What is a GPU?
| Graphics processing unit, or GPU, is a specialized chip that provides 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs to allow fast graphics rendering. |
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| 2007-01-04 | Intel backs Israel graphics processing startup Lucid Information Technology has raised a $12 million round of funding from Intel Capital, Giza Venture Capital and Genesis Partners. |
| 2002-04-25 | Hitachi, Imagination sign multi-core licensing agreement Hitachi Ltd and Imagination Technologies, a provider of human computer interface IP, have signed a strategic, multi-use licensing agreement which enables Hitachi to integrate a number of Imagination's PowerVR graphics and video cores to its SuperH family RISC microprocessors. |
| 2011-12-26 | Graphics market integrates 28nm tech, PCI Express 3.0 The Radeon HD 7970 integrates new graphics core next architecture that enables new levels of gaming and computing capabilities. |
| 2012-03-13 | Graphics card feature graphics core next architecture The Radeon HD 7800 series feature AMD's graphics core next architecture for spectacular performance and efficiency and comes with PCI Express 3.0. |
| 2012-02-21 | Graphics card breaks 1GHz barrier Arguably the world's first 1GHz GPU, AMD Radeon HD 7700 series features PCI Express 3.0, AMD ZeroCore Power, PowerTune and AMD Eyefinity 2.0. |
| 2008-08-13 | Graphics accelerators deliver 200% capacity Aimed at CAD and Digital Content Creation designers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has released two new professional graphics accelerators—the ATI FirePro V5700 and the ATI FirePro V3700. |
| 2005-06-01 | GPUs tapped for general computing Modern GPUs allow substantial user programmability that lets it be retasked for more general-purpose computations. |
| 2006-09-11 | GPUs deliver high-def gaming at popular prices Nvidia announced it has redefined performance expectations for graphics cards at two of the most popular price segments for PC gamers. |
| 2011-03-21 | GEMs found in more PCs IHS iSuppli has released research reporting that GEMs will have a penetration of 50 percent and 45 percent in notebook PCs and desktops, respectively. |
| 2012-10-15 | GeForce GTX 650 Ti prepped and ready for gaming season NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 650 Ti is a phenomenal upgrade opportunity for gamers using previous-generation technology. |
| 2011-11-17 | Firms develop parallel programming standard The standard developed by the companies aim to help programmers take full advantage of parallel computing and the transformative power of heterogeneous CPU/GPU computing systems. |
| 2010-06-02 | Dual-CPU Snapdragon chipsets run up to 1.2GHz Qualcomm Inc. has begun sampling first dual-CPU Snapdragon chipsets, the MSM8260 and MSM8660 solutions that integrate two of the company's enhanced cores running at up to 1.2GHz. |
| 2006-10-17 | Core controller enhances GPUs for Intel Santa Rosa Intersil has introduced a single-phase core controller said to reduce power consumption and enhance the performance of GPUs or graphics cores for Intel Santa Rosa computing products. |
| 2013-03-28 | Car SoCs aimed at multimedia, navigation systems Renesas' R-Car Series can deliver more than 25,000 DMIPS and is powered by the ARM CortexA-15 quad-core configuration running an additional ARM CortexA-7 quad-core. |
| 2008-03-03 | Buzz: Nvidia to acquire AMD? Despite the long string of potential problems, analysts and industry observers insist that the idea of Nvidia acquiring AMD has significant merit. |
| 2012-04-27 | BGI collaborates with Nvidia on cloud DNA sequencing service Sequencing DNA enables the faster discovery of unique issues, and prescription of treatments and medicines. |
| 2012-08-15 | ARM, Globalfoundries team up on 20nm, FinFET process tech The multiyear agreement aims to jointly deliver optimized SoC solutions for ARM processor designs that extend to include GPUs, which are becoming an increasingly critical component in mobile devices. |
| 2010-02-11 | ARM graphics core gains traction ARM has signed up two licenses for its Mali graphics cores bringing the total number of licenses signed to 27, and giving the company enough encouragement to boast of signings that include Samsung. |
| 2008-02-26 | ARM enables 3D graphics in mobile gaming devices ARM has introduced the ARM Mali-JSR297 software for 3D graphics that enables developers of Java applications to take advantage of the latest hardware graphics features found in OpenGL ES 2.0 GPUs. |
| 2012-09-27 | Android tablet wars putting the pressure on Rockchip Rockchip faces stiff competition from multinational chip companies like Samsung Electronics and Taiwanese behemoth MediaTek. |
| 2008-06-18 | AMD, Nvidia take graphics duel to TFlops Archrivals Nvidia and AMD have announced their competing next-gen graphics processors, both claiming their massive multicore chips can deliver a TFlops for graphics and video. |
| 2007-08-09 | AMD unveils workstation graphics accelerators AMD has announced five new high-performance ATI FireGL workstation graphics accelerators for CAD, DCC and medical imaging professionals. |
| 2007-11-12 | AMD tips stream processor, SDK for HPC market Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has launched a stream processor with double precision floating point technology, the first of its kind. |
| 2011-02-02 | AMD graphics cards drive dual DVI displays The AMD FirePro 2270 and ATI FirePro V5800 DVI graphics cards can drive two DVI displays and stretch one application across two screens for an expanded field of view and enhanced productivity. |
| 2008-01-29 | AMD GPUs support DisplayPort, PCIe, DirectX AMD has introduced the ATI Radeon HD 3400 and ATI Radeon HD 3600 series, the entry-level and mainstream GPUs in the ATI Radeon HD 3000 series. |
| 2007-11-21 | AMD fields Phenom in race against Penryn AMD rolled out Nov. 19 its first native quad-core desktop Phenom processor, just a week after Intel announced its 45nm Penryn line. |
| 2008-03-14 | AMD enables robust 3D gaming, Blu-ray in PCs AMD claims the industry's most advanced motherboard GPU, the AMD 780 Series, delivering a rich computing experience for casual gamers and multimedia enthusiasts as the core of quiet and energy-efficient PC designs. |
| 2011-06-17 | AMD develops open-platform processor AMD has declared that the Fusion system architecture is not only based on x86 processor and GPU cores but are ISA agnostic for CPUs and GPUs. |
| 2012-10-22 | AMD deals with PC slump via job cuts, restructuring PC market woes has caught up with AMD and has the company revaluating its business model. |
| 2008-03-06 | AMD CrossFireX driver promises 'ultimate' PC gaming experience AMD has released its latest graphics driver that is expected to advance the visual experience of PC gaming enthusiasts and casual gamers alike. |
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