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NVIDIA on Tuesday said that future monitor scalers from MediaTek will support its G-Sync technologies. NVIDIA is partnering with MediaTek to integrate its full range of G-Sync technologies into future monitors without requiring a standalone G-Sync module, which makes advanced gaming features more accessible across a broader range of displays. Traditionally, G-Sync technology relied on a dedicated G-sync module – based on an Altera FPGA – to handle syncing display refresh rates with the GPU in order to reduce screen tearing, stutter, and input lag. As a more basic solution, in 2019 NVIDIA introduced G-Sync Compatible certification and branding, which leveraged the industry-standard VESA AdaptiveSync technology to handle variable refresh rates. In lieu of using a dedicated module, leveraging AdaptiveSync allowed for cheaper monitors, with...
NVIDIA Announces Big Format Gaming Displays: 65-inch 4K@120Hz HDR Display with G-Sync & More
LAS VEGAS, NV — Today at CES 2018, NVIDIA announced a new series of TV-sized 65-inch monitor models called Big Format Gaming Displays (BFGDs). Working with Acer, ASUS, and...
24 by Nate Oh on 1/8/2018NVIDIA Launches GeForce NOW Game-streaming Service PC Beta
LAS VEGAS, NV — Today at CES 2018, NVIDIA announced PC availability of the GeForce NOW, their cloud-based game-streaming service, as a free closed beta. Not to be confused...
5 by Nate Oh on 1/8/2018Lenovo’s ThinkPad T580 Launched: Quad-Core CPU, 4K LCD, 32 GB RAM, Up To 27 Hrs Battery Life
Lenovo this week refreshed its ThinkPad T500-series laptops for performance-demanding users. The new ThinkPad T580 integrates Intel’s quad-core 8th Generation Core i5/i7 processors, faster memory, improved storage, optional GeForce...
17 by Anton Shilov on 1/5/2018Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS EN1080K Compact Gaming PC Review
Gaming systems and small form-factor (SFF) PCs have emerged as bright spots in the desktop PC market that has been subject to severe challenges recently. Many vendors have tried...
12 by Ganesh T S on 1/2/2018NVIDIA to Cease Driver Development for 32-Bit Operating Systems
NVIDIA has announced plans to cease developing drivers supporting 32-bit operating systems for any GPU architecture in the near future. All NVIDIA GPU drivers published after the release 390...
33 by Anton Shilov on 12/28/2017A Budget Home Theater & PC Setup: 4K, HDR, UHD Blu-ray, and More
The days of bulky home-theater PCs (HTPCs) with built-in tuners, optical disc drives, and integrated media storage capabilities are long gone. In 2017, advancements in the media / home...
191 by Ganesh T S on 12/26/2017ZOTAC Unveils AMP Box and AMP Box Mini eGFX TB3 Chassis
ZOTAC has been working on its external chassis for graphics cards with a Thunderbolt 3 interconnection for well over a year now. Apparently, according to ZOTAC, the time it...
13 by Anton Shilov on 12/22/2017NVIDIA Temporarily Slashes $30 Off the SHIELD TV: Now Staring at $149
NVIDIA’s SHIELD TV console is among the most powerful and feature-rich streaming media players on the market today: it uses the Tegra X1 SoC and supports virtually all entertainment...
20 by Anton Shilov on 12/22/2017The NVIDIA Titan V Preview - Titanomachy: War of the Titans
Today we're taking a preview look at NVIDIA's new compute accelerator and video card, the $3000 NVIDIA Titan V. In Greek mythology Titanomachy was the war of the Titans...
113 by Ryan Smith & Nate Oh on 12/20/2017Samsung Announces New Notebook 9 Pen and Three New Notebook 9 (2018) Laptops
Just in time for, or before CES 2018, Samsung unveiled three new laptops in their Notebook 9 family, starting with the Notebook 9 Pen. The Pen is a 13.3-inch...
19 by Joe Shields on 12/15/2017PowerColor Announces Gaming Station: The Devil Box’s Spawn, TB3 eGFX Enclosure
PowerColor recently announced its second eGFX enclosure named, Gaming Station. The Gaming Station, like the Devil Box preceding it, is an accessory which enables gamers to connect desktop level...
23 by Joe Shields on 12/14/2017Colorful’s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Kudan Hits the Market: 1.8 GHz GPU, Hybrid Cooling, 4 Fans
Colorful has started to sell its highest-performing video card to date, the iGame GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Kudan. The graphics adapter features a large three-wide hybrid cooling system with...
20 by Anton Shilov on 12/12/2017ZOTAC Launches MEK1 Upgradeable PCs: Up to Core i7-7700, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, RGB LEDs
ZOTAC this past week formally introduced its first family of upgradeable small form-factor desktops for gamers. The ZOTAC MEK1 systems will come in two configurations, each featuring Intel’s Kaby...
14 by Anton Shilov on 12/11/2017NVIDIA Announces “NVIDIA Titan V" Video Card: GV100 for $3000, On Sale Now
Out of nowhere, NVIDIA has revealed the NVIDIA Titan V today at the 2017 Neural Information Processing Systems conference, with CEO Jen-Hsun Huang flashing out the card on stage...
160 by Ryan Smith & Nate Oh on 12/7/2017EVGA Releases GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW Ultra Silent: 3 Slot Bracket, ACX 3.0 Cooler
This week, EVGA launched another model for their GeForce GTX 1070 Ti family: the FTW Ultra Silent, featuring the ACX 3.0 cooling system. Starting from its triple slot wide...
12 by Nate Oh on 12/7/2017NVIDIA Releases 388.43 WHQL Game Ready Driver
With the launch of DOOM VFR on Thursday, NVIDIA has released driver version 388.43 to bring DOOM VFR support. And for those who miss the NVIDIA system tray icon...
1 by Nate Oh on 12/4/2017Cryptomining Demand Wanes as Q3 2017 Discrete Graphics Cards Shipments Hit 5-Year-High
This week, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) released their quarterly discrete video card sales report for Q3 2017. According to JPR's figures, the quarter was a strong one for discrete...
25 by Nate Oh on 12/1/2017MSI Infinite X Desktop US Launch: Core i7-8700K, GTX 1070 & More
MSI has started to sell its latest Infinite X desktops in the US. The new systems are based on Intel’s six-core Core i7 (Coffee Lake) processors, as well as...
7 by Anton Shilov on 11/30/2017NVIDIA Releases Maxwell-based GeForce MX130 & MX110 Mobile GPUs
Earlier this month, NVIDIA quietly released the Maxwell-based entry-level GeForce MX130 and MX110, joining the earlier Pascal-based MX150. The MX130 and MX110 product pages were later updated to specify...
27 by Nate Oh on 11/28/2017NVIDIA Releases 388.31 WHQL Game Ready Driver
Ahead of Friday’s Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) release, today NVIDIA has released driver version 388.31, featuring Game Ready support for the aforementioned Battlefront II, as well as the...
5 by Nate Oh on 11/15/2017