Why playing Marvel’s Spider-Man on an AMD GPU is such a disappointment
Marvel's Spider-Man launched with support for AMD's FSR 2.0, and the game shows a side of the upscaling tech we haven't seen before.
Nvidia DLSS isn’t magic, and this FSR hack proves it
A modder discovered how to hack FSR 2.0 into DLSS games, and it reveals just how similar the two are after all.
Microsoft explains why Xbox’s best feature still hasn’t come to PC
Since the launch of the Xbox Series X and Windows 11, one feature has been missing for PC gamers: Quick Resume. And unfortunately, it likely won't arrive soon.
Stop worrying so much about benchmarks when buying a new GPU
It all comes down to performance when picking your next graphics card, right? Not exactly. Here's how GPU benchmarks can mislead upgrades.
Developers are ignoring this revolutionary PC gaming tech, and it’s not DLSS
DLSS and FSR have sucked up the limelight in PC gaming performance, but another feature has been lurking in the background, largely ignored by developers.
The sad, misleading, and embarrassing state of HDR in PC gaming
HDR in PC games has been the source of problems for four years now, and we've made shockingly little progress. But there may finally be a way out.
The decade of ignoring your gaming PC’s power supply is over
For around a decade, there hasn't been a reason to go beyond a 750W power supply in a gaming PC. But that's changing, and it's important to upgrade soon.
Gaming laptops are lying to us, and no one seems to care
Most gaming PCs are defined by their specs, but not gaming laptops. Even with the same graphics card, some laptops just don't perform the way they should.
ReSpec: A column about the complex, glorious tech behind PC gaming
ReSpec is a new biweekly column on Digital Trends covering the latest PC gaming hardware and technologies so you can better navigate the games you play.
It’s time for PC gamers to reckon with cache, and AMD is leading the way
What does a little extra cache do for your gaming PC? Quite a bit, it turns out. We take a technical deep dive into AMD's 3D V-Cache technology.
Senior Staff Writer, Computing
Jacob Roach is a writer covering computing and gaming at Digital Trends. After realizing Crysis wouldn’t run on a laptop, he started building his own gaming PCs and hasn’t looked back since. Before Digital Trends, he contributed content to Forbes Advisor, Business Insider, and PC Invasion, covering PC components, monitors, and peripherals.
Outside of tinkering with his PC and tracking down every achievement in the latest games, Jacob spends his time playing and recording music. Before switching to writing full time, he worked as a recording engineer in St. Louis, Missouri.