Radeon driver moves Windows 7 to legacy support
Published in Graphics


Windows 7 goes the way of the Dodo 

HEXUS has been digging around the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.5.2 small print and discovered a few things that the driver cannot be bothered supporting any more.

Samsung Exynos SoC with AMD RNDA2 GPU to be announced next month
Published in Mobiles


Rumored to bring impressive performance

It appears that the earlier reports from Korea were spot on as the latest rumor suggests that the Samsung Exynos SoC with AMD RDNA2 GPU could be launching in July. A different report also suggests it could be packing quite a punch, despite being limited in order to fit the power envelope.

Google moves to AMD on cloud
Published in News
Friday, 18 June 2021 11:24

Google moves to AMD on cloud


Cloud’s not too sexy for Milan

Google will offer cloud computing services based on AMD's newest data centre chip, Milan in a move likely to intensify AMD's push to grab market share from rival Intel.

AMD liquid-cooled RX 6900 XT LC is limited to system integrators
Published in Graphics


Not coming to retail/e-tail

The recently spotted reference Radeon RX 6900 XT LC (Liquid Cooled) graphics card is apparently exclusive to System Integrators (SIs), according to AMD.

AMD patents new microarchitecture
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 15 June 2021 11:53

AMD patents new microarchitecture


Similar to ARM's big.LITTLE

AMD has patented a different method of moving threads between different types of cores in a heterogeneous processor which is similar to ARM's big.LITTLE design.

AMD scores Razer Blade 14 win
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 15 June 2021 11:48

AMD scores Razer Blade 14 win


AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor

AMD has scored a significant product win and got its AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor under the bonnet of the Razer Blade 14.

AMD announces Ryzen 5000G APUs for desktop
Published in PC Hardware


7nm Zen 3 with Vega 8 IGP

Although previously available to OEMs, AMD has now announced its two Ryzen 5000G SKUs for the retail/e-tail market, the Ryzen 7 5700G and the Ryzen 5 5600G, offering impressive performance with Zen 3 CPU architecture and Vega graphics at $359 and $259.

AMD announces Advantage design framework initiative
Published in PC Hardware


First gaming notebooks coming this month

During its Computex 2021 event, AMD has announced its new Advantage design framework initiative, a program that will help notebook makers to create the best possible gaming notebooks.

AMD confirms raytracing and VRS in Samsung Exynos RDNA GPU
Published in Mobiles


Coming to next-generation Samsung flagship Exynos SoC

During its keynote Computex 2021 event, AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, confirmed that the RDNA GPU in the next-generation Exynos SOC will support both raytracing and variable rate shading (VRS).

Teslas to become new AMD gaming rig
Published in Gaming
Tuesday, 01 June 2021 11:27

Teslas to become new AMD gaming rig


Tesla infotainment system consists of an AMD Ryzen processor paired with an AMD RDNA 2 GPU

AMD has confirmed that the new Tesla infotainment system consists of an AMD Ryzen processor paired with an AMD RDNA 2 GPU.