance without DLSS/AI vs 40-series
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-official-geforce-rtx-50-vs-rtx-40-benchmarks-15-to-33-performance-uplift-without-dlss-multi-frame-generation
Reviews go live on Jan 24th
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-reviews-go-live-january-24-rtx-5080-on-january-30
Intel B580 noticeably slower when paired with slower CPUs
https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/arc-b580-performance-issues
Minisforum MS-A2 announced at CES
https://nascompares.com/news/the-minisforum-ms-a2-workstation-revealed-at-ces-2025/
AMD launches Ryzen 9950X3D + 9900X3D CPUs
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-launches-ryzen-9-9950x3d-and-9900x3d-claims-20-percent-faster-gaming-performance-than-intels-flagship-arrow-lake-processors
AMD launches new slate of mobile powerhouses, muddies water
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-z2-apus-gaming-handhelds-z2-extreme-strix-z2-hawk-z2-go-rembrandt/