News tagged with powerful graphics

AMD balances Radeon deck of graphics cards

(PhysOrg.com) -- Semiconductor company AMD has taken its story of having developed next-generation GPU technology offering a "gorgeous, stunning, breathtaking visual experience" for more elite, serious gamers ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

ORNL completes first phase of Titan supercomputer transition

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer has completed the first phase of an upgrade that will keep it among the most powerful scientific computing systems in the world.

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Jaguar' supercomputer gaining speed

Cray Inc. said it has sealed a deal to overhaul the US Department of Energy's "Jaguar" supercomputer, making it faster than any other machine on the planet.

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 89

Freescale introduces first single-chip solution for sophisticated automotive dashboard displays

As vehicles become increasingly complex with interconnected engine, safety and electrical systems, dashboards must display a multitude of information for drivers to monitor, ranging from critical gauges and notifications ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New AMBA 4 specification optimizes coherency for heterogeneous multicore SoCs

ARM today announced the latest AMBA 4 interface and protocol specification featuring the AMBA 4 AXI Coherency Extensions (ACE). Cache coherency is essential in multicore computing applications to efficiently maintain the ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple Unveils New Mac mini

(PhysOrg.com) -- Apple today unveiled a completely redesigned Mac mini, featuring up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card slot, all in an amazingly compact aluminum enclosure.

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

(AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New computer cluster gets its grunt from games

Technology designed to blast aliens in computer games is part of a new GPU (Graphics Processing Units) computer cluster that will process CSIRO research data thousands of times faster and more efficiently ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When good computers go bad

Personal computers are complex devices. We use them every day to do so many things and quite frankly, I don't know how I got along without one back in the olden days (that's the '70s in case you were wondering). Their complexity ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

No disks needed for startup's streamed video games

(AP) -- Music and movies can be streamed over the Internet, so why not video games? A startup founded by technology entrepreneur Steve Perlman says it has developed a technology to deliver video games on demand, an idea ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1