The Hardware Unboxed Podcast
by Hardware Unboxed
The RTX 5080 Doubles in Price, FSR Improvements, RX 7900 XTX Aging…
About this podcast
Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you'll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 121 episodes
- The RTX 5080 Doubles in Price, FSR Improvements, RX 7900 XTX Aging Well? · 1 h 35 minSee the Sapphire Nitro+ Range Here: https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/nitro-radeon-rx-9070-xt-ple-polar-16g-gddr6…
- Should We Stop Benchmarking The RTX 5090? · 1 h 35 minEpisode 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…
- The RTX 5090 is Dead - Our Thoughts · 1 h 26 minEpisode 119: Nvidia has reportedly discontinued the GeForce RTX 5090, sending that GPU silicon to RTX Pro graphics cards. We chat about that, as well as efforts to combat shader…
- What Gaming PC Build Makes Sense Right Now? · 1 h 31 minEpisode 118: Steve and Tim chat about what sort of PC build actually makes sense right now, if you wanted to get into PC gaming and were facing the reality of what hardware costs…
- Witcher 3 Remastered, Gears E-Day, Ray Tracing Weirdness, Nvidia Upset EVGA · 1 h 11 minEpisode 117: Steve and Tim have been busy testing games this week, so we dive into some thoughts on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered, as well as Gears of War E-Day. We also…
- Is the RX 9050 4GB AMD's Worst Ever GPU? · 1 h 30 minEpisode 116: Steve managed to obtain and test the Radeon RX 9050 4GB so we discuss just how bad it is, and the way it prays on customers. Then we have a chat about DLSS 5, the…
- We Killed $3000 of DDR5 Memory · 1 h 30 minOfficial Store – Insta360 Link 2: https://bit.ly/MonitorsBFLink2store Amazon – Insta360 Link 2: https://geni.us/pByQNb Insta360 Webcam Collection…
- Our Melting RTX 5090 and Early DLSS 5 Impressions · 1 h 30 minEpisode 114: Two big topics in this week's podcast: Steve had a melting incident with his RTX 5090, and we chat about the re-announcement and release of DLSS 5 technology…
- Zen 6 on AM5 Confirmed, Absent DLSS 5 and Golden Samples · 1 h 21 minOfficial Store – Insta360 Link 2: https://bit.ly/MonitorsBFLink2store Amazon – Insta360 Link 2: https://geni.us/pByQNb Insta360 Webcam Collection…
- Radeon RX 9070 XT or GeForce RTX... 5060 Ti? · 1 h 17 minEpisode 112: For some reason, YouTube decided to change the view counter. Also, AMD didn't bother sampling RX 9050s for review, but we reviewed it anyway. Later in the podcast we…
- Are Reviewers Truly Unbiased and Independent? · 1 h 33 minEpisode 111: Are reviewers who get review samples, get early access to products and have affiliate links truly independent? We discuss this in the podcast, after we watched a…
- 4GB Gaming GPUs are "Not for Gaming" Apparently · 1 h 19 minEpisode 110: Fanboys on Reddit got very upset that we trashed the upcoming Radeon RX 9050 and 4GB GPUs in general, claiming that these models are not sold to consumers, and also…
- The Radeon RX 9050 4GB is Absolutely Diabolical · 1 h 19 minEpisode 109: AMD has done something unfathomable: they're releasing a brand new 4GB GPU in the year 2026. We talk about the new Radeon RX 9050 and why this graphics card seems…
- LG Screws Customers With Bloatware, and Nvidia Tones Down DLSS 5 · 1 h 16 minEpisode 108: LG has been very naughty, caught installing their bloatware application on to PCs without the consent of monitor buyers. Seems dodgy, so we talk about that. We also…
- Nvidia Hid Important GPU Info, and the 5800X3D is a Good Deal · 1 h 16 minEpisode 107: We chat about some of the latest CPU releases, including the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, and the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, which doesn't make a ton of sense…
- Sony Kills Physical Games, Nvidia GPU Struggles & The Future of Gaming · 1 h 24 minEpisode 106: We chat about Sony ending production of physical games in 2028, and the implications that has for game ownership. Plus we talk about the challenges Nvidia faces with…
- Valve Stuffed Up the Steam Machine · 1 h 13 minEpisode 105: We give some additional thoughts on how bad the Steam Machine is, and yes, we think it is very bad. Then we chat briefly about the Ryzen 7 5800X3D being re-released…
- "Joke of a Product" - The Radeon RX 9070 GRE Hasn't Impressed Us · 1 h 6 minEpisode 104: Upon our return from Computex, we chat about the current graphics card market, including AMD's bizarre release of the Radeon RX 9070 GRE. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Chat…
- Are We Wrong About Ray Tracing? · 1 h 3 minEpisode 103: Some people got upset that we claimed Nvidia didn't deliver on their promised ray tracing future. So we discuss that, the RTX 20 series, how ray tracing was…
- No 9950X3D2 for Gamers Nexus and LTT... What's Going On? · 1 h 16 minEpisode 102: We chat about the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition situation: the CPU itself and how it performs, AMD's decision not to provide review samples and more. CHAPTERS 00:00…







