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Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said that has partnered with leading suppliers of display-scalers – MStar, Novatek and Realtek – in order to ensure industry-wide support of DisplayPort’s Adaptive-Sync as well as AMD’s FreeSync technologies. The collaborations will allow makers of displays to build monitors supporting both technologies next year. …

The Maxwell architecture has been a remarkable advancement for Nvidia. Partner GTX750Ti solutions have earned many awards at KitGuru due to a combination of minimal power drain, modest heat output and excellent frame rate performance at 1080p resolutions. Today is an important one for the company as they expand their …

In the second of our GTX970 launch articles today, we look at the new ASUS version of the card – the GTX970 STRIX OC. As the name would suggest it ships in an overclocked state with a proprietary cooling system and a hybrid fan system to drop noise levels to …

This week Nvidia launch their new GTX970 and GTX980 GPU's – based on the exceptionally efficient Maxwell architecture. In this review we look at a modified, overclocked solution from partner MSI – the GTX970 Gaming 4G. Not only does this card ship with a tasty overclock, but it is one …

A media report has revealed recommended prices of Nvidia Corp’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GTX 980 graphics cards. As expected, the large size of the code-named GM204 graphics processing unit that powers both products does not allow to make them affordable. The GeForce GTX 980 graphics board with …

Nvidia Corp.’s new high-end graphics cards – GeForce GTX 980 – are expected to be introduced in several days from now, but a media report has already revealed what is claimed to be the final specifications of the new graphics boards. The specifications of the new Maxwell architecture-based flagship graphics …

It turns out that Samsung is building its own GPU, presumably for use with its own mobile devices in order to compete with the likes of Nvidia and its Tegra mobile graphics chips, this will also help the Korean company avoid licensing costs, allowing it to become more profitable in mobile sales. Samsung …

A picture of an unknown hybrid cooling system for an unknown Radeon graphics card has been published. The cooler is allegedly designed by Asetek and is expected to be used on AMD’s forthcoming flagship single-chip graphics adapter, which might be called Radeon R9 390X. The cooling system, which resembles that …

Kitguru rates the GTX750ti very highly – we have reviewed a handful of partner cards since Nvidia launched the model earlier this year. For the modest asking price it delivers solid frame rates at 1080p – but it is the Maxwell architecture that deserves special praise. These cards run exceptionally …

Two web-sites have published images of graphics cards they claim to be based on Nvidia Corp’s upcoming GeForce GTX 970 graphics processor. The graphics boards feature custom designs and cooling systems. The Galaxy GeForce GTX 970 4GB graphics adapter, which photo was published by VideoCardz on Thursday, is clearly designed …

The next generation of Nvidia graphics cards are swiftly approaching and MSI is looking to build up the hype. Earlier this month, the company gave us a sneak peak at its new Twin Frozr V GPU cooler, and now we've finally got a good look at the whole thing. This …

Samsung Electronics has announced that it would fight Nvidia Corp. in court and will not give up. The consumer electronics giant did not outline any special plans, but it looks like the company is ready for a long legal battle against Nvidia. Samsung said it would take “all measures necessary” against …

This week Advanced Micro Devices and Origin PC, a boutique computer maker from the U.S., officially buried the hatchet and resumed collaborative work after a year-long hiatus. Last year Origin PC officially said it would only use Nvidia GeForce graphics cards for its systems. Thanks to renewed approach and some …

Nvidia Corp. is set to unveil its new-generation high-performance graphics solutions based on the code-named GM204 graphics processing units in about two weeks from now, but so far there have been no leaks indicating performance of the GeForce GTX 970 and the GeForce GTX 980 graphics cards. Luckily, a staff …

Overclockers UK are selling 100 Sapphire R9 295X2 graphics cards for £699.99, a huge dip from the usual £1039.99 price point. The watercooled dual GPU recently received a price cut over in the US so to celebrate #AMDFriday, OCUK is doing the same. In addition to this deal, you can …

Nvidia Corp. on Thursday filed patent infringement complaints against Samsung and Qualcomm with both the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Court, in Delaware. The chip designer claims that virtually all modern graphics architectures used in mobile devices infringe its patents. As a result, Nvidia wants to …

Based on previous reports, Nvidia Corp.’s next-generation GeForce GTX 960 graphics card is over a month away from its launch. However, the company needs to respond to the release of AMD’s Radeon R9 285 graphics board somehow. According to a media report, the GPU designer decided to significantly cut the …

Matrox Graphics this week announced that going forward it will use AMD Radeon graphics processing units as well as their drivers for its forthcoming multi-display graphics cards. The move will help to make Matrox Graphics’ graphics cards more competitive on the market. The company hopes that its proprietary software will …

Earlier this week AMD launched their new R9 285 graphics card. Today we look at the second design to hit our labs, the new Sapphire R9 285 Dual-X OC – as we would expect, this card is supplied in an overclocked state and with a custom twin fan cooling system. …

In a bid to boost popularity ot its dual-chip flagship graphics solution both among end-users and system builders, Advanced Micro Devices has announced a temporary promo action for select partners. For a limited amount of time specific companies will sell AMD Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card with a 33 per …

If you are in the market for a new graphics card – statistically you will be shopping in the sub £200 sector. While the R9 295X2 may grab all the headlines it is priced out of reach for all but the wealthiest of enthusiast gamer. This week AMD release their …

According to MSI, the “next-gen GPUs are upon us” as the company has teased us with some images of the upcoming Twin Frozr V GPU cooler. The new design could launch alongside the upcoming GTX 800 (or possibly 900) series of GPUs from Nvidia, which are expected to be unveiled some time …

There is a clear trend towards small form-factor (SFF) personal computers on the market. Thanks to high-performance low-power processors and solid-state drives, even small PCs can deliver high performance even in demanding general-purpose applications. However, when it comes to games and high-performance graphics cards, there is always a trade-off between …

Nvidia Corp. has quietly began to provide subsidies to system builders who sell gaming personal computers with its GeForce GTX Titan Z graphics card inside. Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan Z graphics card has always looked like a rare exotic rather than a solution for gamers. At the price of $3000/£2000 …

Although it was expected that Nvidia Corp. would release its new GeForce GTX 800-series graphics cards for desktops this September and October, the company has decided to skip the GeForce 800 family for desktop PCs and jump straight to the GeForce 900 line of products. Model numbers of modern central processing units …

As reported, the code-named “Tonga” graphics processing unit from Advanced Micro Devices is powered by a new version of AMD’s graphics core next (GCN) architecture, but few details about it have been revealed so far. Thanks to sources with knowledge of the matter, the key improvements of the third iteration …

Advanced Micro Devices has officially introduced its new Radeon R9 285 graphics card as well as the code-named “Tonga” graphics processing unit. The new graphics card will cost $249 and is projected to deliver performance akin to that of the Radeon R9 280. The AMD Radeon R9 285 based on …

Unity Technologies this week said it will add native support for Intel Corp.’s x86 microprocessors and system on chips to its Unity game engine for the Android operating system, which is used by loads of video games. The move will improve performance of games on devices based on Intel’s x86 …

Advanced Micro Devices plans to release the first details regarding its new code-named “Tonga” graphics processing units already this week and start to sell the Radeon R9 285 graphics cards based on the new GPU in early September, according to a new media report. AMD intends to reveal some preliminary …

With the advent of digital dashboards, heads up displays, advanced telematics and improved in-car entertainment systems, as a bit of a hardware nerd, you have to wonder, what's powering all of it? If your car makes any use of those sorts of systems, it could very well be GPU giant …