GPU

by Rafael Hernandez on May 12, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s Ion platform has been touted as a great compromise between good performance and low power usage. Hard to wonder why considering its powerful, yet integrated, GPU and Intel Atom CPU combined make it an intriguing choice for HTPC…

Read more Zotac's MiniITX Nvidia Ion Motherboard

by Rafael Hernandez on April 20, 2009 · 0 comments

ATI’s Radeon HD X2 series has had some measure of success given the feature rich GPUs they’re working with and much improved CrossFire support in their drivers. Most graphics card makers that offer X2s choose to go for the most…

Read more HardOCP Reviews The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB

by Rafael Hernandez on April 2, 2009 · 0 comments

It’s official, AMD/ATI’s Radeon HD 4890 is, for the most part, a faster version of the company’s 4870 graphics card, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Instead of simply taking choice 4870 GPUs and running them at higher clock…

Read more AMD Radeon HD 4890, Pushing Clock Speeds To New Heights

by Rafael Hernandez on April 2, 2009 · 0 comments

There was a time when you could count the number of GPU releases from companies on one hand, but nowadays you need a roadmap to make sense of it all. If you don’t feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of…

Read more Nvidia GeForce GTX 275, Another Mid-Range Gaming Option

by Rafael Hernandez on March 27, 2009 · 0 comments

The usual laptop purchasing process is straightforward for the majority of people, see something you like you buy it. The mobile gaming crowd on the other hand holds on to their hard-earned cash and pours over spec sheets with a…

Read more ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000 Series, Gaming On The Go Gets Faster

by Rafael Hernandez on March 26, 2009 · 0 comments

General purpose GPU (GPGPU) computing has shown promise over the past year popping up in a number of applications, most notably popping up in Adobe’s Creative Suite 4, and now being used by MotionDSP’s vRevealin order to clean up your…

Read more MotionDSP's vReveal, Using Your Nvidia GPU For Things Other Than Games

by Rafael Hernandez on March 25, 2009 · 0 comments

There is no doubt that today’s latest and greatest graphics cards can churn out some impressive visuals at high resolutions and equally insane framerates. Despite how powerful the GPUs are nowadays there could still be extra performance to eek of…

Read more AMD Speeding Up Graphics, One Dev Tool At A Time

by Rafael Hernandez on March 4, 2009 · 0 comments

Some new mobile GPUs aren’t all that they appear to be but AMD’s new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 and 4860 are based off the same architecture found on the company’s current desktop chips. The Tech Report has all of…

Read more Mobility Radeon HD 4830/4860, Powerful Mobile Graphics

by Rafael Hernandez on March 4, 2009 · 0 comments

While new product announcements bring plenty of welcome press and, in some cases, thoughts of even more powerful portable gaming bliss Nvidia’s latest moves may just have you scratching your head. Their new GTX 280M mobile GPU is, in actuality,…

Read more Nvidia GTX 280M, Not So New Actually

by Rafael Hernandez on March 3, 2009 · 0 comments

The enthusiast prides himself on his knowledge of all manner of gadgetry, especially when it comes to things that bring them performance benefits. In comes Nvidia’s GeForce GTS 250 which does its magic using a chip design that has been…

Read more Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 Launched, Things Get Even More Confusing

by Rafael Hernandez on February 16, 2009 · 0 comments

ATI isn’t very comfortable sitting in second place to Nvidia in the “fastest graphics card” match up so they’re busy at work prepping their new Radeon HD 4890 or so the rumor mill would like for us all to believe….

Read more Rumor Mill: Radeon HD 4890 Launches In April