Meet RDNA: AMD's Long-Awaited New GPU Architecture
…Only the Radeon Nano -- a high-end GPU built with energy-efficient HBM and binned for best-in-class power consumption -- was reasonably close to matching the energy efficiency of Nvidia's…
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Intel's New Arc-Branded GPUs Will Battle Nvidia, AMD in Q1 2022
…Future consumer GPU hardware and software will be collectively branded as "Intel Arc." Intel writes: "The Arc brand will cover hardware, software, and services, and will span multiple hardware generations, with the…
Microsoft details Windows 8's power-saving multimedia subsystem, DRM, codec support
Microsoft details Windows 8's power-saving multimedia subsystem, DRM, codec support
AMD slashes GPU prices, but can the company's margins take the loss?
…No, AMD doesn't have a complete counter to Maxwell, which still draws less power and runs at lower temperatures -- but the GPU market is one place where we still see genuine…
Forget Doom -- now modders are moving Half-Life to smartwatches
…The LG G Watch runs on a Qualcomm MSM8226 with an Adreno 305 GPU. The original Half-Life isn't multi-threaded in any fashion, so the game is running effectively on…
The Kinect is the anchor that sinks the Xbox One's resolution
…the Kinect is actually sapping the power the console needs in order to reach that desired output. Around 10% of the Xbox One's GPU time is dedicated to functions on the…
Pokemon X and Y: When will the game's graphics be as good as the TV show?
…A higher resolution would necessitate a more powerful CPU and GPU, though -- but nothing too extraordinary. A last-gen Qualcomm SoC (the Snapdragon S4 with Adreno 225 GPU) or Apple SoC (A6…
AMD announces Mantle delay as BF4 battles bugs
…When Mantle does drop, it's expected to significantly improve performance across AMD's entire APU and GPU product line thanks to a new, close-to-metal approach to GPU programming. Mantle…
Intel Is at a Crossroads
…Is Intel Well-Positioned for the Future? Intel has been on a tear lately in multiple markets. It's continued to unveil new IoT and AI products for low-power markets, like…
AMD Overtakes Nvidia in Graphics Shipments for First Time in 5 Years
…distributing review GPUs for the GTX 1650 because the RX 570 is decisively faster, according (Opens in a new window) to multiple reviews (Opens in a new window) . But GPU sales have…