Steam client files point to “framerate estimator” feature in the works

As noted in SteamTracking’s automated Steam client change notes (and picked up by some forum and social media users), the ...

What leaked “SteamGPT” files could mean for the PC gaming platform’s use of AI

These days, it seems like every tech company and their corporate parent is looking to squeeze AI tools and features into ...

Valve's VRAM Hack Could Save Millions Of 8GB GPU Owners From Stutters

Before Optimization, much of the AMD GPU's 8GB VRAM is pulled from Cyberpunk 2077 (GameThread) for other applications.

A Valve engineer’s Linux patch makes 8GB AMD GPUs better at gaming

An independent contractor for Valve gave Linux a way to boost discrete GPU performance on budget cards with 8GB of memory or ...
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The widening of Steam continues with another UI beta, this time for the mod hotspot Workshop

As usual, as detailed by this blog post, the new UI changes are an opt-in beta, with Valve looking out for feedback to ...

Steam is building a game performance estimator for your PC

The latest versions of Steam include code that mentions a "Framerate Estimator" tool, though there's nothing user-facing at the moment.

Valve engineer develops Linux VRAM fix that boosts gaming on 8GB GPUs

Natalie Vock, who works on Valve's Linux graphics stack and the RADV Vulkan driver, has developed a set of kernel patches and user-space tools to address ...