If you want the performance, you will get it, but it won’t be cheap. This week (#38 of the year), Nvidia dominated the news with their GTC announcements. Top among them was the introduction of the long-awaited and rumored RTX 40 series and associated AD100 series GPUs known as the Ada Lovelace architecture. Everything about the AD100 is supersized—compare the current … [Read more...] about Feel the love for Nvidia’s latest GPUs: Ada Lovelace
EVGA quits Nvidia
Due to disagreement with NV’s business practice, it won’t offer Nvidia next-gen series. EVGA was founded in 1998 and entered the PC graphics add-in board (AIB) market in 2000 when it developed the first highly efficient cooler for Nvidia’s GeForce MX 440, affectionally called the banana because of its color and shape. Over the years, EVGA became the largest AIB supplier of … [Read more...] about EVGA quits Nvidia
The metaverse, today’s white whale
Questions (and answers) abound, but many are antithetical at this point. What is the metaverse? If you ask 10 people, you are more likely than not to get 10 different answers. There is no metaverse—there will never be a metaverse. There are dozens of metaverses and soon probably hundreds. Which view you hold depends on the definition of what a metaverse is, and we … [Read more...] about The metaverse, today’s white whale
Basemark debuts enhanced mobile device benchmark
The new GPUScore: The Expedition includes variable rate shading. Qualcomm led the industry in introducing variable rate shading (VRS) with the Snapdragon 888 last September. Apple filed a patent on VRS in 2019, Samsung has it in their GPU, and Arm’s Immortalis-G715 introduced it in June of this year. With all that development, someone had to test it. Who better than the folks … [Read more...] about Basemark debuts enhanced mobile device benchmark
Nvidia Q2 FY23 results
Revenue $6.7 billion, down 19% from last quarter; profit down 59%. Nvidia reported revenue for the second quarter ending July 31, 2022, of $6.7 billion, up 3% from a year ago and down 19% from the previous quarter. GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.26, down 72% from a year ago and down 59% from the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted … [Read more...] about Nvidia Q2 FY23 results
Arcturus brings volumetric rendering to Unreal
Can be used in everything from virtual production to AEC to video games. Volumetric video is a technique where multiple cameras are used to capture a three-dimensional space, including objects or performances. The video can then be replayed, allowing the viewer to see the subject from any angle, using a smart device (phone or tablet), a two-dimensional browser on a … [Read more...] about Arcturus brings volumetric rendering to Unreal
Apexx Everest—how much higher can Boxx get?
New Ryzen-based workstation accelerates Blender and more. At Siggraph, in the Blender booth, Boxx introduced its Everest model of the Apexx brand workstations. Powered by the 64-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX Series processor, the company demonstrated the Blender rendering engine in Blender’s booth. And over at the Inside the Innovation Station at AMD’s booth, … [Read more...] about Apexx Everest—how much higher can Boxx get?
Asus rolls out the D7 Tower workstation
The Intel-based GPU machine is positioned as business-ready and sports a 12th Gen CPU and Arc A380 discrete graphics. AsusTek (Asus) announced their entry into the workstation market in May 2020 with the ambition of capturing 5% of the commercial PC business within a year. The company planned to launch 10 to 12 products in the commercial category within the domestic market … [Read more...] about Asus rolls out the D7 Tower workstation
Siggraph keynote: Seeing double—bridging dualities for humans in the metaverse
Relational intelligence and performance artist Sougwen Chung. Sougwen Chung is an artist and engineer whose exhibitions and performances have taken place in galleries and museums all over the world. At Siggraph 2022 in Vancouver, she gave the keynote speech titled Seeing Double. She began her talk by saying two sets of eyes take in the same scene, the same light comes … [Read more...] about Siggraph keynote: Seeing double—bridging dualities for humans in the metaverse
Nvidia Siggraph keynote
Welcome to the age of neurographics. Nvidia is aligning itself with the metaverse and positioning its Omniverse as the foundation for building a metaverse. It has introduced new AI tools and greatly expanded the partners and participants in its Omniverse, and is offering various open source software tools for the Omniverse, and they are calling it all … [Read more...] about Nvidia Siggraph keynote