2026-08-09T04:59:25.461441Z

We tested the impact of SSD speed on gaming performance in 11 titles & we analyzed from SATA to PCIe 5.0 to see whether upgrading to a faster NVMe SSD would have an impact

www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/we-tested-the-impact-of-ssd-speed-on-gaming-performance-in-11-titles-we-analyzed-from-sata-to-pcie-5-0-to-see-whether-upgrading-to-a-faster-nvme-ssd-would-have-an-impact

Tom's HardwareWe tested the impact of SSD speed on gaming performance in 11 titles — we analyzed from SATA to PCIe 5.0 to see whether upgrading to a faster NVMe SSD would have an impactNVMe or SATA, or either?

2026-08-09T05:39:52.179195Z

Kenny2999@Kenny2999@lemmy.world

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Replying to @⁨sanitation@lemmy.today⁩

So, game optimization makes all the differnce and lazy coding sells more drives. Thats how I read it at least. These performance comparisons could really use a unified definition of JND (just noticable difference).

⁨Aug⁩ ⁨9⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨05:39⁩en

2026-08-09T06:36:09.209008Z

Arcane2077@Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works

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Replying to @⁨Kenny2999@lemmy.world⁩

How did you get the opposite conclusion? The only 2 games that benefited from the new(er) technology are the ones that implemented it