AMD unveils new 32GB server GPU for HPC
AMD is upping the ante in GPU compute with its new FirePro S9170 server GPU that features 32GB of on-board GDDR5 memory. This is double that of its predecessor, the…
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Greg Corke
Greg Corke is DEVELOP3D’s Managing Editor and resident workstation specialist. There’s nothing he likes more than putting the latest kit through its paces in 3D design, visualisation and simulation tools… well, there’s always travel, cooking, music and Arsenal as well.
Altair calls for simulation specialists to test out High-Performance Computing in the cloud
Simulation specialists – apply with your project for the chance of a cloud-computing boost Altair is on the look out for simulation specialists to take part in a High-Performance Computing…
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How fast is your SolidWorks 2015 workstation?
This Menjac gearbox is one of three new SolidWorks models to be added to the benchmark. If you are a SolidWorks user and want to find out which graphics card,…
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Intel launches 6th gen Core (Skylake) CPUs
Intel has officially launched Skylake, its 6th generation Core CPU and successor to Broadwell. The chip giant kicked things off today with two ‘enthusiast’ desktop CPUs – the Core i5…
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Nvidia targets CAD and visualisation software developers with new design viz toolkits
2015 Harley-Davidson Street Glide rendered in Iray for Rhino. Production data courtesy of Harley-Davidson Motor Company Nvidia is ramping up its efforts in the design viz sector with the launch…
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New Lenovo ThinkPad P50 and P70 mobile workstations include first ever mobile Intel Xeon CPU
The 15.6-inch Lenovo ThinkPad P50 Lenovo has introduced two new mobile workstations – the 15.6-inch ThinkPad P50 and the 17-inch ThinkPad P70. There’s a whole host on new technologies packed…
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Nvidia launches two new 8GB professional GPUs – the Quadro M4000 and Quadro M5000
The new Quadro M5000 features 8GB of GDDR5 memory Nvidia has unveiled two new professional Quadro graphics cards to flesh out its Maxwell family of GPUs. The Quadro M4000 and…
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Intel to bring Xeon to mobile workstations
Historically, if you wanted an Intel Xeon in your mobile workstation you needed to buy a specialist machine from the likes of Eurocom. Now Intel has announced that it will…
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Centerprise International signs exclusive UK agreement with BOXX Technologies
The BOXX APEXX2, an overclocked CAD-focused desktop workstation Centerprise has signed an agreement with high performance workstation manufacturer BOXX Technologies to become its exclusive manufacturing and distribution partner in the…
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Review: Scan GW-MT20 ‘Skylake’
Scan's new 'Skylake' workstation may be super quick, but it offers little to CAD users who already own an overclocked Haswell or Ivy Bridge workstation, writes Greg Corke
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