AMD moves to 28nm for mobile Radeon GPUs
Yesterday, the big news in the world of processors was Intel’s launch of the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture. As well as promising a 20% performance gain coupled with a 20% decrease in energy use,…
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PS3, 360 can’t cope with Trine 2 Wii U graphics
When Nintendo launched the Wii it went in a different direction to Sony and Microsoft. Instead of packaging expensive hardware capable of HD graphics inside the case, Nintendo used less powerful and...
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Nintendo removes reference to New Super Mario Bros. U being 1080p
In the latest “Iwata Asks” interview Nintendo released this week there is a long discussion about what went into making the Wii U console. One of the key goals of the machine was…
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Skyrim running 100 graphics mods looks almost next-gen
If you thought Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was pretty, or were wondering what the next-gen consoles would look like now that the Wii U has arrived, a modder named Unreal has undertaken the…
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Top graphics card vendor is a company you’ve probably never heard of
Think of all the graphics card vendors out there and guess which one has the biggest market share. You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a prominent name like Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, or even…
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Zelda: Wind Waker HD graphics compared to the GameCube original
One of the major releases the Wii U will get next month is the HD re-release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. The update is mainly focused on the visuals, taking […]
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Tomb Raider PS4 graphics compared to PS3
In March last year Crystal Dynamics gave Tomb Raider fans a treat with a reboot of the series and a new title for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. It got generally very good […]
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Battlefield 4 gets 58 percent performance boost using AMD’s Mantle API
Gaming is very important to AMD right now, mainly because it supplies core components for both the Xbox One and PS4. But its Radeon line of graphics cards and APU chips also form […]
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DirectX 12 will be unveiled by Microsoft at GDC on March 20
DirectX is a name that is well known amongst gamers, and has been relied upon for delivering games for Windows and Xbox consoles for nearly 20 years now. But the future of Microsoft’s […]
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Gamers misled over Dark Souls II graphics quality
We’ve all experienced the game graphics they put on the back of the box. Usually the images will have a disclaimer underneath stating “graphics may vary by platform” or specifically listing which...
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OpenGL ES 3.1 unlocks mobile GPUs for general computing, physics simulations...
Unless you own a Windows Phone, chances are the games and graphics-heavy apps you use on your smartphone take advantage of OpenGL ES–a subset of the OpenGL graphics rendering API specifically aimed at […]
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Crysis 3 tweaked to run at 8K resolution
It may only run at 2fps on today's hardware, but it looks gorgeous and gives us a glimpse of the future.
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Linux games will load much faster thanks to Valve sponsorship
Valve has a vested interest in not only getting as many games working under Linux as possible, but also making them look as good and run as fast as their Windows equivalents. In […]
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Diablo 3 graphics comparison: PC vs. Xbox One
Both games look very similar when actually playing the game, you won't be disappointed whichever version you choose.
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BBC shows us how awesome CGI was in 1982
The BBC wants to take you back to the future. No, not the one with Marty and Doc Brown — our own future, from 33 years ago. Welcome to the world of cutting […]
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Create dynamic 3D animated avatars with your smartphone
Imagine a day when you could create a fully personalized 3D avatar just by using the camera on your smartphone. The technology isn’t too far away. Researchers at the Computer Graphics and Geometry […]
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AMD kills Catalyst, replaces it with a mini OS called Radeon Software Crimson
In September, AMD turned its graphics unit into a standalone business. Now, the Radeon Technologies Group is getting ready to release the first version of its software. They’re calling it a graphics...
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Apple needs to release a good computer if it wants Oculus Rift support
Nothing, not even a $6,000 Mac Pro, has enough performance to support an Oculus Rift.
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Star Wars: A New Hope turned into a single image
Star Wars: you can get it all sorts of ways. You should probably watch Star Wars: A New Hope the movie first, but after that…it is a story that is so archetypical in […]
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Ubisoft games are full of broken graphical promises
E3 2016 kicks off next week on June 14. It’s the biggest video games show of the year, and a chance for the major publishers to get us excited about new games set […]
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