Vector-based graphics based on mathematical lines and points rather than pre-created bitmap graphics, making it quicker to zoom in and out of an area.
The AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series features AMD Enduro Technology, a cutting-edge power-saving solution that scales GPU usage and power based on graphics demand.
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The retired US-based software writer developed the Graphics Interchange Format in 1987 while working at the internet service provider Compuserve.
The California-based maker of high-end graphics processors may be on the verge of a breakthrough.
The iPad is based on the new A5X quad core graphics chip, features a 5 megapixel camera, 1080p video recording, and voice dictation.
As a result, this collaboration will help empower Unity Technologies' global community of more than 1.5 million registered developers to create better mobile gaming experiences with advanced graphics for many Snapdragon-based Android and Windows devices across the world.
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The challenge for London was, "What's going to be the 'wow factor, '" said Michael Payne, the former marketing director of the International Olympic Committee and chairman of the international division of Crystal CG, a Beijing-based company that made the people-pixel graphics.
With its NVIDIA ION-based motherboard, the Pulse delivers the best graphics solution available for low-power, small form factor designs" says Drew Henry, general manager of the desktop GPU business unit at NVIDIA. "By adding the GeForce 9800 GT ECO, gamers can enjoy superior performance in a design that saves both energy and space.
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The GTX 690 graphics card is designed using GeForce GPUs based on NVIDIA's 28-nanometer Kepler architecture, following the introduction late last month of the GTX 680.
Graphics specialist Nvidia said Wednesday it is building a supercomputer processor based on the same ARM design used in smart phones.
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But with the exception of games, which Virtual PC doesn't support because it isn't designed to handle the complex graphics and sounds that PC games require, many Windows-based applications can run on Virtual PC without any trouble.
Meanwhile, browser-based games compete progressively more fiercely for eyes and dollars, offering progressively better graphics and a more immersive experience.
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Chips based on this architecture AMD calls Accelerated Processing Units or APUs from the old idea that graphics processors are hardware accelerators for rendering visual data.
AMD's official rationale: By adding Markham, Ontario-based ATI's (nasdaq: ATYT - news - people ) graphics chips and chipsets--the circuits at the core of a computer system--to its arsenal, the company is better positioned to compete with Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ).
Good believes augmented reality applications are increasingly falling into two categories: those with trackers that put graphics into a scene, particularly for games, and those that are GPS-based which can give a user information about their surrounding environment.
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Nvidia, which has made its name providing high-powered graphics chips, introduced the new generation of its Tegra processor and also announced its own Android-based gaming device and said it will sell it direct to consumers.
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Working in the Evo's favor is the fact that it's really nothing more than a Linux-based computer that relies entirely on off the shelf parts like an overclocked Athlon 64x2 5600 processor and ATI Radeon 3200 graphics.
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