Release the krackan Point 2

AMD has launched the Ryzen AI 5 330, the first chip in its new Krackan Point 2 family, aimed at ultra-efficient entry-level laptops and mini PCs.

Enthusiast class SoCs with massive iGPUs and cache

Troubled Chipzilla appears to be gearing up for a proper enthusiast class punch with Nova Lake AX, a new SoC designed to tackle AMD’s Halo APUs head on.

Zen 5 cores, DDR5-6400 support and eye-watering prices

AMD is about to unleash its Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series processors, with retail availability kicking off this month.

Low performance but laptops keep flying off shelves

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 may have landed with a thud in late May, but the budget Blackwell GPU is now topping the Steam charts anyway, thanks almost entirely to its laptop variant.

More silicon, same sockets, no dramatic redesigns

AMD’s next-gen Ryzen CPUs based on the Zen 6 architecture are already in the hands of engineers, with early details pointing to a refined, higher-core design rather than a ground-up rethink.

Tan tells staff that catching up to Nvidia is a lost cause

Troubled Chipzilla’s new chief Lip-Bu Tan has decided to pull off the sticking plaster and tell staff that Intel is no longer one of the leading semiconductor companies in the world.

New GFX 11.5.3 files hint at 'Gorgon Point' APU looming

AMD has dropped a fresh pile of RDNA 3.5 integrated GPU firmware into the Linux firmware repository, paving the way for its next round of silicon without the usual fanfare.

Vanilla RDNA 4 GPU spotted in AIDA64 ahead of official reveal

Looks like AMD’s budget-friendly RDNA 4 card is warming up in the wings. A new version of AIDA64 has tipped its hand by listing support for the Radeon RX 9060, a notch below the already-rumoured RX 9060 XT.

Preliminary support for AMD Zen 6 and other improvements

FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, AIDA64 v7.70, bringing preliminary support for some upcoming products, improved support for CPUs and GPUs, new benchmarks, and fixes.

Analyst flags inventory worries despite new GPU launches

One Wall Street voice isn’t sold on AMD’s AI GPU push just yet. Trust Securities analyst William Stein has maintained his ‘Hold’ rating on AMD shares, citing a sizeable stockpile of unsold chips.