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NVIDIA: ARM Smartphones the death of PCs | Posted on: 30/09/2010 @ 2:48

NVIDIA's outspoken VP Jen-Hsun Huang has once again thrown some dirt in Intel's direction. In an interview with EEtimes the controversial person claims that today's PC market with x86 processors will die out, and the reason is ARM-based smartphones.

Graphics card sales up 10% in Q3 | Posted on: 30/09/2010 @ 2:48

In Q4 AMD will launch its new generation of DirectX 11 graphics cards, but sales are still strong. According to fresh surveys the sales of graphics cards at tier 1 manufacturers have increased by 10% since Q2.

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 SLI versus ATI Radeon HD 5770 CrossFire | Posted on: 29/09/2010 @ 23:36

Did you know that NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 and ATI Radeon HD 5770 video cards are nearly identical in price? They are also rather inexpensive and you can get a nice NVIDIA SLI or ATI CrossFire setup with these cards for $260-$280 before rebates. The question we look at today is which setup performs better and which one scales better?

GIGABYTE X58A-UD9 Tested in Three-Way SLI w/ GTX 470 Super Overclock | Posted on: 29/09/2010 @ 17:00

Now that we have had some time with the GIGABYTE X58A-UD9, today we take a look at what it can do with three-way SLI using a trio of GIGABYTE GTX 470 Super Overclock video cards.

AMD Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 launches on October 18th | Posted on: 29/09/2010 @ 1:36

After weeks of speculations and false rumors we at NordicHardware have maanged to dig up the most important details on AMD's new graphics card series, Radeon HD 6800. Targeting the mid-range segment AMD will launch Radeon HD 6850 and HD 6870 on October 18th.

PNY GeForce GTS 450 1GB | Posted on: 28/09/2010 @ 9:30

The PNY GeForce GTS 450 1GB is essentially a reference card that runs cool and quiet, and has some serious overclocking headroom under the hood. For gamers on a budget, that's a very compelling combination. And for gamers with high-end SLI systems, it's a slam dunk card for dedicated PhysX.

Acer Aspire AS8943G gets 2GB Mobility Radeon HD 5850 | Posted on: 28/09/2010 @ 3:24

Acer has updated a number of notebooks in its assortment and one of the biggest is Aspire Aspire AS8943G. The computer comes with a large LED-backlit 18.4" display and to keep all 1920x1080 pixels happy Acer has installed a Mobility Radeon HD 5850 with 2GB dedicated memory.

MSI N460GTX HAWK Video Card Review | Posted on: 27/09/2010 @ 22:47

The slew of NVIDIA GTX 460 video cards that hit the market in the last month was impressive. Everybody wanted as much of the pie as they could get, which was not surprising given the level of performance that the GTX460 offers for the cost. On almost every level, the GTX 460 was a game-changer for Fermi. Some vendors weren't satisfied with putting a label on the reference design, and MSI is one ...

Galaxy GeForce GTX 480 Super OC 1536MB Overclocked | Posted on: 27/09/2010 @ 14:36

We see if we can make the GTX 480 Super OC from Galaxy the Super Duper OC by overclocking it further.

Galaxy confuses with mini-PCIe port on GTX 460 | Posted on: 27/09/2010 @ 1:00

Graphics card maker Galaxy is working on a new model of GeForce GTX 460 that will be different. The card is as large as a GeForce GTX 485 and beside 2GB graphics memory Galaxy has used the extra space to throw in a mini-PCIe port and a mini-USB output.

StarCraft II gets NVIDIA 3D Vision | Posted on: 27/09/2010 @ 0:00

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty was updated recently to bring some news and improvements to the game. Patch 1.1.0 enables users to play StarCraft II in 3D, through the newfound support for NVIDIA 3D Vision which is at least a nice PR feat for NVIDIA.

GeForce GTS 450 Video Card Review | Posted on: 25/09/2010 @ 7:24

Let's see the performance of the first DirectX 11 mid-range graphics chip released by NVIDIA, the GeForce GTS 450.

ECS GeForce GTX 460 1GB Black Video Card Review | Posted on: 24/09/2010 @ 21:24

The ECS Black GeForce GTX 460 graphics card comes with 336 CUDA cores that are factory overclocked to 765MHz on the core clock, which is way up from the 675MHz used on the NVIDIA reference design. ECS didn't stop there though as they added a dual fan Arctic Cooling GPU cooling solution to make sure they card operates quietly and to ensure a long service life. If you are looking at the NVIDIA ...

