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[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech September 5 Tested [Starfield GPU Benchmark: 32 GPUs Tested, FSR On and Off](=.k-kiQvjwsqL8DEY0T417E4SxE5EkQhS3g2AuLmlYC44) Bethesda's latest RPG brings with it some space opera vibes and striking visuals. Let's take a look at [Starfield's GPU performance](=.Xu0NFFqDcK4XvfbizXD_W59e7bjwpzMV_jtCP1fF1UE) by testing 32 GPUs using different quality presets, resolutions and FSR. =.4Xpqn85J-r-OOIy2oA6-HEjSLk8XmbZjvXTbKf-d5Cc =.i7U64PeQZ7LO2P2YCO2vJVz36ySUpcQO05B4VSPlBUM Bethesda's latest RPG brings with it some space opera vibes and striking visuals. Let's take a look at [Starfield's GPU performance](=.EHH1WheSKJdNkOJU2KQ2PRjETsKxOly7j7XOJUhDC1g) by testing 32 GPUs using different quality presets, resolutions and FSR. =.pGdb-mGES00X_QsQK1h38glRza6lBBDshCfoVe6DvxU Best Of [The Best PC Games (You Should Be Playing)](=.7tL3ljKISae2fQfZy4REJFOyFRWOD2RUrOocMhWq1No) What a year of contrasts it's been for PC gamers. After almost every big release was arriving unoptimized and disappointing, our patience is being rewarded with some of the [highest-scoring and popular games in years](=.a0KjkYVT66E4kSxqbSBgl-O0dnNjJDAhUewaX6FzZYw). =.OwIvBkwvcDdb3qeP_mVDekvUfiRD_X-a4WVxNFf1xSQ =.ZOBri9YBlpeXCGYUcP1yUhTHu3xmVe2slseHhT91T1g What a year of contrasts it's been for PC gamers. After almost every big release was arriving unoptimized and disappointing, our patience is being rewarded with some of the [highest-scoring and popular games in years](=.IWwt_d_sJrWU1qJz0XZrOqeTbbFXAdX76S7OiN4Qd98). =.dvb-WhUevEW2VjxH-g8S88WFWOcBm4cdmsdnJj1_Zhk Hardware [Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs. Ryzen 7 5800X3D](=.cc5IiQWM_ovVYO7EuGkEmUoL6ew-xg0D3JieRC-9-I0) It only made sense for AMD to create a 6-core X3D CPU when they had enough defective 5800X3D silicon. That time has come, albeit on a limited basis. 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