MMD, a leading display specialist and licensed monitor partner of Philips, introduces three new models in the Philips Momentum line-up: the 55-inch Philips Momentum 558M1RY (142 cm), the 31,5-inch Philips Momentum 328M1R (80 cm) and the 27 -inch Philips Momentum 278M1R (68,6 cm). New products intended for console gamers were shown for the first time in the business area of the gamescom exhibition. Other guests can visit the public stand A-080, joint with AOC, where other gaming monitors are presented on an area of 102 m².
Smooth picture, incredible sound
Three new Philips monitors will be available in the first quarter of 2020. Of the trio, the 55-inch Philips Momentum 558M1RY stands out. The device is equipped with a UHD display UltraClear 4K with 120Hz refresh rate, resolution 3840x2160 pixels and VESA-certified DisplayHDR 1000 technology. This combination will help gamers fully immerse themselves in the gaming process. Bowers & Wilkins became a partner in the creation of the monitor, thanks to which the new product will decorate any gaming session with balanced low frequencies, crystal clear voice sound and stunning audio. Three gaming sound modes to choose from will allow you to customize the sound to your taste.
For the past 50 years, Bowers & Wilkins has been a leader in audio innovation, making a name for itself around the world with leading-edge home speakers, headphones and car audio systems. For two years now, TP Vision, the exclusive licensee of Philips TV, has been collaborating with Bowers&Wilkins. The companies work together to create exceptional products by combining technological strengths and expertise to deliver the most effective audiovisual solutions. The result has been numerous awards and accolades, such as the "Home Television Theater of the Year" awarded by EISA twice in the last two years. Andy Kerr, director of marketing and communications at Bowers&Wilkins, notes:
“The True Sound philosophy is at the heart of everything Bowers&Wilkins does, from world-class high-quality speakers to our award-winning partnership with Philips TV. Now, working with Philips Monitors, we're excited to bring True Sound to gamers with the 55-inch Momentum 558M1RY. I am sure that no less success awaits us here too!”
55" gaming monitor for consoles in the Philips Momentum line, equipped with 4K UHD, DisplayHDR 1000, Adaptive-Sync and Bowers&Wilkins audio, running at 120 Hz and 4 ms latency
Equipped with HDR 600, the 31,5-inch Philips Momentum 328M1R boasts high contrast levels thanks to its 120Hz frequency and 4K resolution. This will make gaming sessions in dim environments more comfortable for the eyes and help gamers not miss anything during the process. Designed in a new format, the 27-inch Philips Momentum 278M1R runs at 60Hz at 4K resolution for crisp, stutter-free images while packing all the best Philips features into a compact design.
32" gaming monitor for consoles in the Philips Momentum line, featuring 4K UHD, DisplayHDR 600, Adaptive-Sync and DTS audio, running at 120Hz and 4ms latency
All three monitors feature the company's innovative Ambiglow technology, a halo of light around the device that allows entertainment content to extend beyond the screen for the most immersive experience. In addition to enhanced precision and balance, all three Momentum monitors feature Adaptive-Sync technology for smooth images and low latency. When paired with Game Mode SmartImage technology, Philips monitors deliver visuals that will captivate even the most dedicated console owners.
Minecraft, the all-time best-selling video game with over 176 million copies sold, gets a much more realistic experience with support for real-time ray tracing on PC.
A free update to the game will provide all fans of the game with vivid visualizations of the created worlds with more realistic shadows, lighting and colors.
"Minecraft will bring the benefits of ray tracing to millions of gamers who don't play hardcore games," said Matt Wuebbling, director of GeForce marketing at NVIDIA. “The addition of ray tracing to a global bestseller demonstrates the success and recognition this technology has achieved in the gaming industry.”
“Ray tracing is the next evolution for Minecraft,” said Saxs Persson, Minecraft franchise director at Microsoft. - GeForce RTX will give you new sensations from the world of Minecraft. In regular Minecraft, the gold bar looks just yellow, but when you turn on ray tracing, you'll see highlights and reflections, and even characters being reflected."
