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AMD’s Dual-GPU Radeon HD 7990 Will Arrive in Q1 2012

Soon after the introduction of the Radeon HD 7970 and HD 7950, AMD will release the now mandatory dual-GPU Radeon HD 7990 graphics card which makes use of the company’s just introduced Tahiti GPU based on the Graphics Core Next architecture.The HD 7990 will arrive by the end of the first quarter of 2012, accord...

22 December 2011
18:01 GMT

EVGA Releases Dual-GPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2Win Graphics

Not wanting to let enthusiasts go for too long without their dual-GPU card fix, EVGA officially launched the GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2Win. This video adapter takes the concept of high-end graphics and then goes a little beyond it. Obviously, it has two graphics processing units, specifically GF114 chips, which would be...

5 November 2011
04:40 GMT

Yeston Works on Dual-GPU Radeon HD 6850 Graphics Card

Chinese graphics card maker Yeston, has already accustomed us to its highly customized graphics cards, so it comes as no surprise that the company is now working on developing a new Radeon HD 6950 dual-GPU solution.The card in question is still a prototype, but judging by the pictures provided by Expreview website th...

20 October 2011
17:11 GMT

ColorFire Unleashes Dual-GPU Xstorm HD 6850 X2 4GB

In the enthusiast circles, Chinese graphics card maker ColorFire is well known for its impressive design, and recently the company has unveiled one of its most impressive creations, a dual-GPU Radeon HD 6850, known as the ColorFire Xstorm HD 6850 X2 4GB.Just as its name implies, the two Barts Pro graphics cores are j...

19 September 2011
15:31 GMT

Asus Mars II Closer to Launch, Gets Listed in Europe and Benchmarked

Expected with great interest by a quite a few overclocking enthusiasts, Asus' dual GTX 580 Mars II seems to be getting ready for its official launch since the graphics card was recently listed on an Europen website, shorty after its first benchmarks made their appearance on the Web.As many of you probably know, ...

9 August 2011
06:11 GMT

PowerColor Makes Official the Radeon HD 6870 X2, Expected in Early July

Showcased for the very first time during the Computex 2011 fair, PowerColor's dual-GPU Radeon HD 6870 graphics card was now made official and the initial shipments are expected to reach store shelves in the first week of July.The card is based on a custom PowerColor design and it uses a dual-fan cooling system t...

22 June 2011
06:11 GMT

PowerColor HD 6870 X2 to Arrive Next Month, HD 6970 X2 Will Follow Soon

Showcased at the recent Computex 2011 fair, the dual-GPU PowerColor Radeon HD 6870 X2 and HD 6970 X2 graphics cards, are expected to be launched later this summer, with the former scheduled to arrive at the end of June. Both cards use custom PCBs and cooling solutions, since PowerColor wanted to improve their over...

6 June 2011
02:48 GMT

PowerColor Shows Off Dual-GPU Radeon HD 6870

Outside of the monstrous Radeon HD 6970 X2 graphics card that we presented a short while ago, PowerColor is also working on developing a dual-GPU HD 6870 solution, which was also on display at Computex. The card is based on a custom PowerColor design and it uses a dual-fan cooling system that packs a massive alumi...

1 June 2011
02:35 GMT

ASUS Ares GTX 595 Dual-GPU Card Set for Computex

NVIDIA's dual-GPU video card has had its share of problems ever since it came out, but ASUS appears to be determined to take things up to eleven in time for a demonstration at Computex 2011. It took NVIDIA quite a long time to come up with a 500 series dual-GPU graphics card, so when it did, users, or at least...

18 May 2011
02:44 GMT

NVIDIA Makes New Dual-GPU Graphics Card

NVIDIA may not have made much of an impression with the dual-GPU Fermi card, but it looks like the outfit wants to make up for things by delivering a new model, although only rumors about this exist at this point. Back in March is when the GeForce GTX 590 dual-GPU graphics card from NVIDIA got officially released...

16 May 2011
02:32 GMT

PowerColor to Release Dual GPU Radeon HD 6870 Graphics Card

PowerColor, one of AMD's most important graphics cards partners, is working to develop a special version of the Radeon HD 6870 that will use two Barts XT GPUs connected together in an internal CrossFire mode. The graphics card, which hasn't been yet named, is based on a custom PowerColor design and will ...

9 May 2011
02:55 GMT

BIOS Not to Blame For Exploding NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

One might have learned about rumors and even a certain video of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 dual-GPU cards burning, but it looks like the problem really might not be on NVIDIA's hands after all.The GeForce GTX 590 graphics adapter has definitely stirred quite a varied set of reactions ever since it was officially in...

