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Nebula benchmarks the ray tracing competitors

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Jon Peddie

Knowing how you stand up to the competition is critical. Last December, we told you about ray tracing startup, Nebula, ...

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Benchmarking ray tracing

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Jon Peddie

Ray tracing, as everyone knows, is a simple algorithm that can totally consume a processor. But how much a given ...

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AMD’s Next Horizon dawns with 7-nm Epyc Rome Zen 2 processor

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Alex Herrera

Alex Herrera takes stock of AMD’s latest hardware introductions and notes the company has an edge on Intel and a ...

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Keyshot update enhances 3D CAD support

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Randall Newton

Luxion still betting on CPU processing power in a field becoming dominated by GPU rendering. The most recent revision of ...

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Live linking to CAD tops list of KeyShot new features

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Randall Newton

Luxion also adds new lighting placement flexibility, Pantone libraries, and more.   A tighter connection to several 3D CAD products ...

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JPR new market report quantifies smartphone and tablet CPU/GPU market

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GfxS staff

The global report includes definitions, market data, evaluations, and in-depth analysis of market growth dynamics. Jon Peddie Research today releases ...

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Graphics chip shipments up 5.5% on Intel gains

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Randall Newton

Sequentially the market grew 2.5%, predicting slight growth ahead for PC market. Graphics chip shipments were up 5.5% in the ...

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Fabric Engine leverages the cloud for high-performance applications

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Kathleen Maher

Built to solve complex simultaneous uses of CPU and GPU for animation, Fabric Engine has the potential to solve knotty ...

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Lucid takes GPU virtualization to the cloud and beyond

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Jon Peddie

Intelligent real-time graphics flow can synchronize CPU and GPU output. By Jon Peddie Started in 2004 Lucid came out at ...

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Third quarter graphics chip shipments up 18.4%

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GfxS staff

Intel led the quarter with 36.5% growth, Nvidia had 30% growth, according to Jon Peddie Research.  Graphics chips and component ...