Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[AMD releases Radeon HD 7750 and 7770 GPUs, reviewers like and don't like]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/15/amd-releases-radeon-hd-7750-and-7770-gpus/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/15/amd-releases-radeon-hd-7750-and-7770-gpus/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/15/amd-releases-radeon-hd-7750-and-7770-gpus/#comments Not into that whole $500 fuse-melting monster graphics card thing? Then good news for you: AMD has finally brought out two more affordable models in its 28nm Radeon HD range. The 7770 is priced at $169 and claims to be the world's first reference GPU that comes factory clocked to 1GHz. Meanwhile, the 7750 comes in at $109 and boasts a low enough wattage (75W, versus 100W for the 7770) that it doesn't require its own power connector. Both cards pack 1GB RAM and run on AMD's Cape Verde architecture, which makes them slightly different to the Tahiti-powered 7900 series, although they do inherit key top-end features like ZeroCore Power, PowerTune and Eyefinity 2.0.

Reviewers have mixed opinions, as befits a healthy blogosphere, but the low-power 7750 generally comes off slightly better, especially for those looking to build a budget or HTPC rig. AnandTech likes the power-to-performance ratio of both cards, but dislikes the price-to-performance of the 7770, noting that the older 6850 still offers more in this respect -- at least for gamers. HotHardware concludes that AMD might have "technically" priced both cards "just right," considering how they stack up against NVIDIA's GeForce GTX560 and 550, but in practice those NVIDIA cards deliver a lot more punch for just a few extra dollars. Feel free to glean further details for yourself via the PR and review links below.

Continue reading AMD releases Radeon HD 7750 and 7770 GPUs, reviewers like and don't like

AMD releases Radeon HD 7750 and 7770 GPUs, reviewers like and don't like originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>28nm77507770affordableAMDAMD Radeon HDAMD Radeon HD 7750AMD Radeon HD 7770AmdRadeonHdAmdRadeonHd7750AmdRadeonHd7770budgetcape verdeCapeVerdeeyefinityeyefinity 2.0Eyefinity2.0gpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardmid-rangePowertuneRadeon HD 7750Radeon HD 7770RadeonHd7750RadeonHd7770zero core powerZeroCorePowerWed, 15 Feb 2012 08:11:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD announces next-gen Radeon HD 7970 for $549, says it 'soundly beats' rivals]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/22/amd-announces-next-gen-radeon-hd-7970-for-549-says-it-soundly/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/22/amd-announces-next-gen-radeon-hd-7970-for-549-says-it-soundly/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/22/amd-announces-next-gen-radeon-hd-7970-for-549-says-it-soundly/#comments A fresh contender for your blow-out 2012 Olympic gaming rig: AMD's first 28nm GPU, the Radeon HD 7970. It's scheduled to arrive on January 9th, priced at $549 -- nearly $200 more than its direct ancestor, the 6970. Then again, this newcomer packs some supremely athletic specs, including a 925MHz engine clock that can be readily OC'd to 1.1GHz, 2,048 stream processors and an uncommonly muscular 384-bit memory bus serving 3GB of GDDR5. At the same time, AMD hopes to make the card more practical than the dual-processor 6990 by bringing the card's power consumption down to less than 300W under load and a mere 3W in 'long idle' mode, and promising quieter cooling thanks to improved airflow and a bigger fan. We'll have to wait for benchmarks in January before we hand out any medals, but in the meantime NVIDIA's forthcoming 28nm Kepler GPU might want to step up its training schedule.

Update: Pre-release reviews are out already and our round-up will follow imminently.

Continue reading AMD announces next-gen Radeon HD 7970 for $549, says it 'soundly beats' rivals

AMD announces next-gen Radeon HD 7970 for $549, says it 'soundly beats' rivals originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>28nm384-bitAMDamd eyefinityAMD PowerTuneAMD Radeon HD 7970AMD ZeroCoreAmdEyefinityAmdPowertuneAmdRadeonHd7970AmdZerocoreeyefinityGPUgraphics cardGraphicsCardPowerTuneRadeonRadeon HDRadeon HD 7900RadeonHdRadeonHd7900TahitiZeroCoreThu, 22 Dec 2011 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 wrap-up]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/intel-developer-forum-idf-2011-wrap-up/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/intel-developer-forum-idf-2011-wrap-up/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/intel-developer-forum-idf-2011-wrap-up/#comments We came, we saw, we conquered -- and just like that, Intel's Developer Forum was over. Much like years past, Chipzilla was proudly beating its own drum: we saw demos of Ivy Bridge and Haswell, a healthy helping of Ultrabooks and of course its high speed interconnect du jour, Thunderbolt. But that doesn't mean we didn't see a lot of other random, mind-stimulating otherness. Did you catch all the treasures we found lurking deep within the halls of this year's show? Unfortunately, we can't tell from here, so you better hop past the break for the full listing and find out.

Continue reading Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 wrap-up

Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 wrap-up originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aava mobileAavaMobileasuscpudeveloper forumDeveloperForumeyefinityhaswellidfidf 2011Idf2011intelintel developer forumIntelDeveloperForummedfieldmsiprocessorrealvncsan franciscoSanFranciscosolarsolar powersolar-powersolar-poweredSolarPowerthunderboltultrabookultrabooksux21ux31wrap upWrapUpTue, 20 Sep 2011 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD Eyefinity eyes-on, prepare to fall for landscape goodness (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/amd-eyefinity-eyes-on-prepare-to-fall-for-landscape-goodness-v/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/amd-eyefinity-eyes-on-prepare-to-fall-for-landscape-goodness-v/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/amd-eyefinity-eyes-on-prepare-to-fall-for-landscape-goodness-v/#comments Sure we've seen it before, but we'd be remiss if we didn't share what we stumbled upon at AMD's Fusion Zone at IDF 2011. Laying before you is a 5 x 1 landscape Eyefinity setup, powered by an upcoming unreleased 8-core FX CPU paired with a single Radeon HD 6990. For those of you keeping score at home, that's four displays connected via mini-DisplayPort and the fifth over DVI. Not much more to say, so peep the gallery below or hop past the break for a video of the bodacious rig running Dirt 3.

Myriam Joire contributed to this report.

Gallery: AMD Eyefinity Fusion Zone eyes-on at IDF 2011

Continue reading AMD Eyefinity eyes-on, prepare to fall for landscape goodness (video)

AMD Eyefinity eyes-on, prepare to fall for landscape goodness (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdamd eyefinityamd radeon hd 6990AmdEyefinityAmdRadeonHd6990Dirt 3Dirt3displaydisplaysDVIepiceyefinityfusion zoneFusionZonegaminghands-onhd 6990Hd6990idfidf 2011Idf2011mini displayportMiniDisplayportmulti-display rigMulti-displayRigradeon hd 6990RadeonHd6990videoFri, 16 Sep 2011 08:22:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD announces the Radeon HD 6990M, has some pointed words for NVIDIA]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/12/amd-announces-the-radeon-hd-6990m-has-some-pointed-words-for-nv/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/12/amd-announces-the-radeon-hd-6990m-has-some-pointed-words-for-nv/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/12/amd-announces-the-radeon-hd-6990m-has-some-pointed-words-for-nv/#comments
Here are five words you've heard before: "the world's fastest notebook GPU." Why, NVIDIA made just that claim two weeks ago, when it touted the GeForce GTX 580M as the nimblest card this side of Pluto. Not so fast, says AMD. The outfit just unveiled the Radeon HD 6990M with DirectX11 and HD3D support, and it insists this is the speediest GPU on the block -- specifically, up to 25 percent faster than any other GPU that's been announced to the public. And yes, AMD's well aware of that 580M. Just like NVIDIA came out swinging, making pointed comparisons to the Radeon HD 6970M, AMD's got some fighting words of its own: the company says the 6990M can whip the 580M in the benchmark AvP and games such as Batman Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age 2, Shogun 2, BattleForge, Left 4 Dead, Metro2033, Wolfenstein MP, The Chronicles of Riddick, and ET: Quake Wars. We don't need to remind you that these numbers merely represent the story each company wants to tell. Still, you get the idea: these are the top-of-the-line cards each has to offer at the moment, and they'll likely be competing for space in your next gaming rig.

As you can imagine, the 6990M joins other Radeon HD cards in supporting the company's Eyefinity technology, as well as GPU app acceleration. Let it be known, too, that while the 6990M supplants the popular 6970M as far as performance claims go, AMD tells us the 6970M will still be available for the foreseeable future. Speaking of availability, the 6990M will be offered in the Alienware M18x -- right alongside NVIDIA's 580M. Additionally, you'll find it packed inside Clevo's P170HM and P150HM. And you didn't think we forgot about specs, did you? Head on past the break to find the full PR, along with a handful of technical details straight from the horse's mouth.

