Duke Nukem Forever: Performance Analysis By Don Woligroski published 19 July 11 It took more than a decade to complete, but the long-awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D has finally arrived. We take a look at the performance of Duke Nukem Forever to see how much horsepower it takes to get this iconic character back in action on your PC.
Crysis 2 Goes Direct X 11: The Ultra Upgrade, Benchmarked By Don Woligroski published 12 July 11 It’s here, it’s free, and it’s gorgeous. Crytek provides the DirectX 11 patch for which we've all waited, and we put it to the test to see just what it takes to run Crysis 2 at maximum fidelity. If you've been holding out, now's the time for Crysis 2.
Single-Slot Graphics: Whose Card Is Fastest? By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 June 11 Double-slot graphics cards seem to be the norm, much to the chagrin of enthusiasts trying to build systems with only a single slot of upgrade space. We hunted down three of the fastest cards able to slip into one slot and tested their gaming mettle.
AMD Radeon HD 6790 Review: More Mid-Range Might By Don Woligroski published 5 April 11 Hot on the heels of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 550 Ti introduction, AMD releases a card with the same MSRP and vastly superior performance. But can it also stand up to the GeForce GTX 460 768 MB? We put the new card to the test!
AVADirect’s X7200: The GeForce GTX 485M SLI Mobile Graphics Giant By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 April 11 Hot on the heels of Eurocom’s Radeon HD 6970M CrossFire-based launch, AVADirect promises even bigger performance using pair of GeForce GTX 485M modules in SLI. Can AVADirect claim the performance crown at a lower price than its competition?
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3 GB Review: Firing Back With 1024 CUDA Cores By Chris Angelini published 24 March 11 AMD shot for—and successfully achieved—the coveted “fastest graphics card in the world” title with its Radeon HD 6990. Now, Nvidia is gunning for that freshly-claimed honor with a dual-GF110-powered board that speaks softly and carries a big stick.
AMD's Radeon HD 5870: Before And After A Year Of Driver Updates By Andrew Ku published 17 March 11 Are you dutiful about keeping your drivers up-to-date? AMD does a pretty fantastic job about maintaining a monthly release schedule, after all. Today we look at how much performance you can expect from an old card in new games using four driver packages.
AMD Radeon HD 6990 4 GB Review: Antilles Makes (Too Much) Noise By Chris Angelini published 8 March 11 Several months late and supposedly only a couple of weeks ahead of Nvidia's own dual-GPU flagship launch, AMD's Radeon HD 6990 has no trouble establishing performance superiority. But does speed at any cost sacrifice too much of the user experience?
Can Lucidlogix Right Sandy Bridge’s Wrongs? Virtu, Previewed By Chris Angelini published 28 February 11 Quick Sync was Intel's secret Sandy Bridge weapon, kept quiet for five years and unveiled at the very last moment. But there's a chance that desktop enthusiasts will miss out on that functionality. That is, unless Lucidlogix has anything to do with it.
MALIBAL's Lotus P150HM: GeForce GTX 485M Gets Its Game On By Thomas Soderstrom published 15 February 11 Using the latest advances from Intel and Nvidia, MALIBAL attempts to prove that portability and performance are no longer mutually exclusive. Can a fully-loaded Lotus P150HM meet the needs of performance enthusiasts and gamers at a more reasonable price?
AMD's Mobility Radeon HD 6970 In CrossFire On Eurocom's Panther By Thomas Soderstrom published 31 January 11 AMD’s Mobility Radeon HD 6970 in CrossFire mode forges ahead in mobile gaming with stunning “Full HD” 3D performance. But can it stand up to Nvidia’s high-end GeForce GTX 470M and 480M in SLI? Eurocom's 17.3” Panther 2.0 gives us its answer.
Adobe Flash: A Look At Browsers, Codecs, And System Performance By Andrew Ku published 11 January 11 After running hundreds of tests and watching hours of the same few videos over and over for the better part of a week, we've come to some interesting conclusions about version 10.1 of Adobe's Flash technology that you're going to want to read about.
On The Bench: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 FTW By Don Woligroski published 23 December 10 EVGA is currently selling the fastest GeForce GTX 460 available, and yet this board didn't make it into our Radeon HD 6800 coverage, just to keep things fair. Now we're back with a look at how an overclocked 460 compares to the GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6870.
GeForce GTX 570 Review: Hitting $349 With Nvidia's GF110 By Chris Angelini published 7 December 10 A month ago, Nvidia launched its GeForce GTX 580, and it was everything we wanted back in March. Now the company is introducing the GeForce GTX 570, also based on its GF110. Is it fast enough to make us forget the GF100-based 400-series ever existed?
GeForce GTX 460M SLI: Mobile Gaming Value From AVADirect? By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 December 10 Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 480M may hold the mobile performance crown, but GF100 is certainly not the most practical solution when it comes to power and heat. Today we see how its newer, smaller sibling stands up to the same tasks, aided by SLI support.
Roundup: Four Radeon HD 6850 1 GB Cards Compared By Thomas Soderstrom published 29 November 10 Improvements to performance, acoustics, and bundles can add big value once a reference graphics card is modified by third-party vendors. We compare four modified Radeon HD 6850 1 GB boards to find out which company's additions best suit your gaming needs.