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Moore’s Law CPU scaling “is now dead” claims NVIDIA VP; GPU parallel computing is the future

Chris Davies, Apr 30th 2010 Discuss [2]

Earlier this month, SlashGear columnist Michael Gartenberg pondered whether Moore's Law was still relevant to PCs; obviously NVIDIA chief scientist and vice president Bill Dally has only just got the memo. The engineer has penned a guest column for Forbes on the limitations of current CPU technology, and more specifically the fact that - while processor speed has increased pretty much as Moore predicted - the power scaling part of Moore's Law has ended. "As a result, the CPU scaling predicted by Moore's Law is now dead," Dally suggests, before suggesting that parallel computing will be our saviour. Read The Full Story

Flash Player 10 Gala gets OS X GPU H.264 acceleration

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Only the other day we were talking about Apple's new video acceleration API in OS X 10.6.2 and what difference it might make to Adobe's Flash technology; now we know. The company have pushed out a new beta version of Flash Player called "Gala" which supports GPU acceleration of H.264 content on Macs and MacBooks using NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 320M or GeForce GT 330M video chipsets. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA VP criticises Intel GPU policy: unfair to entry-level users [Video]

Chris Davies, Apr 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

NVIDIA haven't been shy in fighting their chipset corner when it comes to Intel's refusal to license the technology to support Nehalem-series processors in their range, and it seems they're now stepping up the assault. Senior NVIDIA VP Daniel Vivoli has gone on record saying that entry-level consumers shouldn't be "denied the ability" by Intel to use NVIDIA's lower-range GPUs. Video interview after the cut Read The Full Story

Imagination and MIPS sign “marketing alliance” to threaten ARM

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

The chipset strangeness continues, with Imagination Technologies - a mobile GPU specialist of which Apple has part-ownership - expected to announce a "non-exclusive marketing alliance" with MIPS Technologies, who specialise in low-power and embedded processors. Described as "a shot across the bow" to ARM - themselves the subject of Apple acquisition rumors last week - the collaboration will see each firm push for adoption of the others' products in new hardware designs. MIPS are looking to push into the mobile handset market, while Imagination's PowerVR graphics cores are already found in devices like the iPhone 3GS. Read The Full Story

Apple open NVIDIA GPUs for H.264 decoding: faster Flash a possibility

Chris Davies, Apr 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

A recently added Apple technical document has led to suggestions that Adobe Flash could take advantage of GPU hardware acceleration on certain OS X 10.6.3 MacBook Pro, Mac mini and iMac models. The Video Decode Acceleration framework can be used with NVIDIA's GeForce 9400M, GeForce 320M and GeForce GT 330M GPUs, and permits developers low-level access to their H.264 decoding capabilities. That could mean faster Flash performance and reduced CPU load. Read The Full Story

Cedar Trail M next-gen Atom CPUs getting 1080p Wireless Display

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Fresh details on Intel's upcoming Cedar Trail M platform - the replacement to the current Intel Atom N4x0 Pine Trail processors - have emerged courtesy of Fudzilla, and it seems that Intel are looking to push HD video performance with their new netbook chips. Cedar Trail M processors CPUs will apparently support 1080p HD video streaming courtesy of Intel's Wireless Display system, currently available on select Calpella-based notebooks. Read The Full Story

ARM Mali 200 GPU gets Canvas touchscreen demo [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

We're yet to see ARM's Mali 200 GPU show up in commercial devices, but judging from this video demo by NetbookNews filmed at GDC 2010 the smartphone chipset has plenty of promise. Intended for mobile and embedded devices, but here demonstrated on a huge multitouch-touchscreen, ARM's chipset supports OpenGL ES 2.0 acceleration which is put to good use with their home-grown Canvas app. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Reviews

iBUYPOWER Paladin F Series Desktop Review

Ewdison Then, Mar 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

With the arrival of Intel’s Core i7-980X hexacore processor, we’re told we can expect even greater extremes of performance; several gaming and workstation manufacturers have already announced new models using the desktop CPU. Custom desktop builder iBuyPower sent over their latest machine, the Paladin F Series Desktop, pairing the i7-980X with dual ATI graphics and liquid-cooling. Could this be the fastest desktop we’ve ever tested? Read on for the full SlashGear review.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480/470 to lose cores over poor GPU yield?

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Early adopters beware: if you were planning on picking up one of NVIDIA's new Fermi-based GeForce GTX 480 or GTX 470 graphics cards when they go on sale later on this month, you could end up getting a less capable card than expected. According to leaks out of graphics cards manufacturers, lower than expected 40nm yields at NVIDIA's suppliers have prompted the company to block those cores with problems; as a result, the GeForce GTX 480 will only have 480 cores and the GTX 470 just 448. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Xbox 360 Valhalla Redesign Pictured

Evan Selleck, Mar 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

The rumors about Microsoft updating their video game console, the Xbox 360, have been floating about for a little over a year now, and many people out there think that it's about time the console of today be replaced with something of tomorrow. The Redmond-based company has said in the past, though, that with the upcoming Project Natal, there isn't any reason for them to replace the console. That's not stopping the rumors, though. Read The Full Story

Shuttle I-Power GXT Mini external GPU gets video demo

Chris Davies, Mar 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Gigabyte's external-GPU BookTop M1305 and M1405 notebooks aren't the only machines relying on a separate graphics boost at CeBIT 2010 this week. Shuttle have brought along their interpretation, in the shape of the I-Power GXT Mini, a compact box fitted - in this case - with an ATI Radeon HD 4650 that hooks up to Shuttle netbooks via a special GXP port that looks a little like a larger HDMI port. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 claims “fastest video card” title

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

My first desktop PC had a single fan; now we're looking at video cards which tote three fans apiece. Such is the price of progress, and such is the awesome Sapphire Radeon HD 5970, based on ATI's Radeon HD 5970 GPU and quietly brought out to play at CeBIT 2010 this week. According to Sapphire the triple-thick card is the fastest in the world. Read The Full Story