AMD unveils Radeon HD 8900M laptop graphics, ships them in MSI's GX70

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="AMD unveils Radeon HD 8900M laptop graphics, ships them in MSI's GX70 eyeson" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/msi-gx70-eyes-on-1368579217.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Did you think AMD showed all its mobile GPU cards when it launched the Radeon HD 8000M series in January? Think twice. The company has just unveiled the 8900M series, an adaptation of its Graphics Core Next architecture for desktop replacement-class gaming laptops. To call it a big jump would be an understatement: compared to the 8800M, the flagship 8970M chip doubles the stream processors to 1,280, hikes the clock speed from 725MHz to 850MHz and bumps the memory speed slightly to 1.2GHz. The net effect is about 12 to 54 percent faster game performance than NVIDIA's current mobile speed champion, the GTX 680M, and up to four times the general computing prowess in OpenCL. The 8970M is more than up to the task of powering up to 4K in one screen, and it can handle up to six screens if there are enough ports.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">We'll see how long AMD's performance reign lasts, although we won't have to wait to try the 8970M -- MSI is launching the GPU inside the new GX70 laptop you see above. We got a brief, hands-off tease of the 17.3-inch GX60 successor at the 8900M's unveiling, and it's clear the graphics are the centerpiece. We saw it driving <em>Crysis</em><em> 3</em> very smoothly on one external display while powering 2D on two other screens, albeit through a bulky set of Mini DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA cables. Otherwise, the GX70 is superficially similar to its ancestor with that chunky profile, an unnamed Richland-based AMD A10 processor, Killer networking and a SteelSeries keyboard. More than anything, price should be the clincher: MSI is pricing the GX70 with the new Radeon at $1,100, which amounts to quite the bargain for anyone whose laptop has to double as a primary gaming PC. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Gallery Image" height="360" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/8900m-1.jpg" width="640" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="424" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06876.jpg" width="640" /> <img alt="Gallery Image" height="424" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06880.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="360" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/8900m-4.jpg" width="640" /></div></div>

AMD unveils Radeon HD 8900M laptop graphics, ships them in MSI's GX70

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AMD details $999 Radeon HD 7990 graphics card, says it handles all top games at 4K

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="AMD details Radeon HD 7990 any game at 4K resolution for $999" data-src-height="350" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/amd-radeon-hd-7990.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> We've seen plenty of the Radeon HD 7990 in action with <em>Battlefield 4</em>, but it's taken AMD a little while to furnish us with full specs and pricing. Now that all the info is here, in the run-up to commercial availability in two week's time, it's finally possible to judge the pros and cons of what is arguably a very niche product. Read on past the break and we'll do just that.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Gallery Image" height="347" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-1.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="356" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-2.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="356" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-3.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="356" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-4.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="337" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-5.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="358" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-6.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="354" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-7-1366757421.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="357" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-8-1366757422.jpg" width="640" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> The positives are weighty: over 8 TFLOPS of raw compute power, which is more than double that of the Radeon HD 7970 and<em> four times</em> that of the PlayStation 4's GPU. This grunt comes from a New York-sized population of 8.6 billion transistors -- 1.5 billion more than in NVIDIA's Titan -- which can handle pretty much any current game at 4K resolution and max detail settings, including <em>Tomb Raider</em> (with flowing locks enabled) and <em>Crysis 3. </em>Both these games happen to be bundled with card, along with <em>Bioshock Infinite</em> and five other big titles.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Note, however, that you'll need a pricey CPU to be certain of getting the frame rates shown in the slide deck, which are based on an Intel Core i7-3960X. It's also curious that no frame rate is provided for <em>Crysis 3</em> at 4K and max settings -- only <em>Crysis 2</em> is shown in the chart below, with a frame rate nudging 40 fps, so we'll definitely be checking out some independent benchmarks.</div><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="AMD details Radeon HD 7990 graphics card any game at 4K resolution for $999" data-src-height="346" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-8.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span>There's 6GB of RAM, </span>PCI Express 3.0<span> support for ridiculous inter-GPU memory bandwidth in case you were ever in a position to CrossFire this thing, plus a "massive" cooling system that is claimed to be 3dB quieter than NVIDIA's Titan and 10dB quieter than the </span>GTX 690<span>. </span></div><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="AMD details Radeon HD 7990 graphics card any game at 4K resolution for $999" data-src-height="343" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/7990-7.jpg" style="text-align: center;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> And the negatives? Well, those deserve to be addressed in bullet points, even though there's only one of them for now:</div><ul dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><li> $999</li></ul><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> To be fair, this price point is totally in line with the competition and our expectations. But as to whether the transaction is as straightforward as it sounds, and how sensible it is relative to paying the same amount for a Titan, we'll wait to do our regular review roundup rather than risk any expensive errors of judgement.</div></div>

