Computex Taipei started as a trade show back in 1981, and today it’s one of the world’s biggest; only February’s CeBIT event in Hanover is bigger. It’s important for the whole tech industry, with lots of new desktop, notebook and mobile devices unveiled, but it’s arguably most important for gamers and graphics pros.
Why? Well, because it’s where the likes of Intel, AMD and Nvidia tend to unveil their fastest processors and most exciting GPUs. So what’s on the agenda for Computex 2016 when it kicks off on May 31?
We’ve sifted the river of rumor for nuggets of knowledge and flakes of fact, and we’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s going to get everybody excited this year. If you’re a gamer, you should probably start saving.
Polaris and Pascal
AMD’s one is called Polaris and Nvidia’s one is Pascal, they’re the next generation of consumer GPUs, and they’re expected to launch – but not necessarily ship – at or near this year’s Computex. While the technologies differ they both bring dies down to just 16nm and promise vastly improved performance and higher energy efficiency.
Nvidia says it’ll start shipping its first Pascal cards, the GTX 1070 and …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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