31 March 2011
03:16 GMT

GTX 590 Explodes, NVIDIA Makes New BIOS

It looks like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 dual-GPU graphics card may be fraught with more perils than one might have expected, namely those of a rather explosive nature if the implications in a recent video are true. As consumers know, NVIDIA recently made the official introduction of the GeForce GTX 590 dual-chip g...

30 March 2011
10:53 GMT

NVIDIA GTX 590 Dual-GPU Cards Already Sold out in US

It would appear that NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 590, while found to be actually slower than the Radeon HD 6990 in some tests, did not suffer from a lack of eager buyers, at least not in the US. NVIDIA may not have garnered the applause and laurels it may have wished for when it produced the GeForce GTX 590, but it U...

30 March 2011
09:31 GMT

NVIDIA GTX 590 Lands Inside V3 Gaming Systems

Yet another maker of custom desktops has stepped up to announce that some of its high-end gaming machines will, henceforth, have the newly-launched dual-GPU NVIDIA graphics card available as an option.There are already several makers of gaming systems that have officially announced support for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX...

25 March 2011
10:10 GMT

Colorful Intros Its Own Nvidia GTX 590 Video Card

Colorful, one of Nvidia's most important board partners in Asia, has recently announced the introduction of its very own solution built on top of the GTX 590 graphics card that is targeting hardcore gamers and computer enthusiasts alike. Colorful's creation is based on Nvidia's reference design for ...

25 March 2011
09:33 GMT

MSI Adds an Overclockable GeForce GTX 590 Dual-GPU Card

With NVIDIA's new dual-GPU graphics card now out, it is no surprise to see custom models flooding the market, and Micro-Star International definitely didn't sit idly by, having even tweaked the product's performance.It took a while for the Santa Clara, California-based graphics card maker known as NVI...

25 March 2011
05:49 GMT

Zotac Also Outs GeForce GTX 590 Video Card

Together with all the other Nvidia board partners, Zotac has also announced the availability of its GeForce GTX 590 graphics card that packs dual GF110 GPUs on the same PCB and promises to deliver a smooth-as-butter gaming experience even when multi-monitor setups are being used. Taking a look at Zotac's crea...

24 March 2011
10:18 GMT

ASUS Wasted No Time, Releases GTX 590 Card

Finally NVIDIA has officially introduced its very first dual-GPU graphics adapter with support for DirectX 11, and it seems ASUS wasted not a second in delivering its own version of the device.On the consumers market, one might say that there are two kinds of hardware products, if one were to look from a marketing s...

24 March 2011
09:52 GMT

POV/TGT Set to Release Two Factory Overclocked Nvidia GTX 590 Graphics Cards

Since most of us were disappointed to hear that Nvidia has downclocked its upcoming flagship card, the GTX 590, so severely, POV thought about building not just one but two factory-overclocked solutions based on this design, the fastest of which comes clocked at 691MHz. The cards look pretty much like all the othe...

23 March 2011
17:01 GMT

Nvidia GTX 590: Final Specifications Are Ready, Rumors Say

Leaked information about the upcoming GTX 590 graphics card seems to suggest that Nvidia has established the final specifications of its dual-GPU solution, and, just as previous rumors have suggested, the cores will work at a little bit over 600MHz. The German HT4U website says that it has managed to find out from...

15 March 2011
16:01 GMT

Nvidia GTX 590: First Rough Specifications Hit the Web

 Although there isn't that much time left until March 22, when everybody expects Nvidia to make the GTX 590 dual-GPU graphics card official, most of its specifications are still shrouded in mystery, but a recent report comes to shed some light in this regard. According to the leaks that made their way on...

11 March 2011
16:31 GMT

Galaxy to Release Dual-GPU GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card

After more than two years have passed since Nvidia introduced its last dual-GPU graphics card, the company is determined to make a comeback into this scene with the soon-to-be-released GTX 590, and Galaxy seems eager to capitalize on this trend as it prepares to launch a multi-GPU solution of its own, based on the GT...

10 March 2011
06:11 GMT

iBuyPower Desktops Also Get the AMD Radeon HD 6990 Graphics Card

Soon after the introduction of the Radeon HD 6990 boutique computer builders have started announcing their desktops built using AMD's new graphics solution, and the latest to join the list is iBuyPower that has introduced the card in a wide range of gaming systems. The Radeon HD 6990 is AMD's flagship vi...

9 March 2011
02:15 GMT

PowerColor Also Intros Radeon HD 6990 Graphics Card

Now that the Radeon HD 6990 has become official, AMD's graphics card partners have also started announcing their Antilles-based solutions, and one of the first companies to intro such a product is PowerColor. Right from the bat, it becomes apparent that PowerColor's solution doesn't differ in any wa...

