When Nvidia introduced the Geforce GTX 600 series and the Kepler graphics processor, TXAA was also introduced, a new anti-aliasing technology that, according to the company, offers advantages over traditional MSAAs. The result is achieved through a combination of hardware functions and film-like after-effects, where the goal is a good end result with a small…
AMD launched the Radeon HD 7900 series around the turn of the year, and since then a lot has happened in the graphics card market. Above all, it is about the Nvidia Geforce “Kepler”, where the GTX 680 and GTX 670 respectively take on AMD’s models. To improve performance, AMD launched the Radeon HD 7970…
When AMD launched the Radeon HD 7950, Asus was fast on the table, and the DirectCu II variant showed excellent results in SweClocker’s test lab. However, the company is not happy there, but is preparing a refined variant with several changes. First out is a self-designed circuit board, which replaces AMD’s reference variant in the…
The latest versions of the Catalyst driver have limited compatibility, and only work with newer graphics cards in the Radeon family. Now AMD is closing the gap with another version of Catalyst 12.6 Beta, this time for older models. However, the change log is meager, and AMD is clear that the focus in the future…
The summer is slowly but surely beginning to come to an end, which makes Nvidia charge for the start of school and the autumn season. The range of graphics cards is spiced up with the Geforce GTX 660 Ti, the successor to the best-selling GTX 460 and GTX 560 Ti. Under the shell broods nothing…
After the summer’s silence, it’s hot once again between AMD and Nvidia in the graphics card market. A couple of days ago, the green team introduced the Geforce GTX 660 Ti, a model that mainly competes against the Radeon HD 7950. Now AMD is countering by lowering the target prices for this graphics card and…
Yesterday’s silent introduction of the Geforce GTX 660 (OEM) is not just news for computer manufacturers. A “virtually” identical model will also appear in the consumer market, sources close to Nvidia tell SweClockers. Contrary to previous speculations, the Geforce GTX 660 is not based on the GK104 graphics processor, like its cousin the GTX 660…
Already at the launch of the first graphics cards in the Radeon HD 7000 series, AMD said that at least one model with dual graphics processors was included in the planning. Now it seems that the graphics card known as Radeon HD 7990 “New Zealand” will not see the light of day, at least not…
Those who are waiting for the Radeon HD 7990 will have to make do with the partner manufacturers’ own creations, it is clear when Powercolor officially launches the new Radeon HD 7990 Devil 13. That the name changes from 7970 X2 to 7990 indicates that AMD at least had a finger in the game and…
Nvidia continues the tradition of releasing graphics demons to virtually every new generation of graphics cards. The latest release is “A New Dawn”, which demonstrates the possibilities with the Kepler architecture. It includes advanced lighting effects, semi-transparent materials and the simulation of over 40,000 individual hairs. However, the green team’s graphics demon is reserved for…
