New information about the upcoming RX 7600 graphics card has surfaced, primarily thanks to a new GPU-Z screenshot detailing the upcoming GPU. Although the software does not officially support this particular graphics card yet, it has already introduced Navi 33 support, allowing us to see the correct GPU specifications...
Read More »Gigabyte issues statement on AM5 motherboard voltage issues
Following the recent media reports about the SOC voltage exceeding 1.3V on Gigabyte AM5 motherboards running the latest BIOS (F10D) with EXPO enabled, the company has issued a statement clarifying the method used to correctly obtain SOC voltage readings. “GIGABYTE respects and appreciates the media’s support and favor to GIGABYTE …
Read More »Asus says recent BIOS update won’t void AM5 motherboard warranty
Recently, Asus has received a lot of negative feedback due to concerns about the warranty for AM5 motherboards. Due to the BIOS overvolting certain AMD processors, customers ended up with damaged hardware and an updated BIOS containing the fix for this issue carried a warning that installing it would void …
Read More »Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 Pulse leak confirms GPU specs
Leaked pictures of the upcoming Sapphire Radeon RX 7600 Pulse graphics card have confirmed some of the specs of the upcoming GPU. Besides the CU count, the card's box also confirmed the amount of VRAM it has. As per the pictures shared by VideoCardz, the card has a 2-slot design …
Read More »AMD openSIL Firmware expected to Replace AGESA by 2026
During the OCP Regional Summit, AMD revealed its plans to replace the AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) with an open-source solution called Open-Source Silicon Initialization Library (openSIL). This is expected to happen by 2026 and will gradually cover AMD's entire product stack, including Ryzen and EPYC processors. The first …
Read More »PowerColor RX 7900 XTX Hellhound Spectral White Review
PowerColor's Hellhound Spectral White is a beautiful card - but can it perform too?
Read More »AMD explains the differences between Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen 7040U processors
ASUS and AMD recently collaborated to create the ASUS ROG Ally handheld games console, which features two custom AMD system-on-chips (SoCs): the Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Some people have pointed out that the specifications of the Z1 series are similar to those of AMD's 7040U family of mobile …
Read More »AMD CEO confirms mainstream Radeon 7000 series GPUs are coming soon
During its latest earnings call, AMD's CEO gave a small update on new RX 7000 series graphics cards. Following strong sales of the Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs this quarter, AMD will expand its RX 7000 series lineup with new mid-range solutions later this quarter. Although Lisa Su's statement (via …
Read More »AMD unveils the Ryzen 7040U series for lightweight laptops and handhelds
AMD has officially announced the Ryzen "Phoenix" 7040U series. Designed for low-power mobile devices such as lightweight laptops and handheld gaming consoles, these APUs will feature up to eight Zen 4 CPU cores and RDNA 3 iGPUs with up to 12 CUs.
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT might be launching in May
So far, AMD has only released its highest-end RX 7000 series GPUs. We may finally see a new mid-range graphics card from AMD soon though. According to reports, AMD recently informed board partners about the launch schedule for its upcoming RX 7600 XT graphics card. According to Moore's Law Is …
Read More »The Z1 Extreme-powered ROG Ally may launch at $699
So far, the only thing Asus has officially revealed about the ROG Ally's price point is that it will be under $1000. An official announcement is due in May, but a leaker claims to already know the price for the Z1 Extreme version.
Read More »Motherboard makers roll out new BIOS to prevent Ryzen 7000X3D overvolting
Following reports of damage to AMD Ryzen 7000X3D processors and motherboard sockets, manufacturers such as MSI, Asus, and Gigabyte have released new firmware updates to address potential issues. To prevent further harm to the components, the latest BIOS blocks SoC voltage for these chips to protect the CPU and motherboard. …
Read More »AMD announces Ryzen Z1 processors to power new wave of handheld gaming PCs
We've been hearing about the Ryzen Z1 series processors through leaks recently. Today, AMD is making it official, announcing the new Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme processors for a new generation of handheld gaming PCs.
