http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:53:22 +0200 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,review-32447.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,review-32447.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:58:00 CEST This month's update includes Intel's much anticipated Ivy Bridge-based processors, and how their introduction to the market affects our recommendations. In addition, AMD's new Trinity APU is discussed, and we consider its formidable graphics prowess.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32442.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32442.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 10 May 2012 15:50:00 CEST This month we cover continued GeForce GTX 680 availability problems, compounded by a lack of GeForce GTX 690s, and other Kepler-derived products on the horizon. We also discuss some significant price drops, and call out a couple of special deals.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-670-review,review-32443.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-670-review,review-32443.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:48:01 CEST Not like it was ever really widely available anyway, right? The GeForce GTX 670 offers most of GK104's on-chip resources, doesn't give up much performance, and costs £100 less. Now, let's see if Nvidia can make enough of them to satisfy demand.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7870-7850,review-32441.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7870-7850,review-32441.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Wed, 09 May 2012 07:36:00 CEST Two months after the Radeon HD 7800-series cards first launched, they remain strong performers at attractive prices. We recap our coverage of the Radeon HD 7870 and 7850, discuss why we still like them, and cover one caveat for multi-GPU gamers.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/768-shader-pitcairn-review,review-32440.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/768-shader-pitcairn-review,review-32440.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Tue, 08 May 2012 06:02:00 CEST Last week we reported that an engineering sample card with 768 shaders accidentally found its way into our lab instead of the HD 7850 we were expecting. This GPU may be meant for engineers, but it piqued our interest, since it happens to fill a large gap.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-690-benchmark,review-32437.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-690-benchmark,review-32437.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:02:01 CEST We already know the GeForce GTX 690 sports two GK104s and is priced at around £850. But hardware like this is fun to read about. Oh, you actually want to buy one? Expect performance just shy of two GTX 680s in SLI, and good luck tracking one down]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7970-overclock-review,review-32436.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7970-overclock-review,review-32436.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Wed, 02 May 2012 06:52:00 CEST GeForce GTX 680 cards are nowhere to be found, and the Radeon HD 7970 recently dropped to a much more attractive price. We thought it was time to round up a handful of Tahiti-based cards to see how board partners are improving upon AMD's original recipe.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-690-gk104,review-32433.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-690-gk104,review-32433.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:02:00 CEST Did you spend some time this week wondering what Nvidia was planning for today's announcement? Everyone who guessed GeForce GTX 690, you're right. Powered by two GK104 graphics processors, we have the scoop on Nvidia's soon-to-be flagship.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-680-availability-price,review-32426.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-680-availability-price,review-32426.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:50:00 CEST Have you been following availability of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 680? There's a lot we like about the company's flagship graphics card, but it's tough not being able to find one even a month after launch. With Radeon HD 7970s at £450, the pressure is on!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/image-quality-driver-optimization-graphics,review-32417.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/image-quality-driver-optimization-graphics,review-32417.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:10:01 CEST We discovered blurry textures when we reviewed the Radeon HD 7800s, so now we're performing an in-depth investigation. Why does the Radeon HD 6000 series demonstrate crisper image quality? Is performance affected? Does AMD know about the issue?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32416.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32416.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:00:00 CEST This month, we look at Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 680, the fastest single-GPU graphics card in the world. In addition, we talk about the arrival of the Radeon HD 7800 series, and the consequent price shifting of the entire £160+ graphics card market.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics-card-benchmarks-charts-review,review-32412.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics-card-benchmarks-charts-review,review-32412.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:10:00 CEST It's time to revamp the Graphics Charts section! For 2012, we're increasing the number of games and resolutions, dividing the results into three segments. But that's not all. We also include GPGPU benchmarking, power consumption, temperature, and noise.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-680-sli-overclock-surround,review-32405.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-680-sli-overclock-surround,review-32405.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:00:00 CET Who needs sleep when you have caffeine? We take a second GeForce GTX 680 and run it in SLI against two Radeon HD 7970s. Then we add 5760x1080 benchmark results. Then we overclock our single-GPU flagships for a third comparison. Does our story change?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-680-review-benchmark,review-32404.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-680-review-benchmark,review-32404.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:10:00 CET Enthusiasts want to know about Nvidia's next-generation architecture so badly that they broke into our content management system and took the data to be used for today's launch. Now we can really answer how Kepler fares against AMD's GCN architecture.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/firepro-v3900-review-benchmark,review-32401.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/firepro-v3900-review-benchmark,review-32401.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CET AMD's new FirePro V3900 is the company's low-profile, entry-level workstation graphics card. It's priced to compete against Nvidia’s Quadro 400. Today we're putting it up against Nvidia’s Quadro 400 and five other professional and desktop graphics cards.