NVIDIA "Pascal" GP100 Silicon Detailed
The
upcoming "Pascal" GPU architecture from NVIDIA is shaping up to be a
pixel-crunching monstrosity. Introduced as more of a number-cruncher in
its Tesla P100 unveil at GTC 2016, we got our hands on the block diagram
of the "GP100" silicon which drives it. To begin with, the GP100 is a
multi-chip module, much like AMD's "Fiji," consisting of a large GPU
die, four memory-stacks, and silicon wafer (interposer) acting as
substrate for the GPU and memory stacks, letting NVIDIA drive
microscopic wires between the two. The GP100 features a 4096-bit wide
HBM2 memory interface, with typical memory bandwidths of up to 1 TB/s.
On the P100, the memory ticks at 720 GB/s.
At
its most top-level hierarchy, the GP100 is structured much like other
NVIDIA GPUs, with the exception of two key interfaces - bus and memory. A
PCI-Express gen 3.0 x16 host interface connects the GPU to your system,
the GigaThread Engine distributes workload between six graphics
processing clusters (GPCs). Eight memory controllers make up the
4096-bit wide HBM2 memory interface, and a new "High-speed Hub"
component, wires out four NVLink ports. At this point it's not known if
each port has a throughput of 80 GB/s (per-direction), or all four ports
put together.
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(PR) Team Group Announces Zinc Alloy Body USB 3.0 Flash Drives
Team
Group releases the all new series of high quality and compact zinc
alloy USB drives. Continuously dedicated to satisfying the needs of our
consumers in every respect, Team Group Inc. today announced the release
of the all new rectangular compact Mini Block USB drive C157/C156, and
the AmaZinc USB drive C162/C161 which are made with a combination of two
conflicting elements, tough metal and soft colors. The body of both
C157/C156 and C162/C161 are well built with high quality matte metal.
The high quality and tough Zinc Alloy material gives them a low key
luxurious feel and a durable micromachining. Capless design eliminates
the problem of losing the cap.
C157/C156
are respectively using USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 interfaces. The Mini Block
USB drive offers high quality, low key luxurious titanium black and
elegant misty silver with trendy micromachining. C157/C156 provide
16~64GB and 8~64GB in capacity for consumers to choose from according to
their personal preference. They not only support various types of car
audio system with built in USB ports, it is also a space saver on the
car, allowing you to easily enjoy a wonderful musical feast even while
you on the move.
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(PR) SteelSeries Releases the Apex M500 Gaming Mechanical Keyboard
SteelSeries,
leader and innovator in gaming peripherals, announces the availability
of the SteelSeries Apex M500, a tournament-ready mechanical keyboard
outfitted with Cherry MX Red gaming switches and SteelSeries Engine
customization software. Available for $99.99 / €119.99, the
ultra-durable Apex M500 also features a traditional key layout for
universality, Anti-Ghosting technology and blue LED backlighting.
"The
APEX M500 is my new keyboard of choice. It's a tank and lives up to the
quality of the 6Gv2, the mechanical keyboard that I've been using for a
year now," says Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling, Carry for Evil Geniuses Dota 2.
"This keyboard is everything I think a majority of players look for
when it comes to quality and feel, it's going to be a product that will
be used at the pro level for a long, long time."
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(PR) Samsung Curved Monitor Sales Pass 1 Million Units
Samsung
Electronics announced today that it has sold more than one million
curved monitor products worldwide. The global display provider
introduced its first curved LED monitor - the 27-inch, 4000R (curvature
radius of 4,000 mm) SD590C model - in September 2014, and since has
expanded its line-up to include several additional curved monitors. As a
result, Samsung currently accounts for more than 85 percent of all
global curved monitor sales (Source: International Data Corporation
(IDC), 2015 Q4 worldwide sales results for 15"~34" curved monitors).
Designed
to match the natural shape of the human eye, Samsung's curved monitors
feature uniform center-to-edge viewing distances to create a more
comfortable and immersive viewing experience conducive to long-term use.
Combined with extra-wide viewing angles and enhanced contrast ratios,
these curved displays are ideal for gamers and at-home entertainment
users seeking realistic, distraction-free picture quality. As a result,
Samsung has capitalized on growing demand from these audiences (many of
whom employ several monitors during game play or content viewing).
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First NVIDIA "Pascal" Graphics Cards to be Unveiled at Computex 2016
Some
of the first consumer graphics cards based on NVIDIA's next-generation
"Pascal" architecture, could debut at Computex 2016 (late-May thru
early-June), with mass shipments some time in July, 2016, according to
Taiwan-based industry observer DigiTimes. NVIDIA plans to unveil the
"GeForce GTX 1080" and "GTX 1070" through its add-in card (AIC)
partners, with Taiwan-based companies such as ASUS, MSI, and GIGABYTE,
planning to showcase their graphics cards at the event.
It
looks like the company could allow non-reference board designs at
launch, although pictures of reference-design cooler shrouds, allegedly
from an aluminium CNC mill, have been making rounds on the web. Along
with AMD's "Polaris," NVIDIA "Pascal" is the first GPU architecture to
launch post-Windows 10, and the DirectX 12 API it introduced.
