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HP to offer AMD graphics on some Intel-powered ultrabooks

Brad Linder — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:11:06 +0000

HP's new line of 14 and 15.6 inch ultraportable laptops come in two flavors. The HP Envy 4T and Envy 5T will be available as ultrabooks with Intel processors, or "sleekbooks" with AMD processors. No matter which processor you get, the case design will remain the same and the laptops will be about the same size and weight. It's just...

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Open source driver for Qualcomm Adreno graphics under development

Brad Linder — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:08:02 +0000

ARM-based chips are all the rage these days in tablets, smartphones, set-top-boxes, and other low power computing devices. But while many of the latest chips can support HD video, 3D graphics, and other high-performance graphics, you generally need to use supported software to get all the benefits -- because chip makers don't offer open source graphics drivers. But there are...

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Intel Atom Valley View chips to feature Ivy Bridge graphics

Brad Linder — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:24:23 +0000

Intel may be preparing to launch a low power Atom processor with the same graphics architecture found in the company's upcoming Ivy Bridge chips. That would enable much better support for HD video and 3D graphics in future Atom processors, as well as better support for Linux-based operating systems. Phoronix reports that Intel has released open source drivers for the...

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NVIDIA launches 28nm graphics processor for ultrabooks

Brad Linder — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:47:53 +0000

NVIDIA is introducing its next-generation graphics processing technology, and along with a new high-end GeForce GTX 680 graphics for desktop gaming, the company has a new mobile solution for ultrabooks and other notebooks. This isn't a huge surprise. We already knew that the Acer M3 ultrabook would feature an NVIDIA GeForce GT640M graphics processor based on NVIDIA's new 28nm Kepler...

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Acer M3 ultrabook with NVIDIA Kepler graphics coming this month

Brad Linder — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:38:11 +0000

Acer has announced that the Aspire Timeline M3 ultrabook will be available around the globe by the end of March. Meanwhile, NVIDIA says the M3 will be the first ultrabook to ship with a next-generation NVIDIA Kepler graphics processor. The Acer Aspire Timeline M3 qualifies as an ultrabook because it's a thin and light notebook with Intel's latest Core i-series...

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Intel Ivy Bridge graphics getting a big boost (Yes, it can run Crysis)

Brad Linder — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:51:21 +0000

Intel is expected to start shipping its third generation Core series processors for desktop and notebook computer soon. Code-named Ivy Bridge, these chips will be the first 22nm processors from Intel and they'll offer reduced power consumption and better performance. But you'll only see a modest increase in CPU performance over today's Sandy Bridge chips. Where you'll see a much...

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Some ultrabooks could sport next-gen NVIDIA graphics

Brad Linder — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:56:50 +0000

Ultrabooks are thin and light laptops that, by definition, feature Intel processors. That's because Intel trademarked the word "ultrabook," and the chipmaker provides PC makers with guidelines for building ultrabooks. But just because all ultrabooks have Intel CPUs doesn't mean they'll all have to rely on Intel integrated graphics. Fudzilla reports that several upcoming ultrabooks, possibly including models from Acer...

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Next-gen Intel Atom chips to feature HD-capable GMA3600 graphics

Brad Linder — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:00:51 +0000

Intel's next generation Atom processors for netbooks, tablets, and desktops are due out by year's end, and while the Cedar Trail chips won't offer much more processing power than today's Pine Trail chips, it looks like they will offer much better graphics performance. We already knew that the Cedar Trail platform would support 1080p HD video playback and Blu-ray decoding....

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Raspberry Pi running Quake III – video

Brad Linder — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:04:02 +0000

The Raspberry Pi is designed to be a tiny, low cost computer for use in education. But that doesn't mean you can't use it to play video games. The team working to bring the $25 computer to market posted a video this weekend showing a prototype running Quake III. This is still a work in progress -- the frame rate...

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Qualcomm: Mobile devices could one day replace video game consoles

Brad Linder — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:51:23 +0000

Mobile processors such as the latest NVIDIA Tegra or Qualcomm Snapdragon chips already offer pretty impressive graphics performance. They can handle 1080p HD video playback and 3D graphics acceleration and companies are working on adding features like shadow-and-lighting effects. While there are some pretty impressive games available for mobile devices, they still don't really hold a candle to the titles...

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VIA sells S3 graphics to HTC

Brad Linder — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:39:39 +0000

HTC has agreed to pay $300 million to acquire S3 Graphics from chip-maker VIA (although more than half of that money will go to WTI, a private investment firm). S3 makes graphics solutions for desktop and notebook computers as well as embedded products. Since VIA bought the graphics company 10 years ago, most VIA processors have also included integrated S3...

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Six companies license next-gen PowerVR graphics mobile, embedded chips

Brad Linder — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:00:32 +0000

Imagination Technologies has announced that six partners have licensed its next-generation PowerVR Series6 graphics architecture. ST-Ericsson has announced plans to use the Series6 technology in its upcoming smartphone chips. Texas Instruments will incorporate it in new OMAP chips. And MediaTek is a third partner. The company is remaining silent on the other three partners, but since Apple is currently using...

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NVIDIA shows off quad-core mobile chip demo with dynamic lighting effects

Brad Linder — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:40:58 +0000

NVIDIA plans to launch its first quad-core mobile chip for smartphones and tablets later this year. Code-named Kal-El, the chip doesn't just feature four processor cores. It also has 12 graphics cores, and NVIDIA says it's the first mobiel chip that can handle high quality lighting and shadow effects. The company has put together a demo called Glowball which sounds...

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Bumbleebee brings NVIDIA Optimus graphics switching to Linux

Brad Linder — Sat, 21 May 2011 13:57:12 +0000

NVIDIA's Optimus technology allows laptops with the latest Intel chips and NVIDIA graphics cards to automatically switch between Intel's integrated graphics and NVIDIA's higher performance graphics depending on what programs you're running. This allows you to get better battery life when you don't need bleeding edge graphics, while giving you the ability to play high performance video games without rebooting...

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Next-gen Intel Atom chips to feature PowerVR graphics?

Brad Linder — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:20:29 +0000

Intel's upcoming Cedar Trail platform may use PowerVR graphics instead of Intel graphics. The folks at VR-Zone got their hands on a leaked slide which shows that the next-generation Intel Atom chips could use PowerVR SGX545 graphics with support for DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.0. The graphics core could run at clock speeds of 400 MHz or 640 MHz and...

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