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Intel unveils Skylake Xeon E3-1200 v5 CPUs for entry-level CAD workstations

Posted by Greg Corke - October 20, 2015

Intel has released details of its new ‘Skylake’ Xeon E3-1200 v5 processors that will soon appear in entry-level workstations such…

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Nvidia delivers first Iray physically-based rendering plug-ins through dedicated online store

Posted by Greg Corke - December 1, 2015

Nvidia is shipping its first Iray plug-ins and has opened an online store to sell the physically based rendering add-ons…

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Hardware

Review: AMD FirePro W4300 graphics card

Posted by Greg Corke - December 10, 2015

AMD has managed to pack a powerful mid-range GPU into a low profile graphics card. CAD users no longer have…

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AMD unveils hardware-virtualised GPU product line

Posted by Greg Corke - February 5, 2016

AMD gave its hardware virtualised Multiuser GPU (MxGPU) technology a first public airing in September 2015 and has now unveiled…

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Iray Server brings distributed rendering to Nvidia’s physically-based renderer

Posted by Greg Corke - February 23, 2016

Audi R8 interior, rendered with Nvidia Iray Nvidia Iray, the physically-based rendering technology optimised for Nvidia GPUs, can now be…

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Hardware

Review: HP ZBook Studio

Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 4, 2016

HP's new ultra portable laptop boasts a no compromise quad core CPU but, for 3D CAD, the display needs to…

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AMD previews free photorealistic renderer for Rhino

Posted by Greg Corke - March 31, 2016

At DEVELOP3D LIVE today AMD previewed a free interactive photorealistic ray trace renderer for Rhino that works inside the Rhino…

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The power of Virtual Workstations

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 1, 2016

We asked AMD's Michael DeNeffe, Director & Industry Executive, Virtualization and Cloud Graphics, to explain how AMD's new Multi User…

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First Look: Nvidia Quadro M2000 GPU – Nvidia has CAD users firmly in its sights with new release

Posted by Greg Corke - April 19, 2016

The Nvidia Quadro M2000 – sitting pretty on our desk, itching to get put through its paces in our suite…

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Reviews

Review: Nvidia Quadro M2000 GPU for CAD & Iray rendering

Posted by Greg Corke - May 16, 2016

We put Nvidia's new mainstream CAD-focused GPU through its paces in SolidWorks, PTC Creo, Autodesk Fusion 360 and SolidWorks Visualize…

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