Engineering Windows 7 Graphics Performance

blogs.msdn.com - 4/26/2009

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One of the areas of any release of Windows that receives a significant amount of testing and scrutiny is the performance of graphics—desktop graphics all the way to the most extreme CAD and game graphics. The amazing breadth of hardware supported for Windows and the broad spectrum of ...

electronista.com - 4/28/2009

Apple hires former ATI graphics chip designer

— electronista.com — Apple has quietly signaled a new emphasis on graphics by hiring an influential graphics chipset designer from... AMD. The former CTO for the company's ATI graphics product group, Bob Drebin, has indicated on his LinkedIn profile that he is now a ... (more) Apple hires former ATI graphics chip designer

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liliputing.com - 4/29/2009

GMABooster can boost netbook graphics performance - a little bit

— liliputing.com — GMABooster is a free utility that can adjust the clock speed of the Intel 945GSE graphics chipset... used in many netbooks to offer modest improvements to graphics performance. Basically, the Intel 945GSE integrated graphics processor, along with a few ... (more) GMABooster can boost netbook graphics performance - a ...

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Windows 7 and Graphics Performance
D' Technology Weblog — ... In fact, this is the reason in Windows Vista Experience Index (WinEI) we give you rating for these two scenarios separately, highlighted in the image: This post discusses various aspects of graphics performance - both gaming and desktop graphics performance. It calls out the changes made in Windows 7 to address user feedback as well as to take advantage of modern hardware to improve graphics performance. Full Article: e7 ...

Why Windows 7 Is Snappier Than Vista [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — Most people will tell you that Windows 7 is snappier than Vista, even though the raw numbers say otherwise. But it's not in your head. Windows 7 is more responsive than Vista. Here's why. I meant to post this a few days ago, but it fits in really nicely with our benchmark testing to explain what's going on under Windows 7's hood. Microsoft obviously focused a lot on the user experience in Windows 7, so a lot of work went into improving desktop responsiveness—smoothing out the little snags or hangs up that made people feel ...