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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War requires up to 250 GB of free hard disk space

As on 23. August 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was released First person shooter in addition to the scandalous story also caused a stir due to the required hard drive space. With full 150 GB presented itself to the 16. Part of the Call-of-Duty series as extremely memory-hungry. Also in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which will start from 13. November 2019, the Activision development studio is not exactly reluctant regarding the resources required on the hard drive. As can be seen from the published system requirements, the latest part of the series in the Ultra RTX specifications requires at least 250 GB of free space.

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Whoever screws down the requirements comes with 175 GB out. If you only want to play the multiplayer of the new Call of Duty with the minimum requirements, you only have to 50 GB of free space available. An Intel Core i3 – 3700 or an AMD FX – 6300 out. When it comes to graphics cards, all shooter fans should have at least one NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or GTX 1650 or a Radeon HD 7950. The required 8 GB of RAM should hardly be a problem. The operating system can also be used with both Windows 7 and Windows 10 – each in the 64 – bit version – can be accessed.

As soon as the demands are higher and gamers want to use ray tracing, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 recommended. Since this is very rare at the moment and is difficult or impossible to obtain in retail, at least a GeForce GTX 970 or better be built into your own computer. Otherwise, high FPS can hardly be implemented on displays that have a high refresh rate. For the supreme discipline “Ultra RTX”, in addition to an RTX 3080, an Intel i9 9900 K or an AMD Ryzen 3700 X required.

System requirements

Minimum:

Windows 7 64 – Bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64 – Bit (Version 1803 or higher)
Intel Core i3 – 4340 or AMD FX – 6300
8 GB RAM
50 GB (multiplayer only), 150 GB (all game modes)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1650 or Radeon HD 7950

Recommended:

Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Intel Core i5 – 2500 K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600 X processor
12 GB RAM
150 GB hard disk space
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1660 or Radeon R9 390 / AMD RX 580

Recommended (Raytracing ):

Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Intel i7 – 8700 K or AMD Ryzen 1800 X
16 GB RAM
150 GB hard disk space
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2500

Competition:

Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Intel i7 – 8700 K or AMD Ryzen 1800 X
16 GB RAM
150 GB hard disk space
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / RTX 3070 or Radeon RX Vega 64 Graphics

Ultra RTX:

Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Intel i9 – 8700 K or AMD Ryzen 3700 X
16 GB RAM
250 GB hard disk space
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

AMD confirms that its graphics cards will only support RayTracing via non-proprietary APIs

by Jordi Bercial 4 hours ago 1

Just yesterday we mentioned that UL Benchmarks launched a new benchmark to evaluate RayTracing’s performance over the DirectX API 11 , thus using Microsoft’s implementation called DXR.

Today, as we see on AdoredTV, AMD has specified its position regarding support for RayTracing in its Radeon RX 2020 Series , because although for example in graphics cards of NVIDIA is clear when a game supports NVIDIA RTX, in order to have two different implementations on the market it might not be so simple .

AMD’s statement indicates that the company will support all titles that make use of standards that we can find in the industry , such as the API Microsoft DXR and the upcoming RayTracing API for Vulkan , while games that make use of proprietary APIs or extensions will not be supported by AMD, clearly referring to those games designed to work with the NVIDIA RayTracing API.

This means that the titles currently using Microsoft DXR or will use the Vulkan RayTracing API in the future can be played without any kind of problem with new graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series , while games that are designed for NVIDIA graphics cards such as Wolfenstein: Youngblood or Quake II RTX will not be able to use RayTracing.

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Godfall PC system requirements announced

Matthew Wilson
5 hours ago
Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming

Godfall is coming next week for both the PlayStation 5 and PC. Given that this is a PS5 console launch exclusive, we’d expect some beefy PC hardware requirements. Today, we get to see exactly how demanding the game will be on PC.

This week, Gearbox and Counterplay announced the PC minimum and recommended hardware requirements for Godfall. It is a flashy looking game and is set to be a graphical showcase for Unreal Engine. So what does it take to run such a game on PC?

