Yuri “1usmus” Bubliy, the developer behind popular programs like ClockTuner for Ryzen and Project Hydra, has revealed AMD's upcoming Curve Optimizer feature ahead of the release of the Ryzen 9000 series. This new feature is named Curve Shaper and promises to prevent CPUs from needlessly boosting clock frequencies. According to …
Read More »Retailer lists AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs starting at €310
A Slovenian retailer has started offering preorders for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000 CPUs. While the CPUs won't start shipping until at least August 2nd, these early listings give us an idea of how much these new processors will cost in Europe. According to the retailer (via VideoCardz), the flagship 16-core …
Read More »AMD Ryzen AI 300 launch date apparently “pushed” to July 28th
After AMD officially announced the Ryzen AI 300 series back at Computex 2024, various reports claimed the new mobile APU series would debut on July 15th. However, that seems to have changed as new reports and listings suggest AMD has 'pushed' the release of the first devices powered by these APUs to July 28th...
Read More »MSI launches new BIOS updates with AGESA 1.2.0.0 for 600-series motherboards
MSI has released new BIOS updates for various 600-series motherboards, introducing the AGESA Combo PI-1.2.0.0 microcode for its AMD X670E, X670, B650, and A620 motherboards. These updates aim to address multiple critical issues, improve system stability, and introduce new features. These new updates bring various bug fixes and improvements to …
Read More »FSR 3.1 available now in 5 PlayStation Studios games
AMD’s FSR 3.1 is the latest and greatest iteration of their upscaling technology, separating the frame generation feature from their upscaler while also introducing improvements to said upscaler. Following its official unveiling in March, AMD FSR 3.1 has now arrived – and is coming first to five Sony games...
Read More »AMD is investigating a security breach following hacker claims
Earlier this week, a hacking group claimed to have breached AMD, stealing employee and customer information, as well as other sensitive documents, source code and more. The veracity of these claims has yet to be verified, but AMD has confirmed it is investigating.
Read More »AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 matches Ryzen 9 7950X in Cinebench 2024
GPD, a Chinese startup, introduced the Duo OLED at Computex this month, a ground-breaking laptop with two 13.3-inch AMOLED displays. Initially set to support up to the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, GPD has now confirmed a change in specifications, opting for the more powerful Ryzen 9 HX 370 APU. As …
Read More »AMD Ryzen AI 300 reportedly coming mid-July, Ryzen 9000 in late July
AMD's upcoming Ryzen CPUs might be closer to release than some expect. While specific availability dates have yet to be confirmed, various retailers have started listing the new products, hinting at launches in mid-July for laptop chips and late July for the desktop. According to B&H listings (via Wccftech), the …
Read More »AMD confirms Ryzen 7000X3D will be faster in gaming than Ryzen 9000
If you've already got a Ryzen X3D processor, you may want to wait upgrade for a little longer. The first Ryzen 9000 series processors are launching in July, being the first desktop chips to feature the new Zen 5 CPU cores. However, current-gen Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs will remain faster …
Read More »AMD is offering up free games when buying a Radeon RX 7800 XT or 7700 XT
If you're planning to upgrade your graphics card soon, this new AMD bundle might interest you. If you buy a Radeon RX 7800 XT or 7700 XT graphics card from select retailers, you can claim up to two games from a list of four. The newly announced bundle only applies …
Read More »AMD Navi 48 GPUs begin shipping to partners
It has been reported that AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 8000 series won't have the same GPU diversity as the last two. Unlike previous iterations, the RDNA 4 desktop GPU series is expected to feature only two GPUs: Navi 48 and Navi 44. Industry insiders believe the Navi 48, which has …
Read More »Computex 2024: Gigabyte embraces AI branding for new-gen hardware
At Computex 2024, we were given access to a host of new products from Gigabyte in a guarded room – away from the main show floor. Almost everything now has the letters ‘Ai’ stamped on it, from screens and graphics cards to AMD and intel motherboards...
Read More »AMD is working on “cool differentiators” for next-gen Ryzen processors with 3D V-Cache
AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D has proven to be a resounding success for the company. Following its debut, it quickly became the top-selling CPU. With the Ryzen 9000 series coming soon, AMD is expected to launch a new set of X3D processors that enhance performance beyond the standard chips thanks to …
Read More »Clevo roadmaps point to future mobile chip plans from Nvidia, AMD and Intel
Intel, AMD, and Nvidia may have all just had the next few years of launches leaked a little early. A series of roadmaps from laptop maker, Clevo, have made their way online, revealing upcoming laptop chips from all three major companies over the next couple of years. According to the …
Read More »Nvidia AIB shipments reach record highs
Nvidia continues to dominate the GPU market, with a supply of about 7.7 million GPUs to add-in-board (AIB) partners in the past quarter. This figure primarily includes discrete desktop GPUs, with gaming GPUs comprising the majority. Since the RTX 40 series launch, Nvidia's shipments have increased by over 2 million …
Read More »Computex 2024: MSI reveals range of X870 motherboards for Ryzen 9000
At Computex this week, AMD officially announced its first wave of Zen 5 processors, including the Ryzen 9000 series processors for desktops, and the Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) APUs for laptops. As a result of new desktop chips arriving, motherboard makers are also supporting AMD's launch with new X870 …
Read More »Computex 2024: AMD launches first Zen 5 desktop and laptop processors
At Computex 2024, AMD has launched its first Zen 5 processors, including Ryzen 9000 CPUs for desktops and Ryzen AI 300 'Strix Point' APUs for laptops. Beyond that, AMD has also committed to supporting the AM5 platform beyond 2027.