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32400.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32400.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:30:00 CET This month's update covers AMD's new Radeons HD 7750, 7770, 7850, and 7870 graphics cards, along with the disappearing Radeon HD 6950 and 6970. Plus, we consider the value of Nvidia's GeForce GT 440 GDDR5 now that the Radeon HD 5670 is unavailable.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/directcompute-opencl-gpu-acceleration,review-32397.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/directcompute-opencl-gpu-acceleration,review-32397.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CET We've been bugging AMD for years now, literally, to show us what GPU-accelerated software can do. Finally, the company is ready to put us in touch with ISVs in nine different segments to demonstrate how its hardware can benefit optimized applications.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,review-32392.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,review-32392.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CET There's a big hole in between AMD's £350 Radeon HD 7950 and its £120 Radeon HD 7700. Today, the company introduces Radeon HD 7850 and 7870 to fill that gap, and they push a lot more performance than we expected. But are they really ready for prime time?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pentium-g620-amd-a8-3870k-radeon-hd-6670,review-32389.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pentium-g620-amd-a8-3870k-radeon-hd-6670,review-32389.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:10:01 CET What can you get for £105? How about AMD's top-of-the-line A8-3870K APU with four CPU cores and an integrated Radeon HD 6550D? That's also enough for a Pentium G620 and discrete Radeon HD 6670. We benchmark both to uncover the best budget-oriented option.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fx-4100-core-i3-2100-gaming-benchmark,review-32384.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fx-4100-core-i3-2100-gaming-benchmark,review-32384.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:10:00 CET Following our sub-£160 gaming CPU comparison, we put Intel's Core i3-2100 and AMD's FX-4100 under the microscope. This time, we test a number of different graphics cards from AMD to see how GPUs affect perceived processor bottlenecks.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,review-32379.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,review-32379.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:10:01 CET These are the lowest-end cards built using AMD's new Graphics Core Next architecture. Is 28 nm manufacturing, a fresh design, and new functionality enough to warrant upgrading existing value-oriented champs like the Radeon HD 6850 and GeForce GTX 460?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32374.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32374.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:40:00 CET This month's big news is AMD's Radeon HD 7950, a £350 model that matches pace with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580. We'll give you the skinny on this latest 7900-series introduction, models that are becoming harder to find, and a couple of upcoming models, too.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-financial-analyst-day-trinity-kaveri-kabini,review-32372.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-financial-analyst-day-trinity-kaveri-kabini,review-32372.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:10:01 CET We've been waiting on AMD's Financial Analyst Day for more information on how the company plans to approach new and current businesses moving forward. Ahead of the big event, AMD pre-briefed us on the news. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/opencl-simhd-vreveal,review-32371.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/opencl-simhd-vreveal,review-32371.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:10:00 CET We've been bugging AMD for years now, literally: show us what GPU-accelerated software can do. Finally, the company is ready to put us in touch with ISVs in nine different segments to demonstrate how its hardware can benefit optimized applications.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-crossfire-benchmark,review-32369.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-crossfire-benchmark,review-32369.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:10:01 CET Is the Radeon HD 7970's £450 asking price too high? AMD now has a less expensive derivative based on the same GCN architecture. At its default clock rates, it's fast enough to outrun Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580 in many benchmarks. And it overclocks like mad.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-6990m-geforce-gtx-580m-deception,review-32363.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-6990m-geforce-gtx-580m-deception,review-32363.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:10:00 CET We’ve been more than outspoken about the naming AMD and Nvidia use for their mobile GPUs. Are they really trying to mislead buyers, though? We briefly examine their methodology and frame that against the limitations of high-end mobile computing.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-560-benchmark-review,review-32362.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-560-benchmark-review,review-32362.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:10:00 CET We were foiled in our quest to find the best vendor-provided GPU cooler for Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560. But out of the ashes sprung a round-up of cards armed with those very same solutions. Which of these five GF114-based boards is right for you?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/picturestory/32-Radeon-GeForce-video-card-graphics-budget.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/picturestory/32-Radeon-GeForce-video-card-graphics-budget.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:10:02 CET A few months ago, we published a list of the fastest, most powerful graphics cards from their respective generations. This time around we honor the sub-$200 boards that brought great gaming performance to the folks on limited budgets.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32352.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32352.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:10:00 CET The new year promises availability of AMD's new Radeon HD 7970 3 GB. Also, we see a spate of surprise price shifts that change some of our most consistent recommendations. We're also getting more information about what will happen in the coming months.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/eurocom-racer-core-i7-2960xm-radeon-hd-6990m,review-32351.html#xtor=RSS-14214 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/eurocom-racer-core-i7-2960xm-radeon-hd-6990m,review-32351.html#xtor=RSS-14214 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:10:00 CET Sporting awesome gaming performance and low power draw, the only thing missing from our previous Radeon HD 6990M benchmarks was an efficient, portable package. Eurocom addresses that with its mid-sized Racer. But can the smaller notebook keep pace?]]>