Today's graphics cards: the value angle
Thanks to our latest wave of graphics card reviews, we've ended up with enough performance data to paint a fairly complete picture of today's mid- to high-end GPU market. Come see what happens when we mash up those results with the cards' prices and attempt to rank their value. Read more...
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Last post by dragmor at 7:07 AM on May 9, 2008
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Diamond's Radeon HD 3870 1GB video card
What happens when you slap a gig of memory on a Radeon HD 3870? That's the question of the hour, since our subject is Diamond's card with just such a configuration. Could doubling up on memory allow the 3870 to distinguish itself from the GeForce 8800 GT? Read more...
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Last post by z-man at 12:28 PM on May 5, 2008 -
The GeForce 9 series multi-GPU extravaganza
Nvidia just recently introduced its GeForce 9800 GTX, and this is our first look at that card. But we didn't really stop there. We threw together two and three 9800 GTX cards to see how they perform in some incredibly powerful and borderline ridiculous configurations. Then... Read more...
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Last post by sigher at 6:38 PM on April 17, 2008 -
Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card
The Radeon HD 3870 X2 stole away Nvidia's single-card performance crown by harnessing a duo of mid-range Radeon GPUs. The GeForce 9800 GX2 looks primed to recapture the title using similar methods—and a faster GPU. Do we have a new champ? Let's find out. Read more...
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Last post by swaaye at 5:04 PM on April 2, 2008 -
CrossFire X explored
AMD's CrossFire X will let three or four Radeon HD 3800 GPUs team up in order to kick some green team backside. How well does it work? We've taken a quick look at AMD's first drivers for CrossFire X, and we have some interesting things to report. Read more...
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Last post by michael_d at 9:52 PM on April 2, 2008 -
The TR Podcast: Episode 2
In this episode, we read listener mail, discuss the latest Eee PC upgrades, talk about three-way SLI vs. CrossFire X, review the AMD 780G chipset, and much more! Read more...
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Last post by flip-mode at 12:50 PM on March 11, 2008 -
How much graphics memory do you really need?
The GeForce 8800 GT is arguably the best mid-range graphics card on the market, and it's available with 256MB, 512MB, or 1GB of RAM. But does the GT really need a gig of memory? We've tested single-card and SLI configs to find out. Read more...
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Last post by idgarad at 10:14 AM on March 4, 2008 -
Nvidia's GeForce 9600 GT graphics processor
Nvidia's GeForce 9600 GT looks to topple the Radeon HD 3850 as the king of the sub-$200 price range. Can it seal the deal? We took a long look and came away impressed. Read more...
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Last post by Hance at 12:06 PM on March 4, 2008 -
A brief look at three-way SLI
Three GeForce 8800 Ultras. Two grand worth of video cards alone, yielding over 1.7 teraflops of raw shader arithmetic. But will they run Crysis smoothly? We decided to find out. Read more...
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Last post by Bensam123 at 1:10 PM on February 25, 2008 -
A sweet 16 mid-range graphics cards compared
With the GeForce 8800 GT and Radeon HD 3800 series finally available with some semblance of consistency, now is a great time to buy a mid-range graphics card. We've rounded up a sweet 16 mid-range cards to see what the landscape looks like. Read on for our picks. Read more...
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Last post by TeamShadow at 6:00 PM on February 22, 2008 -
The TR Podcast: Episode 1
Please welcome the premier episode of The TR Podcast! In this episode, we introduce the editorial team, and then we discuss Nvidia's Ageia purchase, our latest PSU roundup, Micro-Hoo, Skulltrail, itty bitty laptops, and more. Read more...
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Last post by Hoser at 9:30 PM on February 14, 2008 -
AMD's Radeon HD 3870 X2 video card
No single Radeon GPU can beat Nvidia's best. So on the X2, two Radeon HD 3870 GPUs gang up together to take on any GeForce 8800 available. Will they succeed? Let's find out. Read more...
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Last post by 2457 at 5:26 PM on February 18, 2008 -
AMD's 2007 analyst day: Platforms and the glass half full
AMD's management team talked for three hours this morning about the company's direction, upcoming products, and platforms. What did they have to say, and what does it all mean? Read more...
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Last post by Flying Fox at 5:10 PM on December 20, 2007 -
Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTS 512 graphics card
The 8800 GTS 512 looks to supplant older versions of the GTS by offering a more attractive mix of price, performance, capabilities, and power consumption. But will a sibling rivalry spoil the party? Let's take a look. Read more...
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