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AMD FirePro W8100 Review: The Professional Radeon R9 290Jul 30, 2014 - in Reviews
After introducing the flagship FirePro W9100, AMD now has a FirePro W8100 in its portfolio. Somewhat lower specs (like 8 GB of memory, a slower GPU, and fewer shader units) should position it in the workstation world where the Radeon R9 290 is in gaming.
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AMD FirePro W9100 Review: Hawaii Puts On Its Suit And TieMay 19, 2014 - in Reviews
AMD's Hawaii GPU makes its appearance in the workstation space as FirePro W9100. Does this $4000 card have what it takes to displace Nvidia's Quadro K6000, or is it a more conservative performer? We throw an exhaustive benchmark suite at it to find out.
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Workstation Graphics: 19 Cards Tested In SPECviewperf 12Apr 14, 2014 - in Reviews
SPECviewperf 12 sets out to be the standard for evaluating workstation graphics cards by including the latest professional applications, more complex models, and synthetic workloads pulled from important market segments. We test 19 cards in the new suite.
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Workstation Graphics: 14 FirePro And Quadro CardsJul 7, 2013 - in Reviews
We put 14 professional and seven gaming graphics cards from two generations through a number of workstation, general-purpose computing, and synthetic applications. By the end of our nearly 70 charts, you should know which board is right for your workload.
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EKWB Releases First AMD FirePro Water BlocksApr 3, 2013 - in News
EK Waterblocks has released water blocks for the FirePro S10000 and W9000 series workstation graphics cards.
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How Well Do Workstation Graphics Cards Play Games?Mar 3, 2013 - in Reviews
We all know that gaming and workstation graphics cards employ the same hardware, differentiated by slight tweaks, drivers, and validation. We also know desktop cards usually perform awfully in professional apps. Does the reverse hold true as well?
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AMD FirePro W8000 And W9000 Review: GCN Goes ProAug 12, 2012 - in Reviews
AMD’s GCN architecture, known for its strong compute and 3D performance, is finally being made available in the company's FirePro workstation graphics card family. Can AMD catch Nvidia? We test the two fastest FirePro cards to answer that question.
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FirePro V3900: Entry-Level Workstation GraphicsMar 15, 2012 - in Reviews
AMD's new FirePro V3900 is the company's low-profile, entry-level workstation graphics card. It's priced to compete against Nvidia’s Quadro 400. Today we're putting it up against Nvidia’s Quadro 400 and five other professional and desktop graphics cards.
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AMD Launches FirePro V3900 Professional GPUFeb 9, 2012 - in News
AMD has announced the launch of its new FirePro V3900 professional graphics card.
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AMD Releases Interlagos Opterons With 16 CoresNov 14, 2011 - in News
Bulldozer may find its well-suited home in the server and workstation market.
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AMD Announces the Affordable FirePro V4900Nov 1, 2011 - in News
AMD announced the FirePro V4900 workstation graphics card that expands the company's product line on the upper end of the entry-level professional graphics market.
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Computer History 101: The Development Of The PCAug 23, 2011 - in Reviews
From the humble beginnings of mechanical adding machines to today's multi-core processors, we recount the early developments that took us to where we are today. We also include a convenient timetable showing the complete history of the PC!
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AMD FirePro V9800 4 GB: Eyefinity Meets Professional GraphicsNov 16, 2010 - in Reviews
What's red, black, sports 4 GB of GDDR5, and has DisplayPort outputs all over? AMD's FirePro V9800, the company's ultra-high-end workstation card. We run it through a battery of SPECapc and real-world performance tests, then compare it to Quadro 5000.
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HP's Z400 Workstation Runs The Tom's Hardware GauntletSep 23, 2010 - in Reviews
We've recently put a lot of effort into designing a custom benchmark suite for testing workstation-class hardware. It's a work in progress, first used to test Intel's Xeon 5600-series CPUs. Today we have some results gleaned from HP's Z400 workstation.
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AMD FirePro V9800 Has Eyefinity 6, Costs $3,499Sep 10, 2010 - in News
One for those who use GPUs for serious things.
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Q&A Session With AMD and Troublemakers Behind Opteron and FirePro 'Machete' HardwareSep 3, 2010 - in News
AMD technology behind Grindhouse style movies.
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AMD CPUs and GPUs Used to Make 'Machete'Sep 2, 2010 - in News
Opteron and FirePro were the tools behind the film.
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AMD Expands Line of ATI FirePro Workstation GPUsApr 29, 2010 - in News
ATI's professional line gets filled out.
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Report: Apple Looking to AMD for Future ChipsApr 16, 2010 - in News
Could Apple be switching to AMD for the next-generation of Macs?
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AMD Launches ATI FirePro V8800; Cheap at $1499Apr 7, 2010 - in News
$1,499? Not bad for a workstation-level GPU solution.
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Two ''Pro Series'' Workstations from Shuttle SoonApr 7, 2010 - in News
Two workstation solutions for professionals featuring dual-core and quad-core options are on the way.
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Win7 XP Mode Drops Virtualization Hardware NeedMar 19, 2010 - in News
Wanting to run XP Mode inside your Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate? Now you don't need a special CPU anymore.
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AMD Wants to Know What You'd Do With 48 CoresMar 5, 2010 - in News
Tell AMD what you might do with 48 cores and you could have your plans realized!
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AMD Launches Five New Six-core OpteronsJul 13, 2009 - in News
Three of AMD's new Opterons are energy misers.
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What Does A $16,000+ PC Look Like, Anyway?Mar 1, 2009 - in Picture Story
Two months ago, the folks at Puget Systems mentioned a high-end machine they were working on for a customer--and we just had to know more. If you think your desktop is powerful, compare it to this little gem and its custom cooling.
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Sun counts on AMD's Opteron to grow workstation businessJan 30, 2006 - in News
Sun today launched three new workstation models: There are two AMD Opteron models, which, the company hopes, will increase its target market. The third new workstation is based on the Sparc processor and isn't expected to reach many new customers: Instead, Sun believes the Ultra 45 will keep its existing 64-bit crowd happy.