MSI 1GHz HD 4890 review
MSI is working on a special Radeon HD 4890 which should be called MSI R4890 Cyclone, according to a recent post at Fudzilla.
The card features MSI SuperPipe cooler with four 8mm heatpipes, Hi-C CAPS which generates clean and stable power for the GPU, and 5+2 phase power supply. It might be another card with a GPU clock set at 1GHz, but it’s uncertain yet as the card is still under development.
MSI R4890 Cyclone is expected to show its face at ComputeX 2009 next month.
Posted by Jack 9:27 AM
Labels: graphics, hardware, MSI, MSI 1GHz HD 4890
AMD Launches the ATI Radeon HD 4770
AMD Launches the ATI Radeon™ HD 4770, World’s First Desktop Graphics Card Utilizing Industry-Leading 40nm Process Technology
(NYSE:AMD) today launched the ATI Radeon™ HD 4770 graphics processor, a groundbreaking product that harnesses the state-of-the-art 40 nanometer manufacturing process for the desktop PC market, delivering best-in-class performance and energy efficiency at anticipated launch prices as low as $991. The ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics card is the newest addition to the award-winning ATI RadeonTM HD 4000 series.· The new card features third-generation hardware support for the latest DirectX® 10.1 games like Battleforge, HAWX, S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky and Stormrise, delivering higher game performance and improved visual quality when compared to DirectX® 10.
· The ATI Radeon HD 4770 continues the AMD tradition of bringing industry-leading technology to market that drives a superior user experience. The ATI Radeon HD 4770 makes use of the latest GDDR5 memory technology, providing incredibly high data rates for fast game performance.
· Gamers looking to get the most value out of their graphics hardware investment can scale their performance using ATI CrossFireX™ technology, allowing a second ATI Radeon HD 4770 card to be added for a near-linear increase in performance.2
· The ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics card allows users to enjoy HD digital content3 with incredible visual fidelity. The new card helps enhance the definition and clarity of lower resolution media, and through the second generation AMD Unified Video Decoder (UVD 2.0) technology, users can be assured of smooth video playback, crisp images, and vibrant colors on all HD content including Blu-ray discs.4 With support for HDMI, picture-in-picture (PiP) and the latest HD audio technologies like 7.1 surround sound, the new graphics card enables an impressive cinema-quality home entertainment experience.
· Celebrating the company’s 40th Anniversary, AMD continues its heritage of focusing on the design and development of new products and platforms that deliver compelling user experiences at an exceptional value. By combining new AMD Athlon™ X2 7850 processors, AMD 7-Series chipsets and ATI Radeon™ HD 4770 series graphics cards, AMD enables a PC platform that can bring HD video to life while delivering massive performance headroom and video processing acceleration.
“Consumer pressure in this economic downturn is shifting demand to lower prices and the price band around $100 has the highest demand and highest volume,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Products Group, AMD.5 “AMD has responded with the launch of the ATI Radeon HD 4770, targeting this market with cutting-edge technologies like 40 nm processors, support for DirectX 10.1 gaming and GDDR5 memory. This strategy stands in stark contrast to the old “trickle down” technology approach some still use to address this important segment.”
“As a leading source of cutting-edge game development tools, Emergent has a passion for delivering realistic, visually stunning game play as well as improved performance,” said Doug Kubel, vice president, Product Development, Emergent. “By supporting DirectX 10.1 in the Gamebryo LightSpeed development system, we are able to deliver improvements in both image quality and frame rates. DirectX 10.1 graphics hardware like the ATI Radeon HD 4770 makes it possible to fully unlock the experience delivered by the combined power of DirectX10.1 and Gamebryo LightSpeed.”
Posted by Jack 9:27 AM
Labels: amd, ati crossfire, ati raedon, direct x, motherboard, processor
NVIDIA Releases GeForce 185.81 BETA Drivers
NVIDIA today published a new version of its GeForce driver suite, this time including Windows 7 in the update. Version 185.81 of the driver has been released as a beta, meaning it is unsupported by product warranties. The following changes have been brought about :
Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications
Expands GPU hardware acceleration for the NVIDIA Video Encoding library to GPUs with less than 32 cores. Applications using this library include CyberLink PowerDirector 7, Nero Move it 1.5, Loilo SuperLoiloScope MARS, and CyberLink MediaShow Espresso
Accelerates performance in several 3D applications and, compared to Release 182 drivers, delivers:o Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
o Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
o Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
o Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
o Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
o Up to 45% performance increase in Mirrors Edge with antialiasing enabled
Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0408
Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3
Numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release documentation notes for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 185.81 BETA for Windows XP 32-bit | Windows XP 64-bit | Windows Vista 32-bit | Windows Vista 64-bit | Windows 7 32-bit | Windows 7 64-bit
Posted by Jack 3:25 AM
Labels: GeForce 185.81, nvidia drivers
XFX First to Use Premium Reference Design for Radeon HD 4770
XFX continues to show enthusiasm with its ATI Radeon line of products, by designing the first Radeon HD 4770 accelerator for the market with the premium reference design for Radeon HD 4770 (model: XFX 4770ST D5 512MB). AMD had come up with two choices of coolers for its partners. Most of them choose the one which is more cost-effective, so the sales margins could be improved in an already tight pricing-segment.
XFX used the premium reference-design cooler and PCB, with a major difference that it comes in black instead of red. XFX has so far had a knack of trying as hard as it can, to color its cards black. The company did so with the Radeon HD 4870 reference design accelerator recently. This card retains the reference clock speeds of 750 MHz (core), and 800 MHz (memory). Given that XFX chose the more expensive parts in making this card, it will pass on the premium to the consumer, making it slightly more expensive than the reference design cards in its league.
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Posted by Jack 3:23 AM
Labels: amd 4770, Radeon HD 4770 Ready For Launch
Radeon HD 4770 Ready For Launch
The samples AMD’s first 40nm desktop graphics card Radeon HD 4770 (RV740) have popped up in Hong Kong, though it’s slated to launch next month.
The specs of Radeon HD 4770 were unveiled at the end of March: 640 stream processors, high-speed GDDR5 memory and core/memory clock of 750/800MHz. It also comes with 3+1 phase power supply and 6pin external power connector. Thanks to the 40nm manufacturing process, the power consumption has been reduced to 80W.
The Radeon HD 4770 samples have been sent out to media for test, and the vendors are also well stocked. The first batch of retail edition should reach store next week in Hong Kong, with price tag of HKD$850-890 which is around US$110-115.
Radeon HD 4770 Ready For Launchsource HKEPC
Posted by Jack 4:58 AM
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Galaxy unveiled low power 9600GT for HTPC
Galaxy unveiled low power 9600GT for HTPC According to Galaxy internal testing, the GPU core TDP is reduced significantly by just a reduction of 0.1V VGPU. As such, the core temp can be lowered by nearly 10 degrees using the same type of cooling.
Posted by Jack 4:09 AM
Labels: 9600 gt, computer, gadgets, gallaxy, graphics card, hardware, HTPC, technology
