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Graphics chip makers turn up the heat
News The graphics chip industry is readying for a renewed scuffle this autumn, as chipmaker Nvidia prepares its bid to regain the performance crown and other chip designers refresh their products. Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) has said it is planning...
[October 7, 2002, 16:19]
Nuggets: Graphics chip goes vroooom!
News Elsa's Erazor X is one of the first graphics boards to be built around Nvidia's powerful new GeForce 256 chip. Elsa's got a bit of wellie On board the Erazor X is 32MB of rapid synchronous DRAM and 350MHz RAMDAC, giving display refresh rates of up...
[September 3, 1999, 11:53]
Nvidia girds for graphics chip battle
News NVidia will control 3dfx's forthcoming Rampage graphics chip, due next year, as well as two further generations in the future that are now in development and are under evaluation. In the integrated chipset space, Intel has a virtual lock on the...
[December 19, 2000, 8:45]
Intel unveils its first 3D graphics chip
News Intel said it has worked with application developers in games, CAD and DVD fields to support the graphics chip. Co-developed with Real3D, the Intel740 chip is optimised for Pentium II-based systems with AGP support and promises 'arcade-quality' 3D...
[February 12, 1998, 11:37]
Diamond, STB, Number Nine to back Intel graphics chip
News Leading the way will be graphics hot-shots Diamond Multimedia, Number Nine and STB, alongside chip co-developer Real3D, Asustech, Leadtek and the UK's Modular Technology. Intel will also allow the chip to be integrated into motherboards but...
[February 12, 1998, 15:55]
SiS530 Single Chip VGA Graphics Driver (Windows 95/98)
Downloads Check out the SiS530 Single Chip VGA Graphics Driver for Windows 95/98. Note: This version requires multiple downloads. Clicking the Download Now button will take you to a page where you can download all of the necessary components.
[October 7, 2000, 5:47]
Nvidia unveils NV20 graphics chip
News Unlike any previous graphics chip, the NV20 is optimised for Microsoft's DirectX 8.0. According to figures released by Nvidia, a graphics board powered by the NV20 would be significantly faster than a GeForce2 Ultra -- currently Nvidia's top video...
[February 27, 2001, 11:54]
A Year Ago: Intel's graphics chip rivals feel the FUD
News The 740 is an integrated graphics chip including 2-D and 3-D features as well as video functions. The chip is going to be very successful," said Peter Glaskowsky, industry analyst at MDR. The chip was designed by Intel (INTC) in conjunction with...
[February 8, 1999, 5:56]
Intel's graphics chip rivals feel the FUD
News The 740 is an integrated graphics chip including 2-D and 3-D features as well as video functions. The chip is going to be very successful," said Peter Glaskowsky, industry analyst at MDR. The chip was designed by Intel (INTC) in conjunction with...
[February 12, 1998, 14:11]
New graphics chip enters crowded market
News Taiwan's Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) on Tuesday updated its graphics processor line, the Xabre, with a new chip that boasts a more advanced manufacturing process and a higher clock speed than its predecessor.
[November 26, 2002, 12:52]
Apple gets stake in UK mobile-graphics chip designer
News Apple has taken a small stake in a British chip designer, revealing how the company plans to power the graphics in future iPhones and iPod Touches. Imagination designs chip cores for a variety of applications, but its most prominent designs are its...
[December 19, 2008, 10:46]
Adobe taps graphics chip for faster Photoshop CS4
News Photoshop is known as a taxing piece of software but, beginning with the upcoming Creative Suite 4 version, it will be able to employ the muscle of a computer's graphics chip for the first time. For example, the graphics chip helps Photoshop...
[September 24, 2008, 12:52]
Trident leaves PC graphics chip market
News Chipmaker Trident Microsystems will exit the PC graphics market as part of a sweeping reorganisation that will shift its focus to digital media products such as high-definition television. The graphics chipmaker said on Thursday that it will leave...
[June 12, 2003, 15:07]
Nvidia revamps chipset line
News Graphics chip leader Nvidia launched the next generation of its nForce chipsets on Tuesday, including support for several technologies expected to become basic PC components in the near future. Graphics chip rival ATI recently began producing...
[July 17, 2002, 6:57]
Nvidia to debut workstation chip
News Graphics chip leader Nvidia plans to announce on Tuesday a new line of high-end chips for graphic artists, mechanical designers and other professionals. News of the chips follows the announcement in November of the GeForce FX chip, designed for...
[January 21, 2003, 14:11]
ATI gives graphics boost to budget PCs
News Graphics-chip underdog ATI Technologies is expected to introduce new chips that will dramatically increase the graphics performance of budget PCs. The new chip is unlikely to have much of an effect on Intel, he said, but it could dent numbers for...
[June 23, 2003, 13:38]
Nvidia chips to make tardy debut
News Graphics chip leader Nvidia is expected to unveil the fastest PC graphics processor yet at the Comdex trade show next month, but analysts say the new chip may be too little, too late. The measurement refers to the average size of features on the chip.
[October 25, 2002, 9:48]
Hercules strikes 3D deal with ATI
News Hercules, the European graphics card maker, and 3D chip company ATI announced a tie-up on Thursday that will give ATI's products greater visibility for European consumers, while giving Hercules the ability to manufacture its own graphics cards...
[January 10, 2002, 14:23]
ATI speeds up memory chips
News Graphics-chip contender ATI Technologies has completed specifications for a new type of memory chip it claims is twice as fast as what's now on the market. The new design, announced by ATI on Monday, updates DDR (double-data rate) DRAM (dynamic...
[October 8, 2002, 8:13]
Supercharged GeForce3 due within weeks
News Graphics chip maker nVidia will boost the power of its top-of-the-range GeForce3 graphics processor with new versions within the next six weeks, according to sources close to the company. Alongside a new high-end chip, nVidia will also launch...
[September 3, 2001, 15:57]