NVIDIA reveals Tegra 3 is ready very soon | Posted on: 24/09/2010 @ 1:48

NVIDIA has been surprisingly open during the GPU Technology Conference in San Fransisco earlier this week. The company VP Jen-Hsun Huang decided to reveal more about its plans for the mobile processor circuits of the Tegra family, where the third generation is just around the corner.

NVIDIA takes CUDA to x86 | Posted on: 24/09/2010 @ 1:12

NVIDIA has had two exclusive features to pull users to its graphics cards, PhysX for accelerated graphics effects and CUDA for GPGPU applications. During GPU Technology Conference NVIDIA announced that together with PGI it will developed an x86 version of CUDA.

NVIDIA Kepler to replace Fermi with 28nm technology | Posted on: 24/09/2010 @ 0:48

NVIDIA continues its venture for GPGPU and has announced that the successor to Fermi will launch in 2011. The GPU is code-named Kepler and will be made with 28nm technology and bring substantially better performance.

Galaxy GeForce GTX 480 Super OC 1536MB Video Card | Posted on: 23/09/2010 @ 11:24

Galaxy make the fastest single GPU card faster. The question we ask is whether or not they can also make it better.

HIS HD 5570 Low Profile VideoCard Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 23/09/2010 @ 2:05

The HIS HD 5570 low profile accomplishes filling a void often left by other manufacturers who don't focus on HTPC videocards in their product lineup. Physically, there is nothing I can really pick out to be a fault for this videocard. The only thing I can mention as a disadvantage is the price.

ECS GTX 460 Black Series (NBGTX460-1GPI-F) Video Card Review | Posted on: 23/09/2010 @ 1:00

The ECS GTX 460 Black Series (NBGTX460-1GPI-F) comes with 1 GB GDDR5, pre-overclocked, and with a high-end cooling solution from Arctic Cooling. Let's check it out.

Glasses-Free 3D Screen for Smart Phones At NVIDIA GTC 2010 | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 21:12

Legit Reviews hit the floor NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference showcase last night and found some rather interesting autostereoscopic 3D LCD technology for mobile devices that was too good to pass up. Hitachi's Wooo H001 mobile phone has an autostereoscopic 3.1" screen that gives you glasses free 3D watching and we got a chance to try one out and look at the company behind the magical screen - ...

GTC 2010 Day 1: NVIDIA Announces Future GPU Families for 2011 And 2013 | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 14:24

We’re currently down in San Jose, California covering NVIDIA’s annual GPU Technology Conference. While we're only covering the final 2 days of the conference, on Tuesday NVIDIA's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang announced the company's next two GPUs: Kepler and Maxwell. Due in late 2011 and 2013 respectively, these will be the next GPU families for the company and will be their major 28nm and 22nm ...

Nvidia Fermi successor called Kepler | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 14:24

Exciting stuff at the end of Jen-Hsun Huang’s GTC keynote as Nvidia’s CEO has presented a roadmap depicting the next two GPU architectures currently in the works at the Santa Clara company. Fermi’s successors are known as Kepler and Maxwell and are scheduled to launch in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Kepler is confirmed to be [...]

Asus GeForce GTS 450 TOP Overclocking | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 14:12

Built for overclocking, this is the first 1GHz GeForce card we've seen. But is that enough?

ZOTAC announces the first Quadruple-display capable graphics card in the world | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 5:36

ZOTAC® Announces World’s First Quadruple-Display Capable GeForce® GTX 460 Graphics Card New ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 3DP enables up to four simultaneous independent displays from a single graphics card HONG KONG – Sept. 21, 2010 – ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today unleashes [...]

ECS GTX 460 Black Series (NBGTX460-1GPI-F) | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 5:12

The ECS GTX 460 Black Series (NBGTX460-1GPI-F) comes with 1 GB GDDR5, pre-overclocked, and with a high-end cooling solution from Arctic Cooling. Let's check it out.

Zotac GeForce GTX 460 with four monitor support | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 2:00

Component maker Zotac is one of NVIDIA's closest partners and it has now announced the new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 3DP that offers something unique, name support for up to four monitors. The graphics card has three DisplayPort outputs and a dual-link DVI port.

Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum 1GB | Posted on: 22/09/2010 @ 1:25

The Palit GTS 450 Sonic Platinum 1GB card brings an aggressive overclock and a custom heatsink to the table, two very attractive features that separates it from the rest of the pack. Factor in a very competitive price and we may have the new must-have card for gamers on a modest budget. Let's take a closer look and see how this card fares against the competition.

