AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.3.3: Unified Vulkan 1.1 Driver
Today, AMD released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.3.3, a general update pulling in Vulkan 1.1 support for the main driver branch, as well as bringing support for Sea of...
17 by Nate Oh on 3/20/2018Chuwi Announces The Hi 9 Air Android Tablet For April Launch
Chuwi is announcing a new tablet in their Android lineup called the Hi 9 Air. Set for a mid-April release, Chuwi is offering some interesting capabilities on their new...
15 by Brett Howse on 3/20/2018AMD Announces Real-time Ray Tracing Support for ProRender and Radeon GPU Profiler 1.2
First disclosed this evening with teaser videos related to a GDC presentation on Unity, today AMD is announcing two developer-oriented features: real-time ray tracing support for the company's ProRender...
16 by Nate Oh on 3/19/2018Expanding DirectX 12: Microsoft Announces DirectX Raytracing
To many out there it may seem like DirectX 12 is still a brand-new technology – and in some ways it still is – but in fact we’ve now...
34 by Ryan Smith on 3/19/2018NVIDIA Announces RTX Technology: Real Time Ray Tracing Acceleration for Volta GPUs and Later
In conjunction with Microsoft’s new DirectX Raytracing (DXR) API announcement, today NVIDIA is unveiling their RTX technology, providing ray tracing acceleration for Volta and later GPUs. Intended to enable...
19 by Nate Oh on 3/19/2018Microsoft Details Windows Machine Learning for Gaming
In a day filled with all sorts of game development-related API and framework news, Microsoft also has an AI-related announcement for the day. Parallel to today’s DirectX Raytracing announcement...
6 by Ryan Smith on 3/19/2018AMD and Partners Slash Prices on Select Ryzen & Ryzen Threadripper CPUs
AMD and some of its retail partners have started a new discount campaign involving AMD Ryzen and AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors. Select AMD CPUs will be available at reduced...
33 by Anton Shilov on 3/19/2018HTC Vive Pro HMD Pre-orders Start Today for $799; Vive Reduced to $499
HTC has kicked off pre-orders this morning for their previously announced HTC Vive Pro Head Mounted Display, setting the price on the standalone HMD at $799. Furthermore, any Vive...
10 by Joe Shields on 3/19/2018ASRock Teases ‘Phantom Gaming’ Graphics Cards
ASRock has uploaded a video to its YouTube channel that promotes its upcoming Phantom Gaming brand. While the footage does not say anything directly, some of the elements shown...
18 by Anton Shilov on 3/19/2018Unlimited 5 Year Endurance: The 100TB SSD from Nimbus Data
Nimbus Data on Monday introduced its new lineup of ultra-high capacity SSDs designed to compete against nearline HDDs in data centers. The ExaDrive DC drives use proprietary controllers and...
26 by Anton Shilov on 3/19/2018Toshiba Introduces Datacenter SSDs With 64L 3D NAND
Toshiba is announcing a trio of new enterprise SSD models intended for large-scale datacenter deployments. The new CD5, XD5 and HK6-DC respectively use 2.5" U.2, M.2 22110 and 2.5"...
0 by Billy Tallis on 3/19/2018Ian Cutress Talks AMDFlaws and Security on TechTeamGB Weekly News
After our analysis about the vulnerability disclosures this week on AnandTech, and continuing discussions on Twitter, TechTeamGB, a Great Britain based Youtube technology channel, invited Senior Editor Ian Cutress...
16 by Ian Cutress on 3/16/2018Power Outage at Samsung’s Fab Destroys 3.5% of Global NAND Flash Output For March
A half-hour power outage at Samsung’s fab near Pyeongtaek, South Korea, disrupted production and damaged tens of thousands of processed wafers. Media reports claim that the outage destroyed as...
62 by Anton Shilov on 3/16/2018Intel Publishes Spectre & Meltdown Hardware Plans: Fixed Gear Later This Year
Since the public revelation of the Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities early this year, Intel has spent virtually the entire time in a reactionary mode, starting from the moment...
31 by Ryan Smith on 3/15/2018More Glass: New FSP CMT330 and CMT520 Gaming PC Cases
FSP has announced two new mid-tower cases: the FSP CMT330 and the FSP CMT520. The two new cases feature FSP’s “halo cover” mirrored floor plate which sits on top...
6 by Joe Shields on 3/14/2018ASUS Starts Sales of ProArt PA32UC LCD with 384 Zone FALD, HDR, & DCI-P3
ASUS has started to ship its top-of-the-range ProArt PA32UC professional-grade display. The new monitor features a 4K resolution and supports pretty much every advanced display feature suitable for professional...
18 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2018ADATA Announces XPG SX950U SATA SSD
ADATA has announced a replacement for their top SATA SSD, finally moving their SATA lineup entirely to 3D TLC NAND flash memory. The outgoing XPG SX950 (based on Micron...
0 by Billy Tallis on 3/14/2018GIGABYTE Server Launches Three New Density-Focused Servers: Skylake-SP, Choice of NIC
GIGABYTE server is launching three new density-focused servers in the market with their H231-H60, H261-H60, and H261-H61 machines. The new SKUs are comprised of two 2U 4-node (2U4N) systems...
3 by Joe Shields on 3/13/2018Broadcom-Qualcomm Takeover Blocked By White House on National Security Grounds
Stepping into the increasingly wild saga that has been Broadcom’s efforts to purchase Qualcomm, the US government is now weighing in by issuing a new order to block the...
52 by Ryan Smith on 3/12/2018Microsoft and AMD to Bring FreeSync 2 Support to Xbox One S and Xbox One X This Spring
Over the weekend, Microsoft and AMD made a somewhat unexpected announcement on the debut of their new Inside Xbox show: AMD FreeSync 2 support will be coming to the...
27 by Nate Oh on 3/12/2018