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NVIDIA's New FXAA Antialiasing Technology
By Mark Warner July 18, 2011NVIDIA's FXAA technology debuted in Age of Conan, and was recently found in Day 1 Studio's F.3.A.R. We'll look into FXAA and tell you what it is, what it does, and what gamers can expect out of it. We were surprised by the results, and we think you will be too. Will it be methods like this that replace traditional AA? We certainly hope so.
Quad-GPU Performance Review NVIDIA vs. AMD
By Brent Justice May 19, 2011How does NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 590 SLI Quad-GPU compare to AMD's Radeon HD 6990 CrossFireX Quad-GPU? We will find out if these "if-money-didn't-matter dream video card setups" will deliver the gameplay experience we all expect.
NVIDIA 3-Way SLI and AMD Tri-Fire Redux
By Brent Justice May 03, 2011We have re-tested performance between GTX 580 3-Way SLI and Radeon HD 6990+6970 Tri-Fire with a brand new Sandy Bridge 4.8GHz system. Our readers wanted to know if the CPU speed would improve performance and open up the potential of this triple-GPU performance beasts. To put it succinctly, they were right. The results completely turn the tables upside down and then some.
NVIDIA GeForce 3-Way SLI and Radeon Tri-Fire Review
By Brent Justice April 28, 2011We've seen what a Radeon HD 6990 can do when paired with a Radeon HD 6970 for "Tri-Fire" performance. Now it is time to find out what three NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 video cards in 3-Way SLI game like in comparison. We will look at A2A performance comparisons and discuss which setup offers the best gameplay experience.
AMD 6970/6950 CFX and NVIDIA 580/570 SLI Review
By Brent Justice January 11, 2011Ever wondered how the new Radeon HD 6970, Radeon HD 6950, GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 perform when paired up with a second card? We did, and we have evaluated all four combinations in AMD Eyefinity and NV Surround resolutions.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Video Card Review
By Brent Justice November 09, 2010The GeForce GTX 580 heralds a huge comeback by NVIDIA to deliver the best DX11 gaming experience. The fastest single-GPU performance, a cooler running GPU and quiet? Is this Fermi combination possible? We explore all of this as we compare it to the GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 5870.
ATI CrossFireX vs. NVIDIA SLI New Games Performance
By Brent Justice October 08, 2010We want to know how three brand new games perform with SLI and CFX. We take F1 2010, Civilization V and Dead Rising 2 through our apples-to-apples testing using GTX 480 SLI, HD 5870 CFX and GTX 460 SLI. This is a must read, as it reveals some rather unforgiving truths about new game releases and multi-GPU technology.
NVIDIA Enters Retail with Direct Sales at Best Buy
By Kyle Bennett October 05, 2010Is NVIDIA looking to make add-in-board partners a thing of the past? Or is NVIDIA looking to supplement its already long list of North American partners' stock on Best Buy's shelves. No matter how you look at it, the move is surprising to say the least.
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 SLI Video Card Review
By Brent Justice September 14, 2010We’ve seen how GeForce GTS 450 performs as a single video card, now we are going to configure two in SLI and see how these compare to Radeon HD 5770 CrossFireX and Radeon HD 5750 CrossFireX. The results this time are even more surprising.
NVIDIA Surround Technology Performance Review
By Brent Justice July 20, 2010NVIDIA’s new multi-display Surround Technology is put to the test with GeForce GTX 480 SLI video cards in 3x1 Surround mode. We compare directly to AMD’s Eyefinity technology and the same three displays with 2GB Eyefinity6 HD 5870 CrossFireX and 1GB HD 5870 CrossFireX.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SLI Performance Follow-up
By Mark Warner July 12, 2010Our first look at the GeForce GTX 460 showed it to be an impressive product with excellent all-around performance for the price. But what about SLI performance? How does GTX 460 SLI performance compare with a single GTX 480 or GTX 470 in real world gaming? Two 460 cards are now only $80 more than a single GTX 470.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Review
By Mark Warner July 12, 2010Today NVIDIA is answering the demands of money conscious gamers by introducing the new GeForce GTX 460. The GTX 460 is a refinement of the Fermi architecture, designed to land significant performance improvements for gamers resting in the $200 USD sweet spot. We will find out if this truly does deliver gaming bliss on the cheap and why NVIDIA is calling the GTX 460 an "Overclocker’s Dream."
