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News broke (or “broke”) yesterday on the fact that AMD’s Fidelity FX Super Resolution (FSR) is derived from a Lanczos sharpening filter. The reason we put “broke” in quotes is because AMD literally published statements in its own publicly available source code acknowledging this fact: The scalar uses a modified fast approximation to the standard lanczos(size=2) kernel. EASU runs in a single pass, so it applies a directionally and anisotropically adaptive radial lanczos. This is also kept as simple as possible to have minimum runtime. The lanzcos filter has negative lobes, so by itself it will introduce ringing.

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(Photo: RaymanGold22)Updated (8/5/2021): As expected, the entire unveil this morning was a fraud. Feel free to read the below for a non-fraudulent discussion of the Vooodoo 5 6000 and links to my company retrospective and full review coverage, but this “unveil” was a scam. This account is no longer in use. Follow . — 3dfx (@3dfxofficial) Original Story Below: If you haven’t been paying attention this week, some individuals who appear to have acquired (or at least used) some old logos and references to 3dfx have claimed they will bring its products — and new products — to market.

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This week, AMD launched new desktop silicon for gamers and enthusiasts who want the horsepower of the latest Zen 3 CPU but at a more reasonable price. The 5600G won more accolades in that regard than the 5700G, but both chips are a bigger deal than they might seem — and not just because we’re in the middle of an ongoing GPU shortage. AMD has been talking about combining CPU and GPU on the same piece of silicon for well over a decade. The company’s entire “APU” concept relies on the idea of CPU and GPU as equal co-processors.

If Venom: Let There Be Carnage didn’t already look brutal enough, Sony is upping the wow factor this September by playing the movie on wrap-around 270-degree screens. It’s the first notch in a 15-movie deal that spans the next 3 years. 4D movies have been popular in South Korea since their introduction in 2009 through Journey to the Center of the Earth and Avatar. Through a partnership with , Sony will bring some of the 4D movie craze to America—beginning with Tom Hardy and his strange alien symbiote. CJ 4DPlex, who developed the “4DX” film format that will be used in partnership with Sony, operates hundreds of movie theaters in 65 countries.

There are reports that the UK government may act to block Nvidia’s purchase of ARM on the basis of national security. If true, this would represent a blow to Nvidia’s long-term plans. We suspect that Team Green has planned for this eventuality and has made contingency plans if its purchase of ARM does not pan out. The rejection — which is only rumored at this point — is based on a report compiled at the request of UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden. It is said to warn against allowing Nvidia to acquire ARM on the basis of national security, but Bloomberg does not specify what the precise national security concerns are.

Things keep getting worse for Boeing as it works toward a launch that could make or break its NASA Commercial Crew contract. After , Boeing has opted to remove the spacecraft from the launchpad for further testing rather than attempt another launch right away. There is . At issue are the anomalous valve position indicators, which were detected during a pre-flight check on Tuesday. Fearing this could signal an issue with the fuel system, Boeing called off the launch with the intention of scheduling another attempt in as little as 24 hours. However, the issue has not been as simple to solve as Boeing had hoped.

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