DirectStorage is out! No, seriously—DirectStorage 1.1, which can drastically accelerate game asset loading time, is already released and available for developers to use. Unfortunately, there aren’t actually any games that take advantage of DirectStorage yet, which is why PCGamesHardware.de had to use a synthetic demo to run its recent tests.

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The start of a new year is the start of a new generation of devices. For savvy consumers, this means there are discounts to be found on the great devices of generations past, for those who want to put in the legwork. Who wants to do all that work, though? Well we did, so if you’re in the market for a new mobile phone, check out these discounted

In a continued effort to design more components in-house, Apple is nearing the launch of its own microLED displays. The first device to receive one of the in-house screens is reported to be the Apple Watch Ultra toward the end of 2024, with the iPhone expected to follow a few years after.

Apple began devising how to build its own microLED

When we initially looked at the second generation of AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution technology, we came away impressed. It was a tremendous upgrade over the spatial upscaling method used by the original “1.0” version of FSR, and we recommended using it when you’re severely GPU-limited and don’t have alternatives available.

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