Continue reading AMD announces the Radeon HD 6990M, has some pointed words for NVIDIA

AMD announces the Radeon HD 6990M, has some pointed words for NVIDIA originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>580M6990Malienware m11xAlienwareM11xAMDAMD HD3DAMD Radeon HDAMD Radeon HD 6990MAmdHd3dAmdRadeonHdAmdRadeonHd6990mClevoClevo P150HMClevo P170HMClevo X7200ClevoP150hmClevoP170hmClevoX7200discrete graphicsDiscreteGraphicsEyefinitygaminggaming laptopgaming laptopsGamingLaptopGamingLaptopsgraphics cardgraphics cardsGraphicsCardGraphicsCardsGTX 580MGtx580mHD3Dm18xNVIDIANVIDIA GTX 580MNvidiaGtx580mP150HMP170HMRadeon HD 6990MRadeonHd6990mX7200Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD resurrects its 'FX' brand for speed freaks, lexicon lovers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/amd-resurrects-its-fx-brand-for-speed-freaks-lexicon-lovers/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/amd-resurrects-its-fx-brand-for-speed-freaks-lexicon-lovers/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/amd-resurrects-its-fx-brand-for-speed-freaks-lexicon-lovers/#comments
We saw AMD's old "FX" moniker repeated on a leaked price sheet recently, but we couldn't be sure of its significance. Now AMD has confirmed that it is indeed bringing back the FX brand to denote hardware aimed at gamers and graphics enthusiasts. In keeping with its penchant for complicated taxonomy, the chipmaker will use the resurrected badge not on individual products, but rather on desktop platforms that combine top-of-the-range components -- including the forthcoming Scorpius platform that will consist of a 9-series chipset, HD 6000 Series discrete graphics and an unlocked eight-core Zambezi CPU. This is all part of AMD's efforts to square up to Intel and present itself as the PC gamers' choice, and to that end the company also revealed it is partnering with more games developers to encourage use of its HD3D, Eyefinity and Dual Graphics technologies. Full PR (excessive nomenclature and all) is after the break.

Continue reading AMD resurrects its 'FX' brand for speed freaks, lexicon lovers

AMD resurrects its 'FX' brand for speed freaks, lexicon lovers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMDamd fxAMD ScorpiusAMD ZambeziAmdFxAmdScorpiusAmdZambeziCPUDual GraphicsDualGraphicsenthusiastEyefinitygamergaminggaming evolvedgaming rigGamingEvolvedGamingRiggraphicshd3dhigh performanceHighPerformanceScorpiusspeedZambeziTue, 07 Jun 2011 22:23:00 EST<![CDATA[Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard eyes-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/05/gigabyte-z68xp-ud3-issd-motherboard-eyes-on/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/05/gigabyte-z68xp-ud3-issd-motherboard-eyes-on/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/05/gigabyte-z68xp-ud3-issd-motherboard-eyes-on/#comments We're not normally all that stoked with motherboards, but Gigabyte's awkwardly named Z68XP-UD3-iSSD just about got our attention at Computex. The highlight here is the Intel 20GB SLC SSD latched onto the board's mSATA slot, which is right next to the LGA1155 CPU socket and the four DDR3 RAM slots (together supporting up to 32GB). Alas, Gigabyte says it won't be offering upgrade options for the SSD, though there are certainly alternatives out there in the wild if you dare to venture. But if none of this interests you, then there's always our multi-screen Angry Birds hands-on video after the break.

Gallery: Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard eyes-on

Continue reading Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard eyes-on

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ATXcomputexcomputex 2011Computex2011CrossFire XCrossfireXEyefinityeyes-onfeaturedfeaturesflashGigabytehands-onhybrid driveHybridDriveintelIntel HD Graphics 2000Intel HD Graphics 3000intel ssdintel ssd 311IntelHdGrapIntelHdGraphics2000IntelHdGraphics3000IntelSsdIntelSsd311videoSun, 05 Jun 2011 13:03:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD launches Radeon HD 6990 powerhouse for $699, maintains 'world's fastest' title]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/08/amd-launches-radeon-hd-6990-powerhouse-for-699-maintains-worl/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/08/amd-launches-radeon-hd-6990-powerhouse-for-699-maintains-worl/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/08/amd-launches-radeon-hd-6990-powerhouse-for-699-maintains-worl/#comments If you're scoring at home, NVIDIA currently holds the lead in single-GPU graphics cards with its GeForce GTX 580, but ATI's dual-chip Radeon HD 5970 has been holding down the absolute speed crown for a good long while. Now, bearing the name of AMD Radeon HD 6990, its successor sidles up to the throne and demands attention as the fastest single expansion board you can plug into your shiny new motherboard. The 6990 boasts a massive 4GB of GDDR5, 3,072 Stream Processors, 64 ROPs, and an 830MHz core clock speed. A dual-BIOS switch will let you crank that clock up to 880MHz with a corresponding increase in voltage, but don't expect to see much overclocking headroom above that.

Reviewers note, alongside their fawning assessment of the world's best performance, that the HD 6990 is a massively power-hungry card (375W TDP) and one that makes quite a bit of noise while going through its herculean tasks. That's in spite of a new vapor chamber cooling system that allegedly supports up to 450W of thermal output. If all this strikes you as a somewhat flawed execution, maybe you'll join us in hoping NVIDIA's imminently upcoming response, dubbed the GTX 590, will be able to offer a neater, more efficient assault on the extreme peaks of graphical performance.

Read - HardOCP
Read - AnandTech
Read - Tech Report
Read - PC Perspective
Read - techPowerUp!
Read - Hot Hardware
Read - Hexus

AMD launches Radeon HD 6990 powerhouse for $699, maintains 'world's fastest' title originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>40nmamdantillesbreaking newscrossfiredesktopdirectx 11Directx11dual gpudual-gpuDualGpudvidx 11Dx11enthusiastextremeeyefinityfastgaminggddr5gpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardhd 6990Hd6990high endhigh-endHighEndmini displayportMiniDisplayportpowerradeonradeon hd 6990RadeonHd6990reviewreview roundupReviewRounduproundupspeedworlds fastestWorldsFastestTue, 08 Mar 2011 00:02:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD Radeon HD 6970M reviewed: major leap from HD 5870M, not quite a GTX 485M]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/amd-radeon-hd-6970m-reviewed-major-leap-from-hd-5870m-not-quit/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/amd-radeon-hd-6970m-reviewed-major-leap-from-hd-5870m-not-quit/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/amd-radeon-hd-6970m-reviewed-major-leap-from-hd-5870m-not-quit/#comments What has 960 shaders, two gigabytes of dedicated GDDR5 memory with throughput of 115.2GBps, and the ability to churn 680 million polygons each and every second? Yes, the Radeon HD 6970M. AMD's fastest mobile chip to date has been doing the review rounds recently and the response has been unsurprisingly positive. Most modern games failed to trip up the 6970M even at 1920 x 1080 resolution, though the usual suspects of Crysis and Metro 2033 did give it a little bit of grief. All in all, the leap from the HD 5870M was significant, although NVIDIA's still relatively new GeForce GTX 485M has managed to hold on to its crown as the most powerful GPU on the mobile front. Benchmarks, architectural details, battery life tests (what battery life?), and value-adding enhancements await at the links below.

AMD Radeon HD 6970M reviewed: major leap from HD 5870M, not quite a GTX 485M originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdblackcombclevocrossfiredirectx 11Directx11eurocomeyefinitygaminggfxgpugraphicshd 6970mHd6970mhigh-endlaptoplaptop gpulaptop graphicsLaptopGpuLaptopGraphicslaptopsmobile gpumobile graphicsMobileGpuMobileGraphicsradeonreviewThu, 03 Feb 2011 09:39:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 launch assault on enthusiast gaming market]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/amd-radeon-hd-6970-and-hd-6950-launch-assault-on-enthusiast-gami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/amd-radeon-hd-6970-and-hd-6950-launch-assault-on-enthusiast-gami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/amd-radeon-hd-6970-and-hd-6950-launch-assault-on-enthusiast-gami/#comments It's taken AMD a long time to refresh the top end of its graphics hardware, but today's culmination to that wait has to be described as somewhat bittersweet. Sweet, because we're finally getting a successor to the venerable HD 5870, one that offers improved power management and tessellation performance at a lower $369 price point, but also bitter because in terms of sheer firepower, the Radeon series doesn't seem to have made quite the leap many of us had hoped for. The new top of AMD's single-GPU pile, the HD 6970, offers 1,536 stream processors, an 880MHz core clock speed, and 2GB of GDDR5 RAM running at 5.5GHz for a total of 176GBps of memory bandwidth. Its partner in crime, the HD 6950, is expected to list at $299, for which saving you'll have to sacrifice some clock speed (down to 800MHz) and processing units (1,408 in total). There's a neat little addition to both new boards: a Dual-BIOS switch that will act like Google's hardware jailbreak toggle on the Cr-48, allowing tweakers to unlock the extra (unprotected by warranty!) performance headroom in their cards.

Early reviews all seem to agree that both the Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 have struck a very fine price-to-performance ratio. The 6970 manages to spar with the much pricier GTX 580, but given that it's priced similarly to NVIDIA's GTX 570, it scores plaudits for being a more than viable alternative. The HD 6950 is seen as the real value item here, however, particularly since it occupies a relatively unique spot in the price range, and most reviewers tipped it as their new bang-for-the-buck leader.