AMD details $999 Radeon HD 7990 graphics card, says it handles all top games at 4K

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Fusion-io bumps its ioFX super-SSD to 1.6TB, announces HP Workstation Z integration

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Fusionio bumps its ioFX superSSD to 16TB, announces HP Workstation Z integration" data-src-height="357" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/screenshot4713841am-3-1365338707.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> We have a feeling graphics artists are going to be begging their studios for Fusion-io's latest ioFX super-SSD. After receiving critical acclaim for its 460GB version, the company has today introduced a massively-speced 1.6TB variant at NAB. Despite the space increase, the new unit is not bigger than its older sibling. In related news, HP has also signed on to integrate ioFX into its HP Z 420, 620 and 820 all-in-ones, and it'll also give current workstation owners the option to simply add the card to their existing machines. Fusion won't be releasing any details about pricing for the 1.6TB ioFX just yet -- that'll remain under wraps until its released this summer. For now, movie makers can net the 460GB one for $2K (about $500 less that its release price). Full press release after the break.</div></div>

Fusion-io bumps its ioFX super-SSD to 1.6TB, announces HP Workstation Z integration

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NVIDIA Tegra 3 open source code gets early 3D support

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="NVIDIA Tegra 3 open source drivers add 3D support" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/nvidia-tegra-3-chip.jpg" /></div>It's a given that NVIDIA's Tegra 3 can handle 3D -- unless you've been crafting a fully open source project around the chip, at which point you've been stuck in a flat world. Fresh contributions from Avionic Design's Thierry Reding have brought that extra dimension back, albeit in limited form. His early patches for the Linux kernel enable support for 3D when using the Tegra Direct Rendering Manager driver. There's also a matching Gallium3D driver for us regular users, although it's still young: it can run reference 3D code as of a recent check, but can't produce visible imagery. While it may take some months before everything falls into place, the officially-backed work should make the (slightly aging) chip that much more useful beyond the realms of Android and Windows RT.<br /> </div></div>

NVIDIA Tegra 3 open source code gets early 3D support

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AMD Radeon HD 7990 says hello, plays a bit of Battlefield 4 at GDC

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="AMD Radeon HD 7990 says hello, plays a bit of Battlefield 4 at GDC" data-src-height="346" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/7990car678x452.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Gamers were down-right spoiled at this year's GDC with a full 17 minutes of beautiful Battlefield 4 in-game footage. Minds blown, AMD took responsibility for the part it played in the mess, admitting the demo was running on its Radeon HD 7990 graphics card. It's the first time the company's confirmed the existence of the long-fabled card, and went as far as calling the case-busting monster "the world's fastest." All we know is the card combines two of the HD 7970's Tahiti GPUs -- AMD's not sharing the full specs -- but the eagle-eyed folks at <i>AnandTech</i> have plucked a few extra details from the limited pictures available. They note the open-air cooling, which would require a drafty case but mean the fans should run fairly quiet, and that power consumption is likely to be no more than 375 watts. Not much to go on, we know, but we'll be waiting eagerly for AMD's full reveal. Now, your BF4 video awaits. (Warning: the game dialogue contains a few naughty words).</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U8HVQXkeU8U?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

AMD Radeon HD 7990 says hello, plays a bit of Battlefield 4 at GDC

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AMD Radeon HD 7790 review roundup: what to expect from a $149 gaming card