Thermalright Shaman flex muscles with 900 MHz GTX 460 | Posted on: 21/09/2010 @ 3:12

Thermalright did a sneak preview of the GPU cooler Shaman. The cooler is compatible with nearly all high-end graphics cards, even the coming Radeon HD 6800, but has now shown its raw strength by cooling a heavily overclocked GeForce GTX 460.

ECS Black GTX 460 1GB | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 10:38

One company that has some value-added features in the Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 is ECS. This Black Series card comes with a massive custom heatsink that promises to deliver top cooling performance at low noise levels. It also comes with a very attractive price, offering gamers the chance to capitalize on some Nvidia-specific features that the competition in the ATI camp doesn't offer.

HIS HD5870 iCooler V Turbo 1GB | Posted on: 19/09/2010 @ 23:24

The 5870 has been on the markets for a good while already, so manufacturers have had time to modify their versions of the card. This time HIS was kind enough to send us their version of the HD5870 iCooler V Turbo.

nVidia’s GeForce GTS 450 – A Lot of Bang for Only $129 Bucks | Posted on: 19/09/2010 @ 1:24

GeForce GTS 450 overclocked to 1120 MHz on air | Posted on: 19/09/2010 @ 0:12

GeForce GTS 450 is NVIDIA's latest creation. The card may not bring the best performance around, but there is plenty of overclocking potential. This is confirmed beyond all doubt with an ASUS GTS 450 TOP pushed to 1120 MHz with powerful air cooling.

GeForce 260.63 beta drivers bring free performance | Posted on: 18/09/2010 @ 2:12

NVIDIA has released a new beta driver together with the launch of GeForce GTS 450 and the new GeForce 260.63 drivers brings lots of goodies. The news include Blu-ray 3D, bitstreaming of HD audio formats, GPU acceleration in Adobe CS5 and loads of performance optimizations.

KFA2 GeForce GTS 450 LTD OC 1GB card - bringing price and performance together | Posted on: 18/09/2010 @ 1:24

£100 for a well-overclocked GeForce GTS 450 card. Hitting the sweetspot?

Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 Super OC 1GB in SLI Overclocked | Posted on: 17/09/2010 @ 17:48

Already impressed with what the GTS 450 in SLI offers, we see what our Galaxy offerings do when we ramp up the clocks further.

The RadeonHD Driver Would Be Three Today | Posted on: 17/09/2010 @ 14:12

Three years ago from today marked the introduction of the RadeonHD driver, the first open-source X.Org driver for the ATI Radeon X1000 (R500) and Radeon HD 2000 (R600) series graphics cards. This driver came as part of AMD's open-source strategy (the strategy's third birthday was celebrated earlier this month) and with loads of public documentation for their ATI graphics processors. The RadeonHD ...

NVIDIA APEX PhysX: CPU vs GPU Efficiency | Posted on: 17/09/2010 @ 7:30

Gamers might rely on NVIDIA's hardware for its superior graphical processing power and affordable price point, but it's their gaming technologies that have helped deliver complete market dominance. NVIDIA's "The Way It's Meant to be Played" is a trademarked slogan denoting a direct involvement in software development as much as they focus on hardware. When the Ageia PhysX software physics ...

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 in SLI - can it beat AMD? | Posted on: 17/09/2010 @ 5:00

We've seen the GTS 450 card from NVIDIA. Now see what it can do in multi-GPU SLI.

ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX 460 2GB | Posted on: 17/09/2010 @ 4:24

New ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 2GB gives high-resolution gaming an extra performance kick HONG KONG – Sept. 16, 2010 – ZOTAC® International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today announces the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 2GB – the first ZOTAC® graphics card powered by NVIDIA® Fermi [...]

Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 Super OC 1GB in SLI | Posted on: 16/09/2010 @ 18:36

That time has come for the latest, most talked about video cards from NVIDIA where we pair the Galaxy GTS 450 Super OC with another one and see what happens.

NVIDIA ForceWare 260.52 Performance Analysis | Posted on: 15/09/2010 @ 18:36

Alongside the launch of the new GTS 450, NVIDIA give us a brand new driver that's supposed to yield good gains. Let's put it to the test and see if that holds true.

GIGABYTE Launches High Performance NVIDIA GeForceTM GTS 450 Series Graphics Cards | Posted on: 15/09/2010 @ 3:12

Introducing WINDFORCE™ 2X fans with dust-reduction function on overclocked GTS 450 Taipei, Taiwan, September 13th, 2010 – GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch the latest GeForceTM GTS 450 series, GV-N450OC-1GI and GV-N450-1GI. Built on highly anticipated NVIDIA® Fermi architecture, GV-N450OC-1GI and GV-N450-1GI are ...

