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CrossFire Versus SLI Scaling: Does AMD's FX Actually Favor GeForce?Apr 10, 2013 - in Reviews
We've heard it said before that AMD's GPUs are more platform-dependent than Nvidia's. So, what happens when you drop a Radeon and a GeForce into an FX-8350-based system? Does AMD's CPU get in the way of its GPU running as well as it possibly could?
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Crysis 3 Performance, Benchmarked On 16 Graphics CardsMar 4, 2013 - in Reviews
Crysis 3 boasts amazing graphics quality, and is based on an engine that takes the strongest PCs to their knees. Is it playable on low-end hardware? Can we run this one at its highest detail levels on today's graphics cards? Our benchmarks tell the story.
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FX Vs. Core i7: Exploring CPU Bottlenecks And AMD CrossFireJan 23, 2013 - in Reviews
AMD and Intel continue serving up increasingly faster CPUs. But graphics card performance is accelerating even faster. Is there still such a thing as processor-bound gaming? We take two Radeon HD 7970s, high-end desktop CPUs, and a few games to find out.
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Guild Wars 2: Your Graphics Card And CPU Performance GuideAug 26, 2012 - in Reviews
The anticipated sequel to Guild Wars is here, and we're putting this MMO through its paces to let you know what hardware you'll need in order to play it at its highest details. We also explore which processor architectures work best with Guild Wars 2.
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Intel, AMD Earnings Expectation Cut, Nvidia DowngradedJul 16, 2012 - in News
Intel and AMD are due to report their second quarter earnings this week.
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Intel Rules Chip Market: Share Jumps to a 10-Year HighMar 27, 2012 - in News
Intel once again topped the chip maker ranking of 2011.
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Battle At $140: Can An APU Beat An Intel CPU And Add-In Graphics?Feb 28, 2012 - in Reviews
What can you get for $140? How about AMD's top-of-the-line A8-3870K APU with four CPU cores and an integrated Radeon HD 6550D? That's also enough for a Pentium G620 and discrete Radeon HD 6670. We benchmark both to uncover the best budget-oriented option.
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Graphics Chip Shipments Down 10 Percent in Q4 2012Feb 24, 2012 - in News
The impact of the Taiwan flood reached through to graphics chips as shipments dropped from 138.5 million units in Q3 to 124 million in Q3, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reports. Shipments were up 10 million units year-over-year.
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AMD FX Vs. Intel Core i3: Exploring Game Performance With Cheap GPUsFeb 22, 2012 - in Reviews
Following our sub-$200 gaming CPU comparison, we put Intel's Core i3-2100 and AMD's FX-4100 under the microscope. This time, we test a number of different graphics cards from AMD to see how GPUs affect perceived processor bottlenecks.
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Chris Angelini On Tom's Hardware In 2012Jan 16, 2012 - in Reviews
I just got back from CES 2012. And although I’ve attended a great many Consumer Electronics Shows, Computexes, and Comdexes (never a CeBIT), this year’s show was by far the most intense. It wasn’t that there were tons of really awesome products. In fact,
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Eurocom Racer: Radeon HD 6990M In A Truly Mobile Form FactorJan 2, 2012 - in Reviews
Sporting awesome gaming performance and low power draw, the only thing missing from our previous Radeon HD 6990M benchmarks was an efficient, portable package. Eurocom addresses that with its mid-sized Racer. But can the smaller notebook keep pace?
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Intel: AMD is Still a "Serious Competitor" ... on PriceDec 6, 2011 - in News
In a third interview with Nordic Hardware, Pat Bliemer, the Managing Director of Intel Northern Europe, discusses AMD's Llano, Integrated Graphics and how it can compete in the market.
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Chip Makers Hit By Economic Downturn, Forecast ReducedNov 18, 2011 - in News
Semiconductor revenues are now expected to climb by just 1.2 percent this year and remain essentially flat over 2010, according to a new report released by IHS.
