AMD might release new Polaris based Radeons
Published in Graphics


Radeon RX 640 and Radeon RX 630

AMD might have a surprise release of a new series of Radeon graphics cards based on Polaris in the works.

AMD Zen 2-based 3rd gen Ryzen ES chip spotted
Published in PC Hardware


A 16-core chip running at 4.2GHz Boost clock

An engineering sample of AMD's Zen 2-based 3rd generation Ryzen CPU has been spotted online, showing a 16-core chip with 3.3GHz base and 4.2GHz Boost clocks, and running on AM4 X570 motherboard.

Raja Koduri announces OneAPI launch in Q4 19
Published in PC Hardware


28X improvement in deep leering 

It is easy to forget about the software behind the hardware that everyone gets excited about, but without drivers, OS, and general API support, there would not be any platform.

Raja points out Nvidia and AMD datacenter weakness
Published in AI


GPU only strategy, or tiny software ecosystem

As a part of its software update and a One API strategy announcement Raja Koduri, the SVP of Intel architecture, graphics and software took time to mention two main competitors and used green for the company that has a GPU centric strategy and red for the company that has both a CPU and GPU.

Biostar shows off A68N-2100E SoC motherboard
Published in PC Hardware


Powered by AMD’s E1-2150 Processor and Radeon HD8210 graphics

Motherboard, graphics cards and storage device maker Biostar has released its A68N-2100E SoC Motherboard featuring a compact mini-ITX form-factor powered by the energy efficient AMD E1-2150 Processor and Radeon HD8210 graphics.

AMD under the bonnet of the world's fastest supercomputer
Published in PC Hardware


Sorry Intel you are not fast enough for the final Frontier

The world’s fastest supercomputer will be built in the US by 2021 using AMD chips.

ASRock confirms limited next-gen Ryzen support for A320 chipset
Published in PC Hardware


Only for next-gen APUs

It appears that upcoming next-generation Ryzen processors will be limited to existing high-end and mid-range chipset while the entry-level A320 chipset will only support next-gen Ryzen APUs.

AMD confirms Navi to arrive in Q3 2019
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Navi starts with a mid-range segment

During its Q1 2019 financial call, AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, confirmed that next-generation graphics cards based on Navi GPU architecture are coming in Q3 2019, with plenty of new features and pricing sitting below Radeon VII, confirming that we will be looking at a mid-range segment graphics card.

AMD in PlayStation 5 is no surprise
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 02 May 2019 09:13

AMD in PlayStation 5 is no surprise


We knew it five + years ago

The story is straightforward. Ever since Playstation One, Sony didn’t want to use Nvidia for various reasons nor did Nvidia wantto settle for low console margins offered by Sony.

AMD reports good Q1 2019 financial results
Published in News


With $1.27 billion revenue and higher gross margin

AMD has announced its financial report for the first quarter of 2019, reporting a drop in revenue with $1.27 billion, but also reporting a higher gross margin.