NVIDIA and developer Mojang have added a version of the game under Windows 10 variation of ray tracing known as "path tracing". It simulates how light travels through a scene and provides a unified lighting calculation model for many types of effects that have traditionally been created separately using rasterization or hybrid rendering methods. These effects include:
direct light from the sun, sky, and various sources, including light-emitting surfaces such as glowing blocks or lava realistic hard and soft shadows, depending on size, shape and distance to the light source per-pixel emissive lighting indirect diffuse lighting (diffuse global) indirect glare (reflections) transparent materials with reflection, refraction and scattering (frosted glass, water, ice) atmospheric dispersion and density (volumetric fog, light shafts, realistic skies)
Real-time ray tracing is changing the way games are created and dramatically improving the image quality available. Ray tracing is built on a powerful ecosystem that includes support for the technology in industry-standard APIs, popular game engines, and games from major publishers.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ is the only GPU that can play games with ray tracing enabled.
AMD has released Radeon Adrenalin 2019 drivers 19.8.1, which are designed to run Microsoft® PlayReady®3.0 on Radeon RX 5700 graphics products.
Issues fixed
- Some system configurations may experience color corruption after installing Radeon Software when running an update Windows® May 10, 2019 The issue has been fixed in the latest update Windows® 18362.267 (KB4505903) - Radeon Chill settings may not sync with game profile settings when changed in-game via Radeon Overlay - Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products may display a black screen or flicker when using automatic memory overclocking in games or applications running in full screen mode. - Radeon AntiLag could affect performance in some games - Radeon RX 5700 graphics card may experience a black screen during uninstall in system configurations Windows®7. Solution: Perform the uninstallation in safe mode. - Recording clips using Radeon ReLive may result in blank clips on Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics with system configurations Windows®7.
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today introduced the second generation AMD EPYC™ processor family to its broad ecosystem of data science partners and customers. The new processors deliver industry-leading performance across a wide range of enterprise, cloud, and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. 64nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors feature up to 2 cores based on Zen 7 architecture and advanced 50nm process technology. They deliver breakthrough performance and help reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to XNUMX% across multiple workloads. Google and Twitter also announced that they are going to use the new second generation AMD EPYC™ processors in their developments, and HPE and Lenovo announced new systems based on these processors that are already available for order.
“Today we set a new standard for the modern data center with the introduction of our new 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors. They deliver record-breaking performance and significant cost-of-operation savings while supporting multiple workloads,” said Dr. Lisa Su, President and CEO of AMD. “The adoption of our new, industry-leading server processors is fueled by the many new enterprise, cloud and HPC customers choosing EPYC processors to meet their most demanding server computing requirements.”
Second Generation EPYC Processors Expand the Company's Data Processing Ecosystem of Partners and Customers
At a recent launch event, several customers and partners joined AMD on stage to discuss the capabilities of AMD EPYC processors. • Google announced the use of second-generation AMD EPYC processors to support its internal manufacturing data center (DPC) infrastructure. Also at the end of 2019, new all-in-one computers from Google Cloud Compute Engine will be powered by second-generation AMD EPYC™ processors. • Twitter announced that using 25nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors in its data center infrastructure will reduce total cost of ownership by XNUMX%. • Microsoft Azure announced new virtual machines for HPC workloads, cloud remote desktops and rich applications powered by 2nd generation AMD EPYC™ processors. Feature-rich app previews are available now. • HPE announced continued support for the AMD EPYC processor family. We plan to offer a wide range of systems powered by 385nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors, including the HPE ProLiant DL325, HPE ProLiant DL10 Gen 35 and HPE Apollo XNUMX servers, available today. • Cray announced that the Air Force Weather Agency will use the Cray Shasta system, powered by second-generation AMD EPYC™ processors, to provide comprehensive earth and space weather information to the U.S. Air Force and Army. • Lenovo has announced new solutions specifically designed to take advantage of the full range of capabilities of 655nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors. The ThinkSystem SR635 and SRXNUMX are now available and are ideal solutions for use in video infrastructure, virtualization, software-defined storage, and more. The solutions demonstrate exceptional energy efficiency. • Dell announced newly designed and optimized servers for 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors that will be released soon. • VMware and AMD announced they are working closely together to support new security and other features on 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ high-performance processors on the VMware vSphere platform. “2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors will help us continue to do what we do best in our data centers, which is create innovative solutions,” said Bart Sano, Google Vice President of Engineering. “The compute scalability, memory and I/O performance of the new processors will enhance our ability to drive innovation across our infrastructure and give Google Cloud customers the freedom to choose the best virtual platform for their workloads.”
