Archive for June, 2008

GPU-Z 0.2.5

GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

- GPU-Z 0.2.5 Download

Revision History:
* Fixed BIOS Reading on HD 4870. Please do not flash non-128K BIOSes to GDDR5 cards
* Fixed GDDR5 bandwidth calculation
* Fixed texture fillrate on RV770 and RV730
* Added three extra on-die temperature sensors to RV770 monitoring
* Removed states.dmp file creation
* Fixed GPU activity readings on RV770
* Changed devices list order to be more intuitive (by bus number now)
* Added Shared Memory support, see the forum for more info
* Fixed more 190°C PCB readings on NVIDIA
* Catalyst Beta versions no longer displayed as version 2.2
* Fixed sensor graph overflow
* Sensor graphs will try to autoscale now
* Fixed RV505 process size
* Fixed memory bus width reading on some ATI RS300
* Fixed rare crash when reading NVIDIA sensors
* Fixed GDDR3 detection for G71

SOYO 26-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor DYLM26E6

Few developers target Windows Vista

Only 8 percent of developers are targeting Windows Vista according to a new report from analysts Evans Data Corporation. 49 percent of developers are developing for Vista’s soon-to-be-discontinued predecessor, Windows XP, and even Linux is beating Vista, with some 13 percent of development focused on the open-source OS.

Read the rest HERE.

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NVIDIA PhysX 8.06.12

The latest NVIDIA PhysX System Software is now available for download. This new version adds support for NVIDIA PhysX on GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280, and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs, including SLI configurations. The new system software is now also automatically included in the NVIDIA GeForce driver package as of version 177.39.

You can download NVIDIA PhysX 8.06.12 HERE.

Release Highlights:

• Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX on GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280, and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs, including SLI configurations.
• Experience GPU PhysX acceleration today by downloading the Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod Pack.
• Supports AGEIA PhysX processors and software runtimes (no change to PPU support).
• Supports the following PhysX runtime engines: 2.8.1, 2.8.0, 2.7.4, 2.7.3, 2.7.2, 2.7.1, 2.7.0, 2.6.4, 2.6.3, 2.6.2, 2.6.1, 2.6.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.0, 2.4.4, 2.4.1, 2.4.0, 2.3.3, 2.3.2, 2.3.1
• Includes the latest PhysX runtimes used in the latest game titles.
• Developers: PhysX SDK 2.7.3 is required GeForce PhysX acceleration via CUDA 2.0.

NVIDIA’s PhysX: Performance and Status Report

PhysX is getting a lot of attention right now, but the reasons vary wildly. Since we, at Techgage, haven’t taken a look at the technology in a while, this article’s goal is to see where things stand. We’ll also be taking an in-depth look at GPU PhysX performance, using both 3DMark Vantage and UT III.

Read the complete article HERE.

CPU-Z 1.46 and HWMonitor 1.10

CPU-Z 1.46 and HWMonitor 1.10 have been released.

CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, fans speed.

Radeon HD 4870 Reviews Roundup

- ASUS Radeon HD 4870 review @ Guru3D
- Palit HD4870 @ Hardwarecanucks
- Sapphire HD 4870 Crossfire @ Tweaktown

GeForce GTX 280 Reviews Roundup

- NVIDIA GTX 280 @ Digit-Life
- XFX GTX 280 XXX @ Tweaktown
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 @ Trusted Reviews

Radeon HD 4850 Reviews Roundup

- Asus HD 4850 @ TechSpot
- Quadfire HD 4850 @ Tweaktown
- Diamond HD4850 @ Motherboards.org
- Sapphire HD 4850 @ Club Overclocker

GT200: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 analysis

bit-tech.net has published a 15-page article on the analysis of the GT200 GPU architecture, with some words about CUDA and PhysX.

Read the complete article HERE.

The 240 thread processors are split down into ten thread processing clusters (TPCs), with each broken down into three streaming multiprocessors (SMs) or thread processing arrays (TPAs). Threads are assigned by the thread scheduler, which talks directly to each streaming multiprocessor through a dedicated instruction unit; this then assigns tasks to one of eight thread (or stream) processors.

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