GPUs
Demand for high-performance processors for AI training is skyrocketing, and consequently so is the demand for the components that go into these processors. So much so that SK hynix this week is very publicly announcing that the company's high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production capacity has already sold out for the rest of 2024, and even most of 2025 has already sold out as well. SK hynix currently produces various types of HBM memory for customers like Amazon, AMD, Facebook, Google (Broadcom), Intel, Microsoft, and, of course, NVIDIA. The latter is an especially prolific consumer of HBM3 and HBM3E memory for its H100/H200/GH200 accelerators, as NVIDIA is also working to fill what remains an insatiable (and unmet) demand for its accelerators. As a result, HBM memory orders, which...
NVIDIA's GeForce 6600GT AGP: The Little Bridge that Could
Today NVIDIA announced and marked the first day of sales of the GeForce 6600GT for AGP platforms. The mainstream performance crown is back and it's in NVIDIA's hands.
66 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/16/2004NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 Go vs. ATI's M28: The Mobile GPU Wars Begin
The high-end GPU battles ensue, this time in notebooks.
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/8/2004NVIDIA SLI Performance Preview with MSI's nForce4 SLI Motherboard
Four graphics cards, two PCI Express slots and one happy Anand in Taiwan is all it took to get a first hand look at the performance of NVIDIA's nForce4...
84 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/29/2004NVIDIA's GeForce 6200 & 6600 non-GT: Affordable Gaming
The launch of NVIDIA's GeForce 6200 has given us a chance to look at the non-GT 6600 and ATI's non-XT X700.
44 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/11/2004Behind the Mask with Optimization and Catalyst AI
ATI recently revealed that they would be wrapping all their optimizations into one bundle called Catalyst AI, which the user will have control over enabling or disabling. Here, we...
10 by Derek Wilson on 9/26/2004ATI Radeon X700 XT: More PCIe Midrange
With NVIDIA's offering already out in the open, ATI fires back with a solution of their own. Who will come out on top?
40 by Derek Wilson on 9/21/2004NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT: Bringing NV4x to the Masses
The introduction of NV4x based GPUs at $200 and less signals a new era of affordable power.
45 by Derek Wilson on 9/7/2004GPU Cheatsheet - A History of Modern Consumer Graphics Processors
For our next installment of the Cheatsheet series, we explore modern graphics processors and their relative performance, die size and other tidbits.
43 by Jarred Walton on 9/6/2004New ATI Driver UI: The Catalyst Control Center
ATI has launched a new and improved user interface to their Catalyst display driver. This marks the biggest upgrade in ATI's driver interface since the introduction of Catalyst.
51 by Derek Wilson on 9/2/2004Source Engine: Counterstrike Beta Hits The Street
Previewing the game engine for one of the most anticipated titles of all time, we take a look at Valve's Counterstrike: Source Beta.
50 by Derek Wilson on 8/26/2004ATI Mobility Radeon 9800: Notebooks Get Next Generation Graphics
ATI is breaking new ground when it comes to bringing new technology to the mobile space. The MR9800 is a scaled down R420 for the desktop replacement graphics segment.
31 by Derek Wilson on 8/19/2004Doom 3 Graphics Deathmatch
After a long night of testing Doom 3 with every graphics card we could find in the lab, we have the details on how your card (and your dream...
71 by Derek Wilson on 8/3/2004Intel 915 Graphics: Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Intel has once again updated their integrated graphics platform, leaving behind the "extreme" name for better performance.
18 by Derek Wilson on 8/2/2004Albatron and ASUS GeForce 6800 Ultra Vendor Review
Our first vendor-focused review of the summer spotlights ASUS and Albatron's high end NVIDIA solutions.
9 by Derek Wilson on 7/18/2004LeadTek 6800 and eVGA 6800 Ultra Extreme: New GeForce on the Block
Rounding out NVIDIA's GeForce 6 series line, the LeadTek 6800 and eVGA 6800UE are put to the test. How do these bookends stack up against the rest of the...
46 by Derek Wilson on 7/9/2004FarCry v1.2 SM3.0 Path Analysis
With Ubisoft on the verge of releasing their next FarCry update, we look into the benefits of the new SM3.0 render path available to NV4x based hardware. What does...
36 by Derek Wilson on 7/2/2004NVIDIA's Scalable Link Interface: The New SLI
Reviving the name behind the 3dfx technology, NVIDIA hopes to bring multi-card graphics back to life.
40 by Derek Wilson on 6/28/2004NV45 Preview: On Package HSI
Today, we take a look at NVIDIA's latest attempt at handling the transition to PCIe a little more smoothly. Why did NVIDIA go with a bridge solution, and why...
14 by Derek Wilson on 6/28/2004ATI's HDTV Wonder - Bringing DTV to your PC
We have been waiting eagerly for ATI's release of their HDTV Wonder, and finally, we have it in the labs. Read on to find out how our experience went...
27 by Andrew Ku on 6/22/2004Gearing Up For 64bit: Beta Graphics Driver Comparison
With the recent introduction of ATI's beta driver for the beta version of 64bit Windows XP, both major graphics vendors have shown that they are making headway towards the...
21 by Derek Wilson on 6/16/2004