Designed to run today's enterprise, cloud, and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads
2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors are purpose-built to run today's data center workloads. They provide customers with the ideal combination of features to help them achieve the performance they need and optimize profitability in enterprise and virtualization, cloud and high-performance computing applications.
For enterprise data centers, 83nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors deliver up to 43% faster Java application performance, 2% faster SAP SD Tier XNUMX application performance, and record-breaking Real Time Analytics performance using Hadoop tools.
For today's cloud and virtualized workloads, 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors deliver industry-leading virtualization performance. For high-performance computing, 72nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors offer an unmatched combination of industry-leading floating point performance and class-leading DRAM and I/O bandwidth. They enable industry-leading performance on HPC workloads, including up to XNUMXx better CFD performance and up to XNUMX% better structural analysis performance.
AMD's design innovations offer a revolutionary architecture for the data center
The 7002nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processor combines industry-leading performance, architecture, and security to solve the most challenging data center challenges. Below are the key features of the AMD EPYC™ XNUMX processor family. • Leading performance. With up to 64 Zen 2 cores per SOC, 23nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors deliver 3% more instructions per clock (IPC) per core for server workloads and four times more LXNUMX cache than the previous generation. • Latest architecture. The next generation AMD Infinity Interconnect pushes the boundaries of performance and computing capabilities of the x86 architecture. It gives customers access to the highest I/O and memory bandwidth in its class, including PCIe Generation 4, to deliver the highest performance servers. • Advanced security features. The new processors provide "core-enhanced" features based on processor embedded security and advanced security mechanisms such as Secure Memory Encryption and Secure Encrypted Virtualization, which help customers secure their most sensitive assets and data.
Growing ecosystem of partners
The AMD EPYC ecosystem continues to grow with 60 partners supporting the new processors since launch, including ODMs such as Gigabyte and QCT, and independent vendors Broadcom, Micron, and Xilinx. Operating system support also comes from Microsoft and several Linux distributions. Linux companies Canonical, RedHat, and SUSE have collaborated with AMD to test and certify their solutions based on 2 Gen AMD EPYC™ processors for broad data center deployment. This collaboration has helped double the number of platforms using 2 Gen AMD EPYC™ processors compared to 1 Gen EPYC processors. Learn more about the evolution of the AMD EPYC ecosystem and 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors on the AMD Blog. Systems powered by 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors are available now from AMD partners. You can find out more about where to purchase them here.
Quotes from partners and clients
“Twitter is committed to reducing the environmental impact of our data centers by finding innovative ways to make them more efficient. "7702nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors deliver the optimal performance and power efficiency that enables us to meet our commitments while supporting high volumes of traffic on our platform," said Jennifer Fraser, Senior Director of Engineering at Twitter. “By using the AMD EPYC 25 processor, we can scale our compute clusters with more cores in less space with less power, resulting in a XNUMX% lower TCO for Twitter.”