Sources: DigiTimes, VideoCardz
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NVIDIA Drive PX2 Powered by a Pair of GP106 Chips
NVIDIA's
Drive PX2 compute system for self-driving cars in development, as shown
at the recent GTC event hosted by the company, is driven by a pair of
GP106 GPUs. On the company's consumer-graphics products, it could drive
mid-thru-performance segment SKUs, succeeding the GM206 chip, which
powers the GeForce GTX 960. Keeping up with the theme of "Maxwell"
chips, the GP106 is expected to feature half the graphics processing
clusters (GPCs) as the GP104, and its CUDA core count is expected to be
closer to 1,280.
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NVIDIA "Pascal" GP104 Silicon Pictured
A
picture of NVIDIA's next performance-segment GPU based on the upcoming
"Pascal" architecture, the GP104, was leaked to the web, revealing a
heap of raw material to speculate from. To begin with, GP104 retains the
traditional component layout of a simple GPU die sitting on a
conventional fiberglass substrate package, with memory chips surrounding
it. NVIDIA is reserving exotic specs such as stacked HBM2 memory for
the high-end GP100 silicon.
Some
fairly straightforward trignometry reveals that the rectangular die of
the GP104 measures 15.35 mm x 19.18 mm, with one source speculating a
transistor-count of 7.4-7.9 billion. The card is expected to feature 8
gigabit GDDR5 memory chips, which tick at 8 GHz (GDDR5-effective). If
the memory bus width is 256-bit, then you're looking at a memory
bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The CUDA core count of the GP104 could be closer
to 2,560, than the 4,096 from an
older report.
Sources: AnandTech Forums, ChipHell
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Upcoming AMD "Polaris" and "Vega" GPU Compute Unit Counts Surface
AMD's
upcoming GPUs based on the "Polaris" and "Vega" architectures appear to
be taking advantage of performance/Watt gains to keep stream processor
counts low, and chips small, according to a VideoCardz analysis of
curious-looking CompuBench entries. Assuming that a Graphics CoreNext
(GCN) compute unit (CU) of the "Polaris" architecture, like the three
versions of GCN before it, consists of 64 stream processors, AMD's
Polaris 11 silicon, codenamed "Baffin," could feature over 1,024 stream
processors, across 16 CUs; Polaris 10, codenamed "Ellesmere," could
feature over 2,304 stream processors spread across over 36 CUs; and Vega
10 featuring 4,096 stream processors, spread across 64 CUs.
The
"Baffin" silicon succeeds current generation "Curacao" silicon, driving
mid-range graphics cards. It is expected to feature a 128-bit wide
GDDR5 memory interface, holding 4 GB of memory. The "Ellesmere" silicon
succeeds current-generation "Tonga" silicon, driving performance-segment
SKUs. It could feature up to 8 GB of GDDR5(X) memory. These two chips
could see the light of the day by mid-2016. The third chip out of AMD's
stable, Vega 10, could succeed "Fiji," overcoming its biggest marketing
shortcoming - 4 GB memory. Taking advantage of HBM2 interface, it could
feature 16 GB of memory. It could launch some time in early-2017. AMD is
claiming
a massive 2.5X performance-per-Watt increase for "Polaris" over the
current GCN 1.2 architecture, which drives the "Tonga" and "Fiji" chips,
and so these stream processor counts could look deceptively
insufficient.
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(PR) Corsair Extends Select PSU Warranties from 7 Years to 10 Years
Corsair,
the world's most awarded and recommended PC power supply brand, today
announced the immediate increase in warranty from 7 years to 10 years
for several series of Corsair computer power supply ranges. From today
all current and future Corsair AXi, HXi, RMi and RMx PSUs will benefit
from an additional three years of warranty, with no extra registration
or action required by customers.
Corsair's
commitment to PSU quality and longevity has always been at the heart of
its entire PSU line-up, and is why millions of customers have chosen
Corsair PSUs to power their PCs. This commitment isn't just made at the
manufacturing level - it's also at the heart of Corsair's customer
support experience, ensuring customers who choose a Corsair PSU have
faith and confidence in their purchase for years to come.
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(PR) Corsair Releases the Carbide SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower ATX Case
Corsair,
a world leader in enthusiast PC hardware and components, today
announced the immediate availability of the Corsair Carbide Series
SPEC-ALPHA mid-tower gaming case. With a large side panel window and
bold angular styling, the SPEC-ALPHA offers sharp looks in black/grey,
red/white or the previously un-announced black/red to complement its
efficient cooling. Packed with features to make your next gaming PC
build better, the SPEC-ALPHA boasts three 120 mm fans for Direct Airflow
Path cooling, a three-speed fan control and the ability to house a
variety of high-end PC hardware.
With
its modern, angular appearance, the SPEC-ALPHA really stands out in a
crowd. There's plenty of modern features inside too, with native USB 3.0
support, room for up to four SSDs, and a three-speed fan controller for
the three included 120 mm fans, allowing users to set their own cooling
sweet spot. A large window shows off your internal components and the
Direct Airflow Path layout, which provides superior cooling by getting
rid of unnecessary drive bays. SPEC-ALPHA is also able to accommodate a
front mounted 240 mm radiator compatible, allowing for additional
liquid-cooling upgrades.
