Rumor: Low And Mid-Range Macbook Pros To Forgo Dedicated Graphics, Rely On Integrated Ivy Bridge’s HD 4000?

Rumor: Low And Mid-Range Macbook Pros To Forgo Dedicated Graphics, Rely On Integrated Ivy Bridge’s HD 4000?

The next generation of Macbook Pros, specifically lower end models, could be a lot less “pro” if a new rumor published by SemiAccurate is correct. As the story goes, Nvidia is (still) having issues manufacturing their next-gen 28nm “Kepler” platform in numbers high enough to appease both Windows hardware manufacturers as well as Apple and maintain good sizable yields. The end result, as SA reports, is that Apple will cut out the dedicated Nvidia GPU...

[Update 2] AMD’s Dual-GPU Radeon 6990 Graphics Card To Hit The Streets March 8th?

[Update 2] AMD’s Dual-GPU Radeon 6990 Graphics Card To Hit The Streets March 8th?

PC enthusiasts have an exciting March to look forward to. Not only is Nvidia’s dual-GPU 590 rumored to be dropping later in the month, but AMD’s own dual-GPU solution (6990) will be coming even earlier — rumored to be as soon as March 8th. Currently, AMD is said to be finalizing the SKU and planning to have partners ready to go for an official release by said date. For those not well versed in the land of computer hardware, “dual-GPU” in...

Dual-GPU AMD 6990 Spotted!

Dual-GPU AMD 6990 Spotted!

It may not be an * official* unveiling, but it is welcome nonetheless. AMD’s Matt Skynner displayed the gem you see above at a Fusion APU press event in lands far from here. While no specs or actual mention was offered for the device itself, the new black with red racing stripes design signals it is the latest generation of card. And, the two silver spots seen on the back of the card are nothing else but dual gpu cores. If we go on current speculation, the...

#CES2011 — Nvidia Unveils 500M Mobile GPUs.

#CES2011 — Nvidia Unveils 500M Mobile GPUs.

At today’s CES press conference, Nvidia took to the stage and unveiled their next generation of mobile processors, the 500M family. In actuality, the changes from the 4xxM series to the new 500M aren’t all that exciting and instead revolve more around higher clock frequencies and more active cores — brute strength as its best. According to Nvidia’s own tests against Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge integrated graphics, the Nvidia GT 540M was more...

Nvidia GTX 560 Pictures and Specs Trickle Out.

Nvidia GTX 560 Pictures and Specs Trickle Out.

We’ve already talked about Nvidia’s upcoming mid-range card, the GTX 560. While the king pin GTX 580 is the card that makes us all drool with its copious amounts of power, the 560 is the one that will end up in a greater number gamers’ PCs. Not to mention, the 560′s precursor (GTX 460) is an amazingly versatile card as it overclocks well and scales great in SLI. And now that we have the leaked image above giving us an early look at the upcoming...

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