AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series Graphics Cards Get Official

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We already know all there is to know about AMDs new Radeon 5700 series video cards including the 5770 and the 5750. The details and even pictures were leaked last week ahead of the official announcement today.

AMD has gone official with the cards that both fully support DirectX 11 and Eyefinity multi-monitors from ATI. The video cards deliver over one teraflops of computing power. The GPUs are built on 40nm technology and have up to 800 stream processors. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ASUS Radeon EAH4870X2 Tri-Fan Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS Radeon EAH4870X2 Tri-Fan Graphics Card.
Quote from the review: "A while ago we heard ASUS was going to mix it up with the HD 4870 X2 and today we've got the card in our hand and we're going to take the time to see exactly what ASUS has done with this HD 4870 X2 to make it stand out from the pack. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 May 2009 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Unveils Military Grade Graphics Cards

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MSI has announced a pair of special edition video cards called the N260GTC Lightning and the N260GTX Lightning Black Edition. The two cards have the same specifications; the only difference is that the black edition comes with a special panel for the front of the computer called the Air Force panel.

The Air Force panel is used to overclock the card by simply touching the sensors on the panel. MSI says that all of the components of the cards are top quality with solid caps and the world's first 10 phase PWM for performance and stability. Read more

Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:44:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA Unveils Quadro FX 4800 Graphics Card for Mac Pro

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Today NVIDIA announced the availability of their ultra high-end Quadro FX 4800 graphics card for Mac Pro users.

The card NVIDIA describes as “market’s most advanced professional graphics card” features similar specs as the recently-released PC version, including:

• A “massive” 1.5GB frame buffer
• Memory bandwidth up to 76.8 GB/sec
• Boot camp support
• Two dual-link DVI connectors equipped with 3 pin min-din connector for added “3D stereoscopic imaging” according to the release

NVIDIA GM of Professional Solutions, Jeff Brown, said in a statement, “Some of the world’s most challenging visual computing problems are solved on the Mac platform. The Quadro FX 4800 provides the power and speed to meet these demanding requirements.”

Posted on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:45:00 CDT | by James Douglas

Galaxy GeForce GTX 285 Overclocked Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the Galaxy GeForce GTX 285 Overclocked Graphics Card.
Quote from the review: "Just the other day we looked at the GTS 250 from Galaxy. But today we're looking at something a bit more higher up in the market, NVIDIA’s number two card and the fastest single GPU graphics card on the market; the GTX 285. Read more

Posted on Sat, 7 Mar 2009 00:05:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS GeForce ENGTX285 TOP Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS GeForce ENGTX285 TOP Graphics Card.
Quote from the review: "One thing I really can't stress enough about the TOP line-up of graphics cards from ASUS is that they are more than just a few extra MHz on the core and memory. Past experience has always shown that the clocks offered by a card carrying this marking are clearly above the norm. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Feb 2009 00:55:47 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic 1GB Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic 1GB Graphics Card.
Quote from the review: "When the HD 4870 launched a few months back, it did come as a bit of a surprise that we couldn’t see any 1GB models on offer. Really, in this day and age it does seem weird to have such a high-end card carry only 512MB of memory. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2008 03:32:47 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

JPR Reports Q2 2008 Graphics Card Market

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According to Jon Peddie Research, the overall GPU market dropped 0.5% from Q1 2008. While a drop may sound like a bad thing JPR says that Q2 is generally down for the computer industry with summer vacations and back to school.

The 0.5% drop from Q1 2008 to Q2 2008 is the smallest drop since 2001. JPR says that shipments for the quarter were 94.4 million units -- an increase of 16% over the same quarter in 2007. Intel held the top spot for overall graphics market with 47.3% market share. NVIDIA has 31.4% of the market and AMD held 18.1% of the market. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 06:16:03 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA Launches New Graphics Cards

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Yesterday I mentioned that NVIDIA had launched new notebook GPUs. NVIDIA also officially announced three new desktop graphics cards -- The 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, and 9500 GT. The cards cover several different price points with the 9500 GT coming in at under $100.

All three of the GPUs support PhysX processing and CUDA processing; the new cards will also support SLI and 3D stereoscopic technology. I saw NVIDIA's 3D drivers in action at CEs this year and it was fantastic. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:47:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Palit Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card Review

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Hardware Canucks published Palit Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card review.

