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NVIDIA’s Kepler GPU Is Smaller Than AMD’s Tahiti

NVIDIA’s Kepler GPU Is Smaller Than AMD’s Tahiti

According to SemiAccurate Kepler GK-104 die size is measured at 340 square milimeters, which is smaller in comparison to AMD’s Tahiti core (362mm2). SemiAccurate crew was able to measure A2 silicon of GK-104 Kepler gpu. Short story, our favourite ruffled valley mole (Indianfoodus betterthaninminneapolus) didn’t have any callipers handy, so we had to eyeball it [...]

GeForce 600 Series Optimized for Physics with On-Board PhysX Block

GeForce 600 Series Optimized for Physics with On-Board PhysX Block

A very interesting article was written by Charlie Demerjian (SemiAccurate). He focues on upcoming NVIDIA’s Kepler gpus and how are they being optimized for physics performance. If you require detailed information please check the link in the bottom of this post. This is an overview of newest leaks pointed by SemiAccurate. According to S|K sources [...]

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Best Graphics Cards for Money: February 2012 (Buyer’s Guide)

Buyer’s guide for February 2012. Updated with newest AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce cards. Which is the best graphics cards for money this month? We have included the newest AMD card – Radeon HD 7970 and 7950, which have taken GeForce GTX 580 and ASUS MARS II position. $110 €80 Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 [...]

XFX HD 7950 Black Edition Double Dissipation Review @ HardwareCanucks

XFX HD 7950 Black Edition Double Dissipation Review @ HardwareCanucks

With AMD’s 28nm Southern Islands architecture finally upon us, gamers are finally getting a taste of high performance without the high power consumption associated with previous generations’ flagship offerings. The HD 7970 was first released and for the most part it pulled far ahead of NVIDIA’s GTX 580 and now we’re being introduced to AMD’s [...]

XFX Radeon HD 7950 Black Edition 3GB Review @ TweakTown

XFX Radeon HD 7950 Black Edition 3GB Review @ TweakTown

Over the coming months we’re going to see more and more video cards launch from both AMD and NVIDIA. A bit like the HD 6000 series, AMD again find themselves coming to the market earlier than NVIDIA and today we see the second model with in the new HD 7000 series launch. We are already [...]

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Review @ techPowerUP

AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Review @ techPowerUP

The cash-cow of AMD’s 28 nanometer “Tahiti” silicon is finally here, as the company launched its new Radeon HD 7950 graphics card. The HD 7950 is an important model for AMD, as it allows more people access to the new Graphics CoreNext architecture as a result of its lower price. The new SKU was originally [...]

Lenovo Releases IdeaPad Y470p with Radeon HD 7690

Lenovo Releases IdeaPad Y470p with Radeon HD 7690

Lenovo has released new IdeaPad model with Radeon HD 7690. This card is actually a rebranded Radeon HD 6770 with overclocked memory clock by 100MHz. IDEAPAD Y470: High-performance mobile multimedia magic. Up to Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium OS. Up to 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor. Fun is clever technology that helps you enjoy, [...]

Lesance Releases Notebook with GeForce GT 630M

Lesance Releases Notebook with GeForce GT 630M

Japanese company Lesance has relesed the first notebook with GeForce 600 Series card. Before you start wondering why there was no information about GeForce 600 Series relase it is worth mentioning that GeForce GT 630M is actually refreshed GeForce GT 540M. Notebook Lesance BTO GSN721GW TYPE-GX features 17 inch monitor supported with GeForce GT 630M. [...]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Specification Partially Leaked?

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Specification Partially Leaked?

Russian portal OCLAB has posted a leaked gpu-z screenshot with GeForce GTX 680 specification. The only readable information are CUDA cores count, memory size and memory bus width. Yesterday Chiphell informed that NVIDIA’s employee was posting multiple ‘leaked’ information on their forums. Chphell accused NVIDIA of using marketing shills to spread anti-AMD rhetoric. This does [...]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (Ti) Priced at $299

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (Ti) Priced at $299

SemiAccurate have leaked yet another information. This time we learn how expensive would GeForce GK-104 based card cost. According to Charlie’s Demerjian sources, GeForce GTX 660 (Ti) would cost $299. GK-104, a Kepler graphics processing unit is a replacement for GTX 560 Ti. Naming is yet unknown, but we think that NVIDIA will name it [...]

