https://www.techspot.comhttps://www.techspot.com/images/techspot-rss-logo-small2.pnghttps://www.techspot.comen-usCopyright 2026 TechSpot, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.https://www.techspot.com/article/3128-forza-horizon-6-benchmark/https://www.techspot.com/article/3128-forza-horizon-6-benchmark/Forza Horizon 6 is one of the best-looking racing games yet, but max settings and RT can crush modern GPUs. We tested 47 graphics cards to see what it really takes to run well.

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]]>Sat, 16 May 2026 07:10:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3125-forza-horizon-6-vram-gpu/https://www.techspot.com/article/3125-forza-horizon-6-vram-gpu/Forza Horizon 6 looks stunning, but our testing shows modern visuals come at a steep VRAM cost. Here's how 8GB and 16GB GPUs compare across a range of settings and resolutions.

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]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:30:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3116-gamers-wrong-cpu-benchmarking/https://www.techspot.com/article/3116-gamers-wrong-cpu-benchmarking/Gamers keep demanding 1440p CPU benchmarks, but higher resolutions often hide the very performance differences CPU testing is supposed to reveal. Here's why 1080p still matters most.

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]]>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:08:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3097-how-apple-pay-works/https://www.techspot.com/article/3097-how-apple-pay-works/Apple Pay makes contactless payments feel effortless, but behind that two-second tap is a surprisingly sophisticated chain of cryptography, tokenization, and real-time authorization.

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]]>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:21:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/bestof/ultrawide-monitors-26/https://www.techspot.com/bestof/ultrawide-monitors-26/From affordable 34-inch LCDs to flagship 45-inch OLEDs, these are the best ultrawide gaming monitors you can buy right now, tested and recommended by us.

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]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:17:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3121-frame-gen-wont-fix-performance/https://www.techspot.com/article/3121-frame-gen-wont-fix-performance/Frame generation is supposed to make good performance better, not hide the fact that a game is running at 15 FPS. Lego Batman's spec sheet just crossed that line.

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]]>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:21:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/bestof/cpu-26/https://www.techspot.com/bestof/cpu-26/The CPU market looks very different from six months ago. Intel's back in the conversation, AMD's X3D chips still rule gaming, and there's genuine value at every price point.

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]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:04:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3119-no-steam-machine-yet/https://www.techspot.com/article/3119-no-steam-machine-yet/Valve's Steam Machine was supposed to be an affordable gaming PC for the living room. Rising memory and storage prices have turned that dream into a pricing nightmare.

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]]>Sat, 02 May 2026 06:05:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3117-10-years-amd-flagship-cpus/https://www.techspot.com/article/3117-10-years-amd-flagship-cpus/From near collapse to CPU dominance, we revisit 10 years of AMD Ryzen, benchmarking every flagship generation to see how performance, value, and architecture evolved.

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]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:16:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3115-gpu-pricing-q2-2026/https://www.techspot.com/article/3115-gpu-pricing-q2-2026/GPU prices have stopped getting worse, but they have not gotten much better either. Demand has fallen, prices remain elevated, and most graphics cards still sell well above MSRP worldwide.

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]]>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:22:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3096-handheld-gaming-holy-grail-dll-upscaling/https://www.techspot.com/article/3096-handheld-gaming-holy-grail-dll-upscaling/Windows handhelds may have found a breakthrough. FSR 4 INT8, XeFG, and XeLL can turn compromised 30 FPS gaming into smooth 60 FPS play, making devices like the Legion Go far more capable than expected.

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]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:03:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/3114-amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2/https://www.techspot.com/review/3114-amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2/AMD finally delivers dual 3D V-Cache on Zen 5 with the 9950X3D2, but does twice the cache translate into real gains? We test performance, power, and value to see if this flagship makes sense.

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]]>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/3110-cpu-rematch-ryzen-5800x3d-vs-core-i9-12900k/https://www.techspot.com/review/3110-cpu-rematch-ryzen-5800x3d-vs-core-i9-12900k/Four years on, we revisit the Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Core i9-12900K with modern games and DDR4 vs DDR5 configs. The result: still neck and neck, but memory choice now makes a real difference.

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]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:13:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3112-10-years-intel-flagship-cpus/https://www.techspot.com/article/3112-10-years-intel-flagship-cpus/From Kaby Lake to Core Ultra, we revisit Intel's flagship CPUs to see how a decade of design choices shaped performance, power, and ultimately, how the company lost its lead.

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]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:03:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/3111-every-ryzen-x3d-cpu/https://www.techspot.com/review/3111-every-ryzen-x3d-cpu/Nine X3D CPUs, two platforms, and 14 games tested. We compare every Ryzen 5 and 7 X3D processor to find out how much performance has improved since the 5800X3D and where it actually matters.

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]]>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:06:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3103-wifi-8/https://www.techspot.com/article/3103-wifi-8/Wi-Fi 8 is already taking shape, and while it won't raise peak speeds beyond Wi-Fi 7, it promises something just as important: more reliable, lower-latency wireless performance where it actually matters.

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]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:27:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/3109-amd-ryzen-5500x3d/https://www.techspot.com/review/3109-amd-ryzen-5500x3d/AMD's Ryzen 5 5500X3D extends AM4's life once again, but is it worth it? We tested 14 games to see how this cut-down 3D V-Cache chip stacks up against Zen 3, older Ryzen parts, and newer CPUs.

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]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:12:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/3108-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-roundup/https://www.techspot.com/review/3108-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-roundup/We tested nine RTX 5070 Ti cards and found consistent performance throughout. The problem isn't which model to buy - it's whether any of them make sense at today's prices.

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]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:26:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/article/3099-napster/https://www.techspot.com/article/3099-napster/Napster made digital music feel limitless for the first time, then vanished in lawsuits, rebrands, and sales. Its name faded, but its ideas still shape how the world listens.

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]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:05:00 -0500https://www.techspot.com/review/3107-intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus/https://www.techspot.com/review/3107-intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus/Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus pushes beyond the 250K Plus with more cores and cache for $300. It costs more, but could be a strong value for high-end productivity workloads.

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