There are two ways to measure the performance of PC components: synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark or PCMark, and real-world benchmarks that test performance in games and various software using ...

Recent advances in GPU monitoring, display technology, and developer data access are transforming how PC gaming performance is measured and optimized. From Valve’s real-world FPS estimates to OLED’s ...

Outside of a couple of fixable hiccups, Pragmata's PC performance is excellent. Here's how it runs on different GPUs, and the ...

Finding the best Minecraft settings, be it for yourself or if setting the game up for someone younger, is a fairly tricky task. Graphically speaking, Minecraft isn't too difficult to run, but numerous ...

After trying out in-place upgrading to Windows 11 24H2 from 23H2 and measuring the differences, we tried a clean install to see if this was the better way to go. Microsoft this week lifted another ...

Over the past few years, PC games have been facing an optimization problem. Leaning heavily on upscaling solutions like Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR, developers have been releasing ultra-detailed games ...

This article explores how performance-focused code review works, what reviewers should look for, and how teams can prevent slowdowns long before users complain.

Windows 11 adds a built-in internet speed test powered by Ookla, letting users check connection speed directly from system settings.

It’s not uncommon for a laptop to lose some of its pep over time. The good news is that there is often something you can do about it — whether that means updating drivers, goosing the processor ...