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MojoKid writes: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang officially unveiled the GeForce RTX 30 series based on the company’s new Ampere architecture a couple of weeks back. According to Huang, the GeForce RTX 30 series represents the greatest generational leap in the … Continue reading NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Tested: a Huge Leap Forward In Gaming Performance
This year is a big one for new generations of gaming tech. Not only are both Microsoft and Sony gearing up to launch new consoles, but Nvidia has now revealed its latest generation of GPUs with the GeForce RTX 30 series, the beefiest of which can play … Continue reading Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30 GPUs crunch up to 8K resolution at 60 fps
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To build and model the universe from the Planck scale to galactic scales requires an incredible number of mathematical computations to simulate particles and their interactions, yet the framework of nature and the physics of … Continue reading New Blender Add-On Accurately Models Subatomic Particles, Involves Community with Contest
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the newer Raspberry Pi 4 gets all the love. For instance, the Raspberry Pi Foundation is working on drivers for the GPU to support the Vulkan 3D graphics API.
But those of you with crusty old Pi boards shouldn’t despair. [Martin Thomas], a developer …read more
Long-time Slashdot reader frootcakeuk quotes an article from Hot Hardware: Earlier this year, the Raspberry Pi Foundation hooked up with Igalia to start development on an open-sourced Vulkan graphics driver for the Raspberry Pi. However, Martin Thomas,… Continue reading Nvidia Engineer Releases Open-Sourced Vulkan Graphics Driver for the Raspberry Pi
Unreal, by Epic Games, was a pretty great video game back in 1998, but the impact of the game engine built to make it has been extraordinary. Currently in its fourth generation, the Unreal Engine is responsible for the graphics, physics, lighting, soun… Continue reading Video: Epic Games shows off hyper-realistic new Unreal Engine 5
“Revision” is probably the Olympics of the demoscene. The world’s best tiny graphics coders assemble, show off their works, and learn new tricks to pack as much awesome into as few bytes as possible or make unheard-of effects on limited hardware. And of course, there’s a competition. Winning this year’s …read more
Microsoft and Nvidia are releasing Minecraft with RTX in beta for everyone April 16. This update adds ray-tracing effects like lighting, reflections, shadows, and more. And this is potentially the next generation for Minecraft visuals. VentureBeat repo… Continue reading Minecraft Ray Tracing Launches April 16, and It Is Breathtaking
The Singer Laren museum in Laren, east of Amsterdam, says thieves have made off with a prize Vincent van Gogh painting while the institution was closed to the public. artnet News reports: The break-in at the museum happened in the early hours of Monday… Continue reading Dutch Museum Says Van Gogh Painting Stolen In Overnight Raid
Nvidia has announced it has shifted its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) to be online-only due to concerns from the coronavirus outbreak. People who had registered for the event, which was originally set to be held in San Jose, California, from March 22… Continue reading Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference Will Now Be Online Only Due To Coronavirus Concerns