Chip off the old block
Published in News
Tuesday, 02 January 2024 11:54

Chip off the old block


Nvidia and AMD should do well this year

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street are predicting a good year for rivals AMD and Nvidia.

AMD filling the gap with Radeon RX 7600 XT in January
Published in Graphics


Rumor puts the launch date on January 22nd

It looks like AMD is finally filling the gap between the Radeon RX 7600 and the RX 7700 XT, by launching the Radeon RX 7600 XT, and rumor puts the launch date as January 22nd.

Intel’s benchmarks back AMD AI
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 22 December 2023 10:06

Intel’s benchmarks back AMD AI


Opps

Intel's new generation of Meteor Lake "Intel Core Ultra" processors were supposed to herald a new age of "AI PCs", but the benchmark software it is advising to prove it shows AMD chips are still ahead.

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT drops below $400
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 20 December 2023 21:14

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT drops below $400


ASRock one at $399 over at Newegg.com

AMD's Radeon RX 7700 XT has dropped below $400 and it might be a great deal for those looking for a decent mid-range graphics card.

AMD miffed at Nvidia’s performance comparison
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 20 December 2023 11:21

AMD miffed at Nvidia’s performance comparison


Handbags at dawn

AMD has come out with a benchmark of its own between its Instinct MI300X and Nvidia’s H100 (Hopper) GPUs.

Overclocking Threadripper 7000 series causes a blown fuse
Published in PC Hardware


We know you modified it

Overclocking AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series blows a fuse, indicating modification. However, AMD has told Tom's Hardware that this does not automatically invalidate the warranty of these top-tier workstation CPUs.

AMD also teases next-gen Ryzen AI Strix Point and XDNA 2
Published in PC Hardware


Shipping in 2024

In addition to announcing the Ryzen 8040 series Hawk Point mobile processors, AMD has teased its XDNA 2 NPU and Strix Point at the Advancing AI event, promising over 3x the generative AI NPU performance uplift.

AMD unveils Instinct MI300X and MI300A APU accelerators
Published in News


Claims significant lead over Nvidia in AI

AMD launched its Instinct MI300X AI accelerator and the Instinct MI300A data center APU at its Advancing AI event in San Jose, California, claiming a lead over Nvidia in certain AI workloads.

AMD announces its Ryzen 8040 Hawk Point series processors
Published in PC Hardware


A total of nine SKUs and coming with improved NPU performance

At its recent Advancing AI event in San Jose, AMD announced its new Ryzen 8040 series mobile processors, promising an increase in generative AI workloads.

Intel claims AMD is peddling snake oil
Published in News
Thursday, 07 December 2023 10:34

Intel claims AMD is peddling snake oil


We miss the days when this sort of marketing was common

Chipzilla has published a new playbook titled "Core Truths" that put AMD under direct fire for utilising its older Zen 2 CPU architecture in its latest Ryzen 7000 mobile series CPU product stack – claiming that it is peddling snake oil.