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ATI Radeon HD 5670: DirectX 11 For $99Jan 13, 2010 - in Reviews
We were impressed with ATI's Radeon HD 5800- and 5700-series launches. But it's a new day, and the 400-shader Radeon HD 5670 doesn't get a free pass because of its predecessors. Today we test the card's ability to hang with an old guard of solid buys.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2010Jan 10, 2010 - in Reviews
The new year brings us improved Radeon HD 5850 and 5870 availability, as well as some price fluctuations. ATI's Radeon HD 4850 is also back, though its return is likely to be short-lived. We're also seeing more of Nvidia's previously-depleted lineup.
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DiRT 2: DirectX 11 Game Performance Compared And AnalyzedDec 27, 2009 - in Reviews
DiRT 2 promises to be one of the first compelling games to make use of DirectX 11 enhancements. We have a look at the title, its presentation, and its performance in this month's game analysis, comparing graphics cards from both ATI and Nvidia.
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PowerColor Radeon HD 5870 LCS: The GHz Limit, BrokenDec 8, 2009 - in Reviews
ATI's new Radeon HD 5870 is a powerful card at stock speeds. However, its 40nm manufacturing process just begs to be overclocked. PowerColor's liquid-cooled model gives us a great opportunity to see just how far we can push the Cypress graphics processor.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: December '09Dec 6, 2009 - in Reviews
Increasing prices on the most popular graphics card and low availability mark (or mar?) this holiday season, changing some of our recommendations. Also, we're affected by the introduction of a new king of the hill: ATI's new Radeon HD 5970 2GB.
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Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 4890, And GeForce GTX 275 OverclockedNov 23, 2009 - in Reviews
Can you hit the performance level of the next-fastest GPU by overclocking your graphics card? What is the impact on power consumption? Can your cooler take the extra heat? We overclock three modern graphics cards to their limits for some answers.
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ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB: The World's Fastest Graphics CardNov 17, 2009 - in Reviews
Despite the successful launches of its Radeon HD 5870, 5850, 5770, and 5750 DirectX 11-class graphics cards, there was one title ATI still couldn't claim: the world's fastest discrete board. ATI circles back to take that title with a dual-GPU stunner.
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GeForce GT 240: Low Power, High Performance, Sub-$100Nov 17, 2009 - in Reviews
While the GeForce G 210 and GT 220 lacked inspiring performance, this newest model boasts enough of a punch to make us sit up and take notice. We have a detailed look at the first Nvidia graphics card to be paired with GDDR5 memory, its GeForce GT 240.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum: GPUs, CPUs, And PhysX PerformanceNov 8, 2009 - in Reviews
Batman: Arkham Asylum is purported to be the definitive Batman game. We're testing it on a range of mainstream graphics cards, a number of CPU settings, and with PhysX on and off. You'll walk away from this one knowing whether an upgrade is in order.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: November '09Nov 4, 2009 - in Reviews
There's actually a lot to discuss in this month's column: the introduction of AMD's new Radeon HD 5000-series GPUs, Nvidia's new GeForce GT 220 and GeForce 210, availability of previous-gen high-end cards, and the state of the graphics war in general.
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Next-Gen 3D Rendering Technology: Voxel Ray CastingOct 21, 2009 - in Reviews
A little while back, we discussed some of the benefits and disadvantages of ray tracing. Today, we're going to be talking about another potential successor to triangle rasterization: voxel ray casting, the subject of much research by id's John Carmack.
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Radeon HD 5770 And 5750 Review: Gentlemen, Start Your HTPCsOct 12, 2009 - in Reviews
In the last month, we've seen ATI take the performance crown with its Radeon HD 5870 and an enthusiast value position with its Radeon HD 5850. Now the company is rounding out the mid-range with its Radeon HD 5770 and 5750, both capable DirectX 11 cards.
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GeForce GT 220 And 210: DirectX 10.1 And 40nm Under $80Oct 12, 2009 - in Reviews
Nvidia is introducing its first 40nm GPUs with DirectX 10.1 support. But the GeForce 210 and GT 220 GPUs aren't the flagships you might expect the company to announce hot on the heels of Radeon HD 5870. Rather, these are entry-level offerings under $80.
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ADVERTORIAL: ATI Radeon HD 4650/70: Top Value for Bottom DollarOct 11, 2009 - in Reviews
AMD ATI's Radeon HD 5000 series is here. But, if your wallet isn't ready for the new top of the line cards, there's plenty of graphics power to be had at bargain prices in the HD 4600 series.
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How Much RAM Does Your Graphics Card Really Need?Sep 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Anyone who’s ever shopped for graphics cards has considered the amount of on-board RAM and the slight price premium each bump brings. But what actual impact does it have on game performance? We test 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB graphics cards to find out.
