In the follow-up to our initial DF tech review, Oliver Mackenzie provides the current-gen console platform comparisons: PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Which is the best system …
Captures created on November 27th, 2012. We dug these files out of the archives for supplementary material for our Far Cry 3 Retro PC Time Capsule and have verified that …
Not so much 'Classic FPS Remastered' for this one, as we're using fresh captures - as opposed to library footage from the DF archives! For a PC Time Capsule video, …
2022 was a dire year for the quality of PC ports, from awful scalability to missing features to the inevitable #StutterStruggle. We're looking to kick off 2023 by trying to …
Nvidia's Pascal generation of GPUs did not include hardware-accelerated ray tracing features, but a certain selection of RT titles *will* run - and the demanding Control is one of them. …
DF Supporter Sibalicious asked us an interesting question: if the RTX 4090 effectively 'solves' graphics at 4K resolution, can RTX 4070 Ti do the same thing at 1440p? It's an …
By using Fortnite replays, we can produce like-for-like gameplay performance testing and here we're running Fortnite tapped out with hardware RT Lumen, Nanite and virtual shadows active. The only difference …
It took some effort, but we managed to get Lumen, Nanite and virtual shadows in Fortnite working on Steam Deck running under Windows! Which means it's time for another Deck …
Here's a quick preview of how the best version of The Callisto Protocol on current-gen compares with the worst version of the last generation. Expect the full breakdown of the …
Some b-roll we captured of matched footage running on both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. How did Epic get UE5 working on Series S at 60fps? Looks …
Tom Morgan's upcoming Warzone 2.0 coverage required multiple DF staff members playing Warzone 2.0 across multiple consoles across multiple crossplay sessions. Here's another taste of the like-for-like comparison data we've …
The Bodacious RetroBros are back with another pickups. Summer is over and winter is looming, so the boys snuggled up and found their warmest pickups for the season. John sought …
We've spent some time producing matched captures of every single console version of Warzone 2.0, using multiple consoles in the same crossplay game instance, with spectate mode allowing for identical …
This is a compilation of all of the source performance material we put together in reviewing in the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, covering ray tracing, rasterisation, and RT with reconstruction.
Here's a preview of content from our upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.6 (TAAU) vs Patch 1.61 (FSR 2.1) image quality comparison. Both PS5 and Xbox Series X are used in …
A comparison of how DLSS stacks up against FSR2 in two different sections (the official benchmark and ours), with 4K tested at performance settings, 1440p at balanced and 1080p at …
Tom Morgan put together this comparison footage, made possible by Twitter user Melih Korkmaz (@korkmazmelih) who did the legwork in providing the real world footage. Thanks to Melih and thanks …
Here's the unpublished edit of the review code we were sent for Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. We shared our concerns over issues with Sony and to their credit, all of …
Our first attempt at integrating 8K into our video capture workflow, by stacking up RTX 4090 at 8K resolution against itself at 4K along with other results from RTX 3000 …
Let's take a 120fps feed of Marvel's Spider-Man running DLSS 3, then strip out every other frame twice over, giving us ONLY AI generated frames and ONLY standard frames. Here's …
Last week we put out a trailer about our upcoming DLSS 3 coverage - but it also contained a few seconds' capture of Marvel's Spider-Man running at 8K maxed on …
Raw data showing how the three handhelds compare. The Aya products can also be run at 8W but as the results are so tremendously slow (typically 15-20fps), they have been …
While putting together the Ayaneo Air benchmarks - which, of course, includes Steam Deck - we tested out Spider-Man's RT support on the Valve handheld, just for a moment. And …
Extra material for the DF Supporter Program. This represents the bulk of the frame-capture data we used for comparing GTX 1060 and RX 580 in a recent Spider-Man Remastered performance …
A performance analysis using our FCAT-based frame-time capture tools, stacking up the Founders Edition 10GB version of the RTX 3080 up against the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.
The PlayStation 5 GPU has significantly more raster performance than RTX 2060, but significantly less RT power - so what happens if we compare dynamic resolution DRS vs dynamic resolution …
Extended video showing the performance characteristics of the new Saints Row as running on PlayStation 5 at 1440p. A bonus for premium level backers of the DF Supporter Program.
Extended video showing the performance characteristics of the new Saints Row as running on PlayStation 5 at 1080p. A bonus for premium level backers of the DF Supporter Program.
Here's what happens when you compare Marvel's Spider-Man running with tweaked optimised PC settings on Steam Deck, stacked up against the original PlayStation 4 release. Thank you for backing the …
A look at one of Rich's favourite sequences from Marvel's Spider-Man, as running on Steam Deck at 720p on mostly high settings, with dynamic resolution in play and Valve's system-level …
A look at how 120Hz performance compares in this game. This is presented at 1440p120 for download on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program - YouTube only supports 60fps playback.
Why settle for compromised YouTube quality? Enjoy the original high bitrate trailers from Forza Motorsport's beautiful debut at 'E3' 2022. Thank you for backing the Digital Foundry Supporter Program - …
We had access to a high quality version of this asset, and Oliver Mackenzie put together a couple of comparison videos stacking up the new with the old. This is …
Did you enjoy the recent debut trailer for The Last Of Us Part 1? Here, Oliver Mackenzie rebuilds that trailer using the PS4 remaster, putting the shots together side-by-side with …
From Software's 30fps issues have been resolved via a hack from Illusion. Here's a preview of a tiny piece of content from an upcoming video. Thank you for backing the …
One of Steam Deck's most impressive upgrades was the ability to choose arbitrary display refresh rates - anything from 40Hz to 60Hz. Straight after its debut, Rich offered up this …
We like to talk about game preservation but what about media asset preservation too? The original Metal Gear Solid 4 TGS trailer does not exist in its original 720p60 form. …
The infamous E3 press conference from 2005, where Sony first presented the PlayStation 3 alongside an assortment of real and 'fake' tech demos. This has been AI upscaled from a …
Download a fully compiled version of the Unreal Engine 5 city sample, as seen in The Matrix Awakens and now available for your PC. Go to /CitySample/Saved/Config/Windows and open the …
A look at the strengths - and weaknesses of the Proton compatibility layer. Note that Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a native Linux vs Windows 10 comparison, no Proton …
Bonus material for DF Supporter Program premium/retro backers. Here you get to see a lot more of the Series S vs Steam Deck assets Rich put together for his 'next …
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Metro Exodus on Steam Deck here is running with a 720p output with 0.7 resolution scaling, at medium settings with all other options (tessellation, …
This was put together to prove the point that performance had improved in Elden Ring. The video was only used in DF Direct Weekly, and in an edited form. This …
If it's not clear from the ad-libbed voice-over, Xbox Series S's terrain level of detail and objects level of details are a *dynamic* 25-50. There's no dynamic option on PC, …