NVIDIA today released an entry level video chipset, the GeForce GT 430. The design is targeted at home theater computers where video playback support is more important than raw 3D performance. With that focus, the chipset now supports HDMI with passthrough audio. It can output HDMI 1.4a for full 3D video along with Dolby TrueHD […]
NVIDIA today released its current-generation Fermi graphics to less expensive workstation cards through two models, the Quadro 2000 and Quadro 600. The two have been pared back to 192 cores and 96 cores respectively but promise more performance than past models they replace. The Quadro 2000 is said to be about 50 percent faster in […]
AMD in the wrap-up of the IFA show detailed a new processor based on its Fusion hybrid CPU and graphics combos that would be targeted at a larger class of system than the netbook-oriented Ontario. Zacate will consume twice as much energy at 18W, likely due to a higher clock speed, but will be fast […]
PNY has announced that its key channel partners are now integrating the next generation of NVIDIA Quadro by PNY Technologies graphics solutions, based on the NVIDIA Fermi architecture, into their high performance professional workstation systems. The new line-up of NVIDIA Quadro by PNY professional graphics boards includes: NVIDIA Quadro 6000 by PNY- Delivering an […]
NVIDIA today began shipping its long promised Fermi-based Quadro workstation graphics cards. They share the same, DirectX 11-capable and OpenGL 4.1 cores as the GeForce 400 series and are claimed to be up to five times faster than the models they replace. The top of line Quadro 6000 has a large 6GB of GDDR5 video […]
The Khronos Group today published the first specification for OpenGL 4.1 in what’s considered a coup for desktop graphics. The standard catches up to DirectX 11 in visual features and overtakes it in integration with other standards: it can now sync graphics with OpenCL to take advantage of video hardware’s general-purpose math features. Mobile app […]
AMD, during their latest results call, revealed that the company’s Ontario ultraportable chip will arrive early. The processor had originally been slated for the first half of 2011 but is now due to arrive in the fall, “ahead of schedule,” according to CEO Dirk Meyer. What prompted the accelerated launch wasn’t mentioned. Ontario is built […]
Late last night NVIDIA put up a video (watch below) which provides the first official performance indicators for the GeForce GTX 480. Technical Marketing Director Tom Petersen also showed a single card driving three displays with GeForce 3D Vision effects turned on. The Radeon HD 5870 can drive as many as six displays but hasn’t […]
THQ today announced Metro 2033, the atmospheric first person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic Moscow, has passed the gold master stage of development and entered manufacturing. Powered by brand new technology – the 4A Engine – Metro 2033 will set a new graphical benchmark on both Xbox 360 and PC when it hits retail […]
THQ and NVIDIA today announced that Metro 2033TM, the upcoming first person shooter from 4A Games, will support a number of advanced DX11 features with the latest generation of DX11 graphics cards, as well as NVIDIA 3D Vision support. Metro 2033 will also feature advanced, hardware accelerated physical effects using NVIDIA PhysX. Gamers with DX11 […]
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