Graphics

ZiiLabs, the company which was earlier known as 3Dlabs and developed professional graphics solutions and which now designs multimedia system-on-chips, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States against Apple and Samsung. The plaintiff alleges that products from Apple and Samsung infringe its patents related to graphics processing …

While there might have been a lot of talk recently surrounding the new Nvidia Titan Black GPU, partner company GALAXY has taken lemons and made rocket fuel, by producing a new version of the GTX 780 Ti that's managed to take the top spot on the single GPU 3Dmark Fire …

Following on from our earlier story on the upcoming 8GB R9 290X VaporX Edition, we have also just been shown the new R9 290 Toxic Edition which is shipping in an 8GB configuration. Now based on previous releases, we know the Toxic branded products are normally Sapphire's fastest, but we …

Sapphire are showcasing their upcoming 8GB R9 290X VaporX at Cebit – a solution that will be released soon to tackle the high end Titan from Nvidia. With 8GB of memory and high clock speeds  – perhaps they might have a few surprises in store for the guys in green. …

Today we are taking a look at the new Asus GTX 750 Ti, the third Maxwell card we have reviewed since Nvidia launched back on February 18th. So far we have analysed the MSI GTX750 Ti OC Twin Frozr and the Palit GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual – both fantastic …

Asustek Computer is known for exotic products that require exceptional engineering skills and which deliver performance and capabilities that are unique for the whole industry. At present the company is busy with a new “world’s first” project: a graphics card based on two AMD Radeon R9 290X “Hawaii” graphics processing …

In the recent years Advanced Micro Devices has been extraordinary slow with advancements of its professional graphics cards line. To a large degree, this is a result of overall slow progress of discrete GPU performance these days, but for those who need performance now this hardly matters. The situation may …

Many of the leading graphics manufacturers have been working hard on developing new coolers and fan technology to reduce noise emissions as much as possible. This is never more important than when building a media center for a living room or bedroom. If you are unwilling to accept any noise …

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday introduced its new offering for the sub-$300 market segment of discrete graphics cards, the Radeon R9 280. The novelty is not really something new as it is based on two years old code-named Tahiti graphics processing unit and resembles the Radeon HD 7950. Nonetheless, it …

One of the biggest problems with AMD's latest R9 series line up of cards, was that they ran hot. Really hot. Today ASUS is ticking another box off of its to do list, by announcing a new, potentially much cooler version of the R9 280: The DirectCU II version. The …

A representative for Imagination Technologies, a leading developer of mobile graphics processing technologies, said that the company was looking forward to increase performance of its solutions so substantially that to be able to address fully-fledged personal computers. Imagination Technologies once sold its Kyro graphics processing units for desktop PCs. Although …

AMD's FirePro W-series arrived towards the end of 2012, but they still pack a punch. The fact that these cards remain competitive over a year after release is testament to the strength of the architecture. We had the opportunity to pit three of the top models against each other – …

Sapphire Technology is working on a new version of AMD Radeon R9 290X-based graphics card with 8GB of GDDR5 memory onboard, a media report claims. The solution with enlarged frame buffer is projected to become available shortly and offer unbeatable performance in ultra-high resolutions. The world’s number one supplier of …

Advanced Micro Devices this week introduced its first graphics processing unit for embedded applications that is based on the latest GCN [graphics core next] architecture. The new Radeon E8860 will bring graphics capabilities of embedded applications to the level of new-generation video-game consoles, such as Microsoft Xbox One and Sony …

AMD's R9 290 and R9 290X have been well received by the gaming community over the last couple of months, especially those partner cards featuring enhanced coolers and clock speeds. Today we look at a solution that has received special treatment courtesy of MSI … their R9 290 Gaming Edition. …

If your'e a fan of 8Pack, or overclocking in general, you might want to tune in to OCUK's new Twitch channel, as the ex-personal trainer is trying to break a new 4X GPU world record right now. He's using liquid nitrogen, ridiculously overclocked hardware and the most basic mouse you've …

Earlier this month Nvidia released their new Maxwell based GTX 750 Ti graphics card, and we were on hand to review the excellent MSI Twin Frozr solution on launch day. Today we take a look at another Nvidia partner card, the Palit GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual, featuring a substantial …

Although Advanced Micro Devices has been adding free games to its desktop add-on graphics cards for some time now, its market share continues to significantly trail that of Nvidia. According to recently released data from Jon Peddie Research, when it comes to discrete desktop graphics processing units (GPUs), Nvidia continues …

When it comes to branding, the KFA2 products are no shrinking violets. Distinctive graphics and some very moody characters on the posters seem to promise pixel punishment in a grimy, street savvy way. But cool packaging only get you so far. Increasing sales needs proactive distribution. KitGuru examines changes to …

Thanks to increasing shipments of discrete graphics processing units (GPUs), the market of graphics adapters grew sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR), a leading market tracker. However, despite of good climate on the market, Advanced Micro Devices lost market share in Q4 2013 …

As nVidia rolls out Maxwell in the house, system builders across the globe are moving fast to launch new gaming PCs based on the latest technology from Jen Hsun's brainchild. Dino PC has just announced a new rig. KitGuru casts a reptilian eye. Based in North London, Dino PC is …

Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday introduced its most powerful single-chip graphics card so far: the GeForce GTX Titan Black Edition. The new ultra-high-end graphics solution boosts horsepower of the former flagship by at least 7% and will likely please owners of the latest 4K displays who are hungry for additional speed …

Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday introduced its first graphics processing units (GPUs) based on code-named Maxwell architecture, which once again increases performance while minimizing power consumption. The initial graphics solutions based on the first-generation Maxwell are Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti and GeForce GTX 750. To boost performance per stream processor …

Last week AMD released their new R7 265 graphics card, and KitGuru was on hand to review the custom cooled Sapphire version. AMD tweaked their old HD7850 design and dropped the price to £100 in an attempt to dominate the market. Today we are looking at Nvidia's new budget grade …

Even though Nvidia Corp. introduced its Tegra 4i system-on-chip with integrated baseband capabilities more than a year ago, the first devices based on the SoC will be announced sometimes this April, according to the company. Perhaps, some of the upcoming products will be demonstrated later this month at the Mobile …

Advanced Micro Devices and its partners on Thursday unveiled a new graphics card aimed at the mainstream market segment. The new Radeon R7 265 is based on the good-old code-named “Pitcairn” graphics processing unit and will cost around $150 initially, but will quickly drop to around $119/€89. AMD Radeon R7 …

In a bid to better monetize its intellectual property and expand its presence in the next generations of computing devices, Nvidia Corp. announced intentions to license its Kepler graphics processing cores as well as some other intellectual property to third-party designers of system-on-chips back in mid-2013. Unfortunately, so far Nvidia …

Today AMD release their new R7 265 graphics card which they claim is an outstanding performer at 1080p resolution. The R7 265 is set to supplement the more expensive R9 270 which was designed to replace the last generation HD7870. The R7 265 looks set to replace the HD7850, which …

Advanced Micro Devices and its partners on Monday began to roll-out new graphics card aimed at the mainstream market. The “novelty” is expectedly based on an existing graphics processing unit, but belongs to a new product family and carries an all-new model-number, the Radeon R7 250X. The new Radeon R7 …

With companies like Sony struggling badly in the consumer electronics market, it's interesting to see that one area where the CEO does not want to back away from is 4K TVs. As 3D interest cools (awaiting the next instalment in the Cameron blockbusting Avatar series for renewed energy), 4K looks …