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Oct 23, 2026 1 hr 35 min

Should We Stop Benchmarking The RTX 5090?

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Episode 120: This week we chat about AMD finally releasing FSR 4.1 for RDNA 2 graphics cards, Nvidia CPU overhead still being a thing, DLSS 5 model updates, and whether we should continue benchmarking the RTX 5090 now that it's been discontinued CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - AMD Releases FSR 4.1 for More GPUs 17:55 - Nvidia's CPU Overhead on GPUs 39:19 - Advanced Shader Delivery is Here 45:47 - DLSS 5 Has a New Model 54:19 - Should We Keep Benchmarking the RTX 5090? 1:18:50 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social

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