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Workstation Graphics Cards Charts
Nvidia's Quadro series competes against ATi's FireGL. Compare all products interactively.
Dual & Quad VGA Charts 2008
For users who want the highest graphics performance a system can provide they need to add more cards in dual and quad configurations. In these charts we test the best configurations of AMD's CrossFire and Nvidia's SLI. We wanted to take all the guesswork out of who is best in what game. This is the ultimate graphics resource tool for hardcore gamers and power users. Each configuration is run them through a battery of eight intensive tests including 7 real world gaming applications and one synthetic benchmark. * Battlefield 2142 * Dark Messiah of Might and Magic * Doom 3 * Microsoft Flight Simulator X * Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion * Prey * Warhammer: Mark of Chaos * 3DMark06 Our charts are interactive and regularly updated to enable you to make informed buying decisions. By clicking on a particular graphics card's performance bar you will see the test configuration. These charts are the answer to what a user needs: the best multi-video card configuration available for a particular price and application!
Desktop VGA Charts
Periodically, we review all the current graphics cards that are available and run them through numerous benchmarks. Here is the archive of present and past roundups.

News

Nvidia regains dominance in desktop graphics, ATI extends lead in mobile graphics
Thursday 27 October 2005 – 07:38
A new report by Mercury Research confirms that Nvidia's strategy to deliver new graphics chips in volume is paying off: The company was able to capitalize on the delay of ATI's X1000 series. But ATI increased its dominance in the mobile market and more than quadrupled integrated chipset sales for desktop PCs.
Integrated mobile graphics lead graphics chip growth in Q3
Wednesday 2 November 2005 – 10:53
Jon Peddie Research, a research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia announced that approximately 68.4 million PC graphics devices shipped from eight suppliers in the third quarter of this year.
PC graphics shipments rise, mobile graphics set records - report
Wednesday 2 February 2005 – 06:30
Shipments of PC graphics devices grew to 64.1 million units in the fourth quarter with Nvidia gaining ground on ATI, which maintained its lead in the discrete desktop segment. Mobile graphics devices quickly approach one fourth of the total graphics market, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR).
Graphics Wars: The Big Summer Battle
Friday 8 August 2008 – 10:40
Part of what makes this year somewhat different in graphics is that Intel has indicated that is now serious about graphics.
Matrox's New $600 Graphics Card
Monday 30 June 2008 – 10:40
Let's be realistic, the glory days of Matrox and blockbuster graphics cards such as the legendary Parhelia and Millennium are over,

Articles & reviews

Graphics Beginners' Guide, Part 3: Graphics Performance*
Tuesday 8 August 2006 – 04:03
In part 1 and 2 we did our graphics homework, but how does graphics technology affect real-life performance? We analyze the impact of different hardware configurations.
Graphics Beginners' Guide, Part 2: Graphics Technology*
Monday 31 July 2006 – 01:26
Armed with basic graphics cards knowledge we will now explain the technology behind 3D graphics processing.
Graphics Beginners' Guide, Part 1: Graphics Cards*
Monday 24 July 2006 – 01:26
Everything you wanted to know about graphics cards [Don't say it -Ed] (but were afraid to ask) [Ohh, you said it... -Ed] is in this primer.
The Best Gaming Graphics Cards for Your Money: February 2008*
Monday 11 February 2008 – 04:20 in Graphics
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within their budget.
Crysis – The Ultimate Graphics Card Performance Shootout*
Thursday 29 November 2007 – 10:33 in Gaming
The 3D action shooter Crysis is immensely performance hungry, requiring a brawny graphics card and processor. Tom's Hardware compares the most important graphics chips from ATI and Nvidia in all quality settings and takes stock.