Is Starfield Actually Badly Optimized?

Episode 3: Today we're recapping the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT reviews and discussing some missed opportunities in AMD's marketing. We also chat about Starfield: is the game badly optimized? Should you be thinking about more frequent CPU upgrades? What happened to DLSS? CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro4:04 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Recap16:01 - Is Performance Close to RDNA2 a Fail?19:20 - Heaps of Old Stock Still Affecting Releases22:44 - What About Manufacturing Costs25:43 - Missed Opportunity with Radeon Launches and Starfield35:23 - Is Starfield Badly Optimized?44:17 - Is it Time to Think About More Frequent CPU Upgrades?49:41 - Should Bethesda or Intel Have Optimized Starfield for Arc GPUs?53:54 - What Happened to AMD Blocking DLSS in Starfield?1:06:38 - Other Stuff in Our LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedFloatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.