Have you ever wondered how graphics cards work to create the vibrant, neon-lit streets of a futuristic cityscape in your favorite video game? Every detail—from the glint of rain-soaked pavement to the ...

Ever since 3dfx debuted the original Voodoo accelerator, no single piece of equipment in a PC has had as much of an impact on whether your machine could game as the humble graphics card. While other ...

I’ll admit that I never really knew what “Mode 7 graphics” meant when I used the term as a kid. Through context clues, I pieced together that it referenced games that had a faux-3D look. But I didn’t ...