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Early PC graphics were wild: A look back at the pre-GPU era

IBM was a big player in the early days of personal computing. In 1981, IBM introduced the "PC," followed by the PC-XT in 1983 ...

Graphics Processing Units: From Pixels To Parameters

GPUs, born to push pixels, evolved into the engine of the deep learning revolution and now sit at the center of the AI ...
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What Does 'VRAM' Actually Mean On An Nvidia GPU?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to acronym overabundance, Nvidia's computer peripherals are a chief offender. We've already talked about what "RTX" means on an ...
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AMD is reportedly planning a GPU price rise as the memory shortage crisis bites and odds of decent Black Friday graphics card deals look increasingly slim

According to a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo, AMD is planning to ramp up graphics card prices in response to the ongoing squeeze on memory supply. The post says that AMD has already ...
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Five things I always tell people before they buy their first graphics card

I've personally tested pretty much every generation of graphics card of the last couple decades. I've put them through their paces, seen what they can do, and seen the technological innovation they've ...