“Customers today want secure, workload-optimized servers that can deliver new capabilities and maximum value for their customers,” said Justin Hotard, senior vice president and general manager, Volume Global Business Unit, HPE. “With the addition of 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™-based servers to our portfolio, HPE delivers industry-leading performance and efficiency for a wide range of cloud and data center workloads, as well as unmatched security. We will continue to deliver innovative products based on AMD solutions and look forward to developing our fruitful cooperation.”
“As we enter a new era of computing, an era of rapid growth, we are faced with new workloads, new infrastructure, new ways of thinking. That requires the kind of capability and performance we're getting from our next-generation Shasta supercomputer powered by AMD EPYC processors,” said Peter Ungaro, president and CEO of Cray. “Since Cray began using AMD processors in its systems more than a year ago, we have reserved nearly $800 million for systems based on AMD EPYC processors. With XNUMXnd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors connected through our new Slingshot system connection, we will be able to deliver the performance our customers demand in this era of explosive growth.”
“Today, through a forward-looking relationship with AMD, we are pushing the boundaries of performance and efficiency to accelerate customers' intelligent designs. Our new ThinkSystem solutions powered by the next generation AMD EPYC™ 7002 series processors enable users to store and access massive amounts of data,” said Doug Fisher, COO and Senior Vice President, Business and DCG Solutions, Lenovo. “Advanced storage, processing and graphics capabilities unlock the potential of video surveillance and other mission-critical applications for edge and virtualized environments. A great example is video surveillance in a smart city, educational institution and public transport system, where security teams require additional computing power using less energy in a confined space so they can better monitor and analyze potential threats.”
“As workloads become more complex and demanding, Dell Technologies is committed to helping companies succeed in dynamic computing environments with innovative and industry-leading server designs,” said Ravi Pendekanti, senior vice president of product management, server and infrastructure systems at Dell Technologies company. “Through our close collaboration with AMD, we are running traditional, virtualized, hybrid and multi-cloud workloads with a broad portfolio of PowerEdge servers, including newly designed servers optimized for 2nd generation AMD EPYC™ processors.”
“VMware and AMD's design collaboration is focused on delivering optimal application performance and security for our mutual customers,” said Krish Prasad, senior vice president and general manager, Cloud Platforms, VMware. — We believe it is important to develop the topic of security within companies, especially when modern IT infrastructure becomes more dispersed. The secure encrypted virtualization feature of 2nd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors helps protect sensitive customer data across a distributed data center fabric. We expect that with the legendary performance of AMD processors, our mutual customers will be able to increase efficiency and secure their workflows
Indie Developers Shine in NVIDIA DXR Spotlight Competition
The top three winners have been announced in the months-long DXR Spotlight creative competition from NVIDIA, Epic and Microsoft.
The DXR Spotlight competition, part of the NVIDIA Indie Spotlight program, featured game developers and content creators submitting demos created using Unreal Engine 4.22, Microsoft DirectX 12, and DirectX Raytracing with reflections, shadows, and lighting powered by real-time ray tracing.
Real-time game tracking has already become a part of many popular big franchises and AAA games. However, the results of the competition show that not only a large company, but also any indie developer can master the art of ray tracing.
Dozens of works have been registered in the competition. And here are the three winners:
Christian Hecht with the project “Attack from Outer Space”
· The project emulates 1950s sci-fi films using shadows, reflections and global illumination powered by real-time ray tracing and imbued with nostalgia.
Opus Visual with LP Trailer Project
· LP Trailer allows you to control your trailer and enjoy traced reflections and lighting.
Alden Fillion with the Diode Project
· In Diode, you find yourself in a castle where a futuristic knight fights evil forces. Traced reflections are used for impressive results.
All three winners receive GPU NVIDIA TITAN RTX.
Real-time ray tracing is changing the way games are developed and dramatically improving image quality. Ray tracing is based on a powerful ecosystem, including industry standard APIs, support in popular and proprietary game engines, and all the development tools needed for successful implementation. NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs are the only hardware platform that enables real-time ray-traced game rendering.
