New rumors today imply that Nvidia is preparing to release a mainstream version of its Maxwell GPU in late January. Nvidia debuted Maxwell in three desktop GPUs in 2014 — the lower-end GTX 750 Ti in February, and the high-end GTX 980 and GTX 970 in September. The GTX 970 was the crown jewel of that arrangement, as far as the price-performance ratio is concerned. Now, the company is reportedly ...
. That’s not the same as declaring the market dead, but tablets, two-in-ones, and smartphones were all seen as driving the future of computing. Looking back, 2014 may be the year that killed such statements, thanks to a wide range of new and interesting PCs from multiple manufacturers. Here’s our list of the most innovative work done in the PC space this year, both in total systems and ...
Starting next year, the PlayStation Now game streaming service will be making its way to Samsung Smart TVs. Select models will support Sony’s cloud-powered gaming service, and will mark the first time that PS Now has been made available on anything other than Sony’s own hardware platforms. In a press release Sony and Samsung gave a brief overview of this partnership. Sometime in the ...
One of the issues that comes up frequently in technical discussions of both gaming and video is what frame rate should be considered “good enough.” On the one hand, you have people who argue for what I’ll politely call tradition, who believe that 24 fps for film and 30 fps for gaming represents a magic figure that we don’t benefit from exceeding. There’s actually a great deal of objective evidence ...
Showing off exactly how you play is a huge part of the modern gaming experience. Live streams and Let’s Play videos are increasingly common, and barriers to entry are lowering every year. Capturing and streaming gameplay from the PS4 can now be accomplished from the device itself, and a small hardware investment nets some incredibly high-end results. With a little bit of effort, anyone can stream ...
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