Most development effort in graphics drivers these days, whether you’re talking about Nvidia, Intel, or AMD, is focused on new APIs like DirectX 12 or Vulkan, increasingly advanced upscaling ...

For OpenGL 2 capable hardware, these new extensions are provided: * ARB_texture_swizzle (also in core OpenGL 3.3) * ARB_sampler_objects (also in core OpenGL 3.3) * ARB_occlusion_query2 (also in core ...

You will need any one of the following Fermi or Kepler based GPUs to get access to all the OpenGL 4. OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 64-bit. Category: Graphics Cards. You will need any one of the following ...

PC hardware companies work in funny ways sometimes. When AMD had a new driver ready that added extra features with arguably niche appeal, like its AMD Link in-home streaming tech, it was very excited ...

The latest drivers are always used at the time of testing, but please note reviews and performance articles undergo a scheduling process. This means a new driver could be released on the day of ...

Today NVIDIA announced a new driver release bringing compatibility with its latest Gameworks VR 1.1, which in turn brings with it multicast GPU acceleration for OpenGL applications. NVIDIA’s Gameworks ...

The royalty-free, open standards consortium known as the Khronos Group have just publicly released the official specifications of the OpenGL 4.1 graphics system, bringing the latest graphics ...

Now, with Vulkan on the horizon, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally stepping into a modern graphics era. For a title that continues to thrive years after launch, the Vulkan upgrade signals that even ...

Check out this article to learn all about Minecraft moving its graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan and what is it in for the players.

Earlier this week, Intel released a graphics driver update that according to the chipmaker, boosts graphics performance by up to 30% for devices with 4th generation Haswell processors, in addition to ...

Finally an article about professional use of graphics cards - at least peripherally (CAD applications). Always wondered, why Ars never writes about professional use of graphics cards (also, monitors ...