Quote from the review: " It has been a hard two years for ATI and we know that many people out there have been counting down the days until the boys in red returned to competitiveness. Well ladies and gents, the wait is over because the HD4870 has shown us that ATI has come out with all guns blazing. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:07:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "It’s always nice to see companies mix it up with new coolers, and the Hybrid Freezer seems to have some pretty cool technology behind it. It makes sense that they’re installing it on the popular 9600GT series of card, and in this case MSI has decided to install it on a card carrying with it 1GB of GDDR3 memory for added appeal. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AMD announces GDDR5 ATI Radeon Graphics Cards

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Today AMD announced the first commercial implementation of GDDR5 (Graphics Double Data Rate, version 5) memory in its forthcoming next generation of ATI Radeon graphics cards.

The GPU performance in today's graphics cards is limited by the rate at which data can be moved on and off the graphics chip, which in turn is limited by the memory interface width and die size.
The higher data rates supported by GDDR5 is up to 5x that of GDDR3 and 4x that of GDDR4. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 23:31:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

S3 Chrome 430 GT Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown tested the S3 Chrome 430 GT Graphics Card and published a review.

Quote from the review: "S3 hasn’t stopped releasing graphics cards, but we just don’t seem to hear much about them anymore. Hopefully that’s going to change with the release of the Chrome 430 GT. It’s a low-end card that seems to be capable of taking on the big boys at NVIDIA and AMD. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card Review

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Digit-Life published a review of the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "While renaming products to GeForce 9xxx, NVIDIA launched another graphics card based on G92 -- GeForce 9800 GTX. It's the most powerful single-GPU graphics card, designed to replace GeForce 8800 GTX (and probably GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB in the nearest future). Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card

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Tweaktown publishes a review of the MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "We saw MSI mix it up just the other week with the 9600GT by overclocking it and going down the aftermarket cooler route. Aesthetically speaking, the card really didn’t do a lot for us, but as we dived deeper into the testing of the card we became pleasantly surprised by the performance the cooler offered. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 May 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE GeForce 9800 GX2 Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the GIGABYTE GeForce 9800 GX2 Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "The latest 9800 GX2 incarnation to make its way into the labs comes from GIGABYTE and carries with it all the standard goodies that we expect out of the 9800 GX2. The latest 9 series of NVIDIA cards have impressed us, but like we’ve said all along they haven’t offered the revolutionary jump that we thought the 9 series would offer. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DIAMOND Radeon HD 3650 1GB Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the DIAMOND Radeon HD 3650 1GB Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "What’s different about the Diamond HD 3650 from Diamond is that it carries with it a massive 1GB of memory. We’re not really big on huge amounts of memory added to a mid-range card, but we’ll have to see if Diamond is able to do anything with the HD 3650 here today that impresses us. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ATI FireGL V8600 1GB Workstation Graphics Card Review

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Hothardware tested the ATI FireGL V8600 1GB Workstation Graphics Card and published a review.

Quote from the review: "As many of you know, ATI has been particularly aggressive with their FireGL workstation graphics card lineup over the past six months. While their flagship R600-architecture was the basis for the solid (but ultimately underwhelming) Radeon HD2900XT for the gaming market, our tests have shown that this particular GPU architecture is much more competitive in the workstation market. While the R600 may not be the best choice for a high-end gaming rig, it is indeed a powerful chip for high-end OpenGL work, and as such, has led to a revival of sorts for ATI’s FireGL lineup. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA QuadroFX 3700 512MB $1,700 Graphics Card Review

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Hothardware published a review of the $1,700 NVIDIA QuadroFX 3700 512MB Workstation Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "We take a look at NVIDIA’s latest entrant into the mid-range workstation graphics card market, the QuadroFX 3700. This card has an MSRP of about $1,700, which puts it smack-dab in between the price tags of NVIDIA's mid-range and ultra-high-end products, although street prices for the QuadroFX 3700 are much lower than its MSRP. This card is based on NVIDIA’s popular G92 graphics processor, which has been prominently featured in their GeForce 8800 GT / GTS lineup at a very competitive price point. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS GeForce 9600GT 512MB Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS GeForce 9600GT 512MB Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "If you’re looking for a 9600GT, the chances are we can give you a pretty good idea of which one to get. We get a lot of samples, but the 9600GT would have to be one product that we’ve received over and over again from different companies who are mixing it up with big clocks and bigger coolers. Read more

Posted on Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

XFX 9800 GTX Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at a second of the new NVIDIA 9800 GTX graphics cards. The card up for review now is the XFX 9800 GTX. This card shares virtually the same specifications with the BFG 9800 GTX we looked at before.

The only real difference between the BFG and the XFX 9800 GTX cards is the game bundle that XFX includes. You get a full version of Company of Heroes with the XFX 9800 GTX. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:08:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun