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DF Retro: The Story of GeForce 256 - The Original 'GPU' [Sponsored]

Content sponsored by Nvidia. In this DF Retro special, we revisit the original GPU - the Nvidia GeForce 256. First released in 1999 in an age of phenomenal progress in …

Dying Light 2 PC Tech Review: Graphics Analysis, Optimised Settings, Performance Tests!

Dying Light 2 on current-gen consoles is pretty great - but if effectively forces you to choose between resolution, 60fps or ray tracing features. The PC version taps into the …

Nvidia RTX 3050 Review: Entry-Level Ray Tracing GPU Needs More Performance

In an ideal world, Nvidia's RTX 3050 should be equivalent to an RTX 2060 - but with two gigs of much needed extra memory. We get the 8GB of VRAM …

Tech Focus: Nvidia DLDSR - What Does AI Downsampling Actually Do?

Downsampling or super-sampling down from a higher resolution is a brute-force form of anti-aliasing. Nvidia's new DLDSR aims to do the same job with lower pixel counts, improved performance and …

Monster Hunter Rise PC vs Switch Comparison: PC Shines at 4K60FPS - But What Else Does It Add?

A year on from the Switch exclusive release of Monster Hunter Rise we have a PC port, bearing several key additions including resolution and frame-rate upgrades. The graphics menu promises …

God of War on PC - Digital Foundry Tech Review - PlayStation vs PC, Performance, Optimised Settings!

God of War on PC is superb! Alex Battaglia goes fully in-depth on the port, produced by Sony Santa Monica and Jetpack, with options analysis, performance testing, console comparisons, optimised …

Final Fantasy 7 Remake PC Tech Review: A Disappointing, Barebones Port

What could have been a tremendous PC port of a superb PlayStation 5 game is anything but. While the basics are there and we do have feature parity with the …

Halo Infinite PC Tech Review: Xbox Series X vs PC + Best Settings + Performance Analysis

How does Halo Infinite on PC scale beyond Xbox Series X? What are the best balanced settings? How well does it perform and what are the tech issues that need …

Sword and Fairy 7 Tech Review: The High-End PC Exclusive Nobody's Talking About

Big exclusives for PC are few and far between in the world of multi-platform development, which makes the lack of focus on Sword and Fairy 7 curious - based on …

Forza Horizon 5 PC: In-Game Ray Tracing Mod - RT On/Off Comparisons + Performance Tests

Forza Horizon 5 ships with ray tracing support, but unfortunately, it only works in Forza Vista and garage modes. However, thanks to Frosticles on the DF Supporter Program, a mod …

Forza Horizon 5 PC: Can Graphics Scale Beyond Xbox Series X? Optimised Settings + More!

How does Xbox Series X compare with PC at its best? Join Alex Battaglia for the full breakdown on Forza Horizon 5 performance, settings and more. Get your Series X …

FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch PC Graphics Breakdown [Sponsored]

Video sponsored by FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch. An intriguing Metroidvania game built on Unreal Engine 4 and pushing high-end PC graphics features including ray tracing and DLSS, FIST is …

Age of Empires 4 DF Tech Review: A Great Game With Technical Issues To Address

Age of Empires 4 brings a range of excellent new features to the franchise - and is generally a superb RTS. However, a bunch of technical problems hold this game …

Industria PC Analysis: Inspired By Half-Life 2... But Does It Work?

An indie game that has received lots of positive attention thanks to a superb atmosphere, with themes and motifs reminiscent of Half-Life 2 and the Shock games. But does it …

Crysis 2 + Crysis 3 Remastered PC Deep Dive - Every Enhancement Detailed + Tested!

Alex Battaglia is your guide to all of the changes, enhancements and refinements made to the PC version of Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 Remastered. Real-time global illumination, ray tracing, …

Far Cry 6 - The Digital Foundry Tech Review - PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Ray Tracing - The Lot!

Join Alex Battaglia for the Far Cry 6 tech review! We take a look at the latest iteration of the Dunia Engine with its various strengths and weaknesses, compare PS5, …

Halo Infinite Big Performance Mode Boosts For Series X/One X - But What About PC?

