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Steam Deck Gets New Data Features in Latest Beta Update
Valve has released new data features for Steam Deck beta users, signaling continued software improvements for the handheld device. These updates, appearing through incremental software releases rather than hardware changes, aim to provide users with more insight into performance, battery usage, and thermal monitoring, reinforcing the Steam Deck's position as a customizable PC-like gaming experience.
MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor
MangoHud 0.8.3, a popular Linux gaming performance monitoring tool, has been released with numerous bug fixes and new features. The update includes support for new hardware like DDR5 RAM temperature, panthor driver, and additional GPU memory units, alongside improvements to Vulkan and ImGui integration. It also adds support for SDL GPU as an engine and allows for smaller HUD sizes.
'A performance tool that requires a graduate seminar before breakfast has already lost the room': Why Windows Task Manager looks like it's getting CPU usage wrong
The creator of the original Windows Task Manager, Dave Plummer, explains why the Windows 11 Task Manager's CPU usage reporting may seem inaccurate. He details how the tool uses averaging and compromises in calculations, especially with modern CPUs featuring dynamic frequency scaling, rather than real-time pinpoint accuracy. Microsoft has announced a fix for this in a recent preview build, aiming to align Task Manager's metrics with industry standards.
