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Nvidia Toots Ion Horn, Release Still On TrackApr 2, 2009 - in News
Nvidia reassured all today, including itself, that the Ion platform is still on its way.
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ATI Radeon HD 4890: Playing To Win Or Played Again?Apr 1, 2009 - in Reviews
ATI's "sweet spot strategy" served it well throughout 2008, allowing it to re-purpose the RV770 architecture from the mainstream to high-end markets. Now ATI is looking to refresh that game plan with RV790, a new GPU based on an already-popular design.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 Preview: A Well-Timed Retaliatory Strike?Apr 1, 2009 - in Reviews
No sooner had we wrapped the benchmarks for our Radeon HD 4890 review than the doorbell rang. It was Ryan the FedEx guy with a GeForce GTX 275 in his hands. Does Nvidia's latest have what it takes to silence the RV790 hype? Let's find out.
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Another RV790 in May, Possibly X2?Apr 1, 2009 - in News
While there's mention that a new ATI card based on RV790 may appear in May, the unnamed card may or may not be the must-speculated dual-GPU version of the Radeon HD 4890.
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Nvidia Introduces New Quadros, Multi-OS SLIMar 31, 2009 - in News
Nvidia has refreshed nearly its entire Quadro line with a handful of new cards fit for the those who use GPUs for work instead of play.
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AMD's Radeon HD 4770 Specs RevealedMar 31, 2009 - in News
Looks as though AMD finally released the specs of the Radeon HD 4770, the upcoming graphics card based on the 40nm RV740 chip.
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AMD Releases R700 Instruction SetMar 30, 2009 - in News
Last Thursday, ATI released a 392-page PDF (v1.0 dated March 2009) outlining the Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) native to the R700 family, and display a difference between the Radeon HD 4870 and the Radeon HD 4890.
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Nvidia's GeForce GTX 275 Listed, Dated, RemovedMar 30, 2009 - in News
Looks like Nvidia's upcoming GeForce GTX 275 is peeking out of its cage, gracing online retail shops... or at least, that was originally the case.
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GeForce GTX 285 On Water Cooling: Zotac's Infinity EditionMar 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Liquid cooling has practically become a necessity for overclocking 3-way SLI systems. Zotac offers its pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition as an example.
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Nvidia Countersues Intel on License AgreementMar 27, 2009 - in News
A nice break from the he said, she said of Intel’s recent lawsuit with AMD is Intel’s lawsuit with Nvidia. The latter has filed a counter-suit against Intel claiming a breach of contract.
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QOTD: Do You Want Nvidia to Make CPUs?Mar 26, 2009 - in News
Things in life change, and so do things in the IT industry. The previous three or four years around the early 2000's, was somewhat slow in growth. But in the last two years, things have really picked up again.
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AMD May Unveil 40nm Radeon HD 4750 SoonMar 25, 2009 - in News
German website Schottenland.de is currently listing a 40nm ATI Radeon HD 4750, listing the RV740 GPU and other specifics
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AMD Showcases Havok Physics... Again?Mar 24, 2009 - in News
A few years ago, AMD demonstrated hardware-based physics running on a GPU. Now it seems that the company is dipping its toes back into those waters again at GDC 2009.
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OnLive Makes Crysis on a Netbook PossibleMar 24, 2009 - in News
Could this be the start of the “one console future”? It could be, and it’s one that will let you run Crysis on your $200 netbook.
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MSI Unveils 5 HDMI CardsMar 23, 2009 - in News
Last week MSI introduced its R4600 HDMI series, five cards capable of full 1080p support for those looking to build the perfect Home Theater PC.
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Larrabee: Intel's New GPUMar 23, 2009 - in Reviews
With the launch of Larrabee only a few months off, here’s a look at the architecture of Intel’s much-talked-about discrete GPU. How does it look on paper? In what ways is it similar to, and different from Nvidia’s and AMD’s GPUs?
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Nvidia's GeForce GTX 275 Specs RevealedMar 20, 2009 - in News
Although the specifications were not officially announced, details regarding the upcoming GeForce GTX 275 have surfaced.
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QOTD: Do You Overclock Your PC?Mar 20, 2009 - in News
There's no real shortage of processors and graphics cards these days. For every application and intent of building, there's a CPU and GPU that will fit your needs, and budget.
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Unsupported Gigabyte EX58 Can Do SLIMar 20, 2009 - in News
There is a nifty little trick that can enable SLI on a non-SLI motherboard by simply flashing the BIOS.
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ATI and PhysX Co-exist on the Nintendo WiiMar 19, 2009 - in News
Like a huge slap in the face to ATI, rival company Nvidia has signed a "tools and middleware" license agreement with Nintendo, bringing PhysX technology to the Wii console.
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AMD Radeon HD 4830: R.I.P.Mar 19, 2009 - in News
There's talk that the latest batch of AMD's Radeon HD 4830 GPUs may be the last, as many partners wouldn't even let the chips come in through the front door. As it stands, it looks as though the 4830 will be heading out to the pasture soon.
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Nvidia: PhysX Works on Apple's iPhoneMar 18, 2009 - in News
While looking into implementations of PhysX, we spoke to Nvidia this week and discovered that Apple's iPhone fully supports PhysX.
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Catalyst 9.3: 1st Unified Windows 7 Driver?Mar 18, 2009 - in News
Will ATI's Catalyst 9.3 drivers--set to go live today--be the industry's first unified driver with Windows 7 support? The company says "yes."
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QOTD: Do You Want True 3D Graphics for Games?Mar 18, 2009 - in News
Both AMD and Nvidia are recently nearly neck to neck in terms of graphics performance. If you are fortunate enough to own a card from either company, you no doubt are able to play the latest games without a problem--especially when you're running in Cro
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Gaming In 64-Bit: Tom's Tests, Microsoft Weighs InMar 18, 2009 - in Reviews
Whatever happened to the promise of immersive 64-bit gaming? Chris Angelini explores the technology's background, interviews Microsoft's Chuck Walbourn, and benchmarks several games in an effort to gauge the industry's progress.
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Nvision 2009 Delayed, Possibly CanceledMar 17, 2009 - in News
Due to a lackluster economy, Nvidia may be delaying or even canceling its Nvision convention in San Jose this year.
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Faulty GPUs Cost Nvidia $43.6 MillionMar 17, 2009 - in News
Nobody likes to lose money in this economy, whether it's a dwindling IRA account due to falling stock values, or faulty GPUs sold using crappy packaging.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: March '09Mar 16, 2009 - in Reviews
In this month's recommendations, we consider Nvidia's GeForce GTS 250 refresh, falling prices for the Radeon HD 4870, and AMD's updates to the Radeon 4000 series--including the rumored Radeon HD 4770.
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Via's New VX855 Chipset Does 1080p VideoMar 12, 2009 - in News
While Intel and Nvidia continue to take swings at one another over who has the best netbook platform, Via introduces a new energy-efficient chipset that has potential to outshine both
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AMD: Nvidia/MacBook Debacle May Hurt IndustryMar 12, 2009 - in News
AMD is worried that the Nvidia 9600M/MacBook Pro heat issues could negatively impact the entire GPU industry.