We retested Radeon Chill and came away intrigued
If you didn't read our recent overview of AMD's recent Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition software release, you may have missed our look at one of the more intriguing graphics-card-related utilities to come around in recent memory. Radeon Chill, as it's called, can dynamically adjust frame rates to avoid doing wasted work when the user is standing still or not moving the mouse in-game, all while providing plenty of performance and responsiveness when a user is providing input. AMD says Chill's dynamic frame metering can reduce graphics-card noise and GPU temperatures, and as a pleasant side effect, it can actually improve responsiveness to user input by leaving GPU resources at the ready when a user suddenly throws a lot of mouse and keyboard inputs at a game.
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