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AMD?s Radeon 4800 in production
2008-04-21 16:58:00 Mountain House (CA) ? Unlike the ATI that we knew before, it appears that AMD?s graphics division is running perfectly these days ? and ahead of deadlines. Even though the graphics unit has posted an $8 million loss in the first quarter of this year ? in an effort to improve market share rather ... More About: Hardware , Production , Radeon
Assassin?s Creed - First DX10.1 Title?
2008-04-18 16:33:00 Altair has a well kept secret Assassin ’s Creed is a title that needs little introduction. Benefiting from ambitious marketing efforts, an intriguing gameplay idea, the expertise of an experienced developer like Ubisoft Montreal and the charm of Jade Raymond, the game was prone to land with a splash. It has been generally well received, and ... More About: Software , Title
We still need AMD, don?t you know?
2008-04-17 09:24:00 Column: The voice of IT experience Despite the fact that when it posts its results tomorrow, those results will not make silicon investors shriek with glee, no one in the industry ? not even Intel ? wants AMD to fail. This is all a little bit like a game of European chess. The Red King is obviously ... More About: Hardware
RV770 is already in production
2008-04-09 09:58:00 Test one We learned that RV770 GPU already went to production and there is a big chance to see R700 generation much earlier than anyone has expected. TSMC is already doing a pilot production and the chips are, as we reported earlier, developed in 55nm machitecture. The way it looks now, there is a strong possibility ... More About: Hardware , Production
The fastest card in the world is 3870 X2
2008-04-07 13:42:00 Says Virtualmark We were surprised to learn that Futuremarks new Virtualmark benchmark makes you believe that a heavily overclocked Radeon 3870 X2 is the fastest graphics card around. Virtual mark actually compares the scores of your machine to similar systems and usually gets you some approximate score. At least its fast but I wouldn’t count on ... More About: Hardware , World , Card , The World
Intel FUD?s Phenom Tri cores
2008-04-07 13:32:00 Getting scared aren?t we? It looks like OEMs are responding to the Tri core better than Intel expected. That can explain why is Intel going after AMD?s Tri core processors claiming its dual cores are actually better. Intel understands that OEMs will send a message that three cores are better than two, and this is the ... More About: Hardware , Cores , Phenom
RV670 rev 12 are getting close
2008-03-28 14:37:00 Bit better overclock, but better yields We learned that RV670 revision 12 chips will start showing up in late April or early May. The new chips will be easier to produce and you can expect a bit higher overclocking scores, but don?t expect miracles. This is a step that will affect the yields and price of ... More About: Hardware , Close
Radeon HD 3850X2 coming, Radeon HD 38×0 prices drops
2008-03-25 14:18:00 Radeon HD 3870X2 uses two RV670 chips on a single PCB. Both Radeon HD 3870 and Radeon HD 3850 are based on the very same chip, the only difference is the frequency. Think about for it a short while and you realize that launching Radeon HD 3850X2 would be quite a simple task. Simply ... More About: Hardware , Radeon , Prices
Exclusive: ASUS EAH3850 Trinity - three GPUs with one card
2008-03-25 14:14:00 We knew that CrossFireX would bring new multi-GPU setups, but we did not expect anyone to actually use more than two cores with a single card. ASUS proved us wrong, as EAH3850 Trinity is a tri-core card. It has three RV670 cores cooled by a heatpipe construction and a water block, all in a single ... More About: Hardware , Exclusive , Card , Asus
AMD stock to rocket
2008-03-25 12:17:00 By laying people off Don?t kill the messenger for bringing bad news, but the news that AMD plans to lay off 10 percent of its staff is definitely not great, especially if you work for DAAMIT. However, if you own AMD stock this might be a good thing after all. By letting approximately 1,700 people go (10 ... More About: Hardware , Stock , Rocket
