NVIDIA
NVIDIA on Tuesday said that future monitor scalers from MediaTek will support its G-Sync technologies. NVIDIA is partnering with MediaTek to integrate its full range of G-Sync technologies into future monitors without requiring a standalone G-Sync module, which makes advanced gaming features more accessible across a broader range of displays. Traditionally, G-Sync technology relied on a dedicated G-sync module – based on an Altera FPGA – to handle syncing display refresh rates with the GPU in order to reduce screen tearing, stutter, and input lag. As a more basic solution, in 2019 NVIDIA introduced G-Sync Compatible certification and branding, which leveraged the industry-standard VESA AdaptiveSync technology to handle variable refresh rates. In lieu of using a dedicated module, leveraging AdaptiveSync allowed for cheaper monitors, with...
NVIDIA Announces GeForce GTX 780 Ti; Shipping In Mid-November
Although AMD’s forthcoming Radeon R9 290X has yet to launch, NVIDIA has seemingly decided to go ahead and announce their 290X counter product ahead of time. With that in...
45 by Ryan Smith on 10/18/2013NVIDIA Montreal Event - Live Blog
NVIDIA invited us up to Montreal for a big, gaming-related announcement. We're here live blogging the event!
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/18/2013NVIDIA Announces Holiday GeForce Game Bundles
As part of NVIDIA’s Montreal game showcase festivities, NVIDIA has announced that they have once again updated their game bundles. This time it’s one of their biggest bundles yet. Replacing...
22 by Ryan Smith on 10/18/2013Radeon GPUs Confirmed for Retail Steam Machines
Last week Valve posted the specs for their prototype Steam Machines, and we noted at the time that all of the prototypes were using Intel CPUs with NVIDIA GPUs...
55 by Jarred Walton on 10/11/2013NVIDIA Announces GeForce GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti Boost Price Cuts
Ahead of things to come this week, NVIDIA has announced a preemptive price cut for a couple of their mainstream GeForce products. As of today, the GTX 660 is...
34 by Ryan Smith on 10/7/2013The GeForce GTX 760 Roundup: Gigabyte and EVGA Compared
Today we’re taking a look at our first customized GTX 760 cards, the GTX 760 OC Windforce 3X and GTX 760 Superclocked ACX from Gigabyte and EVGA respectively. Based...
22 by Ryan Smith on 10/7/2013Valve Releases Specs for Prototype Steam Machine
Last week we analyzed Valve’s announcement of their forthcoming SteamOS, Steam Machines, and Steam Controller. There are still a lot of unknowns, but today Valve released the details for...
99 by Jarred Walton on 10/4/2013The GeForce GTX 770 Roundup: EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI Compared
Today we’re taking a look at our first customized GTX 770 cards, coming from from EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI. All of these are semi-custom and fully custom cards pairing...
55 by Ryan Smith on 10/4/2013Dell Updates 2013 Line of XPS Laptops with Ultra-High Resolution Displays
Going along with the updates to their Venue tablets, which we just posted about, yesterday Dell also announced updates to their XPS line of laptops. There are three new...
81 by Jarred Walton on 10/3/2013Gigabyte P34G First Impressions: A Thin and Light Gaming Notebook
Over the course of a year, we look at a lot of devices and hardware; while it may require a lot of effort to publish a full review on...
64 by Jarred Walton on 10/1/2013MSI Unveils GP Series Notebooks: GP60 and GP70
Today MSI unveiled their latest notebook line of notebooks, the GP series designed for mobile productivity, entertainment, and gaming. For those not keeping track, that means MSI now has...
4 by Jarred Walton on 9/30/2013NVIDIA GeForce 331.40 Beta Drivers Now Available
Whenever NVIDIA capstones a driver branch with the release of a WHQL driver – as happened two weeks ago with 327.23 – a new beta can’t be far behind...
5 by Ryan Smith on 9/30/2013The Neophyte's Custom Liquid Cooling Guide: How To, Why To, What To Expect
When Swiftech offered to provide us with the materials to build a full custom loop, we couldn't resist.
108 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/30/2013NVIDIA Pledges Help On Open Source Linux GPU Driver Development
In what’s quickly becoming a big week for Linux, word comes from Ars Technica today that NVIDIA has quietly announced their intent to help with the development of open...
18 by Ryan Smith on 9/24/2013HP Announces Tegra 4 Powered Slate7 Extreme and Slate8 Pro
Several weeks ago, HP announced their second Tegra 4 powered device, the HP Slatebook x2 10.1” hybrid with a 1080p display. Their first Tegra 4 device was announced back...
33 by Jarred Walton on 9/19/2013NVIDIA GeForce 327.23 WHQL Drivers Now Available
After last month’s release of their 326.80 beta drivers, NVIDIA’s R325 driver branch has finally reached WHQL certification with today's release of driver version 327.23. For those of you on...
20 by Ryan Smith on 9/19/2013NVIDIA Announces Tegra Note: NV Designed Android Tablet, Sold by NVIDIA Partners
The Tegra Note is a 7-inch Tegra 4 based tablet, built by a contract manufacturer for NVIDIA. The tablet will be offered by NVIDIA but not directly. Instead, you'll...
63 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/18/2013Alienware 17 Gaming Notebook Review
Prior to the Haswell generation, the Alienware M17x was the gaming notebook to get. The new Alienware 17 has a fresh coat of paint and a new moniker, but...
46 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/6/2013Xiaomi Announces the MI3 - Tegra 4 and MSM8974AB inside
Xiaomi has been making some interesting news lately, first with the abrupt transition of Hugo Barra from Google to Xiaomi, now with the announcement of their latest high end...
28 by Brian Klug on 9/5/2013ASUS Announces Zenbook UX301 and UX302 Haswell Ultrabooks
Our final ASUS IFA announcement for today is for their new Ultrabooks, which we’ve been waiting to see for a couple months now. I thought ASUS pretty much nailed...
56 by Jarred Walton on 9/4/2013