Read - HardOCP
Read - AnandTech
Read - Tech Report
Read - Guru3D
Read - PC Perspective
Read - Hot Hardware
Read - techPowerUp!
Read - Hexus
Read - TechSpot

Continue reading AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 launch assault on enthusiast gaming market

AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 launch assault on enthusiast gaming market originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdbreaking newsBreakingNewscaymandirectx 11Directx11displayportdx 11Dx11enthusiasteyefinitygaminggfxgraphicsgraphics cardgraphics cardsGraphicsCardGraphicsCardshd 6970hd6950Hd6970hdmi 1.4aHdmi1.4ahigh-endlaunchofficialpricepricingradeonradeon hd 6950radeon hd 6970RadeonHd6950RadeonHd6970releasereviewreview roundupReviewRoundupreviewsroundupWed, 15 Dec 2010 00:14:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI FirePro V9800 runs out of ideas, shoots up with 4GB of GDDR5 and six mini DisplayPorts]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/ati-firepro-v9800-runs-out-of-ideas-shoots-up-with-4gb-of-gddr5/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/ati-firepro-v9800-runs-out-of-ideas-shoots-up-with-4gb-of-gddr5/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/ati-firepro-v9800-runs-out-of-ideas-shoots-up-with-4gb-of-gddr5/#comments If somehow you were able to choke up the FirePro V8800 and its 2GB of graphics buffer -- traveling across an autobahn-wide 147.2GBps interface -- here's the card for you. ATI has just announced the V9800, which doubles its predecessor's memory allowance to a mighty 4GB of GDDR5, but otherwise looks an almost identical beast. It maintains the 1,600 stream processor count of the V8800 and makes some small advances in performance and power efficiency, but on the whole it's the same card, just strapped up with more buffer muscle. We shouldn't neglect the new array of six mini DisplayPorts -- the retail package will include six DVI adapters, worry not -- which will let you have your full six-screen Eyefinity cake driven by just this one card. So, is this future collector's item worth your time? Well, at $3,499, the V9800 is a whole two thousand dollars pricier than the V8800, but then if you have the highly specialized needs it's looking to cater for, we're guessing that won't be too much of a hurdle for you.

Update: Oh, about the price, AMD just got in touch to say it'll suggest a $3,499 tithe, not the $2.5K indicated on the slide below. Sorry is we misled you into selling up your entire 3D rendering farm with the lower price we had before.

Continue reading ATI FirePro V9800 runs out of ideas, shoots up with 4GB of GDDR5 and six mini DisplayPorts

ATI FirePro V9800 runs out of ideas, shoots up with 4GB of GDDR5 and six mini DisplayPorts originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>40nmamdatiati fireproati firepro v9800AtiFireproAtiFireproV9800crossfire proCrossfireProcypressdirectx 11Directx11evergreeneyefinityfireprofirepro v9800FireproV9800gpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardhardwarehigh endHighEndmini displayportMiniDisplayportpro graphicsprofessionalProGraphicsv9800workstationThu, 09 Sep 2010 07:45:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD makes Eyefinity easier with line of budget-minded active DisplayPort-to-DVI adapters]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/amd-makes-eyefinity-easier-with-line-of-budget-minded-active-dis/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/amd-makes-eyefinity-easier-with-line-of-budget-minded-active-dis/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/amd-makes-eyefinity-easier-with-line-of-budget-minded-active-dis/#commentsAMD makes Eyefinity easier with line of budget-minded active DisplayPort-to-DVI adapters AMD's Eyefinity technology is one of the best ways to fill every inch of your peripheral vision with pixels. However, it's certainly not the cheapest, relying on DisplayPort-capable monitors -- inputs that even some current models lack. This has left many gamers buying $100 DisplayPort-to-DVI adapters, significantly raising the cost of adoption, but AMD has announced an unusual plan to tackle that: cheap adapters. The company is helping to develop converters that are expected to retail for just $30, still not as disposable as the VGA-to-DVI blocks you have cluttering up your junk drawer, but considering these are active plugs it's probably about as good as we're going to get. So, who's up for some six-monitor Starcraft II?

Continue reading AMD makes Eyefinity easier with line of budget-minded active DisplayPort-to-DVI adapters

AMD makes Eyefinity easier with line of budget-minded active DisplayPort-to-DVI adapters originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>active adapterActiveAdapteradapteramdatidisplayportdisplayport adapterDisplayportAdapterdvieyefinitymulti-monitormulti-monitor gamingMulti-monitorGamingThu, 02 Sep 2010 10:20:00 EST<![CDATA[NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround delayed, ATI gloats with an Eyefinity demo site]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/nvidia-3d-vision-surround-delayed-ati-gloats-with-an-eyefinity/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/nvidia-3d-vision-surround-delayed-ati-gloats-with-an-eyefinity/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/nvidia-3d-vision-surround-delayed-ati-gloats-with-an-eyefinity/#comments If you're one of the truly lilliputian proportion of PC gamers who actually bought two of either the GTX 470 or GTX 480 from NVIDIA in the hope of running a tri-monitor 3D gorgefest, we've got bad news for ya. If you're anyone else, enjoy the schadenfreude of knowing that those first guys will have to keep waiting for 3D Vision Surround support until the end of June. As NVIDIA tells it, the driver bringing the tri-dimensional, multi-monitor gaming nirvana was targeted for an April release, but has now slipped a couple of months. It's disappointing to see one of the major selling points of the GTX 400 series coming so much later than the cards' release, but at least ATI's around to console you if you're feeling jilted. The company has set up an Eyefinity Experience Tool that does a good job illustrating the benefits of gaming on a trifecta of monitors over a single display. Hit the source links for more.

NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround delayed, ATI gloats with an Eyefinity demo site originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 May 2010 03:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d vision3d vision surround3dVision3dVisionSurroundatiati eyefinityAtiEyefinitydelaydelayedeyefinitygtx 470gtx 480Gtx470Gtx480nvidianvidia 3d visionnvidia 3d vision surroundNvidia3dVisionNvidia3dVisionSurroundradeonWed, 19 May 2010 03:07:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD comes real clean with 2010 desktop platform: Phenoms, Athlons, Radeons, oh my!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/amd-comes-real-clean-with-2010-desktop-platform-phenoms-athlon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/amd-comes-real-clean-with-2010-desktop-platform-phenoms-athlon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/amd-comes-real-clean-with-2010-desktop-platform-phenoms-athlon/#comments AMD got serious with its VISION guide to buying PCs last September, but we've yet to see it actually put into practice until today. In addition to a new spate of laptop chips, the company is finally coming clean with the desktop CPUs that we've seen whispered about, touched and even benchmarked for weeks now. Frankly, there's not much here we didn't know already, but we're guessing that AMD's just aligning its official launch with the plans of Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and all the other big names that'll be introducing rigs based on this silicon in short order. Regardless, bargain gamers should greatly appreciate having the dual- and quad-core Athlon II range as well as the quad- and six-core Phenom II crew hitting the scene in official fashion, offering plenty of performance (for most, anyway) at a fraction of the cost of Intel's swankest Core i7 chips. And yeah, we're pretty stoked to see AMD getting its chips into so many desktops -- it's been awhile since there was even a semblance of an AMD / Intel balance in the customize-to-order sections of the world, and it's about time that changed.

Continue reading AMD comes real clean with 2010 desktop platform: Phenoms, Athlons, Radeons, oh my!

AMD comes real clean with 2010 desktop platform: Phenoms, Athlons, Radeons, oh my! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 May 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>acerAMDAMD VISIONAmdVisionasusathlonathlon IIAthlonIiaticpudelleyefinityhplenovomsiphenomphenom iiphenom ii x4phenom ii x6PhenomIiPhenomIiX4PhenomIiX6processorquad-coreradeonroadmapsix-coretoshibavisionWed, 12 May 2010 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung's MD230X6 six-screen Eyefinity rig gets a price to match its size]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/samsungs-md230x6-six-screen-eyefinity-rig-gets-a-price-to-match/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/samsungs-md230x6-six-screen-eyefinity-rig-gets-a-price-to-match/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/samsungs-md230x6-six-screen-eyefinity-rig-gets-a-price-to-match/#comments
Aww... isn't that 8-inch frame in the corner just adorable? And yep, it's right next to the same monstrous ATI Eyefinity rig we gave away at last month's Engadget Show, composed of six 23-inch IPS monitors bolted together. Samsung's been mum about its final price until now, but -- drum roll please -- the MD230X6's just a mere £3,180, which translates to about $4,750 on the other side of the pond. Don't know about you, but that £149.99 ($224) Samsung 800P photo frame's starting to look like a bargain now.

Update: Samsung just informed us that these are actually PVA screens, not IPS.