AMD?s Puma has over 100 design wins
2008-03-24 11:31:00 Nvidia to suffer You probably have heard that AMD has high hopes for its Puma notebook platform and that it’s working with a lot of partners and so far have won over 100 design wins. AMD has gone on record with this information a few times by now. There is more than meets the eye here. Some ... More About: Hardware , Design , Wins
AMD works with Intel on switchable graphics
2008-03-24 11:23:00 AMD?s GPU and Intel ?s chipset ATI is working hard with Intel to offer what we call switchable graphics for notebook users. It wouldn?t be so surprising if it weren’t for the fact that AMD works hard with Intel to offer its mobile GPUs for Intel notebooks. Intel will enable switchable graphics where ATI?s GPU will work when ... More About: Hardware , Graphics , Works
ATI cuts prices on the 3850 and 3870
2008-03-19 17:27:00 ATI IS GOING TO drop prices on the 3850 and 3870 in the next day or two. This is not a short term thing, it is a permanent cut. The price on the 3850/512 is going to sink to $145 or below, and the 3870/512 should hit $159 or less. At that money, many may ... More About: Hardware , Cuts , Prices
GeForce 9800 GX2 Performance Preview
2008-03-18 12:19:00 Our first batch of GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics cards arrived recently in our lab in Australia this week and Shane is busy testing out the new dual-GPU product from Nvidia. Our first performance review should be online soon but we thought we would give you a quick performance preview of what the card is capable ... More About: Hardware , Performance , Preview , Geforce
GeForce 9800 GX2 GPUs to clock down if too hot
2008-03-17 16:06:00 It’s probably very clear that the card Nvidia will introduce tomorrow, the GeForce 9800 GX2, with its two G92 chips, will get pretty hot. The board design of the 9800 GX2 has the two 65nm chips facing each other and although they will be separated by the fan-equipped heatsink, it is safe to say ... More About: Hardware , Clock , Geforce
Some more information on RV770
2008-03-12 09:24:00 RV770 is the chips that will replace the RV670 as the next high-end chip from AMD/ATI. Specification rumors are floating around (much thanks to us…), even the name Radeon HD 4000 has been suggested, which is not final though. Some more information on the upcoming high-end core has been posted over at Chiphell, saying ... More About: Hardware , Information
AMD tells partners RV770 arrives late Q2
2008-03-12 09:19:00 AMD has sent out a memo to partners about the current status of its coming products. This includes the next generation graphics chip RV770. This chip will replace the RV670 as the high-end solution, and last we heard, AMD was hoping to have the chip ready for launch in late Q2. Apparently, things have been ... More About: Hardware , Partners , Late , Tells
AMD lowers RV770 reference frequencies
2008-03-12 09:15:00 It seems AMD will be going with a bit lower frequencies than previous stories have been speaking off. They will still be higher than with the RV670, but not in the gigahertz range. It’s normal for a company to set the initial frequencies high, try to achieve them, but fail and lower them before the ... More About: Hardware , Reference
AMD lineup for GPU, CPU and notebook platforms revealed
2008-03-12 09:09:00 AMD has recently notified its partners that the company expects its share in the discrete graphics card market to rise after its next generation RV770 GPU shows up in the end of the second quarter, growing from the current 35% to reach 50% by the end of this year, according to sources at graphics card ... More About: Hardware , Notebook , Lineup , Platforms
Nvidia Prepares 55nm G92 Against AMD RV770
2008-03-12 08:54:00 VR-Zone has learned that Nvidia is preparing to shrink G92 process technology from 65nm to 55nm to better compete against the upcoming RV770. DigiTimes today reported that RV770 will come along by end Q2 which is about the same timeframe as the 55nm G92. Most probably, you will see RV770 based mobile parts first as ... More About: Hardware
