Nvidia

Turning back time

Digital Domain used its Charlatan tool to replace the face of a stand-in (top) with a digitally de-aged face of quarterback Joe Montana (bottom). (Source: Digital Domain)   Most of us, if given the chance, would like to look much younger than we are. We would smooth out wrinkles and erase age spots, and even restore our original hair in … Read more

Alienware announces their new monster flagship, the Aurora R15

Alienware released this “family photo” of their new desktop, QD-OLED monitor, and new compact gaming keyboard. (Source: Alienware) Alienware recently introduced their new flagship desktop, the Aurora R15, alongside a new keyboard and tenkeyless keyboard. Customers will have the option to load their Aurora R15s with Nvidia’s new generation of RTX 40 series GPUs and Intel’s new Raptor Lake processors. … Read more

How close were the RTX 4090 leaks?

Nvidia is finally launching the long-awaited 4090, which is going for $1,599. (Source: Nvidia)   Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4090 will be available on October 12. Its specs will make it one of the fastest GPUs on the market for consumers once it finally arrives. The 4090 is packing 16,384 CUDA cores, a boost clock of 2.52 GHz, and 24 GB … Read more

Nvidia Research creates a virtual population explosion

What’s a virtual world without 3D characters? Without 3D objects? Without 3D vehicles or 3D buildings? Not much, that’s for sure. As the metaverse inches ever closer to reality, users will need an easy, practical way to populate these massive worlds. Nvidia Research has succeeded in building an AI model that can do just that and can scale in the … Read more

Nvidia announces another blockbuster GPU—Ada Lovelace

This week (#38 of the year), Nvidia dominated the news with their GTC announcements. Top among them was the introduction of the long-awaited and rumored RTX 40 series and associated AD100 series GPUs known as the Ada Lovelace architecture. Everything about the AD100 is supersized—compare the current GPU with the previous generation.   RTX 4090 RTX 3090 Difference Architecture Ada … Read more

Nvidia Q2 FY23 results

Nvidia reported revenue for the second quarter ending July 31, 2022, of $6.7 billion, up 3% from a year ago and down 19% from the previous quarter. GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.26, down 72% from a year ago and down 59% from the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.51, down 51% from … Read more

Esports moves to mobile

This is the IEM, or Intel Extreme Masters. It is German esports organizer ESL’s desktop tournament series and is currently the longest-running global pro gaming tour in the world (established in 2006). At the ESL One event in Cologne, Germany, 15,000 fans paid to attend each day.   Electronic sports, better known as esports, involves spectator competitive PC gaming tournaments … Read more