Gallery: Samsung's MD230X6 six-screen Eyefinity rig gets a price to match its size

Continue reading Samsung's MD230X6 six-screen Eyefinity rig gets a price to match its size

Samsung's MD230X6 six-screen Eyefinity rig gets a price to match its size originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>800patiati eyefinityAtiEyefinityeyefinityfeaturedfeaturesframehands-onMD230X6photo framePhotoFramepvapva monitorPvaMonitorsamsungsamsung 800psamsung md230samsung MD230X6Samsung800pSamsungMd230SamsungMd230x6six displayssix monitorsSixDisplaysSixMonitorsTue, 11 May 2010 19:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung goes display crazy: H03 pico projector, SyncMaster PX2370 LCD and more]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/samsung-goes-display-crazy-h03-pico-projector-syncmaster-px237/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/samsung-goes-display-crazy-h03-pico-projector-syncmaster-px237/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/samsung-goes-display-crazy-h03-pico-projector-syncmaster-px237/#commentsWell, what do you know? Seems Samsung set up shop in the heart of London and threw itself a product introduction party! In case the company's new laptop and desktop options didn't tickle your fancy, Sammy's giving you a host of new display options as well. Kicking things off is the June-bound H03, which the company claims is the "world's brightest pico projector" with just 30 ANSI lumens -- too bad we've seen units with far more already. Moving on, there's the new SyncMaster PX2370 LED-backlit LCD monitor, offering up a 16:9 aspect ratio, a Touch of Color design, 2ms response time, VGA / DVI / HDMI inputs and a 1080p native resolution. Bringing up the rear is the 1,000 ANSI lumen LED-based SP-F10M projector and the SyncMaster MD230, the latter of which we saw toying with ATI's Eyefinity solution back at CES. Sadly, no concrete pricing details were made public, but you can peruse the respective press releases just beyond the break.

Update: Samsung pinged us to clarify here -- the H03 can muster 30 ANSI lumens on AC power or battery, whereas the other guys dip below 30 when using battery power. Mystery solved.

Continue reading Samsung goes display crazy: H03 pico projector, SyncMaster PX2370 LCD and more

Samsung goes display crazy: H03 pico projector, SyncMaster PX2370 LCD and more originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atidisplayeyefinityH03lcdmonitorpico projectorPicoProjectorpx2370SP-F10MsyncmasterSyncMaster MD230SyncMaster PX2370SyncmasterMd230SyncmasterPx2370Tue, 11 May 2010 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[HP Envy 14 and 17 officially official, Envy 13 slowly waves goodbye]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/hp-envy-14-and-17-officially-official-envy-13-slowly-waves-good/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/hp-envy-14-and-17-officially-official-envy-13-slowly-waves-good/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/05/hp-envy-14-and-17-officially-official-envy-13-slowly-waves-good/#comments The existence of the 14- and 17-inch Envys may not be a shocker, but HP has surely been able to keep some of the more juicy details to themselves -- well, until today that is. Let's start with the external updates that have been made to the all-aluminum machines: both versions now have backlit keyboards, slot-loading optical drives, and on-board DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA jacks. That's pretty much everything we asked for in our review of the Envy 15, but here's where we politely tell you that the beautiful systems still have the same touchpad, or ClickPad as HP calls it, though it has apparently been significantly retooled on the software end. In our few minutes playing around with the systems it did seem less finicky when we kept one thumb on the left button and used our index finger to navigate the desktop.

Oh, and we're not done with the meaty updates. Taking the place of the Envy 13 is the $999 14.5-inch Envy 14 -- oh yes, we just said it starts at under a grand -- which packs a Core i5 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon discrete graphics and 7,200rpm hard drive options. Unfortunately, we don't get any of that Optimus graphics technology here, but HP's still claiming up to eight hours of battery life with the discrete GPU turned off. Obviously, the Envy 17 steps it up a notch in the performance arena -- come May 19 the 17-incher will be available with Core i5 and i7 options, ATI graphics that support Eyefinity technology, and up to 2TB of storage. Told ya there were still some good nuggets! We promise we'll eventually have a full review, but in the meantime check out the hands-on pics and official PR below.

Gallery: HP Envy 14 and Envy 17 press shots

Gallery: HP Envy 14 and Envy 17 hands-on

Continue reading HP Envy 14 and 17 officially official, Envy 13 slowly waves goodbye

HP Envy 14 and 17 officially official, Envy 13 slowly waves goodbye originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 May 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ati eyefinityAtiEyefinitycore 2010Core i5core i7Core2010CoreI5CoreI7envyenvy 13envy 14envy 17Envy13Envy14Envy17eyefinitygaming laptopGamingLaptophands-onhpHP EnvyHP Envy 13hp envy 14hp envy 17HpEnvyHpEnvy13HpEnvy14HpEnvy17intel core 2010IntelCore2010laptoplaptopsWed, 05 May 2010 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[PowerColor HD5970 Eyefinity 12 makes six screens yesterday's news]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/powercolor-hd5970-eyefinity-12-makes-six-screens-yesterdays-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/powercolor-hd5970-eyefinity-12-makes-six-screens-yesterdays-new/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/powercolor-hd5970-eyefinity-12-makes-six-screens-yesterdays-new/#comments
Alright, so your six-screen Eyefinity rig may not be obsolete just yet, but it's definitely just been knocked down a few notches on the jaw drop-o-meter. What you're looking at above is a prototype of PowerColor's HD5970 Eyefinity 12, which -- you guessed it -- packs twelve Mini DisplayPorts, along with a full 4GB of DDR5 memory. Unfortunately, there's no images or video of an actual twelve-screen rig in action just yet -- PowerColor is saving that for Computex in June -- but you can check out a few more shots of the card itself after the break.

Continue reading PowerColor HD5970 Eyefinity 12 makes six screens yesterday's news

PowerColor HD5970 Eyefinity 12 makes six screens yesterday's news originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atiati eyefinityati radeonAtiEyefinityAtiRadeoncomputexcomputex 2010Computex2010eyefinityeyefinity 12Eyefinity12HD5970HD5970 eyefinity 12Hd5970Eyefinity12powercolorpowercolor HD5970powercolor HD5970 eyefinity 12PowercolorHd5970PowercolorHd5970Eyefinity12radeonFri, 30 Apr 2010 15:43:00 EST<![CDATA[The Engadget Show - 008: Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, ATI Eyefinity, and more!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/the-engadget-show-008-dr-dennis-hong-ryan-block-rick-karr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/the-engadget-show-008-dr-dennis-hong-ryan-block-rick-karr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/the-engadget-show-008-dr-dennis-hong-ryan-block-rick-karr/#comments Greetings humans! The Engadget Show is back in a big way with this latest episode! Josh sits down with the brilliant roboticist Dr. Dennis Hong to chat about his supremely cool yet surprisingly terrifying 'bots, and then take a look at a few models which the professor brought along with him. Correspondent Rick Karr is back to give us the skinny on why the songwriting industry would like net neutrality to be a little less neutral, and Engadget editor emeritus and gdgt founder Ryan Block joins Josh, Paul, and Ross Miller on the roundtable to delve deep into all things newsworthy in tech. We also got to play with the ATI Eyefinity, one of the craziest gaming rigs you'll ever see... and then give it away to one lucky audience member! All that, and music from Neil Voss and visuals from NO CARRIER. Okay that's enough reading... time to watch!

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Ross Miller
Special guests: Dr. Dennis Hong, Rick Karr, Ryan Block
Produced and Directed by: Chad Mumm
Executive Producer: Joshua Fruhlinger
Edited by: Michael Slavens
Music by: Neil Voss
Visuals by: NO CARRIER
Opening titles by: Julien Nantiec

Download the Show: The Engadget Show - 008 (HD) / The Engadget Show - 008 (iPod / iPhone / Zune formatted)

Subscribe to the Show:

[iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V).
[Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V).
[RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.

Gallery: The Engadget Show with roboticist Dr. Dennis Hong and more!

Continue reading The Engadget Show - 008: Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, ATI Eyefinity, and more!

The Engadget Show - 008: Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, ATI Eyefinity, and more! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atidennis hongDennisHongengadget showengadgetshowengadgetshowcasteyefinityiphoneKinOneKinTwoMicrosoftmicrosoft kinMicrosoftKinneil vossNeilVossno carrierNoCarrierrick karrRickKarrromelaryan blockryanblockthe engadget showtheengadgetshowvideoMon, 26 Apr 2010 14:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Engadget Show Live! With roboticist Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, and more!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/24/the-engadget-show-live-with-roboticist-dr-dennis-hong-ryan-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/24/the-engadget-show-live-with-roboticist-dr-dennis-hong-ryan-bl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/24/the-engadget-show-live-with-roboticist-dr-dennis-hong-ryan-bl/#comments Keep your eyes tuned to this post -- because at 6:00 PM ET, we'll be starting The Engadget Show live, with roboticist Dr. Dennis Hong of the RoMeLa Lab at Virginia Tech, investigative correspondent Rick Karr, gdgt founder Ryan Block, our own Ross Miller and Paul Miller, plus music from Neil Voss and visuals from NO CARRIER and much, much, more! You seriously don't want to miss it!