Recommended specifications and screenshots Control
Game Control, which is scheduled to be released on August 27 and which can be received as a gift with purchase GPU GeForce RTX has received an update to the recommended specifications. Ray tracing will now be provided by the GeForce RTX 2060.
We've got some new screenshots with real-time tracing turned on and off that show how much the scenes change in the game.
MMD, a leader in innovative technology and owner of the Philips Monitors brand, announces the launch of the Philips E1 line. The new family impresses with its performance and appearance, combining elegant design and innovative features to provide an exceptional user experience at home and at work. The Philips E1 line consists of eight models equipped with 24, 27 or 32-inch displays with Full HD, Quad HD or 4K UHD resolution. With innovative features like Adaptive Sync/AMD FreeSync, LowBlue mode, Flicker Free technology and DisplayPort connectivity, the Philips E1 series allows you to be productive on any project - personal or professional.
Philips E1 monitors have their own style
Sleek and elegant, Philips E1 monitors are designed to fit perfectly into the modern home or workplace. The curved models (241E1SCA, 271E1SCA, 272E1CA, 322E1C, 325E1C and 328E1CA) feature a slim body measuring just 8,9mm thick around the outer bezel and a 1500R curve radius for total immersion. The monitors also come with a convenient stand that not only looks great, but also provides easy cable management for keeping your desk organized. Flat panel models (245E1S and 275E1S) feature a widescreen IPS LED backlight for ultra-wide viewing angles in addition to image clarity and color accuracy.
Philips E1 monitors deliver vibrant visuals
New monitor models deliver stunning visuals using several innovative technologies. Full HD models (241E1SCA, 271E1SCA, 272E1CA and 322E1C) feature improved resolution for superior picture quality, while Quad HD models (245E1S, 275E1S and 325E1C) deliver incredible picture quality with CrystalClear technology. Model equipped with technology UltraClear 4K UHD (328E1CA) provides superior clarity, ideal for CAD work, 3D graphics and other situations where maximum detail is important. Select models (245E1S, 325E1C and 328E1CA) also feature Ultra Wide-Color for wider color space coverage and true-to-life rendering, while the entire E1 line delivers rich blacks with SmartContrast technology. All models feature smooth, artifact-free images thanks to Adaptive Sync/AMD FreeSync technology, and are also equipped with Philips SmartImage gaming mode. This mode offers a user-friendly OSD (on-screen display) specially designed to enhance your gaming experience.
Philips E1 monitors are user-centric
Whether at home or at work, today's users demand the versatility to multitask, which is another reason to consider the Philips E1 range. Equipped with the latest standard connectors, the monitors offer many convenient features. Depending on the model, devices may be equipped with DisplayPort, HDMI or VGA connections, built-in stereo speakers for multimedia and much more. Philips E1 monitors provide optimal comfort even during long periods of use. LowBlue mode reduces harmful blue light emissions, Flicker-Free technology adjusts brightness and eliminates flicker for a more comfortable and enjoyable viewing experience, and the adjustable stand tilts -5/20° to allow users to find the perfect position and reduce neck strain and back.
Philips E1 monitors are designed with the environment in mind
The Philips E1 range is environmentally friendly. The E1 line monitors are made from materials that are free of harmful substances such as lead and mercury, are RoHS compliant and are supplied in 100% recycled packaging. Select models are also Energy Star 7.0 certified.
One year after the announcement of NVIDIA RTX™ technology at SIGGRAPH 2018, ray tracing has established itself as the new industry standard in design, architecture, games, effects and scientific visualization.
The world's leading developers have already introduced over 40 applications with RTX support, enabling tens of millions of users to use ray tracing and artificial intelligence algorithms. Recently, all these technologies were too resource-intensive for interactive work. The list of 40 apps includes seven from leading independent developers that are being showcased this week at SIGGRAPH.
