These two items seem to be the hottest terms as far as latest video card and release of Direct X 9. So I was wondering if someone can explain in layman's term what these two things are. Vertex shaders ...

In relative terms, the Vertex Shader has not changed a great deal. In fact, the only thing that is worth noting about the vertex shader engine is that there are more vertex shaders – a 33% increase ...

When Intel launched its G965 chipset a year ago, the drivers for the integrated X3000 video processor weren't quite ready for prime time. Specifically, although the X3000 is capable of performing ...

Besides the CPU, one of the most important components in a System-On-a-Chip is the Graphical Processing Unit, otherwise known as the GPU. However for many people the GPU is shrouded in mystery. You ...