Nvision '08 is coming to a close and Nvidia took the oppurtunity to launch their $59 part; 9400GT. Sporting 16 Shader processors, 8 TMUs & 8 RBEs the GPU will crunch out some decent gaming performance for the money. Memory configurations will be 128-bit 256 & 512MB DDR2.
Keep in mind, this is the MSRP so [...]
According to a majority of retailers of who expect some stock next week. Some retailers have the date as early as Monday (25 August). Also note that the quantity is very limited, so if you want one now is the chance to make a move. Understandably the card is priced 7% higher than its 512MB [...]
The launch of AMD's mainstream and budget gaming GPUs is near and leaks are becoming more and more rampant. Today, Hexus posted their haul; cards from the 4600 & 4400 family.
First up is the group shot:
Next is the first appearance of the RV710 based card, most likely to feature 120 Shader processors and taking the [...]
Today at IDF (Intel Developer Forum) Intel took the opportunity to launch their new program; Visual Adrenaline™. The intent of this campaign is to create awareness about Intel technologies among developers and the visual computing industry.
Some of the the major topics covered in the first issue:
Unlocking the Potential of Graphics Processing
Epic's Unreal Engine Stops Playing [...]
Exactly a week ago, we reported that AMD's new FirePro V5700 was based on RV730 and now the good folks at Chiphell have again managed to get their hands early on an RV730 based card. Looking at the photos, its almost official now that RV730 will take the 4600 branding; the card pictured being the highest one in the [...]
Its 12:01AM August 12th and AMD has officially launched the 4870X2; fastest video card on the planet. For your reading pleasure & convenience, we have all the 4870X2 reviews at once place.
The card is scorching fast, easily laying claim on the fastest video card title. Pricing is a little more than anticpated but we did [...]
Chiphell seems to have some early numbers on the 4870X2 (& 4870X2 CF) slated for launch next Tuesday. On initial review, looks like CrossFireX scaling is really good (35-104% improvement) with an average of 66% increase over a single 4870X2. Impressive numbers for launch drivers.
We'll keep updating this story as more websites publish their numbers before [...]
Intel's next-generation CPU codenamed Nehalem sporting a brand new micro-architecture finally gets a name; Core i7, according to PCpop. Why Core i7? Your guess is as good as anyone until Intel makes the brand name official on Monday, August 11. Probably it could mean the 7th generation of micro-architecture and the i could stand for integrated [...]
Today AMD launched a new series of their workstation cards; FirePro. V5700 & V3700 are the first two models in this series with very affordable (for workstation cards) pricetags of $599 & $99 respectively. FirePro V3700 is available right away while the V5700 is expected to be available in September. On initial inspection the V3700 seems [...]
