Darren E. Polkowski

Not to be outdone by today's Nvidia 8800GT launch, AMD spoke with us about the two ATI HD 3800 series graphics processors it will announced on November 15th.

Does it make any sense to game with an integrated graphics chipset? How does it do with DVD and HD DVD playback? We look at a few chipsets and see what they have to offer.

How graphics card makers help game developers and publishers take a game from concept to code to your computer.

Leadtek's GeForce 8800 Ultra offers overclocking, self-contained water cooling and unparalleled graphics power. But for $900 retail, you expect a lot.

Is there hope for those looking for performance on the cheap? We take a look at the state of the graphics market in light of the release of ATI's latest cards.

DX10 hardware is in full bloom, and we have the skinny on how well current cards perform under Windows XP on a host of games.

In May we showed off some systems for the overindulgent. This time, we cut the price tag in half but still ended up with a system built to thrill.

This Foxconn 8800GTS is overclocked and features a performance per dollar figure that will make even Scrooge think twice.

We have waited for DX10 hardware from ATI for over six months since Nvidia launched G80. Today we dissect the beast.

Nvidia launches another set of graphics cards bringing the features of DirectX 10 and a new PureVideo engine to sub $230 consumers.

System builders show off the best that money can buy, including Intel's elite "water-cooled only" quad core QX6800.

Sapphire unveils two processors on one PCB

Factory overclocked GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS graphics cards push the gaming performance envelope even further.

If you were waiting for Direct3D 10 compliant hardware from AMD (formerly ATI) you will have to wait even longer. AMD pushed the launch of R600 yet once more.

With nothing coming out of the newly merged AMD and ATI, Nvidia pushes out another product to take the sweet spot in the discrete graphics market.

From a graphics perspective, Darren Polkowski offers a snapshot of the RTM Vista build and a critique of the drivers supporting it.

The Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro Ultimate and the Nvidia 7950GT are two premium graphics cards that not only play your games well but also play nicely with your wallet.

When Comparing GeForce Quad SLI and Radeon X1900 in CrossFire, Radeon is the DX9 King: Part 2

We've shown you how fast Nvidia's newest ponies can gallop, but what happens when you upgrade to the fastest platform available? Do you really need the fastest CPU for the fastest GPU?

Comparing GeForce Quad SLI and Radeon X1900 in CrossFire.iBuypower sent us two systems with identical specs to see how the two compare in terms of gaming performance.

Nvidia has been working with DX10 for as long as Microsoft has been developing the standard. Today, what we get is G80, otherwise known as GeForce 8800GTX. Unified DX10 shaders never looked better!