Read More »AMD, Intel, Google, Microsoft and Meta collaborate to create alternative to Nvidia NVLink
Nvidia NVLink technology has been a game-changer in enabling high-speed communication between GPUs and CPUs since its debut in 2014. Surpassing traditional connection standards that have become inadequate for today's high-performance accelerators, it started off being used in gaming GPUs. That's not the case anymore, as Nvidia has removed the …
Read More »Zotac Zone handheld PC specs leak
The Zotac Zone has been teased over the last few days, but the company hasn't revealed the full technical specs for the upcoming handheld yet. The official reveal will be happening at Computex next week. However, a recent leak has revealed what we can expect ahead of time. The leak …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Strix Point APUs could release as soon as August
An Aoostar representative might have revealed the release month for the AMD Strix Point CPUs. When asked about the release of its next-gen Ryzen PC, the company's employee answered that it was estimated to be released in October, but bigger OEMs would get them sooner, pointing to August. As noted …
Read More »PowerColor RX 7900 GRE Hellhound Review
We check out the highly-requested PowerColor RX 7900 GRE Hellhound
Read More »AMD FSR 3 with frame generation now works on consoles
There have been a few Xbox Series X/S and PS5 titles that support AMD's FSR 2 upscaling to improve performance. Now, console gamers can utilise the latest version, FSR 3, complete with Frame Generation technology for a frame rate boost.
Read More »AMD to launch Radeon RX 7650M XT GPU
AMD might launch a new Radeon laptop GPU, the RX 7650M XT. The rumour originates from Aoostar's Discord server, where a Chinese PC manufacturer representative said the company would launch a new external GPU based on the unannounced Radeon mobile GPU. As reported by VideoCardz, Aoostar also hinted at revealing …
Read More »AMD Strix Point APUs may launch under ‘Ryzen AI’ branding
Following the old AMD naming logic, the upcoming AMD Strix Point APUs were thought to be launching as the ‘Ryzen 8000' series. However, new reports claim that these upcoming chips will actually launch under AMD's new ‘Ryzen AI' branding instead. Contrary to what we thought up to now, it seems …
Read More »AMD Navi 44 and Navi 48 RDNA 4 GPUs confirmed through ROCm update
AMD has yet to say much about its next-generation GPU plans but there have been plenty of rumours floating around. Currently, RDNA 4 is set to launch with two main GPUs – Navi 44 and Navi 48. Now, recent datamining through Linux drivers has shown exactly that. X user Kepler_L2 …
Read More »AMD Anti-Lag 2 debuts in Counter-Strike 2
Months ago, Anti-Lag+ had to be disabled in online multiplayer games like Counter-Strike 2 due to the technology leading to false anti-cheat flags and player bans. Now, Anti-Lag has been reworked with Anti-Lag 2, which has now debuted in Counter-Strike 2 and should be friendly to use with other online …
Read More »Microsoft teams up with AMD to power Azure AI services
At Microsoft Build, AMD demonstrated its latest advancements in AI computing with several key new announcements. For starters, Microsoft is using AMD's technology, namely Instinct MI300X GPUs and ROCm software to power AI workloads. The AMD Instinct MI300X has been deployed in Microsoft Azure servers to power OpenAI services like …
Read More »AMD launches cost-effective EPYC 4004 series processors
AMD has debuted the new EPYC 4004 series of processors. Based on the Zen 4 architecture, EPYC 4004 chips will offer up to 16 cores, 128MB of cache, and clock speeds as high as 5.7GHz out of the box. Aimed at enterprise and datacentres, EPYC processors aren't for the regular …
Read More »AMD will reportedly no longer distinguish branding between U, H and HS chips starting with Ryzen AI 100
AMD is apparently planning a major rebrand that will discontinue its HS, H, and U naming scheme for Ryzen Mobile CPUs. Instead, the company will introduce the “Ryzen AI” naming system for all next-generation SKUs, starting with the upcoming Strix Point series. That's according to a Lenovo China product manager …
Read More »AMD officially launches the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F worldwide
AMD's latest round of desktop APUs have officially arrived. The new Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F are now available worldwide, adding options without graphics to the existing Ryzen 8000G line-up.
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