RX 9070 XT hits price floor
But prices can't stay that way
AMD’s RX 9070 XT is reportedly at its cheapest right now, and unless you’re holding out for a miracle, prices are only going rise from here.
Steam on Linux dips slightly as AMD takes CPU crown
Valve survey shows open-source crowd still keen on Deck-powered setups
Valve's latest Steam survey dropped a bit later than usual, but the Linux numbers are finally in and while there’s a tiny dip in overall share, the AMD crowd has reason to cheer.
AMD's RX 9070 XT gets serious speed boost with new drivers
Beats Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti by three per cent
AMD’s driver team has pulled a rabbit out of the hat with Adrenalin 25.6.3, giving the Radeon RX 9070 XT a much-needed shot in the arm.
Too much VRAM gives Linux insomnia
AMD's Instinct cards break the nap button with their massive memory
AMD engineer Samuel Zhang has flagged a Linux bug that causes servers to refuse hibernation because they’ve too much VRAM and Instinct accelerators.
Intel readies Nova Lake cache brawler to take on AMD
bLLC could mirror 3D V-Cache magic without the heat headaches
Intel is plotting a comeback in the desktop gaming CPU arena with Nova Lake processors kitted out with hefty chunks of BLLC [big Last Line Cache]
AMD slashes VRAM use with bonkers tree-rendering trick
Work graphs cut memory needs from 34.8 GiB to 51 KiB
Rendering trees in 3D has always been a bit of a memory hog, but AMD seems to have chopped down the problem with a new technique called “work graphs”.
HDMI 2.2 to stomp DisplayPort with new Ultra96 cables
Twice the bandwidth, 16k support and more marketing confusion
The HDMI Forum has finally put the HDMI 2.2 spec to bed and it is already making DisplayPort 2.1b look a bit flaccid. The new version doubles the bandwidth to 96 GB/s, thanks to the introduction of the shiny new "Ultra96" cable.
AMD further details next-generation devices partnership with Microsoft
AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, releases a brief video statement
Following the Microsoft announcement detailing an expanded partnership with AMD to make next-generation devices, AMD has now released a short video statement, giving more details about the extent of that partnership.
Fake AMD 9800X3D turns out to be hollow scam
Gamers Nexus uncovers a CPU with no guts
Someone’s been flogging bogus AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips online, and someone sent a dud to Gamers Nexus who cracked it open to find absolutely nothing inside.
AMD leaks its Ryzen 9600X3D and 9000 PRO CPUs
Zen 5 chips outed by Radeon driver
AMD has done the usual trick of leaking its upcoming hardware via a routine software update, this time outing the Ryzen 9600X3D, the 9600, and a fleet of Ryzen 9000 PRO CPUs in the latest Radeon SI driver.