Here are the system requirements for Godfall on PC:

Minimum:

OS: Windows 10
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-6600
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
RAM: 12GB

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700
GPU: AMD Radeon 5700 XT 8GB or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti 11GB
RAM: 16GB

Memory requirements are particularly big here. There are also indications that running this game at 4K with Ultra HD textures will eat up as much as 12GB of VRAM.

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ASRock Sticks With AMD Reference Design for New Radeon RX 6800, 6800 XT Cards

(Image credit: Asrock)

ASRock has just revealed its first RX 6000-series graphics cards based on AMD’s RDNA2 architecture called the ASRock RX 6800 and ASRock RX 6800 XT — no fancy names for these cards. ASRock’s RX 6800 and 6800 XT are not custom-made but are instead designed around AMD’s reference specifications. So far, the company has yet to reveal any custom-designed variants.

This is normal operation for AIB (add-in board) partners, AMD (and Nvidia previously) allows reference design for its GPUs to be manufactured by its partners and sold under the partner’s brand.

ASRock RX 6800

The RX 6800 will be AMD’s lowest-end card, for now, tackling the best graphics cards in the budget category with 60 CUs, 16GB of GDDR6, a boost frequency of up to 2,105 MHz and a TDP of 250W.

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Asrock Radeon RX 6800 Reference Spec (Image credit: Asrock)

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Asrock Radeon RX 6800 Reference Spec (Image credit: Asrock)

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Asrock Radeon RX 6800 Reference Spec (Image credit: Asrock)

ASRock’s RX 6800 reference card features AMD’s triple slot cooler design measuring 267 x 120 x 40mm. Not much is known about the heatsink design. All we know is the heating is fully open on the side, which is where all the air will exhaust after the intake fans push air through the heatsink.

Aesthetically, this is one of AMD’s best-looking designs. The shroud is matte black on the edges and accompanied by a center strip of silver where the three fans are located. Red lines outline the side, with a Radeon logo in the middle. The card features two 8-pin power connectors at the edge.

ASRock RX 6800 XT

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Asrock Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Spec (Image credit: Asrock)

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Asrock Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Spec (Image credit: Asrock)

For the RX 6800 XT from Asrock, AMD’s reference cooler is widened by an additional 10mm to make more room for cooling,. Besides that, it has the same height and length as the RX 6800 reference cooler.

Aesthetically, the card is a touch different as well. The silver strip in the middle of the shroud is slightly thinner at the edges compared to the ASRock RX 6800, but in the middle, the XT gains a more aggressive angle shaped like an X. There are no other identifiable changes.

The RX 6800 XT will be AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s RTX 3080. It’ll arrive with 72 CUs, boost frequency of 2,250 MHz and 300W TDP.

If you want to get your hands on one of these cards, the official launch date for AMD Big Navi is November 18.

Smart Access Memory: AMD shows further benchmarks

As part of the presentation of the Radeon RX – 6000 – series, AMD showed one new technology, which in interaction with the own Ryzen – 4539 – processors the “ultimate gaming platform” should enable. Smart Access Memory (SAM) should enable the processor to access the graphics memory of the graphics card directly. In a similar way, graphics cards with Ampere GPUs, together with Microsoft’s DirectStorage API, should be able to ensure a faster exchange of data. At NVIDIA this is called RTX IO.

The first benchmarks for the Radeon RX – 6000 Series were partly created with activated Smart Access Memory, so you should always keep in mind that AMD can achieve a performance increase of up to 11%, but this is only valid if a Ryzen – 5000 – Processor should be used.

The performance plus of 11% is an extreme example and so far it has not been entirely clear in which applications and in which framework the advantage of the new technology will move. Further values on Smart Access Memory have now been published on a product page. Here the performance difference in Borderlands 3, Gears 5, Hitman 2, Wolfstein: Young Blood and Forza Horizon 4 is shown.

