The Biggest Issues With the GPU Market (feat. Daniel Owen)
Added 2025-08-01 05:25:37 +0000 UTCEpisode 79: We chat with Daniel Owen about all sorts of stuff affecting PC gaming right now. His thoughts on the worst parts of the GPU market, plus opinions on upscaling and frame generation (including Optiscaler and driver-based frame gen), game optimization and misleading marketing. We round it out with some listener questions submitted by Patreon members.
DANIEL OWEN
Check out Daniel's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielowentech
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Welcome to the Podcast: Daniel Owen
10:03 - Current State of the GPU Market
22:04 - How Good is Optiscaler?
29:58 - Thoughts on DLSS 4 and FSR 4 Upscaling
39:02 - Frame Generation, Does Daniel Use It?
55:07 - Are Gamers Buying the Marketing?
1:05:19 - Game Optimization: Developers vs Hardware Makers
1:16:38 - Listener Questions
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Comments
So awesome that Daniel is on the podcast π€π»
Aleksander
2025-08-01 06:22:15 +0000 UTCAwesome. The two tech channels I have been supporting with membership for years finally doing something together.
WhiskyNerd88
2025-08-01 05:28:36 +0000 UTC
