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Blender 3.5 Released: Adds New Geometry Nodes, Augments Viewport & Improves Lights

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:12:38 +0200

The latest version of Blender has just released, and as we’ve come to expect, there’s a lot to take in, despite the previous version releasing just a mere three months ago. Key focuses here include hair- and fur-based Geometry Nodes, built-in assets (yes, you’re reading that right), support for vector displacement maps.....

3D V-Cache Infused Zen 4: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Gaming Review

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:00:50 +0200

AMD's first Zen 4 processors featuring 3D V-Cache technology have landed, and with a focus squarely on gamers, we've been eager to see how 3D V-Cache elevates AMD's Zen 4, and not to mention how it performs against the Intel competition. With the 16-core 7950X3D and thirteen games in-hand, let's explore what AMD's latest and greatest gaming CPU can pull off.

NVIDIA Unveils Six Ada Lovelace-based Professional GPUs At GTC 2023

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:23:17 +0200

NVIDIA’s latest (and still virtual) GTC has just kicked-off, and without wasting a single second, the company’s unveiled lots to talk about, with large focuses on proviz, healthcare, automotive, robotics, and lithography. For this post, we’re going to focus on what gets us (and much of our audience) the most excited: professional.....

AMD Ryzen 7000 vs. Intel 13th-gen Core Workstation Performance Review

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:01:58 +0200

Which CPU you should be eying for your next workstation depends entirely on your workload, something this article will highlight across a range of tests. With AMD's Zen 4-based Ryzens and Intel's Raptor Lake-based Core processors in-hand, we're exploring performance potential in encoding, rendering, photogrammetry, and others.

Viewport Performance Look At CATIA, SolidWorks, SNX, Creo, 3ds Max & Maya

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:45:19 +0200

We're taking a fresh look at the many workloads available in SPECviewperf. This time around, we're taking a much deeper look at subtest results, to gain a better understanding of how SVP's overall scores are generated. With the help of 28 GPUs, two resolutions, and 38 subtests, we have a lot of data to explore.

AMD Announces Pricing And Availability For Its 3D V-Cache-infused Zen 4 SKUs

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:53:44 +0200

AMD’s had a pretty busy 2023 so far, especially where CPUs are concerned. At CES, the company announced three 65W Ryzen models, in addition to three others that have been infused with 3D V-Cache. Today, the company has announced both pricing and availability for those latter SKUs (the 65W parts were officially.....

Intel Drops Arc A750 Price To $249, Launches Major Driver Update

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:30:12 +0200

Intel has been on quite the “journey” since it launched its Arc-series graphics cards last year. While the GPU hardware is really quite good, the state of Arc’s drivers being less-than-ideal was known to pretty much every enthusiast. Fortunately, the company has been on a tear to get bugs fixed and support.....

Intel Launches 4th-gen Xeon Scalable & Xeon Max Processors

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:00:14 +0200

Today's the day when Intel launches its long-anticipated 4th-gen Xeon Scalable and Xeon Max-series processors, and the company has given us plenty to talk about. We have CPUs with built-in HBM2e memory, many accelerators scattered across the entire range, and notably, AMX AI acceleration built into every one.

Zen 4 At 65W: Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7700 & Ryzen 5 7600 Launched

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 23:11:02 +0200

As we covered during CES last week, AMD’s introducing a number of processor SKUs for the desktop market, including a trio of 65W parts, and another trio that packs AMD’s 3D V-Cache inside. Today’s launch revolves around the former, the 65W parts that give new options to those wanting to adopt AMD’s.....

Intel Arc Rendering Performance Strengths Are Really Understated

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 20:55:15 +0200

When we first took a detailed look at Intel’s Arc graphics cards this past fall, we found ourselves impressed with the performance we were seeing across multiple scenarios. At that time, there was no question that Arc’s graphics drivers were still in bad need of polish, but after our exhaustive testing, we.....

AMD Unveils New Desktop And Mobile Ryzens At CES, Including Three 3D V-Cache Options

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 22:30:13 +0200

This year’s CES has had the usual onslaught of product announcements, but it feels like the CPU market has been catered to more this go-around than in previous events. We wrote the other day of Intel’s new CPU launches, with an almost ridiculous number of SKUs targeting both desktop and notebook. Now,.....

NVIDIA Launches Mobile Ada Lovelace GeForces, Delivers DLSS 3 & Studio Updates At CES

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:52:03 +0200

At the ongoing CES 2023 event, NVIDIA has had lots to talk about – from new GPUs to Omniverse to DLSS 3. Perhaps one of the biggest announcements revolves around the company’s notebook gaming efforts. As of today, the company says that over 170 upcoming designs will include a latest generation GeForce.....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB Creator Review

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:00:41 +0200

NVIDIA's third Ada Lovelace-based GeForce has landed: RTX 4070 Ti. This artist formerly known as RTX 4080 packs in 12GB of memory, effectively delivering a 50% boost to VRAM gen-over-gen. Our first look at the new GPU will be focusing on creator: rendering, encoding, and more.

Intel Launches Many 13th-gen Core Notebook And Desktop Processors At CES

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 23:20:45 +0200

Following on the launch of the first 13th-gen Core “Raptor Lake” desktop processors a few months ago, Intel has taken full advantage of the ongoing CES 2023 event to debut a slew of new models for both desktop and notebook. To kick things off, let’s take a look at the new “HX”.....

Blender 3.4 Performance Deep-dive: Cycles, Eevee & Viewport

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:00:03 +0200

Blender 3.4 released just a few weeks ago, and as usual, we couldn't wait long before jumping in and exploring its performance with current GPUs from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. With 22 graphics cards and six Cycles and Eevee projects in-hand for rendering and viewport testing, let's find out which GPUs rise above the rest.

NVIDIA To Remove GameStream Function In Upcoming SHIELD Update

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:33:03 +0200

In an update posted to its support website late last week, NVIDIA’s revealed that it will be removing the GameStream function that’s been present in all of its SHIELD devices dating back to the original portable version, released in 2013. This move hasn’t gone down well with the community, and it’s no.....

NVIDIA NeRF Could Make Future Games Much Smaller In Size

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:57:28 +0200

If at first glance you thought that NVIDIA NeRF was a sign that the graphics giant was attempting to pivot to the toy dart gun market, no one could blame you. Fortunately, the reality is much cooler. NeRF stands for “Neural Radiance Fields”, an AI-based technology that aims to recreate objects or.....

Third Party That Almost Feels Like First Party – A Look At Logitech Chorus VR Headphones For Meta Quest 2

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:10 +0200

When it comes to VR, immersion is the name of the game and comfort is undoubtedly tied to this. When using VR, there is often a compromise when it comes to audio. Logitech has set out to eliminate this compromise with Chorus VR headphones designed for Meta Quest 2. How did it fare? Let’s dive in!

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT & Radeon RX 7900 XTX Creator Review

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:00:18 +0200

AMD has just launched its newest top-end Radeons - the RDNA3-based RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX - and for creators, there's a lot to be intrigued by. That includes the fact that AMD is delivering the least-expensive 24GB GPU we've seen to date. In this article, we'll explore performance of both GPUs across encoding, rendering, photogrammetry, and viewport tests.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT & Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Review

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:00:39 +0200

AMD's first RDNA3-based GPUs have just landed, with both the Radeon RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX targeting the top-end of the market. We're kicking off our performance coverage with a look at 4K gaming across a wide-range of titles, with ray tracing and upscaling tests strewn throughout.