For the latter game, AMD recorded the performance plus of 11%. In the other titles, the increase is between 5 and 6%. In addition to a graphics card from the Radeon RX – 5000 – series and a Ryzen – 5000 – Processor also a mainboard with 500 – Series -Chipset on – certainly to be able to achieve the necessary bandwidth via PCI-Express 4.0.

How exactly Smart Access Memory works and what is behind it is not yet entirely clear. According to AMD, SAM can no longer access just a small portion of the graphics card memory, but rather a significantly larger, if not all, part.

“In conventional Windows-based PC systems, processors can only access a fraction of graphics memory (VRAM) at once, limiting system performance. With AMD Smart Access Memory, the data channel gets expanded to harness the full potential of GPU memory – removing the bottleneck to increase performance. “

As part of the Presentation were from previously 256 MB. Now it should be significantly more. At the start of the Radeon-RX – 6000 – series we will certainly know the details of the technology. In addition to the hardware requirements, AMD has so far only spoken of the need for the Radeon driver in the version 20. 11. 2 as well as a BIOS with AGESA 1.1.0.0. The games will certainly have to support Smart Access Memory and whether SMA is compatible with Microsoft’s DirectStorage API is also not yet known.

We will be the cards of the Radeon-RX – 6000 – Series in conjunction with a Ryzen processor – 5000 – Watch the series and look at the function of the Smart Access Memory.

Nvidia has reportedly delayed RTX 3060Ti launch to December 2nd

João Silva
3 hours ago
Featured Announcement, Graphics

Although Nvidia hasn’t confirmed the existence of an RTX 3060Ti SKU yet, there have been a lot of rumours surrounding its release date and specifications. First availability rumours pointed to a release during October, but it was then allegedly postponed to November 17th. Apparently, there has been another delay, pushing its launch to December 2nd.

According to Expreview, the reason behind pushing the release date is due to the launch of the Radeon RX 6000 series. If the RTX 3060Ti would have launched on November 17th, it would be too close to the Radeon RX 6000’s release, which is scheduled for November 18th. To avoid the overlapping of spotlights, Nvidia decided to move the release date to December 2nd.

As per TechPowerUp, the RTX 3060Ti will feature the same GPU as the RTX 3070 (GA104), but with 4864 CUDA cores and clocked at 1410 (base) and 1665 (boost). Memory configurations consists of 8GB of GDDR6 clocked at 14Gbps across a 256-bit bus, resulting in a total bandwidth of 448Gbps.

As far as performance goes, rumour has it that the RTX 3060Ti will have similar performance to the RTX 2080 Super.

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In the last week of October we heard about the Acer Swift 3x laptop with Intel Iris Xe Max graphics and were at a bit of a loss as this was a new name that Intel had not yet revealed. A few days later we had a call with Intel that made things clearer and now, on 1st November, you will find a handful of laptops that use Intel Max. Leo took the opportunity to address the question ‘What the Heck is Intel Iris Xe Max?’

Mid-range graphics card: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti should come in 2020

By Christmas 2020 the first mid-range graphics card from the current GPU generation could appear. If AMD and Nvidia have so far mainly served the upper class beyond the 500 – Euro mark, Nvidia should currently present the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti plan. The rumor mill speaks of a market launch in early December.

Several sources recently wrote of a performance on 17. November 2020, according to the Chinese website Expreview Nvidia has the date in the meantime, however, changed to December 2nd 2020. In November, Nvidia would have predicted AMD’s launch of the Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 a day before that play a performance class higher.

17 Percent fewer shader cores than GeForce RTX 3060 An online validation through the readout tool GPU-Z contains the alleged specifications of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Like the GeForce RTX 3070 the ampere graphics chip GA 104, but with 4864 Shader cores trimmed more strongly than the more expensive sister (1024 Less shader cores; – 17 percent). The memory equipment should remain identical with 8 GB of GDDR6 RAM on 256 data lines. With 14 Gbit / s per pin this would result in a transfer rate of 448 GByte / s.

