Archive for the 'Laptop Graphics Card' Category

The first notebook PCs with the latest AMD’s ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 Series video cards have arrived in the U.S. market.

The lower-end ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with 40 stream processing units, a 64-bit memory interface and 256MB of dedicated video memory is available in Toshiba’s new Satellite P305 and P305D 17-inch laptops. A more powerful GPU - the Mobility Radeon HD 3650 is present in select Satellite P305 models, as well as in the ASUS M50 Series M50Sa 15.4-inch entertainment notebook. The 3650 provides 120 stream processors, a 128-bit memory interface and 512MB or 1GB of dedicated VRAM, depending on system.

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Intel’s next-generation Centrino 2 notebook platform, codenamed “Montevina“, will be available with both high performance and mainstream integrated graphics processors, incorporated into the GM47 and GM45 chipsets respectively, VR-Zone reports.

“Intel GM47 Express chipset will be the highest end mobile part clocking at 640MHz for the integrated graphics while the GM45 Express chipset clocks in at 533MHz. Both chipsets are based on the Intel GMA X4500HD graphics that enhances HD experience with native HD-DVD and Blu-Ray support. Intel GM47 chipset delivers up to 2X the performance in 3DMark over the (current) GM965 chipset and has broader DX10 game compatibility and support,” the report says.

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Nvidia Corporation has introduced the Quadro FX 3600M professional video card for laptop workstations.

The Nvidia Quadro FX 3600M is available in the MXM v2.1A type-III form factor and features 512MB of GDDR3 memory, a 256-bit memory interface, and 51.2 GBps graphic memory bandwidth. The GPU supports OpenGL 2.1, Shader Model 4.0, and DirectX 10.

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S3 Graphics today announced the Chrome 400 Series discrete graphics processors for notebooks and energy-efficient desktop PCs.

The S3 Graphics Chrome 400 Series GPUs provide DirectX 10.1 and PCI Express 2.0 technologies and feature a 64-bit memory interface. In addition, the incorporated ChromotionHD engine supports the latest HD standards including H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, WMV-HD, and AVS, while PowerWise technology optimizes balance between performance and power consumption. Display interfaces supported by the new S3 GPUs include HDMI, dual-link DVI, DisplayPort, HDTV, and VGA.

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Nvidia has unveiled details of the upcoming GeForce 9500M GS and GeForce 9300M G mainstream discrete video cards for notebooks.

According to the published specifications, the 9500M GS GPU is identical to the current 8600M GT with 32 stream processors and a 128-bit memory interface. On the other side, the 9300M G has the same specs as the 64-bit GeForce 8400M GS with 16 stream processors.

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AMD today announced the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series, a new family of discrete video cards for notebook computers. The initial offerings consist of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 series and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3600 series.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series, optimized for the forthcoming AMD notebook platform, code-named “Puma”, provides Microsoft DirectX 10.1 and PCI Express 2.0 support, as well as DisplayPort connectivity.

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WidowPC today announced the 17-inch Sting 517D2, the first notebook available in the United States with the Nvidia’s GeForce 8800M GTX top of the line video card.

The GeForce 8800M GTX features 512MB of dedicated DDR3 video memory and 96 stream processors. It supports DirectX 10 gaming and provides hardware decoding of high definition multimedia content.

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AMD has silently added this week the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700 graphics processing unit for notebooks to its product lineup.

The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700 has 120 stream processing units and a 128-bit DDR2/GDDR3 memory interface, and supports DirectX 10 gaming. The new graphics solution for laptops incorporates ATI Avivo HD video processing and display technology, delivering “High Definition video playback and full HD DVD and Blu-ray disc support”, and ATI PowerPlay 7.0 technology for balance between power consumption and performance.

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NVIDIA released today the GeForce 8800M GTX and GeForce 8800M GTS video cards, which are claimed to be “the world’s fastest notebook GPUs” .

These 256-bit cards fill the top enthusiast GPU product positions in the NVIDIA GeForce 8M Series product line.

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Nvidia prepares the release of the GeForce 8800M GTX video card for notebooks, the leaked Alienware’s laptop specifications revealed.

According to the information published on Alienware.com, the PC maker will unveil the 15.4-inch Area-51 m15x featuring the optional single Nvidia 8800M GTX and the 17-inch Area-51 m17x with an option of two of these video cards operating in SLI mode.

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NVIDIA will release the GeForce 8800M GTX, a DirectX 10 high performance video card for gaming notebooks, during the third week of November, the Inquirer reports.

The first 8800M GTX GPUs will feature 512MB of video memory, with 256MB models to follow. The card will operate at lower clock speeds than the corresponding desktop model - the 8800 GT - due to laptop-specific thermal and power consumption requirements. The card will have a MXM Type III form factor reportedly, but there is no information on how many shader units it will have, as well as on exact clock speeds.

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The laptop version of the NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800 video card will be launched soon, according to Fudzilla.

Designed for use in gaming notebooks, the GeForce 8800M will be offered in Dell’s upcoming XPS (M1730) 17-inch laptop reportedly, which will also feature the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor option.

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AGEIA Technologies today announced AGEIA PhysX 100M, the world’s first PhysX processor aimed at gaming notebooks.

“AGEIA PhysX Mobile Technology features incredibly low power and thermal design with power dissipation of nearly 10W under gameplay conditions. It also includes active power management to throttle down the clock in high heat system conditions and reduce the clock when not active. This new technology provides optimized PhysX processing resources to deliver the same peak PhysX processing throughput as the original AGEIA PhysX processor for desktop PCs,” according to the press release.

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NVIDIA Corporation today announced the notebook-use GeForce 8700M GT graphics processing unit (GPU), designed for gaming and high-definition multimedia content playback.

As well as the entire GeForce 8M Series laptop GPU lineup, the high-end GeForce 8700M GT supports DirectX 10 games, so the video card is compatible with the recently released DX10 version of Company of Heroes, and with upcoming highly anticipated Crysis from Crytek and Lost Planet from Capcom.

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Intel’s “Santa Rosa” notebook platform will get a built in high-definition hardware decoder for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray playback support in the second half of this year, Intel mobile graphics spokesperson Mike Choi says.

“Intel’s decision to use a dedicated decoder chip will let the company keep costs down. Instead of relying on a more expensive discrete GPU to do the decoding, Intel can ship next-generation DVD support with its IGP (integrated graphics processor) products,” Ars Technica reports.

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