Matrox 'Parhelia' Aims To Eclipse Nvidia
News Besides the 256-bit memory interface, which provides more than 20GB per second of bandwidth, the GPU has an AGP host interface designed for up to 8X bandwidths and a graphics engine compatible with OpenGL1.3 and DirectX 8.1.
[May 16, 2002, 13:06]
GeForce3 Means Good Times For PC And Xbox Gamers
News PC and console gamers were promised more impressive graphics than ever before, such as realistic facial movement and convincing metal, hair and fur effects, with the release of Nvidia's GeForce3 graphics processing unit (GPU) Tuesday.
[February 28, 2001, 15:05]
GeForce4 Specs Leak Online
News A computer products distributor has listed a range of graphics cards based on Nvidia's GeForce4 GPU (graphics processing unit), providing the most solid information yet on Nvidia's plans. The fastest current GeForce cards, the GeForce Ti 500 line...
[January 17, 2002, 13:57]
ATI Delays Radeon 9600
News ATI said on Wednesday that boards and cards based on the high-end Radeon 9800 Pro graphics processing unit (GPU) have begun shipping to customers and retail outlets, as promised in the chip's formal launch early in March.
[April 2, 2003, 14:30]
Perfect Reflections And Specular Lighting Effects With Cube Environment Mapping
White Papers NVIDIA's introduction of cube environment mapping in the GeForce 256™ GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a 3D graphics breakthrough that enables developers to incorporate accurate, real-time reflections into the latest 3D games and applications.
[December 26, 2003, 5:06]
Video Card Stability Test
Downloads During the test, Video Card Stability Test as much as possible loads GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), this ability can be very useful for detection of frequencies on which the video card can stably work.
[February 3, 2008, 12:16]
Microsoft: Set Your Systems For Vista
News Vista-capable Premium Ready Processor Modern chip (at least 800MHz) 1GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) System memory 512MB 1GB GPU DirectX 9 capable (WDDM support recommended) Runs Windows Aero Graphics memory (none...
[May 19, 2006, 10:45]
Intel's Chipset Road Map Lacks A Driver
News Discrete graphics adaptors have their own independent processing unit, called a GPU, and their own memory, and can be included on a motherboard or daughterboard. Discrete graphics cards use dedicated memory right next to the graphics processing...
[May 18, 2007, 14:29]
NVidia Quadro Driver For Windows NT
Downloads These drivers are intended for users who need the highest compatibility for workstation applications running Quadro GPU workstation graphics boards and supports 2D graphics, DirectX 8.1, OpenGL 1.4, nView Desktop Management software version 2.0...
[July 13, 2006, 9:27]
NVidia Quadro Driver (Windows 2000/XP)
Downloads These drivers are intended for users who need the highest compatibility for workstation applications running Quadro GPU workstation graphics boards and supports 2D graphics, DirectX 9.0, OpenGL 1.4, nView Desktop Management software version 2.0...
[November 11, 2003, 17:42]
Nvidia Unveils NV20 Graphics Chip
News Graphics chipmaker Nvidia today unveiled details of its latest GPU (graphics processing unit), the NV20, promising a substantial performance improvement on previous Nvidia chips. Unlike any previous graphics chip, the NV20 is optimised for...
[February 27, 2001, 11:54]
NVidia Sharpens Image With GeForce3 Titaniums
News As with previous revisions, the new top-end GPU is balanced by budget versions; graphics cards built using the flagship GeForce Ti 500 are likely to cost around £300. Detonator XP, as the new driver is called, adds support for DirectX 8.1 and...
[October 1, 2001, 16:49]
Nvidia: GeForce FX Cooler Than Ever
News The system introduces a feature called "silent running", which monitors the chip's pipeline activity and reduces the fan speed when the GPU has less work to do. Special features have been built into Microsoft's DirectX 9 graphics programming...
[November 19, 2002, 10:24]
Nvidia Takes Its Show On The Road
News Nvidia on Thursday announced its latest mobile graphics processing unit (GPU) at CeBIT 2003 in Hannover, enabling what Nvidia calls "cinematic computing on the go" -- very realistic graphics in a notebook PC.
[March 13, 2003, 11:26]
New Graphics Chip Enters Crowded Market
News ATI is expected to switch its Radeon graphics processing unit (GPU) from a 0.15-micron process to 0.13-micron process early next year. It supports DirectX 8.1 and AGP8X. Taiwan's Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) on Tuesday updated its graphics...
[November 26, 2002, 12:52]