AMD has so far only announced “Big Navi” for the upper class within the RDNA-2 generation : The Navi – 17 – GPU comes in different expansion stages in the three models Radeon RX 6900 XT, Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 for use. For the middle class, the two RDNA-2 offshoots Navi 22 and Navi 23 appear, but only in the coming year – a Radeon RX 6700 (XT) probably appears there.

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Godfall – PC and PS5 exclusive hardware requirements for a slasher

Announced at The Game Awards 2019 Godfall is an action RPG by Counterplay Games studio, which is created under the aegis of the well-known fans of the Borderlands and Brothers in Arms series by Gearbox Software. The manufacturer included the title in the so-called looter shooter, i.e. a mishmash of a classic TPP slasher like God of War, Devil May Cry or Darksiders and elements characteristic of the mentioned Borderlands series, only instead of shooting, the action will focus on hand-to-hand combat. Don’t worry – Godfall offers more than just cooperation for up to four players. We will also complete the story campaign alone. The premiere of the game will take place next week, so Counterplay Games studio finally revealed the hardware requirements for the PC version.

We know the hardware requirements for Godfall slasher, which will be released on PS5 and PC (Epic Games Store) now 12 November 2020 year.

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From the very beginning, Godfall was promoted as one of the first games developed exclusively for next-gen hardware. This is also the case – the creators will skip the current generation consoles, focusing only on PlayStation 5 (and PC). Therefore, should we expect hardware requirements worthy of a “new generation” game? Not necessarily, because although the graphics in Godfall are not too bad, it is difficult to talk about any noticeable qualitative leap. Here are the hardware requirements for the PC version (it is worth noting that the game requires a permanent connection to the Internet):

	Godfall minimum hardware requirements	Godfall recommended hardware requirements
Operating system	Windows 10	Windows 10
Processor	Intel Core i5 – 6600 3.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz	Intel Core i7 – 8700 3.2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
RAM	12 GB	16 GB
Graphics card	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Disk	no data	no data

Watch Dogs Legion – Performance test of graphics cards with RTX and DLSS

In minimum w there is only a quad-core and quad-threaded Intel Core i5 processor – 6600, which has its heyday long ago behind. In the recommended, however, the manufacturer gave clearly more powerful CPUs: Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7 – 8700. As for graphics cards, the minimum is the GeForce GTX level 1060 6 GB or Radeon RX 580. For higher settings, GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and Radeon RX 5700 XT. The developers implemented ray tracing (DXR) together with AMD. Ray tracing will also be available on PS5, and the effect will be limited to shadows only. The Sony console will provide 4K gameplay in Godfall and 60 FPS. The premiere of the game will take place 12 November 2020 on PC (Epic Games Store) and PS5. Both platforms are temporary exclusivity (probably for one year).

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Feature test: 3DMark with a new ray tracing test

With the Port Royal, UL Benchmarks has already integrated a ray tracing test in 3DMark. This is also part of our current graphics card tests. Now there is a second test called “3DMark DirectX Raytracing Feature Test”. UL Benchmark announces it with regard to the appearance of the Radeon-RX – 6000 – series starts in mid-November, but of course it also runs as a DXR-compatible benchmark on the GeForce RTX cards from NVIDIA based on the Turing and Ampere architecture.

The 3DMark DirectX ray tracing feature test is obviously a path tracing. In other words: not just individual effects, but the entire scene are calculated using ray tracing. Therefore, the test should be able to fully demonstrate the ray tracing performance of the hardware without a hybrid component in the rendering playing a role.

By default, twelve samples per pixel are used. The standard resolution is 2. 560 x 1. 440. In the previous Port Royal test, the same resolution is used, but here a classic rendering pipeline is used in addition to ray tracing.

The benchmark runs automatically about 45 seconds and then shows the final result in the form of frames per second. There is also an interactive mode in which the user can move freely through the Pathtraced 3D world. Here you can change the Field of View to adjust the depth of field effect.

