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Nvidia Says Windows 7 Will Have Significantly Improved Graphics Performance Over Older Versions of Windows
Nvidia product manager Chris Daniel said in a blog post that Windows 7 is “the first Windows operating system to treat the graphics processing unit (GPU) as a real peer to the CPU.” Windows 7 will offer improved graphics performance by efficiently delegating graphics intensive work to video cards.
One noteworthy factor behind the operating system’s speed boost is DirectX Compute. DirectX Compute is an API that allows developers to utilize the parallel computing power built into newer graphics processors.
Windows 7 has been released to manufacturers and will be available to everyone else on October 22nd.
Categories NVIDIA, Windows 7
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Zune HD Will Be Powered By NVIDIA Tegra Processor
The NVIDIA Tegra processor architecture is based off of the ARM chip technology. The Tegra was designed primarily for mobile, MIDs, and PDA devices. Recently it was confirmed that the Microsoft Zune HD will be powered by the NVIDIA Tegra processor architecture. The rumor was confirmed in a podcast on Zune Insider, hosted by Matt Akers. Listen to a clipping from the podcast below:
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Categories Matt Akers, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Zune HD, NVIDIA, NVIDIA Tegra
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Adobe Plans To Develop Faster Flash Video For Netbooks
Adobe Flash is the most commonly used video streaming services on the web. The only problem with it is that, streaming video takes up many CPU cycles. Intel Atom processors are generally used in netbooks and they cannot handle too many CPU cycles. That is a netbook’s greatest flaw.
To correct this issue, Nvidia and Broadcom plans to push for smoother playback of HD Flash video so that much lower CPUs are used. The Flash upgrade won’t happen until at least the first half of 2010.
[via Gizmodo]
Categories Adobe Flash, Adobe Systems Inc, Broadcom Corporation, NVIDIA
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Nvidia Claims Intel Has Unfair Pricing After EU Ruling
In less than a few days after Intel was fined for having unfair prices and for giving rebates to PC makers by the European Union, Nvidia decided to give their opinion on the chip maker company. The European Union decided to investigate Intel after AMD filed a report against them.
Jen-Hsun Huang, the CEO of Nvidia said that Intel chip pricing was unfair but said that they are not planning to file an antitrust action lawsuit against Intel for now. Intel sells Atom chips for $45 for a single unit, but sells three-chip sets for $25. The extremely discounted price for bulk units lures customers away from AMD. “That seems pretty unfair,” stated Huang. “We ought to be able to compete and serve that market.”
“We compete fairly. We do not force bundles on any computer makers and customers can purchase Atom individually or as part of the bundle,” responded Intel spokesman Bill Calder. “If you want to purchase the chip set, obviously there is better pricing.”
[via Reuters]
Categories Bill Calder, European Commission, European Union, Intel, Jen-Hsun Huang, NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Debuting For The Mac In June
NVIDIA is starting to embrace Mac hardware now more than ever. The GeForce GTX 285 won’t be available for just PCs any more. The 285 takes DirectX 10 to gaming beyond HD with a top of 2560×1600 resolution. No price tag yet on the Mac version, but expect it to be pretty pricey.
[via Engadget]
Categories NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
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