Sorry, But APUs Suck for Gaming PCs

Episode 84: Tim and Steve respond to their internet crimes of using DLSS while testing and saying APUs suck. Then we chat more about Intel fixing B580 CPU overhead in some games, AMD's FSR 4 INT8 version and Microsoft destroying the value of Game Pass.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Why we tested Borderlands 4 with DLSS enabled
08:58 - APUs are not a good option for desktop gaming today
29:26 - Intel fixes B580 CPU overhead in some games
45:47 - AMD FSR 4 INT8 is pretty good
54:07 - Microsoft makes Game Pass way more expensive
1:03:57 - Updates from our boring lives

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