Last time I discussed ray-tracing, it was largely to discuss if RTX, as implemented by Nvidia, had been a bust. That post and its conclusions all focused… Read more “Sidenote: Discussing Ray-Tracing Implementations and Why RT Faces an Uphill Battle”
Tag: gaming tech
Sidenote: CES Week Rumors and GPU Hell Gets Worse
CES is the first major milestone for the year in tech, and while 2021 is going to be a virtual event, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t… Read more “Sidenote: CES Week Rumors and GPU Hell Gets Worse”
Looking Back on 2020 In WoW, FFXIV, Gaming Technology, My Site, and In General
Despite what we all might be saying now and for the immediate future, 2020 as a year is still one worth remembering. In gaming, I’ll talk about… Read more “Looking Back on 2020 In WoW, FFXIV, Gaming Technology, My Site, and In General”
Looking Ahead – Some 2021 Predictions for WoW, FFXIV, and Gaming Technology
2020 as a year is going to be the butt of jokes for a long, long time. It was a thoroughly exhausting, sometimes sad and depressing year… Read more “Looking Ahead – Some 2021 Predictions for WoW, FFXIV, and Gaming Technology”
Sidenote: The Hilariously Simple and Dumbfounding Way In Which I Now Have a Geforce RTX 3080
It was a Friday like any other in the COVID-19 world. At 12:32 PM PST, one of the technology inventory tracking Discords I follow went off. An… Read more “Sidenote: The Hilariously Simple and Dumbfounding Way In Which I Now Have a Geforce RTX 3080”
Sidenote: The Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review Roundup Part 1: The Current State of Play
AMD made a big promise at their October 28th Radeon RX 6000 series unveiling – roughly equal performance to the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3000 lineup at better… Read more “Sidenote: The Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review Roundup Part 1: The Current State of Play”
Sidenote: Comparing GPU Software Kits Between Nvidia and AMD
I’ve been talking a lot about GPUs lately. A LOT. A big part of that is that the market is really fascinating to me for the first… Read more “Sidenote: Comparing GPU Software Kits Between Nvidia and AMD”
Sidenote: Potential Pitfalls for the Radeon RX 6000 Series Cards
I spent much of yesterday being very excited for the new AMD Radeon RX 6000-series cards, making jokes about the RX 6900 XT (nice) and being very… Read more “Sidenote: Potential Pitfalls for the Radeon RX 6000 Series Cards”
Sidenote: Analyzing the Radeon RX 6000 Announcement
Just as I did with the Ryzen series announcement earlier in the month and the RTX 3000 cards last month, the Radeon announcement has come and gone… Read more “Sidenote: Analyzing the Radeon RX 6000 Announcement”
Sidenote: How The Radeon RX 6900 XT is Nice and Competition is Good
I can say that in September I didn’t quite think they’d pull it off, but here we are now, with the next Radeon announcement done, and I… Read more “Sidenote: How The Radeon RX 6900 XT is Nice and Competition is Good”
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