HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices

Newswatch - May 23, 11:22

China-based HiSilicon and ARM have jointly announced that HiSilicon has licensed a range of ARM's Mali graphics processing units (GPUs) including the market leading Mali-400 MP GPU...

Graphics card shortages to see improvements in late May

May 3, 01:20

AMD and Nvidia, impacted by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) fully-booked capacity, had rather weak shipment performance in the first quarter; however, as more...

Taiwan graphics card shipments from 2006-2012

Apr 28, 15:25

The discrete graphics card market in 2008 was dominated by two major GPU players – AMD with its ATI Radeon HD series and Nvidia with its GeForce series.

Graphics shipments up 17% on quarter in 3Q11, says JPR

Nov 1, 15:06

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for the third quarter of 2011.

Graphics card makers conservative about Nvidia and AMD 28nm chips

Oct 26, 16:09

While Nvidia and AMD are poised to use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) 28nm technology to produce the GPUs Kepler and Southern Islands respectively, most Taiwan-based...

Intel to ship new netbook platform in November

Aug 18, 01:15

Intel recently adjusted the launch schedule of its next-generation netbook platform, Cedar Trail-M, from September to November because the platform has encountered some graphics driver...

TSMC wins orders for 28nm GPU from AMD, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 17, 14:46

AMD reportedly has completed the tape-out of its next-generation GPU, codenamed Southern Islands, on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm process with High-k Metal...

Computex 2011: Nvidia introduces wired 3D Vision glasses and new GeForce GPUs

Jun 3, 11:52

Nvidia has announced, at Computex 2011, a new addition to its 3D Vision product family: Nvidia 3D Vision wired glasses. The new glasses make the 3D PC experience more affordable at...

Nvidia introduces new GeForce GTX 560 GPU

May 18, 16:30

Nvidia has introduced the GeForce GTX 560 GPU, the latest addition to the company's Fermi architecture-based product family, which brings performance and enhanced features such as...

Intel, AMD, Nvidia, ARM ready for Computex 2011

May 17, 01:30

Global first-tier CPU and GPU makers and designers Intel, AMD, Nvidia and ARM are all set to participate Computex 2011, which will be hosted from May 31 to June 4 with about 1,800...

Nvidia performs strong in desktop GPU market, but still behind AMD in notebooks

May 6, 13:28

Nvidia, in the first quarter of 2011, achieved a share of 59.4% in the desktop GPU market with AMD scored a share of 40.6%, according to sources from graphics card players citing...

Taiwan market: Apple launches iMac starting at NT$38,900

May 5, 01:25

Apple has launched its new iMac all-in-one PC in Taiwan, featuring Intel's latest processor and Thunderbolt technology as well as AMD's Radeon GPU with pricing starting at NT$38,900...

AMD delivers an embedded GPU offering support for OpenCL and Eyefinity

May 3, 13:48

AMD, at Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley 2011, introduced the AMD Radeon E6760 embedded discrete graphics processor. Available now, the AMD Radeon E6760 GPU is the first...

AMD said to be looking to ship three million Llano APUs in 3Q11

Apr 26, 01:15

AMD is ready to start selling its new Llano-based APUs as soon as June or July and has set a goal of shipping three million units in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 40%...

AMD to launch three new Radeon HD 6000 series cards on April 19

Apr 12, 01:25

AMD is set launch three new graphics card under its Radeon HD 6000 series - 6670, 6570 and 6450 on April 19, targeting the entry-level and mid-range markets, according to sources...

Nvidia introduces new Quadro GPU for professional applications

Apr 7, 15:51

Nvidia has announced Quadro 400 GPU, a new professional graphics solution that puts the power of the GPU in the hands of designers and engineers.

Nvidia launches new 3D Vision glasses and entry-level GPU

Mar 17, 01:25

Nvidia recently launched a new 3D Vision bundle priced US$149, lower than US$199 of the previous 3D Vision bundle, to boost demand for 3D applications, according to the company.

Standalone application processors are wining in mobility markets, says Petrov Group (part 1)

Mar 8, 15:40

Several years ago there was a widely accepted expectation that application mobile processors would be fully integrated with baseband processors on a single chip. However, today we...

Nvidia may see GPU market share impacted in first half 2011

Mar 8, 01:35

Nvidia may see its GPU market share impacted in the first half of 2011 as the company lost GPU orders for Apple's MacBook Pro notebook to AMD, according to sources from notebook pl...

Nvidia, TSMC ship one-billionth GeForce GPU

Jan 13, 17:02

Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on January 13 celebrated the shipment of the one-billionth GeForce graphics processor designed by Nvidia and manufactured...

AMD set to launch Radeon HD 6970/6950 in the third week of December

Dec 9, 02:20

As Nvidia has launched its latest GeForce GTX 570 GPU as well as reduced the price of its 400 series GPUs, AMD is set to launch its new Radeon HD 6970 and 6950 GPUs in the third week...

Samsung adopts ARM chips for new tablet PC

Nov 19, 16:11

Samsung Electronics is preparing its next generation tablet PC, Orion, using an ARM Cortex-A9-based processor and ARM Mali-400-based GPU.

AMD not expected to suffer much from delay of Radeon HD 6990, say sources

Nov 16, 01:35

Although the launch of AMD's new dual-core Radeon HD 6990 GPU (Antilles) was delayed until the first quarter of 2011, sources from graphics card makers believe the issue is unlikely...

AMD announces Radeon HD 6800 series GPUs

Oct 22, 15:07

AMD has introduced the AMD Radeon HD 6800 series, designed specifically for gamers by delivering unprecedented game performance starting at US$179. The new AMD Radeon HD 6800 series...

APU and GPU can be symbiotic, says AMD exec

Oct 20, 01:45

While AMD will launch its Fusion APU (accelerated processing unit), Llano, in the first half of 2011, APUs will not bring competitive impact on GPUs, and instead APUs and GPUs will...

AMD to debut Radeon HD 6000-series in October

Oct 1, 15:17

Facing the upcoming Nvidia's Fermi-series GPUs and its entry-level GeForce GT 430, aiming for an October launch, AMD has decided to announce its latest generation Radeon HD 6000-series...

AMD to delay the launch of Radeon HD 6000 series, while Nvidia drops GPU price

Sep 28, 01:45

AMD has recently postponed the launch schedule of its next-generation Radeon HD 6000 series GPUs (Southern Islands) from the original October 12 to November, according to sources...

Nvidia to adopt 20nm process from TSMC for upcoming GPUs

Sep 23, 15:03

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang at the company-hosted GTC 2010 event, said that it will announce its new GPU designs, Kepler at the end of 2011 and Maxwell in 2013 using 28nm and 22nm process...

Nvidia and AMD ready to launch new GPUs in October

Sep 6, 16:11

Nvidia is prepared to launch its latest GeForce 400-series GPU, the GeForce GT 430 codenamed GF108, around the middle of October and the GPU will feature a performance in between...

Nvidia said to be planning chipset that combines GPU and southbridge

Sep 1, 17:09

Nvidia has recently been developing a chipset that combines the functions of a southbridge and a GPU, with the goal of the product to reduce cost for PC makers as well as create more...