Can't make it? We forgive you, and there's a live video stream that can be found after the break. In the spirit of awesome, we've enabled tweeting directly to the live stream! To be a part of The Engadget Show broadcast, just include the hashtag "#engadgetshow" and watch for your tweet on the ticker at the bottom of the screen. One thing to note, The Engadget Show is a family program, so any single instance of swearing or trolling will force us to turn off the ticker... and it won't come back on. So, keep it clean and have fun!

Update: Well that's another show done and thanks for joining us. Don't worry if you missed it -- we'll be delivering the edited video (without the echo from earlier; sorry about that) to you within a day or two, so keep an eye out on iTunes, Zune Marketplace, and our RSS feed. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Continue reading The Engadget Show Live! With roboticist Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, and more!

The Engadget Show Live! With roboticist Dr. Dennis Hong, Ryan Block, Rick Karr, and more! originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atiATI Radeonati-radeonAtiRadeondennis hongDennisHongEngadgetShoweyefinityeyefinity6neil vossNeilVossNoCarrierrick karrRickKarrroboticsrobotsryanblockTheEngadgetShowTheEngadgetShowLivevideoSat, 24 Apr 2010 16:15:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Eyefinity hands-on: we played with the ultimate PC rig, and we're giving it away on the Engadget Show!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/ati-eyefinity-hands-on-we-played-with-the-ultimate-pc-rig-and/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/ati-eyefinity-hands-on-we-played-with-the-ultimate-pc-rig-and/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/ati-eyefinity-hands-on-we-played-with-the-ultimate-pc-rig-and/#comments ATI's Eyefinity has a real corner on the market when it comes to speedy, gamer-friendly multi-display setups for "real people," and while plenty of ink has already been spilled on the HD 5870 card and the six-display experiences it can power, we just had a gander at possibly the most elite setup yet. The real key here are the Samsung SyncMaster MD230 displays we saw it demo'd with, which sport razor slim screen bezels and an easy-to-build, flexible 3 x 2 grid. Less in-your-face but equally as sexy is that BMW-designed Thermaltake Level 10 chassis (OK, it's still pretty in-your-face). It's a custom-configured iBuyPower system, which in addition to the $2k-ish display setup (an official price hasn't been announced by Samsung) should swipe a few months of your salary without any trouble.

Too rich for you? Well, maybe you'd like to win one for free! That's right, we're going to be demonstrating this system on the Engadget Show this Saturday, and one lucky attendee is going to win their very own Eyefinity setup! You have to be there to win, of course.

Not convinced? Follow after the break for some of our hands-on impressions and a quick video.

Gallery: ATI Eyefinity hands-on: we played with the ultimate PC rig

Continue reading ATI Eyefinity hands-on: we played with the ultimate PC rig, and we're giving it away on the Engadget Show!

ATI Eyefinity hands-on: we played with the ultimate PC rig, and we're giving it away on the Engadget Show! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdatiati eyefinityati hd 5870AtiEyefinityAtiHd5870eyefinityhands-onhd 5870HD 5870 Eyefinity 6Hd5870Hd5870Eyefinity6videoThu, 22 Apr 2010 21:18:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition review roundup: novel, but not for everyone]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/ati-radeon-hd-5870-eyefinity-6-edition-review-roundup-novel-bu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/ati-radeon-hd-5870-eyefinity-6-edition-review-roundup-novel-bu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/ati-radeon-hd-5870-eyefinity-6-edition-review-roundup-novel-bu/#comments We've been fortunate enough to spend a bit of time with an Eyefinity setup before, but up until now, it's been somewhat of a hassle to get a fully functional six-screen setup into a consumer's home. Today, AMD is taking the legwork out of the equation with the introduction of the Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition, a standalone GPU with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and innate support for pushing a half-dozen panels at once. Outside of that, it's essentially the same card that we saw last September, and based on the cadre of reviews that we rounded up, the doubled memory bank doesn't do much to boost frame rates. What it does do, however, is enable six-screen gaming. Unfortunately (though understandably), this type of gaming scenario is only meant for a select segment of users, and many critics found the novelty wearing off exceptionally quick. In fact, it wasn't long before NeoSeeker became fed up with the bezels ruining the experience, and just about everyone agreed that you needed to sit a good half-mile away to really enjoy it. Either way, we'd encourage you to hit up Hot Hardware's collection of videos before biting the bullet, buying up an extra five LCDs and then regretting it for the rest of your Earthly life.

Read - Hot Hardware
Read - AnandTech
Read - NeoSeeker
Read - Rage3D
Read - PC Perspective
Read - TweakTown
Read - FiringSquad
Read - Tom's Hardware
Read - ExtremeTech
Read - Hexus

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition review roundup: novel, but not for everyone originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMDatiati radeon hd 5870AtiRadeonHd5870catalystdirectx 11Directx11eyefinityeyefinity 6Eyefinity6gpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardhd 5870Hd5870radeonradeon hd 5870RadeonHd5870review roundupreviewedReviewRoundupWed, 31 Mar 2010 10:36:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD lays out Open Stereo 3D Initiative at GDC]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/amd-lays-out-open-stereo-3d-initiative-at-gdc/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/amd-lays-out-open-stereo-3d-initiative-at-gdc/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/amd-lays-out-open-stereo-3d-initiative-at-gdc/#comments
NVIDIA has certainly been more active in 3D than ATI/AMD has as of late, but it looks like the situation may be starting to change, as AMD has taken advantage of the just concluded GDC to lay out its new Open Stereo 3D Initiative. While the company isn't yet drumming up too much fanfare about it (or even issuing a press release), it does seem to have gotten things started on an ambitious note, with the initiative promising to provide consumers with "more choice, more innovation, and lower cost." In the nearer term, that will apparently translate to products like 3D-enabled ATI Eyefinity technology, 120Hz displays, stereo 3D notebooks, and various bundled solutions and shutter glasses. Of course, any actual product announcements are still a little ways off, but it looks like AMD does already have quite a few partners lined up.

AMD lays out Open Stereo 3D Initiative at GDC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d3D Initiative3dInitiativeamdatieyefinitygdcgdc 2010Gdc2010open stereoOpen Stereo 3D InitiativeOpenStereoMon, 15 Mar 2010 14:33:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI's six-screen Eyefinity madness reviewed, fatal flaw found]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/atis-six-screen-eyefinity-madness-reviewed-fatal-flaw-found/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/atis-six-screen-eyefinity-madness-reviewed-fatal-flaw-found/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/atis-six-screen-eyefinity-madness-reviewed-fatal-flaw-found/#comments Along with its introduction of the HD 5830, ATI announced the HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 card yesterday, which predictably comes with six DisplayPort outputs and enables that hallowed six-screen gaming overload that the Eyefinity branding has been about since the beginning. Some lucky scribes over at PC Pro have been treated to a live demonstration of what gaming at 5,760 x 2,160 feels like, and their understated response was to describe it as "far more immersive." No kidding. They did raise the spectral figure of those monitor bezels, however, pointing out that bezel correction -- where the image "behind the bezel" is rendered but hidden making the overall display look like a window unto the game world -- habitually obscured text and game HUD elements. In their view, the sweet spot remains a triple-screen setup, and we're inclined to agree (particularly if they look like this). For those interested in getting their multi-monitor gaming up and running, we've linked an invaluable guide from HardOCP below, which breaks down how much you can expect from ATI's current HD 5000 series of cards, and also provides a video guide to setting your rig up.

ATI's six-screen Eyefinity madness reviewed, fatal flaw found originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>5870amdatiati radeonAtiRadeondisplaydisplayporteyefinityeyefinity 6Eyefinity6gaminggpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardhd 5870Hd5870high resolutionHighResolutionmonitorradeonradeon hd 5870radeon hd 5870 eyefinity 6RadeonHd5870RadeonHd5870Eyefinity6screensix displayssix monitorsSixDisplaysSixMonitorsFri, 26 Feb 2010 04:17:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI busts out Radeon HD 5830, covers all bases]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/ati-busts-out-radeon-hd-5830-covers-all-bases/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/ati-busts-out-radeon-hd-5830-covers-all-bases/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/ati-busts-out-radeon-hd-5830-covers-all-bases/#comments Whether you wanna call it the affordable high end or the really supercharged midrange, ATI has decided that there is a space to be filled between its scorching 5850/70 cards and the only somewhat slower 5770 SKU. So let's all meet the $239 HD 5830, shall we? As is par for the Evergreen course, it's a 40nm DirectX 11 card, and while it matches the 2.15 billion transistor count of the 5850, the new contender makes do with only 16 ROPs and 1,120 stream processors. To compensate for that processing loss, the core clock is raised to 800MHz while maintaining the 1GHz memory speed of the elder 5850. If this sounds like the 5830 will basically be composed of 5850 chips that didn't quite make the high grade, good, because that's exactly what's happening. Internet reviewers have already had some time to play around with ATI's latest card, and if we can draw a consensus, it would be that while the performance is pretty much spot on between its nearest siblings, the price is that little bit too steep to make the HD 5830 an easy recommendation.

