At GDC, AMD has announced exclusive Gaming Evolved partnerships with three key studios:  Rebellion, Square Enix & Xaviant Studios. Gaming Evolved has received quite a bit of press over the last year with several big-name titles featuring prominently in AMD’s developer relations program. Games like Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, Tomb Raider, THIEF, Star Citizen [...]

AMD and Crytek are pairing up to bring Mantle to future games featuring the popular CRYENGINE which is a major step forward for the nascent API. It seems like AMD’s Mantle API is making some serious inroads these days. Fresh off of announcements for Thief and a successful rollout into Battlefield 4, it looks like [...]

NVIDIA is introducing a new TITAN. Dubbed the TITAN Black, it uses a fully enabled GK110 core to create a new flagship card for the GeForce lineup. Back when the GTX 780 Ti was launched, many predicted it would effectively take over from the GTX TITAN in the hearts and minds of enthusiasts. Not only [...]

Two cards at different ends of the spectrum, the R9 290X Lightning and GTX 760 Mini are meant for different markets but each is impressive in its own right. MSI’s R9 290X Lightning is billed as the ultimate AMD graphics card and that’s no surprise considering its pedigree. Every generation it seems like the Lightning series [...]

It seems like everyone has been waiting for a 1440P G-SYNC monitor and ASUS is about to make their wishes a reality with the RoG Swift PG278Q. NVIDIA’s G-SYNC is a game changing technology for gamers who crave more fluid onscreen images but, like many 3D Vision compatible monitors, there wasn’t much news about supporting 1440P [...]

VisionTek’s new R9 290 CryoVenom combines high clock speeds with a custom water block for ultra low temperatures while retaining a low price. At just $550, the new VisionTek R9 290 CryoVenom can offer the performance of a GTX 780 Ti provided you already have a water cooling loop. Otherwise, it can become quite expensive. All [...]

PowerColor has finally announced their custom R9 290X PCS+and R9 290 PCS+ cards, both of which feature a triple slot heatsink design. The AMD R9 290X and R9 290 are both in heavy demand right now and board partners have begun launching their own riffs on these popular cards. PowerColor’s latest entry uses their newly [...]

It looks like there’s some light on the horizon for gamers excited about NVIDIA’s G-SYNC monitors; they’ll finally be available in Q2 of this year. After NVIDIA took the wraps off of G-SYNC within a select number of limited previews and announcements, gamers have been clamoring for the change to go hands-on with the technology. [...]

NVIDIA’s GameStream wireless ecosystem requires a specific but expanding set of components. Now it will be easier to find the right hardware. The GameStream ecosystem is, at face value, relatively straightforward. At the most basic level it consists of a GeForce-powered PC and a secondary wireless device like NVIDIA’s excellent SHIELD or a Tegra-powered tablet. [...]

While it may have a confusing name, Philips’ newest 27” monitor will boast a 144Hz refresh rate and compatibility with NVIDIA’s G-SYNC technology. NVIDIA’s game changing G-SYNC technology and the visual differences it can bring to the table have caused a huge amount of excitement in PC gaming circles. Hardware Canucks covered the technology in-depth [...]