The democratization of the texture zoo means textures take up less space and can be automatically uncompressed at runtime. Over the years of computer graphics, stretching back to Ed Catmull’s pioneering 1974 paper that introduced the concept of subdivision, wrapping, and unwrapping, the CG industry has been trying to find ways to make texture mapping faster and more efficient … [Read more...] about Khronos standardizes texture compression in KTX 2.0
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Intel Q1 2021 results
Q1 revenue $19.7 billion, down 1% YoY, $1.1 billion above expectations. First-quarter revenue exceeded Intel’s January guidance by $1.1 billion, said the company, led by continued strong PC demand. PC unit volumes were up 38% YoY, and notebook volumes set a new Intel record. The company also saw an initial recovery of Enterprise and Government sales in the Data Center … [Read more...] about Intel Q1 2021 results
SPECwpc releases SPECworkstation 3.1 benchmark
The SPEC Workstation Performance Characterization (SPECwpc) group has released an updated version of its SPECworkstation benchmark, SPECworkstation 3.1, which measures all key aspects of workstation performance based on diverse professional applications. The first version of the SPEC workstation benchmark provided a comprehensive measure of total workstation performance … [Read more...] about SPECwpc releases SPECworkstation 3.1 benchmark
Nvidia’s RTX 3060
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
2020 saw 72% increase in potential GPU suppliers
But demand may decline. 2020 saw the most significant increase in GPU suppliers in over 20 years. Before 2020, there were 11. Here’s the list: The list includes discreet GPUs (dGPU), integrated GPUs (iGPU), and GPU IP developers. During 2020, we saw eight new organizations declare they had or were building a GPU, including: That’s a 72% increase in … [Read more...] about 2020 saw 72% increase in potential GPU suppliers
What’s driving GPU sales—COVID, games, or Crypto?
JPR’s Market Watch suggests it’s all three, and bots too. We’ve been tracking GPU and before that graphics control shipments for decades, and we think we have a sense about their trends and seasonal behavior. Our Market Watch report for Q3 2020 reveals unusual buying patterns for graphics boards. So, what’s up? Look at the following chart that shows shipments for the … [Read more...] about What’s driving GPU sales—COVID, games, or Crypto?
A new GPU architecture proposed
If SIMD is good, MIMD will be great. The traditional 3D graphics pipeline is now 60 years old—is it time to reimagine how 3D graphics should be processed and displayed? In pursuit of greater display acuity, pixel densities are increasing in spatial resolution and color depth. In pursuit of greater realism, triangles, the basis for 3D models, are increasing in density and … [Read more...] about A new GPU architecture proposed
Red Giant’s Universe 3.3
Red Giant has released Universe 3.3, an update with two new tools, Quantum and Modes and updated versions of its motion graphics tools Glow, Glimmer, Chromatic Aberration, and Hacker Text. Updates for Universe is a collection of Red Giant’s GPU accelerated plugins for editing and motion graphics. Quantum creates animated light trails in front of or behind a layer, while … [Read more...] about Red Giant’s Universe 3.3
The effervescent rise of GPUs: ASWF updates OpenVDB and ColorIO
Yet another reminder that technology, even fast technology, can move slowly. Siggraph has become an important gathering point for the open-source community. Many of the developers creating tools for digital content creation are working at studios serving the movie industry or at companies working with the studios. Naturally then, Siggraph is the site for the Academy Software … [Read more...] about The effervescent rise of GPUs: ASWF updates OpenVDB and ColorIO
Intel Q2’2020 results
Q2 revenue up 19.4% YoY to $19.7 billion dollars. The new normal is not normal, and may not be again for a long time. Q2 which has traditionally been a down quarter was up for Intel year-to-year, and flat quarter-to-quarter. But Q3 is being guided down, and Intel still is dealing with manufacturing issues—the new normal. By midday the day after Intel’s report, AMD … [Read more...] about Intel Q2’2020 results