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB Super Overclock Review @ PCPerspective

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB Super Overclock Review @ PCPerspective

The NVIDIA GTX 580 GPU, based on the GF110 Fermi architecture, is old but it isn’t forgotten. Released in November of 2010, NVIDIA had held the single GPU performance grown for more than a year before it was usurped by AMD and the Radeon HD 7970 just this month. Still, the GTX 580 is a [...]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 (Kepler GK-110) Pictured

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 (Kepler GK-110) Pictured

What you can find on Chinese forums nowadays is a very fresh leaked news and photographs likely from production lines. User of Diybbs.zol.com.cn forums has posted a picture of Kepler GK-110 core, which is probably GeForce GTX 680. According to the picture, upcoming flagship model of GeForce 600 Series is codenamed GK-110-485-A2. Pictured graphics processing [...]

GeForce 600 Series to win competition vs Radeon HD 7000

GeForce 600 Series to win competition vs Radeon HD 7000

SemiAccurate have shared some basic information about GeForce 600 Series performance. Charlie Demerjian has wrote that Radeon HD 7000 will likely lose this fight. The short story is that Nvidia will win this round on just about every metric, some more than others. Look for late March or early April availability, with volumes being the [...]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Features 256bit Memory Bus

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Features 256bit Memory Bus

Specification of GeForce GTX 660 is claryfing due to new leaked information provided by chinese portal Inpai. KEPLER graphics processing unit is based on new architecture of 28 nanometer build process. It is believed that this core will be a replacement for GTX 560 Ti. It is also rumored that GeForce GTX 680 would also [...]

Galaxy GTX 560 Ti Super OC White Edition Review @ HardwareCanucks

Galaxy GTX 560 Ti Super OC White Edition Review @ HardwareCanucks

It may not be the newest graphics card around, nor is it the most powerful but NVIDIA’s GTX 560 Ti is currently one of the best selling graphics cards on the market. That shouldn’t come as any surprise since it is relatively inexpensive while performing admirably in a wide variety of games so its choice [...]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680/780 to be Released in February

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680/780 to be Released in February

According to Chinese website Chiphell, NVIDIA is preparing their flagship high-end model to be released in February. Rumors suggest that GeForce GTX 680/780 would have a performance simillar to Radeon HD 7970. New flagship model of GeForce 600 or 700 Series has a core clock set to 780 MHz. It is believed that the card [...]

NVIDIA Kepler to arrive in March or April

NVIDIA Kepler to arrive in March or April

According to VR-Zone, NVIDIA is planning to release their new Kepler based series in March or April. NVIDIA has dropped the plans to show KEPLER during CES most likely because there weren’t finished units enough. First flagship high-end Kepler graphics card should be released when NVIDIA will have enough units for first wave of customers. [...]

NVIDIA wanted to present KEPLER during CES 2012, but didn’t

NVIDIA wanted to present KEPLER during CES 2012, but didn’t

According to Guru3D, NVIDIA wanted to show new graphics cards series during CES 2012. Kepler graphics core was to be shown during Huang’s keynote speed, but NVIDIA decided not to. NVIDIA has dropped the decision to present new Kepler gpu during CES most likely, because it is still in production. KEPLER, a new graphics core, [...]

Radeon HD 7950 to be Released On January 31st

Radeon HD 7950 to be Released On January 31st

According to Fudzilla, Radeon HD 7950 will be officialy released on January 31st. First cards should be available as of that week. Next cards from the lineup will follow in February. Radeon HD 7950 is based on Tahiti Pro core. It features 1792 stream processors. Cards is equipped with 3GB of GDDR5 memory running on [...]

NVIDIA GeForce GK-104 (GTX 770/760) Specification Leaked

NVIDIA GeForce GK-104 (GTX 770/760) Specification Leaked

CES 2012 Event taking place in Las Vegas brings many innovative technologies, more gadgets and new devices. Manufactures are presenting their new achievements and new products. Also NVIDIA has decided to share some basic information about upcoming GeForce 700 Series based on Kepler GPU. ORB-Hardware has posted an alleged specification of new GK-104 Kepler gpu. [...]