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Sorry, But APUs Suck for Gaming PCs

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Episode 84: Tim and Steve respond to their internet crimes of using DLSS while testing and saying APUs suck. Then we chat more about Intel fixing B580 CPU overhead in some games, AMD's FSR 4 INT8 version and Microsoft destroying the value of Game Pass.


CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - Why we tested Borderlands 4 with DLSS enabled

08:58 - APUs are not a good option for desktop gaming today

29:26 - Intel fixes B580 CPU overhead in some games

45:47 - AMD FSR 4 INT8 is pretty good

54:07 - Microsoft makes Game Pass way more expensive

1:03:57 - Updates from our boring lives


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Episode 84: Tim and Steve respond to their internet crimes of using DLSS while testing and saying APUs suck. Then we chat more about Intel fixing B580 CPU overhead in some games, AMD's FSR 4 INT8 version and Microsoft destroying the value of Game Pass.


CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - Why we tested Borderlands 4 with DLSS enabled

08:58 - APUs are not a good option for desktop gaming today

29:26 - Intel fixes B580 CPU overhead in some games

45:47 - AMD FSR 4 INT8 is pretty good

54:07 - Microsoft makes Game Pass way more expensive

1:03:57 - Updates from our boring lives


SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast

Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw


SUPPORT US DIRECTLY

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed


LINKS

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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