GIGABYTE Launches High Performance NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTS 450 Series Graphics Cards | Posted on: 15/09/2010 @ 3:00

Introducing WINDFORCE™ 2X fans with dust-reduction function on overclocked GTS 450 Taipei, Taiwan, September 13th, 2010 – GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch the latest GeForceTM GTS 450 series, GV-N450OC-1GI and GV-N450-1GI. Built on highly anticipated NVIDIA® Fermi architecture, GV-N450OC-1GI and GV-N450-1GI are ...

Thermalright Shaman cools graphics cards with 140mm fan | Posted on: 15/09/2010 @ 1:12

Shaman is a new graphics card cooler from Thermalright. The cooler has eight heatpipes that transfers the heat from the base to a large aluminum heatsink. On top of this sits a 140mm fan for both quiet and efficient cooling.

AMD Zacate whips Intel Core i5 in GPU benchmarks | Posted on: 15/09/2010 @ 0:36

Zacate will be the peak of AMD's new mobile platform and will be a direct competitor to Intel's energy efficient Core processors with a TDP rating of 18W. When AMD showed the new Zacate circuit outside of IDF 2010 it showed about twice the perforance of Intel's competing model.

NVIDIA Announces Parallel Nsight 1.5 & CUDA Toolkit 3.2 | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 20:12

Not to outdone by Intel’s IDF and AMD’s counter-meeting this week, NVIDIA’s GPU Computing group has their own announcement this week ahead of their GPU Technology Conference next week. Next week NVIDIA will be releasing the first major update to their GPGPU programming toolchain since the Fermi-based Tesla series launched earlier this year. Specifically, they will be releasing Parallel ...

Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 17:24

Palit stamp the Sonic Platinum logo on the GTS 450 and we've got to say, these stock clocks...wow!

MSI 870A Fuzion A and N-Mode Testing w/ R5870 Lightning & N465GTX Twin Frozr | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 13:36

The MSI 870A Fuzion is the first motherboard with an AM3 socket that supports dual GPUs from both NVIDIA and AMD. Having already looked at a mixed bag with X Mode testing, today we focus on its A and…

AMD Benchmarks Zacate APU, 2x Faster GPU Performance than Core i5 | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 10:24

It's tradition for AMD to have an off-site meeting place during IDF week and this year is no exception. I headed over to AMD's suite to talk about servers, desktops and the imminent mobile Fusion launches. We've talked about AMD's three new microprocessors in great detail before. Bulldozer is targeted at the high end desktop and server markets, due out sometime in 2011 (sampling in Q4). Llano ...

Acer Aspire 5745DG 3D notebook review, featuring GeForce GT 425M graphics | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 7:24

NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M, 3D Vision and Blu-ray in a 15.6in mobile multimedia powerhouse.

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Launch Roundup: Asus, EVGA, Palit, and Calibre Overclocked and Reviewed | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 6:24

Wrapping up our two part series about NVIDIA’s new GeForce GTS 450, we have our in-depth look in to the vendor cards. As was the case with the GTX 460, NVIDIA’s partners are coming out swinging by offering a wide variety of customized cards alongside NVIDIA’s reference design. Custom PCBs, coolers, and more; you’ll find it all here.  

SPARKLE Introduced Calibre X450G Graphics Card | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 5:24

SPARKLE Introduced Calibre X450G Graphics Card With Arctic Cooling Solution Taipei, Taiwan – September 13 , 2010 – SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today introduced the Calibre X450G graphics card with Arctic Cooling Solution,providing extremely cooling performance and powerful gaming experience . Specification Model Number X450G Graphics ...

Palit pushes GeForce GTX 450 to 930 MHz | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 2:24

GeForce GTS 450 launched officially today and even if the card hasn't impressed us all the way through it offers solid performance and impressive overclocking potential. Palit has taken advantage of this and launched an overclocked model with 930 MHz GPU clock frequency, up from 783 MHz stock clock.

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 launched | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 1:24

GeForce GTS 450 is NVIDIA's latest product on the graphics card market. The new mid-range card is anything but a surprise since most details have been known long in advance. The card is now here and the target is set for the Radeon HD 5700 series.

MSI GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB Video Card Overclocked | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 19:36

We've heard rumors about good GTS 450 overclocking. Today we find out if they're true with the MSI Cyclone.

Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 Review | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 16:12

Nvidia's latest DX11 GPU squares up against ATI’s HD 5770, but there's a surprise third option...

MSI GeForce GTS 450 Cyclone 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 16:00

The GTS 450 is looking the goods already. Let's see what the Cyclone version from MSI can do for us.

NVIDIA’s GeForce GTS 450: Pushing Fermi In To The Mainstream | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 12:36

After the drawn out launch of GF100 and the GTX 400 series earlier this year, NVIDIA has been firing on all cylinders when it comes to the launch of the rest of the Fermi family. In July we saw the launch of the GF104 GPU and the GTX 460 it powers, providing a surprising tweak to the Fermi architecture on what should have been a simple waterfall part, and in the process trampling AMD’s Radeon ...

ASUS GeForce GTS 450 TOP 1GB | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:56

The ASUS GeForce GTS 450 TOP 1GB takes the Nvidia reference design and injects some steroid-like features into the mix, with a custom heatsink, improved power distribution, voltage tweaking, and an aggressive factory overclock out of the box. From where we sit, it seems ASUS is going for the jugular here, throwing its considerable weight into what appears to be a mini juggernaut of a card.

Gigabyte GeForce GTS 450 1GB | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:54

The Gigabyte GeForce GTS 450 1GB is setting its sights directly on the Radeon 5750 as competition in terms of performance and price. And from what we've seen, Nvidia looks ready to stick it to ATI with this new card in the mainstream market segment, and Gigabyte may be well positioned to capitalize on the resurgence.

NVIDIA ASUS GeForce GTS 450 1GB graphics card | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:36

NVIDIA and ASUS bring the Fermi architecture down to the mainstream. Good, bad, indifferent? We tell you in this review.

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Video Card Review | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:23

NVIDIA recently earned its reputation back with the GF104 Fermi-based GeForce GTX 460; a video card that dominated the price point even before it dropped to $179 USD and completely ruled the middle market. Priced to launch at $129, the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 packs 192 CUDA cores into its 40nm GF106 Fermi GPU and adds 1GB of GDDR5 memory. Benchmark Reviews overclocked our GTS 450 to nearly 1GHz, ...

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 SLI Video Card Review w/ ASUS, EVGA & MSI | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:00

The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 video card is said to bring the GeForce 400 series features and performance to a very attractive $129 price point for gamers on a budget. We have a pair of NVIDIA GTS450 reference cards to run in SLI and also overclocked cards from ASUS, EVGA and MSI to try out. Read on to see how the GeForce GTS 450 does against the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and GeForce GTX 460 768MB video ...

ZOTAC GeForce GTS 450 AMP! Edition 1 GB | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:00

ZOTAC has a long history of releasing overclocked cards that provide extra performance at low cost. Coming at clocks of 873 MHz core and 1000 MHz memory, the card manages to offer 10% extra performance over the NVIDIA reference design, without being noisy or running hot.

Axle GeForce GTS 450 OC 1 GB | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:00

AXLE's GeForce GTS 450 OC is a rock-solid implementation of the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450. It uses both a custom PCB and cooling solution to deliver the maximum for your hard earned cash. The cooler is running quiet and offers low temperatures which make an excellent foundation for additional overclocking.

Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum 1 GB | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:00

Palit's GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum comes with 1 GB of fast GDDR5 memory and offers the highest clock rates of the GTS 450 cards we tested today. Running at 932 MHz core and 1000 MHz memory it is able to deliver performance higher than the AMD Radeon HD 5770.

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 SLI | Posted on: 13/09/2010 @ 11:00

Today NVIDIA released their new GeForce GTS 450. We take two of these cards for a spin and check whether SLI is an option worth pursuing. In addition to testing at the reference design clocks we also test at 875/1000 which represents two factory overclocked cards in SLI.

Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 Super OC 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 12/09/2010 @ 18:36

Today we have a look at the new GTS 450 from Galaxy, carrying with it the Super OC tag which has impressed in the past.

MSI N480GTX Lightning reaches over 1400 MHz GPU clock | Posted on: 12/09/2010 @ 17:36

MSI N480GTX Lightning looks to be one of the most extreme graphics card of the year and the launch earlier this week happened at the overclocking event MSI MOA 2010. Swedish overclockers Jon and Henry showed the potential of the card by pushing it over 1400 MHz GPU clock.

