Brad ChacosSenior Editor, PCWorld
Brad Chacos spends his days digging through desktop PCs and tweeting too much. He covers gaming and graphics for PCWorld, and spends his mornings running the news desk for PCWorld, Macworld, Greenbot, and TechHive.
The Full Nerd ep. 130: DirectX 12 Ultimate and PlayStation 5 specs
Microsoft just married the Xbox Series X to the PC via DirectX 12 Ultimate, and Sony's PlayStation 5 specs get detailed
DirectX 12 Ultimate unifies ray tracing, speed-boosting graphics tricks across PCs and Xbox
Microsoft's DirectX 12 Ultimate standardizes many innovative technologies introduced in Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics cards, including ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable rate shading, and more.
GOG is offering 27 free games to help you relax at home
GOG's 'Stay at home and play some games' freebies are a blast from the past, and exactly what we need right now.
Sony PlayStation 5 taps AMD's radical SmartShift tech to push its GPU to ludicrous speeds
Sony revealed more technical details about its upcoming PlayStation 5 console. It takes tricks from Ryzen 4000 laptops to push its Radeon graphics cores to ludicrous speeds.
Microsoft's Xbox Series X probably puts your gaming PC to shame: Full specs revealed
Microsoft unveiled the full specs for its upcoming Xbox Series X console on Monday, and it's an absolute beast.
No PC, no problem: Shadow supercharges cloud gaming with lower prices, faster hardware, and VR
The Shadow cloud gaming service just unleashed a bevy of improvements, and at a much lower price.
E3 2020 is canceled, the latest event to be affected by COVID-19
The Entertainment Software Association has canceled E3 2020, this year's incarnation of the biggest video game trade show, due to COVID-19 concerns.
AMD's next-gen Radeon graphics cards will ditch blower coolers
The reference coolers on AMD's next-gen Radeon graphics cards are switching away from their controversial blowers to dual-axial fans.
How AMD's new compute GPUs could alter Radeon's gamer DNA forever
AMD's rolling out new CDNA graphics optimized for compute tasks, and these data center GPUs could portend big changes for Radeon graphics cards. Here's why.
If you're having graphics card problems, try a clean driver install
AMD issues a great reminder amidst a recent bug hunt: Many graphics card problems can be fixed by performing a clean install of your GPU drivers.
The best 1440p graphics card for PC gaming: Options galore
We explain the best graphics cards you can buy for gaming at 1440p resolution.
Nvidia's GTC 2020 goes digital as rumors of next-gen 'Ampere' GeForce GPUs whirl
Nvidia's GTC 2020 developer conference, where we might get our first glimpse at the architecture inside next-gen GeForce graphics cards, is being shifted to digital form over coronavirus fears.
AMD's Radeon 20.2.2 drivers squash pesky black screen bugs and other community complaints
AMD's Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.2.2 fixes black screens and other bugs recently reported by Radeon graphics cards users, after some intense press scrutiny.
10 surprisingly practical Raspberry Pi projects anybody can do
Looking for something to do with a Raspberry Pi 4 or Raspberry Pi Zero? These easy and practical projects are good for all levels, even beginners. Streaming. Gaming. Networking. Even printing!
The best 1080p graphics card for PC gaming: Nvidia dominates
We explain the best graphics card you can buy for gaming at 1080p resolution.