Companies using ray tracing include representatives from a wide range of industries: Pixar, Renault, New Balance, Woods Bagot and Siemens Healthineers. Leading game engines - Unity and Unreal Engine - support ray tracing with RTX. Visual computing giants such as Adobe, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design and Dassault Systèmes are also adding support for the technology.
“Designers, artists, hardware makers and software developers around the world have embraced real-time ray tracing and AI acceleration as the new industry standard for design and content creation,” said Greg Estes, vice president of corporate marketing and developer programs at NVIDIA. “The power of NVIDIA RTX is available both in RTX Studio laptops used by millions of content creators and in the data centers of global enterprises, enabling the creation of better products and more immersive entertainment, faster.”
Ray tracing calculates every photon of light in a scene as it interacts with materials and surfaces. This makes images more accurate and realistic than traditional computer graphics techniques. The NVIDIA RTX platform, which includes software tools and hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI algorithms, enables real-time ray tracing for the first time.
RTX. On: Leading apps take content creation to new heights
RTX allows designers to interactively iterate on their product or model and see physically correct lighting, shadows and reflections. Digital artists working in the entertainment industry can apply the same techniques to their animations and visual effects.
RTX technology can also be used in servers for batch rendering of scenes that are difficult to render in real time, or for preliminary calculations of “light baking”, i.e. modeling how textures will look in certain environments for games and other interactive renderings. And AI acceleration makes it easier to remove noise, determine poses in space, and other tasks, providing new capabilities for animators and visual artists.
At SIGGRAPH, seven leading developers unveiled new NVIDIA RTX-enabled apps, including:
Adobe Substance Painter: RTX Ray Tracing Speeds Up Baking Up to 192X Faster Than Previously CPU. Autodesk Flame: RTX Tensor Cores dramatically accelerate the new machine learning capabilities of Autodesk Flame v2020.1. Built-in machine learning-based analysis helps artists isolate, extract, and modify objects in footage, dramatically speeding up visual effects and compositing. Blender Cycles: NVIDIA OptiX™ 7 with CUDA® greatly improves the speed of the open source renderer. Dimension 5 D5 Fusion: RTX ray tracing in UE4's implementation allows architects and designers to quickly simulate lighting and shadows as if they were in reality. Daz 3D Daz Studio: NVIDIA Iray® allows content creators to assemble scenes with interactive RTX-accelerated ray tracing to quickly realize their creative projects and render them at the highest quality. Foundry MODO: RTX Performance with OptiX in Completely Redesigned Renderer MODO offers significantly faster rendering speeds than CPU. Luxion KeyShot: RTX-accelerated ray tracing and AI denoising for photorealistic 3D data visualization for product design analysis, marketing, animation, illustration with OptiX in KeyShot 9. These new products complement existing design and content creation applications that offer powerful RTX capabilities and high performance.
Popular applications like Adobe Dimension CC and Chaos Group V-Ray offer users a smooth, highly realistic experience thanks to RTX RT Cores. Adobe Substance users will see up to 800% performance gains over CPU when using RTX via DXR for light baking.
The latest version of BlackMagic Design DaVinci Resolve with DaVinci Neural Engine revolutionizes video production with NVIDIA AI libraries and Tensor Cores in GPU NVIDIA RTX for accelerated inference.
RTX everywhere
Less than a year has passed since RTX technology began to be used locally. All key 3D design applications in the world will receive RTX support by the end of the year. The entire gaming industry is also involved with its powerful ecosystem, including technology support in standard APIs such as DirectX 12 and Vulkan, as well as in leading game engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine.
All major hardware manufacturers have introduced RTX-based systems. Designed for content creators, 27 RTX Studio laptops and mobile workstations offer desktop performance on the go. The new wave of high-performance RTX workstations is revolutionizing the work of millions of designers, artists, researchers and scientists, enabling them to render photorealistic scenes in real time and apply new AI algorithms.
Featuring fully optimized software stacks for OptiX RTX rendering, gaming, VR/AR, and professional visualization, NVIDIA RTX servers deliver cinematic-quality graphics enhanced by ray tracing at a fraction of the cost of rendering with GPUs. CPU with the same productivity.
