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Come December Nvidia graphics card users will need to sign up to and install the company’s GeForce Experience software to update their graphics drivers. While GeForce experience has been an easy way to install driver updates for some time, users currently are also free to obtain drivers from Nvidia’s website …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box arrives in the UK tomorrow
Two versions of Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box will go on sale in the UK tomorrow. The 16GB SKU will retail for 149.99 while the 500GB SKU will cost 219.99. Also available are the Shield Remote (39.99) and stand (24.99), while additional gamepads will cost 49.99. Also included in the …
Read More »Nvidia’s full-size GTX 980 graphics card is coming to laptops
The days of watered-down laptop graphics cards could soon be at an end. Nvidia is bringing its flagship GTX 980 GPU to a number of notebook devices. That’s right – the full-size, desktop GTX 980, rather than the laptop-friendly 980M offshoot that launched last year. What this means in practice …
Read More »Nvidia questions the wisdom of an Apple TV purchase
Graphics expert Nvidia has via an (extremely polite yet also quite cutting) blog post questioned the gaming appeal of the new Apple TV box. If you’re already an Apple TV user, we don’t necessarily expect you to run out and buy the new Apple TV,” it said. While many of …
Read More »Nvidia bringing PS4’s Share Play to PC; includes streaming co-op
An upcoming update to Nvidia’s GeForce Experience software will bring an interesting update that apes some of the innovations seen on PS4. GeForce Experience is available to all Nvidia graphics cards owners and already offers a number of features such as auto game tuning and, via the ShadowPlay option, gameplay …
Read More »Early DirectX 12 benchmarks make good reading for AMD
An early look at the performance of DirectX 12 games on PC suggests that while AMD users will see some dramatic gains, the story isn’t quite as rosy for Nvidia. AMD has been languishing behind Nvidia in terms of both performance and popularity for quite some time, but PC Perspective …
Read More »Nvidia recalls Shield Tablet over battery fire hazard worry
Owners of Nvidia’s Shield Tablet have been told that their device must be replaced owing to a safety fault. The company says it has determined that the battery in these tablets can overheat, posing a fire hazard”. As a result, owners are being urged to visit this website to determine …
Read More »AMD accuses Nvidia’s Gameworks of being ‘tragic’ and ‘damaging’
Chip maker and graphics card specialist AMD has launched another scathing attack on its rival Nvidia. AMD’s gaming scientist Richard Huddy has said that his rivals Gameworks functionality – which offers a range of in-game visual extras such as detailed hair and physics – is detrimental to the performance of …
Read More »Nvidia says gamers will be ‘delighted’ with Batman Arkham Knight re-release
PC graphics specialist Nvidia has confirmed that it is helping Rocksteady and Warner Bros in their efforts to fix Batman Arkham Knight. "We’re fixing a ton of things that are not necessarily related to us," Nvidia’s Tom Peterson told MMORPG.com, as reported by Polygon. "Some of it may be related …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain becomes GeForce graphics card freebie
Nvidia has named Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as the next game to be bundled for free with its graphics cards. For a limited time the Konami title will be offered for free with purchases of GeForce GTX 960, 970, 980 and 980 Ti-based graphics cards as well …
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