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AMD says frame pacing beta driver due in June/July timeframe
— 6:00 AM on May 2, 2013

Earlier this week, we showed you how microstuttering taints the appeal of AMD's latest Radeon HD 7990 graphics card. We also saw a...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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Intel dubs Haswell IGP 'Iris,' promises 2-3X performance increase
— 10:23 PM on May 1, 2013

So long, Intel HD Graphics! Well, kind of. At a press event earlier today, Intel revealed that the faster variants of Haswell's integrated GPU will...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

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AMD trims A-series, FX-series processor prices
— 9:17 AM on May 1, 2013

There's been a minor shakeup in AMD's processor lineup. Earlier this week, the company introduced slightly quicker successors to its FX-6300 and FX-4300 processors....

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

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Radeon buyers may get Blood Dragon codes up to a week late
— 3:21 PM on April 30, 2013

Earlier this month, AMD added Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon to its Never Settle Reloaded game bundle. The addition is retroactive, which means that...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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Quad-core Temash APU spotted in 11.6-inch Acer notebook
— 11:00 AM on April 30, 2013

AMD's next-generation Temash SoC is coming soon, and one system based on the...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

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Faster processors spruce up AMD FX lineup
— 6:00 AM on April 30, 2013

In a blog post on its website, AMD has revealed faster additions to its FX processor lineup—sorry, make that its "legendary" and "much beloved"...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

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AMD sheds light on Kaveri's uniform memory architecture
— 11:35 PM on April 29, 2013

At the Fusion Developer Summit last June, AMD CTO Mark Papermaster teased Kaveri, AMD's next-generation APU due later this year. Among other things, Papermaster...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Memory

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Report: Not all PSUs support Haswell's low-power states
— 9:12 AM on April 29, 2013

So you heard the news: Intel's Haswell processors, known officially as 4th Generation Core, are coming out on June 3. Users hoping to upgrade...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power

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AMD's Radeon HD 7990 graphics card reviewed
— 10:57 PM on April 28, 2013

By all rights, the Radeon HD 7990 ought to be the fastest single graphics card in the world. How well does it deliver on that...

Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics

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Deal of the week: Graphics cards, IPS displays, and more
— 5:17 PM on April 26, 2013

This week's deal post is all about eye candy—or, rather, graphics cards and monitors. Some mid-range Radeons have gotten quite a bit cheaper since our

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Displays

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PS4 architect discusses console's custom AMD processor
— 11:55 AM on April 26, 2013

Since February, we've known that Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console will have a "supercharged PC architecture" based on a custom AMD processor with GCN-derived...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles

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Intel sets June 3 launch date for Haswell
— 11:06 AM on April 26, 2013

This isn't exactly a shocking revelation, since the rumor mill has been predicting an early June launch for quite a while. Still, a little certainty...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

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New PhysX fluid simulation demos are impressive
— 4:52 PM on April 25, 2013

Games have included basic object physics for years, but real-time fluid simulations have remained elusive. Sure, we've seen some tech demos of tentative approaches,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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AMD releases Catalyst 13.5 beta, 13.4 WHQL graphics drivers
— 4:38 PM on April 24, 2013

AMD has released two new sets of graphics drivers, both of which support the latest Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon HD 7990 graphics cards. The...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Software

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Etc.
— 10:59 AM on April 24, 2013

Hey, guys. This post is almost too painful to write, but yes, I am indeed working on a Radeon HD 7990 review. And...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics The Tech Report

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Haswell to have Intel-built embedded DRAM for graphics
— 5:30 PM on April 23, 2013

We've known for some time—through unofficial sources—that some of Intel's next-generation Haswell processors will have dedicated graphics memory on the CPU package. What we...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Memory

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GeForce 320.00 betas boost performance, add SLI profiles
— 1:18 PM on April 23, 2013

GeForce users, Nvidia has just posted an updated set of drivers for its desktop graphics cards. The 320.00 beta release is available now for

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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New AMD APUs foreshadow ARM-based offerings
— 9:15 AM on April 23, 2013

Early this morning, AMD introduced its G-series embedded APUs. The chips, which I suspect are based on Kabini silicon, have four Jaguar cores,...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

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