The Great Equalizer 3: How Fast is Your Smartphone/Tablet in PC GPU Terms
For the past several days I've been playing around with Futuremark's new 3DMark for Android, as well as Kishonti's GL and DXBenchmark 2.7. All of these tests are scheduled...
128 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/4/2013
MyDigitalSSD BP4 2.5" & mSATA (240GB) Review
When I reviewed MyDigitalSSD's BP3, I have to say I was positively surprised. A relatively unknown manufacturer combined with a Phison controller is not the most promising mix. With...
35 by Kristian Vättö on 4/3/2013
The Great Equalizer Part 2: Surface Pro vs. Android Devices in 3DMark
While we're still waiting for Windows RT and iOS versions of the latest 3DMark, there is one cross-platform comparison we can make: Ivy Bridge/Clover Trail to the Android devices...
57 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/2/2013
3DMark for Android: Performance Preview
As I mentioned in our coverage of GL/DXBenchmark 2.7, with the arrival of Windows RT/8 we'd finally see our first truly cross-platform benchmarks. Kishonti was first out of the...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 4/2/2013
NVIDIA’s GeForce 700M Family: Full Details and Specs
With spring now well under way and the pending launch of Intel’s Haswell chips, OEMs always like to have “new” parts across the board, and so once more we’re...
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The Great Equalizer: Apple, Android & Windows Tablet GPUs Compared using GL/DXBenchmark 2.7
For the past few years we have been lamenting the state of benchmarks for mobile platforms. The constant refrain from those who had been around long enough to remember...
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Capsule Review: Logitech's G100s, G500s, and G700s Gaming Mice
The dirty secret of gaming peripherals is that if they're good quality products in general, they're often going to be head and shoulders above hardware marketed toward the regular...
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HP EliteBook Folio 9470m Ultrabook Review: Ultrabooks in Enterprise
Something funny happened when a lot of us weren't really paying attention last year: Intel's nascent "ultrabook" specification and definition quietly expanded and, in the process, sort of redefined...
82 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/29/2013
The Razer Edge Review
This story starts in a dark meeting room in the back of Razer’s booth at CES 2012. I’m sitting with CEO Min-Liang Tan, who is walking me through the...
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Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra Case Review: Were It Not For Competition
We've long maintained that Rosewill's Thor v2 is one of the best deals floating around for enthusiasts. In that enclosure, Rosewill has a product that's fairly feature rich, quiet...
27 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/28/2013
FCAT: The Evolution of Frame Interval Benchmarking, Part 1
In the last year stuttering, micro-stuttering, and frame interval benchmarking have become a very big deal in the world of GPUs, and for good reason. Through the hard work...
88 by Ryan Smith on 3/27/2013
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Review: Bringing Balance To The Force
Launching today is NVIDIA's answer to AMD's Radeon HD 7790 and 7850, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost. The GTX 650 Ti Boost is based on the same GK106...
78 by Ryan Smith on 3/26/2013
AMD Comments on GPU Stuttering, Offers Driver Roadmap & Perspective on Benchmarking
AMD remained curiously quiet as to exactly why its hardware and drivers were so adversely impacted by new FRAPS based GPU testing methods. While our own foray into evolving...
105 by Ryan Smith on 3/26/2013
ASUS Maximus V Formula Z77 ROG Review
The motherboard market is tough – the enthusiast user would like a motherboard that does everything but is cheap, and the system integrator would like a stripped out motherboard...
38 by Ian Cutress on 3/25/2013
AMD Radeon HD 7790 Review Feat. Sapphire: The First Desktop Sea Islands
Launching today is AMD’s second new GPU for 2013 and the first GPU to make it to the retail desktop market: Bonaire. Bonaire in turn will be powering AMD’s...
107 by Ryan Smith on 3/22/2013
The HTC One: A Remarkable Device, Anand’s mini Review
For the past week and a half our own Brian Klug has been hard at work on his review of HTC’s new flagship smartphone, the One. These things take...
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Dell XPS 13 (Q1 2013) Ultrabook Review: What a Difference 1080p Makes
Around this time last year, we had a chance to take a look at Dell's first ultrabook, the XPS 13. This was an ultrabook I was for the most...
53 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/21/2013
NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference 2013 Keynote Live Blog
We're live at NVIDIA's 2013 GPU Technology Conference (GTC) press conference, seated and ready to go. Anand, Ryan, and myself are here and expecting Jen-Hsun's keynote to get under...
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Cooler Master Storm Scout II Advanced Case Review: Falling Behind the Curve
Cooler Master has been fairly gung ho on the PR side about their Storm Scout II Advanced. While we missed the opportunity to review its predecessor, the Storm Scout...
16 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/19/2013
Samsung ATIV Smart PC: Revisiting Clover Trail Convertibles
The Windows 8 tablet space at launch consisted exclusively of Tegra 3-based or Core i5/i7 ULV-based systems. That changed with the release of Krait and Clover Trail tablets like...
60 by Vivek Gowri on 3/18/2013
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