New photos of the AMD Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards show two different coolers, one featuring a 3-fan design and the other featuring a 2-fan design. Additionally, a Linux kernel patch submitted by AMD suggests that the upcoming RDNA2 graphics cards will support AV1 decoding. Revealed by JayzTwoCents, the first photo …
Read More »AMD CEO will hold a keynote at CES 2021
CES 2020 was able to take place this year just ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic. That won’t be the case for CES 2021 though, which will be an all-digital event due to continuing health concerns. Still, big names will continue to be involved, including AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, who …
Read More »AMD reveals new cooler design for RX 6000 GPUs
We are roughly six weeks away from AMD's RX 6000 launch, but AMD is bringing the teasers early - this time with an unveiling of the new RX 6000 GPU cooler design.
Read More »AMD Ryzen 4000 “Vermeer” processor specifications leak
A confidential document from AMD showing the specifications of the upcoming Ryzen 4000 “Vermeer” processors has been leaked. Dated from June 10th, the document tells us that the upcoming Ryzen 4000 processors will feature up to 2 CCX with 8 cores each, resulting in a maximum core count of 16 and a …
Read More »Selected AMD Big Navi GPUs might come with a USB-C connector
USB-C monitors have become more common with time, but that didn't stop Nvidia from removing the USB Type-C connector from the RTX 30 series graphics cards. On the other hand, AMD seems to believe that USB-C still has a future as a video connector, given what was found in a new update on AMD's open-source AMDGPU kernel driver for Linux.
Read More »Images of alleged AMD Radeon RX 6000 engineering sample appear online
Images showing an alleged engineering sample of an RDNA2 graphics card have been posted online. It's not known which RDNA2 graphics card this is, but it's quite possibly an engineering sample of one of the upcoming AMD Radeon Navi 2x graphics cards. Spotted by @Avery78 (via VideoCardz) on Bilibili and Chiphell forums, …
Read More »AMD is launching Zen 3 CPUs and RDNA 2 GPUs in October
AMD has a big October ahead with two events planned - one to launch Zen 3 Ryzen desktop processors and another to officially launch the next-generation of Radeon graphics cards.
Read More »AMD has reportedly partnered with MediaTek to develop Wi-Fi controllers
A new report suggests that AMD is planning to enter the networking hardware market with the help of MediaTek. Currently, laptops powered by AMD processors and AMD motherboards mostly use a Realtek or Intel WiFi controller, but that may change with an AMD and MediaTek partnership. Intel and Realtek are …
Read More »Videos show Intel Core i7-1185G7 outperforming the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
Two videos comparing the Intel Core i7-1185G7 to the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U have surfaced. The first video is focused on gaming with each processor using their respective iGPU, while the second one is focused on comparing performance in productivity and professional applications. The videos have since been removed due to a …
Read More »AMD launches the Radeon RX 5300 graphics card with 3GB of GDDR6 memory
AMD has just launched the Radeon RX 5300 out of nowhere. Ready to set the “new standard for entry-level 1080p gaming”, the Radeon RX 5300 is the direct rival to Nvidia GeForce 1650. This graphics card is powered by 7nm RDNA architecture and features the Navi 14 GPU paired with …
Read More »AMD Epyc Milan to have a performance increase of 10% to 20% over Epyc Rome
New rumours about AMD Epyc Milan suggest that this architecture will offer a performance bump of up to 20% compared to its predecessor. Other improvements should also come with Epyc Milan, including the reorganisation of the L3 cache on each CCX, and an IPC increase over the Epyc Rome. AMD …
Read More »Microsoft details Xbox Series X SoC architecture and features
The Xbox Series X SoC has been detailed during Microsoft's presentation at Hot Chips 2020. Besides revealing the SoC die, Microsoft also shared new information about the Xbox Series X, including graphical features and optimisations, storage specifications, encode/decode support and more. The die-shot of the SoC shows us that the …
Read More »AMD officially launches A520 chipset motherboards
Just yesterday, we went over some of the recent AMD A520 motherboard leaks, hinting at an imminent launch. Now just 24 hours later, AMD has officially launched its entry-level chipset for those looking to upgrade to 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs, based on the Zen 2 architecture. Today, the AMD A520 …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” APU surfaces with Zen 3 CPU and Vega GPU cores
The SiSoftware database is giving us plenty of juicy news this week. Not only has an entry detailing an Intel Tiger Lake CPU been spotted, but we also have an entry going over an AMD Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” APU. This will be a successor to the Renoir series of CPUs, …
Read More »AMD files patent for an heterogeneous processor architecture