The Halo Infinite test flights are back! Here's Rich and Alex to discuss their thoughts on the new Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC versions. There are big, big improvements …

The Medium PS5: Big Changes vs Xbox Series X + PC Comparisons

The Medium was a timed console exclusive on Xbox Series consoles and now it's available on PlayStation 5. Bloober Studio has substantially tweaked the presentation, resulting in higher resolutions and …

Actraiser Renaissance: A Worthy Reboot of the Super NES Classic?

A surprise 'drop' at last week's Nintendo Direct, Actraiser Renaissance aims to re-imagine and enhance a stone-cold SNES classic... but the results are mixed to say the least. John Linneman …

Kena: Bridge of Spirits PS5/PC/PS4 Pro Tech Review

First revealed in depth at the PlayStation 5 gameplay reveal showcase, Kena: Bridge of Spirits has just launched. Alex Battaglia takes a look at both PS5 gameplay modes and stacks …

Deathloop PC vs PS5, Optimised Settings, Performance Testing + More

Arkane's Deathloop is an extremely impressive game on PS5 - but what's the score with PC? Alex Battaglia stacks up the PC version against the console game, generates optimised settings, …

Serious Sam Gets A Fully Ray Traced Upgrade! Graphics Comparison, Performance + More

Serious Sam is a classic PC shooter that's celebrating its 20th birthday this year - and software engineer 'sultim-t' has delivered a fully path-traced mod, similar to Quake 2 RTX. …

Valley of the Ancient Downloadable Demo

Unpack this four-RAR download and double click on the Ancient.exe file to run. The demo should run at the resolution of your display, but feel free to search out the …

[Sponsored] Nvidia Laptop RTX 3070 In-Depth: Can A Mobile PC Deliver Next-Gen Gaming Experiences?

Video sponsored by Nvidia. Just how powerful is a reasonably priced gaming laptop? A while back, Amazon were offering the Razer Blade 15 with RTX 3070 Mobile 95W for £1399 …

Inside Intel ARC Alchemist Graphics: New Hardware, XeSS Info + The Future of Gaming Graphics

Here comes a new challenger! Intel is set to enter the fray with its Alchemist GPU coming in Q1 2022 after a spectacular reveal last week, plus a promising XeSS …

Dead Space: The Classic Original Revisited on Xbox 360 + Q6600/8800 GT PC!

A new Dead Space is in development? But do you know what? The original is still a brilliant game and holds up very well indeed today. John Linneman, Alex Battaglia …

DF Direct Special: Halo Infinite Technical Preview Tested on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox One X|S

John, Alex and Rich spent some of their weekend putting the Halo Infinite Technical Preview through its paces on ALL available platforms, from Xbox One S through Xbox Series machines …

Cyberpunk 2077: 4K DLSS Ultra Performance vs Xbox Series X Performance

Some bonus material for DF Supporter Program backers - how does Cyberpunk 2077 in DLSS Ultra Performance Mode, upscaling from 720p to 2160p compare to the Series X performance mode, …

Inside Microsoft Flight Simulator - Xbox Ports, Performance, PC Optimisations - The Asobo Breakdown!

One of the most demanding PC games ever hasn't just been ported to Xbox Series consoles - it's also received massive improvements and optimisation on PC too. In another DF …

The Ascent for Xbox/PC: The Digital Foundry Tech Review

Created by a core staff of just 12 developers, The Ascent is a visually stunning title shown in various forms as a next-gen showcase - but it's actually built to …

Resident Evil Village PC - Fixed Performance Analysis + AMD FSR Tests

Resident Evil Village for PC has been fixed, addressing the DRM performance issues. But does the patch fix all of the issues, and how does AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution compare …

Valve Steam Deck Spec Analysis: Can It Really Handle AAA PC Gaming?

