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
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New development in AI hardware and software is transforming the market
Three years ago, we had maybe six or less AI accelerators, today there’s over two dozen, and more are coming. One of the first commercially available AI training accelerators was the GPU, and the undisputed leader of that segment was Nvidia. Nvidia was already preeminent in machine learning (ML) and deep-learning (DL) applications and adding neural net acceleration was a … [Read more...] about New development in AI hardware and software is transforming the market
Asus squeezes 24 GB and a Quadro in a laptop
And makes do with a Core CPU—pro machines continue to evolve. Asus showed a lineup of Nvidia-powered notebooks at IFA. It was a clean sweep and something of a coup for Nvidia in that three of the five units had Quadro workstation GPUs in them, while the other two had consumer-grade RTX GPUs. Based on the Nvidia ACE concept design, and keying off of Nvidia’s Studio … [Read more...] about Asus squeezes 24 GB and a Quadro in a laptop
AMD total GPU market share exceeds Nvidia
…but Nvidia still dominant discrete GPU supplier. The dynamics of the market still have the power to surprise. Our Market Watch report for the second quarter of 2019 raised eyebrows when it revealed that AMD had reached a new milestone by selling more GPUs than Nvidia. AMD's achievement is significant and has been hard-won, but it’s not exactly the harbinger of a new world … [Read more...] about AMD total GPU market share exceeds Nvidia
Nvidia speeds up the game with smart pre-rendering
Click the mouse, see something happen. Nvidia revamps pre-rendering scheme to keep up with AMD's similar feature and improve game play. Back in 2015 or earlier, Nvidia introduced a nice feature to help keep frame rates up with the users’ expectations. They called it Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames, also known as Max Frames to Render Ahead. It controls the number of frames the … [Read more...] about Nvidia speeds up the game with smart pre-rendering