Graphics cards are specialized circuit boards inside a computer that are designed for doing the types of math necessary to quickly display images and video on a screen. They're most often associated ...

Although Ubuntu and other modern Linux distributions handle most computer hardware with aplomb, some video cards -- especially new, state-of-the-art models -- are problematic. Ubuntu will generally ...

When it comes to benchmarking software, Futuremark’s 3DMark Fire Strike is the gold standard among PC enthusiasts. But there are limits to what Fire Strike can measure; as a DirectX 11 implementation, ...

Most people who are in the market for a new graphics card have one primary question in mind: Which card will give me the most bang for my buck? Obviously, the answer will vary depending on your budget ...

Standardized, repeatable testing is central to all of the 1,500-plus reviews we publish annually. Here's how we test every laptop that hits the bench at PC Labs using 24 different benchmarks. From the ...

On Thursday, Futuremark launched 3DMark Time Spy, a new DirectX 12 benchmark test initially teased last month that’s built from the ground up to really see what Microsoft’s Windows 10 exclusive ...

Here's how to shop for a right-priced graphics card for playing games on today's best-value monitors—1,920 by 1,080 displays—along with the top-rated GPUs in our testing. I have been interested in ...

Intel’s introduction of the first modern Core processor in 2008 was a major change in direction, and not just because of its break away from the Netburst architecture which powered Pentium 4. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. It's safe to say that the PC industry has been waiting with bated ...

The new Titan X may be ludicrously expensive but it's also ludicrously fast. Nvidia blew our socks off with the GTX 1080 only four months ago and now the company did what was seemingly impossible by ...

Virtual reality. It's the new buzzword in the gaming world, and it was all the rage at this year's GDC. We've spent the better part of three years waiting for the Oculus Rift to ship in a ...