Join Rich for his initial reaction to the excellent specification of the handheld Valve Steam Deck. Is this the Nintendo Switch Pro we were hoping for - or actually something …

Resident Evil Village PC DRM: Cracked Code Really Does Run Better - Confirmed

Our tech review of Resident Evil Village on PC had a bunch of positive points, but what baffled us was the weird performance issues in areas of the game where …

Doom Eternal's Ray Tracing Upgrade Analysed - Best PC Settings + PS5/Xbox Series X Comparisons

Join Alex Battaglia for a deep dive into Doom Eternal's brilliant ray tracing upgrade - see how idTech 7 has evolved for the next generation of hardware, how to optimise …

Lego Builder's Journey Ray Tracing Showcase + DLSS 2.2 Upgrades Analysis

Two videos for the price of one! John Linneman and Alex Battaglia discuss the beautiful visuals of Lego Builder's Journey - with ray tracing on and off, while also addressing …

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution FSR Review: Big FPS Boosts, But Image Quality Takes A Hit

Best viewed on a 4K screen. Smart upscaling is becoming a seriously big deal for PC gaming - and having sampled DLSS from Nvidia, it's now time to look at …

Forza Horizon 5 First Look + Xbox Series/PC/Xbox One Cross-Gen Info

John Linneman and Rich Leadbetter share their reactions to the brilliant Forza Horizon 5 reveal, discuss the tech highlights and reveal new information on how the Playground Games plans to …

Unreal Engine 5 Hands-On: Demo Analysis + Performance Benchmarks

Join Alex Battaglia and John Linneman for their hands-on impressions of the Unreal Engine 5 early access reveal, along with performance analysis of the Valley of the Ancient demo running …

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Review: Not Fast Enough For The Money

When we think of a 'Ti' product, typically we look for a price/performance winner - like RTX 3060 Ti, 2080 Ti, 1080 Ti and so many others. RTX 3070 Ti? …

Unreal Engine 5: Valley of the Ancient on RTX 3090

Captured on RTX 3090 on 'epic' settings: 1080p with temporal reconstruction to 2160p.

Intel Core i5 11400F Review: The Best Mainstream Gaming CPU!

It's a dark time for PC components - not so much the quality of them, but the availability and prices. Enter the Core i5 11400F. Pair it with decent memory …

Halo Combat Evolved - Is Classic Mode Fixed In Master Chief Collection Season 7?

Is the classic mode in Halo Combat Evolved finally fixed in The Master Chief Collection? The game builds upon a flawed early PC port by Gearbox that lacked many of …

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Review: Big Performance, Extreme Price Tag

The RTX 3080 Ti cuts memory, bandwidth a touch of compute away from the RTX 3090 - but it's still massively expensive compared to the RTX 3080, and the actual …

DF Retro: Quake - The Game, The Technology, The Ports, The Legacy

DF Retro strikes back with one of its most ambitious episodes ever! Join John Linneman for an hour's worth of background story, analysis and performance testing on a range of …

Unreal Engine 5 Early Access Trailer Reaction: What's New With UE5?

Epic Games has revealed that Unreal Engine 5 has gone into early access, with the revised engine available to the public complete with a new demo project to play around …

Patreon Exclusive - DF's PC Benchmarking Process Explained

Join Rich behind the scenes as he does the 'show and tell' thing with our PC benchmarking process.

Days Gone PC Tech Review: PS5 Comparisons, Settings Analysis + More

Bend Studio bring their excellent PS4/PS4 Pro title over to PC - and the results are very impressive. Join Alex Battaglia for a detailed breakdown of Days Gone on PC: …

Nvidia Marbles RTX Hands-On: A Vision For The Future Of Ray Tracing?

Nvidia's Marbles RTX demo on its Omniverse platform is finally available for public download - so we had to check it out. Alex Battaglia and John Linneman dig in to …

Resident Evil Village PC Port Review: OK, But Not Quite Good Enough

Resident Evil Village is a tour-de-force on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles and we went into this one fully expecting an excellent PC conversion. Truth is though that while it's …

Patreon Exclusive: Metro Exodus Enhanced Bonus Material

A bonus for Digital Foundry Premium and Retro Supporters - a chance to take an extended look at all of the material 4A Games provided for our recent Metro Exodus …