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Record revenues as graphics chip maker Nvidia doubles profits

The graphics chip maker Nvidia are reporting doubles profits compared to one year ago, when it announced third-quarter financials they showed the first time Nvidia has passed the $1bn mark Read more

Nvidia Stock Drops Around 25 Percent

There were many reasons why Nvidia issued a profit warning and these included a price war in the industry, a delay in new products being launched and weak demand.

The moment Nvidia announced expectations of lower revenues; their stocks plummeted as much as 25 percent. To make matters worse they have also said to expect a charge of around $200 million to cover the costs of defected Nvidia chips.

This charge will cover returns and repairs that have affected some laptop GPUs to overheat and fail. The lower profit has been predicted due to all the different factors and does not look like a long-term problem for Nvidia.

At first the Nvidia chipmaker was expected to make $1 billion in its second-quarter but this figure has now been taken down to around $875 million. Still not bad considering the current market and problems.

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NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX and GTS: laptop GPUs rolled out

As Alienware announce their new laptops it is great timing that NVIDIA announce that they are rolling out their new GPUs for laptops, the GeForce 8800M GTX and GTS. NVIDIA state that this is the Read more

Nvidia slips up: we now have DX10 mobile GPU specs

It seems as if Nvidia is slipping a bit as they have let slip about the specs of their upcoming DX10 mobile GPU. The graphics cards in question is the GeForce 9300M and 9500M, both are DirectX 10-compatible.

Firstly we have the 9500M GS has 32 stream processor and will have a running speed of 950 MHz, the core has been clocked at 475MHz. The graphics card itself will have a 512MB of GDDR 3.

The 9300M G only has 16 stream processors; it has been clocked to 800MHz and has a core that runs at 400MHz. The GPU has 256MB of ram.

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First reviews of the Nvidia 9600 GT Graphics Card: is it any good?

Well the wait is finally over as today will see the first reviews of the Nvidia 9600 GT Graphics Card, and the one thing that gamers would like to know is, is it any good? The GPU will use Nvidia’s G92 technology, and for the first time Read more

Nvidia 8900GTX & 8950GX2 Priced

The next 2 biggest graphics cards; the 8900GTX and the 8950GX2 have officially been priced by Nvidia. Follow the jump for more information. Read more

NVIDIA 780a vs. AMD 790FX Chipsets

The biggest player in the chipsets and CPU industry is Intel, the Core 2 is what most buyers look for in laptops and other devices and AMD has fallen behind, but now the Phenom B3 is out things could be a little different. Tweak Town have covered a 16-page review of the NVIDIA 780a vs. AMD 790FX Chipsets.

You can view the full 16 page hands-on here, in summery they found NVIDIA has really pulled out some strings with the 780a, but its design for the PCI Express 2.0 controller really gives us a feeling of a half-done chipset.

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT: Smaller cooler, cheaper than other high-end graphic cards

The new NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT is smaller, runs cooler, and is much cheaper than any other high end graphics cards on the market. However this does not make the Read more

Hands on review of the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB G92

First impressions of the new NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB G92 graphics card is a mixed one, the color of the GPU which is black gives it a boring plain look but i think that is meant to put you off as we know that the Read more

Apple admit MacBook Pro Nvidia GPU fault: repair or refund

Apple has finally admitted that there is in fact a fault with the Nvidia GPU which is used in their MacBook Pro notebooks. They admit that it is the same fault that is affecting other manufacturers. Read more

NVIDIA going after Intel with GeForce GTX 280 / 260 next-gen cards

It seems that NVIDA have been making some big noise of late about slimming down their product line of graphics cards, and are also going after Intel and some of their business. With that kind of announcement, you would have thought that the new summer line-up from NVIDIA would be something special, but I am afraid to say that it is much the same as what they already have. NVIDIA have two new graphics cards coming in their summer line-up, the GeForce GTX 260 and the GeForce GTX 280, both of which are next-gen cards.

Both will use the D10U graphics core; however the GTX 280 is the full fat version of the processor which uses all of the 240 unified stream processors. The GTX 260 will only use 192, so is a watered down version. Both the 260 and 280 GPU’s support three-way SLI, NVIDIA are also planning to incorporate PhysX support however; as yet there are no details on this, we will just have to wait until the June 18 launch.

As we mentioned above, both cards will use the D10U processor, these are said to be 50% better than the shaders which were used on the older D9 GPU’s. One thing that you need to know about the D10U chipset though, it does not offer support for DirectX extensions above 10.0. It does seem to me that with the launch of both the GeForce GTX 280 / 260 next-gen cards, NVIDIA are not doing enough to go after Intel.

