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Ryzen's "Game Mode" might actually hurt your CPU's gaming performance

AMD's Ryzen Master Game Mode is designed to boost CPU performance and offer you better gaming performance by limiting the number of CPU cores active during a gaming session. While games do benefit ...
PC Gamer

I've tested Asus' new Turbo Game Mode for AMD CPUs and my verdict is simple: Don't use it

Hardware Highguard's output resolution is bizarrely tied to its post processing setting, which feels like a crunchy bug that needs squashing Gaming Laptops Intel's new high-end mobile chip is an ...
TweakTown

COLORFUL intros 'X3D Gaming Mode' for improved gaming performance on Ryzen X3D CPUs

TL;DR: AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors are launching soon, with COLORFUL introducing "X3D Gaming Mode" to optimize performance. This mode disables one CCD and SMT, reducing latency and ...

Ryzen 9850X3D review: AMD’s bragging-rights gaming CPU gets more to brag about

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D mostly does what it says it does: It’s a mild speed bump to AMD’s best gaming processor that, in most ...
The Verge

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D: the best gaming CPU

AMD’s 7800X3D successor is also better at non-gaming workloads this time around. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a senior editor ...