iXBT Labs: Technology Reviews

i3DSpeed, April 2013

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we added the test results of AMD Radeon HD 7990.

ASUS ROG Matrix 7970 Graphics Card

Today we'll review an ASUS Radeon HD 7970 GHz graphics card from company's ROG Matrix series. This is a very interesting product designed primarily for overclockers and gaming enthusiasts.

i3DSpeed, March 2013

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we added the test results of AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, AMD Radeon HD 7790 (standard and overclocked), ASUS Ares II (Radeon 7970 GHz CrossFire), ASUS Ares II CrossFire, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost, GeForce GTX Titan. We also replaced the 3DMark11 and Formula 1 (2010) benchmarks with the new 3DMark FireStrike and Unigine Valley benchmarks.

Ivy Bridge Based Intel Pentium and Celeron Processors

Half a year ago we saw the rollout of Pentium G2120, the first budget Ivy Bridge CPU. Today the new microarchitecture is used widely not only in the Pentium but also Celeron series. Time to have a closer look.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan Graphics Card

Today we'll take a first look at the flagship NVIDIA GPU of the current generation, the mighty GeForce Titan. The review will also include tests in a solid number of games, and a comparison with other top graphics adapters.

AMD FX-4300, AMD FX-6300 Processors

The top Vishera-based AMD FX-8350 processor was just the beginning. After it, AMD rolled out a number of more affordable CPUs. Today we're going to cover them in comparison with the predecessors and competitors.

AMD Athlon X4 740 and AMD Athlon X4 750K Processors

Today we'll focus on a couple of AMD's Trinity-based budget processors. In a past review we showed that the FM1-based Athlon II X4 CPUs were quite good. Now we'll see if their counterparts are as nice.

MSI GeForce GTX 660 TwinFrozr OC Edition, MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti OC Power Edition, MSI GeForce GTX 650 OC Power Edition Graphics Cards

Today we'll take a closer look at three mid and low-end MSI graphics adapters from the same NVIDIA 6xx family, which are quite different nevertheless.

MacBook Pro Retina Late 2012 Notebook

The slimmer and lighter MacBook Pro Retina Late 2012 is certainly more convenient to carry and cheaper at the same time: the basic configuration is $500 cheaper than the 15-inch MacBook from the early 2012. Today we'll take a closer look at the late 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina display.

i3DSpeed, January 2013

The i3DSpeed informs you about performance of popular graphics cards and the best price/performance deals in the market. This time we retested all the graphics cards with the latest drivers.