Today AMD launches their new Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 Series. Both cards are built around the new RV770 graphics processor. The GPU comes with a largely increased number of shaders: 800 vs. 320 on the previous generation. Another new feature is support for GDDR5 which will be included in the Radeon HD 4870 only, [...]

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The AMD Radeon HD 4000-series of GPUs is one of those company “secrets” that no one actually tries to hide.  AMD has gone out of their way to discuss these products without exactly disclose all the details - just this week we were at a “Cinema 2.0″ event AMD hosted that described the architecture without [...]

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NVIDIA’s GeForce 9 Series was first introduced in February of this year by way of the 9600 GT launch. Admittedly, we thought it was interesting to see a new GeForce series launch, not with the flagship card, but rather with a new midrange offering. It makes perfect sense, though, considering that more people can afford [...]

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With both AMD and Nvidia readying a new arsenal of videocards, the real battle for GPU supremacy won’t be fought until later this summer.  In the meantime, gamers are enjoying attractive price points nearly across the board, and unlike days of yesteryear, enthusiasts needn’t plunk down $600+ for a high end gaming experience.  Remarkably, AMD’s [...]

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As horrible looking as the MSI cooler on the 9600GT is, there’s no denying that it does a fantastic job of cooling the core. It seems that MSI has decided to kick it up a notch with a new cooler named Hybrid Freezer.
It’s always nice to see companies mix it up with new coolers, and [...]

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