AMD releases Radeon Software 19.9.1 graphics driver
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One to have for Gears 5

AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.9.1 graphics driver which brings optimizations for upcoming Gears 5 game, as well as adds new Vulkan API support and a single bug fix.

How AMD gained market share
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 03 September 2019 12:05

How AMD gained market share


Not Navi, with Polaris 570 and 580

We managed to get on top how AMD managed to gain market share in Q2 2019, and it was selling the old 570 and 580 with incredibly attractive and low pricing.

AMD could be working on three new high-end chipsets
Published in PC Hardware


One for upcoming 3rd gen Threadripper CPUs

More AMD 3rd gen Threadripper rumors have appeared online and while the CPU has been already spotted in the Geekbench database, a list of three new HEDT chipsets have now appeared online.

AMD gains share in Q2 19
Published in Graphics
Friday, 30 August 2019 12:43

AMD gains share in Q2 19


Not just Intel

Analysts at Jon Peddie Research have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and worked out that AMD has both Intel and Nvidia on the ropes.

AMD settles Bulldozer CPU lawsuit
Published in News
Wednesday, 28 August 2019 11:22

AMD settles Bulldozer CPU lawsuit

That will  be $12.1 million for dodgy advertising

AMD has settled a false advertising lawsuit that was launched in the US in 2015 by writing a $12.1 million cheque to make it go away.

AMD rolls out Radeon Software 19.8.2 driver
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019 10:50

AMD rolls out Radeon Software 19.8.2 driver


One to have for Control and Man of Medan

AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.8.2 driver graphics card driver which brings daz/one support for upcoming Control and Man of Medan games, as well as fixes some issues.

Possible AMD 3rd gen Threadripper spotted on Geekbench
Published in PC Hardware


Codename Sharkstooth

What appears to be a 3rd generation Ryzen Threadripper CPU based on Zen 2 architecture has been spotted on Geekbench, scoring some impressive single- and multi-threaded numbers.

AMD says RX 5700 series is cool with 110°C
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:43

AMD says RX 5700 series is cool with 110°C


AIB partners come to the rescue

While AMD's reference cooler on the RX 5700 series leaves a lot to be desired in terms of cooling and noise, AMD says that high hotspot temperatures observed on the series is "expected and within spec".

AMD has Navi 23 which will cause Nvidia some grief
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Will launch next year

While everyone is excited about AMD’s Navi 21 card, a leak has emerged which shows that Navi 23 is the beast that Nvidia will have to really worry about.

EPYC Rome arrives and has key customers
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 08 August 2019 11:43

EPYC Rome arrives and has key customers

 

Intel starts biting its nails

AMD has released the second generation of its processor chip for data centres and said that it had already landed Alphabet, Google and Twitter as customers.