With a GeForce RTX 3080 we have in the 3DMark DirectX Raytracing Feature Test 47, reached 7 FPS. A GeForce RTX 3070 comes on 32, 4 FPS and a GeForce RTX 3080 on 56, 5 FPS. How the Radeon RX 6000, Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6900 Beat XT, we’ll see later.

3DMark DirectX Raytracing Feature Test

12 Samples – 2nd. 560 x 1. 440 Pixel

56. 5 XX

47. 7 XX

32 .4 XX

Frames per second

More is better

The 3DMark DirectX Raytracing Feature Test is available to all licensees who have purchased the license after January 8th 2019. If you bought the Port Royal test as DLC, you now get the new ray tracing benchmark in addition to the DLSS feature test.

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3DMark receives a fully DirectX-based RayTracing test

by Jordi Bercial 5 minutes ago …

UL has released today version 2. 15. 7078 from 3DMark , an update that, while correcting some bugs, its main purpose is to bring a new test oriented to Ray Tracing but that, instead of using a hybrid engine with rasterization and ray tracing, The complete test will work based on the second technology.

This new test will be available only in the paid versions of 3DMark, from So we will find this new test only in 3DMark Advanced Edition and 3DMark Professional Edition , while the free version will not enjoy, for now, in this new way.

Hopefully this new test is designed to evaluate RayTracing’s performance in AMD’s implementation of their new AMD Radeon RX graphics cards 6000 Series , as well as perhaps even quantifying RayTracing performance on NVIDIA graphics cards using this same system, where although the performance could be lower than using NVIDIA implementation, will be relevant for titles that only make use of DirectX 12 for RayTracing.

Fixed bugs in all versions of 3DMark focus on Night Raid , where we could see a white screen that appeared before the loading screen, light fixtures during the test, and two issues that could cause application stability issues.

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3DMark DirectX Ray Tracing – new DXR test for NVIDIA and AMD cards

Soon after the premiere of NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards 2000, a dedicated 3DMark test appeared Port Royale from UL Benchmark, where Turing systems could be tested with ray tracing enabled. Soon after, Port Royale was expanded with an additional test comparing the performance between TAA smoothing and the DLSS image reconstruction technique. Today, UL Benchmark announced the preparation of a new test as part of the entire Port Royale package. Another test to check the performance of cards with Ray Tracing enabled is called 3DMark DirectX Ray Tracing and will be available for both NVIDIA and AMD cards. To get a new test, you must of course purchase the 3DMark package with a Port Royale part.

UL Benchmark has announced the preparation of a new 3DMark DirectX Ray Tracing test, which will be available as part of the update Port Royale package. This time the test is fully compliant with Microsoft’s API and will support both NVIDIA and AMD cards.

The test of 3DMark DirectX Ray Tracing is to make the ray tracing technique a limiting factor. Instead of relying on traditional rendering, the entire scene is ray-traced and drawn in a single pass. In the DXR test, camera rays are tracked across the entire field of view with small random shifts to simulate a depth of field effect. The frame rate is determined by the time it takes to track and shade a specific number of samples for each pixel, combine the results with previous samples, and present the results on the screen. Before starting the measurement, you can change the number of samples to see how this change affects performance and visuals.

3DMark DirectX Ray Tracing is fully compatible with Microsoft libraries, which means that not only NVIDIA cards will be supported, but also AMD cards, or more precisely, the upcoming Radeon RX chips 6000, having dedicated Ray Accelerators units. For the correct operation of the benchmark it is required to have Windows 10 version 2004 and a graphics card with drivers supporting DirectX Ray Tracing Tier 1.1 libraries. WhyCry from VideoCardz has already run the test on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics card 3080 with the Intel Core i7 processor – 8700 K. The averaged frame rate was 47, 75 FPS, which shows how demanding this test will be for current and future graphics cards. The appropriate version of the 3DMark program included in the price 107, 99 PLN can be purchased e.g. on the Steam platform.

