CES is all about show, whether it's the biggest TV ever or the most pixels one can cram into a computer display. So, not surprisingly, on the PC side, monitors are big, bezels are small, resolutions are high, and they’ve got new stands! Dell has updated its display manager with options for multiple window layouts and multi-mon setups. We’re also … Read more
Source: Oppo At Chinese smartphone Oppo’s Inno Day 2019, in Shenzhen, China, the company demonstrated their AR glasses that were capable of detecting hand gestures to control objects on the screen. In addition to the hand gestures, the Oppo AR glasses will respond to voice controls. The glasses were not tethered to a phone or a computer. In a … Read more
The latest release of Unity (2019.3) with High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) has been released. HDRP, says Unity, focuses on optimizations that can render resource-intensive visuals while maintaining constant, steady frame rates. With HDRP, claims Unity, creators can cut loose and make stunning projects without worrying about throttling graphics to optimize for low-end devices, enabling them to create jaw-dropping … Read more
Nvidia significantly increases market share in the quarter
Dr. Jon Peddie, CEO of Jon Peddie Research, gave a birds-eye view of the future computing ecosystem and where things are heading next in our industry at The International Future Computing Summit. The IFC Summit is the flagship event for The International Future Computing Association.
No ray tracing acceleration, but great price performance
Regular readers will recall that we have been following Adshir’s developments for a few years now. Each time we see them, they have made significant advances. Our last encounter was at Siggraph in LA, and we wrote all about that here. At a private showing, they demonstrated realtime, 4K ray tracing on a powerful laptop, realtime, 60 fps ray tracing … Read more
Lisa Su is not tired of winning. Revenue for the quarter was up 18% from last quarter to $1.8 billion, GAAP profit was $120 million, 243% from last quarter.
We keep getting requests from Quora and occasional friends asking, what is the best AIB for____, or can AMD XXX do better than Nvidia YYY? Mostly there are lazy questions that could be asked by the questioner with a little effort and web searching. We never answer such questions, although there seem to be plenty of people within Quora … Read more
What’s the game, what’s you budget, do you care about power consumption?
Intel is bragging about their low-power consuming 10 nm, Gen 11 integrated GPUs in the new Ice Lake processors. And they should brag, look at all the stuff they’ve crammed into the Ice Lake. The company announced its Gen 11 integrated GPU in early August and now the company is shipping the Core processors that have the new GPU design. … Read more
Total PC GPU market share Our Market Watch report for the second quarter of 2019 raised eyebrows when it revealed that AMD had reached a new milestone by selling more GPUs than Nvidia. AMD's achievement is significant and has been hard-won, but it’s not exactly the harbinger of a new world order as some readers have interpreted it. AMD … Read more
