AMD sees increases in market share
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 08 November 2019 12:59

AMD sees increases in market share


Top-performing stocks

Wall Street is scribbling the letters AMD on its list of top-performing shares, according to financial magazine Barrons.

AMD Athlon 3000G is an unlocked $49 35W APU
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 17:52

AMD Athlon 3000G is an unlocked $49 35W APU


2-core/4-thread with Radeon Vega 3 graphics

In addition to the new flagship Ryzen 9 3950X and 3rd gen Threadripper SKUs, AMD also announced its new Athlon 3000G APU, a 2-core/4-thread 35W TDP chip with Radeon Vega 3 graphics, coming to the shops on November 19th.

AMD's first 3rd gen Threadrippers goes official
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 17:02

AMD's first 3rd gen Threadrippers goes official


Threadripper 3960X and 3970X coming on November 25th

AMD has announced its 3rd generation Threadripper CPUs, and it will start with two SKUs, the 24-core/48-thread Threadripper 3960X, and the 32-core/64-thread Threadripper 3970X. Both will be coming along with the new TRX40 platform and are likely to be available on November 25th for $1399 and $1999, respectively.

AMD officially announces the Ryzen 9 3950X
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 15:59

AMD officially announces the Ryzen 9 3950X


The 16-core/32-thread flagship for $749

AMD has announced its newest Ryzen 9 flagship CPU which will fit into existing socket AM4 motherboards, the Ryzen 9 3950X. It is coming to retail/e-tail shelves on November 25th for $749.

AMD has a driver for PC Red Dead Redemption 2
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 00:27

AMD has a driver for PC Red Dead Redemption 2


Additional Vulkan extensions and some bug fixes as well

AMD has released its newest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.11.1 driver which brings all the optimizations for Red Dead Redemption 2 game, as well as adds further Vulkan Extension support, and fixes several issues.

AMD and Intel gear up for high-profile launches
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Will higher motherboard prices be AMD's Achilles heel?

A processor war is expected to erupt this month as Intel and AMD square off with three big product launches across mainstream and high-end platforms.

AMD reports one hell of a  financial result
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Wednesday, 30 October 2019 11:31

AMD reports one hell of a financial result


Highest revenue in a long time

AMD has announced its Q3 2019 financial report, with revenues of $1.8 billion and a gross margin of 43 percent. This is one of the best reports the company had in a long time, showing that it has Ryzen has woken from its slumber.

Threadripper launch dates leaked
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 21 October 2019 11:22

Threadripper launch dates leaked


Remember, remember the fifth of November

Videocardz deep throats within AMD have been coughing up some launch dates on AMD's upcoming Threadripper lineup.

AMD server win squeezes ARM
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Thursday, 10 October 2019 19:23

AMD server win squeezes ARM


Ampere on life support?

The recent success of AMD’s 7nm 64 core Rome powerhouse is very bad news for ARM's server efforts. Over time, Calxeda and many others failed, and Cavium by Marvell and Ampere don’t seem to be better either. AMD is just jeopardizing last chances for all existing ARM players to make any meaningful footprint on the data center and server market.

Intel kills Kaby Lake G
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Thursday, 10 October 2019 11:22

Intel kills Kaby Lake G


AMD and Intel collaboration seems so young

Chipzilla is getting rid of its Kaby Lake G – the unlikely chip which crossed a 7th-gen Kaby Lake CPU with a unique AMD Radeon RX Vega GPU.