Nvidia Geforce 260.52 Beta internal drivers leaked | Posted on: 12/09/2010 @ 17:12

Installation redesign, new Dynamic Tiling mechanism Recently, two graphics enthusiast forum threads originating from Guru3D and Rage3D have provided links to a leaked internal Nvidia Geforce 260.52 Beta driver release that managed to quietly spread its way around the web. Originally sourced from a Taiwanese forum post, the original driver download link has been removed [...]

AMD Radeon HD 6800 "Barts" pictures | Posted on: 11/09/2010 @ 19:00

AMD Radeon HD 6000 family is planned for launch by the end of October, but for each day that passes more information surfaces along with pictures of new cards. We now have pictures of what is claimed to be Radeon HD 6800 with 1GB GDDR5 memory and the Barts GPU.

KFA2 lowers power consumption of GeForce GTX 460 | Posted on: 11/09/2010 @ 17:24

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 models with higher clock frequencies and better performance are appearing everywhere, but Galaxy's European brand KFA2 has now launched a card that instead focuses on delicate component choices and lowering power consumption while maintaining performance.

AMD releases dual-GPU fix for Catalyst 10.8 | Posted on: 11/09/2010 @ 17:24

AMD has announced that a hotfix for the Catalyst 10.8 driver. The update will solve problems with AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 and HD 4850 X2, two of the company's dual-GPU cards. Both performance and functionality will be improved.

Analysts see the end of discrete graphics cards | Posted on: 11/09/2010 @ 17:00

Intel and AMD each will be releasing a new generation of processors in the coming six months that through powerful integrated graphics circuits may completely change the shape of the graphics card market. Most analysts agree that budget graphics cards are coming to an end very soon.

Point of View GeForce GTX 460 TGT Beast 1 GB | Posted on: 10/09/2010 @ 18:48

The cards for Point of View's GTX 460 TGT Beast are pre-selected based on their overclocking potential. This allows them to run the high clock speed of 855 MHz core and 1005 MHz memory. We take a closer look at this card that is just as fast as the much more expensive GeForce GTX 470.

Radeon HD 6350 "Caicos" 30% faster than HD 5450? | Posted on: 10/09/2010 @ 2:48

Radeon HD 6350 will be the entry model of the Northern Islands graphics card family that AMD is expected to present by the end of October. A bunch of pictures of the budget card has surfaced, but also the first benchmark.

EVGA pushes GTX 460 FTW to 850 MHz GPU | Posted on: 10/09/2010 @ 2:48

EVGA has launched another factory overclocked version of GeForce GTX 460 with the suffix FTW to go up against PoV/TGT The BEAST with an impressive GPU clock frequency of 850 MHz. Just like the copetition EVGA has made sure to turn up the clocks on the GDDR5 memory.

ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU 1 GB | Posted on: 09/09/2010 @ 23:48

As the names suggests, the ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU comes with an ASUS DirectCu thermal solution. It also features increased clock speeds of 775 MHz core and 1000 MHz memory which result in about 10% real life improvement. What makes this card really attractive is the low price of $229 which is the same as you would pay for the plain NVIDIA reference design.

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5770 Silent Cell 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 09/09/2010 @ 22:36

The HD 5770 joins the Silent Cell family. We check out what this whisper quiet model does for us.

PNY GTX 460 XLR8 1GB | Posted on: 09/09/2010 @ 9:25

Today we're looking at the PNY GTX 460 XLR8 1GB, which is based on the reference Nvidia design. The XLR8 series is part of a new family of gaming products from PNY, and comes with a healthy factory overclock for consumers looking to maximize their gaming performance for a modest price increase.

AMD Barts launches in October as Radeon HD 6800 | Posted on: 09/09/2010 @ 0:36

AMD's next generation mid-range GPU is code-named Barts. As previously revealed Barts will be the first graphics circuit to market in October, but it will be named Radeon HD 6800, while Cayman will be saved for the Radeon HD 6900 series.

MSI 870A Fuzion X-Mode Testing w/ R5870 Lightning & N465GTX Twin Frozr | Posted on: 08/09/2010 @ 19:12

Now that we have taken a look at the MSI 870A Fuzion and its basic performance, let's look at what we all want to know about the X-Mode performance.

NVIDIA Puts Out A Major Beta Linux Driver Update | Posted on: 08/09/2010 @ 4:12

It was just one week ago that NVIDIA released a stable Linux driver update, but today for those wishing to live on the bleeding edge of NVIDIA's proprietary Linux driver development, the first beta release in the 260.xx series is now available for testing. The NVIDIA 260.19.04 Linux driver brings a lot to the table...

