GPUs
VESA this morning is taking the wraps off of the next iteration of its DisplayHDR monitor certification standard, DisplayHDR 1.2. Designed to raise the bar on display quality, the updated DisplayHDR conformance test suite imposes new luminance, color gamut, and color accuracy requirements that extend across the entire spectrum of DisplayHDR tiers – including the entry-level DisplayHDR 400 tier. With vendors able to begin certifying displays for the new standard immediately, the display technology group is aiming to address the advancements in the display technology market over the last several years, while enticing display manufacturers to make use of them to deliver better desktop and laptop displays than before. Altogether, the DisplayHDR 1.2 is easily the biggest update to the standard since it launched in...
S3 SuperSavage MX/IX Mobile 3D Accelerator
With the GeForce2 Go here, the Radeon Mobility on the way, it's time to see S3's next-generation mobile graphics platform. Enter the SuperSavage and all of its low-power...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/14/2001STMicroelectronics Kyro II 64MB
A new contender is out on the video card market. Attempting to take some glory away from the aged immediate mode rendering platforms that prevail today, STMicroelectronics has paired...
4 by Matthew Witheiler on 3/13/2001NVIDIA's GeForce3: "NV20" Revealed
The wait is over. If you thought things were getting a bit stale in the high end video card market, NVIDIA is here to add a bit of fresh...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/27/2001Dual Display Comparison - February 2001
The recent release of the Radeon VE from ATI proves that more and more manufacturers are taking dual display solutions seriously. With three consumer level solutions out there now...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 2/21/2001ATI vs NVIDIA: Driver performance under Win98 & Win2K
Are you concerned about 3D performance under Windows 2000? Interestingly enough, the drivers that you may be using aren't as perfect as was once thought. Find out...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/20/2001ATI Radeon VE 32MB
ATI is at it again, livening things up in the recently quiet video card market. Today we take a look at ATI's latest offering, the Radeon VE. The first...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 2/19/2001ATI Mobility Radeon Preview
After NVIDIA's GeForce2 Go product announcement 2 months ago, ATI could not leave the attack on their market share unanswered. Instead, they regrouped and today are presenting us with...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 2/5/2001Looking Back at 2000 Part 2: The Graphics Industry
Buckle up as AnandTech takes you through the roller coaster ride that was Y2K.
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/4/20013dfx Driver Build 1.04.01: Increased Performance and Hidden Surface Removal (HSR) for the Voodoo4 and Voodoo5
Rising a full 3 driver builds since the Voodoo5 5500's initial release and 1 driver build since the release of the Voodoo4 4500, 3dfx set out to make driver...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 12/14/2000NVIDIA GeForce2 Pro
It's faster than a GTS, but cheaper than an Ultra. What is NVIDIA's best kept secret? Read on to find out about the GeForce2 Pro.
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 12/5/2000Budget Video Card Comparison - November 2000
With some video card prices going through the roof, it is good that manufacturers finally realized that there are some of us out there on a limited budget. 3dfx...
2 by Matthew Witheiler on 11/27/2000Chaintech Desperado RI-91 GeForce2 GTS 64MB
Chaintech is best known for their motherboards, but their video cards are just as good and priced equally low. With the Desperado RI-91, we find out what happens...
0 by Vlad Trishkin on 11/25/2000Video Cards in 2001: Preview
The graphics chipset industry is about to journey into a period of intense competition. Find out what 3dfx, ATI, Matrox and NVIDIA all have planned for 2001. ...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/22/2000ASUS V7700 Deluxe 32MB GeForce2 GTS
The GeForce2 GTS based successor to the V6800 Deluxe is here. Did ASUS' feature filled design receive any upgrades outside of the new GTS core?
0 by Vlad Trishkin on 11/3/2000Creative Labs Annihilator2 Ultra 64MB GeForce2 Ultra
What happens when one of the largest video card manufacturers gets acquainted with the fastest video chipset on the market? The Creative Labs Annihilator2 Ultra is here, and...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/26/20003dfx Voodoo4 4500AGP
3dfx's Voodoo4 is finally here, but is it too little too late from the former king of 3D? Let's find out as we pit it against a number...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/23/2000ATI Radeon 32MB SDR
ATI's answer to NVIDIA's GeForce2 MX is here. Can ATI's HyperZ technology save it from the same memory bandwidth limitations that have been holding back the GeForce2 MX?
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/13/2000ELSA GLADIAC ULTRA 64MB GeForce2 Ultra
ELSA was the first to bring a GeForce2 GTS card to market with their GLADIAC. Will they do the same now that they're armed with the GeForce2 Ultra...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/12/2000Video Card Roundup - DVD Quality, Features & Performance - October 2000
A lot of attention is placed on frame rates when it comes to evaluating the latest graphics accelerators, but very rarely is any attention paid to the video playback...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/11/2000Linux Video Card Comparison - October 2000
We have seen the performance of the latest graphics accelerators under Windows 9x/2000, but what about under Linux? Read on to find out how the performance standings are...
0 by Jeff Brubaker on 10/9/2000