Valve quietly dropped the ability to suspend SteamOS, a decision that was made due to a lack
of graphics hardware and software support on Linux according to a Github entry written by a company employee.
Google needs an answer to Microsoft's DirectX 12 and Apple's Metal — that is, a lower - level graphics programming language that allows more efficient use
of graphics hardware for enthusiast games.
First up, there are serious limitations when it comes to making use
of your graphics hardware.
For some types
of graphics hardware integrated into laptops (also known as notebook GPUs), you may not be able to get drivers straight from the graphics adapter manufacturer.
For the PC, there is always a lot
of graphics hardware upgrades each year for gamers to choose from.
The event, sponsored by a leading maker
of graphics hardware, is billed as a top forum for developments in artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
Not exact matches
The report suggests that the major VR and AR areas that will be generating revenue fall into one
of three categories: Content (gaming, film and TV, health care, education, and social);
hardware and distribution (headsets, input devices like handheld controllers,
graphics cards, video capture technologies, and online marketplaces); and software platforms and delivery services (content creation tools, capture, production, and delivery software, video game engines, analytics, file hosting and compression tools, and B2B and enterprise uses).
This is very basic math and using complex
hardware like a CPU (Central Processing Unit, aka your computer) / GPU (
Graphics Processing Unit) is a waste
of resources.
By preventing mining from becoming dominated by specially designed and produced
hardware, independent miners are kept competitive or even given an advantage in terms
of their profits and / or levels
of hardware investment, because they can make use
of readily available commodity
hardware (i.e. consumer
graphics cards).
Nvidia, a
hardware firm whose
graphic processing units (GPUs) have seen booming sales as a result
of the rise
of deep learning, lists uses on its website that range from Adobe's DeepFont, which identifies the fonts used in an image, to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, which detects gravitational waves millions
of miles away in real time.
With computer games running on more modern
hardware, however, the use
of FMV for cutscenes has been drastically reduced as similar quality
graphics can be produced in the game engine with much less disc space required for the source data.
That dominance is due to how tightly ARM CPUs can be integrated with other
hardware, such as sensors and
graphics coprocessors, and also because
of the architecture's power efficiency.
I have a 360 / wii but my tv upscales my wii games to 720p with no hit on frame rate and all i can say is oh my MH3 has
graphics that prove the wii to be almost equal to my 360 i mean it looks awesome in 480p but nintendo need to give devs a new SDK 2.2 that supports 720p then games like this honestly sit right next to 360
graphics its that good yes SDK 2.1 indicates that HD is locked via firmware not restricted by wii
hardware so hopefully thats something they will sort out at E3 this june wow MH3 1
of the best games i have ever played.
You make fun
of the
hardware, the games, the fans and the
graphics.
As a showpiece for brand - new
hardware, Dead Rising isn't all that flashy, occasionally featuring visuals that look like 360
graphics with a new coat
of HD paint.
Leveraging the power
of the newest generation gaming
hardware, Ace Combat 7 will blow players away with the evolution
of its
graphics engine.
The porting
of this 2011 title, which features some snazzy facial animation technology and pretty - for - the - time
graphics, means that Rockstar is confident in the
hardware capabilities
of the platform.
«At the same time, the
graphic capabilities
of the
hardware is improving.
The fact that the
graphics are being tweaked has already presented many new details for those eagle - eyed Silent Hill fans out there, allowing them to notice new details throughout the environments that were simply previously overlooked due to the
hardware available at the time
of the original release
of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3.
The
graphics are a marked improvement upon Grand Theft Auto V — an advantage
of having new
hardware to work with.
With that said, I like the semi-realistic approach Nintendo have taken with Skyward Sword's
graphics and am left wishing they didn't have to work within the limitations
of the Wii's
hardware.
All three have amazing
graphics that took full advantage
of the Wii
hardware.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 features a range
of hardware enhancements including a 1.2 GHz processor, HD video recording, 24 - bit high resolution
graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality applications such as Wikitude.
In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, each smartphone also features a range
of powerful
hardware enhancements including a 1.2 GHz processor, HD video recording, 24 - bit high resolution
graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality applications such as Wikitude that can be seamlessly integrated with BBM 6 - all designed to deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity for users around the world.
The A700 also boasts
of Nvidia's GeForce 12 - core
graphics hardware that provides the tablet with excellent
graphics munching abilities.
In addition to more speed, this
hardware platform upgrade addressed a lot
of the other nagging wants we've had for a while now, including 3D
graphics support (has been lacking to date on GSM BlackBerrys) and HD video recording.
A New piece
of hardware called GraVVITAS (
Graphics Viewer using Vibration, Interactive Touch, Audio and Speech), has a touch - sensitive tablet PC at its core and uses vibration and sounds to guide the user around a diagram.