Cayman XT (Radeon HD 6800/6900) pictured | Posted on: 08/09/2010 @ 0:36

AMD will launch several different series of graphics cards based on the architecture Northern Islands this Fall, and the flagship will be Cayman XT. This circuit will replace Cypress in the high-end segment and we now have pictures that is said to depict Cayman XT.

AMD Radeon HD 6300 "Caicos" sighted | Posted on: 08/09/2010 @ 0:36

AMD is getting closer to the final launch of the Radeon HD 6000 series and after we offered you what was said to be a picture of the flagship, Cayman XT, the next picture has appeared. This time it is one of the lower-end versions that has made an appearance; Radeon HD 6300 based on the AMD Caicos GPU.

ECS Black GeForce GTX 460 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 08/09/2010 @ 0:12

We check out a very mean GTX 460 from ECS. The question is, can it stand up amongst this tough competition?

ASUS EAX5870 V2: Cypress Hill @ InsideHW | Posted on: 07/09/2010 @ 18:11

Although we were positive that we'd already seen every possible version of Radeon HD 5870, ASUS has surprised us with a new "premium" model. EAX5870 V2 is an improved version that should appear in sufficient quantities on the market, unlike the limited edition Matrix version that we've spoken about in the news back in April…

LG Optimus Series Smartphones to Feature NVIDIA Tegra 2 in Q4 2010 | Posted on: 07/09/2010 @ 9:48

LG was one of the first companies to demonstrate a Moorestown based phone as recently as earlier this year. Just one hour ago however LG announced that starting in Q4 2010 it will be shipping smartphones based on NVIDIA's Tegra 2. We first introduced you to Tegra 2 back at CES 2010. It's NVIDIA's second generation smartphone SoC with a pair of ARM Cortex A9 cores (ARM's first out-of-order ...

AMD Radeon HD 6700 series card said to use 256-bit memory bus | Posted on: 06/09/2010 @ 14:48

Since AMD have dropped the ATI brand, they are moving forward with a great speed it seems. With a hold on the market with the 5xxx series cards selling at a fantastic rate, the only way that AMD can move, is upwards. This is where the 6700 series cards come into play with its rumored [...]

Looking At The OpenCL Performance Of ATI & NVIDIA On Linux | Posted on: 06/09/2010 @ 13:00

Recently we provided the first Linux-based review of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 graphics card. Overall, this Fermi-based graphics card was a great performer for selling around $200 USD and is complemented by great video playback capabilities with VDPAU acceleration and great proprietary driver support. In that review we primarily looked at the OpenGL performance under Linux, but with NVIDIA's ...

POV GeForce GTX 460 Ultra Charged 768MB graphics card review | Posted on: 06/09/2010 @ 12:00

Point Of View cranks up the frequencies on the Ultra Charged card. So just how good is it?

Open-Source GPU Drivers Causing Headaches In KDE 4.5 | Posted on: 05/09/2010 @ 7:00

Martin Gräßlin, the KDE developer known for working on KWin and working on advanced features like OpenGL 3.x compositing in KDE 4.7, has written a new blog post in which he details some of the driver issues currently being experienced by some users of the recently released KDE 4.5 desktop...

NVIDIA releases mobile GeForce GTX 400M circuits | Posted on: 05/09/2010 @ 1:12

NVIDIA has, as expected, released a new family of mobile graphics circuits based on the Fermi architecture. After the introduction of GeForce GTX 480M earlier this summer we now get seven new models to cover the entire performance segment with DirectX 11 functionality.

NVIDIA building southbridge with graphics inside? | Posted on: 05/09/2010 @ 0:36

Graphics card maker NVIDIA is finding it all the more difficult to reach out to potential customers. The chipset division was put on ice when license agreements ran out and the competition on the graphics card market is tougher than ever. Rumors are now going around that the company is going to try again with integrated chipsets.

MSI GTX460 HAWK pushed to 1 GHz GPU clock on air | Posted on: 05/09/2010 @ 0:36

MSI lauched the GeForce GTX 460 Hawk earlier this week. A graphics card sporting the NVIDIA GF106 GPU in a costume tailored for overclockers with more efficient cooling, better power supply and advanced settings for the latter. Already the card has reached 1 GHz GPU clock without mods.

MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK asking to be overclocked | Posted on: 04/09/2010 @ 23:36

MSI has officially launched the new flagship of the GeForce GTX 460 series. MSI GeForce GTX 460 Hawk comes with a custom circuit board with better power supply, new cooler and tweaked clock frequencies.