Read - AnandTech
Read - HotHardware
Read - HardOCP
Read - PC Perspective
Read - Legit Reviews
Read - ExtremeTech

ATI busts out Radeon HD 5830, covers all bases originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>40nmamdatiati radeonAtiRadeoncypressdirectx 11Directx11eyefinitygddr5radeonradeon hdradeon hd 5830RadeonHdRadeonHd5830reviewreview roundupReviewRounduproundupThu, 25 Feb 2010 03:56:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5570 fills the last remaining gap in DirectX 11 empire]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/ati-radeon-hd-5570-fills-the-last-remaining-gap-in-directx-11-em/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/ati-radeon-hd-5570-fills-the-last-remaining-gap-in-directx-11-em/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/ati-radeon-hd-5570-fills-the-last-remaining-gap-in-directx-11-em/#comments ATI seems to be so enamored with its 40nm DirectX 11 Evergreen chips that at this point it's bringing out new graphics cards just to remind us of how awesome its technology is. Slotting in between the $100 HD 5670 and $50 HD 5450, the new Radeon HD 5570 will predictably retail at around $75 to $80, with up to 1GB of onboard GDDR3, a 650MHz core clock speed, and a thrifty 43W power budget under full load. Reviewers were big fans of its performance relative to the HD 5450 -- nearly doubling it in some cases -- but still struggled to recommend this as a better value for gamers than the only marginally more expensive HD 5670. Then again, the low profile card, single-slot cooler, and minimal power requirements make the 5570 an absolute gem for HTPC or SFF setups, so whether you're in that particular market or just curious, we recommend you check out the full reviews below.

Read - HotHardware
Read - AnandTech
Read - HardOCP
Read - Legit Reviews

ATI Radeon HD 5570 fills the last remaining gap in DirectX 11 empire originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>40nmamdatiati radeonAtiRadeondesktop graphicsDesktopGraphicsdirectx 11Directx11evergreeneyefinitygpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardhd 5570Hd5570radeonradeon hd 5570RadeonHd5570sapphireTue, 09 Feb 2010 07:09:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5450 focuses on multimedia features, neglects gaming]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/ati-radeon-hd-5450-focuses-on-multimedia-features-neglects-gami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/ati-radeon-hd-5450-focuses-on-multimedia-features-neglects-gami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/ati-radeon-hd-5450-focuses-on-multimedia-features-neglects-gami/#comments It's rare to see a rumor -- hell, even a roadmap -- pinpoint the timing of new releases quite so accurately, but our earlier report of ATI refreshing the middle and lower parts of its lineup turned out to be bang on. Following in the footsteps of the HD 5670, we have the Radeon HD 5450, which drags the entry price for DirectX 11 and Eyefinity multi-monitor support all the way down to $50. Course, the processing power inside isn't going to be on par with its elder siblings, but that also means the 5450 will run cool enough to be offered with half-height, passive cooling solutions as seen above. ATI's focus here is on media PCs, with a DisplayPort, um... port, alongside HDMI 1.3a, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming support. For the money, you really can't argue with all this extra multimedia juice, but if you must have benchmarks to sate your soul, check out the early reviews below -- they're full of bar charts and performance comparisons, don't you know.

Continue reading ATI Radeon HD 5450 focuses on multimedia features, neglects gaming

ATI Radeon HD 5450 focuses on multimedia features, neglects gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>40nm5450amdatiati eyefinityAtiEyefinitybudgetcedardesktopdesktop graphicsDesktopGraphicsdirectxdirectx 11Directx11displayportevergreeneyefinitygpugraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardhd 5450Hd5450hdmi 1.3aHdmi1.3aradeonradeon hd 5450RadeonHd5450Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:56:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5670 brings DirectX 11 and Eyefinity to the budget-minded market]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ati-radeon-hd-5670-brings-directx-11-and-eyefinity-to-the-budget/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ati-radeon-hd-5670-brings-directx-11-and-eyefinity-to-the-budget/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ati-radeon-hd-5670-brings-directx-11-and-eyefinity-to-the-budget/#comments AMD and ATI have got yet another GPU contender under their sleeve, and this one's got quite a one-two punch. The Radeon HD 5670 can boast DirectX 11 and Eyefinity support are for a suggested price less than one Benjamin Franklin. The usual suspects have weighed in on the card, and the consensus is that this is a "solid value" that outperforms its analogous NVIDIA GeForce GT 240. That's not exactly an A+ grade, but we weren't expecting it to go toe-to-toe with its older brothers costing hundreds of dollars apiece. AnandTech also points out that some DX11-compliant games (e.g. Battleforge, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.) couldn't pull off manageable framerates. Hit up the source links for more thorough analysis, and join us after the break for the official presser. One last word of advice, as noted by TweakTown: make sure the model you pick up uses GDDR5 (instead of GDDR3), as it could make a world of difference.

Gallery: ATI Radeon HD 5670 brings DirectX 11 and Eyefinity to the sub-$100 market

Continue reading ATI Radeon HD 5670 brings DirectX 11 and Eyefinity to the budget-minded market

ATI Radeon HD 5670 brings DirectX 11 and Eyefinity to the budget-minded market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>5670amdatidirectxdirectx 11Directx11eye finityEyeFinityhdhd 5670Hd5670radeonradeon 5670radeon hdradeon hd 5670Radeon5670RadeonHdRadeonHd5670Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:14:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI serves up DirectX 11-compatible Mobility Radeon GPUs, helps nerds fall in love]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/ati-serves-up-directx-11-compatible-mobility-radeon-gpus-helps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/ati-serves-up-directx-11-compatible-mobility-radeon-gpus-helps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/ati-serves-up-directx-11-compatible-mobility-radeon-gpus-helps/#comments DirectX 11 has been chewed up and spit out by desktop GPUs over the past few months, but until CES 2010, laptops at large were left out of the raving. This week, AMD has introduced what it's calling the world's first mobile graphics with DX11 compatibility, and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 -- which just so happens to be featured in ASUS' recently revealed G73jh -- is leading the way. The HD 5800, HD 5700, HD 5600 and HD 5400 series are all new at the show, and each one comes with baked in support for ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology and helping tech-adoring geeks find their soulmates (as is clearly shown above). Hit the source link for more details on each, and figure on seeing these filter out to new ultraportables, mainstream rigs and gaming lappies in the seconds, days and weeks ahead.

ATI serves up DirectX 11-compatible Mobility Radeon GPUs, helps nerds fall in love originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMDATIcesces 2010Ces2010directxdirectx 11Directx11EyefinityGPUgraphicsgraphics cardGraphicsCardHD 5600Hd5600mobile gpumobile graphicsMobileGpuMobileGraphicsradeonradeon 5700radeon 5800radeon 5870radeon hd 5400radeon HD 5600radeon hd 5700radeon hd 5800Radeon5700Radeon5800Radeon5870RadeonHd5400RadeonHd5600RadeonHd5700RadeonHd5800Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Ostendo multiple CRVD display games-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/ostendo-multiple-crvd-display-games-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/ostendo-multiple-crvd-display-games-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/ostendo-multiple-crvd-display-games-on/#comments We're sort of hoping the third year's the charm for Ostendo and the CRVD display -- we first spotted the crazy 43-inch curved monitor at CES 2008 with Alienware and NEC branding, then just NEC branding at Macworld 09, and now it's CES 2010 and Ostendo is actually selling it directly. Even better, the company's hooked up with ATI for a pretty sweet Eyefinity demo -- sure, you might have seen the three- or six-screen Eyefinity demos in the past, but having three CRVD screens wrap 180 degrees around you is pretty wild. We played a little Dirt 2 and did a little Google Earth zooming on the rig -- we might never scrape the $6,499 per screen for a setup like this, but we can certainly watch the videos after the break and pretend.

P.S.- Yes, the CRVD still has the same weak 2880 x 900 resolution, but Ostendo tells us they're working on something with more pixels for the future. Just don't make us wait another three years, okay?

Update: Our friends at Engadget Spanish went back with their super-sweet fisheye lens and took some more pics -- you definitely want to check them out.

Gallery: Gaming with three CRVD displays

Continue reading Ostendo multiple CRVD display games-on

Ostendo multiple CRVD display games-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cesces 2010Ces2010crvdcrvd displayCrvdDisplaydirt 2Dirt2eyefinityhands-onostendovideoFri, 08 Jan 2010 20:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung and ATI team on SyncMaster MD230 mega-displays for wide-eyed gamers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/samsung-and-ati-team-on-syncmaster-md230-mega-displays-for-wide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/samsung-and-ati-team-on-syncmaster-md230-mega-displays-for-wide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/samsung-and-ati-team-on-syncmaster-md230-mega-displays-for-wide/#comments When it comes to gaming, it's hard to overdo it on the display front. Sure, Samsung and ATI have given it their best shot with the new SyncMaster MD230 displays powered by ATI's updated Eyefinity6 tech, but somehow we'll still be hungry for more by the time next year rolls around. Still, the MD230 is pretty wild, with six-screen or three-screen configurations retailing for $3,099 and $1,899 respectively, with each screen running at 2560 x 1600 for a total of 12x the resolution of 1080p across the six displays in total. It obviously takes a brand new ATI card to accomplish this (and a little help from that beefy DisplayPort plug), but we're sure if you're willing to drop $3,099 on your display, you can scrounge up the cash for the GPU. The displays should start shipping early this year.

