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Alliances Forged In Hell’s Frozen Recesses: Nvidia And AMD
The ATI Brand Is Dead
I still remember my first 3D card – the ATI Rage Pro – so it’s with great sadness that I’m writing this: AMD has officially killed the ATI brand. OK, I lied. I really don’t give a damn.
The New Xbox 360′s Very Special Guts
ATI Conquers NVIDIA (In Discrete GPU Shipments)
ATI has finally overtaken NVIDIA in the quest for dominant discrete GPU (graphics cards) marketshare. ATI: 51 per cent. NVIDIA: 49 per cent. Apparently the flames, dragons and race cars that have been printed on ATI-related packaging are superior to the flames, cyborgs and race cars printed on NVIDIA’s. [CNET via Fudzilla via Engadget]
What DirectX 11 Is, And What It Means To You
The new graphics API comes with new buzzwords. We’ll tell you what they mean and how they matter to your gaming experience.
The Best Graphics Cards At Every Price
Choosing a graphics cards is a confusing endeavour. So Tom’s Hardware shared their buying results after testing pretty much every card on the planet. Whether you’ve got $US50 to spend or $US250 to spend, this list will come in handy:
VLC 1.1.0 Adds GPU Decoding For Windows And Linux
Hey! Everyone’s favourite video playing software, VLC, jumped to 1.1.0 today and added some GPU decoding for Windows and Linux users as well, giving your CPU a break when you’re trying to play those gigantic HD files you’ve been feverishly torrenting. One caveat: the Windows version only works with nVidia GPUs, as ATI’s drivers aren’t currently don’t play nice. [CrunchGear]
ASUS 5870 Eyefinity Supports More Displays Than You Have Eyes
When you’re about to drop a black market kidney payment on a graphics card, you may go for flat-out speed – which makes sense. But another option might be more than enough speed and support for six displays.
ATI Eyefinity: Like Playing Modern Warfare 2 Through A Window
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/FdII-uI4QWQ&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} );ATI Eyefinity was powering this six-screen demo at PAX East this weekend. I saw it up close, and from a novelty perspective it was neat in passing, but the bezels block out important visual cues, like crosshairs. No thanks. [CrunchGear]
Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 Is Faster Than Any Other Graphics Card