EVGA GTX 460 SC Superclocked Video Card | Posted on: 04/09/2010 @ 23:31

The NVIDIA GTX 460 is quickly establishing itself as the graphics card to beat in its price segment. The reconfigured Fermi architecture gives the card a real edge in gaming performance. With 1/3 fewer transistors to feed, it uses less power, runs cooler, and overclocks extremely well on air. With that kind of capability baked into the design, it didn't take long for NVIDIA's partners to start ...

Palit GTX 460 Sonic Platinum 1GB | Posted on: 04/09/2010 @ 1:20

The Palit GTX 460 Sonic Platinum 1GB sports a smaller PCB and a custom heatsink. But what's really interesting about this card is that it comes with a huge factory overclock. And not some some lame little 25MHz eithe. Palit shoves caution to the wind and overclocks the snot out of this card, almost to its very limit. Sound promising? We think so.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock graphics card | Posted on: 03/09/2010 @ 15:12

The world's fastest pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 470 hits the HEXUS test bed.

NVIDIA's New GeForce 400M 3D Vision and Optimus Notebooks | Posted on: 03/09/2010 @ 12:48

Today NVIDIA is releasing seven new graphics processors for use in notebooks. These aren't your average everyday integrated graphics processors. These are based on the Fermi Architecture for the latest DirectX 11 and feature 3D Vision and Optimus Technology.

NVIDIA 400M: DX11 Top to Bottom Solutions Now Available | Posted on: 03/09/2010 @ 11:24

When Fermi first launched on the desktop, we wondered how long it would take to trickle down to the lower end markets—and the mobile team also wondered if we'd ever see Fermi make it into notebooks. NVIDIA managed the latter with the GTX 480M, a lower clocked chip harvested from the full GF100. Now they're ready to launch the rest of their mobile lineup, with product schedule to start shipping ...

NVIDIA showing PhysX effects in Mafia II | Posted on: 03/09/2010 @ 3:12

NVIDIA is on the war path and is teaming up with one game developer after another. It is the launch partner to 2K Games for the new game Mafia II, a game that is said to take full advantage of NVIDIA's advanced physical effects.

Zalman launches VF3000F cooler for GeForce GTX 400 | Posted on: 03/09/2010 @ 3:12

Cooling developer Zalman has expanded the VF3000 series of graphics card coolers and literally gone for the green team. Zalman VF3000F uses copper heatpipes, a large aluminum heatsink and two 92mm fans for cooling cards of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series.

Colorful launches GTX 460 with 900 MHz GPU clock | Posted on: 03/09/2010 @ 2:36

Colorful iGame 460 is without a doubt the most powerful GeForce GTX 460 card we have encountered, which is actually says a lot considering all of the overclocked models available. The GPU clock frequency has been raised from 675 MHz to 900 MHz and the cooler is something truly extraordinary.

MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK 1GB Video Card Overclocked | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 15:12

The HAWK has always been about the overclock, and this article wouldn't be here unless we had something special to show you.

PNY GeForce GTX 460 OC XLR8 Video Card Review | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 11:10

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 460 graphics solution has convincingly dominated the mid-range price point, and its GF104 Fermi architecture threatens several competing high-performance products. Our benchmark tests have concluded that both the 768MB and 1GB version can offer great gaming performance, along with outstanding overclocking headroom. Combined into a SLI set, two stock-speed GeForce GTX 460's ...

MSI GTX 460 HAWK 1 GB | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 7:48

MSI's GTX 460 HAWK is the flagship GeForce GTX 460 from MSI. It comes with a quiet Twin Frozr II cooler, 1 GB of memory and 781 MHz core clock out of the box. MSI has also expanded on the voltmodding capability of the card which supports software control for three voltages.

MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK 1GB Video Card | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 7:48

The HD 5770 HAWK is the best version of the model to date. Can the HAWK series do the same for the GTX 460?

Accelero Xtreme Plus takes on GTX 480 and friends | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 3:48

Arctic has launched a new model of the Xtreme series of graphics card coolers. Accelero Xtreme Plus is a massive cooler with copper heatpipes and gigantic aluminum heatsink capable of cooling NVIDIA's flagship GeForce GTX 480.

Lucid UNITY integrates Hydra bridge into graphics cards | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 2:48

LucidLogix Technologies continues to evovle the discrete graphics card market in its own way by developing the Hydralogix platform. The company has now presented UNITY, a technology that makes it possible to integrate the bridge chip directly on the card.