Vulkan API is the successor of OpenGL the cross platform api standard for hardware accelerated 3D graphics. It is a cross platform alternative to DirectX which is windows specific only. All major gpu vendors including nvidia, amd and intel provide vulkan support either through their own drivers or via the Mesa graphics library. In this… Read More »
IndigoBench IndigoBench is a free and simple tool from Indigo Renderer that uses OpenCL api based library to render graphics using gpu acceleration. It renders an image and then calculates a score based on the performance. This score can be compared with other users in their online benchmark database. This tool is very simple and… Read More »
Graphics cards have become essential components for PCs and laptops, especially if you want to play games or run other applications that require 3D rendering hardware. Unless you are building a pc for plain data entry or document work, you shall very likely need some sort of GPU. Most desktop pc builds for office usage,… Read More »
In modern pcs and laptops graphics cards are an essential component, because most applications need some level of graphics processing. On desktop PCs we have the option of installing a discrete graphics card into the pcie slots. These graphics cards can be changed and upgraded in future. For gaming pcs graphics cards are absolutely necessary… Read More »
Intel HD Graphics 630 Graphics Performance Recently I upgraded to a Intel i5-7400 processor which has inbuilt graphics processing capabilities. This processor comes with integrated graphics processor called HD Graphics 630. Details about the processor and its graphics processor can be found here – https://ark.intel.com/products/97147/Intel-Core-i5-7400-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz The graphics unit is compatible with DirectX and OpenGL. So… Read More »
This tutorial shows how to install the latest nvidia drivers for your graphics card on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) and similar distros like Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Lubuntu