Read More »AMD Zen 5-based Ryzen 8000 mobile CPU specs reportedly leak
We're still some ways off from AMD officially announcing new Zen 5 CPUs and its next generation of Ryzen processors for laptops. However, according to a new report, specs are beginning to leak. A new video from Moore's Law Is Dead reports information about the CPU and GPU architectures for …
Read More »Asus ROG Ally shows up on Geekbench with two different APUs
Asus's upcoming ROG Ally has been spotted on Geekbench. The recently found entries suggest the forthcoming portable console will have two custom AMD Ryzen “Phoenix” APU options with considerably different GPU specs: the Ryzen Z1 and the Z1 Extreme. Benchleaks was the first to share a Geekbench entry of the …
Read More »AMD Radeon 780M RDNA3 iGPU delivers decent gaming performance at FHD
The ASUS TUF system powered by the latest AMD Phoenix APU, Ryzen 9 7940HS, has been reviewed. The Phoenix APU was introduced by AMD at CES 2023, featuring the Zen 4 architecture and an RDNA3 iGPU. While we still don't know everything about the Ryzen 7040HS series, the review sheds …
Read More »MSI Afterburner gets long awaited 4.6.5 update
MSI Afterburner has been a household name in the world of graphics card overclocking for years. Its easy-to-use interface has managed to attract both novice and advanced users alike. However, the tool faced a setback last year due to complications between MSI and the programmer, leading to uncertainty over the …
Read More »Asus ROG Ally is expected to feature a custom Ryzen 7840U APU
The ASUS ROG Ally is set to arrive later this year, offering a more powerful alternative to the Steam Deck, complete with Windows support rather than Linux, which will have benefits for game compatibility. While Asus has said that the ROG Ally will be more powerful than the Steam Deck, …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7040 series APUs are expected to release between late April and early May
The Zen 4-based Ryzen 7040 processors were announced at CES 2023 in January. Things have been quiet in the months since then, but that should change soon. According to new reports, AMD is gearing up to launch its new generation Ryzen APUs within the next few weeks. According to a …
Read More »AMD engineer confirms 3nm Zen 5 CPUs and 2nm for Zen 6
Some juicy details have recently surfaced about AMD's upcoming Zen architectures, straight from the LinkedIn profile of one of their engineers. This content has since been removed, but as expected from the Internet, someone was fast enough to take a screenshot. According to the engineer's profile (via Wccftech), he was …
Read More »AMD introduces Radeon Pro W7900 and Pro W7800 workstation GPUs
AMD has just announced its latest workstation GPUs. The Navi 31-based W7900 and W7800 will represent the high-end segment of the Radeon Pro series, delivering a remarkable increase in performance compared to the previous generation. The W7900 is a powerhouse, packing 96 CUs and 48GB of GDDR6 ECC memory across …
Read More »Dual AMD Zen 5-based system shown scoring over 123K points in Cinebench R23
Although AMD's Zen 5 architecture is not expected to debut anytime soon, it seems the company is already hard at work developing Zen 5 EPYC processors. In a recent report, an alleged engineering sample of a dual AMD Zen 5 CPU system has been spotted running the Cinebench R23 nT …
Read More »Detailed Dead Island 2 PC system requirements revealed
Dead Island 2 is finally coming out in just over one week. The game has been in development for a decade and has been handed to several studios along the way. The game officially went gold back in February and now, we have PC system requirements ahead of launch, with …
Read More »PowerColor unveils Spectral White Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound
This week, PowerColor unveiled the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Spectral White graphics card, the latest addition to the Hellhound line. As the name suggests, the new graphics card looks exactly like the original Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound GPU, but this variant comes in an all-white colour scheme for …
Read More »MSI-exclusive Enhanced Mode Boost can increase AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D performance by up to 12%
AMD recently launched the Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU as part of the Ryzen 7000 series, compatible with all MSI X670, B650, and A620 motherboards. Simultaneously, MSI introduced a set of new BIOS features to boost the chip's performance, including Enhanced Mode Boost, High-Efficiency Mode, and Memory Context Restore. The Extended …
Read More »You’ll need to check for an orange sticker if you want a Ryzen 7000 ‘Zen 4’ laptop
AMD's Ryzen 7000 series laptop CPU lineup is split with some Zen 4 SKUs and some refreshed Zen 3 and Zen 3+ SKUs. We already knew that the Ryzen 7040 and 7045 series processors used the Zen 4 architecture, but to try and make things a bit easier, AMD has …
Read More »AMD and JEDEC are working on new DDR5 DIMMs that can hit 17600 MT/s transfer speeds
AMD and JEDEC are cooperating to develop MRDIMMs (multi-ranked buffered DIMMs), a new industry standard for DDR5 memory. A first generation of this standard would increase speeds to 8,800 MT/s, but by the third generation, we could get rates of 17,600 MT/s. The ongoing need for bandwidth in server systems …
Read More »Asus’s ROG Ally gaming handheld wasn’t just an April Fool’s joke
On April Fool's Day, Asus unveiled the ROG Ally, billed as a new gaming handheld with a custom Ryzen APU more powerful than the one found in the Steam Deck. Now, Asus has confirmed that this announcement was not a joke, the ROG Ally is real, and it will be …
Read More »First AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT benchmark puts it on par with the RTX 4060 for laptops
AMD announced the mid-range Radeon RX 7000 mobile GPUs a while ago, but we've yet to see many laptops featuring them. With that in mind, we haven't seen many benchmarks for the RX 7000 mobile series, but leaks are starting to come through. Recently, benchmark results for the RX 7600M …
Read More »Gigabyte corrects PR claiming next-gen Ryzen CPUs would arrive this year
Recently, a Gigabyte press release claimed that new-gen Ryzen CPUs would be coming out before the end of this year. This generated some headlines, but the company has now addressed this, confirming it was an error. After contacting Giga Computing (Gigabyte's server division) regarding the PR for the new servers, …
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