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Join us for a new round of scatter plots, this time featuring the latest and greatest DirectX 11 graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia.

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The Fermi architecture has shed much of its fat in the GF104, a new chip focused intently on graphics. The result? Perhaps the...

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The newest Radeon HD 5870 unifies six monitors as one giant display wall. We've played loads of games on such a rig, purely for...

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Call it Fermi, GF100, or GeForce GTX 480. Heck, you could even call it late for dinner. But the new GeForces are here...

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AMD has released a Gamers Manifesto that details how the company works with developers to benefit all gamers, not just those with Radeon graphics cards....

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The newest Radeon is here to step into the massive vacuum between about $169 and $399. But is the 5830 up to its role?...

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Switchable graphics is the best way to squeeze decent gaming performance and great battery life from the same notebook, but it's never been able to...

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Nvidia has decided to tell all about its upcoming GF100 graphics chip. Join us as we consider what makes this GPU's architecture distinctive...

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Today, AMD has taken DirectX 11 graphics to $99, thanks to a bite-sized version of the silicon from its high-end Radeon HD 5000-series cards....

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At long last, playback of Flash videos on YouTube, Hulu, and elsewhere can be GPU-accelerated. Join us as we take three different low-power...

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Nvidia has already revealed much about the compute-focused features of its upcoming Fermi GPU architecture. Now, insider info and careful speculation take us deep...

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CrossFire on a stick goes to the next level in the Radeon HD 5970, the new fastest graphics card on the planet. This one...

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We recently got the chance to test Lucid's Hydra GPU load balancer first hand. We came away with some of the first public performance...

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In just a few short weeks, AMD's DirectX 11-class Radeon technology has migrated from the high-end 5800 series to the mid-range 5700 series. Now you...

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Intel's latest graphics drivers for Windows 7 appear to violate Futuremark's optimization guidelines for 3DMark Vantage. We investigate, and make some interesting discoveries in...

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Nvidia has spilled the beans on how its upcoming GPU architecture is built to excel in GPU-computing applications. Keep reading to see what...

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With a $259 suggested retail price and a smaller footprint, the Radeon HD 5850 brings a slightly diluted version of the 5870's potent cocktail....

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