8 March 2011
02:47 GMT

AMD Radeon HD 6990 Dual-GPU Graphics Card Goes Official

Right on cue (as the rumors hitting the web over the past few indicated), AMD has gone official with its long-awaited (and heralded) dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 graphics card, that not boldly targets the world's fastest GPU title. To be perfectly honest, AMD's announcement doesn't really come as much of...

8 March 2011
01:49 GMT

First Nvidia GTX 590 Benchmark Result Leaked [UPDATE]

It seems like the very first samples of Nvidia's GTX 590 graphics cards have already reached hardware reviewers and enthusiasts as some early benchmark results of the dual-GPU solution have already been leaked, detailing its Crysis performance. The screenshot of the Framebuffer Crysis benchmark Tool has been ...

3 March 2011
15:31 GMT

MSI Has Its Own Dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 on the Prowl

It would appear that, with Advanced Micro Devices getting ready to unleash a new dual-GPU DirectX 11 adapter, a certain manufacturing partner has similar thoughts, although only a prototype was brought over to CeBIT 2011. As end-users may or may not know by now, many IT companies from around the world are currently...

1 March 2011
10:35 GMT

Dual-GPU AMD Radeon HD 6990 Graphics Card Officially Pictured

It would appear that the long-awaited moment when Advanced Micro Devices unleashes its most powerful graphics adapter yet is not far off, as the official press photos of the card have been released. AMD and NVIDIA have been involved in a fairly tight game of meet and raise the stakes on the graphics cards market....

28 February 2011
02:29 GMT

Nvidia GTX 590 Dual-GPU Graphics Card May Launch in Mid-March During PAX East 2011

Eagerly awaited by many computer enthusiasts and hard core gamers, Nvidia's GTX 590 dual-GPU monster graphics card could be officially launched during the PAX East gamer festival, if we were to believe the latest rumors that have reached the Web. The report comes from the DinoXPC website which doesn't of...

23 February 2011
15:01 GMT

4GB AMD Radeon HD 6990 Dual-GPU Graphics Card Detailed

As the user base is skimming through all the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti cards, AMD is, of course, not slacking, having apparently detailed its long-awaited dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 card, at least to some extent.Dual-GPU graphics cards are not a new concept, as both NVIDIA and AMD created such devices at some point...

26 January 2011
05:18 GMT

AMD Radeon HD 6990 Antilles Gets Pictured

During a local press event that took place in Taiwan, AMD showed the world one of its most anticipated graphics solution, the Radeon HD 6990, the card following to use dual Cayman cores placed on the same PCB, just like the previous generation HD 5970.In the provided pictures, an AMD representative holds the card in ...

21 January 2011
16:31 GMT

PCB of Dual-GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 595 Pictured

It appears that a Chinese website managed to uncover some information on NVIDIA's upcoming dual-Fermi video card, even a photo of the PCB, complete with the two GPUs.Those mindful of such things will know of the recent rumor that said NVIDIA's dual-GPU card had been delayed.This move is assumed to be inten...

20 November 2010
04:58 GMT

NVIDIA Waits for AMD's Antilles, Delays Its Own Dual-GPU Card

It seems that AMD is not the only company that is delaying one or more of its highly anticipated products, with NVIDIA having supposedly decided to push back the launch of a certain adapter of its own.As end-users know, both NVIDIA and Advanced Micro Devices are working on their own new dual-GPU graphics cards.Grant...

19 November 2010
09:36 GMT

Dual-GPU AMD HD 6990 Pushed Back to Q1 2011

In the wake of the NVIDIA GTX 580 and the supposed delay of AMD's own HD 6970, it appears that a certain other enthusiast-grade adapter will fail to show up in time for Christmas this year.For those that have yet to learn, NVIDIA recently released the GeForce GTX 580 video card, its most powerful Fermi card yet...

10 November 2010
03:15 GMT

AMD Cayman GPU to Spawn Antilles Dual-GPU Card

Even though one may expect the Barts GPU to be the one used in AMD's next dual-GPU card, it seems that the Sunnyvale, California-based company has different plans for the so-called Radeon HD 6990 X2.As end-users know, AMD is working on the HD 6970, a Cayman GPU-based board which will supposedly have 2 GB of mem...

6 November 2010
07:10 GMT

Zotac Readies a Dual-GTX 460 Graphics Card, PCB Pictured

Over the short time that passed since first introduced, Nvidia's GTX 460 graphics core proved to be one of the best mainstream choices available around, so the fact that Zotac though of building a dual-GPU graphics card based on the GTX 460 GPU doesn't come as a huge surprise. Actually, rumors about a dual-...

26 October 2010
02:55 GMT

XFX 4GB HD 5970 Black Edition Pictured, Case is Gun-Shaped

XFX has been known to be working on a firearm-themed iteration of the dual-GPU ATI Radeon HD 5970, namely the HD 5970 Black Edition with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM, and it seems that the wait for its arrival may finally soon end, now that a limited edition package has been pictured. As end-users may know, the HD 5970 is, eve...