It looks like AMD has started to do some research on hybrid processor architectures. A new patent filed by AMD describes a technique used to transfer data in a heterogeneous processor that will feature both “high-feature” and “low-feature” processors, similar to ARM's big.LITTLE architecture and Intel Lakefield processors. The AMD …
Read More »MSI flash sale brings discounts to AMD B550 motherboards
It has been a couple of months since B550 motherboards first hit the market and this week, there are some pretty good discounts to be had. If you are looking to pick up an AMD B550 motherboard, then it is worth taking a look at MSI's on-going flash sale. Until …
Read More »AMD is reportedly working on the Navi 4x series, Navi 21 to have up to 16GB VRAM
Big Navi hasn't come out yet, but AMD is already working on their future generations of GPUs. Besides the rumour stating that Navi 21 will come in a 16GB and a 12GB variant, another rumour has also surfaced claiming that the company has started development on the Navi 4x series, otherwise …
Read More »Mercury Research: AMD reaches highest overall x86 CPU share since Q4 2013
Mercury Research, known for tracking CPU and GPU market share, published its latest report this week, showing a new record for AMD. According to their stats, AMD's overall x86 CPU share in Q2 2020 was the company's highest since 2013. Last week we reported that AMD had presented strong Q2 financial …
Read More »Gaming laptop maker warns of possible AMD CPU shortage in Q3
So far in the Zen 2 generation, AMD has been able to keep on top of demand well, with little in the way of stock shortages. That could change in Q3, with one laptop maker seemingly facing a shortage of AMD CPUs, raising concerns that other companies could also be …
Read More »Two thirds of KitGuru readers are waiting on Nvidia
We regularly like to check in with our readers for their thoughts on upcoming tech. Recently, we did a heat check on Nvidia and AMD, seeing whether our readers are planning to buy AMD’s upcoming RDNA 2 GPUs or Nvidia’s next generation of GeForce RTX graphics cards. Having had over 3,300 responses in just one day, we now have a good idea of which way KitGuru readers are leaning.
Read More »AMD Q2 financial results show 26 percent growth driven by Ryzen and EPYC
This week, AMD presented its Q2 2020 financial results, showing significant revenue growth of 26 percent year-on-year. As you may expect, that growth was naturally driven by sales of both Ryzen and EPYC processors. Things are looking good for AMD. Last weekend the company's stock price overtook Intel for the first …
Read More »AMD and Intel expected to compete over TSMC production capacity
The competition between Intel and AMD has heated up significantly as of late and now the two tech giants may also be butting heads for production capacity. According to reports, AMD and Intel are vying for more of TSMC's business. Last week AMD was able to overtake Intel in share price …
Read More »AMD share price overtakes Intel following on from Intel 10nm and 7nm delays
AMD continues to gain momentum as Intel announces delays to 10nm on desktop and delays to 7nm.
Read More »AMD announces Ryzen 4000 series APUs with Radeon graphics
Starting with the new 4C/8T Ryzen 3 4300G, all the way up to the Core i7-9700 beating Ryzen 7 4700G.
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT CPU Review – 4.6GHz OC!
AMD 3600XT can overclock to 4.6GHz on all cores, but is it worth buying?
Read More »AMD officially announces 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper PRO series CPUs
After several weeks of leaks and rumours, last night, AMD officially announced the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000WX series of desktop processors. As expected, there are four SKUs in the launch lineup, ranging from 12-cores all the way up to 64-cores. These four SKUs specifically are the Threadripper PRO 3995WX (64 …
Read More »Win a Seagate PCIe Gen4 SSD, B550 motherboard, Ryzen 5 3600 and a 4TB HDD!
We are back with another competition, and this month we have partnered with Seagate to offer you the chance to win a FireCuda 520 PCIe Gen4 SSD, a Ryzen 5 3600 processor, ASUS ROG's B550-F motherboard, and a 4TB IronWolf Pro hard drive!
Read More »AMD CEO says Zen 3 is ‘looking great in the labs’ and on track to launch in 2020
While there were some rumours claiming that AMD's Zen 3 CPUs could be delayed, the company has stood firm, maintaining that its next big architecture upgrade is still on track. That was reaffirmed again this week, with AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, briefly touching on the subject in a new …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX surfaces, possibly launching next week
Ryzen Threadripper PRO series processors appear to be on the way...
Read More »AMD Ryzen 3900XT, 3800XT and 3600XT now available in the UK
Last month, AMD officially announced its new 3rd Gen Ryzen ‘XT' series desktop processors, consisting of the Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Today, reviews for these CPUs officially went live and retailers were able to begin shipping out to customers, so we've had a look at …
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