Graphics cards

Popular reviews (over last 10 years)

16,894 reads
12,030 reads
Can you improve your gaming graphics with this simple add-on? 8,700 reads

Search within graphics cards

Latest Reviews

Latest News

Nvidia launches RealityServer platform
Putting the graphics card into the cloud 22 October 2009 9:52 GMT
Nvidia has announced a new graphics platform called RealityServer. Intriguingly, it's based in the cloud rather than on a big, hot, bit of silicon in your desktop case. The idea is that web apps and video games will be able to tap into a good chunk more graphics power...
ATI launches Radeon HD 5700 graphics series
Complete with DirectX 11 capabilities 13 October 2009 5:01 GMT
ATI has just released a new series of graphics cards - the Radeon HD 5700s. Two cards initially make up the range, there's the Radeon HD 5750 and the meatier Radeon HD 5770. Both come with DirectX 11 capabilities and a host of other features that PC tweakers might be...
AMD talks up DirectX 11, ultrathin notebooks
Says DX11 graphics cards will be available before Christmas 8 July 2009 15:13 GMT
AMD, which demonstrated its new DirectX 11 graphics chips last month at Computex, has been talking to Pocket-lint about the technology, when its cards will be available to buy, about the notebook market and about battery life on PCs.

Microsoft's DirectX technology...
A quick guide to Nvidia ION
What, why, who, how explained 29 June 2009 13:52 GMT
What is it?
It is the coupling of the Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics card with an Intel Atom processor, into one computer that brings, for the very first time, built in high definition video playback capabilities to new netbooks and nettops.

This combination...
AMD demonstrates DirectX 11 graphics chip
First hardware to support new Microsoft multimedia standards 4 June 2009 12:10 GMT
One of the best things Microsoft ever did for PC gaming was the creation of DirectX. It unified a set of diverse and tricksy APIs into one package that gamers could download to make sure games worked on their hardware, so long as it was fast enough.

DirectX...
PNY launches GeForce 8800 GTS PCI Express card
Designed for gamers 12 February 2007 17:38 GMT
PNY has launched a new graphics card, the GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB, the third card in its Verto range.

Compatible with DirectX10, it promises the best for gamers and those using graphics-hungry applications.

"Designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10,...
CES 2007: Asus releases world's first external graphics card station, the XG Station
Boosts power to laptop and extra LCD monitor 8 January 2007 17:52 GMT
Asus has solved the problem of low-power graphics on notebook computers with its XG Station.

The world's first external graphics card station connects to both your laptop and an external display to boost graphics power and help you to monitor it.
Nvidia unveils GeForce 8800 graphics chip
Gamers go wild 9 November 2006 12:50 GMT
Nvidia has launched what is arguable the most advanced graphics chip available, the GeForce 8800, along with a MCP, the nForce 680i SLI.

Designed specifically for use with the Intel Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors, the chips promise to deliver unprecedented...
Nvidia announce HDTV drivers for GeForce 7 graphics cards
Turn your PC HD-Ready 3 November 2006 11:37 GMT
Nvidia has announced that its latest drivers will allow movie lovers the ability to build a PC to enjoy a HD DVD or Blu-ray HD movies with the release of new Nvidia ForceWare drivers featuring NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology.

PureVideo HD technology combines...
First graphics card to support HDMI released by MSI
High-def gaming with Diamond Plus graphics card 15 August 2006 14:20 GMT
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Micro-Star International has released its NX7600GT Diamond Plus graphics card, the first one to support HDMI technology.

The card passed the inspection text for the HDMI VGA card in July; it will be distributed globally at...
NVIDIA go high def with new PureVideo HD technology
HD coming to a PC near you 9 June 2006 0:02 GMT
NVIDIA, the graphics chip maker, has unveiled a new technology which it hopes will allow what it says "delivers outstanding HD-DVD and Blu-ray movie playback on PCs.

Called PureVideo HD, the new chip technology aims to combine hardware acceleration from an NVIDIA...
ATI launches the Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition
ATI card for both mac and PC platforms 19 August 2005 15:20 GMT
ATI has introduced the Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition, the first graphics card to support both platforms for $199.

This new card features one of ATI's most popular graphics processors for AGP systems - the Radeon 9600 Pro - and includes 256MB of dedicated...
ATI introduces new graphics platform called Crossfire
2 June 2005 1:04 GMT
ATI has introduced a new graphics platform called CrossFire. The new platform has been designed to give gamers the best performance and more flexibility. It combines the power of ATI's Radeon Xpress chipsets for Intel and AMD processors, a standard Radeon graphics processor...
ATI unleashes ATI Radeon X800 XL 512Mb graphics card
New ATI Radeon X800 XL 512MB coming to a store near you 4 May 2005 16:54 GMT
ATI has announced that it will no longer be restricting the 512Mb cards for delevopers and has announced plans to allow its partners to release boards with the increased memory to the gaming public. The latest board; the ATI Radeon X800 XL 512Mb graphics card promises better...
ATI launches Mobilty Radeon X700 for thin-and-light laptops
20 January 2005 11:37 GMT
ATI has announced a new PCI Express-based graphics processor for laptops - the MOBILITY RADEON X700 that aims to provide better graphics and less power drain on a new range of laptops being released.

Partners already include all the major manufacturers including...
ATI adds new additions to Radeon X series
1 December 2004 17:26 GMT
ATI has broadened its offerings for PC gamers in time for Christmas with the introduction of a new range of graphics cards: the Radeon X800-series.

Top of the range is the RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition with the RADEON X850 XT and RADEON X850 PRO adding to...
Nvidia introduces new graphics cards in time for Doom 3
12 August 2004 16:29 GMT
Nvidia has today launched two new graphics cards aimed at enhancing gameplay for the forthcoming title Doom 3. The two new models - the GeForce 6600 and GeForceTM 6600 GT are the latest addition to the GeForce 6 Series.
The two new cards offer 42frames per second quality...
Pny launches the verto Geforce 6800 GT
22 June 2004 9:55 GMT
Pny has launched the Verto GeForce™ 6800 GT. The card is based on the NVIDIA chipset and features a 16-pipe superscalar graphics processing unit (GPU) and full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0. In the box you get one DVI to VGA adapter, an S-Video Cable,...
ATI unveils two new cards - AIW 9600XT and AIW 9600
30 March 2004 16:36 GMT
ATI has announced new additions to it's all-in-wonder range of video graphics cards. The new units are the ALL-IN-WONDER 9600XT and ALL-IN-WONDER 9600.

The ALL-IN-WONDER 9600XT delivers more multimedia features for customers by offering RADEON 9600 series performance...
ASUS unviel range of new graphics cards
25 February 2004 15:44 GMT
The new models: ASUS XN5950, XN5750, XN5750N, XN5300 and XN4300 graphics cards, are powered by Nvidia GeForce PCXGPU.

Featuring Nvidia's GeForce PCX GPU, the ASUS graphics cards have been designed to take full advantage of additional bandwidth and features that...
Hercules announces a 9600 pro to its range
2 November 2003 22:50 GMT
Comment: The ATI cards are really being pushed at the moment and bringing another card to the table can only give us the consumer more choice. Bundling Vietcong with it makes for a good choice and certainly a game that will show off the power of this board.
The 3D Prophet...
Crucial Technology Europe Offers Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Card
2 November 2003 22:31 GMT
Comment: Crucial have started providing graphics cards and at £250 its not bad for a top of the range card. We are in the middle of testing the Guillemot 9800 Pro at the moment, so keep an eye out for the review soon.

Crucial Technology Europe, one of Europe's...