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Hardware

RTX 5060 Ti vs RX 9060 XT: the $400 GPU fight where the winner depends on one feature

Two 16GB cards, similar money, same 1440p target. One leans on DLSS 4, the other on raw value. Here's which mid-range GPU to actually buy in 2026.

Ravi Malhotra · 1h ago · 11 min

Hardware

is 8GB of VRAM still enough in 2026? the honest answer depends on one thing

8GB used to be plenty. In 2026 it's the bare minimum — and whether it's enough for YOU comes down to the resolution you play at. Here's the straight 8GB vs 12GB vs 16GB answer.

Ravi Malhotra · 1h ago · 11 min

Hardware

the best budget GPU in 2026 isn't Nvidia or AMD — it's the card nobody expected to recommend

Intel's $250 Arc B580 undercuts everyone at the entry level, and the 16GB mid-range from AMD and Nvidia finally makes sense. Here's the best value graphics card at every budget tier in 2026.

Ravi Malhotra · 1h ago · 11 min

Hardware

the best 1440p GPU in 2026 is a genuine coin-flip — here's how to actually pick

RTX 5070 or RX 9070 XT? One wins on features, the other on raw frames and VRAM. Here's the honest 1440p gaming GPU answer for 2026, based on what you actually play.

Ravi Malhotra · 2h ago · 12 min

AI

how much system RAM do you actually need for local AI? more than you think, if you offload

Everyone obsesses over VRAM, but system RAM matters too — especially the moment you try to run a model bigger than your GPU. Here's the real number for every kind of local-AI setup.

Lena Fischer · 2d ago · 9 min