AMD CEO confirms Navi for 2019
Powercolor confirms it won't make a custom Radeon VII
At least not in the immediate future
We already wrote that reference Radeon VII will be the only one that you will be able to buy, at least in the foreseeable future, and while there were some rumors that Powercolor might do a custom version, the company has now officially debunked those rumors.
AMD announces its FY 2018/Q4 2018 financial results
Strong fiscal year drives it forward
AMD has released its latest financial results showing that the company had both strong fiscal year as well as a strong quarter, showing it back on track and with a bright future ahead of it.
AMD Radeon VII benchmarks leak ahead of the launch
Holds its ground in 3DMark benchmarks
Although it is scheduled to launch on February 7th, the first benchmark results have leaked ahead of time showing that the Radeon VII can indeed hold its ground against Nvidia's RTX 2080, at least in 3DMark benchmarks.
Radeon VII 16GB HBM 2 memory cost around $320
Close to half of the MSRP
The marketing guys at AMD did a nice job naming the card Radeon VII (Roman 7) as it is a 7nm, launching on February 7 and costing $699 but our investigation shows that 16GB HBM 2 comes at a hefty price.
AMD makes some senior leadership changes
Hiring, promotions, and unification
AMD has announced a couple of changes in its senior leadership team which should, at least according to AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, strengthen its leadership team and sharpens the focus on continued growth and market share gains.
AMD releases Radeon Software 19.1.2 driver
One for Anthem and Resident Evil 2
AMD has released its latest Radeon Software driver update which brings specific game optimizations for Resident Evil 2 (2019 Remake), Tropico 6, and Anthem Early Access Demo, as well as some bug fixes.
AMD Radeon VII rumored to be in short supply
No custom cards from AIBs, at least not yet
A new rumor regarding AMD Radeon VII supply has been spotted online saying that AMD will have just 5,000 pieces at launch and that there won't be any custom cards from AIB partners, at least not yet. As always, it should be taken with a grain of salt as AMD has quickly denied such rumors.
AMD has no plans to use chiplet design for next-gen APUs
Will use a different design similar to mobile parts
According to post-CES details showing up online, it appears that AMD will not use the same chiplet design for its next-gen APUs, keeping the chiplet design for its 2nd generation EPYC and 3rd generation Ryzen desktop CPUs.
AMD rolls out Radeon Software 19.1.1 driver update
Fortnite performance boost and a couple of bug fixes
AMD has rolled out its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.1 driver update which brings minor performance improvements in Fortnite as well as fixes several bugs seen with earlier driver version.