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="AMD Radeon HD 7790 review roundup what to expect from a $149 gaming card" data-src-height="414" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/radeon-hd-7970-card-lead.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Mainstream gaming is all about 1080p. Monitors may be getting cheaper, making higher resolutions and multi-display setups ever more feasible, but Full HD is still sufficient for the average buyer. AMD knows it, and that's why this morning's announcement of the Radeon HD 7790 came with a straightforward promise: the ability to play the latest games at 1080p with high detail settings for a maximum outlay of $149. Such claims can't be waved around without being tested, and indeed <em>The Tech Report</em>, <em>HotHardware</em>, <em>Bit.tech </em>and other sites have just returned their verdicts. Read on for our review roundup.</div><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="AMD Radeon HD 7790 review roundup what to expect from a $149 gaming card" data-src-height="346" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/amd7790-details.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Let's start with the upsides: pretty much all the sites listed here found that the Radeon HD 7790 met their expectations, providing a sensible compromise between the cheaper 7770 and the more expensive 7850 and generally staying toe-to-toe with NVIDIA's similarly priced GTX 650 Ti. <em>The Tech Report</em> found that the card coped admirably with Lara Croft's hair at 1080p with High details settings, far outpacing the 7770 with an average frame rate of 54 fps and also more consistent smoothness. Titles like <em>Skyrim</em>, <em>Battlefield 3</em> and<em> The Witcher 2</em> were hiccup-free at around 40 fps. <em>HotHardware</em> reported that the 7790-based cards it tested were "very quiet" and ran cool compared to other options -- in fact, it ran even cooler under load than the 7770.</div><div class="more-info" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> And now the bad news: some games and resolutions are simply beyond the capacity of graphics cards at this price point. According to <em>Bit.tech</em>, <em>Crysis 3</em> runs at just 21fps at 1080p with Very High detail settings, and the only consolation is that a 1GB GTX 650 Ti can't play the game either. Don't expect to go beyond 1080p either: <em>HotHardware</em> found that <em>Hitman: Absolution</em> and <em>Sleeping Dogs</em> both fell far below 30fps at 1,920 x 1,200, for example. Meanwhile, all these games -- even <em>Crysis 3</em> at Medium settings -- ran smoothly on the Radeon HD 7850, which leads us to think we'd probably still stretch to that GPU if it popped up at a good price.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> In any case, check out the full reviews and charts before making your mind up:</div></div>

AMD Radeon HD 7790 review roundup: what to expect from a $149 gaming card

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AMD intros Radeon HD 7790 graphics card for $149, promises cooler and quieter 1080p gaming

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="AMD intros Radeon HD 7790 graphics card for $149, promises cooler and quieter 1080p gaming" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/radeonhd7790-lead.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> We were half expecting AMD's next graphics card to be some sort of supercomputing colossus, given all the buzz around NVIDIA's GTX Titan. As it turns out, though, we're looking at something more subtle and just <em>slightly</em> more affordable: the new Radeon HD 7790. It slots into a cosy niche between the 7770 and the 7850, targeting gamers who want a good helping of 28nm silicon and potential for CrossFire expansion but who don't want to stretch beyond $149. Efficiency tweaks allow the 7790 to offer almost 50 percent more processing power than the 7770 while only demanding a smidgen of extra wattage (85 W instead of 80 W), which bodes well for cooling and decibels. Relative to the 7850, which can now be had for under $200, you'd be getting a card with half the power consumption, half the memory (1GB GDDR5), half the memory bandwidth (128-bit) and around 30 percent less processing power.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Compare it to the closest rival from NVIDIA, the GTX 650 Ti, which currently fetches upwards of $140, and AMD claims the Radeon HD 7790 offers an average 20 percent advantage in frame rates at 1080p -- enough that you shouldn't need to worry about games like <em>Tomb Raider</em> or <em>Hitman: Absolution</em> at that resolution. Check out the slide deck for further details and official frame-rate charts, and expect to see the card reach retailers starting April 2nd.</div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><h3 class="title"><strong>AMD Radeon HD 7790 slide deck</strong></h3></div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/7790-1_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/7790-2_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/7790-3_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/7790-4_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/7790-5_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/7790-6_95x95.jpg" /> </div></div>

