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Closer look at applications of NVIDIA CUDA and Tesla (DV Hardware)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:05:24 GMT

Beyond3D takes a closer look at real-world applications that take advantage of NVIDIA's Tesla and CUDA: Oil & Gas: As mentioned in the Andy Keane chat and at last year's event through the Headwave presentation, the Oil & Gas industry remains a large opportunity that could fairly rapidly generate tens of millions of dollars in gross profit. We're in the prototyping stage right now, with real...

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ATI Radeon HD 4870 Linux Performance (Linux and Open Source Blog)

E@zyVG™ — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:32:22 GMT

The Radeon HD 4870 uses a slightly faster RV770 core than what’s used by the Radeon HD 4850. The HD 4870 has a reference core clock of 750MHz (compared to 625MHz with the HD 4850) and 900MHz memory clock (compared to 993MHz with the HD 4850). While the memory clock is slightly slower with the [...]

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3D Fuzion GeForce FX 5500 PCI Graphics Card $6 after $50MIR (SlickDeals.net)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:01 GMT

Price Comparison $64.99 + $6.99 $65.99 + $4.99 $79.99 + See Site has the 3D FUZION GeForce FX 5500 PCI Graphics Card with 256MB DDR Memory for $50 - = Free. You can pick up instore to save on shipping []. Otherwise shipping starts at $6. Thanks AggroDude.

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Fujitsu Siemens’ Lasso external graphics card get spotted, should hit retail soon (Gadgets Blog News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:40:40 GMT

by Darren Murph , posted Jul 4th 2008 at 6:09PM An external graphics card that's actually nearing release? Be still our hearts! Fujitsu Siemens' recently leaked external unit, which will be based on ATI XGP technology, is actually really, really close to hitting retail -- according to a piece over at Fudzilla, anyway. Slated to be titled Lasso, the RV670-based device should be more than...

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NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT available by end of the month (DV Hardware)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:08:03 GMT

Hardspell translated some information from the Taiwanese Tom's Hardware site regarding the upcoming GeForce 9500 GT. This card will be available on July 29th, the card will ship with GDDR2 and GDDR3 memory and the site claims it's about three times faster than the GeForce 8500 GT. The main competitor of these cards is the Radeon HD 3650 series. More photos over here . NVIDIA...

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Nvidia warns on revenues; shares tumble 25 percent (TechNology News By SeveNSize)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:31:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) warned on Wednesday that revenues and gross margin would miss analysts' estimates due in part to weak demand, sending its shares down 25 percent. It also cited delayed production of a new product and price cuts on some other chips due to a price war. While Nvidia's warning, coming...

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Nvidia falls on lower revenue, gross margin (TechNology News By SeveNSize)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:31:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (Menafn - MarketWatch) -- Shares of Nvidia Corp. plunged 25% in late trading Wednesday after the chip giant said it expects lower second-quarter revenue and gross margin as it reeled from weak demand and heightened competition.The graphics chipmaker NVDA also said it expects to report a one-time charge from $150 million to $200 million because of a production glitch due...

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Nvidia reports problem with laptop chips (TechNology News By SeveNSize)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:26:00 GMT

Nvidia seems to be taking quite a beating today, with their stock prices dipping some 25 percent after the company revealed a financial forecast cut short due to slowing sales, product delays, pricing pressure from AMD / ATI, and a hefty $150 - $200 million payout to cover the expected cost of faulty chips. Details are sketchy but Nvidia believes that the problem is caused by the thermal...

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Shares of Nvidia Drop on Lower Forecast (http://strumors.com/rss/top)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:49:58 GMT

Shares of Nvidia dropped nearly 30 percent Thursday, after the chip maker lowered its forecast and stated that the company will need to take a one time charge of $150 to $200 million related to its GPU failures in notebooks.

