| NVIDIA nTeresting News - September 30, 2011 |
| Monday, 03 October 2011 | ||
NVIDIA nTeresting News - September 30, 2011In this Issue:
Battlefield 3 Goes BETA "The detailed comparison shows the typical weaknesses of the console version: low image resolution, clear blurring of all objects and especially the textures, as well as a more aggressive LOD system - There´s lots of objects missing on the PC images, especially in the distance." First, check your recommended specs. We make it easy with our GPU Analyzer. "To know if your graphics card is up to the task of handling Battlefield 3, NVIDIA has put together a GPU Analyzer that will test just that." The min specs are pretty steep, so it may be time to Gear Up for Pwnapalooza '11. "Neo said it in the Matrix Reloaded, "hmm, upgrades" and now I think he was referring to the release of Battlefield 3." We kicked of the Battlefield BETA with a flashbang by giving 38% more performance to GeForce owners. Just snag our new driver, which we created with Battlefield 3 in mind. Version 285.38 and Verde 285.38 (notebook GPUs) highlights include:
PC Gaming Keeps Getting Better Futball fans are gitty about FIFA 12, and gittier about it in 2D surround or 3D. Rockstar Games' hit L.A.Noire will be coming to the PC in November and will be better than the console version. "The PC version, dubbed the "Complete Edition", adds in NVIDIA 3D Vision support and includes enhanced resolution and graphics details, your standard keyboard mapping and gamepad support, and it includes all of the previously-released L.A. Noire DLC missions by way of multi-use code. Rockstar talks up how the PC version of L.A. Noire will run on a "wide range" of PCs, but if you were planning on playing it fully maxed out, the recommended system requirements are actually quite a bit steep." The makers of Batman Arkham City have big plans for the PC version of that game. "All of the source textures and assets are done at a very, very high res and we make them work on all the different SKUs," he said. "People will really love the PC version when it comes out." We agree, and are offering a special deal to help you get your ‘Bat on' when the PC launches in November. Fall 2011 (aka Pwnapalooza '11) is a great time to be a PC gamer. At no time in history have so many kick ass titles hit at the same time. Deus Exis out already. Battlefield3 is in BETA. Call of Duty: MW3, Battlefield3, Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Diablo 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Rage, Assassin's Creed Revelations and NDOTA2 are on the way. And now L.A. Noire. Better Gear Up.
Shining a Light on Grey "Wayne is our next-generation [Tegra] processor and along with that we will have a processor called 'Grey', this is where we are going to integrate Tegra processor with Icera modem into a 3G/4G little tiny chip to address the vast majority of the smartphone market," Jen-Hsun Huang reportedly stated. They were recently featured on BBC. "A technology company which is based in Bristol has said it has found it now has the backing of Silicon Valley after being sold to a Californian firm for $367m. Icera, which makes chips that allow operators more control over how handsets "talk" to networks, was bought by NVIDIA in the summer. Before the sale, the firm found it was too small to deal with global manufacturers but now had the backing of Silicon Valley." A match made in heaven. Learn more in this AWESOME video segment from the BBC.
GeForce in your Next Notebook "In short, you can get any laptop equipped with NVIDIA's Optimus Technology and get the improved battery life that running off the IGP affords while still having readily available driver updates, frequently at a lower price. Unless you absolutely don't care about driver updates-or a UI with lack of "expert" features like a list of game and application profiles and global settings-NVIDIA is definitely the way to go for dynamic switchable graphics technologies right now." And GeForce has you covered for if you want the best of the best in your gaming notebook. "It'd be easy for NVIDIA to claim the superiority of its cards in SLI, given the results of the games we tested. Both its GeForce GTX 580M and 485M dual-GPU configurations beat AMD's Radeon HD 6990M in CrossFire." Maybe you want a killer performance GPU instead. "The GT780R-012US's graphics power comes by way of NVIDIA's 1.5GB GeForce GTX 560M graphics processor, which made short work of our graphics benchmark tests." The 540M is also a nice option to ensure your visual applications work the way you want them too-smooth, responsive and vibrant. "Thanks to its Intel HD 3000 GPU and NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M GPU with 1GB of VRAM and Optimus technology, the MSI X460DX really shines with graphics performance." But you need to make sure you have some kind of discrete GPU, even an entry-level one, to make everything you love to do on your notebook PC better. "ASUS' use of a stand-alone (GeForce) GT 520M is paying off in spades. Even though this GPU on one of the lowest rungs in NVIDIA's current mobile lineup, it can literally run circles around the integrated graphics processor within the Sandy Bridge CPU core." And with Optimus, there is no reason not to have discrete graphics. "However, the crowning achievement here is the inclusion of a dedicated (GeForce) GT 520M graphics processor which uses NVIDIA's Optimus switching technology to achieve low power consumption and extended battery life."
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