Graphics Card
JPR Reports Q2 2008 Graphics Card Market
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
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
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.
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:07:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card Review
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.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
AMD announces GDDR5 ATI Radeon Graphics Cards
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.
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Posted on Tue, 20 May 2008 23:31:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
S3 Chrome 430 GT Graphics Card Review
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.
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Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card Review
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).
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Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card
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.
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Posted on Mon, 5 May 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
GIGABYTE GeForce 9800 GX2 Graphics Card Review
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.
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Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
DIAMOND Radeon HD 3650 1GB Graphics Card Review
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.
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Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ATI FireGL V8600 1GB Workstation Graphics Card Review
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.
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Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
NVIDIA QuadroFX 3700 512MB $1,700 Graphics Card Review
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.
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Posted on Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASUS GeForce 9600GT 512MB Graphics Card Review
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.
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Posted on Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
XFX 9800 GTX Graphics Card Review
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
PNY 9800 GX2 Graphics Card Review
Today we are looking at another 9800 GX2, this time the card is PNY branded. The PNY 9800 GX2 is an excellent performer. The card has much in common with the XFX 9800 GX2, since both share the same clock speeds.
If you are in the market for a high-end graphics card and have the budget for the $600 price tag, the PNY 9800 GX2 is a great option. The only drawback is that PNY offers no bundle, which some other 9800 GX2 makers like XFX do. Read more
Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:56:13 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
MSI GeForce N9600GT OC Graphics Card Review
Tweaktown published a review of the MSI GeForce N9600GT OC Graphics Card.
Quote from the review: "The latest company to come to the 9600GT parade is MSI, and like most other cards we’ve looked at they’ve decided to move away from the stock cooler and use their own design. They also figure if they’re going to do that, they may as well bump up the speed of the card and see what it’s capable of.
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Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:16:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Jon Peddie Research Release Q4 Graphics Card Figures
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released its report covering the Q4 figures for the discrete graphics card makers. According to JPR Q4 2007 was the strongest quarter of the year for graphics card makers with a 50.3% gain year to year and a 23% gain over the previous quarter.
JPR says that NVIDIA continued to be the largest vendor in discrete graphics cards with 71% of the discrete graphics card market in Q4 2007. This number was up from 64% the previous quarter. NVIDIA’s gains in Q4 were no doubt linked to the fantastic performance and price of its 8800 GT cards. Read more
Posted on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Samsung Ships GDDR4 to PowerColor for HD 3870 X2 Graphics Cards
Samsung announced today that it is providing PowerColor with its GDDR4 graphics memory to be used on the PowerColor HD 3870 X2 graphics cards. The RAM will be clocked at 1126MHz for the application and will be used in a 16MB x32 configuration for a total of 1GB of GDDR4.
"We are delighted that TUL is using the most advanced graphics memory on the market today to enhance the performance of its PowerColor HD 3870 X2," said Mueez Deen, marketing director, graphics memory, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. "With the Samsung GDDR4, PowerColor is providing animation with faster speeds and amazing clarity," he added. Read more
Posted on Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:35:57 CST | by Shane McGlaun
PNY Verto GeForce 9600 GT Graphics Card Review
Today we are looking at the PNY 9600 GT graphics card. The PNY 9600 GT is virtually identical in performance to the XFX 9600 GT we tested a while back.
PNY uses default clock speeds on its PNY 9600 GT. This card retails for a good price and has great performance for under $200. Gamers looking for a budget video card upgrade should give the PNY 9600 GT a look. Read more
Posted on Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:53:06 CST | by Shane McGlaun
PNY Launches its 9600 GT Graphics Card
With the launch of the NVIDIA 9600 GT yesterday most all of the NVIDIA card partners introduced their own cards. PNY announced its 9600 GT card at a price of $199.99. The card runs stock clock speeds and has the same features as the other 9600 GT cards on the market.
PNY clocks its card at 1800MHz on the memory, 650MHz on the core and 1625 MHz on the shader. Memory is 512MB of GDDR3 with a 256-bit memory bus. The card is also HDCP enabled for protected HD content. Read more
Posted on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:43:41 CST | by Shane McGlaun
PNY XLR8 8800 GTS 512MB Graphics Card Review
Today we are looking at the PNY 8800 GTS 512MB video card. This card runs stock NVIDIA reference clock speeds unlike the previous 8800 GTS 512MB XXX we looked at from XFX.
The PNY card performs well though it has no bundled games. The 8800 GTS 512MB card has more shader units than the old 640MB 8800 GTS giving it more performance. Read more
Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2008 08:34:50 CST | by Shane McGlaun
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