NVIDIA GeForce 7050
The NVIDIA GeForce 6100 and 6150 integrated graphics processors have been relatively popular among Linux and Windows users. These IGPs have been common in HTPC setups with the NVIDIA driver working out well with MythTV. NVIDIA's GeForce 6100/6150 parts have also appeared in a number of desktop systems, and while these IGPs cannot really handle modern games, they have no troubles with Beryl or Compiz. However, it's now time that the GeForce 6 series moves on with NVIDIA having recently introduced the NVIDIA GeForce 7025 and 7050 with the nForce 630a as the replacement for the GeForce 6100 and 6150 with the nForce 410/430. We have decided to look at the NVIDIA GeForce 7050 today as we compare it to the GeForce 6150 and test it in a variety of Linux graphics benchmarks.
While the GeForce 6100 and 6150 both support NVIDIA's PureVideo technology and it's featured in the NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV, the GeForce 7025 lacks PureVideo support. PureVideo is designed to enhance the video playback experience on supported NVIDIA graphics systems through improving the picture quality, delivering vivid colors, and offering hardware acceleration for some video compression standards. PureVideo HD expands upon PureVideo in the high definition world for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD playback while maintaining low CPU utilization. It's unfortunate that PureVideo support cannot be found on the GeForce 7025, but PureVideo support has yet to appear in NVIDIA's binary display driver for Linux or Solaris. The GeForce 7 motherboard graphics also support Microsoft DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, TV encoding, DVI support, and high quality (5x4) video scaling. Another exclusive for the GeForce 7050 is integrated HDMI capabilities.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer-friendly version
- 3462 reads
- PDF version
More in Tux Machines
- Highlights
- Front Page
- Latest Headlines
- Archive
- Recent comments
- All-Time Popular Stories
- Hot Topics
- New Members
digiKam 7.7.0 is releasedAfter three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. |
Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
|
Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future TechThe metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility. |
today's howtos
|
Recent comments
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago