The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you'll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games.

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The Best Budget GPU is (Almost) From Intel

Episode 8: With Intel rapidly improving their GPU division, and the new launch of the Arc A580, how close are Intel GPUs to getting our recommendation? We discuss that, as well as AMD's not very good Fluid Motion Frames technology CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 04:55 - Intel Arc A580 Recap 11:13 - Arc is Still A Bit Inconsistent Across Games 19:45 - Intel Arc GPUs are Well Priced 23:11 - Arc Isn't Far Away from Being Recommended 28:28 - This is Intel's First Attempt 32:58 - Good Intel GPUs Are Great For ...

Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 8

FSR 3 Frame Generation Hasn't Saved This Bad GPU Generation

Episode 7: We discuss AMD's FSR 3 Frame Generation technology, the strange launch of it, and how with this generation of GPUs both Nvidia and AMD have lost sight of what makes a graphics card good CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 00:29 - We're Going to Talk About Frame Generation 06:52 - AMD FSR 3 Recap 10:45 - The FSR 3 Launch was Very Strange 23:29 - FSR 3 is Not Beta Technology 33:43 - Frame Generation is Marketed Incorrectly 38:18 - Frame Generation Can Be Worse Than Not Using It 40:17 - GPU Companies ...

Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 7

Ranking All Current GPUs from Worst to Best

Episode 6: Steve responds to widespread hatred over his decision not to use DLSS for testing Cyberpunk 2077. Plus we rank every current generation AMD and Nvidia graphics card from worst to best, or more accurately, worst to least bad. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 02:21 - Why No DLSS and FSR Testing for Cyberpunk? 24:54 - Ranking All GPUs from Worst to Least Bad 50:57 - Newegg GPU Trade In Program 57:57 - Our Boring Lives NEWS LINKS https://www.tomshardware.com/news/newegg-launches-gpu-trade-in-program...

Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 6

Next-Gen Gaming: Too Much Upscaling, Not Enough Optimization?

Episode 5: It's a news episode! With the recent next-gen Xbox console leaks, we discuss future AMD CPU and GPU tech, how an Nvidia console would impact the market, and whether upscaling is being relied on too heavily for next-gen game experiences. We also chat about Ray Reconstruction, Asus' new $3200 GPU, Dough being dodgy and more. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Xbox 2028 CPU Design Leaks 9:43 - Xbox 2028 GPU Design Leaks 12:54 - Xbox Wants Next-Gen Features, Can AMD Deliver? 17:52 - What About ...

Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 5

Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 2023

Episode 4: It's a battle! Steve and Tim each spec out a $1000 gaming PC build that the other one hasn't seen and discuss whose is better. Also, a few brief news topics including the latest Nvidia driver for Starfield and RX 7600 XT rumors. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - RX 7800 XT Pricing in the US vs Other Regions 4:27 - Nvidia's New Starfield Driver with ReBAR Enabled 11:35 - Is the RX 7600 XT a Real Product? 17:21 - Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 2023 52:05 - Other Stuff in Our Lives NEWS LINKS...

Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 4

Is Starfield Actually Badly Optimized?

Episode 3: Today we're recapping the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT reviews and discussing some missed opportunities in AMD's marketing. We also chat about Starfield: is the game badly optimized? Should you be thinking about more frequent CPU upgrades? What happened to DLSS? CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 4:04 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Recap 16:01 - Is Performance Close to RDNA2 a Fail? 19:20 - Heaps of Old Stock Still Affecting Releases 22:44 - What About Manufacturing Costs 25:43 - Misse...

Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 3

Nvidia Further Destroys AMD in Ray Tracing

Episode 2: It's a news episode! We talk about Nvidia's new DLSS 3.5 technology; our early thoughts and how this impacts AMD and benchmarking. We also revisit some difficulties with VRAM benchmarking, give our thoughts on new PresentMon features, Nvidia's BIOS signature check being bypassed and more. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 2:56 - Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction 25:25 - Benchmarking is Getting More Difficult, VRAM Discussion 37:49 - DLSS 3 is Coming to Fortnite, Latency Testing 42:30 - GPU Busy ...

Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 2

Our Thoughts on LTT Errors and Gamers Nexus' Criticism

First ever episode? Let's make it a hot topic one by discussing the latest Gamers Nexus video on Linus Media Group, general thoughts on testing methodologies, whether Linus is a net benefit to the community and more. SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed Floatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 1

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