Nvidia has expanded its GeForce 200M series for laptops with the addition of five new GPUs – G210M, GT 230M, GT 240M, GTS 250M and GTS 260M based on 40nm fabrication technology. The cards bring DirectX 10.1 support, GDDR5 memory support, revamped micro-architecture that improves battery life and graphics over the previous generation. The […]
Rumor: Nvidia’s DirectX 11 card will arrive in H1 2010
Looks like AMD will be able to flaunt its DirectX 11 silicon for more time than expected. If the rumor flying post-Computex is to be believed, Nvidia’s answer to AMD’s DirectX 11 card (due later this year) will be sometime in the first half of 2010. This is because Nvidia is said to be […]
21 Nvidia Ion based products unveiled at Computex
Nvidia’s Ion is gaining traction and the product announcements at the Computex today is a testament to that. We just had a couple of Ion products prior to this and now we have a total of 21 products that will come with the Nvidia platform. For people who are still alien to the Ion, […]
Asus to launch ION-based products
Asus will also jump into the ION bandwagon, claims Digitimes. According to them, the Taiwanese company has already prepared an Eee Box B1006 nettop that will be released in the next quarter. As for the ION-based netbooks, Asus is said to test and work out the feasibility for the netbooks. Though no date has […]
Lenovo announces IdeaPad S12: First ION-based netbook
Underpowered, cramped keyboard, not-so multimedia friendly tags bestowed on netbooks will be a thing of the past. Lenovo has announced its first 12-inch IdeaPad netbook, S12 that also happens to be the first netbook based on Nvidia’s ION platform. For the uninitiated, the ION platform is cooked up together with Intel’s Atom processor and […]
Nvidia claims Intel Atom price as unfair
If the hefty fine and an abusive monopolist tag was not enough for the chip maker, former friend turned foe have accused Intel of unfair pricing. Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang told Reuters that Intel’s Atom chip pricing is unfair but won’t seek the legal way, at least for now. According to him, Intel uses […]
Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision equipped HP notebook rumored
Chinese newspaper has scooped yet another unconfirmed report that talks about HP’s 3D notebook in the works. According to them, OEM manufacturer Wistron is doing all the dirty work to get things done for HP and has incorporated support for Nvidia’s GeForce 3D Vision technology. Other details are next to none but as they […]
Computex to see surge in Nvidia ION powered netbooks
If you’ve been following the netbook scene for some time and have a little practical sense, you wouldn’t be surprised to see Nvidia ION powered netbooks coming to the fray. So we were not surprised to hear that this transitional step for netbooks was about to be a reality. A source at Nvidia told […]
Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Macs
Nvidia at the NAB 2009, unveiled a Mac Pro compatible GPU meant for professionals working in architecture, content creation, science or medicine. Priced at $1,800, FX 4800’s Mac compatibility comes with the standard 3-pin stereo connector which is said to give “true 3D stereoscopic imaging” and a prerequisite for many Mac professionals. It also […]
Nvidia shows off Tegra powered HP Mini
This proof of concept by Nvidia is another evidence that they want to barge into Intel’s territory. Yes, Nvidia has Ion to take care of netbooks but when Tegra SoCs can work on netbooks, you know, the Tegra integration possibilities are endless. At the CTIA, Nvidia replaced an Atom chip with its Tegra processor […]