AMD intros Radeon HD 7790 graphics card for $149, promises cooler and quieter 1080p gaming

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NVIDIA's GRID VCA now available to graphic crunching pros at a cool $24,900

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="NVIDIA's GRID VCA now available to graphicscrunching pros at a cool $24,900" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/nvidia-grid-vca-3-20-13-01.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">While it won't supercharge Crysis or other games like its upcoming Cloud Gaming device may, NVIDIA's GRID Visual Computing Appliance is now up for grabs to designers, animators and visual production types for $24,900 plus a $2,400 yearly software license fee. That sum will merely get you the starter model consisting of 8 GPUs, 16 threads of CPU and 192GB of RAM to service up to 8 users, while the 16 GPU model -- which doubles all that up -- is hitting the dreaded "contact us" price point. For reasonable-sized studios with multiple designers or artists, though, it'd allow humdrum machines to link up via a network and still crunch complex models -- making the price rather beside the point for us individual users. For more info, hit the PR after the jump.</div><div class="open" dir="ltr" id="pr_box" style="text-align: left;"> <div id="pr_box_button">Hide Press Release</div><div id="pr_text"> <strong>NVIDIA Unveils Industry's First Visual Computing Appliance</strong><br /> Tuesday, March 19, 2013<br /> <strong>GTC 2013</strong> -- NVIDIA today introduced the industry's first visual computing appliance -- enabling businesses to deliver ultra-fast GPU performance to any Windows, Linux or Mac client on their network.<br /> The NVIDIA GRID™ Visual Computing Appliance (VCA) is a powerful GPU-based system that runs complex applications such as those from Adobe Systems Incorporated, Autodesk and Dassault Systèmes, and sends their graphics output over the network to be displayed on a client computer. This remote GPU acceleration gives users the same rich graphics experience they would get from an expensive, dedicated PC under their desk.<br /> NVIDIA GRID VCA provides enormous flexibility to small and medium-size businesses with limited IT infrastructures. Their employees can, through the simple click of an icon, create a virtual machine called a workspace. These workspaces -- which are, effectively, dedicated, high-performance GPU-based systems -- can be added, deleted or reallocated as needed.<br /> "NVIDIA GRID VCA is the first product to provide businesses with convenient, on-demand visual computing," said Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer, NVIDIA. "Design firms, film studios and other businesses can now give their creative teams access to graphics-intensive applications with uncompromised performance, flexibility and simplicity."<br /> NVIDIA GRID VCA is an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage 4U appliance. Its 16 NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA GRID VGX software provide NVIDIA® Quadro®-class graphics performance for up to 16 concurrent users, with low latency, high resolution and maximum interactivity for unparalleled quality of service.<br /> <strong>Industry Support for NVIDIA GRID VCA</strong><br /> "We've had enormous success using remote GPU acceleration on our content-creation applications," said James Fox, chief executive officer at Dawnrunner, a San Francisco-based film production company. "Thanks to NVIDIA GRID VCA, we don't spend weeks configuring workstations and transcoding files and projects. Instead, we have more time to deliver a higher quality product for our customers. And we can take on new projects with tighter deadlines."<br /> "Performance is important for creative professionals, and our long-standing relationship with NVIDIA has assured they are able to work with images and videos in a much faster, smoother, more engaging way," said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer, Adobe. "NVIDIA and Adobe have a shared goal of providing our customers with the latest technology advancements with flexible deployment options so they can focus on their jobs and have more time to be creative. The innovative advancements in virtualization introduced today with the NVIDIA GRID is an exciting new direction that underscores that commitment."<br /> "NVIDIA GRID VCA enhances the design experience for SolidWorks users from any PC or Mac," said Bertrand Sicot, chief executive officer, SolidWorks, Dassault Systèmes. "With centralized access to fast GPUs, designers can more quickly and easily deliver high-quality 3D models."<br /> "NVIDIA GRID VCA will provide tremendous functionality and performance for our small business customers," said Carl Bass, president and chief executive officer, Autodesk. "It delivers easy, high performance GPU access to our applications for the highest quality design and visualization experience."<br /> <strong>Pricing and Availability</strong><br /> Available in the United States in May from authorized value-added resellers, NVIDIA GRID VCA is offered in 8 GPU or 16 GPU configurations, with pricing starting at $24,900, plus an annual software license of $2,400. More information is available at www.nvidia.com/vca.<br /> <strong>About NVIDIA GRID</strong><br /> The NVIDIA GRID portfolio -- comprised of hardware, software and appliances -- delivers GPU acceleration from data centers to any user. It includes NVIDIA GRID enterprise solutions; the NVIDIA GRID Visual Computing Appliance (VCA) for small and medium-size businesses; and the NVIDIA GRID Cloud Gaming Platform for gaming-as-a-service companies.<br /> About NVIDIA<br /> Since 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has pioneered the art and science of visual computing. The company's technologies are transforming a world of displays into a world of interactive discovery -- for everyone from gamers to scientists, and consumers to enterprise customers. More information at http://nvidianews.nvidia.com and http://blogs.nvidia.com.<br /> Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: the impact, benefits, pricing and availability of NVIDIA GRID VCA; and the effects of the company's patents on modern computing are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners' products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended January 27, 2013. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.<br /> © 2013 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, NVIDIA GRID and Quadro are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.<br /> </div></div></div>

