Update February 3, 2017: Due to popular demand we've updated our testing with results from the two GPUs and three games with Game Mode turned on but without the GameDVR recording in the background.

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Epic Games has added a new Performance Mode to Fortnite on PC, which reduces the game’s visual quality and memory usage to provide significant performance gains, particularly on lower spec hardware. A ...

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