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NVIDIA MCP72 details leaked

8th Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
DailyTech claims to have some new information on the MCP72, NVIDIA's next-generation mid-range and high-end chipset for AMD platforms. It will be NVIDIA's first chipset supporting HyperTransport 3.0 and the AM2+ socket (which is both backwards and forward compatible with the original AM2 socket), as well as PCI…
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65nm Cell; PlayStation cost controls on the horizon

5th Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by TeamB3D  
Last week during Sony's quarter-end earnings call, CFO Takao Yuhara provided new insight into upcoming cost-cutting measures for the PlayStation 3, including a move already underway towards 65nm production for Cell.
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AMD 690 Series in late February

3rd Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
Digitimes is reporting that AMD is indeed on track to deliver the 690 Series chipset family by the end of February. As expected, it is a two-chip solution, with the SB600 complementing the northbridge. We talked about the various northbridge SKUs in a previous news piece.
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NVIDIA releases SLI-capable G80 Vista drivers

1st Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Geo  
Not satisfied with just one release of drivers for their flagship GeForce 8800 line during Vista launch week, NVIDIA have thrown down with a second set today. These are the 100.59 ForceWare, for both x86 and x64. They appear to have a few improvements mentioned in…
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NVIDIA 100.54 Drivers for Vista and G80 officially released

30th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Tim  
As expected, NVIDIA officially released ForceWare version 100.54 for Vista for the 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS. NVIDIA's download page still points to 97.46 as the driver of choice for any earlier cards under Vista, so while 100.54 supports the GeForce 6 and 7 series, it might not be a…
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Further Intel Penryn details emerge

27th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
Dailytech and Hexus both have a bunch of new mini-facts on Penryn today, among which what they claim is the first official die shot of 'Penryn'. Apparently, most of the extra transistors (410M vs 298M for Conroe) will be used for extra cache (6MiB vs 4MiB),…
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AMD promises R600 for '1st quarter'

24th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Geo  
AMD held their 4th quarter 2006 financial results conference call on Tuesday. In answer to a question about the timing of their next generation R600 GPU, AMD's Henri Richard, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Sales, replied: "We're still planning to bring to market the R600 product…
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Intel discrete graphics chips confirmed

22nd Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Tim  
Six weeks ago, job descriptions for Intel's Larrabee Development Group caused widespread speculation that the chip giant would be re-entering the discrete graphics marketplace. These speculations have now been confirmed with Intel actively recruiting for its Visual Computing Group, the official name for the Larrabee project.…
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GF8600: 128-bit memory bus and GDDR3

18th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
According to VR-Zone, the rumours that the GeForce 8600 (G84) will be using a 256-bit bus are incorrect; instead the chip will still be using a 128-bit bus, like its mid-range predecessor (G73), a configuration which matches what we have heard. They further claim there will be two…
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Forceware 100-series driver for NVIDIA G80 and Windows Vista leaked

16th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Rys  
LaptopVideo2Go have their hands on a Forceware 100-series driver for G80 and Windows Vista. Cue the rejoicing (at least from us), despite obvious pre-release and unofficial status.
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SiS DX10 IGPs in Q307

5th Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
HKEPC is reporting that SiS is planning to release DX10-compliant IGPs as early as Q3 of this year, slated towards both Intel and AMD motherboards. The graphics part of the chip will be marketed as the…
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Microsoft DirectX February 2007 components released

4th Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Rys  
Just a quick one to say that Microsoft have stuck to their bi-monthly release schedule for DirectX updates with the usual set of downloads.

If you're a developer, the SDK…
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AMD sets 'Tech Day' dates for R600 launch?

2nd Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Geo  
Continuing the theme in recent weeks of increasing signs and portents of an impending launch of AMD's new DX10 flagship GPU, R600, Tom's Hardware Guide (THG) is reporting that AMD has set a date for the inevitable "Tech Day"…
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Intel and NVIDIA squeezing VIA and SiS in Q406

1st Feb 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
DRAMeXchange has just published their report on the motherboard chipset market for…
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AMD Fusion: 1H 2009 timeframe confirmed

30th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
In a keynote yesterday at DesignCon and as reported by EE Times, AMD reiterated their goal to have Fusion available in the notebook market by early 2009. At initial announcement of ATI's acquisition…
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Playstation 3 firmware 1.5 fixes backwards compatability issue

25th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by TeamB3D  
Released yesterday, Sony's latest firmware update for the Playstation 3 has succeeded in correcting one of the more frustrating aspects of the console's launch; horizontal scaling issues resulting in degraded visuals across a number of legacy game titles.
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Ruby's kissable R600 lips hit the streets

23rd Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Geo  
Well, after a fashion. The Hexites have scored a partial screenie of AMD's luscious femme la graphique here. Could it be we're starting to see some of the real milestones one would expect to see once the snowball starts down…
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AMD GPUs on 65nm, and NVIDIA's on 80nm

19th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
According to Digitimes, AMD and NVIDIA are about to increase their orders at TSMC for 65nm and 80nm, as they prepare to introduce RV610/RV630 (65nm) and G84/G86 (80nm). We can confirm that those are indeed the process…
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Mobility X1900 out of the closet

18th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Geo  
Since our previous report last November, the RV570-based ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 has decided to come out of the closet, with AMD's website recently

 

15th Jan 2007 @ 12:12:00 - written by Arun  
A quick look at NVIDIA's website will reveal that they are currently looking for eDRAM engineers. It's worth noting that they have never shipped any such design, and it seems extremely unlikely to…

 

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