Honeycomb 3.1 adds re-sizable widgets, a re-written multitasking and task switching engine, USB host support, USB input device support, and support for the
hardware graphics acceleration
of Flash content available to tablets in Flash 10.2 which is available in the Market now.
So while the user interface seems to have better response times post the update, the over-all performance
of the tablet itself is now better, something that can be attributed to the updated Honeycomb's support for
hardware graphics acceleration.
Our ebook package consists
of hardware - specific layout and a front cover design (author may supply cover
graphic as a TIFF or JPG at 300 dpi) or we can design a cover for you at no additional charge.
Interesting, we know
of course «Liquid
Graphics» is just a combination
of hardware and code optimization but it seems when RIM said they went deep into the code and cleaned it up, they redesigned it all to a certain point.
But a surprising number
of things do work with the updated 3.0.50 kernel, including
graphic drivers for Android Jelly Bean, audio output, camera, Wi - Fi, Bluetooth pairing, sensors,
hardware acceleration, and HD YouTube and Netflix.
My mom loves puzzle games and well... so do I. Typically, our videos usually focus on checking out the latest first person shooter or racing games because those are the kinds
of games that push the
graphic limits
of the
hardware.
They all use software decoding
of media files, rather than employing the tablet's
graphics hardware, and consequently performance with high bit - rate and HD - resolution movies is poor even with a dual - core processor powering things along.
The biggest
hardware - related OS change is the implementation
of «Liquid
Graphics,» a term RIM has trademarked that reflects the hardware - accelerated graphics experience of Black
Graphics,» a term RIM has trademarked that reflects the
hardware - accelerated
graphics experience of Black
graphics experience
of BlackBerry 7.
In addition to more speed, this
hardware platform upgrade addresses a lot
of the other nagging wants we've had for a while now, including 3D
graphics support (has been lacking to date on GSM BlackBerrys), HD video recording and more.
The new, fixed - configuration system offers a decent collection
of hardware for the $ 1,999 price tag, including a 2.8 GHz Core i7 930 CPU, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 470
graphics card, and support for two additional 3D cards via extra slots on the motherboard.
But Google worked closely with NVIDIA on the first version
of Android 3.x Honeycomb to ensure support for features such as
hardware acceleration for 3D
graphics.
The Android 3.1 user interface relies on
hardware graphics acceleration, so after updating all sorts
of animations and other visual effects are faster and smoother.
Price — $ 549 in basic configuration
Hardware: Display: 8.9 - inch 1024 x 600 capacitive multi-touch display Processor: 1.6 GHz Atom Z530 processor Graphic: UMA
graphics with 1080p video playback Memory: 32 GB
of flash storage and 1 GB
of non-upgradeable RAM.
He writes news and reviews
of graphics cards and virtual reality
hardware.
These
hardware upgrades, along with Imagination Technologies» PowerVR SGX 543MP2 (in theory more than twice the horsepower
of the SGX 535 found in Apple's A4 chips) means a 9x increase in
graphics performance too.
In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, each smartphone also features a range
of powerful
hardware enhancements including a 1.2 GHz processor, HD video recording, 24 - bit high resolution
graphics, and advanced sensors enabling new augmented reality applications such as Wikitude that can be seamlessly integrated with BBM 6 — all designed to deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity for users around the world.
Thanks to major innovations by Adobe and NVIDIA, CS4 users can now utilize the bleeding - edge
hardware found in Velocity Micro's powerful workstations, making them the clear system
of choice for
graphics professionals.
Speaking
of hardware configurations, GoTab GBT6 will powered by a 1 GHz single core processor, Mali 400 as
graphics accelerator, 512 MB RAM DDR3
of RAM and 4 GB
of internal storage that backed by MicroSD card slot for expanded memory up to 32 GB.
The truth is, unless they actually use cloud computing to process in game
graphics or physics to boost what the system
hardware is actually capable
of, then it doesn't actually level the playing field at all.
The thing is that over the course
of my playthrough I have been snapping some pics
of moments, areas and art design that just proves that the art team in this game were firing on all cylinders just as much as the
graphics engine and
hardware.»
I'll tell you why, because we, as gamers, expect EVERY part
of the productions
of our games to prosper & be top tier... from sound, to
graphics, to gameplay / controls, ALL parts
of our expensive hobby SHOULD be optimized to take advantage
of the
hardware they are developing it on.
For
hardware, Activision recommend Windows 7, 4 GB
of RAM, a 1 GB
graphics card, an Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 3 GHz processor and 10 GB
of free disk space.
Although it would be a romantic dream to have the company lead by the father
of Mario, I think Takeda - san has more corporate experience and really understands
hardware; it was he who argued for a new interface for the Wii rather than just a faster Gamecube with better
graphics.