AMD is bringing us a new affordable graphics card, the RX 6700 XT. It’s a followup to the October launch of its Radeon RX 6000-based GPUs, the RX 6800, 6800 XT and 6900. The launch comes just after Nvidia launched an entry-level card incorporating its latest Ampere architecture, the GeForce RTX 3060. AMD’s new card …
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Nvidia wants you to replace your old GTX 1060 already for 1080p gaming. That’s no surprise, considering that graphics processor has been around since 2016. The company hopes its AI-driven DLSS upscaling (for faster frame rates at a given resolution) will be more attractive in the new entry-level RTX 3060 than it ever did in the meh RTX 2060 line …
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The $200 (£200) Kiyo Pro is Razer’s second shot at a webcam, and the first that feels at all worth recommending. The original Kiyo (which remains available for $135) is clunky with just-OK quality and a built-in ring light that seemed like a good idea at the time; it isn’t really bright enough to make a dent in the types …
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Microsoft has created a new set of software tools for game developers dubbed FPS Boost, which make it possible to quickly improve frame rates of older games running on the new Xbox Series X and Series S game consoles on a case-by-case basis. FPS Boost will be applied to the first compatible games Wednesday via an automatic update. The company …
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Razer crams a ton of tech into its new Razer Huntsman V2 Analog gaming keyboard. The most notable addition is optical switches with variable actuation — the ability to set the amount of pressure needed for each key to register. At $250 (£250, AU$379.95), it’ll cost ya, but competitors such as the SteelSeries Apex Pro aren’t much cheaper. Plus, Razer …
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A year after its official launch, Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service is close to completing its expansion to support every platform. Just last week the beta of the service became available for Chrome on Windows and Mac, and on Thursday the company announced the app will work on Apple Macs that use the new M1 CPU via the Rosetta …
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This is one of those ideas that makes you go “D’oh! Why hasn’t anyone done it before?” Apple accessory maker Fledging’s Hubble for iPad pairs a full USB-C dock — two USB-C connectors, one USB-A, a 3.5mm analog headphone jack, HDMI connector and a micro and full-size SD card slots — and a sturdy metal case with a magnetic cover …
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Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The Razer Viper 8K Hz mouse levels up the company’s already excellent Viper esports mouse line with new high-speed polling technology that ultimately delivers better performance where it counts. That’s why we’ve given it a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Our original review, first published in January, follows. Razer levels up its Viper Ultimate gaming …
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Origin PC’s one of the first out of the gate in the race to ship gaming laptops with Nvidia’s latest mobile gaming graphics processor, the GeForce RTX 3080. Its slim 17-inch Evo17-S checks many of the boxes I expect from a gaming laptop, including a big screen, lots of fast SSD storage, a speedy eight-core Intel Core i7-10870H processor and the …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Update, Jan. 21: Here are CNET’s reviews of the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Ultra. We’re at the tail end of CES 2021 and Samsung decided to launch its new flagship Galaxy S21 line, comprised of the S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra, with an …
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