Which CPU you should be eying for your next workstation depends entirely on your workload, something this article will highlight across a range of tests. With AMD’s Zen 4-based Ryzens and Intel’s Raptor Lake-based Core processors in-hand, we’re exploring performance potential in encoding, rendering, photogrammetry, and others.

We’re taking a fresh look at the many workloads available in SPECviewperf. This time around, we’re taking a much deeper look at subtest results, to gain a better understanding of how SVP’s overall scores are generated. With the help of 28 GPUs, two resolutions, and 38 subtests, we have a lot of data to explore.

Today’s the day when Intel launches its long-anticipated 4th-gen Xeon Scalable and Xeon Max-series processors, and the company has given us plenty to talk about. We have CPUs with built-in HBM2e memory, many accelerators scattered across the entire range, and notably, AMX AI acceleration built into every one.

NVIDIA’s third Ada Lovelace-based GeForce has landed: RTX 4070 Ti. This artist formerly known as RTX 4080 packs in 12GB of memory, effectively delivering a 50% boost to VRAM gen-over-gen. Our first look at the new GPU will be focusing on creator: rendering, encoding, and more.

Blender 3.4 released just a few weeks ago, and as usual, we couldn’t wait long before jumping in and exploring its performance with current GPUs from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. With 22 graphics cards and six Cycles and Eevee projects in-hand for rendering and viewport testing, let’s find out which GPUs rise above the rest.

When it comes to VR, immersion is the name of the game and comfort is undoubtedly tied to this. When using VR, there is often a compromise when it comes to audio. Logitech has set out to eliminate this compromise with Chorus VR headphones designed for Meta Quest 2. How did it fare? Let’s dive in!