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August 2026 Release Notes

New Device Comparison, Smarter Rankings, and a Clearer Folding.LAR.Systems

This release adds powerful new ways to compare hardware, narrow the rankings, understand data quality, estimate GPU energy costs, and explore Folding@Home activity. It also brings a broad usability and presentation update across Folding.LAR.Systems.

The goal is simple: help you find the right data, understand it, and move between related tools with less effort across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

Compare up to four GPUs or CPUs

  • Select two to four devices directly from the overall GPU or CPU rankings and open them in one side-by-side comparison table.
  • Choose any selected device as the primary reference and see clearly labeled differences against the other models.
  • Numeric rows show direction and percentage differences where a meaningful calculation is possible.
  • Model names, brands, chips, confidence levels, and other descriptive specifications remain plain comparisons instead of receiving misleading numeric-style deltas.
  • Rank, PPD, operating-system averages, sample counts, confidence, hardware identity, and sample recency are aligned under shared metric labels.
  • Device names link directly to their full profiles, and comparison selections are retained in the page URL.

Search, filter, sort, and return to the same ranking view

  • GPU and CPU ranking pages now include interactive search, filters, sorting, visible-result counts, and one-action reset controls.
  • Search supports useful hardware identifiers such as model, family, chip, and brand, depending on the page.
  • Filter by brand, operating-system coverage, and confidence level on supported ranking pages.
  • Faceted filters adjust to the active result set so unavailable combinations do not lead users into avoidable dead ends.
  • Sort GPUs by overall, Linux, or Windows PPD, operating-system difference, consistency, sample recency, sample volume, or model name.
  • Sort CPUs by estimated total PPD, PPD per logical processor, consistency, sample recency, sample volume, or model name.
  • Brand-specific GPU and CPU rankings now include the same streamlined search, confidence, operating-system, and sorting tools where relevant.
  • Search, filter, sort, and comparison state is stored in the query string so a useful view can be revisited or shared.

Plan for GPU power use and electricity cost

  • The GPU efficiency rankings now compare estimated power draw, daily kWh use, points per kWh, and estimated cost per one million points.
  • Sort by lowest estimated cost, highest points per kWh, highest daily PPD, lowest power draw, or lowest daily energy use.
  • Enter your own electricity rate instead of relying on the default $0.10 per kWh estimate.
  • Your chosen rate is saved in the browser and updates estimated cost columns on the GPU efficiency rankings and GPU profile power-planning sections.
  • GPU profiles provide day, week, month, and year projections so long-running Folding@Home systems can be planned against a local electricity rate.
  • Power figures remain planning estimates based on community performance samples and vendor power guidance, not direct measurements from an individual machine.

A more consistent experience across the site

  • Headers, section navigation, page content, and footers now follow a shared alignment and spacing system.
  • Page titles, headings, supporting copy, labels, buttons, and metadata use a clearer visual hierarchy.
  • Cards and panels use a more restrained corner treatment for a cleaner, less templated appearance.
  • Repeated gaps and oversized content blocks have been reduced, bringing important information and controls higher on the page.
  • Responsive layouts have been refined to wrap and stack more predictably on smaller screens.
  • Navigation contrast, semantic page structure, table labeling, and keyboard-friendly content organization have been improved.

Better GPU and CPU rankings

  • GPU and CPU rank pages place their new filters, comparisons, and ranked results close to the top of the page.
  • Introductory information and database statistics are combined into compact, unified overview panels.
  • Brand directories have been rebuilt with clearer manufacturer summaries, balanced layouts, and direct paths into focused rank boards.
  • Tables now use more consistent labels, numeric alignment, text hierarchy, and responsive behavior.
  • Confidence badges help distinguish well-supported averages from models with limited or volatile sample histories.
  • Sample counts and relative last-seen dates make the depth and freshness of each row easier to assess.
  • Narrow screens receive a stacked rank-card layout while preserving search, filters, sorting, confidence, profile links, and comparison controls.

