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 exceeds its “25×20” energy efficiency goal
Back in 2014, AMD set itself the goal to deliver at least 25 times more energy efficient mobile processors by 2020. On June 25, AMD announced that it had not only reached that goal, but exceeded it – achieving 31.7 times improved energy efficiency compared to its 2014 baseline. Most readers …
Read More »Nvidia, AMD and Intel to talk next-gen GPUs and APUs in August
Rumours and leaks have been ramping up at a steady pace about the next-gen of desktop GPUs and APUs. Now it has been announced that Nvidia, Intel and AMD will holds talks at technological symposium Hot Chips, scheduled for August 16-18 this year. Hot Chips has been held in August …
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep6) – New AMD EPYC & Ryzen 3 Rumours
Things are looking busy for AMD. Last week saw new set of EPYC processor SKUs released, and we've also seen leaks and rumours pointing to an impending release of Zen 2-based Ryzen 3 3000 processors. And Luke and Leo talk about the prospect of a Zen 2-based desktop APU akin to what we see from the new Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs...
Read More »Ryzen 4000 Mobile – 7nm Zen 2 & Vega Explained
AMD has shared more details on its upcoming Ryzen 4000 Mobile 'Renoir' APUs with 7nm Zen 2 and Vega cores. Offering up to eight cores and sixteen threads from the Zen 2-based CPU cores in 15W and 45W form, will AMD be able to compete against Intel's dominance in the mobile market? And how will AMD's strict focus on high performance graphics capability compare to Intel's competition?
Read More »Sapphire expands its embedded motherboard family with new AMD Ryzen platforms
Sapphire is building its portfolio of embedded motherboards with the addition of new AMD Ryzen APU powered boards. The new designs which include the BP-FP5 and NP-FP5 embedded platforms feature AMD Zen CPU architecture with AMD Radeon “Vega” graphics. These new embedded motherboards will provide a balance of low power …
Read More »CES 2020: Acer unveils range of new laptops and desktop systems
Luke goes hands-on with a 300Hz gaming laptop from Acer
Read More »AMD launches Athlon 3000G unlocked processor for $49
While AMD's latest high-end Ryzen processors have been the stars of the show this month, there is also a new Athlon-series CPU coming this week for the mainstream market. AMD has announced the Athlon 3000G today, harnessing the Zen architecture and pairing it with Radeon graphics. The Athlon 3000G is …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 3400G (Zen+ & Vega 11) APU Review
It's a Zen+ APU with Vega 11 graphics, priced at £139.99. Does Luke rate it?
Read More »AMD limiting Raven Ridge APUs to just four driver updates a year
AMD’s Ryzen APUs are fantastic chips that pack a surprising amount of both CPU and GPU power for the price. Disappointingly though, AMD has confirmed that Raven Ridge APUs will only receive up to four driver updates per year. A member of the OverclockerUK’s forum queried an AMD employee as …
Read More »AMD will send you a free processor if you are stuck in a Raven Ridge boot loop
Some early Ryzen 2000 series APU buyers are finding themselves stuck in a boot loop due to outdated motherboard BIOS versions. Fortunately, AMD has a solution, and it seems to involve sending out free processors.
Read More »AMD’s first Ryzen desktop processors with Vega graphics are here
During CES, AMD showed off its CPU roadmap for 2018, with the Ryzen 2000 series of desktop processors set to debut. Today, the rollout officially kicked things off, with the launch of the Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G processors with integrated RX Vega graphics. These are AMD's first …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 2400G & Ryzen 3 2200G Raven Ridge APU Review
AMD's first Ryzen desktop APUs are here! The Ryzen 5 2400G brings together Zen CPU architecture with an RX Vega 11 graphics core. The Ryzen 3 2200G on the other hand uses RX Vega 8 under the hood. How do they perform? Let's find out...
Read More »ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI begin rolling out Raven Ridge APU support to AM4 motherboards
AMD's Raven Ridge APU launch is imminent, with motherboard makers beginning to roll out support on current AM4 X370, B350 and A320 boards.
Read More »Benchmarks leak for AMD’s Ryzen APUs and Intel’s Vega-clad laptop chip
The first benchmarks are in for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G. We even have some performance results for the RX Vega M GL, the graphics core inside of Intel's upcoming laptop chips.
