GPUs
SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing the next-generation HBM4 memory and advanced packaging technology. The initiative is designed to speed up the adoption of HBM4 memory and solidify SK hynix's and TSMC's leading positions in high-bandwidth memory and advanced processor applications. The primary focus of SK hynix's and TSMC's initial efforts will be to enhance the performance of the HBM4 stack's base die, which (if we put it very simply) acts like an ultra-wide interface between memory devices and host processors. With HBM4, SK hynix plans to use one of TSMC's advanced logic process technologies to build base dies to pack additional features and I/O pins within the confines of existing...
AMD Announces FreeSync 2: Easier & Lower Latency HDR Gaming
Though they don’t get quite as much ongoing attention as video cards due to their slower update cadence, one of the nicer innovations in the last few years in...
51 by Ryan Smith on 1/3/2017
ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX 1080 for Mini-ITX PCs
ZOTAC has introduced its GeForce GTX 1080 Mini, the industry’s first video card for Mini-ITX systems running the GP104 GPU in its full configuration. The new graphics adapter will...
7 by Anton Shilov on 12/30/2016
Oculus VR Acquires The Eye Tribe, Developer of Eye Tracking Technologies
It has been announced that Oculus VR as bought The Eye Tribe, a company known for its eye tracking hardware and software technologies, earlier in December. Facebook’s VR division...
17 by Anton Shilov on 12/30/2016
ZOTAC Launches GeForce GTX 1070 Mini for Mini-ITX PCs
ZOTAC has added a small form-factor video card based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1070 GPU to its lineup of products. The graphics adapter is designed for Mini-ITX PCs and...
25 by Anton Shilov on 12/21/2016
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 Update
We are not even two weeks out from the release of AMD's Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition and we have been given an update. The 16.12.2 update brings the...
3 by Daniel Williams on 12/21/2016
GALAX Shows Off Single-Slot GeForce GTX 1070 Graphics Card
GALAX has developed a GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card with an ultra-slim one slot wide cooling system. The industry’s first single-slot GeForce GTX 1070 is understood to be released...
28 by Anton Shilov on 12/20/2016
ASUS ROG XG Station 2 eGFX Enclosure with Thunderbolt 3 Launched
ASUS last week finally launched theROG XG Station 2 external GPU chassis, to enable Thunderbolt 3 systems to implement discrete graphics. The eGFX enclosure from ASUS integrates a 600...
27 by Anton Shilov on 12/20/2016
Christmas Game Bundles: Civilization VI, Doom, Hitman, Serious Sam VR from AMD, HTC, & NVIDIA
In recent days AMD, NVIDIA and HTC have initiated three new free game campaigns in an attempt to attract attention of gamers to their hardware. AMD will add a...
25 by Anton Shilov on 12/14/2016
AMD Announces Radeon Instinct: GPU Accelerators for Deep Learning, Coming In 2017
With the launch of their Polaris family of GPUs earlier this year, much of AMD’s public focus in this space has been on the consumer side of matters. However...
39 by Ryan Smith on 12/12/2016
AMD Delivers Crimson ReLive Drivers: Yearly Feature Update for Radeon Gamers and Professionals
This time last year we saw the launch of Radeon Crimson. This was AMD’s big attempt to state that a yearly cadence for software features was a good thing...
48 by Ian Cutress on 12/8/2016
NVIDIA Releases 376.19 WHQL Driver Update: Game Ready Oculus Touch and Two Giveaways
This week we are finally seeing the long-awaited release of the Oculus touch controllers and the collection of games following in its wake. As a result, we also seem...
21 by Daniel Williams on 12/6/2016
NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1060 Gets Hybrid Cooling on Inno3D's iChill Black Model
Inno3D has expanded its lineup of video cards based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1060 graphics processor with an add-in-board featuring a hybrid cooling system using a closed loop liquid...
33 by Anton Shilov on 12/5/2016
NVIDIA Releases 376.09 WHQL Driver Update
Watchdogs 2 is being released this week, and with that we receiving a new NVIDIA driver update, bundled in with a few fixes. The 376.09 update continues the Release...
15 by Daniel Williams on 11/29/2016
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.11.5 Hotfix
Watch Dogs 2 is being released this week, and with that we receiving a new driver update from AMD bundled in with a couple of fixes. As a result...
2 by Daniel Williams on 11/29/2016
Point of View BV Declares Bankruptcy, But Holding Company Vows to Come Back
Shipments of discrete graphics cards for desktop PCs have shrunk by nearly two times since 2007 and competition between vendors intensified in the recent years. As a result, some...
13 by Anton Shilov on 11/28/2016
Discrete Desktop GPU Market Trends Q3 2016: GPU Shipments Hit Two-Year High
Shipments of discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) are traditionally high in the third quarter as PC makers and retailers gear up for the holiday season and build up stocks...
53 by Anton Shilov on 11/28/2016
MSI Adds Low-Profile GeForce GTX 1050 Ti to Lineup
MSI has quietly added a new low-profile graphics card into their lineup. The adapter is based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU featuring the latest Pascal architecture and...
42 by Anton Shilov on 11/22/2016
Game Bundles: Get Civilization VI, Doom, Watch_Dogs 2 for Free with AMD, NVIDIA and Samsung Hardware
From time to time companies bundle the latest games with their hardware in a bid to attract attention of gamers and to make their products more competitive. Such promotions...
15 by Anton Shilov on 11/22/2016
NVIDIA Releases 375.86 WHQL Driver Update
Two more weeks after NVIDIA’s last hotfix we have another WHQL update to cement those fixes, optimize more games, and prepare for more releases. Releases and updates have been...
20 by Daniel Williams on 11/18/2016
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.11.4 Hotfix
Continuing with a steady stream of updates, we are here with a new driver from AMD. Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.11.4 brings the core driver version up to 16.40.3211...
8 by Daniel Williams on 11/18/2016
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