In the gaming world, performance is key. And although the attention is usually focused almost exclusively on the graphics part, on the RAM memory and, albeit with small details, also on the processor. However, this trio of aces is useless unless we supplement the poker with some storage mediawhether internal or external that fulfill the task and therefore do not become bottlenecks.

Thanks to technologies like DirectStorage which speed up the loading of textures from the storage medium to the memory of the graphics card, without going through the CPU, this need for high-performance SSD memory grows exponentially. The good news is that if we take this into account when choosing a storage medium, we will enjoy simply amazing performance.

Aware of the need for this type of support in the gaming world, Western Digital has been offering it for a long time various storage solutions aimed specifically at this market. A catalog to which two new and interesting references have been added today, one internal and one external, which we will look at below.

Let’s start with the “interior” design, that is, the unit WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1u3. As you can deduce from its name, we are facing a NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD with speeds up to 7,300 MB/s. Adding to its speed is a predictive loading system and low latency, precisely to avoid the bottlenecks we discussed earlier.

with versions one and two and four terabytes, for those who want to take it to the maximum, the first two (one and two terabytes) have a version with a cooler. All models are now available in the Western Digital online store.

As for users looking for a high-performance external drive, the new proposal from Western Digital’s WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSDunit capable of providing speed up to 2,000 MB/s thanks to the USB 3.2 Gen2x2 interface. In addition, it has an LED lighting system that we can customize and synchronize with the rest of the LED elements on our PC.

The WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD is available in three capacities: 500 gigabytes, one and two terabytes, and its price starts at 129.99 euros for the 500 gigabyte model. Like the NVMe SSD, this external drive is now available on the Western Digital online store.