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Compiler-style optimization for drawing via Skia (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: skia, compiler optimization, graphics rendering

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Recreating Voodoo Graphics and a Late-1990s Gaming PC on an FPGA (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | by Retro Gaming | get Xilinx Kria KV260 Vision AI Starter Kit → | tags: voodoo graphics, fpga, 3dfx

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Microsoft rolls out emergency update for Windows 11's latest patch — recent update causes crashes on AMD graphics, Explorer hang-ups, and broken third-party integrations (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Logitech MX Master 3S wireless mouse → | tags: windows 11, amd graphics, microsoft

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Developer builds viral 3D source code visualizer that consumes 21GB of RAM — flies around 2.5 million lines of code at over 120 frames per second (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Logitech MX Master 3S → | tags: 3d source code, silicon graphics, file system navigator

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What is MSI mode on Windows PCs and does it speed up your GPU? (engadget.com)

2026-09-14 | by Luke James | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: msi, pci 3.0, msi-x

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Desktop graphics card shipments hit four-year high of 12.5 million despite increasing prices — Nvidia takes 90% share as gamers rush to beat looming price spikes (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-11 | by Anton Shilov | get MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card → | tags: nvidia, graphics cards, jon peddie research

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Logo Programming (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | get Learning Resources Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot → | tags: logo, turtle graphics, procedures

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Logo Programming Language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | get Learning Resources Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot → | tags: logo, turtle graphics, procedures

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Nvidia's investments grow to $99 billion as chip giant becomes major backer of AI companies (cnbc.com)

2026-09-04 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card → | tags: nvidia, ai companies, hugging face

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Paint.net 5.2 alpha now runs on Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | get Wacom Intuos drawing tablet → | tags: paint.net, linux, 5.2 alpha

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Poisson Disk Sampling (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | by Justin Steinman | get Real-Time Rendering Fourth Edition book → | tags: poisson disk sampling, bradson's algorithm, computer graphics

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A standard RTX 5090 now costs $5,090, making Nvidia's flagship price painfully appropriate (techspot.com)

2026-09-01 | by Rob Thubron | get ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5090 OC → | tags: nvidia, rtx 5090, asus rog

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Graphics Card Prices Are Rising Fast (Again), and GeForce Is Taking the Biggest Hit (techspot.com)

2026-08-31 | by Tim Schiesser | get ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5070 → | tags: geforce, gpu, graphics card

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Graphics Card Prices Are Rising Fast (Again), and GeForce Is Taking the Biggest Hit (techspot.com)

2026-08-31 | by Tim Schiesser | get ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5070 → | tags: nvidia, geforce, gpu pricing

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Matrox: Graphics for Professionals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-30 | by Bradford Morgan White | get Matrox multi-display graphics card → | tags: matrox, video ram, altair

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Warnock: Harnessing GPU geometry amplification for vector graphics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-25 | tags: warnock, gpu, geometry amplification

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Warnock: Harnessing GPU Geometry Amplification for Vector Graphics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-25 | tags: warnock, gpu, geometry amplification

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Apple Built the New Mac Mini For All the People Who Made the Last One Sell Out (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-25 | get Apple Mac mini M4 → | tags: apple, mac mini, graphics

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These 2 tools make it easy to create standout visuals (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-23 | get Wacom Intuos small drawing tablet → | tags: whorl, flux 3, wonder tools

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Nvidia's AI moat is shifting from chips to capital (cnbc.com)

2026-08-18 | by Ari Levy | tags: nvidia, openai, graphics processing units

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PC Partner warns of rising GPU prices and budget card shortages — analyst suggests makers are hiking prices beyond memory costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Anton Shilov | tags: amd, inno3d, graphics cards

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GPU thieves replaced RTX 5080 cards with RTX 3060s in Chinese esports hotels until a blackout gave them away (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Rob Thubron | tags: rtx 5080, esports hotels, china

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2D Gaussian Splatting for Bézier Spline Line Art Vectorization (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: bezier, gaussian splatting, vectorization

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Nvidia gets $500bn from major investors to develop AI data centres (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-10 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: nvidia, ai data centres, graphics processing units

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Nvidia gets $500bn from major banks to develop AI data centres (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-10 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: nvidia, ai data centres, wall street banks

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Wall Street Giants Partner With Nvidia On $500 Billion AI Financing Deal (slashdot.org)

2026-08-10 | tags: nvidia, blackrock, ai infrastructure

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Grab an entire RTX 5090 PC for just $380 more than the standalone graphics card — save $1,550 off Alienware's Area-51 gaming rig (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: best, deals, gaming

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Has So Many Easter Eggs in Its Graphics (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: spider-man, brand new day, easter eggs

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AMD doubles data center revenue year over year, but gaming revenue plunged by 31% — CEO Lisa Su says prices have 'weighed on' consumer demand but is 'optimistic' about client market (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Jake Roach | tags: amd, ryzen, graphics cards

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More GPU price hikes loom for Asia as Japanese distributor warns of new increases — CFD Sales signals 20% to 40% higher prices on Gigabyte graphics card orders starting this month (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: gigabyte graphics cards, cfd sales inc., gpu price hikes