Gallery: Samsung SyncMaster MD230 eyes-on

Samsung and ATI team on SyncMaster MD230 mega-displays for wide-eyed gamers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdaticesces 2010Ces2010eyefinityeyefinity6hands-onsamsungsyncmastersyncmaster md230SyncmasterMd230Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:50:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5970: world's fastest graphics card confirmed]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/ati-radeon-hd-5970-worlds-fastest-graphics-card-confirmed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/ati-radeon-hd-5970-worlds-fastest-graphics-card-confirmed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/ati-radeon-hd-5970-worlds-fastest-graphics-card-confirmed/#comments ATI just announced its latest greatest polygon cruncher on the planet: the previously leaked Radeon HD 5970. The new card card is also one of the first to support Microsoft DirectX 11 and Eyefinity multi-display (driving up to three displays at once for a 7680x1600 maximum resolution) with ripe potential for overclocking thanks to the card's Overdrive technology. Instead of relying upon a single GPU like the already scorching Radeon HD 5870, the 5970 brings a pair of Cypress GPUs linked on a single board by a PCI Express bridge for nearly 5 TeraFLOPS of computer power, or a mind boggling 10 TeraFLOPS when setup in CrossFireX. Naturally, the card's already been put to the test by all the usual benchmarking nerds who praise the card as the undisputed performance leader regardless of game or application. It even manages to keep power consumption in check until you start rolling on the voltage to ramp those clock speeds. As you'd expect then, ATI isn't going to offer any breaks on pricing so you can expect to pay the full $599 suggested retail price when these cards hit shelves today for retail or as part of your new gaming rig bundle.

Filed under: ,

ATI Radeon HD 5970: world's fastest graphics card confirmed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdatibreaking newsBreakingNewscrossfire xCrossfireXcypressdirectx 11Directx11eyefinityfastestgpugraphicsoverclockingoverdriveradeon hd 5970RadeonHd5970world fastestWorldFastestWed, 18 Nov 2009 01:49:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 steal away reviewers' hearts]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/ati-radeon-hd-5770-and-5750-steal-away-reviewers-hearts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/ati-radeon-hd-5770-and-5750-steal-away-reviewers-hearts/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/ati-radeon-hd-5770-and-5750-steal-away-reviewers-hearts/#comments The ATI onslaught of 40nm DirectX 11 parts continues today with two even cheaper variants coming from its Evergreen family of chips. Based on the Juniper core, the HD 5770 and 5750 represent ATI's mainstream value proposition, with compute performance of more than 1 TFLOPS and pricing between $109 and $159. There's a significant dropoff in specs from the world-conquering HD 5870 and similarly potent HD 5850, but reviewers found the latest cards were still up to the task, with the 5770's performance said to be "just shy" of the very recent top dog for ATI, the HD 4890. With low power consumption, competitive pricing and added features like Eyefinity and 7.1 HD audio, the new cards might not push performance boundaries, but they also leave you with little reason to look elsewhere for your next GPU purchase. Hit up the reviews below for more detailed impressions.

Read - Hot Hardware review
Read - PC Perspective review
Read - HardOCP review
Read - TweakTown review
Read - Techgage review
Read - AnandTech review
Read - Hexus review

Filed under:

ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 steal away reviewers' hearts originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>40nmamdatidirectx 11Directx11Eyefinityhd 5750hd 5770Hd5750Hd5770radeonradeon hdradeon hd 5750radeon hd 5770RadeonHdRadeonHd5750RadeonHd5770reviewreview roundupReviewRounduproundupTue, 13 Oct 2009 04:10:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5850 provides scorching performance for a relative pittance]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/ati-radeon-hd-5850-provides-scorching-performance-for-a-relative/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/ati-radeon-hd-5850-provides-scorching-performance-for-a-relative/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/ati-radeon-hd-5850-provides-scorching-performance-for-a-relative/#comments When the covers were slipped off the HD 5870 last week, what emerged was the new champ in graphics performance that could also boast a pretty aggressive price to performance ratio. The only question left for many was whether the slightly hamstrung version of the same Cypress chip, the HD 5850, would be able to offer even better value for money. With a suggested retail price of $259, lower power consumption under load and a shorter circuit board to cram into your case, the 5850 certainly appeals to the more sensible end of the graphics card market. All we really need to say is that Editor's Choice awards rained down upon this thing like they were going out of style -- so take a deep breath and hit the links below to plunge into the bar chart-intensive analysis.

Read - Hot Hardware review
Read - HardOCP review
Read - Hexus review
Read - PC Perspective review
Read - Tech Report review
Read - Legit Reviews review

Filed under:

ATI Radeon HD 5850 provides scorching performance for a relative pittance originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMDATIATI RadeonAtiRadeonCypressDirectX 11Directx11eyefinityHD 5850HD 5870Hd5850Hd5870RadeonRadeon HDRadeon HD 5850Radeon HD 5870RadeonHdRadeonHd5850RadeonHd5870reviewreview roundupReviewRoundupWed, 30 Sep 2009 03:42:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5870 blazes onto the scene, receives approving nods]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/23/ati-radeon-hd-5870-blazes-onto-the-scene-receives-approving-nod/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/23/ati-radeon-hd-5870-blazes-onto-the-scene-receives-approving-nod/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/23/ati-radeon-hd-5870-blazes-onto-the-scene-receives-approving-nod/#comments Watch out now -- the evergreen revolution has arrived, right on schedule and with the promised DirectX 11 and Eyefinity in tow. AMD's new flagship graphics part, formerly known under the Cypress codename, is built on a 40nm process, sports an appropriately inflated 850MHz engine clock speed, 1600 stream processors, 153.6GBps memory bandwidth, over two billion transistors, and the freshly minted HD 5870 moniker. There'll be a HD 5850 as well, which makes do with a 725MHz core clock, 1440 stream processors and slightly slower (or is it just less fast?) GDDR5 memory, but only the headline device has been made available to reviewers, so let's see what they thought.

HardOCP whipped out their special Gold Award for the ocassion, noting that it "doubles performance, yet remains within the same power envelope." The Tech Report crew agreed wholeheartedly, commending the "admirably low" power draw, noise levels and GPU temperatures. In fact, a pretty universal consensus shows that the new card spanks everything else out there in terms of performance, and makes a very compelling value proposition -- a significant feat for a card that's aimed at the usually less price-conscious enthusiast market. Hit up the read links below to revel in the full glorious details.

Show full PR text
AMD Changes the Game with ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5800 Series DirectX(R) 11-Compliant Graphics Cards, Harnessing the Most Powerful Processor Ever Created

World's Most Advanced Graphics Processor Allows Consumers to Expand, Accelerate and Dominate Their PC Experience with First Full Support for Microsoft DirectX 11

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the most powerful processor ever created1, found in its next-generation ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5800 series graphics cards, the world's first and only to fully support Microsoft DirectX(R) 11, the new gaming and compute standard shipping shortly with Microsoft Windows(R) 7 operating system. Boasting up to 2.72 TeraFLOPS of compute power, the ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5800 series effectively doubles the value consumers can expect of their graphics purchases, delivering twice the performance-per-dollar of previous generations of graphics products. AMD will initially release two cards: the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850, each with 1GB GDDR5 memory. With the ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5800 series of graphics cards, PC users can expand their computing experience with ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology, accelerate their computing experience with ATI Stream technology, and dominate the competition with superior gaming performance and full support of Microsoft DirectX(R) 11, making it a "must-have" consumer purchase just in time for Microsoft Windows(R) 7 operating system.

"With the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards driven by the most powerful processor on the planet, AMD is changing the game, both in terms of performance and the experience," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Products Group, AMD. "As the first to market with full DirectX 11 support, an unmatched experience made possible with ATI Eyefinity technology, and ATI Stream technology harnessing open standards designed to help make Windows 7 that much better, I can say with confidence that AMD is the undisputed leader in graphics once more."

