Intel Reports Second-Quarter Revenue of $13.5 Billion Revenue of $13.5 billion, up 3 percent year-over-year and consistent with outlook GAAP gross margin of 58.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin of 61.8 percent exceeded outlook by Continue reading “Intel Second Quarter 2016 Revenue Is $13.5 Billion”. …more
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Jul. 21, 2016 at 1:27am
Last week Futuremark released 3DMark Time Spy, a brand new DirectX 12 benchmark test that has the ability to disable the use of asynchronous compute in the benchmark. The reception to Time Spy has been Continue reading “Performance Analysis of Async Compute in 3DMark Time Spy”. …more
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Jul. 20, 2016 at 3:31pm
Seagate Unveils The Industry’s Broadest 10TB Portfolio The New Guardian Series Meets Customer Needs for Rapidly Evolving Storage and Offers Game-Changing Drives Purpose-Built to Maximize Data Value CUPERTINO, CA Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a Continue reading “Seagate Unveils The Industry’s Broadest 10TB Hard DrivePortfolio”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 19, 2016 at 4:05pm
Introducing the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Lineup July 19th, 2016 – The EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card is loaded with innovative new gaming technologies, making it the perfect choice for the latest high-definition games. Continue reading “Introducing the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Lineup”. …more
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Jul. 19, 2016 at 2:18pm
Can NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1060 Squash AMD’s Radeon RX 480? The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 was announced earlier this month, but starting today you should be able to find them for sale online. The GeForce Continue reading “NVIDIA and EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Video Card Review”. …more
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Jul. 19, 2016 at 1:40pm
Recommended Acquisition of ARM by SoftBank SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) and ARM Holdings plc (ARM) of the United Kingdom are pleased to announce that on July 18, 2016 (GMT) they reached agreement on the terms Continue reading “SoftBank to Buy ARM Holdings For Over $32 Billion”. …more
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Jul. 18, 2016 at 2:01pm
3DMark Time Spy came out yesterday and it is the latest and greatest DirectX 12 benchmark test for gaming PCs running Windows 10. This DirectX 12 Feature Level 11_0 benchmark utilizes a pure DirectX 12 Continue reading “3DMark Time Spy Benchmark – DX12 Async Compute Performance Tested”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 16, 2016 at 1:04am
Inateck 2.5 Inch USB 3.0 HDD External Hard Drive Disk Enclosure One wouldn’t think that USB 3.0 external drives are refreshed that often, but Inateck has been cranking out new and updated external storage drive Continue reading “Inateck FE2010 USB 3.0 Portable 2.5″ Enclosure Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 14, 2016 at 4:14pm
Radeon Graphics Best for Conquering the Known World in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Gamers Can Depend on Radeon GPUs for a World Class DirectX 12 Experience With Full Support for Asynchronous Compute and Explicit Multi-Adapter Continue reading “Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Will Have DirectX 12 Renderer for Radeon GPUs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 13, 2016 at 3:24pm
AOC Launches its First Curved Gaming Display in the U.S. 35 AdaptiveSync display features an engrossing, large and 2000R curved panel made for gaming Fremont, Calif. July 13, 2016 AOC, a worldwide leader in monitor Continue reading “AOC Launches its First Curved Gaming Display in the U.S. – C3583FQ”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 13, 2016 at 2:13pm
Huawei Matebook – First Windows PC By Huawei The Huawei MateBook 2-in-1 PC is the latest high-end convertible tablet to hit the market running Windows 10 Home. With clean lines, leather accents and a sharp Continue reading “Huawei MateBook Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 13, 2016 at 1:03pm
Samsung has introduced the worlds highest capacity consumer SSD – the 4TB 850 EVO! The drive utilizes Samsung’s 48-Layer 256Gbit TLC V-NAND with the Samung MHX controller and 4GB LPDDR3 memory to deliver unsurpassed performance, Continue reading “Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSD Debuts With 48-Layer 256Gbit TLC V-NAND”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 12, 2016 at 5:59pm
Today id Software announced the availability for the Vulkan version of DOOM! id Software has been very vocal for their support of the Vulkan API in recent months after noting that the DirectX 12 API Continue reading “DOOM Gets Vulkan Implementation – Radeon RX 480 Gets Huge Performance Boost”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 11, 2016 at 3:56pm
The Radeon RX 480 Gets A Compatibility Mode in The Driver Overnight we took a closer look at the new Crimson 16.7.1 video card driver that AMD released as it contains a number of fixes Continue reading “Radeon RX 480 Compatibility Mode Benchmarks in Crimson 16.7.1”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 8, 2016 at 4:00pm
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 video card drivers are now available! You can download the latest drivers here and be sure to let us know how they work out for you! These drives improve Continue reading “AMD Radeon Software 16.7.1 Driver Released – Fix For Radeon RX 480 PCIe Power”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 7, 2016 at 7:03pm