SIGGRAPH 2012 wrap-up

SIGGRAPH 2012 wrapup

Considering that SIGGRAPH focuses on visual content creation and display, there was no shortage of interesting elements to gawk at on the show floor. From motion capture demos to 3D objects printed for Hollywood productions, there was plenty of entertainment at the Los Angeles Convention Center this year. Major product introductions included ARM’s Mali-T604 GPU and a handful of high-end graphics cards from AMD, but the highlight of the show was the Emerging Technologies wing, which played host to a variety of concept demonstrations, gathering top researchers from institutions like the University of Electro-Communications in Toyko and MIT. The exhibition has come to a close for the year, but you can catch up with the show floor action in the gallery below, then click on past the break for links to all of our hands-on coverage, direct from LA.

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ELSA GeForce GT 630 LP 1GB Graphics Card

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ASK Inc. Japan has just added a new graphics card from ELSA to its product page, the GeForce GT 630 LP 1GB. This low-profile graphics card is packed with 96 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 810MHz and a 1GB of DDR3 memory set @ 1333MHz, and has 1x dual-link DVI-I, 1x D-Sub and 1x HDMI outputs. The ELSA GeForce GT 630 LP 1GB will become available from August 11th for unannounced price yet. [Product Page]

ELSA GeForce GT 640 Graphics Card

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ELSA has showed off another one of its upcoming graphics card namely the GeForce GT 640. Specs-wise, the card is equipped with 384 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 900MHz and a 2GB of DDR3 memory set @ 1782MHz, and features 1x DVI-I, 1x DVI-D and 1x mini HDMI outputs. The ELSA GeForce GT 640 will start shipping from August 11th for around 12,800 Yen (about $164). [ELSA]

We’re live from SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles!

We're live from SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles!

Most of us experience the Los Angeles Convention Center during one of its most chaotic weeks of the year, when tens of thousands of gaming industry manufacturers, video game designers and consumers descend upon downtown LA for the annual E3 expo, booth-babe radar tweaked to 11. There’s a hint of graphics prowess amid the halls this week, too, albeit on a vastly smaller scale, and with a heavy heap of civility. SIGGRAPH is a trade event through and through, with attendees demonstrating their latest tech, taking in a handful of seminars or hunting for networking opportunities, in search of employment and partnerships. It’s often also a venue for product launches, which is what’s brought us out, along with the usual bounty of kooky creations that serve to entertain and lighten the mood. As always, we’ll be bringing you a little bit of everything over the next few days, letting you sample the best of SIGGRAPH from the comfort of your own device — head over to our SIGGRAPH 2012 tag to follow along.

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ELSA GeForce GTX 670 SAC Graphics Card

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ELSA has announced a new graphics card to its range called the GeForce GTX 670 SAC (Silent Air Cooling). Specs-wise, the card is packed with 1344 CUDA Cores, a 256-bit memory interface, a core clock of 915MHz (980MHz Boost Clock) and a 2GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6008MHz, and features 1x DVI-I, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort outputs. The ELSA GeForce GTX 670 SAC is slated to go on sale from August 11th for unannounced price yet. [ELSA]

Upcoming GeForce GTX 650 Ti Graphics Card

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Check out this upcoming GeForce GTX 650 Ti graphics card from NVIDIA. Powered by NVIDIA’s Kepler-based GK106 silicon, the card is packed with 960 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface and a 1GB or 2GB of GDDR5 memory. The GeForce GTX 650 Ti is scheduled to hit the market in Q4, 2012. [Softpedia]

Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 Graphics Card

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Sapphire has introduced a new graphics card to its range called the Radeon HD 7750. This low-profile graphics card packs 512 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 800MHz and a 1GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 4500MHz, and features 1x DVI-I, 1x micro HDMI and 1x mini DisplayPort outputs. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [Sapphire]

Leadtek GeForce GTX 680 4GB Graphics Card

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ASK Inc. Japan is preparing to launch the 4GB version of Leadtek’s GeForce GTX 680 graphics card. Powered by NVIDIA’s Kepler GPU, the card sports 1536 CUDA Cores, a 256-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1006MHz (1058MHz Boost Clock) and a 4GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6008MHz, and features 1x DVI-I, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort outputs. The Leadtek GeForce GTX 680 4GB will become available from August 1st for 59,800 Yen (about $765). [Product Page]

Expert Oriented Radeon HD 7850 Graphics Card

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Expert Oriented is preparing to launch their newest graphics card ‘Radeon HD 7850′ for the mass market. Codenamed RH7850-E1GHD, the card sports 1024 CUDA Cores, a 256-bit memory interface, a core clock of 860MHz and a 1GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 4800MHz, and features 1x DVI-I, 1x HDMI and 1x mini DisplayPort outputs. The RH7850-E1GHD will go on sale from early August for around 20,000 Yen (about $255). [Product Page]

Leadtek GeForce GT 630 4GB Graphics Card

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ASK Inc. Japan will launch another graphics card from Leadtek namely the GeForce GT 630. The card is equipped with 96 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 810MHz, a shader clock of 1620MHz and a 4GB of DDR3 memory set @ 1600MHz, and features 1x DVI-I, 1x D-Sub and 1x HDMI outputs. The Leadtek GeForce GT 630 will go on sale from July 28th for 7,280 Yen (about $93). [Product Page]