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73% of x86 Processors Now Integrate GraphicsNov 4, 2011 - in News
Intel's Sandy Bridge and AMD Fusion processors continue to drive processor revenues, according to data released by IDC.
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Q3 Graphics Shipments Up 16.7% Over Last QuarterNov 4, 2011 - in News
The graphics chip industry had a much more upbeat Q3 than the disappointing first two quarters in the year.
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Battlefield 3 Performance: 30+ Graphics Cards, BenchmarkedOct 27, 2011 - in Reviews
Are you wondering how your PC will handle Battlefield 3 before buying the game? We pulled a series of all-nighters to get almost every graphics card in our lab tested, in addition to a handful of processors, to answer your performance-oriented questions.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September 2011Sep 13, 2011 - in Reviews
This month we're talking about the disappearance of Nvidia's GeForce GT 240 and GeForce GTX 460 graphics cards. Additionally, we consider the implications of our micro-stuttering investigation on the dual-card configurations we recommend.
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Nvidia Graphics Chip Market Share NosedivesMay 4, 2011 - in News
It isn't unusual to see shifts in graphics market share from quarter to quarter as we know that the timing of the introductions of new graphics products can dramatically impact the market position of any graphics chip developer.
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Half Of All Notebooks To Use gCPUs This YearMar 18, 2011 - in News
The introduction of Intel's Sandy Bridge and AMD's Fusion processor will dramatically increase the penetration of graphics-enabled CPUs (gCPUs), market research firm IHS iSuppli said today.
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AMD Compares Llano and Sandy Bridge in VideoMar 3, 2011 - in News
AMD hopes to inform and sway with this video.
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Video Transcoding Examined: AMD, Intel, And Nvidia In-DepthFeb 6, 2011 - in Reviews
Are you ready for the modern-day compendium on the state of hardware-accelerated transcoding performance and video quality? We decided to take an in-depth look after a few bad experiences, and you'll be surprised at how deep the rabbit hole really goes.
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Carmack: Nvidia's Project Denver Will Be GoodJan 13, 2011 - in News
John Carmack seems to like Project Denver.
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Say Goodbye to VGA in 5 YearsDec 16, 2010 - in News
Intel and AMD announce that VGA will be phased out by 2015.
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Alienware M17x Spotted With Sandy BridgeDec 14, 2010 - in News
Alienware laptops sporting Intel's Sandy Bridge processors were caught on film teasing 3DMark06.
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World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm--Tom's Performance GuideDec 5, 2010 - in Reviews
Ready for the launch of Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion tomorrow? Is your PC? We test 24 different graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia, CPUs from AMD and Intel, and compare DirectX 9 to DirectX 11, showing you which settings to use.
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Talking Heads: VGA Manager Edition, September 2010Sep 3, 2010 - in Reviews
How are Intel, AMD, and Nvidia shaping up for Q4'10 and 2011? Fourteen R&D insiders talk to us about future of discrete graphics. If you’re curious about the business side of things, we have their thoughts on Sandy Bridge, Llano, and the upcoming Fermis.
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Intel on FTC Deal: We Didn't Do Anything WrongAug 5, 2010 - in News
The FTC paves the way for competition.
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Nvidia PhysX Software is Ancient, Slow for CPUsJul 12, 2010 - in News
PhysX for CPUs is built on x87. Not the best choice on modern day CPUs, it seems.
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Intel Kills Off Larrabee Discrete Graphics, For RealMay 26, 2010 - in News
Intel gives an update on the graphics work going on at the chipmaker.
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Blu-ray 3D On The PC: The Tom's Hardware ReviewMay 20, 2010 - in Reviews
Tom's Hardware has an exclusive first-look at Blu-ray 3D technology running on a notebook and HTPC leveraging Nvidia's 3D Vision technology, CyberLink's PowerDVD 10 Ultra Mark II software, and an Acer display. Might this setup be in your future, too?