GPUs
The curtains are drawn and it’s almost showtime for Qualcomm and its Snapdragon X SoC team. After first detailing the SoC nearly 8 months ago at the company’s most recent Snapdragon Summit, and making numerous performance disclosures in the intervening months, the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus launch is nearly upon us. The chips have already shipped to Qualcomm’s laptop partners, and the first laptops are set to ship next week. In the last 8 months Qualcomm has made a lot of interesting claims for their high-performance Windows-on-Arm SoC – many of which will be put to the test in the coming weeks. But beyond all the performance claims and bluster amidst what is shaping up to be a highly competitive environment for...
More Single Card Dual GPU Madness: NVIDIA's Flagship 9800 GX2
Nvidia is replacing its top of the line flagship part with the new 9800 GX2, a dual GPU single card to match AMD's 3870 X2.
50 by Derek Wilson on 3/18/2008
CrossFireX Arrives: First Look at 3 and 4 GPUs in 2 Card Setups
CrossFireX is here and we can now combine any arrangement of same class hardware that will yield 4 GPUs in the system. There are quite a number of combinations...
36 by Derek Wilson on 3/7/2008
When the Smoke Clears & Prices Settle: GeForce 9600 GT vs. Radeon HD 3870
Yesterday NVIDIA launched a highly competitive sub-$200 GPU. AMD responded by cutting prices on its 3800-series GPUs. Find out which camp offers you the best price-performance ratio...
45 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/22/2008
Bringing Competition to Midrange: The GeForce 9600 GT Raises NVIDIA's Sub $200 Bar
NVIDIA hasn't released a card at this price point that offered a compelling reason to upgrade since the 7600 GT. Performance on this part significantly outpaces its predecessor and...
49 by Derek Wilson on 2/21/2008
AMD's CrossFireX: Tri & Quad GPU Preview
AMD gave us the opportunity to preview its long awaited CrossFireX technology. We liked the Radeon HD 3870 X2 when it launched, but how well will two fare?
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/21/2008
NVIDIA Acquires AGEIA: Enlightenment and the Death of the PPU
What does the NVIDIA purchase of AGEIA really mean for the future of graphics and physics processors. Hint: It's not about NVIDIA making PPUs.
32 by Derek Wilson on 2/12/2008
AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 Sanity Check
We ran a few more quick tests to help us confirm 3870 X2 consistency and features compared to single GPU graphics cards.
22 by Derek Wilson on 2/6/2008
ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: 2 GPUs 1 Card, A Return to the High End
AMD finally makes a return to the high end GPU market with its latest single-card, multi-GPU video card. The Radeon HD 3870 X2 manages to outperform NVIDIA's single-card...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/28/2008
The Witcher: a Study in Neutrality
Afflicted with amnesia, one of our editors finds his way back to reality by escaping to a bewitched world for a while.
39 by Jarred Walton on 1/24/2008
Sub $100 Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3600 and 3400 Series
AMD is building out the lower end of it's HD 3000 series with the introduction of three new parts: the HD 3650, HD 3470, and HD 3450.
22 by Derek Wilson on 1/23/2008
NVIDIA's 3-way SLI: Can we finally play Crysis?
Lately we've had some great games that run absolutely poorly on the latest hardware. What if we could SLI three GeForce 8800 Ultras together? nForce 680i and...
48 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/17/2007
PhysX’s Big Break? Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Performance
The first Unreal Engine 3 title with PhysX hardware support has finally shipped, has PhysX finally found its place?
29 by Ryan Smith on 12/14/2007
AMD Hybrid CrossFire Preview: Making Two Slow GPUs... Not So Slow
AMD gave us a few details about its upcoming Hybrid CrossFire technology, we couldn't help but share. Don't expect much though, details are light at this point.
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/13/2007
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 & GeForce 8800 GT 256MB: Playing with Memory and G92
NVIDIA is quietly releasing a dual-slot card based on the new G92 GPU: the 8800 GTS 512. We also take a look at a more affordable 8800 GT...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/11/2007
Sparkle 8800 GT Passive: The Fastest Silent GPU in the World
When NVIDIA announced the 8800 GT we didn't think we'd see a passively cooled one this shortly after its release. Sparkle came to the rescue with the world's...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/29/2007ATI Radeon HD 3870 & 3850: A Return to Competition
NVIDIA struck first and hard with the GeForce 8800 GT, but now it's time for AMD to respond. Equipped with two cards, both priced below $250, the new...
117 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on 11/15/2007NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT: The Only Card That Matters
NVIDIA has invalidated the existance, not only of AMD's hardware, but of much of their own line up with the release of this incredibly high value card based on...
90 by Derek Wilson on 10/29/2007Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo: Top to Bottom GPU Analysis
Hot on the heels of our initial UT3 coverage comes a look at low end and mainstream graphics hardware running under the beta demo.
34 by Derek Wilson on 10/18/2007Unreal Tournament 3 CPU & High End GPU Analysis: Next-Gen Gaming Explored
What can Epic's latest game tell us about CPU and GPU performance? A lot. We start our series on UT3 performance with a CPU and high-end GPU analysis.
72 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on 10/17/2007AMD's Newest TV Wonder: Clear QAM For The Masses
AMD has finally brought us a line of TV tuners that can handle digital cable
23 by Derek Wilson on 10/15/2007
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