NVIDIA's GRID VCA now available to graphic crunching pros at a cool $24,900

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Wacom Cintiq 13HD graphics display hands-on (video)

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Wacom Cintiq 13HD graphics display handson video" data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/wacom-cintiq-lead2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's the thing with Wacom's latest Cintiqs: the bigger the display, the more straightforward the buying decision tends to be. The Cintiq 22HD and 24HD dominate at the professional high-end, but, as you get smaller and cheaper, more options come into play -- whether they're non-display tablets like the Intuos5 or complete PCs like Microsoft's Surface Pro (software issues aside). However, if you're looking for full-fledged Cintiq qualities in a smaller package, then this morning's announcement of the $1,000 Cintiq 13HD probably caught your interest. No, it's not the rumored standalone tablet, but our first impression is that it's a lightweight and handy option for serious work. Read on for more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc05338.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc05341.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc05345.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc05350.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc05351.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc05352.jpg" width="640" /></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-3816e2b3" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/3816e2b3/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=105834787&disablebranding=0&view_secret=105834787" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe> Starting with the tablet itself, it's surprisingly light and easy to hold -- in fact, it's just half the weight of the aging Cintiq 12WX. The new pen-sensitive (not touch sensitive) 1920 x 1080 display makes things look small onscreen, but the pen has Wacom's usual accuracy so we didn't struggle to hit controls. Also, if you have a nice big primary display, you might want to continue using that for controls and just use the 13-incher for drawing. The physical controls on the right should be instantly familiar. They require some serious bezel, but the pen-sensitive area is still much larger than the Intuos5, which outwardly has the same dimensions. A proprietary cable containing HDMI video, power and USB data juts out of the side and it could potentially be a hindrance -- although we're going to leave that question open until Billy Steele gets some review time. We've got to ask, though: where's some high bandwidth 60GHz wireless connectivity when you really need it? The stand is simple but sturdy and light. Three lift-out flaps provide 20, 30 and 50 degree angles to work at, with 50 degrees being primarily for useful for displaying work rather than creating it. The stylus brings a new feel, but it'll work with other current Cintiqs as well as with Intuos tablets back to the Intuos4. Rather than coming with some kind of travel holder to connect it to the tablet, the "Pro Pen" comes in its own travel box with a selection nibs and color-coding rings. Altogether, the Cintiq 13HD is a tidy package and we're keen to get more time with it. In the meantime, check out the gallery and video above to learn more. </div></div>

Wacom Cintiq 13HD graphics display hands-on (video)

Here's the thing with Wacom's latest Cintiqs: the bigger the display, the more straightforward the buying decision tends to be. The...

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