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Nvidia launches graphics accelerator for Adobe Creative Suite 4

Nvidia have now launched a new graphics accelerator, for use with the Adobe Creative Suite 4. This new accelerator allows professionals the option of greater performance when users add graphics and visual effects to video. Read more

NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT: low end DirectX 10 video card

If you want the best graphics from your gaming it would normally cost you a bundle, but apparently a particular graphics card called the NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT will be joining the NVIDIA family in June and the rumor is it will be the cheapest GeForce 8 series card to date Read more

Graphics Card comparison Nvidia Quadro FX 4600 vs. ATi FireGL V7600

The guys over at Toms Hardware have been battling two Graphics Cards out; in one corner we have the Nvidia Quadro FX 4600 while in the other we have the ATi FireGL V7600. Read more

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT Specs

We learned yesterday that the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics will be used in the new Apple MacBook. So how come Apple decided to do away with Intel and choose NVIDA instead. There are a number of reasons for this, but the main reason is the performance. Read more

Hands-on with ZOTAC NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard

This is the ZOTAC NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard and it shows that ZOTAC are back with a board featuring the socket 775 platform; this board may not be in Australia yet but it has a lot of potential. The added wireless Ethernet is a great feature that we don’t normally see on 790i motherboards, this gives ZOTAC’s version of the NVIDIA 790i Ultra chipset board a leg up.

Tweak Town have given ZOTAC’s motherboard a full hands-on review, the results have been covered over 15 pages and in their final thoughts they said “ZOTAC has definitely made its mark with us. While our first board we received from them that was based on the GeForce 8300 chipset failed to impress, the 790i SLI Ultra board really got us going. While it’s a great feat of engineering as to how it’s laid out, ZOTAC isn’t to thank for that since it’s based right off the NVIDIA reference design. But it’s good to see ZOTAC not trying to modify it too much.

The performance of the board was right up there with the likes of the X48 chipset, so if you’re planning on an SLI setup for your NVIDIA chipset, the 790i isn’t going to disappoint as much as the 780i does.

Overall, the ZOTAC board is definitely worth your dollar. With a good software bundle as well as a few added extras like the wireless networking, you’re not going to be disappointed”.

Hit the read link below to see the full specifications, what’s inside the box, BIOS and overclocking, benchmarks and a lot more.

Read the 15 page review.

NVIDIA’s biggest partners releases an 790i Ultra SLI motherboard

This is the XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard and with XFX being one of NVIDIA’s biggest partners, expectations are high for this board.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing to be another NVIDIA reference clone; this makes the choice of which board to get an easier one. The features and extras bundled with the XFX offering also make it a prime mover.

Tweak Town have given this motherboard a full hands-on review and this is what they said in their final thoughts “One thing is for sure, NVIDIA has done a fantastic job on its reference design. Not only have they managed to fit just about every possible expansion option into their boards, but also 3-Way SLI is standard, it overclocks quite well and it supports the latest generation of CPUs.

Having said that, when companies just sell NVIDIA reference boards, this is where things get a bit boring. When two or more companies have identical looking and performing boards, it’s hard to recommend one over the other. In fact, there is no way to do it; this is where real motherboard makers like MSI, ASUS and GIGABYTE come in with their own styles and designs that do make a difference; in all, a better looking board.

XFX has simply slapped their sticker on the NVIDIA reference board, which is the same as what ZOTAC has done with theirs. So if you’re tossing up between these two, either will do as there are no differences to speak of”.

Read the 14 page review.

Dell laptops get BIOS updates, fixes NVIDIA GPUs

If you own a dell laptop then you may already know about the new BIOS updates available for Dell laptops. These updates are to help with the well-known NVIDIA GPU issues.

The issue is to do with “a weak die / packaging material set” that causes NVIDIA GPU problems when you get GPU temperature fluctuations. While the update will help, Dell says it’s not a fix for the problem.

Once your BIOS is flashed with the update you are less likely to get of GPU issues. Read more details about this new BIOS update from the source below.

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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2: leaked specs and images

The GeForce 9800 GX2 is the soon to be released GPU by NVIDIA, here we have a couple of leaked images and also some specs. For those of you who do not know much about this new graphics card, it is a lot like the 8800 GPU however this card is Read more

Controversial NVIDIA XFX 8800 Ultra Graphics Card

The NVIDIA 8800 Ultra graphics card is one of or if not the fastest graphics card around, especially the NVIDIA XFX 8800 Ultra video card that comes from the factory overclocked Read more