Many of us wonder what the point of a graphics card or Graphics Processing System (GPU) in our computers is. Few people think it’s only for those who play games. But having a graphics card is not just ...
Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. When it comes to the ...
This article is part of the Electronics History series: The Graphics Chip Chronicles. ATI had been experimenting with the concepts of a unified shader for several years leading up to its acquisition ...