How to install a graphics card

A graphics card (also referred to as a GPU) is one of the most vital parts of your computer, perhaps second only to your machine’s processor. If you enjoy gaming on your PC, a solid GPU is even more important. After all, you can’t get jaw-dropping graphics and blistering frame rates from an ultra-basic graphics … Read more

The war between PC and console is about to heat up again

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends There’s no question that consoles are increasingly becoming more like PCs, but thanks to Nvidia, it appears that the opposite may be taking place too. According to a new report by Wccftech, Nvidia is working with its partners to create a new ecosystem for gaming on small form factor (SFF) … Read more

The most popular GPU fails the 2024 litmus test

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Nvidia’s RTX 3060 is the most popular GPU around, and it’s not even close. According to the latest Steam hardware survey, the 2021 GPU is in close to 7% of gaming PCs. That’s a huge slice of the pie. For reference, the second most popular GPU, the RTX 2060, sits … Read more

Intel may fire the first shots in the next-gen GPU war

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The GPU market is about to start heating up in just a few short months, and that’s not just due to AMD and Nvidia. According to a new report, Intel plans to release its highly anticipated, next-gen Arc Battlemage graphics cards sooner than many have expected, and the GPUs might … Read more

GPU buying guide: How to choose a graphics card in 2024

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The graphics card, also known as the GPU, is arguably one of the most exciting components in any PC build. Alongside the processor, your graphics card often has the greatest impact on the overall performance of your PC. That makes it a pretty high-stakes purchase, especially if you consider that … Read more

More leaks agree on the unfortunate fate of AMD RDNA 4

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends For months now, various leakers agreed on one thing — AMD is tapping out of the high-end GPU race in this generation, leaving Nvidia to focus on making the best graphics cards with no competitor. Today’s new finding may confirm that theory, as the first RDNA 4 GPU to make … Read more

Intel Battlemage: release date speculation, price, specs

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Despite a rocky start, Intel’s Arc GPUs are now among the best graphics cards you can buy. Targeting budget PC gamers, Intel has established itself as a major player in gaming graphics cards, and all eyes are on Team Blue with its next generation of GPUs, codenamed Battlemage. We know … Read more

These are the Nvidia GPUs you shouldn’t buy right now

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Buying a new GPU in this generation is a bit of a tricky minefield of graphics cards to steer clear of. Sometimes, the performance is there, but the value is not; other times, you could get something much more capable for the same amount of money. While Nvidia makes some … Read more

How to properly use Nvidia’s DLSS to improve PC gaming

Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling, or DLSS, has become a cornerstone feature of modern PC games. It started as a way to boost your performance by rendering a game at a lower resolution, but the prominence and popularity of DLSS have prompted Nvidia to add even more features under the name. Today, DLSS incorporates several … Read more