NVIDIA today announced 10 new models of NVIDIA RTX™ Studio laptops and professional mobile workstations from key partners, enabling 40 million content creators worldwide to leverage real-time ray tracing, advanced AI capabilities and ultra-high-definition video processing.
New products from Dell, HP, Lenovo and BOXX bring the total number of RTX Studio models to 27, including 17 previously announced models. These laptops support over 40 content creation and design applications that support RTX functionality, allowing millions of users to apply ray tracing and artificial intelligence to their projects. NVIDIA RTX capabilities are being demonstrated this week at SIGGRAPH in a wide range of applications from a variety of developers, including Adobe, Autodesk and Blackmagic Design.
NVIDIA also announced the availability of a new NVIDIA Studio driver that optimizes popular CG applications, including OTOY Octane Render, Blender, Autodesk Arnold, Maxon Cinema 4D, Adobe's Substance Painter, and Magix VEGAS Pro. The latest driver adds a frequently requested feature: support for 30-bit color in OpenGL applications like Adobe Photoshop and Premiere, for all GPU. Now designers can work with their HDR photos and videos with high fidelity without the stepped gradients typical of 24-bit color.
“RTX Studio laptops and mobile workstations create new experiences for everyone who works with content,” said Jason Paul, director of software and technology at NVIDIA. “Real-time ray tracing, artificial intelligence, and ultra-high-definition video editing are now available to CG and creative professionals. Technologies that previously required an entire studio are now available in a mobile form factor.”
Among the new models, certified for the RTX Studio initiative (certified models range from consumer laptops based on GPU GeForce RTX™ 2060 to professional mobile workstations with Quadro RTX™ 5000 graphics) include:
Lenovo Legion™ Y740 Laptop Studio Edition with GPU up to GeForce RTX 2080 in 17- and 15-inch form factors, available this fall. Lenovo ThinkPad™ P53 and P73 mobile workstations support up to Quadro RTX 5000 in 17" and 15" form factors. ThinkPad P53 is available now; ThinkPad P73 will be released in August. Dell Precision 7540 and Dell Precision 7740 mobile workstations are already on the market, in configurations up to Quadro RTX 5000. HP ZBook 15 and 17 mobile workstations with Quadro RTX, with the 17-inch model featuring up to Quadro RTX 5000 graphics. BOXX GoBOXX SLM mobile workstations are available with GPU Quadro RTX 3000 in 15-inch case and Quadro RTX 4000/3000 in 17-inch case.
RTX Studio laptops and mobile workstations are part of the NVIDIA Studio platform, which brings together GPU RTX and a set of specialized SDK and Studio drivers. They meet the software and hardware requirements of RTX Studio and have a corresponding badge, which allows users to easily find systems that are suitable for their configuration.
Systems and drivers undergo rigorous testing at the hardware and software levels in key content creation applications. RTX Studio mobile workstations based on GPU Quadro RTX offers additional enterprise-class benefits such as ISV certifications, IT infrastructure management tools, and advanced display capabilities.
RTX Studio systems include GPU GeForce RTX 2080, 2070 and 2060 or Quadro RTX 5000, 4000 and 3000. GPU RTX accelerates content creation, from video editing to 3D rendering, with up to 7x the performance of a MacBook Pro(1). Quadro RTX 5000-powered models feature 16GB of video memory, the largest amount of memory in a mobile form factor, allowing you to work simultaneously with large 3D models in multiple CG applications.
Many laptops feature 4K displays and support NVIDIA Max-Q technology, delivering exceptional performance and long battery life in a thin and light design.
Available RTX Studio models include the Acer ConceptD 7, Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED and AERO 17 HDR, BOXX GoBOXX SLM 15 and 17, Dell Precision 7540 and 7740, HP ZBook 15 and 17, Lenovo ThinkPad P53, MSI P65 Creator, P75 Creator, WS65, WS75 and WE75, and Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition. New RTX Studio laptops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Razer will be coming to market later.
