6 posts and columns on graphics chips

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AMD Claims Major Gains in Graphics Chips

in Voices on December 22, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Advanced Micro Devices hasn’t had much to brag about lately, amid layoffs, management changes and chips associated more closely with low price than impressive performance. But one part of the company is downright jazzed.

Nvidia’s Jen-Hsun Huang Talks Quad-Core and Windows 8 at AsiaD

in AsiaD on October 20, 2011 at 9:09 pm PT

Nvidia’s dynamic leader sees his graphics chips going ever faster and in more places. Next up for the company: A quad-core chip code-named Kal-El.
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Replacing Dirk Meyer at AMD Will Be No Easy Task

in Enterprise on January 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

The sudden departure of AMD’s third CEO leaves a big problem in its wake that says more about the state of the company than it does about him.

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Does AMD's Rise Help Explain Nvidia’s Fall?

in News on July 29, 2010 at 11:17 am PT

Nvidia on Wednesday afternoon projected a sharp shortfall in second-quarter revenue, blaming issues that caused PC buyers to spend less on graphics technology. But there’s a competing explanation, one more flattering to rival Advanced Micro Devices.

AMD Loss Not Nearly as Awful as Expected

in News on October 16, 2009 at 6:36 am PT

Looks like AMD has benefited from the same favorable PC updraft that’s lifting Intel. On Thursday, the chip maker reported a narrower third-quarter loss than expected, thanks to “strong demand” for its microprocessors and graphics chips.
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Improving PC Performance

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 29, 2009 at 5:28 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on whether a graphics chip can improve PC performance, if the iPhone can be connected to desktop peripherals, and more.