NVIDIA
NVIDIA on Tuesday said that future monitor scalers from MediaTek will support its G-Sync technologies. NVIDIA is partnering with MediaTek to integrate its full range of G-Sync technologies into future monitors without requiring a standalone G-Sync module, which makes advanced gaming features more accessible across a broader range of displays. Traditionally, G-Sync technology relied on a dedicated G-sync module – based on an Altera FPGA – to handle syncing display refresh rates with the GPU in order to reduce screen tearing, stutter, and input lag. As a more basic solution, in 2019 NVIDIA introduced G-Sync Compatible certification and branding, which leveraged the industry-standard VESA AdaptiveSync technology to handle variable refresh rates. In lieu of using a dedicated module, leveraging AdaptiveSync allowed for cheaper monitors, with...
Lenovo Reveals ThinkPad P73: A 17.3-Inch DTR Notebook with Dolby Vision
Lenovo on Tuesday introduced its new 17.3-inch mobile workstation, its most powerful notebook aimed at a broad set of workloads from content creation to oil and gas exploration. The...
7 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2019Lenovo ThinkPad P53: Core i9, 128 GB RAM, Quadro RTX 5000, OLED
Lenovo has introduced what it calls the world’s highest-performing 15.6-inch mobile workstation. The ThinkPad P53 packs Intel’s eight-core Core i9 or Xeon processor, up to 128 GB of RAM...
9 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2019Dell Updates Alienware m15 & m17 Gaming Laptops: New Chassis, New Processors, & Optional OLED Display
Built to strike a balance between performance, style and compact sizes, Dell’s Alienware m-series of gaming laptops were originally introduced last fall, and seem to have quickly risen in...
15 by Anton Shilov on 5/28/2019NVIDIA Releases Quadro RTX, Quadro T, and Quadro P620/P520 GPUs for Notebooks
Along with today’s NVIDIA Studio branding announcement, NVIDIA is also using Computex to update their lineup of Quadro GPUs for notebooks and mobile workstations. Along with bringing some of...
5 by Ryan Smith on 5/27/2019Acer Announces ConceptD 7 Notebook: Acer Goes Pro With Quadro RTX
Acer is launching not just a new laptop at Computex, but also a new brand. The ConceptD 7 Notebook is the first in a new series of high-end computers...
6 by Brett Howse on 5/27/2019Razer Announces Razer Blade Studio Edition: Quadro RTX And Improved Displays
Hot on the heels of NVIDIA’s announcement of their latest Quadro professional GPUs, Razer is leveraging this new technology to offer up new workstation laptops based on their popular...
13 by Brett Howse on 5/27/2019NVIDIA Launches Studio Branding Program: High Performance Content Creation Laptops
As part of their Computex press briefing this afternoon, NVIDIA is taking the wraps off of a new laptop branding program, which they are calling NVIDIA Studio. Under the...
21 by Ryan Smith on 5/27/2019ZOTAC Launches Zbox Q-Series Mini Creator PCs: Intel Xeon & NVIDIA Quadro Inside
ZOTAC this week formally introduced its Zbox Q-series compact PCs that are powered by Intel’s Xeon processors and NVIDIA’s Quadro P-series graphics cards. The manufacturer officially calls its Zbox...
8 by Anton Shilov on 5/22/2019NVIDIA Q1 FY 2020 Earnings Report: Post-Crypto Reset
This week NVIDIA announced their earnings for the first quarter of their 2020 fiscal year, and although the crash in crypto-currency has been a boom for gamers wanting to...
31 by Brett Howse on 5/17/2019HP's Omen X 2S 15: A Dual-Screen Gaming Laptop
Large displays as well as dual-monitor setups clearly improve productivity of office workers and creative professionals. Applying this to broader markets, HP thinks that gamers could also benefit from...
11 by Anton Shilov on 5/16/2019Hot Chips 31 (2019) Programme Announced: Zen, Navi, POWER, Lakefield, Gen-Z, Turing, Lisa Su Keynote
There are two trade shows every year that I love. Computex in June is great, because the scale of the industry it covers, and Taipei is a wonderful location...
17 by Ian Cutress on 5/16/2019Lenovo Unveils ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2: New CPU, GPU, OLED Display Option
Lenovo has introduced its second-generation ThinkPad X1 Extreme laptop for performance demanding professionals. It comes equipped with a faster CPU and GPU when compared to the current generation 15.6-inch...
16 by Anton Shilov on 5/14/2019Lenovo ThinkStation P720 & P920 now with Cascade Lake & Quadro RTX 8000
Lenovo on Tuesday introduced upgraded versions of its ThinkStation P720 and ThinkStation P920 workstations. The new machines are based on Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake and...
4 by Anton Shilov on 5/7/2019The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Review, Feat. Zotac: Fighting Brute Force With Power Efficiency
Following up on last week’s launch of NVIDIA’s new budget video card, the GeForce GTX 1650, today we’re taking a look at our first card, courtesy of Zotac. Coming...
126 by Ryan Smith & Nate Oh on 5/3/2019Compulab Launches Airtop3: A Fanless PC with Core i9-9900K & Quadro RTX 4000
Compulab has introduced its new Airtop3 passively-cooled desktop platform, which is aimed at commercial and industrial users looking for a high-performance passive PC. The Airtop3 combines high-end, high performance...
20 by Anton Shilov on 4/25/2019The Acer Predator Triton 500 Laptop Review: Going Thin with GeForce RTX 2080
Gaming laptops continue to be a bright spot in the PC market, and practically every manufacturer offers some sort of system targeted at gamers. Some of them more successfully...
46 by Brett Howse on 4/25/2019NVIDIA Launches GeForce GTX 1650: Budget Turing For $149, Available Today
A bit over 8 months after it all began, the tail-end of NVIDIA’s GeForce Turing product stack launch is finally in sight. This morning the company is rolling out...
55 by Ryan Smith on 4/23/2019Razer Expands Availability of Quartz Pink Blade Stealth 13 Laptop & Peripherals
Modern users tend to be very different and demand unique lifestyle devices with a distinctive design. To address certain audiences, companies need to take rather extraordinary measures and introduce...
14 by Anton Shilov on 4/18/2019BOXX APEXX W4X With Xeon W-3175X, and APEXX W8R Server with 8 GPUs
At the NAB trade show BOXX unleashed its new Intel Xeon W-3175X equipped workstation, the APEXX W4X. Also on display at NAB 2019 was its new GPU-acceleration focused server...
10 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/18/2019Acer Nitro 7: Thin 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptops with 144 Hz Monitors
Acer has introduced its brand-new series of gaming laptops aimed at casual gamers. The Nitro 7 notebooks combine performance, a 15.6-inch display with 144 Hz maximum refresh rate, a...
22 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2019