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Radeon HD 5850: Knocking Down GTX 295 In CrossFireSep 29, 2009 - in Reviews
The Radeon HD 5870 we reviewed last week was nice, but $379 in an economic downturn is the new $650. We want something bigger on value, and we're looking to ATI's new Radeon HD 5850 at $259 to stand up to Nvidia's $300+ GeForce GTX 285.
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ATI Radeon HD 5870: DirectX 11, Eyefinity, And Serious SpeedSep 22, 2009 - in Reviews
A little more than a year after ATI shocked us with its Radeon HD 4870, it's launching the first DirectX 11 GPU, which packs more than just the promise of next-gen compatibility. We got our hands on a pair of 5870s and spent a week benchmarking them.
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Blu-ray Done Right: How Does Your Integrated GPU Stack Up?Sep 21, 2009 - in Reviews
Today we're looking at Asus motherboards armed with integrated graphics processors from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia to see which core logic vendor can offer the best Blu-ray playback quality, features, and value for a high-definition HTPC.
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Resident Evil 5: Demo Performance AnalyzedSep 14, 2009 - in Reviews
Resident Evil is an extremely popular game series involving a small-scale zombie apocalypse. We take a look at how well Resident Evil 5 runs on a couple of different platforms, a number of different graphics cards, and Nvidia's GeForce 3D Vision tech.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September '09Sep 10, 2009 - in Reviews
Welcome to the September 2009 issue of Best Graphics Cards for the Money. This month we discuss the forthcoming Radeon HD 5000-series and consider its impact on our recommendations in the months to come. As always, prices are on the move!
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Core i5, Core i7, CrossFire, And SLI: Gaming Paradise, Redux?Sep 7, 2009 - in Reviews
With the launch of Core i7, we ran an insane load of gaming benchmarks to explore CrossFire and SLI performance on X58. Today's P55 launch sees another Intel platform with great graphics options, and we're back with new CPUs, GPUs, SSDs, and games.
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Gaming With AGP Graphics: Overclock That CPU!Aug 25, 2009 - in Reviews
In our AGP Radeon HD 4650 review, the old Athlon X2 3800+ system couldn't hack today's games due to a CPU bottleneck. This time, we up the ante with a cheap replacement CPU and overclock to see if we can squeeze more gaming goodness from an older PC.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: August '09Aug 24, 2009 - in Reviews
Welcome to the August 2009 issue of Best Graphics Cards for the Money. This month we have a look at the new integrated Radeon HD 4200, part of AMD's 785G chipset, and keep an eye on falling prices across the board. Read on for our latest recommendations!
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Gigabyte's Radeon HD 4650: Are AGP Graphics Still Good Enough?Aug 20, 2009 - in Reviews
Gigabyte's new Radeon HD 4650-based R465D2-1GI arrives on the scene, hopefully bringing playable frame rates to old AGP rigs long-forgotten by their gaming owners. We pair the card up to an Athlon X2 3800+ to see if AGP is still viable for budget buyers.
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Roundup: Mainstream Graphics Cards From ATI And NvidiaAug 10, 2009 - in Reviews
Great graphics cards don’t always have to cost big bucks. Even for prices around $100, you can get enough performance for playable frame rates at resolutions as high as 1920x1200. We round up a load of these mid-range cards to see who comes out on top.
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GeForce GTX 285 Gets 2 GB: Gigabyte's GV-N285OC-2GIAug 5, 2009 - in Reviews
Today’s most powerful graphics processor, Nvidia's GeForce GTX 285, still struggles with some games at the highest resolution and quality settings. Gigabyte answers the question: "Will more RAM help?" with its custom 2 GB GeForce GTX 285.
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Tom's Hardware Charts: 2009 Mainstream Graphics UpdateJul 29, 2009 - in Reviews
Our graphics card charts now cover 24 more new cards. Today's update adds mainstream cards tested at more realistic settings for value-oriented gamers in the same benchmark suite you've seen us apply to the latest and greatest graphics offerings.
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Graphics Overclocking: Getting The Most From Your GPUJul 27, 2009 - in Reviews
Overclocking your graphics card can help squeeze out precious performance in games that utilize maximum GPU horsepower. We test whether it's better to overclock with your board vendor's tools, the GPU-maker's software, or third-party utilities.
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When Will Ray Tracing Replace Rasterization?Jul 22, 2009 - in Reviews
Ray tracing is often referred to as the ultimate 3D rendering technique that can put photorealism within reach. We look at how it works, some of the technology's biggest myths, and whether or not ray tracing really represents the future of video games.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: July '09Jul 21, 2009 - in Reviews
Welcome to another installment of Best Graphics Cards for the Money. This month, we delight in plummeting card prices across the board. As a bonus, we've added Intel's integrated graphics processors to the hierarchy chart.
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