25 August 2010
08:30 GMT

Dual-GPU AMD ATI Radeon Card to Debut by Year's End

Though the ATI Radeon HD 5970 is, at present, the most powerful video board on the market, as far as reference models go at least, ATI seems to be getting ready to reveal its successor, a dual-chip board based on the Southern Island Architecture that will supposedly come out before the end of 2010.So far, very littl...

23 August 2010
05:01 GMT

ASUS Devises Dual-GTX 480 Monster 'MARS II'

NVIDIA hasn't exactly detailed its plans to create a Fermi-based dual-GPU card, but it definitely intends to make one, based on the GF104 GPU that powers the recently launched GTX 460. Still, even though it has no plans for a dual-GF100 product, its partners aren't prohibited from making some of their own....

16 July 2010
10:25 GMT

NVIDIA Dual-GTX 460 Card With Two GF104 Comes This Year

NVIDIA recently launched its GeForce GTX 460 DirectX 11 video board. This graphics card is powered by the GF104 graphics processing unit, the second Fermi GPU that the company made and the one that was received quite well by reviewers. Not long ago, Fudzilla even managed to uncover the fact that this chip actually ha...

14 July 2010
06:21 GMT

ASUS Rams Market With 4GB Dual-GPU ARES Graphics Card

NVIDIA may have regained the performance crown for single-GPU graphics when it unleashed the GeForce GTX 480, but the real top position was kept by AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5970 dual-GPU model. As such, in order to push performance to even more ridiculous heights, some of AMD's partners thought they would make a...

8 July 2010
06:34 GMT

Galaxy Dual-GPU GTX 480 Has a Dedicated PhysX Processor

Having had the DirectX 11 market to itself for about six months, ATI, business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, sold a significant number of cards. During that time, NVIDIA sales declined, forcing hardware makers to take unusual measures in order to reduce their GT 200 Series inventories, among other things. This did ...

4 June 2010
03:10 GMT

NVIDIA Dual-GTX 470 Demoed at Computex

Before NVIDIA had unveiled its GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480, it was assumed that the dual-GPU adapter that the Santa Clara company would eventually create would be based on the same GF100 GPU as these high-end offerings. After the launch, however, the high TDPs of them both made it almost completely clear that this w...

2 June 2010
03:47 GMT

Dual-Fermi Card Dubbed GTX 490, Battles 4GB HD 5970

AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5970 has been selling for more than half a year now, and the CPU and GPU maker's partners have already demonstrated 4GB versions of it. This puts NVIDIA in a rather tight position, considering it has yet to even develop a dual-Fermi adapter. Had research proceeded more smoothly, NVIDIA m...

25 May 2010
03:54 GMT

NVIDIA Scraps Dual-Fermi Graphics Card Plans

Though the GeForce GTX 480 is the fastest single-GPU card on the market at this time, the performance leader is still the dual-GPU ATI Radeon HD 5970. Of course, considering that GF100 is NVIDIA's strongest GPU so far, it was assumed that the graphics-solution developer would build a dual-GPU card based on it. U...

14 May 2010
06:04 GMT

ASUS to Squash Graphics Market with 4GB HD 5970 Ares

NVIDIA may have finally introduced its GeForce GTX 400 Series of DirectX 11-capable graphics adapters but it can only sigh as AMD grins, because the latter, even though it lost the single-CPU performance crown, still has the dual-GPU HD 5970 to keep its rank as overall performance king. Now, to make matters even more...

12 April 2010
05:33 GMT

Dual-Fermi NVIDIA Card Not Coming Anytime Soon

There is no doubt that the currently most highly anticipated consumer products, at least as far as graphics are concerned, are the upcoming GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480 graphics cards from NVIDIA. These two devices are set to debut at the end of the month and have been on the minds of most end-users that follow the ne...

11 March 2010
09:58 GMT

Galaxy Also Readies Dual-GTS 250 Card

It seems that Fermi GF100-based graphics adapters aren't the only NVIDIA-based products that will come out soon. Even though graphics card makers are mainly focused on raising the hype of their new, still unreleased DirectX 11 cards, some are also working on making new kinds of products based on older graphics ...

11 March 2010
09:34 GMT

VIA's Dual-GPU Card to Boast Support for 8 Monitors

Even though Advanced Micro Devices seems to be preparing, with great anticipation, to launch the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eeyfinity 6 edition next month, it appears that the company is not the only one putting together graphics cards with two GPUs or multi-monitor support. In fact, VIA will use the opportunity provided by ...

18 February 2010
08:47 GMT


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