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The timing could barely be better! ATI launch a new line of graphics processors and what do we do? We finally get round to looking at Fermi. Alex was at the controls again for this one, beating GF100 in GeForce GTX 470 form up with a new suite of software and a very deep, in-depth analysis of how the majority of the chip and architecture work. It's the de-facto public analysis and a must read.
NVIDIA released new drivers to go along with the launch of the G84 and G86. They boast a rather terrifyingly large version jump (from 101.xx to 158.xx) and a nice list of changes, but nothing quite as drastic as the number could imply. They're available for Vista x32/x64, and Windows XP…
In terms of CPUs and PC platforms, the Beijing Intel Developer Forum is focusing on the company's nearer-term prospects, such as Penryn's performance enhancements, their Quad FX equivalent and future SoCs including Tolapai. They are also hinting at an upcoming Consumer Electronics-focused SoC with "leading-edge A/V processing, graphics, and more."
Thanks to our forum member, keyn, for pointing out an article on Gamasutra reporting that NVIDIA confirmed previous reports it is helping CAPCOM bring Lost Planet, previously a XBOX 360 exclusive, to the PC platform. Among the confirmation, NVIDIA has also mentioned the PC version will feature DirectX 10 support,…
A few weeks following the entry of the PlayStation 3 and its Cell processor into Stanford’s Folding@Home program - a project aiming to study protein folding via molecular simulation in the hopes that scientists may gain insights into several diseases - the impressive results yielded have…
In the last couple of months, more and more focus has progressively been given to Intel's desire of competing against NVIDIA and AMD's GPUs through their Visual Computing Group (VCG). Today, we are publishing a presentation by VCG's Chief Architect, Douglas Carmean, on their projects and upcoming architectures - as well as why…
Bill Gates made a rare appearance at last years Electronic Entertainment Expo to talk about the future of the Xbox and Live platforms. His message was simple: Live Anywhere. Beginning May 7th Gate's vision will begin to emerge as Xbox Live will under significant updates--including Windows Live Messenger…
In a move that has been widely rumoured for a while, AMD has just significantly reduced the price of its entire CPU line-up, with the FX-74 moving from $999 to $799 and the Sempron 3000+ now selling for $31 instead of $41, making it cheaper than anything previously in AMD's…
Microsoft has just released the April 2007 version of the DirectX SDK, with improvements to XACT, PIX and the HLSL Shader Compiler. There's also a new sample illustrating "Effect Pools', which make it possible to share variable or shaders between effects, thus saving redundant state-setting calls.
SiS just released their monthly revenue information for March, while VIA had done it a few days ago, and both exceed expectations, with significant month-on-month increases; +76% for SiS and +39% for VIA. In both cases, it should be noted that February is traditionally a weak month, because of the chinese New…
DisplayPort, the competitor to the HDMI standard prevalent in the consumer electronics space, has just seen its 1.1 version ratified by its founding organization, VESA. The standard is described as being "free to use, open and extensible", which marks some contrast with HDMI's royalty fees which can exceed four cents.…
To pair with today's official release of G84 and the GeForce 8600 GTS and 8600 GT, NVIDIA have also set free other products based on G84's low-end counterpart, G86. We've got the details on the SKUs, where they'll appear and what they support.
Can't remember the meals you had last week, not even to mention the news? Well, we have the ideal remedy: The brand new Weekly Gaming News Roundup, intended as a mean to bring you important gaming news items in a nutshell.
As AMD announces that their Q1 revenue will fall significantly short of expectations, the biggest question that poses itself is why things are so much worse than in Q4, but also how difficult it will be to fix, and what other profitability numbers should be expected in Q1 and Q2 2007 for both CPUs and…
A little belated perhaps, given the release date on Monday, but Intel have upped the frequency of their fastest quad-core desktop processor to create the 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800. Running at the same external freq. as the dual-core Core 2 Extreme X6800, the new processor debuts at $1199,…
TSMC has announced that their low-power 45nm process will be entering production in September, with general purpose and high performance variants following sooner rather than later. Traditionally, handheld chipsets will be the first to use a new process as they have much lower yield requirements. FPGAs,…
VIA has denied rumours according to which they have successfully negociated a new chipset license with Intel, as their current one has expired on April 7. Assuming these rumours are indeed incorrect, they may no longer design new Intel chipsets, and will need to stop selling their existing line-up in…
In a move indicating Sony may be preparing to outsource production of chips beyond the 65nm process, they have opted to leave the research alliance formed with NEC and Toshiba in March of last year. Founded for the purpose of sharing the escalating research costs associated with 45nm fabrication, the…
This week's forum roundup includes a spectacular thread on anti-aliasing, anecdotes from developers about their first jobs in the game programming industry, and an update on Beyond3D_Team's Folding@Home efforts. Read on for the goodies.
NVIDIA have released ForceWare 97.94 for Windows XP (all flavours and both x86 variants), for users of their GeForce 8800 products. The release notes are light on details, but Beyond3D forum users report that the notes don't contain the whole story (sadly) and that fixes are in there for more issues…
A fairly extensive interview with AMD's Henri Richard, Executive VP and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, was published at HardwareZone yesterday. It mentions a variety of subjects, and some answers could certainly be deemed quite interesting. At roughly the same time, TG Daily also published another…