Articles by Jarred Walton | Tom's Hardware

Jarred's love of computers dates back to the dark ages, when his dad brought home a DOS 2.3 PC and he left his C-64 behind. He eventually built his first custom PC in 1990 with a 286 12MHz, only to discover it was already woefully outdated when Wing Commander released a few months later. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and has been working as a tech journalist since 2004, writing for AnandTech, Maximum PC, and PC Gamer. From the first S3 Virge '3D decelerators' to today's GPUs, Jarred keeps up with all the latest graphics trends and is the one to ask about game performance.

Articles by: Jarred Walton

Nvidia shows off Blackwell server installations in progress — AI and data center roadmap has Blackwell Ultra coming next year with Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs in 2026

By Jarred Walton published 23 August 24

Nvidia also emphasized that it sees Blackwell and Rubin as platforms and not just GPUs.

Black Myth Wukong PC benchmarks: A tour de force for Nvidia's ray tracing hardware [Updated]

By Jarred Walton published 23 August 24

AMD and Intel GPUs will want to stick to rasterization rather than full ray tracing.

AMD RX 7600 XT vs RX 6750 XT GPU faceoff: Two $300 AMD cards duke it out for mainstream supremacy

By Aaron Klotz published 18 August 24

The newer 16GB card runs up against the potent previous-gen 12GB card.

How to Buy the Right Graphics Card: A GPU Guide for 2024

By Jarred Walton published 15 August 24

Picking the right graphics card for gaming is hard. We'll walk you through how to buy a GPU and get the right card for your PC without spending more than needed.

Netac NV7000-Q SSD review: A budget SSD with matching performance

By Shane Downing published 15 August 24

The Netac NV7000-Q SSD is a QLC-based budget SSD that performs well enough and is very efficient. However, it’s hard to find and only available at 1TB, making it a niche solution.

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT vs RX 6750 XT vs RX 6700 XT GPU Faceoff

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6700 XT GPU faceoff: Battle of the current and previous gen 12GB graphics cards

By Aaron Klotz published 10 August 24

AMD's latest generation Navi 32 faces off against ye olde gen Navi 22 in the 12GB GPU category.

Patriot Viper VP4300 Lite 4TB SSD review: Capacity at a cost

By Shane Downing published 6 August 24

A budget SSD with some important caveats.

Sabrent Rocket Nano 2242 1TB SSD review: A baseline drive for your M.2 2242 needs

By Shane Downing published 29 July 24

Not too short, not too long.

Arc A750 vs RX 6600 GPU faceoff: Intel Alchemist takes on AMD RDNA 2 in the budget sector

By Aaron Klotz published 27 July 24

Intel drivers have improved, so let's discuss how it stacks up against AMD at the $200 price point.

RTX 3050 vs Arc A750 GPU faceoff — Intel Alchemist goes head to head with Nvidia's budget Ampere

By Aaron Klotz published 22 July 24

Two $200 budget GPUs with very different strengths and weaknesses.

WD Blue SN5000 4TB SSD review: Western Digital launches a 4TB mainstream drive

By Shane Downing published 20 July 24

BiCS6 QLC flash makes single-sided 4TB fashionable.

Group photo of some of the latest graphics cards

Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs ranked by bang for the buck — Prime Day deals let you break 60 fps for $280

By Jarred Walton published 17 July 24

You'll need a $500 GPU to average more than 100 fps.

Crucial P310 SSD review: High capacity and more speed for M.2 2230

By Shane Downing published 17 July 24

Finally, a 2TB QLC M.2 2230 SSD that doesn’t suck.

Nvidia RTX 4070 reaches all-time low of $499 before Prime Day — an excellent deal on one of our favorite graphics cards

By Jarred Walton published 15 July 24

The Gigabyte card has a $35 instant rebate on Newegg.

What is GDDR7 memory — everything you need to know about the upcoming graphics VRAM technology

By Jarred Walton published 1 July 24

What is GDDR7 memory, and when will we see it? We dig into the details of the upcoming VRAM technology and cover what it is, along with the benefits it provides.

Nvidia RTX 3050 vs AMD RX 6600 faceoff: Which GPU dominates the budget-friendly $200 market?

By Aaron Klotz published 1 July 24

Only previous generation GPUs currently cost $200 or less.

CPU vs GPU: We tested 16 hardware combinations to show which upgrade will boost your gaming performance the most

By Jarred Walton published 26 June 24

Four CPUs paired with four GPUs to show how the hardware combinations stack up.

AMD MI300X performance compared with Nvidia H100 — low-level benchmarks testing cache, latency, inference, and more show strong results for a single GPU

By Aaron Klotz published 26 June 24

MI300X has a very strong architecture, based on testing by Chips and Cheese.

Highpoint Rocket 1608A charts and images

HighPoint Rocket 1608A add-in card review: More drives, more power

By Shane Downing published 23 June 24

For when you really need 56 GB/s.

DisplayPort vs. HDMI: Which Is Better For Gaming?

By Jarred Walton published 21 June 24

We look at bandwidth, resolution, refresh rate and more to see the differences between DisplayPort and HDMI connections.

AMD RDNA 3 and Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs: Everything we know

By Jarred Walton published 15 June 24

The AMD RDNA 3 architecture and Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs are the latest and greatest from team red. Here's everything you need to know about the third generation of RDNA graphics cards.

Copilot+ RTX laptops are coming, plus Copilot running on GPUs

Windows Copilot will add GPU support in a future release — Nvidia details the advantages of high performance GPUs for AI workloads and more

By Jarred Walton published 2 June 24

Firing up a GPU versus an NPU will still create a massive drain on your laptop battery.

Nvidia announces 'SFF-ready' graphics card and case guidelines — cram an enthusiast class GPU into your mini-ITX system

By Jarred Walton published 2 June 24

Cards ranging from RTX 4070 up to RTX 4080 Super are available.

RTX 4080 Super vs RX 7900 XTX GPU faceoff: Battle for the high-end

By Aaron Klotz published 1 June 24

AMD's best takes on Nvidia's second fastest GPU in our head-to-head matchup to see which one comes out on top.

RTX 4060 vs RTX 3060 12GB GPU faceoff: New versus old mainstream GPUs compared

By Jarred Walton published 26 May 24

A head to head battle between the new and old 60-class Nvidia GPUs.

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