Little brother to 3060 Ti Nvidia cites gamers playing Watch Dogs 2 with high settings realizing 60 fps with a GeForce GTX 1060, but with Watch Dogs: Legion (released last October), they only get 24 fps. And with ray tracing turned on, the game becomes unplayable on the GTX 1060. The GTX 1060 also lacks the latest enhancements and features of newer GPUs.Nvidia’s GeForce … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s RTX 3060
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Graphics chips get a boost in 2019, so what’s next?
As software applications increasingly take advantage of GPU features, customers take notice. PC GPU market shipments increased by 3.4% sequentially from last quarter but decreased year-to-year by -1.3%. The PC market has seen modest growth as the market rewards specialized hardware designs over low-cost “vanilla” PCs. The trends have favored workstations, gaming machines, and … [Read more...] about Graphics chips get a boost in 2019, so what’s next?
AMD’s Radeon RX 5600 XT
The first Radeon 5600 was introduced 10 years ago. Based on AMD's brand new Navi GPU, the new Radeon 5600 XT is a testament to technology advances and targets 1080p gamers. AMD has introduced it's Radeon 5600 again, and this time it’s called the Radeon RX 5600 XT. Ten years ago, it was called the Radeon HD 5600. This latest version doesn’t support VGA or DVI, but we don’t … [Read more...] about AMD’s Radeon RX 5600 XT
Everybody dance now: Intel GPU turned on
The Intel engine has started to purr. The company turned in a great quarter, and now CEO Bob Swan tells investors the Intel Xe DG1 GPU has been powered on in the lab. Intel released their third-quarter results (see Intel Q3 2019 results) and reported record results. In the analyst call, Intel’s CEO Bob Swan said the company is on target to return to a schedule of major … [Read more...] about Everybody dance now: Intel GPU turned on
Your AIBs just got more expensive
Better buy them now. As you may have heard, the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington D.C. has unilaterally decreed a tariff of several goods manufactured in China and elsewhere. And that same person with the powers vested in him by the electoral college has said he will raise the rate from 10% to 25% and has increased the number of products and materials … [Read more...] about Your AIBs just got more expensive
Cryptocurrency-mining affecting PC sales as well as AIBs
Upsetting traditional models, reporting, and forecasts, cryptocurrency-mining has distorted the mechanisms for reporting sales and has driven up pricing for graphics boards. At Jon Peddie Research, we have been tracking the impact of cryptocurrency-mining on the add-in boards (AIB) market since the beginning of 2017 and have published reports that identify the number of AIBs, … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency-mining affecting PC sales as well as AIBs
AMD Q4 2017 results
$1.5 billion in sales, $71 million GAAP profit for the quarter, sales and profit down from last quarter. AMD reported its calendar Q4 2017; revenues and operating income were up as well as its graphics and compute groups revenue and profits. The company’s gross margin was 35%, up 3 percentage points Y/Y, and flat Q/Q. AMD showed a profit of $301 million for the … [Read more...] about AMD Q4 2017 results
Extended PC buying cycle drove the add-in board market in first quarter
AMD gains market share on Nvidia. The market for add-in graphics boards (AIB) increased in the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest market report from Jon Peddie Research. AMD gained market share for the fourth consecutive quarter. Quarter-to-quarter AIB shipments increased 4.8% and 5.8% year-to-year. The JPR AIB Report tracks computer add-in graphics … [Read more...] about Extended PC buying cycle drove the add-in board market in first quarter
Add-in graphics board sales drop in second quarter
New market report from Jon Peddie Research says Nvidia gained market share at the expense of AMD. Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, announced estimated PC graphics add-in-board (AIB) shipments and suppliers' market share for the second quarter of 2015. The news was discouraging and seasonally understandable, … [Read more...] about Add-in graphics board sales drop in second quarter
Graphics add-in boards up sequentially, way down from a year ago
The small seasonal uptick does not reverse the long decline. The market for computer graphics add-in boards (AIBs) grew 3.9% in the third quarter of 2013, on a sequential basis (compared to 2Q13). On an annual basis, however, the long slide in PCs and their peripherals continues, as AIB sales were down 17% from 3Q12. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) says AIB shipments in 3Q13 … [Read more...] about Graphics add-in boards up sequentially, way down from a year ago