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(PR) G.SKILL Announces DDR4 3600 MHz CL15 16 GB Low Latency Memory Kit
G.SKILL
International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world's leading manufacturer of
extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, is announcing a new
DDR4 memory kit at DDR4 3600 MHz CL15-15-15-35 1.35V under its legendary
Trident Z flagship series! This memory kit will be made available in 8
GBx2 configuration for a total of 16 GB, making this Trident Z kit an
essential part of any high performance system builds.
High Performance, High Efficiency
Utilizing
specially selected high performance memory components, G.SKILL has
continued to improve upon the specifications of DDR4 to maintain a
latency of CL15 at 3600 MHz, a high frequency that typically could only
be achieved with slower latencies. Designed with XMP 2.0 profiles,
achieving a highly efficient system is now easier than ever. A stress
testing screenshot of the high efficiency memory kit with ASUS
Z170-DELUXE motherboard and Intel Core i5 6600K processor can be found
below.
Worldwide Availability
The
Trident Z DDR4 3600 MHz CL15 16 GB (8 GBx2) memory kit will be
available via authorized G.SKILL worldwide distribution partners at the
end of April 2016.
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AMD Radeon Pro Duo Market Availability Detailed
AMD's
flagship dual-GPU graphics card, the Radeon Pro Duo, is slated for
retail availability from April 26, 2016, according to HardwareBattle.
The card was announced at the company's Capsaicin, in mid-March. Reviews
of this card could be posted much earlier. Based on a pair of 28 nm
"Fiji" GPUs, with two sets of 4,096 stream processors, 256 TMUs, 64
ROPs, and 4 GB of 4096-bit HBM memory, each, the Radeon Pro Duo will be
launched at the same price as the company's previous flagship product,
the Radeon R9 295X2, at US $1,499. The card could feature on a variety
of high-end gaming PCs, and VR content creation workstations. In the
retail channel, AMD's traditional add-in board (AIB) partners could
launch the reference-design card.
Sources: HardwareBattle, VideoCardz
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RIOTORO Releases the CR1080 Compact ATX PC Chassis
New
kid on the PC hardware block, Californian company RIOTORO has today
launched its latest PC enclosure, the CR1080. Seen below, this case has
an inverted design and is said to be one of the smallest that can fit a
full-size ATX motherboard, as well as 'full-length' (up to 300 mm long)
graphics cards.
The CR1080
measures 245 (W) mm x 359 (H) mm x 394 (D) mm (9.625" x 14.125" x
15.5"), it has a steel and plastic construction, and features two
compartments, one for the motherboard+memory+CPU+graphics card, and one
for the power supply and storage drives. RIOTORO's case comes with one
5.25-inch bay, two 3.5-/2.5-inch drive slots, one 2.5-inch-only tray,
dual top-placed USB 3.0 ports, one 120 mm front fan with blue LEDs,
space for one 80 mm fan on the rear panel, and a side window.
The CR1080 comes with a two-year warranty and can be found selling for
$79.99 on Amazon.
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(PR) Spire Announces the Pearl Series Power Supplies
Aimed
predominantly at the system integration channel the Spire Pearl series
power supplies are well balanced ATX V2.31 cost effective power supplies
housed in matte black enclosures and compliant with the latest ECO
friendly and EUP energy saving standards. Build with quality components
such as A-grade capacitors and signature Nano-technology bearing 120mm
silent DC cooling fan.
Keeping
air flowing and your system running cool at high power demands. The
steel enclosure is of compact design, 14x15x8.5cm which fits nicely in
smaller form factor Micro ATX systems. Loaded with quality and safety
features such as PFC/IO/OVP/OLP/ SCP short circuit and overload-over
power- and current protection. The new Pearl series ATX PC power
supplies are the intelligent selection for professional PC users and
System Integrators.
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(PR) BitFenix Announces the Alchemy 2.0 Sleeving Components & Modular Cables
BitFenix
announced the Alchemy 2.0 sleeving components & modular cables.
We wanted to make a difference in the modding world with Alchemy cables
and Alchemy cable series helped the modding community immensely. We are
now ready to offer you the most customizable sleeving product in the
market. Alchemy 2.0 individual wires, Alchemy 2.0 connectors and alchemy
2.0 combs offer extreme customisation with ease of use. All you have to
do is plug the wires in any pattern you like and your extension is
ready to go.
Alchemy 2.0
Individual wires are manufactured to the highest quality, performance
and reliability. 16AWG thick pure copper stranded wires are capable of
delivering up to 1500W with minimum resistance, while the new High
Current Alloy Terminals minimize the efficiency drop in the extensions.
These high performance cables are sleeved with an ultra-dense sleeve
that it moulded to the wire through a heat-shrinkless sleeving process.
Thus the sleeve does not move and come off when pulled, making them
extremely durable. Alchemy 2.0 Individual cables are very flexible but
strong allowing you to get small bends and keep the cables aligned.
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