Source: UL Benchmark, VideoCardz

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti – the card will not be released until December

Yesterday we informed about the debut of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, which would take place 17 November, the day before the market premiere of the AMD Radeon RX cards 6800 and Radeon RX 6800 XT. Information about the debut of the cheaper and weaker Ampere chip in November has been appearing for a long time, although NVIDIA itself, of course, has not officially disclosed anything. Meanwhile, sources closely related to the manufacturer, which VideoCardz cites, indicate that the premiere of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will take place even later, in December. What is the reason for the next delay? Most likely, it is about preparing a better premiere with slightly greater availability, compared to the higher-ranking GeForce RTX cards 3000.

According to the latest information, NVIDIA is going to unveil the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti card in early December. The demo would coincide with the in-store launch as long as there are no further availability issues.

GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

NVIDIA’s partners have already received the specification for the new GPU – GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will be based on the Ampere GA core 104 – 200 with 4864 CUDA cores and 8 GB of VRAM GDDR6 on the bus 256 – bitwise. Looking at the specifications, we think that the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti should not differ too much from the more expensive GeForce RTX card 3070. According to more recent information, the base core clock will be 1410 MHz, while in GPU Boost mode it will increase to 1665 MHz. In turn, the effective clock speed of GDDR6 will be 14 000 MHz. The computing power of the card is 16, 2 TFLOPS. For comparison, the GeForce RTX 3070 offers the power level of 20, 3 TFLOPS.

At first it was said about the premiere of the GeForce RTX card 3060 Ti already 17 November. According to the latest reports, however, the debut was delayed until on December 2 and at the same time the card is also due to be available for sale. It is difficult to say what the reason for this silent delay is (after all, NVIDIA has not yet officially presented the card), but we can guess that the most serious problem is the further shortage of cards and the poor yield from Samsung’s 8 nm technological process. If the information about the delay is confirmed, it will also be consistent with the reports from China, where the acceptance of pre-release orders with the note that cards will be sent at the earliest in December.

Source: VideoCardz

First indications of AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series beam tracking performance (RDNA2)

Leak performance of AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 6800 in Shadow of the Tomb Raider Radius tracking with High settings GeForce RTX 2080 with a clear difference between Ti and RTX 3070 and 1440 with p and 4K resolutions

AMD introduced the long-awaited RNAon RX 6000 graphics cards based on the RDNA2 architecture last week. However, many pointed out that the beam tracking performance of video cards was not presented at the launch

. Although AMD did not present the beam tracking performance of its graphics cards at its release event, the first drop of information after the event was found in a small print on the company’s RDNA2 website. The pages mention the Microsoft DirectX Raytracing software development kit in Procedural Geometry that receives an unspecified RDNA2 video card as a result of 471 FPS when beam tracking acceleration is enabled. The result in the test is approximately the same level as with GeForce RTX 3070, ie approximately 20% better than RTX 2080 with Ti. AMD had tested with development drivers in use in August.

A more uncertain reference to the beam tracking performance of RX 6000 graphics cards has been obtained from the supplier of Uniko’s Hardware. Recognized under the PJ pseudonym, the reporter has released two images of the test drive results for Shadow of the Tomb Raider. In the Tomb Raider screenshots, PJ has censored the more specific name of the graphics card, but he revealed in his Tweet about the Time Spy result that it is an RX 6800.

According to the pictures, the Ryzen 5 3500 X processor and the Radeon RX 6800 graphics card would get Ultra graphics and With high beam tracking settings 80 FPS 1440 p and FPS with 4K resolution. According to WCCFtech’s benchmarks, GeForce RTX 2080 Ti would get the same settings 75 and FPS when RTX 3070 net 74 and 38 FPS. WCCFTech’s results have included a significantly faster Ryzen 9 3900 X processor.