Read More »AMD unveils specs for Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 APUs with Vega graphics
Back during the Pre-CES press day earlier this month, AMD unveiled its CPU roadmap for the year, confirming that we would be getting the first Ryzen ‘Raven Ridge' APUs quite soon. At the time, specific specs for the Ryzen 5 2400G and the Ryzen 3 2200G weren't announced, but this …
Read More »AMD reveals 2018 roadmap, lowers current gen Ryzen prices
We are just 24 hours away from the start of CES, which means we'll be getting plenty of major announcements today ahead of the show. We've already seen some of what Nvidia and Intel are bringing to the table this year, but now it's AMD's turn. Today, AMD announced its …
Read More »AMD’s Vega 11 might not be a dedicated GPU, but an APU instead
Since AMD launched its Vega line of graphics cards, many have speculated about a potential budget card. This became known as Vega 11, which might actually be here sooner than you think, but not in the way you would imagine. AMD’s business development manager, as well as product manager for …
Read More »Intel has joined forces with AMD, bringing Radeon graphics to new 8th Gen Core H-series processors
It's official, Intel and AMD have joined forces. Intel's new Core H-series processors are on the way, featuring Radeon graphics, HBM2 and an all-new embedded multi-die interconnect bridge.
Read More »AMD launches Ryzen mobile APUs equipped with Vega graphics
AMD is wrapping up its 2017 Ryzen line-up this week with the launch of the Ryzen Mobile Processor. Formerly known as ‘Raven Ridge’, these APUs combine Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 5 CPU cores with Radeon Vega graphics, paving the way for ultra-thin AMD powered gaming laptops. There are two Ryzen …
Read More »HP Envy x360 with Ryzen and Vega APU spotted
AMD's Raven Ridge APU launch appears to be getting close, with HP amongst the first laptop makers to pick up the Ryzen 5 2500U with Vega graphics.
Read More »One of AMD’s upcoming Raven Ridge APUs with Vega has been spotted in benchmarks
This has been a big year for AMD so far, we've had Ryzen, Threadripper and Vega but there is still more on the roadmap. AMD still has its next generation Raven Ridge APUs lined up, featuring a Ryzen CPU and Vega graphics combined. Now, we are starting to get a …
Read More »AMD to pay $30 million settlement in ‘Llano’ APU lawsuit
Back in early 2014, AMD was hit with a lawsuit accusing the company of overstating demand for its ‘Llano’ APUs. According to the complaint, AMD led investors to believe that these APUs were in high demand, even though supply issues were going on behind the scenes. The complaint gained class …
Read More »AMD Vega Mobile graphics spotted in Raven Ridge benchmarks
It’s known that AMD’s next line of APUs, dubbed Raven Ridge, will fuse the latest in Zen processing units with Vega graphics. Although they are not expected to arrive until later this year, a recent benchmark has revealed the Vega Mobile tech, codenamed Radeon Vega 8 and 10 Mobile Graphics. …
Read More »AMD’s upcoming Raven Ridge APU details appear online
Right now, AMD is busy preparing its next set of APUs, currently known as ‘Raven Ridge'. These are said to be the first based on the Zen architecture and now, it seems like the hardware is edging closer to being ready. This week, a Raven Ridge APU has been spotted …
Read More »Linux patch provides Radeon RX Vega specs, highlights DNA of Raven Ridge
Following on from the first RX Vega benchmark leak earlier this week, a Linux graphics driver patch has released, in which traces of the GPUs specs have been found. Cracking open the driver and scrolling through its many, many lines of code reveals the number of shader engines, compute units, …
Read More »AMD said to launch Ryzen/Zen APUs in late 2017
We've now seen what AMD is bringing to the table in the high-end CPU market this year but there are still plenty of people waiting on cheaper options based on the Zen microarchitecture. Aside from Ryzen desktop CPUs, including the R7 8 Core, R5 6 Core and R3 4 Core …
Read More »AMD launches 7th gen ‘Bristol Ridge’ APUs
Today, AMD arrived at Computex armed with its brand new 7th generation ‘Bristol Ridge' APUs, featuring up to a 50 percent compute performance improvement over 2014's Kaveri offerings and up to a 37 percent GPU performance improvement over last year's Carrizo APUs. These new Bristol Ridge APUs feature four Excavator …
Read More »AMD talks ‘three design wins’, hints at new consoles
Right now, AMD hardware can be found in the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U. However, the company could see more than $1.5 billion in revenue over the next few years thanks to “three design wins” from the company's console-focussed chip making business, coinciding with rumours that Nintendo, Sony and …
Read More »Gamestop claims new Console hardware is coming very soon
Right now, there seems to be an awful lot of talk surrounding a new batch of consoles. Nintendo's NX is rumoured to launch at the end of the year, rumours and leaks surrounding the PS4K have really picked up steam and Microsoft itself has willingly talked about the possibility of …
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