More useful hardware profile pages

  • GPU and CPU profile summaries have been condensed so averages, ranks, sample depth, confidence, and freshness can be reviewed together.
  • First-seen and most-recent sample information now shares one compact table instead of separate repeated cards.
  • Recent-performance summaries, power and cost planning, project averages, and related profiles use space more efficiently.
  • Nearby hardware links are smaller and easier to scan while preserving quick access to relevant comparisons.
  • GPU trend and work-unit charts have been restored and hardened against initialization-order issues.
  • Unnecessary inner scrollbars have been removed from work-unit allocation cards when their contents already fit.
  • Explanations of changing PPD results have been rewritten and condensed without removing the important guidance about projects, work units, operating systems, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

A streamlined League experience

  • League overview, team, monthly division, archive, and user pages now prioritize standings and search tools over repeated explanatory content.
  • Low-value watchlist and nearby-rival panels have been removed where they duplicated information already available in the rankings.
  • Search controls use the available width more effectively and require less vertical space.
  • Division icons remain in League navigation and selection controls, while contextual headings, breadcrumbs, and table labels use aligned accent text for easier reading.
  • Board refresh timestamps and monthly-cycle information have been repaired and presented more clearly.
  • Dense ranking boards retain their comparative structure while using more consistent typography and responsive overflow behavior.

Improved Research project pages

  • Project summaries, team information, work-unit details, and related projects are now organized into one cohesive overview.
  • Related projects remain available through a compact dropdown, including large project families, without stretching the page.
  • Official project descriptions and glossary references are displayed side by side on larger screens so they can be read together.
  • A direct jump to hardware-performance data helps users reach GPU and CPU results on long project pages.
  • Research overview content has been simplified to make project discovery and supporting data easier to scan.

Reworked help and knowledge-base pages

  • FAQ articles now use a responsive reading layout with an article contents menu, a focused reading column, Web Client access, and related articles.
  • Article typography, paragraph width, heading spacing, and link presentation have been refined for long-form readability.
  • FAQ breadcrumbs now return to the correct section directory.
  • GPU, CPU, and Research FAQ directories have clearer search, article collections, article counts, and next-step navigation.
  • A new Platform knowledge base has been added under Support for general updates, blog posts, and release notes.
  • The 2025 End of Year Update has moved from the homepage into the General Platform Updates collection, where it can remain available without taking space away from current homepage content.

A more focused homepage

  • The live work-unit feed is more compact and now shows at least three recent work units before scrolling to additional activity.
  • Hardware type, platform, PPD, project, folder, and team information remain available in each entry.
  • The homepage flow has been tightened to remove unnecessary seams and excess spacing between major sections.
  • The main Folding@Home message has been corrected so the @ symbol renders cleanly at supported screen sizes.

More visible community support

  • The full Community Supported module now appears throughout the site instead of using a reduced version on interior pages.
  • The module recognizes the five most recent public supporters using live supporter data.
  • The annual Base Operations Goal remains visible alongside recent supporters, with progress calculated from the current calendar year.
  • Support benefits and the contribution action have been condensed into a clearer layout while keeping supporter recognition prominent.

Accessibility and quality improvements

  • Removed a navigation fade treatment that reduced clarity and could interfere with contrast.
  • Preserved visible dividers and boundaries in sticky navigation states.
  • Improved heading and landmark semantics for assistive technology and search engines.
  • Standardized table headers, captions, numeric values, states, and supporting labels without changing their underlying data behavior.
  • Reduced nested scrolling and visual traps in cards and data panels.
  • Completed broad desktop, tablet, mobile, route, build, database-health, and live-render validation throughout the update.

Thank you

Thank you to everyone who uses Folding.LAR.Systems, shares feedback, contributes Folding@Home data, and helps support the platform. These improvements were shaped directly by real use of the rankings, profiles, League, Research, and Web Client tools.