Sources: AMD, VideoCardz, WCCFTech (1), (2)

3DMark DirectX Ray-Tracing benchmark released

Matthew Wilson
3 hours ago
Featured Tech News, General Tech

UL Benchmarks is updating its PC benchmarking roster with a new addition. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing is now available, just in time for AMD’s new RX 6000 series GPUs.

With Radeon RX 6000, RDNA 2 equipped next-gen consoles and Nvidia’s own RTX GPUs, there are plenty of ray-tracing capable graphics cards in the wild. In this feature test, camera rays are traced across the field of view with small random offsets to simulate a depth of field effect. Frame rate is determined by the time taken to trace and shade a set number of samples for each pixel. The sample count can be adjusted to see the impact it has on performance and finally, the benchmark renders at 1440p.

Above you can see the results of a test run conducted by our GPU guru, Dominic Moass with an RTX 3080 and the standard KitGuru benchmarking system.

The benchmark includes an interactive mode too, allowing you to feely move the camera around the scene and take screenshots.

The DirectX Raytracing feature test is available now as a free update for 3DMark Advanced Edition from Steam and the UL Benchmarks website.

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Best graphics card 2020: Get a GPU to power you to gaming bliss

(Pocket-lint) – If you’re looking to build your own gaming PC, or already have a machine that could use an upgrade, you’re probably aware of how important finding a good GPU (or graphics card) can be to your rig’s performance.

How to build a mid-range gaming PC

It’s the beast that powers most of the graphical output you’ll be hoping for, so if you want those dreamy combinations of resolution and frame rate, you’ll want to make sure you pick up a good one. We’ve brought together some of the very best right here, at a range of price points.

Our pick of the best graphics cards to buy today

MSI

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GAMING X TRIO

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If you’re looking for the absolute bleeding edge graphically, you’ll find it in Nvidia’s new line of cards, comprising the 3070, 3080, and enormous 3090. Of these, only the 3080 can reliably be found at the moment, and your best bet in our view is to get MSI’s variant of it.

It’s got astonishing performance to offer, including 4K mastery, and actually outperforms the stock card in some ways. It’ll be out of many budgets, but this is almost as good as it gets right now.

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XFX AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Triple Dissipation 8GB GDDR6

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This is the GPU that’s gracing our mid-range build, and we’ve been having a brilliant time with it. An AMD card, XFX has brought its design knowledge to the table with a three-fan system that makes for really impressive cooling.

It’s more than enough to see you to the highest settings on newly-released games, meanwhile, although you might not find it the best for 4K, which needs a little more investment. For a powerful mid-range PC, though, this is just about perfect.

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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X

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This chunky card from MSI is another great option that leverages Nvidia’s still very powerful last-generation cards. We’re hoping its price might also slide down over time since it’s no longer on the cutting edge.

You get an absolute beast regardless, though, with more than enough power to crush new games and old alike, and some tasteful RGB lights also mean that it can really easily fit into your case’s aesthetic.

ZOTAC

ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

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Returning to more mid-range budgets, this is another really solid option for those looking to build a capable but not ultra-new gaming rig.

By going back a couple of generations in terms of Nvidia’s GPU tech, you save a bunch of money but still get good performance, and 6GB of onboard memory is good for the price in our view. This is more than enough power to get you ray-tracing in your games, for example.

XFX

XFX RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro 8GB GDDR6

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XFX gets its second placement on this list with a lower-priced card that impresses us with its marriage of value and power.

You save a decent chunk compared to the 5700 XT above, but still you get 8GB of onboard memory and enough power to get your modern games looking stunning. Plus, it looks really nice in a case, too.

Nvidia

EVGA 06G-P4-1163-KR GTX 1660

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This somewhat stubby GPU from EVGA might not be the biggest but packs a solid punch for a distinctly budget price.

Although it might have a slightly unique profile, the fact is that you’ll get really impressive performance out of this 1660, and it’ll also fit into smaller rigs nicely, so if you’re working on a budget gaming PC it could be perfect for you.

Writing by Max Freeman-Mills. Editing by Dan Grabham.