GPUs
VESA this morning is taking the wraps off of the next iteration of its DisplayHDR monitor certification standard, DisplayHDR 1.2. Designed to raise the bar on display quality, the updated DisplayHDR conformance test suite imposes new luminance, color gamut, and color accuracy requirements that extend across the entire spectrum of DisplayHDR tiers – including the entry-level DisplayHDR 400 tier. With vendors able to begin certifying displays for the new standard immediately, the display technology group is aiming to address the advancements in the display technology market over the last several years, while enticing display manufacturers to make use of them to deliver better desktop and laptop displays than before. Altogether, the DisplayHDR 1.2 is easily the biggest update to the standard since it launched in...
AMD's CrossFireX: Tri & Quad GPU Preview
AMD gave us the opportunity to preview its long awaited CrossFireX technology. We liked the Radeon HD 3870 X2 when it launched, but how well will two fare?
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/21/2008
NVIDIA Acquires AGEIA: Enlightenment and the Death of the PPU
What does the NVIDIA purchase of AGEIA really mean for the future of graphics and physics processors. Hint: It's not about NVIDIA making PPUs.
32 by Derek Wilson on 2/12/2008
AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 Sanity Check
We ran a few more quick tests to help us confirm 3870 X2 consistency and features compared to single GPU graphics cards.
22 by Derek Wilson on 2/6/2008
ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: 2 GPUs 1 Card, A Return to the High End
AMD finally makes a return to the high end GPU market with its latest single-card, multi-GPU video card. The Radeon HD 3870 X2 manages to outperform NVIDIA's single-card...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/28/2008
The Witcher: a Study in Neutrality
Afflicted with amnesia, one of our editors finds his way back to reality by escaping to a bewitched world for a while.
39 by Jarred Walton on 1/24/2008
Sub $100 Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3600 and 3400 Series
AMD is building out the lower end of it's HD 3000 series with the introduction of three new parts: the HD 3650, HD 3470, and HD 3450.
22 by Derek Wilson on 1/23/2008
NVIDIA's 3-way SLI: Can we finally play Crysis?
Lately we've had some great games that run absolutely poorly on the latest hardware. What if we could SLI three GeForce 8800 Ultras together? nForce 680i and...
48 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/17/2007
PhysX’s Big Break? Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Performance
The first Unreal Engine 3 title with PhysX hardware support has finally shipped, has PhysX finally found its place?
29 by Ryan Smith on 12/14/2007
AMD Hybrid CrossFire Preview: Making Two Slow GPUs... Not So Slow
AMD gave us a few details about its upcoming Hybrid CrossFire technology, we couldn't help but share. Don't expect much though, details are light at this point.
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/13/2007
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 & GeForce 8800 GT 256MB: Playing with Memory and G92
NVIDIA is quietly releasing a dual-slot card based on the new G92 GPU: the 8800 GTS 512. We also take a look at a more affordable 8800 GT...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/11/2007
Sparkle 8800 GT Passive: The Fastest Silent GPU in the World
When NVIDIA announced the 8800 GT we didn't think we'd see a passively cooled one this shortly after its release. Sparkle came to the rescue with the world's...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/29/2007ATI Radeon HD 3870 & 3850: A Return to Competition
NVIDIA struck first and hard with the GeForce 8800 GT, but now it's time for AMD to respond. Equipped with two cards, both priced below $250, the new...
117 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on 11/15/2007NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT: The Only Card That Matters
NVIDIA has invalidated the existance, not only of AMD's hardware, but of much of their own line up with the release of this incredibly high value card based on...
90 by Derek Wilson on 10/29/2007Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo: Top to Bottom GPU Analysis
Hot on the heels of our initial UT3 coverage comes a look at low end and mainstream graphics hardware running under the beta demo.
34 by Derek Wilson on 10/18/2007Unreal Tournament 3 CPU & High End GPU Analysis: Next-Gen Gaming Explored
What can Epic's latest game tell us about CPU and GPU performance? A lot. We start our series on UT3 performance with a CPU and high-end GPU analysis.
72 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on 10/17/2007AMD's Newest TV Wonder: Clear QAM For The Masses
AMD has finally brought us a line of TV tuners that can handle digital cable
23 by Derek Wilson on 10/15/2007UPDATED Half-Life 2: Episode 2 CPU and Graphics Performance
In depth CPU and GPU performance analysis of Valve's latest Source based Half-Life 2 series. UPDATED to include previous generation hardware.
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on 10/12/2007AMD's New Gambit: Open Source Video Drivers
AMD has begun development of an open source video card driver, we take a look at what they're doing and why
34 by Ryan Smith on 9/25/2007Where's The Physics: The State of Hardware Accelerated Physics
2006 saw great fanfare over hardware accelerated physics, however that has not carried over in to 2007. We take a look at the state of hardware accelerated physics and...
32 by Ryan Smith on 7/25/2007HD Video Decode Quality and Performance Summer '07
AMD and NVIDIA have recently released hardware and drivers that raise the bar on HD video quality and performance. Here's how things stack up.
63 by Derek Wilson on 7/23/2007
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