PC Game Performance Can Drop With Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft Warns
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Back in September, Microsoft began to send the first big Windows 11 update of the year to users via a slow rollout. Dubbed 22H2, it is sort of like the Service Packs of yore, offering a ton of patches and new features. But despite its promise, it’s been a rocky launch as users began to report BSODs and issues with Nvidia GPUs. Now Microsoft is warning gamers about the update, saying it can cause “unexpected” performance in some games and gaming-related apps.
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When Does 'Andor' Finale Hit Disney Plus?
The latest Star Wars show to arrive on Disney Plus is an absolute banger. Andor, a prequel story that occurs in the five year period leading into 2016's Rogue One, is must-see TV.
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Microsoft Fixes Windows 11 22H2 Gaming Issues, Resumes Updates
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It wouldn’t be a Windows update without some bugs, and indeed, there were some annoyances when Microsoft finally released the 22H2 update (formally the Windows 11 2022 Update). Among the issues was a possible drop in game performance, but gamers can rest easy: Microsoft has released a hotfix that takes care of the problem.After the release of version 22H2 in late September, gamers complained about spotty performance in some titles. Part of the issue stemmed from Nvidia GPU drivers, which the company solved with a quick update. However, Microsoft noted there were deeper problems in the update. “Affected games and apps are inadvertently enabling GPU performance debugging features not meant to be used by consumers,” it said at the time.
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Is Much Smaller Than the RTX 4080
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The last products to arrive in our end-of-year hardwarepalooza are the chiplet-based AMD Radeon 7900 series GPUs. The RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT will officially go on sale Tuesday, Dec. 13. Whether you’ll be able to buy one on launch day is another story. In advance of the launch, our colleagues at PCMag have provided a brief photo diary of just how small the GPUs are compared with Nvidia’s latest. We knew they weren’t exactly huge at the product launch, but seeing them side-by-side with the RTX 4080 is interesting. They look old-fashioned, which is weird to say about cutting-edge technology.
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AMD CEO Expected to Announce Zen 4 X3D, RDNA3 GPUs at CES Opening Keynote
The CES trade show takes place in a few weeks, and AMD’s CEO will be delivering the opening keynote. Dr. Lisa Su will take the stage in Vegas, and is expected to deliver the company’s vision for the future. That should include the highly-anticipated Zen 4 CPUs with 3D Cache, as well as more members of the RDNA3 GPU family. The keynote will be live-streamed on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. from the Venetian.
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Discrete GPU Sales Plummet to Historic Lows
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The days of record profits quarter-after-quarter during the pandemic are officially over as GPU shipments have fallen off a cliff.
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CES 2023: Asus Unveils Gaming Monitor With 540Hz Refresh Rate
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Asus has surpassed the high-water mark from last year with its latest esports monitor. The ROG Swift Pro PG248QP is only 1080p, but it has an impressive 540Hz refresh rate.
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ChatGPT AI Threat Pulls Google Co-Founders Back Into Action, Report Says
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ChatGPT, the high-profile AI chatbot from OpenAI, is such a serious threat to Google's core business that the company's co-founders are reengaged with the search giant, The New York Times reported.
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Samsung's SmartThings Station Is Ready for Your iOS Devices
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Smart-home standard Matter promises to bring together all, or at least the majority, of our smart devices and the once-somewhat-exclusive ecosystems they use, but we haven't reached total unity just yet. Samsung and Apple helped to close the gap a bit further, however, as the Samsung SmartThings app for iOS was recently updated to support Matter, according to 9to5Mac.
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