Jon Peddie Research (JPR), an analyst firm that keeps a close tab on the graphics industry, has just released a new report on the GPU (graphics processing unit) market. “Year-to-year total GPU shipments increased 6.4%, desktop graphics increased 5%, notebooks ...
Read More »Dispatches from SIGGRAPH 2017: Increased Core Count and Decreased Pricing Signal CPU Battle Ahead
As the computer graphics fans started streaming into Los Angeles for SIGGRAPH 2017, AMD began releasing news about its Ryzen Threadripper product line, designed to challenge Intel’s dominance in desktop PCs. AMD Ryzen Threadripper is “the fastest multi-threaded processor on ...
Read More »AMD Rounds Out Ryzen Family for High Performance Computing
The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU come equipped with quad-core unlocked performance making them suitable for gaming and sophisticated computing applications, including 3D modeling, rendering and simulation.
Read More »SIGGRAPH 2016: GPU Makers Target AR/VR Market
Now in its 43rd year, the SIGGRAPH conference last week brought graphics gurus, digital daredevils, 3D wizards, and pixel pushers to Anaheim, California. This year’s conference chair Mona Kasra from University of Virginia hailed the event as “an interdisciplinary point ...
Read More »AMD Takes Hardware Approach To GPU Virtualization
With virtualization now a staple of the data center, AMD is the latest player pushing the envelope for accelerated graphics capabilities, allowing engineers to finally reap the flexibility and cost advantages that have long been a boon to mainstream business ...
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