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ASUS Launches New Matrix Series Graphics Cards with ASUS ROG EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M (Games Galore)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:51:04 GMT

World’s Most Intelligent Graphics Card to Fulfill All Gamers’ Needs ASUS, producer of top quality graphic solutions, has today introduced the world’s most intelligent graphics card with the ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M. Much like a sci-fi movie where the protagonists can do just about anything, the ROG MATRIX Series will allow gamers [...]...

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Interview with NVIDIA about Tesla (DV Hardware)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:57:51 GMT

Beyond3D had an interview with NVIDIA General Manager GPU Computing Andy Keane about Tesla: Hmm, and in the long-term then, in two or three years are going to make Tesla-only chips? Not at the moment, not at the moment And the basic reason is the amount of R&D dollars that it takes to make a special chip, the manufacturing side (being able to amortize the manufacturing cost over many many...

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Nvidia to cut prices on GTX line amid pressure? (BwT)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:05:18 GMT

If you are planning to get a GTX 260 or 280 card from Nvidia, you may want to hold off your purchase for a few days. It appears that third-party manufacturers have been complaining to Nvidia about having to charge more for their cards despite them performing almost on par with the less expensive...

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Retail ATI Lasso external graphics pictured (Madshrimps Forum Madness)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:06:46 GMT

We were asked not to do any benchmarks, but we saw how the retail unit looks and that it looks fine enough to start shipping shortly. This XGP actually supports PCIe 8X, which is more than enough to run Vista; and for the time being, you can run Lasso 3D on an external monitor, but at a later time you will be able to play Lasso accelerated games on your notebook display. http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8269&Itemid=1...

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ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870: Gaming Performance Review (Madshrimps Forum Madness)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:49:06 GMT

In the previous article devoted to the new ATI architecture we revealed its significant potential. Now it time for us to move from theory to practice and check how well it will perform in contemporary games. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/ati-radeon-hd4800-games.html

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RV770: ATI Radeon HD 4870 (Madshrimps Forum Madness)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:29:24 GMT

We really, really like the ATI Radeon HD4870. It offers unheard of performance for the price and is a certainly a significant improvement over the HD 3870. So much do we like this card, in fact, it runs away with our top Editor's Choice award. http://www.trustedreviews.com/graphics/review/2008/07/05/RV770-ATI-Radeon-HD-4870/p1

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Update on PhysX on ATI Radeon cards - NVIDIA offers help on the project (DV Hardware)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:06:19 GMT

Last month NGOHQ managed to get PhysX running on a Radeon HD graphics card and today they've provided a little update on the project. NGOHQ writes AMD hasn't helped them out and they suspect the firm probably wants this project to fail as they're currently in bed with Intel's Havok. The good news is that NVIDIA has given their blessings and is helping NGOHQ to get PhysX running...

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ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870: Gaming Performance Review (Xbitlabs)

vader@xbitlabs.com (Alexey Stepin) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:01:16 GMT

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ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 also ships with 1GB GDDR3 (DV Hardware)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:23:14 GMT

FUD Zilla claims AMD will launch two Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics cards: one with 2GB GDDR5 memory and a cheaper model with 1GB GDDR3. This configuration will include 1GB GDDR3 memory and two RV770PRO chips and since the partners will be allowed to build these boards there might be a chance to some of the AIBs might come with its own cooling solution. Such a board might have a chance to...

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ATI R700 is Radeon HD 4870 X2, has 2GB GDDR5 (DV Hardware)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:23:14 GMT

There was some confusion last month that AMD might give the R700 another name than Radeon HD 4870 X2 but FUD Zilla now confirms this is the final name of the dual-GPU card. The volume production of R700 GDDR5 boards starts on July 28th while the card should be available in August 2008. ATI plans to sell BBA boards (Built By ATI) and the partners will buy a complete board including fan...

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ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 photographed (DV Hardware)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:23:12 GMT

Here are two photos of the Radeon HD 4870 X2 from ChipHell. The card will be available in 1GB GDDR3 and 2GB GDDR5 versions and should be available sometime next month. ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 photographed - More news at DV Hardware

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