SysOpt > Features > Graphics

Archives

08/05/2008 NVIDIA Mines the GeForce 9 Series to Refresh its Mainstream Line
Right after taking over the single-GPU performance crown with their GeForce 200 series, NVIDIA has dipped back into the GeForce 9 well for their latest round of GPUs, These new products cover all levels of the mainstream market, from the baseline GeForce 8500 GT to the high-end GeForce 9800 GTX+, but is releasing additional video cards really the answer?
[Add a Comment]

07/08/2008 AMD Fires Back with the ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
The ink isn't even dry on the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 200 series launch, and AMD has moved ahead with a new Radeon HD 4800 series, including the impressive Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 graphics cards. AMD has also exhumed the old All-in-Wonder name and released a new HDTV tuner-graphics card combo.
[Add a Comment]

06/23/2008 The GeForce GTX 200 Series: NVIDIA Unleashes the Godzilla of GPUs
The summer movie season is well known for its blockbuster mentality, but now NVIDIA has joined the crowd with its latest GeForce GTX 200 series - a 65nm behemoth that brings 1.4 billion transistors, 240 stream processors, and over 240GB/sec of bandwidth to the table, perhaps making even the Incredible Hulk green with envy.
[Add a Comment]

05/27/2008 AMD GAME! and GDDR5: Graphics Slowdown Does Not Halt Progress
The price of dedicated graphics cards may be falling, but that hasn't stopped AMD from announcing several new initiatives - the console-emulating AMD GAME! program and the upcoming Radeon HD 4000 series - complete with high-speed GDDR5 memory.
[Add a Comment]

04/14/2008 And the Graphics Card Hits Just Keep on Comin'
Lately it seems like ATI and NVIDIA are releasing a new generation of video cards faster than we can keep up, with accelerated obsolescence - and lower prices - of last-generation models being the most obvious result. This atmosphere has also helped create a water-cooled, triple-GPU "concept card" and driven demand for ever-faster GDDR memory.
[Add a Comment]

03/07/2008 Unique Design, Improved Performance, Better Value? Gigabyte GV-NX88T512HPV1 SLI Review
Gigabyte has taken their own design team to the GeForce 8800GT reference card, and produced a shorter, higher-performance, more power-efficient model with serious overclocking headroom and a custom heatsink-fan. Performance and value are certainly prime considerations, especially how it stacks up against the other members of the GeForce 8 family.
[Add a Comment]

02/19/2008 NVIDIA Plays their AGEIA and Dual-GPU Cards
NVIDIA is in a unique position, with its fingers in a great many pies - competing in the motherboard chipset and GPU markets, while enjoying lucrative relationships with both Intel and AMD. Lately, the company has been hit on all sides, by AMD's dual-GPU powerhouse and even S3's latest DirectX 10.1 chipset, and has responded by acquiring PhysX gaming specialist AGEIA.
[Add a Comment]

02/05/2008 AMD Doubles Down With the Radeon HD 3870 X2
AMD has stated that a new high-end GPU is not in the works, but that doesn't mean it can't use what's already there to compete with the NVIDIA juggernaut. Merging dual Radeon HD 3870 GPUs with CrossFireX technology has created a potent single-card punch, allowing the Radeon HD 3870 X2 to compete with the big boys.
[Add a Comment]