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• Pixel-Churners: A round-up of Radeon 9700 PRO cards*
  Monday 4 November 2002 – 06:00
  Much to NVIDIA's annoyance, graphics cards with ATi's Radeon 9700 PRO chip have the upper hand right now. We took a closer look at six cards from various manufacturers.
• ATI's Radeon X1900 Heats Up With 48 Pixel Pipelines*
  Tuesday 24 January 2006 – 08:58
  In November, NVIDIA delivered its smashing blow, pushing ATI off the top platform spot. Today, the X1900 series fires back with 384 million transistors and 48 pixel pipelines. As a result, ATI now walks away with both the single and dual card title belts.
• Vertex Shaders and Pixel Shaders*
  Wednesday 16 January 2002 – 06:00
  In this article I'll discuss the pros and cons of the shader architecture for developers, both large and small, and give you my opinions about the way games programmers are going to have to change to accommodate this new architecture.
• Memory Lane: Birth Of The Pixel*
  Friday 7 September 2001 – 06:00
  Dr. Jon Peddie, founder of analyst firm Jon Peddie Associates, takes a walk down memory lane, and gives Tom's Hardware Guide an exclusive look at his perspective on the History of Graphics with the birth of the pixel.