Transcend Information Inc., a global leader in media and storage solutions, introduces the new MTS430S and MTS830S solid-state drives in the M.2 form factor. Transcend MTS430S and MTS830S SSDs are based on the latest TLC 3D NAND technology, equipped with a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface and DRAM cache based on DDR3 chips, are ideal for equipping high-performance systems and can be installed even in the most compact devices. Through the use of high-quality flash memory chips and advanced firmware algorithms, Transcend drives provide unmatched data storage reliability.
High reliability and high performance up to 560 MB/s
Transcend's MTS430S and MTS830S SSDs feature TLC 3D NAND flash memory, DRAM cache based on DDR3 memory chips, and deliver sequential read and write speeds of up to 560 MB/s and 500 MB/s, respectively. In addition, MTS430S and MTS830S drives demonstrate performance of up to 85000 IOPS for random file read and write operations for 4K data blocks. They reduce computer boot time and provide almost instant system response when working with resource-intensive graphics and multimedia applications. The drives not only offer high performance, but also support RAID, LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check) and ECC technologies, which ensure the reliability of storing and transferring your data. And thanks to full support for Device Sleep Mode (DevSleep), drives are able to increase the battery life of a laptop by implementing an intelligent circuit to turn off the power of the SATA interface during inactivity.
Ideal for Ultrabooks
Built to M.2 Type 2242 and 2280 standards, Transcend SSDs are ideal for use in Ultrabooks and other lightweight laptops. Measuring 42mm and 80mm in length, the MTS430S and MTS830S M.2 SSDs are designed to make upgrading your PC's configuration as easy as possible—they're extremely compact, yet have all the technical capabilities you need.
SSD Scope Software Available as a free download from Transcend's website, SSD Scope is purpose-built software for monitoring the health of SSDs. Its functions include: View Drive Information, View SMART Status, Diagnostic Scan, Secure Erase, Firmware Update, TRIM Enable , Health Indicator (drive health indicator) and System Clone (system cloning).
Capacity and warranty
Transcend MTS430S SSDs are available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities, while MTS830S SSDs are available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities. Both drives come with Transcend's five-year limited warranty.
NVIDIA Game Ready Driver with Wolfenstein: Youngblood Support and GPU RTX GeForce 2080 SUPER
A new Game Ready driver for Wolfenstein: Youngblood is available, which also adds support for the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GPUs available starting today. The new driver also supports Madden NFL 20 and Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot and three new G-SYNC compatible displays.
NVIDIA Game Ready drivers are released on or before the release of popular games to ensure the best gaming experience in new games. An additional guarantee of the quality of Game Ready drivers is the WHQL certificate from Microsoft.
GeForce 2080 SUPER video cards are available for sale
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER graphics cards are available for purchase starting today: Founders Edition directly from NVIDIA, as well as versions from manufacturers. GPU The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER features all the latest technologies from the Turing architecture to bring ray tracing to games, including upcoming blockbusters. Cyberpunk 2077 и Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
The promotion “SUPER power in your PC” continues
We remind you about the promotion, within which when purchasing SUPER models you receive a gift Control and Wolfenstein: Youngblood (both games with ray tracing). The promotion includes ALL RTX series graphics cards, as well as desktop PCs and laptops based on ALL GPU RTX. More details and list of participating stores.
Even more G-SYNC compatible monitors
The G-SYNC Compatible program will help customers select a display with a good VRR indicator. The G-SYNC ecosystem has been expanded with three new models: AOC AG272FCX6, AOC AG272FG3R and HP 24X.
Through the G-SYNC Compatible program, NVIDIA works with monitor manufacturers to test monitors that support Adaptive Sync technology for compatibility. Monitors that pass the test receive G-SYNC compatible status. See the full list of such monitors here.
