Current State and Future of AMD Radeon Graphics: Teleconference Transcript
You may have read our report from earlier today, covering the main points that AMD was trying to make in its recent teleconference with the European press (which includes us). While in the call, we were a little jolted by the choices of words some of AMD's executives used to describe their company's consumer graphics outlook for 2013, how they believe they can hold out for almost the entire year with little or no major updates to their product stack, and more interestingly, a few above-the-belt jabs at NVIDIA and its upcoming GeForce GTX Titan product.
The crux of AMD's emergency meeting with the press was to bust some misconceptions spread in the press over the last couple of weeks, to tell them a Graham's Number of times that they still hold the fastest single GPU on the planet, which powers the fastest graphics card there is (ASUS ARES II). The most ironic part of AMD's emergency meeting with the press was the one in which they called GeForce Titan NVIDIA's emergency/knee-jerk reaction to AMD's getting cozy with game developers, and netting some of the biggest PC game launches of the season for its Never Settle Reloaded bundle.
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NVIDIA Posts GeForce 314.07 WHQL Drivers NVIDIA posted its newest WHQL-signed GeForce software suite. Version 314.07 is the company's first WHQL-signed version after R310 (310.90). The new drivers boost single-GPU performance by up to 5 percent, and SLI performance by up to 65 percent, compared to 310.90 WHQL. In terms of features, 314.07 adds GeForce Experience profile for Crysis 3, and performance boosts for Assassins Creed III, but in terms of performance-optimizations, 314.07 WHQL bundles everything recent R313-series beta releases have been coming up with. So 314.07 WHQL really is R313-series beta driver with a bit of Crysis 3 optimization, and the WHQL signature. Find details after the break. DOWNLOAD: GeForce 314.70 WHQL for Windows 8/7/Vista 64-bit, GeForce 8/7/Vista 32-bit, Windows XP 32-bit, Windows XP 64-bit Read More ...
(PR) Velocity Micro Announces the Raptor MultiPlex Home Theater/Gaming PC Velocity Micro, the premier builder of award winning enthusiast desktops, laptops, peripherals, and Cruz tablets announces the release of the Raptor MultiPlex, a fully customizable home theater and gaming hybrid system designed to dominate the living room. Capable of 1080p gaming, media streaming, Cable Card functionality with DVR, Blu-ray playback, and so much more, the Raptor MultiPlex converges the gaming PC with home theater devices to create an immensely powerful system. Configurations start at $1,899.
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(PR) Spire Announces X2.6018 XMOD Series Compact PC Case Introducing the new compact PC case from X2 representing a great combination of versatility and durability. The 6018 is positioned in the MOD Series, which is represents easy system modification, upgrading and awesome display options. Built with SECC reinforced steel, this tower structure gives you the flexibility to mod your system and show of your gear through the clear-window side panel. If you like to keep things secret X2 have a version for you with meshed side panel which doesn't reveal your hardware. The X2 by Spire sticker is an include and can be applied upon your choice. Sufficient room is available for the installation of larger CPU coolers and long 295mm Graphics cards.
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(PR) ASUS Launches TUF Sabertooth 990FX GEN3 R2.0 ASUS today announced the TUF Series SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0, the world's first AMD-based motherboard to feature PCI Express 3.0 for use with next generation high performance graphics cards. Up to three DirectX 11 graphics cards with 28nm GPU technology can be used via NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFireX to create desktop PCs with formidable graphics performance. SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 also features renowned ASUS TUF Series thermal design for superior heat removal. Like all TUF Series motherboards, it undergoes military and server-grade testing to ensure absolute stability, reliability, and longevity. SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 is backed by a five-year warranty.
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Announcing the Winners of MSI and TechPowerUp Facebook Giveaway Here are the winners of our latest Facebook Giveaway hosted in partnership with MSI, makers of some of the finest hardware for PC enthusiasts. A huge congrats to the winners, who without further ado, are:
- Josip from Croatia, wins MSI Z68A-GD65 motherboard
- Luis from Dominican Republic and Tom from Israel, win sets of MSI Military Class gaming mouse mats and flash drives, each
- Ahmed from Malaysia and Jacopo from the UK, win MSI LED watches
New Radeon HD 7000 Series Products in 1H-2013 Over the last weekend, AMD hosted a teleconference with the press in which it charted out its strategy for 2013. Older reports led us to believe that the company's next-generation GPU lineup won't launch any time before Q4, but the press overlooked another possibility, that AMD could make additions to its existing HD 7000 series product family, before Q4. The current Radeon HD 7000 appears "complete," due to the fact that there are products covering nearly every competitive price point. With the introduction of the GeForce GTX Titan, NVIDIA could gain two products in the price-range of $900-$1200, the other being GTX 690. AMD's various board partners, lead by TUL-affiliated ones, and HIS, launched the HD 7990 around the $800 mark, and ASUS topped things up with the Republic of Gamers ARES II at an unreal $1,600 point, which AMD claims is the fastest graphics card money can buy. Read More ...
(PR) Sharkoon Announces New VS3 Case Series Sharkoon introduces a new series of Midi-ATX cases. The models of the VS3 series are aimed at price-conscious budget customers who do not accept compromises in quality and features. The Standard models of the VS3 ATX case series offers three drive bays for optical drives and an externally accessible 3.5" drive bay. This can, as an example, be used for a card reader, fan controller or USB hub. Behind the LED fan illuminating the mesh front sits the option for either two 3.5" hard drives and a 2.5" hard drive/SSD or alternatively a 3.5" hard drive and two 2.5" hard drives/SSDs. The components can either be mounted vertically or horizontally within the compact case, in order to incorporate graphic cards with a maximum length of up to 35 cm. The maximum height of the CPU cooler is 15.5 cm.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Graphics Card Pictured in Full Here it is, folks; the first pictures of NVIDIA's newest pixel crunching dreadnought, the GeForce GTX Titan. Pictures leaked by various sources east of the Greenwich Median reveal a reference board design that's similar in many ways to that of the GeForce GTX 690, thanks to the magnesium alloy cooler shroud, a clear acrylic window letting you peep into the aluminum fin stack, and a large lateral blower. The card features a glowy "GeForce GTX" logo much like the GTX 690, draws power from a combination of 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power connectors, and features two SLI bridge fingers letting you pair four of them to run 3DMark Fire Strike as if it were a console port from last decade.
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