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Offering some rare insight into the scale of HBM memory sales – and on its growth in the face of unprecedented demand from AI accelerator vendors – the company recently disclosed that it expects HBM sales to make up "a double-digit percentage of its DRAM chip sales" this year. Which if it comes to pass, would represent a significant jump in sales for the high-bandwidth, high-priced memory. As first reported by Reuters, SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung has commented that he expects HBM sales will constitute a double-digit percentage of its DRAM chip sales in 2024. This prediction corroborate with estimates from TrendForce, who believe that, industry-wide, HBM will account for 20.1% of DRAM revenue in 2024, more than doubling HBM's 8.4% revenue share in...
GPU Cheatsheet - A History of Modern Consumer Graphics Processors
For our next installment of the Cheatsheet series, we explore modern graphics processors and their relative performance, die size and other tidbits.
43 by Jarred Walton on 9/6/2004New ATI Driver UI: The Catalyst Control Center
ATI has launched a new and improved user interface to their Catalyst display driver. This marks the biggest upgrade in ATI's driver interface since the introduction of Catalyst.
51 by Derek Wilson on 9/2/2004Source Engine: Counterstrike Beta Hits The Street
Previewing the game engine for one of the most anticipated titles of all time, we take a look at Valve's Counterstrike: Source Beta.
50 by Derek Wilson on 8/26/2004ATI Mobility Radeon 9800: Notebooks Get Next Generation Graphics
ATI is breaking new ground when it comes to bringing new technology to the mobile space. The MR9800 is a scaled down R420 for the desktop replacement graphics segment.
31 by Derek Wilson on 8/19/2004Doom 3 Graphics Deathmatch
After a long night of testing Doom 3 with every graphics card we could find in the lab, we have the details on how your card (and your dream...
71 by Derek Wilson on 8/3/2004Intel 915 Graphics: Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Intel has once again updated their integrated graphics platform, leaving behind the "extreme" name for better performance.
18 by Derek Wilson on 8/2/2004Albatron and ASUS GeForce 6800 Ultra Vendor Review
Our first vendor-focused review of the summer spotlights ASUS and Albatron's high end NVIDIA solutions.
9 by Derek Wilson on 7/18/2004LeadTek 6800 and eVGA 6800 Ultra Extreme: New GeForce on the Block
Rounding out NVIDIA's GeForce 6 series line, the LeadTek 6800 and eVGA 6800UE are put to the test. How do these bookends stack up against the rest of the...
46 by Derek Wilson on 7/9/2004FarCry v1.2 SM3.0 Path Analysis
With Ubisoft on the verge of releasing their next FarCry update, we look into the benefits of the new SM3.0 render path available to NV4x based hardware. What does...
36 by Derek Wilson on 7/2/2004NVIDIA's Scalable Link Interface: The New SLI
Reviving the name behind the 3dfx technology, NVIDIA hopes to bring multi-card graphics back to life.
40 by Derek Wilson on 6/28/2004NV45 Preview: On Package HSI
Today, we take a look at NVIDIA's latest attempt at handling the transition to PCIe a little more smoothly. Why did NVIDIA go with a bridge solution, and why...
14 by Derek Wilson on 6/28/2004ATI's HDTV Wonder - Bringing DTV to your PC
We have been waiting eagerly for ATI's release of their HDTV Wonder, and finally, we have it in the labs. Read on to find out how our experience went...
27 by Andrew Ku on 6/22/2004Gearing Up For 64bit: Beta Graphics Driver Comparison
With the recent introduction of ATI's beta driver for the beta version of 64bit Windows XP, both major graphics vendors have shown that they are making headway towards the...
21 by Derek Wilson on 6/16/2004New ATI Products Confirmed: The X Series Line-up
Today, ATI fills out their new X series with three new PCI Express parts based on current technology that we are seeing. We will learn about a new process...
10 by Derek Wilson on 6/1/2004Computex 2004 Update: More NV45 Information
We weren't about to stop with our NV45 coverage from earlier, here's some more information and pictures detailing NVIDIA's elusive NV45.
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2004ATI's All-in-Wonder 9200, 9600, and 9600 XT - Wal-Mart dabbles in a bit of ATI
What does Wal-Mart have to do with ATI? Well, aside from already selling their desktop cards, Wal-Mart has started to pick up the All-in-Wonder line. Read more to find...
19 by Andrew Ku on 5/17/2004ATI Radeon X800 Pro and XT Platinum Edition: R420 Arrives
ATI remained very tight lipped about their R420 part until after NVIDIA had launched their current flagship NV40 part in the form of the GeForce 6800 Ultra. Today we...
95 by Derek Wilson on 5/4/2004What Went Wrong with NV3x: A Moratorium
Obviously NV40 provides us with a significant leap in performance over its predicessor. Herein, we take a step back to try to understand just what went wrong.
18 by Derek Wilson on 4/19/2004NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra: The Next Step Forward
Today we bring you our review of the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 with all its refinements. It is definitely a step above the FX series, but it is big and...
77 by Derek Wilson on 4/14/2004Tech Update: R420 Gets a Name and Birthday
R420 rumors are a dime a dozen right now - today we bring you the facts. Update Now with pipeline info!
53 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/9/2004