GPUs
Without much fanfare, Biostar has introduced its first graphics card based on Intel Arc graphics processors. The add-in-board is aimed at entry-level gaming PCs, and is admittedly not very remarkable itself. But the fact that Intel has a new AIB partner, and that Biostar now has graphics cards powered by GPUs from all three major vendors, are important developments for the wider industry. The Biostar Intel Arc A380 graphics card demonstrated at Computex 2023 is based on the ACM-G11 processor and features a minimalistic design with a rather simplistic single-fan cooler. The AIB does not need any auxiliary PCIe power connectors and will fit into the vast majority of desktops that are new or already in use (including Mini-ITX one), so it can be used...
VisionTek GeForce2 MX
For our first GeForce2 MX review, we take a look at VisionTek's version of the card. Finding the VisionTek GeForce2 MX online is not a challenge at all and...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 8/16/2000NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra
The GeForce series gets another update, this time in the form of a GeForce2 Ultra. Exactly what is the new Ultra and what does it mean for NVIDIA's...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/14/2000NVIDIA's Detonator3 Drivers - Teaching an "old" dog new tricks
NVIDIA has released new drivers that supposedly boost performance across the board for all GeForce based products. Could this really be true? Read on as we do...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/14/20003dfx Voodoo 5 5500 PCI
Sick of your integrated video? In need of a video card upgrade but don't have an AGP slot? 3dfx comes to the rescue with one of the...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 8/4/2000FSAA & Image Quality Comparison - 3dfx vs ATI vs NVIDIA
We've taken three of the leading video card manufacturers and compared their FSAA settings. If you're fed up with those 'jaggies', disappearing lines and popping pixels this is...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/27/2000ATI Radeon 64MB DDR
It looks like ATI is out for blood. The Radeon is here and it has killer written all over it. With cards shipping to retail locations by...
2 by Matthew Witheiler on 7/17/20003dfx Voodoo5 5500
AnandTech takes an in depth look at the Voodoo5 5500, tackling issues like FSAA performance, retail vs pre-production performance, LOD bias, overclocking, and much much more.
1 by Mike Andrawes on 7/11/2000NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS Roundup - July 2000
Finding the right GeForce 2 GTS card for you may seem like finding a needle in a haystack. Search for that needle no longer. In this roundup...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 7/10/2000NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS FSAA Update (Detonator 5.30 Drivers)
Armed with the latest leaked drivers from NVIDIA, we revisited the GeForce2 GTS' Direct3D & OpenGL FSAA performance. The GeForce2 GTS can finally begin to be taken seriously...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/7/2000Guillemot/Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS 64MB GeForce 2 GTS
Being the first 64MB GeForce 2 GTS card that has hit the market, it seems that Guillemot/Hercules has already achieved good market saturation. Although you may be able...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 6/29/2000NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
The NV11 that we've been waiting for has surfaced as a GeForce2 MX with a very impressive fill rate as well as the usual memory bandwidth bottleneck that seems...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/28/2000NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS 64MB
More might comes to the most powerful video card processor currently available. Now available in a 64 MB configuration, the GeForce 2 GTS is out for blood, or is...
1 by Matthew Witheiler on 6/21/2000Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 GeForce 2 GTS
Creative Labs, a powerhouse in the computer industry, makes its entrance into the high end 3D graphics market with its GeForce 2 GTS based 3D Blaster Annihilator 2. With...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 6/9/2000Imagination Technologies / STMicro PowerVR Series 3: KYRO
As we've seen time and time again, 3D accelerator technology with its 6 month product cycles is quickly outstripping available memory technologies. Our Overclocking the GeForce 2 GTS...
2 by Michael Andrawes on 6/7/2000Leadtek WinFast GeForce 2 GTS
The rush for GeForce 2 GTS products continues. Today we take a look at Leadtek's entry into the GeForce 2 GTS market with the WinFast GeForce 2 GTS. Does...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 5/31/2000Absolute Multimedia Outrageous Ultra GeForce DDR
The DDR GeForce 256 is far from dead. Still more than powerful enough for the vast majority of games, falling prices of DDR GeForce 256 based cards make...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 5/20/2000NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS Direct3D FSAA Update (Detonator 5.22 Drivers)
Armed with the first set of drivers that support Direct3D in FSAA on the GeForce 2 GTS, we are finally able to compare the FSAA of the GeForce 2...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/19/2000ASUS V7700 GeForce 2 GTS
With advanced features such as fan RPM monitoring, dynamic overclocking, and temperature monitoring, the ASUS V7700 seems to have the features that power users love. How do these...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 5/12/2000ELSA GLADIAC GeForce 2 GTS
In an effort to be the first GeForce 2 GTS card in the hands of the consumer, ELSA has created the GLADIAC. Available as you read this in...
0 by Matthew Witheiler on 5/1/2000NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS
NVIDIA's response to months of hearing T-buffer this and FSAA that from 3dfx, the GeForce 2 GTS is here and is ready to take over. Until 3dfx's Voodoo5...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/26/2000