AMD rumoured to develop Fire Range Successor
X3D Technology
AMD is allegedly working on a successor to its Dragon Range (Ryzen 7045HX) processor lineup, codenamed Fire Range.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 sticking to 8-pin power connectors
Launch end of January
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 will not have a 12V-2×6 connector and will stick to the older 8-pin connectors.
Minisforum V3 SE tablet now available in the US as well
With less powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
Minisforum has made its more affordable V3 SE tablet available in the US as well. Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7735U, this one is now available for purchase, starting at $799.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT could launch in late January
Alongside Ryzen 9000X3D
According to the latest rumor, AMD could hold a special event to unveil its new FSR 4 technology in late January, alongside the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT. The same leaker suggests that the Ryzen 9 9000X3D CPU could launch at the same time.
AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs adopt RX 9000 Series naming convention
Rebrand
AMD is tipped to rebrand its Radeon GPU lineup with the introduction of the RDNA 4 architecture, adopting a new naming scheme in the RX 9000 series.
AMD declares victory in energy efficiency race
Close to 30 times increase
Chipmaker AMD has proudly announced that it has almost achieved its lofty goal of a 30-times increase in energy efficiency for its EPYC processors and Instinct accelerators—a full year ahead of its self-imposed 2025 deadline.
Microsoft expands Recall preview
Wider rollout for Intel and AMD-based PCs
Software king of the world, Microsoft is widening the rollout of the Recall Preview to include Dev Channel Windows Insiders running AMD and Intel-based Copilot+ PCs.
US chips are unsafe, claims China
Gloves off in renewed tech tensions
China’s top industry associations have banded together to declare US semiconductor products “no longer safe.”
TSMC ahead with its 2nm production
Installed six months early
TSMC’s flashy new 2nm fab in Kaohsiung has just hit a massive milestone with an equipment installation ceremony – six months early.
AMD and ASUS patch inter-core latency issues in Strix Point APUs
New BIOS Update
ASUS and AMD have announced a solution to the longstanding issue of inter-core latency in the new Strix Point APUs.