In the past, video cards were held to a standard of single-monitor usage. With the movement towards Multi-Monitor support(2+), there’s no doubt ATI/AMD has held this market for quite some time. Zotac has found a solution to challenge this monopoly: the Zotac GTX 560 Multiview. This card has expanded where few nVidia-based cards dare to, [...]

Already so impressed with what the MARS II has to offer, we knew what had to be done. Using GPU Tweak, the overclocking software that replaced ASUS SmartDoctor, it was time to see just what kind of overclocking performance could be had from the new MARS II from ASUS. I’m expecting good things from the [...]

Gigabyte Technology will soon be expanding its graphics card offer by releasing a new GF110-powered product, a GeForce GTX 580 that boasts 3GB of GDDR5 memory, a WindForce 3x (three PWM fans, three heatpipes, a vapor chamber) cooler and Ultra Durable VGA components. Seen below, the upcoming card is known as GV-N580UD-3GI and also features [...]

GamesCom 2011 – NVIDIA has hinted at GamesCom that they could be working on technology that would allow users to stream games from their PCs to other devices within the home. Bit-Gamer talked to “an NVIDIA representative” who wouldn’t offer any concrete details [of course], but did give some hefty hints towards such a device: [...]

During Gamescom 2011, NVIDIA held its own presentation, as the graphics company wanted to highlight where it believes gaming is going and how it plans to help get it there, with new technology and better developer support. NVIDIA has been relentless in its PC gaming push, launching new graphics cards, partnering up with developers and [...]

The GTX 580 has proven to be at the top of the food chain in the single GPU arena. AMD has taken shots with the HD6970, falling short on performance, but mitigating that with better pricing. With that said, ASUS has brought together a video card in the ENGTX580 DirectCU II that pushes the performance [...]

We classify graphics cards in three broad categories. Low-end cards provide a reasonable boost in performance over integrated graphics and can, with low-detail settings, play most modern games at a 720p resolution. Mid-range cards, usually costing between £100-£200, offer significantly more power, enabling you to run a 1080p resolution with decent image-quality settings. Spend a [...]

The MARS II is now being introduced officially. The new ROG MARS II picks up where previous graphics card powerhouses from ASUS ROG left off, and continues the legacy of the finest hardware for hardcore gamers. The limited-edition card is built on twin NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580 GPUs and a mammoth 3GB of GDDR5 video [...]

ASUS has launched the new ROG MATRIX GTX580 Platinum video card that can be described as the pinnacle enthusiast GeForce GTX 580 GPU. Will all of this customization and new features mean you get fast video card? If this overclock doesn’t impress you we suggest trading in your computer and finding a new hobby. When [...]

EVGA has wrapped up the design work on its highly-customized GeForce GTX 580 Classified graphics card and is now probably making the final arrangements before giving the green light for shipments towards enthusiasts, gamers and overclockers. Seen below, the launch-ready GTX 580 Classified features an over-sized PCB, a 14+3 phase PWM, three PCIe power connectors [...]

During the SIGGRAPH 2011, held in Vancouver, NVIDIA has unveiled two new technologies: Quadro Virtual Graphics and Maximus. Virtual Quadro Graphics Technology, formerly known as Monterey project, moves Quadro graphics card from desktop computer to a remote server. It allows users to take advantage of Quadro graphics cards by using a network connection, allowing them [...]

If there’s one thing we all agree on here at Vortez it’s that above all else, performance matters. Regardless of whether it is a motherboard, a graphics card or a set of headphones, nobody can deny that no matter how pretty it is, how cheap it maybe, if it does not perform then it will [...]

PNY Technologies, Inc. launches their all-in-one Liquid Cooled Graphics solution, now available to consumers nationwide. The new line of Liquid Cooled Graphics will debut with two options: the XLR8 Liquid Cooled GeForce GTX 580 and XLR8 Liquid Cooled GeForce GTX 580 with CPU Cooling. PNY and Asetek, a leader in CPU thermal management, have combined [...]

What fresh madness is this? Two full-spec NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 GPUs on a single slab of silicon graphical processing goodness? Either the EVGA GeForce GTX 460 2Win is a stroke of genius in a graphics card or it’s something to do with a surplus of old graphics chips… NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 460 is getting [...]

EVGA made finally released a backplate accessory for NVIDIA’s reference-design GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics cards. Priced at $20, the backplate is made of brushed metal. It helps reduce PCB bending by reinforcing it, as well as helps with heat dissipation. Then there’s the obvious aesthetic lift it gives to your rig by covering up [...]

NVIDIA Corp. said it had learnt the lessons with 40nm process technology and would not repeat its mistakes with the 28nm fabrication process. The company spent time on learning the peculiarities of the 28nm manufacturing technology from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and already has working 28nm chips. “We are far better prepared for 28nm than [...]

NVIDIA saw its share in the discrete notebook graphics card market edge up 8.9pp to 50.6% in the second quarter of 2011, with the ratio likely to continue to move up in the third quarter as Asustek Computer, Clevo and Micro-Star International (MSI) are scheduled to launch more GeForce 500M-based notebooks soon, according to industry [...]

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today reported revenue of $1.02 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 ended July 31, 2011, up 5.7 percent from the prior quarter, and up 25.3 percent from $811.2 million in the same period a year earlier. On a GAAP basis, the company recorded net income of $151.6 million, or $0.25 [...]

NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 580 is a beast of a card, able to reach 80°C with minimal effort. So what about those who value high performance along with silence? There are some options, such as Zalman’s VF3000F after-market cooler. But with it requiring three slots in your PC, and $75 from your wallet, can it deem [...]

It’s that time of year again, SIGGRAPH is upon us. The same graphics showcase that brings oohs and ahhs over the latest in ray tracing generated graphics each year has seen NVIDIA bring multi-GPU, scalable Tesla computing power and professional graphics for mobile devices delivered using the Internet at SIGGRAPH 2011. The multi-GPU and cloud [...]