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 Posts Catalyst 14.4 Release Candidate Drivers
Coinciding with this week’s launch of the Radeon R9 295X2, AMD has posted their latest Catalyst drivers, now at version 14.4. Catalyst 14.4 is the first driver set for...
19 by Ryan Smith on 4/21/2014AMD Announces Refresh of Never Settle Forever Program
After letting their Never Settle Forever gaming bundle program slowly lapse over the past few months, AMD sends word this morning that they’re going to be significantly refreshing the...
11 by Ryan Smith on 4/21/2014AMD Q1 2014 Quarterly Earnings Analysis
AMD hosted their quarterly earnings conference call this afternoon to announce their financial results for the quarter ending March 2014. While they still reported a GAAP loss of $20...
37 by Brett Howse on 4/17/2014The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Review
Launching today is AMD's Radeon R9 295X2. After much consumer speculation and more than a few teasers, AMD is releasing their long-awaited Hawaii-powered entry to their dual-GPU series of...
131 by Ryan Smith on 4/8/2014NVIDIA GeForce Experience 2.0: Remote GameStream and Notebook Support
Coinciding with today’s launch of the R337 driver, NVIDIA has also updated their GeForce Experience (GFE) software to version 2.0. The updated beta drivers are available for notebooks as...
27 by Jarred Walton on 4/7/2014NVIDIA Releases 337.50 Beta Driver, Touts Significant Performance Improvements
Kicking off what will undoubtedly be a busy week in the world of video cards, NVIDIA has started the week with a new GeForce driver release over on their...
50 by Ryan Smith on 4/7/2014AMD Launches FirePro W9100
Kicking off this week is the 2014 NAB Show, the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual trade show for broadcast content and technology. The NAB Show is often a launch...
20 by Ryan Smith on 4/7/2014AMD’s Next Teaser: The Mystery Briefcase
After taking a week off, AMD is back once more with another teaser for their forthcoming dual-GPU product. This should, we assume, be the final such teaser, meaning we’re...
47 by Ryan Smith on 4/2/2014AMD Announces FirePro W9100
In what’s proving to be a busy week for GPU news, AMD has just wrapped up their webcast announcing their next flagship FirePro product. Dubbed the FirePro W9100, AMD’s...
32 by Ryan Smith on 3/26/2014NVIDIA Updates GPU Roadmap; Unveils Pascal Architecture For 2016
In something of a surprise move, NVIDIA took to the stage today at GTC to announce a new roadmap for their GPU families. With today’s announcement comes news of...
68 by Ryan Smith on 3/26/2014NVIDIA Announces GeForce GTX Titan Z: Dual-GPU GK110 For $3000
Today at GTC NVIDIA announced their next GTX Titan family card. Dubbed the GTX Titan Z (no idea yet on why it’s Z), the card is NVIDIA's obligatory entry...
65 by Ryan Smith on 3/25/2014NVIDIA GTC 2014 Keynote Live Blog
We're live from NVIDIA's 2014 GPU Technology Conference. Jen-Hsun's keynote will begin at 9:00AM PT/12:00PM ET, check back here for live updates!
50 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/25/2014Best Video Cards: March 2014
We’re back once again with our regular guide to desktop video cards, this time for March of 2014. Since our last update in January 2014, we’ve seen some significant shifts...
53 by Ryan Smith on 3/24/2014Microsoft Announces DirectX 12: Low Level Graphics Programming Comes To DirectX
With GDC 2014 having drawn to a close, we have finally seen what is easily the most exciting piece of news for PC gamers. As previously teased by Microsoft...
105 by Ryan Smith on 3/24/2014GDC 2014: NVIDIA, AMD Announce New Game Dev Partnerships - Crytek, Epic, & More
With GDC 2014 taking place this week in San Francisco, there are a number of gaming related announcements occurring over the next couple of days. These announcements in turn...
13 by Ryan Smith on 3/19/2014AMD Teases Dual-GPU Video Card Once Again
Following last week’s dual-GPU teaser, AMD’s marketing department is back with another teaser for their forthcoming product. This time they’ve sent along a bottle of water and two cans of...
22 by Ryan Smith on 3/19/2014Khronos Announces WebCL 1.0, SYCL 1.2, and EGL 1.5 Specifications
Following Monday’s announcement of OpenGL ES 3.1, Khronos is back again with a slate of new standards announcements. Unlike Monday’s focus on OpenGL ES, the bulk of these announcements...
7 by Ryan Smith on 3/19/2014Imagination Announces PowerVR Wizard GPU Family: Rogue Learns Ray Tracing
Taking place this week in San Francisco is 2014 Game Developers Conference. Though not necessarily a hardware show, in years past we have seen gaming-related product announcements in both...
45 by Ryan Smith on 3/18/2014Evaluating AMD's TrueAudio and Mantle Technologies with Thief
Scheduled for release today is the 1.3/AMD patch for Thief, Square Enix’s recently released stealth action game. Following last month’s Battlefield 4 patch, Thief is the second big push...
75 by Ryan Smith on 3/18/2014Khronos Announces OpenGL ES 3.1
Coinciding with a mobile-heavy CES 2014, back in January Khronos put out a short announcement stating that they were nearing the release of a new version of OpenGL ES...
17 by Ryan Smith on 3/17/2014