Since the showing of the Ryzen 3000 series processor containing a single 8-core compute chiplet during AMD’s CES 2019 keynote, everybody and their dog was certain that one day, AMD will release a 16-core Ryzen processor. Many of us expected that this would happen during the recent Computex keynote, but only a 12-core part was […]
WWDC 2019: AMD to power graphics part of Apple’s new Mac Pro
At this years WWDC, Apple announced the latest incarnation of their pro machine. The successor of the 2013 Mac Pro is designed with performance and expandability in mind. Configurable with a 28-cores cpu and a maximum of 4 gpus delivering 56 teraflops of compute capability.
Samsung licenses Radeon graphics technologies from AMD
Samsung Electronics will enter a multi year license with AMD and will integrate custom graphics technologies based on the recently announced, highly scalable RDNA graphics architecture into its future System-on-Chips for mobile applications.
AMD Computex 2019 Keynote live coverage
Dr. Lisa Su, president and chief executive officer of AMD will deliver the keynote of the 2019 edition of Computex. The event will be streamed live from Taipei at the pre-show international press conference.
Read our live coverage of the AMD Computex 2019 keynote.
Sony exec confirms: Playstation 5 will be Zen 2, Navi based
In an exclusive interview with tech magazine Wired, Sony’s Playstation systems architect Mark Cerny spills some beans about Sony’s upcoming game console. For starters, the new addition to the Playstation family will contain a custom Ryzen 3rd generation cpu (Zen 2) and a Navi gpu. While the switch to a Zen based cpu was already […]
AMD’s cpu strategy revealed: an analysis of Zen 2 revelations
2019 Will mark a special year for AMD, it will be recorded in the history books as the first year in which AMD caught up with and surpassed the competition in x86-64 desktop processors.
CES 2019: AMD sheds light on 7 nm Ryzen processors
During today’s CES 2019 keynote, AMD revealed a first glimpse of their next generation 7 nm Ryzen cpus.
CES 2019: AMD announces 7nm Radeon VII graphics card with 16 GB of hbm2 memory
During today’s CES 2019 keynote, Lisa Su’s presented the Radeon VII, the successor to AMD’s current top performing video card, the Vega 64. The new card is aptly named Radeon VII, as reference to it being the first card to be produced on a 7 nm process.
Worldwide sales of AMD powered PlayStation 4 reach 91.6 million
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today that sales of the renowned PlayStation 4 have surpassed the 94 million mark. This means that Sony has sold a whopping 5.6 million units in the 2018 holiday season globally.
CES 2019: AMD completes mobile portfolio with new Ryzen, Athlon and A-series processors
Today, AMD released the second generation mobile Ryzen, a new Athlon cpu and 7th generation A-series mobile processors aimed at ultra-thin, mainstream, and Chromebook laptops.
AMD joins Nasdaq-100 index
AMD announced today that it’s stock will be listed on the NASDAQ-100 starting market open on December 24th, 2018.
AMD announces 7nm, enterprise class pci-e 4.0 gpus with up to 32 GB HBM2
AMD announced the first 7 nm Vega based Radeon Instinct MI50 and MI60 gpus. These gpus are optimised for high performance datacenter applications and support hardware virtualisation.
AMD announces specs, prices and release dates of 2nd Threadripper generation
AMD today announced the long awaited second generation of the company’s Threadripper high-end desktop platform processors.
Threadripper 2990X specifications and benchmarks revealed
Chinese hardware site HKEPC had an exclusive look at AMD’s latest Threadripper 2990X which was announced at Computex two weeks ago. Specifications, speed and benchmarks are revealed.
Globalfoundries lays off 5% of workforce, fabs stay open
AMD spin-off and supplier GlobalFoundries is cutting 5% of its 18,000-strong workforce. The Santa Clara based company is currently on a mission to improve its financial performance a spokesperson told EETimes.