AU 2020: Autodesk’s search for the Unified Theory
If you can forget about the silence of the slot machines, Autodesk’s virtual AU perfectly captured the vibe of the real thing with all the good and all the not so good. All of the ...
Intel introduces Intel Server GPU in the H3C XG310 GPU AIB
Image credit: Intel Intel recently revealed the H3C XG310, a GPU AIB targeted at cloud gaming and media streaming. The AIB has four of Intel’s new Server GPUs, DG1dGPU based on the Xe-LP microarchitecture. Each ...
Nvidia’s RTX 3060 Ti —a terrific value for gamers
The RTX 3060 Ti debuted at $399, and Nvidia claimed it to be 40% faster on average than its predecessor, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super. The RTX 3060 Ti Founder’s Edition is a tremendous addition ...
KeyShot and Stratasys shorten the trip to print
In July 2020, Stratasys added the J55 compact to its line of J series multijet printers, which can now print multiple colors, textures, and materials, all in the same run. Stratasys has been actively building ...
Nvidia’s Q3 FY21 results
Nvidia reported record revenue for the third quarter ended 31 Oct 2020, of $4.7 billion, up 57 percent from $3 billion a year earlier, and up 22 percent from $3.9 billion in the previous quarter. ...
Fujitsu means workstations
Fujitsu has been in the workstation business for 30 years. The Fujitsu workstation group has a rich and long-standing history. It has developed powerful, reliable leading-edge systems for over 30 years. Fujitsu and Siemens began ...
AMD’s Radeon RX 6800 XT is a winner
AMD has announced its new line of Radeon boards based on the Navi 21 GPU architecture. We have heard rumors and hints from AMD about “Big”-Navi for over a year. Our first examination of the ...
AMD MI100 GPU-compute AIB announced
AMD announced its new AMD Instinct MI100 accelerator AIB. The company claims it is the world’s fastest HPC GPU and the first to surpass 10 teraflops (FP64). AMD assessed performance in their labs using their ...
DaVinci’s tools get major update … and then some
Blackmagic Design is not the kind of company to let a worldwide pandemic and recession go to waste. The company kept a low (for them) profile throughout the NAB time frame, and now arrives with ...
Apple reveals its new Macs and its PC SoC
(Source: Apple) The heart of Apple’s three new PC, Air, Mac Pro, and Mini is Apple’s new SoC, the M1, announced on the 10th of November 2020. Apple has built SoCs for its smartphones ...
Trimble chalks up good quarter; holds its cards close
Trimble’s fiscal third-quarter report for 2020 reveals a company that’s managing a transition to subscription and building a new business in several segments. The pandemic did not come at an ideal time for the company ...
Nvidia RTX 3070 fills a niche
It is amusing to a long time follower of this industry, to describe a midrange AIB that sells for $500 as not too expensive, but that’s how the average selling prices have moved led by Nvidia. Nvidia ...