AMD unveils ATI Radeon E4690 Mobile PCI Express module
January 22, 2010
AMD has lifted the curtains on its ATI Radeon E4690 Mobile PCI Express module which will target graphics-intensive embedded systems. Boasting compliance to the industry-standard MXM 3.0 specification for graphics subsystems, you will find that the Radeon E4690 features reduced ability consumption, improved cooling capability and a lower z-height which makes the tasks of designers to create smaller, more efficient embedded systems a whole lot easier. The ATI Radeon E4690 MXM will come with thrice the 3D graphics performance of older solutions, featuring low CPU utilization and brilliant picture quality. It will come with 512MB GDDR3 RAM and is proud to be the sole graphics chip that supports Microsoft DirectX 10.1 and AMD’s Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2). Do bear in mind that gamers are not the target market for that. [Press Release]
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Asus All-in-One PC to get Ion 2
January 20, 2010
Word has it that Asus will be rolling out their 20" Eee Top ET2010PNT to feature Intel's Atom D510 dual-core processor and Nvidia's GeForce G310 graphics chip within, where the latter has its roots in Nvidia's 40nm DirectX 10.1-ready GeForce 210 GPU. Nice to see all-in-one machines getting more processing muscle, as that might mean they move up a notch in terms of useability as gamers could look to those as a casual gaming machine whether they're not too interested in having the best frame rates in the highest video quality possible each instance they booth up their favorite gaming title.
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Quad SSD Sony Vaio Z Due In March?
January 19, 2010
You’ve probably been drooling by the new VAIO Z series laptop when it was mentioned that it would have a quad SSD drive a while ago. Well, now word is going around that the laptop will be hitting Europe in late March, which isn’t all that far away. Despite it sporting a Core i7-620M processor, it still is careful to keep an eye on battery life, as it allows you to switch within an Nvidia GeForce GT300M, and an Intel HD graphics chip, depending on your usage. You could additionally set it to automatically switch on the fly too, though there isn’t mention of how much battery life that would save. instance to save up your pennies so you can buy that laptop when it’s launched?
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Larrabee Graphics Processor Delayed
December 5, 2009
Those of you who have been eagerly awaiting Intel’s Larrabee discrete graphics chip will be disappointed. In the latest news, Intel has admitted that the chip is behind schedule and will only seem as a "software developer platform" next year - whether ever, and that could mean that consumers won't see it until the year after, in our opinion. There is still no word on performance (or expected performance) and our best bet is that it is just really hard to compete with discrete GPUs. that is speculated to be the main reason for a delay that could turn into a complete cancellation.
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AOpen ION Powered GP7A Series HTPC
November 24, 2009
AOpen USA has come up with a new barebones mini HTPC, giving you one more option whether you’re planning to set up an HTPC in your living room. The XC Mini GP7A series PC supports full 1080p HD video playback via it’s integrated NVIDIA ION (GeForce 9300M) graphics chip, and will plus support Intel’s socket P Penryn Core 2 Duo or Celeron M processors. While price and availability haven’t been confirmed yet, the specifications of the computer include:
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