NVIDIA GTX 280 SLI 3D Surround Experience
By Kyle Bennett July 08, 2010Take your 2 year old GTX 280 video card and pair it up with another 2 year old GTX 280 and what do you get? You get an NVIDIA SLI system capable of delivering huge multi-display NV Surround gaming resolutions with the latest games.
NVIDIA 3D VISION SURROUND Experience
By Kyle Bennett June 29, 2010Many have waited for NVIDIA's 3D VISION SURROUND Technology with bated breath. The wait is over and NVIDIA can now give its GPU owners a 3x1 multi-display gaming experience; and in 3D too! Does NVIDIA's implementation live up to the expectations of those that have been using competitive technology for eight months?
NVIDIA ForceWare 257.21 Driver Performance
By Brent Justice June 16, 2010NVIDIA’s new ForceWare 257.21 WHQL driver takes a giant leap in version numbers, but does it take a giant leap in real-world gaming performance? We found at least one scenario where it does! You surely don’t want to miss the giant leap in Transparency Antialiasing performance experienced in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
NVIDIA Fermi - GTX 470 - GTX 480 - GTX 480 SLI Review
By Brent Justice March 26, 2010Fermi is finally here! We put the new GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce GTX 480 video cards through the paces in four of the latest and most demanding games recently released. We find time for GeForce GTX 480 SLI as well. We compare these to the Radeon 5850, Radeon 5870, and the Radeon 5970.
NVIDIA's Fermi GF100 Facts & Opinions
By Brent Justice January 17, 2010NVIDIA's "Fermi" next generation GF100 GPU is not here yet. Nope, we do not have hardware. But NVIDIA has given us an in-depth look at the specifics behind the architecture as it relates to gaming. NVIDIA certainly remembered us gamers and the fact that we like lots and lots of polygons.
NVIDIA 3D Surround Multi-display Gaming Editorial
By Kyle Bennett January 08, 2010We give our readers a few of our first thoughts about NVIDIA and its new NVIDIA Surround feature that will help push forward multi-display gaming to the masses. This is a great day for PC gamers, but there are a couple of things that need to be said.
NVIDIA's "Fermi" Architecture White Paper
By Kyle Bennett September 30, 2009For those of you that are wanting a better look inside of Fermi, we have republished NVIDIA's Fermi white paper here for your reading pleasure.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Quad SLI
By Brent Justice February 17, 2009We take a close look at gameplay performance with the GeForce GTX 295 Quad SLI and compare it to Radeon HD 4870 X2 CrossFireX. The results may surprise you and make you question whether Quad SLI or CrossFireX are worth investing in for gaming at this time. You will want to see what happened with GTA4.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Preview
By Brent Justice December 18, 2008NVIDIA has designed a dual-GPU, albeit dual-PCB, video card to compete with AMD’s wildly successful Radeon HD 4870 X2 card that is a dual-GPU yet single-PCB design. We preview this new video card and explore gameplay performance in three popular and graphically demanding games. Old GX2 series owners are already backing away.
NVIDIA SLI on Intel X58 Chipset Mobos
By Kyle Bennett August 28, 2008You can write pages of editorial about this but what really matters to our readers is this: You will be able to use NVIDIA SLIx2 (x3 and x4 with additional NVIDIA NF200 logic) video card configurations natively on Intel’s upcoming X58 chipset motherboards.
NVIDIA Dictates Advertised Video Card Pricing
By Kyle Bennett June 15, 2008Did you wonder why your GeForce purchasing experience may have changed? Have you wondered why you might have seen all cards priced the same or not priced at all? We have some answers for you on that front and it is called "UMAP."
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Roundup
By Mark Warner March 23, 2008The NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT arrived to thunderous praise for its performance below $200. We've got three differently clocked video cards based on the new GPU from ASUS, EVGA and KFA2 up for evaluation, and we'll see what they can do in Crysis, COD 4 and UT3.
NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology
By Kyle Bennett January 07, 2008NVIDIA today shares with us their Hybrid SLI Technology. And while it has a ways to go just yet, there are some very promising features that will hopefully pique the enthusiast's interest.