The first retail listing for the soon to be launched HD 7950 has popped up, that being from online distributer PROVANTAGE who are advertising a model from GIGABYTE (GV-R795WF3-3GD) for pre-order at quite the inflated price indeed – ‘Only' $481.58. The specs provided are minimal in the advertisement – HD …
Read More »AMD Radeon HD 6670 Graphics Card Review
Last October, AMD launched the first cards in their Radeon HD 6000 series, the HD 6850 and HD 6870. In the six months since then we've seen the release of the top end HD 6950, HD 6970 and HD 6990 cards which are targeted at serious gamers. But until now, …
Read More »ZOTAC ZBOX Bluray AD03 (ZBOX-AD03BR-PLUS-U) Review
Sometimes in this industry, unusual events can occur – such as when AMD partner Sapphire created the Edge HD Mini PC with Intel and Nvidia hardware inside. Zotac are well known as one of Nvidia's most capable partners, but the system we are reviewing today is based around the AMD …
Read More »AMD HD6990 will not be warrantied in OC mode: confirmed
Yesterday KitGuru published several articles on the HD6990, one with an official card in single mode and later two HIS HD6990's in a Dual CrossfireX configuration. Today we woke up with many emails from readers asking about the warranty situation. We noticed that the press pack said ‘AMD product warranty …
Read More »AMD Turks GPU showcased
Pcinlife have been able to get some images of AMD's upcoming entry level HD6570 and HD6670 cards that will be based on the 40nm Turks GPU. There are still not details on these new cards or the upcoming Antilles dual GPU solution from AMD, but they are expected in the …
Read More »Sapphire release first APU ‘Fusion’ motherboard
Sapphire have just announced their first mainboard based on the new Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) architecture, from Sapphire. They have been working closely with AMD to produce this board, which is called the ‘Pure White Fusion E350M1W'. This is a mini ITX mainboard which features the E350 Zacate APU from …
Read More »Catalyst Maker Terry Makedon moves to Fusion
Public hero and driver guru Terry Makedon, known to everyone as ‘Catalyst Maker' will be moving jobs within AMD. He wanted to let our readers know of his plans and he is excited about what lies ahead in 2011. I had a chat with him earlier today. He told us …
Read More »nVidia offers the constant smell of burning bridges says AMD
KitGuru is asked more questions about the graphics market than anything else. Seems like you lot love a good fight – and the Heavyweight Championship is fought in the land of shaders. In the spirit of pushing things together until they get heated and critical mass is achieved, we sent …
Read More »KitGuru is almost 3 weeks ahead of the mainstream IT magazines ?
We all know that the web is fast. Certainly faster than paper. But it's not often that we actually get a chance to put down markers and measure the difference. KitGuru received an email blast this morning from the biggest IT publisher in the UK and it made us do …
Read More »ATI Catalyst 10.8 released – 2-10% performance boost
AMD have just released Catalyst 10.8 with promises of some very nice performance increases. Performance highlights: Far Cry 2: Performance increases 2-6% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series single and ATI CrossFireX™ configurations. Performance increases 2-4% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series single and ATI CrossFireX™ configurations. ·Performance increases 3-8% …
Read More »ATI logo finally gone?
There's a background buzz in the industry right now that says the ATI brand might not make it past Christmas. For almost 25 years, the graphic card buying public has put ATI on its shortlist. KitGuru wonders, could this be the end? The world is full of weird paradoxes , …
Read More »AMD Radeon HD 6870 benchmark performance
KitGuru is old in the tooth and likes naming conventions which don't change. With the launch of the Radeon HD 6000 series, AMD has altered its naming strategy. The high end cards will now be the 6900 series (due November) and the 6800 cards that we're looking at today, will …
Read More »Catalyst 10.6 arrives and it’s free. Apparently.
KitGuru earlier today unveiled a world exclusive first look at the HD quality differences between the leading platforms. However, getting the highest scores needs the latest WHQL drivers. And they're here. Everyone produces new drivers all the time. Drivers from nVidia are updated at least 12 times a year. You …
Read More »HQV Benchmark 2.0 Analysis – ATi, nVidia and Intel
KitGuru knows that companies spend millions creating the best HD processing set up possible only to see the final image quality shattered by a weak component somewhere in the system. We spend many hours watching High Definition content and we never stop playing with our ATI and nVidia driver panels …
Read More »Displayport doomed? Sapphire scientists serve notice
EyeFinity is the really neat trick that ATI Radeon HD 5000 series cards bring to the market. Forget simply stretching your desktop – why not actually support monster resolutions like 5760×1080 straight out of the box and let the gamers enjoy wrap-round, immersive shoot-em ups? KitGuru spies snuck into a …
Read More »nVidia reveals GT420/GTS455 timeline: Fanbois get ready
While the GTX480 is an impressive performer at the ultra high end, the market for £500 graphic cards is limited at best. Real sales come in the sub-£150 market. So how much longer will nVidia’s mass market DX11 parts be in hiding? KitGuru has learned that Santa Clara is now …
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