Intel denies that it's killing off its 10nm chip
Published in PC Hardware


Will arrive in late 2019

Intel has denied rumours that it is killing off its 10nm chip manufacturing process after repeated delays. Chipzilla says that 10nm chips will arrive in late 2019.

AMD has 7nm Navi GPU up and running in its lab
Published in Graphics


7nm looks better than expected

According to our sources, AMD already has its 7nm Navi-based graphics card up and running in its lab, and the 7nm GPU looks good.

Asus ROG Strix coming back with Radeon RX 590
Published in Graphics


The brand is coming back

According to rumors floating around, Asus will be returning its ROG Strix brand with the Radeon RX 590 graphics card.

AMD pushes server upgrades
Published in Network
Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:20

AMD pushes server upgrades


Targeting owners of ancient kit

AMD is leaning on its channel to support its push in the server market as the firm looks to challenge for market share and rattle Intel's cage.

AMD releases RX 580 with 2048SPs in China
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 16 October 2018 14:21

AMD releases RX 580 with 2048SPs in China


The RX 570 with higher clocks

AMD has rather silently introduced a new SKU in China, the Radeon RX 580 2048SP, which is pretty much the Radeon RX 570 but with a slightly higher GPU boost clock.

AMD 12nm Polaris refresh could be called Radeon RX 590
Published in Graphics


Spotted in 3DMark database

As we already told you earlier, AMD is gearing up to launch a 12nm Polaris refresh which should bring around 10 to 15 percent improvement, and now it appears it could be called the Radeon RX 590.

AMD 12nm Polaris coming in November
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 11 October 2018 18:15

AMD 12nm Polaris coming in November


Bringing 10 to 15 percent improvement

AMD is gearing up for a slight refresh of its graphics card lineup with a 12nm Polaris GPU, which is likely to bring an improvement of around 10 to 15 percent, mostly thanks to higher clocks.

AMD to launch two new Threadrippers on October 29th
Published in PC Hardware


24-core and 12-core SKUs

According to details spotted on AMD's UK Twitter account, the company will launch two new Ryzen Threadripper SKUs, the 2970WX and the 2920X, both available worldwide on October 29th.

Lenovo gives AMD the thumbs up
Published in News
Thursday, 11 October 2018 10:59

Lenovo gives AMD the thumbs up


And Intel the thumb down

Shortages of Intel processors means that major manufacturer Lenovo is using AMD chips more and more, while it has also given the hard word to Chipzilla.

AMD’s Lisa Su to keynote CES 2019
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 10 October 2018 12:18

AMD’s Lisa Su to keynote CES 2019


Talk about 7nm CPU and GPU

Last week it was announced that AMD’s President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su will be a keynote speaker at the CES 2019. This is a big step up for a smaller x86 player as this use to be a spot for the big players including Intel, Microsoft or Qualcomm.