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Intel Iris: Haswell graphics get a name, 2x-3x performance of HD 4000

Intel Iris: Haswell graphics get a name, 2x-3x performance of HD 4000
  • Posted May 2, 2013, 2:00 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Hardware Breaking News
  • Intel has disclosed new information about its up and coming Haswell processors, detailing the graphics specs and potential performance improvements versus today's integrated HD graphics. Intel is giving the new graphics engine a brand name: "Iris", touting 2x to 3x…

Intel Haswell integrated graphics are on par with GeForce GT 650M

Intel Haswell integrated graphics are on par with GeForce GT 650M
  • Posted January 11, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Hardware With Video
  • Intel’s Haswell chip made an appearance at this year’s CES although it wasn’t the star of the show. The chip maker wasn’t keen on playing show and tell with the CPU itself but we did get a pretty solid look…

JPR: Nvidia weathers turbulent PC market with 20% quarterly growth

JPR: Nvidia weathers turbulent PC market with 20% quarterly growth
  • Posted November 26, 2012, 6:51 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has published its third quarter statistics for the graphics processor market showing weak seasonal performance with shipments down 1.45% quarter-over-quarter and 10.8% year-over-year. The underwhelming results were largely blamed rocky PC shipments...

Testing Ivy Bridge: Intel Core i7-3770K Reviewed

Testing Ivy Bridge: Intel Core i7-3770K Reviewed
  • Posted April 23, 2012, 11:00 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware Breaking News
  • Today the company is unveiling its full new line of Core i7 and Core i5 processors, accompanying chipsets and Centrino wireless options. Ivy Bridge is a 'tick' release, but Intel is calling it a tick+ due to the more significant overhaul the graphics side of things is getting. The new chips are set to provide 20–50% better GPU performance over Sandy Bridge, the kind of jump we'd normally expect from a tock release.

    Having already discussed the new Tri-Gate transistors in great detail, the new 7-series chipsets, and some of the motherboards that use them, we are going to focus primarily on the Core i7-3770K processor in this review.

Notebook maker Quanta accuses AMD of hawking faulty chips

Notebook maker Quanta accuses AMD of hawking faulty chips
  • Posted January 4, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • AMD has been sued by Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop manufacturer, for allegedly selling defective chips. In its San Jose, Calif. federal court filing, Quanta claims that it purchased AMD chips that failed to meet certain heat tolerances,…

GPU shipments up 18.4% on-year, Intel has over 60% of the market

GPU shipments up 18.4% on-year, Intel has over 60% of the market
  • Posted October 31, 2011, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Jon Peddie Research has released its third quarter report on the graphics market, announcing 16.7% sequential increase in shipments to 138.5 million. That's above the 10-year average of 13.9%, but still in line with seasonal expectations as vendors stock up…

Sandy Bridge IGP update boosts SC2 performance by 37%, more

Sandy Bridge IGP update boosts SC2 performance by 37%, more
  • Posted September 21, 2011, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • Although Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture drastically improved the company's previous integrated graphics solutions, the HD 2000 and 3000 are far from ideal when playing modern games. In our review, the Core i7-2600K's IGP barely achieved playable framerates in games such…

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