AMD is on the recovery road
2008-03-07 11:02:00 Cebit 08: Directors and VP at AMD agree Laslie Sobon, the lady who got famous with the 45nm wafer picture and who also works as Director of Product Marketing and Brand Management in Desktop division, and Jochen Polster, Marketing Vice President of EMEA, agree that AMD is on the road to recovery. They are aware of ... More About: Hardware , Recovery , Road
Kuma is still Q2, launches at B3
2008-03-07 10:51:00 Cebit 08: Dual-core hope In our pleasant conversation with Laslie we learned that Kuma dual-core 65nm CPU is on schedule for Q2, and in company talk this usually means the end of the quarter. The new dual core CPU will launch as B3 stepping and those nasty L3 cache problems won?t be a part of the dual-core ... More About: Hardware
Phenom 8600 triple core pictured
2008-03-07 10:47:00 Cebit 08: J&W renders hybrid on it We had a chance to take a picture of AMD’s Toliman tri-core CPU and from what we can see it works quite well. J&W, the new motherboard kid in town decided to show it and reveal it to the world. The Phenom 8600 is currently based on the DR-B2 revision, ... More About: Hardware , Core , Triple
Shanghai 45nm Opteron up close
2008-03-07 10:34:00 Cebit 08: No frequencies yet We had a chance to see AMD’s four quad-core 45nm processor, codenamed Shanghai , and we can report that the new CPU has 4×64KB data, 4×64KB instructions, 4×512KB date and a massive 6MB of L3 cache. We don?t have the frequencies, we don?t have anything better than that it comes in second half ... More About: Hardware , Close , Opteron
Geforce 9800 GTX to cost ?399
2008-03-07 09:51:00 Cebit 08: Launch in the last week of March Nvidia’s refurbished G92-based 9800 GTX will launch in the last week of March. The card will cost ?399 and it will have 768MB of memory. It will also have two SLI bridges and it will support Tri SLI. The quad SLI will remain the thing for 9800 GX2 ... More About: Hardware , Cost , Geforce
European 9800 GX2 to cost ?549
2008-03-07 09:46:00 Cebit 08: Launches on the 18th Geforce 9800 GX2 will launch in the week of the 18th of March and in the U.S. it will cost $599, while in Europe we would averagel ?549+VAT. The new card might be stuck with 600MHz core and no overclocking will be allowed. At the same time, some partners are telling ... More About: Hardware , European , Cost
Cebit 08: PowerColor Introduces HD 3870 X2 with Samsung GDDR4 Memory
2008-03-04 12:22:00 TUL is showcasing at CeBIT 08 a high-end graphics solution, PowerColor HD 3870 X2 with Samsung GDDR4 memory, designed for gamers PowerColor HD 3870 X2 GDDR4 comes equipped with the fastest graphics memory now produced ? Samsung’s 16Mx32 GDDR4 memory, which has an effective memory speed of 1126 MHz. The video card also boasts a ... More About: Hardware , Memory
RV770 to be twice as fast as RV670 claim
2008-03-04 10:18:00 Best case scenario We have seen some marketing talk from the DAAMIT machine and it was funny to read that its upcoming RV770 mainstream chip will end up twice as fast as RV670. Well, this is probably right, but this would naturally be the best case scenario. You should count on average 20 to 30 percent performance ... More About: Hardware , Fast
ATI prepares new 3870 X2
2008-02-29 10:39:00 With new PCIe 2.0 bridge chip ATI is working on a new revision of its Radeon HD 3870 X2 card and if all goes well, you should be able to get one by the middle of Q2 if not even earlier. The new card will have an updated PLX bridge chip that will support PCIe 2.0 ... More About: Hardware
ATI works on RV670 revision A12
More articles from this author:2008-02-29 10:35:00 Faster and more optimized ATI is working hard to ship a new RV670 A12 revision to the market. All current Radeon 3870, 3850 and 3870 X2 cards are A11 silicon-based and the new silicon should definitely improve things here and there. The A12 revision definitely sounds like higher clocks are possible, as we are sure that there ... More About: Hardware , Works , Revision 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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