Dominate your competition with Microsoft DirectX(R) 11 support

With the ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5800 series of graphics cards, gamers will enjoy gaming supremacy and the ultimate advantage, realizing incredible HD gaming performance and the most engaging experience possible with DirectX(R) 11 gaming done right:

* Designed and built for purpose: Modeled on the full DirectX 11 specifications, the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards delivers up to 2.72 TeraFLOPS of compute power in a single card, translating to superior performance in the latest DirectX 11 games, as well as in DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL titles in single card configurations or multi-card configurations using ATI CrossFireX[TM] technology. When measured in terms of performance experienced in some of today's most popular games, the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series is up to twice as fast as the closest competing product in its class,5 allowing gamers to enjoy incredible new DirectX 11 games - including the forthcoming DiRT[TM]2 from Codemasters, and Aliens vs. Predator[TM] from Rebellion, and updated version of The Lord of the Rings Online[TM] and Dungeons and Dragons Online(R) Eberron Unlimited[TM] from Turbine - all in stunning detail with incredible frame rates.
* Generations ahead of the competition: Building on the success of the ATI Radeon[TM] HD 4000 series products, the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards is two generations ahead of DirectX 10.0 support, and features 6th generation evolved AMD tessellation technology, 3rd generation evolved GDDR5 support, 2nd generation evolved 40nm process technology, and a feature-rich compute shader, all geared towards delivering the best gaming experience money can buy.
* The ultimate in game compatibility: The DirectX 11 API was developed on AMD graphics hardware and represents the cornerstone of DirectX 11 gaming. All initial DirectX 11 games were developed and/or continue to be developed on AMD DirectX 11 hardware. With more than 20 DirectX 11 games currently in development, this innate optimization for ATI Radeon graphics cards, in combination with monthly ATI Catalyst[TM] driver releases, help ensure a stable, reliable and high-performance experience for the latest games.

Accelerate with ATI Stream technology

With the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics card, PC users can unleash Windows 7 and realize the potential of a better computing experience to help do more with their PC:

* Harness the home supercomputer: One ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card would have been one of the top 10 supercomputers in the world just six years ago - today that same processing power can be found in your home PC, working with high-performance CPUs to deliver a superior experience.
* Windows(R) 7 done right: Windows 7 is the first compute-capable operating system and the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards with ATI Stream technology accelerate it like nothing else, being the first and only card to support DirectCompute 11.
* Create and do more, faster than ever before with ATI Stream technology: Enjoy new features, functionality and improved performance in top media, entertainment and productivity applications made possible by ATI Stream technology.6
* Most expansive support of industry standards: The ATI Radeon HD 5800 of graphics cards fully support both DirectX 11 and OpenCL, ensuring broad application support now and the future.

Expand the PC experience with ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology

Enjoy multi-monitor computing with seamless enablement of the biggest game environments ever seen:

* The ultimate in seamless flexibility: Arrange one to three displays using the ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5870 and ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5850 graphics cards, or up to six displays using the forthcoming ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5870 Eyefinity6 graphics card, in a variety of configurations - any mix of portrait or landscape.
* See them before they see you: Unlock the potential of multi-monitor gaming at up to 12 x full HD resolution, the largest game environments ever displayed.10 Experience more visual detail and expanded battlefields that your gaming competitors may lack.
* Enjoy visual computing in eye-definition: Virtually obsolete scrolling by taking advantage of vast desktop real estate to put more information at your fingertips. Enjoy the best of today's latest visually-enhanced online applications - social networking, video conferencing, video entertainment, and satellite imagery - all in stunning detail.

Ecosystem support

* The ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5800 series of graphics cards is supported by a dozen add-in-board companies, including ASUS, Club 3D, Diamond Multimedia, Force3D, GIGABYTE, HIS (Hightech Information Systems), MSI, Multimedia, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE Technology, VisionTek and XFX.

Supporting Quotes

"By incorporating the ATI Radeon[TM] HD 5870 graphics processor's revolutionary DirectX 11 and ATI Eyefinity multi-monitor capabilities into the Alienware desktop gaming system, Dell Gaming continues to lead the industry in delivering performance, immersion and visual experience levels that shatter all previous limitations," said Arthur Lewis, head of Dell gaming group.

"I had high expectations of AMD's new DirectX 11 GPUs, but nothing really prepared me for the breathtaking experience that I'm now enjoying," said Dirk Ringe, vice president, EA Phenomic. "Frame rates are so silky-smooth at ultra high-resolutions, even with all effects turned to max, that the new hardware makes previous hardware look like a quaint antique! The quality of the rendering in BattleForge is something that I used to dream about only a year ago - and the flexibility and power of DirectCompute 11 opens our eyes to a multitude of new possibilities. We applaud AMD's and Microsoft's vision in creating the DirectX 11 API and this amazing new hardware and we can say without hesitation that it represents the future of gaming."

"We were simply astonished by the performance of the DirectCompute 11 hardware in AMD's DirectX 11 GPUs," said Ruslan Didenko, project lead, GSC Gameworld. "By meeting the full DirectX 11 hardware spec AMD has created a beast of a GPU that is light years ahead of its DirectX 10.1 and DirectX 10 predecessors. We strongly recommend a full-on DirectX 11 GPU from AMD as very simply the best way to experience our stunning new game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. A vision of loveliness, in every gut-wrenching detail!"

"Trinigy remains committed to supporting the game development industry with top-notch game engine technology that combines efficiency, creative freedom and performance," said Dag Frommhold, managing director at Trinigy. "We're extremely excited to be working with AMD to support their DirectX 11 graphics processors. AMD's quality drivers and hardware complement our commitment to game developers perfectly by empowering them to produce higher-level in-game graphics than ever before."

Read - Hot Hardware review
Read - AnandTech review
Read - Driver Heaven review
Read - HardOCP review
Read - Hexus review
Read - PC Perspective review
Read - Tech Report review
Read - Legit Reviews

Filed under:

ATI Radeon HD 5870 blazes onto the scene, receives approving nods originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdatiati radeonAtiRadeonbreakingbreaking newsBreakingNewsDirectx 11Directx11EyefinityGPUgraphics cardGraphicsCardhd 5800 serieshd 5850HD 5870Hd5800SeriesHd5850Hd5870radeonradeon hd 5850Radeon HD 5870RadeonHd5850RadeonHd5870reviewreview roundupReviewRoundupWed, 23 Sep 2009 04:17:00 EST<![CDATA[Video: ATI Radeon Eyefinity eyes-on, featuring Left 4 Dead on a 175-inch display]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/11/video-ati-radeon-eyefinity-eyes-on-featuring-left-4-dead-on-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/11/video-ati-radeon-eyefinity-eyes-on-featuring-left-4-dead-on-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/11/video-ati-radeon-eyefinity-eyes-on-featuring-left-4-dead-on-a/#comments Vision rebranding wasn't AMD's only big unveil yesterday, as the company had on display a number of different stations for its ATI Radeon Eyefinity technology. Sure, there's three-monitor Google Earth and airbrushing, but the real kicker, in case you doubted earlier claims that playing Left 4 Dead on three 30-inch screens "absolutely changes the experience for the better," is footage of the game being playing on a 175-inch display, comprised of six HD projectors and boasting 5,500 x 2,000 pixel resolution. Sure, it's not the greatest gaming screen we've seen, but short of having access to your own football stadium, it's mighty impressive. See for yourself after the break.

Continue reading Video: ATI Radeon Eyefinity eyes-on, featuring Left 4 Dead on a 175-inch display

Filed under: ,

Video: ATI Radeon Eyefinity eyes-on, featuring Left 4 Dead on a 175-inch display originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdatiati radeonati radeon eyefinityAtiRadeonAtiRadeonEyefinitydisplayeye finityEyeFinityeyes oneyes-onEyesOnfeaturedfeaturedvideofeaturesgraphicshands onhands-onHandsOnmonitorradeonradeon eyefinityRadeonEyefinityvideoFri, 11 Sep 2009 12:07:00 EST<![CDATA[ATI Radeon Eyefinity unveiled: up to six monitors on a single card]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/ati-radeon-eyefinity-unveiled-up-to-six-monitors-on-a-single-ca/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/ati-radeon-eyefinity-unveiled-up-to-six-monitors-on-a-single-ca/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/ati-radeon-eyefinity-unveiled-up-to-six-monitors-on-a-single-ca/#comments
At a press event today the gang at AMD unleashed their newest graphics technology on the world. To be incorporated in the next generation of ATI Radeons, Eyefinity can rock up to six displays (DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, etc.) with a single card, thanks to a new 40-nm graphics chip that contains 2 billion transistors, capable of 2.5 trillion calculations every second. Monitors can be configured to make up either one contiguous display or six separate ones, and the card can create 268 megapixel images. That means, according to Venture Beat, that it will deliver games with "12 times the high-definition resolution." And the gang at Hot Hardware, who reports that the new graphic cards will come with either three or six display outs, put a prototype through its paces. We're pleased to report that playing Left 4 Dead on three 30-inch displays "absolutely changes the experience for the better." No word yet on a release date, but apparently Acer, Dell, HP, MSI and Toshiba already have Eyefinity notebooks in the works. We'll take two! More shots after the break.

Read - AMD introduces a graphics chip that can power six computer displays at once
Read - AMD Eyefinity Multi-Display Technology In Action

Continue reading ATI Radeon Eyefinity unveiled: up to six monitors on a single card

Filed under:

ATI Radeon Eyefinity unveiled: up to six monitors on a single card originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amdatiati radeonati radeon eyefinityAtiRadeonAtiRadeonEyefinitydisplayseyefinityThu, 10 Sep 2009 19:03:00 EST