AMD CTO: How making the right bets years ago is paying off now
It’s been a long ride for Mark Papermaster, chief technology officer at Advanced Micro Devices. But the journey to challenge Intel in the race...
Verizon debuts GPU-based 5G edge services for mobile VR/XR developers
As the 5G era kicks off, all signs point to dramatic improvements in virtual and mixed reality experiences as computing shifts from hardware worn...
Minecraft will support Nvidia’s real-time ray tracing RTX graphics
Nvidia announced that Microsoft’s Minecraft will be the latest game to support Nvidia’s real-time ray tracing graphics on the PC. The game is one...
Imagination offers ray tracing IP ahead of Apple’s 5G iPhone launch
Graphics chip designer Imagination Technologies may have been shut out of providing GPUs for Apple’s iPhones and iPads, forcing the company to sell itself...
AMD beats out Nvidia and Intel for PlayStation 5 processor — and what that means for gamers
Advanced Micro Devices will provide the central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) that will become the heart of the Sony’s next...
AMD’s Radeon RX 590 review-in-progress — Your next upgrade
When assessing PC hardware, you will usually fall into one of two schools of thought. The first is how a device competes in a...
NVENC vs. X264 — Does CPU or RTX GPU encoding work best for Twitch?
If you want to livestream to Twitch, Mixer, or YouTube Live, you’ve had two options when it comes to video encoding. You can set...
Otoy’s RNDR brings sophisticated graphics rendering to masses via blockchain
We all love the great images and special effects in our favorite films, video games, and animated TV shows. But it’s still a pretty...
SteamVR’s automatic GPU and headset resolution optimizer makes VR smoother
Valve today announced the beta release of a major new feature for SteamVR users: automatic resolution optimization tailored to both the current GPU and VR...
Ethereum leads AMD and Nvidia GPUs to a historic quarter
The Bitcoin-like Ethereum cryptocurrency has jacked up the video card market. AMD and Nvidia GPUs saw a massive spike in shipments (to retailers and...