Ex-AMD chaps snatch another executive for Intel
Darren Mcphee joins Intel's Discrete Graphics group
It appears that some ex-AMD chaps have managed to draw in yet another ex-AMD guy to Intel, with Darren McPhee joining the blue camp as the Product Marketing Manager in Intel's Discrete Graphics group.
AMD officially launches two new 2nd-gen Threadripper CPUs
The 24-core 2970WX and 12-core 2920X
As expected and announced earlier, AMD has officially added two new 2nd-generation Ryzen Threadripper CPUs to its lineup, including the 24-core/48-thread Threadripper 2970WX and the 12-core/24-thread Threadripper 2920X.
AMD releases Radeon Software 18.10.2 Beta driver
One to have for Fallout 76 B.E.T.A
AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.2 Beta driver which brings initial support for the upcoming Fallout 76 B.E.T.A as well as fixes some bugs seen with earlier driver releases.
AMD reports good Q3 2018 financials with $1.65B revenue
Gross margin up to 40 percent, but stock drops
AMD has officially announced its Q3 2018 financial report, reporting revenues of $1.65 billion and a gross margin of 40 percent, both up compared to the same quarter last year. Nevertheless, AMD stock took a hit due to weak GPU sales but things are looking good for AMD.
Intel denies that it's killing off its 10nm chip
Will arrive in late 2019
Intel has denied rumours that it is killing off its 10nm chip manufacturing process after repeated delays. Chipzilla says that 10nm chips will arrive in late 2019.
AMD has 7nm Navi GPU up and running in its lab
7nm looks better than expected
According to our sources, AMD already has its 7nm Navi-based graphics card up and running in its lab, and the 7nm GPU looks good.
Asus ROG Strix coming back with Radeon RX 590
The brand is coming back
According to rumors floating around, Asus will be returning its ROG Strix brand with the Radeon RX 590 graphics card.
AMD pushes server upgrades
Targeting owners of ancient kit
AMD is leaning on its channel to support its push in the server market as the firm looks to challenge for market share and rattle Intel's cage.
AMD releases RX 580 with 2048SPs in China
The RX 570 with higher clocks
AMD has rather silently introduced a new SKU in China, the Radeon RX 580 2048SP, which is pretty much the Radeon RX 570 but with a slightly higher GPU boost clock.
AMD 12nm Polaris refresh could be called Radeon RX 590
Spotted in 3DMark database
As we already told you earlier, AMD is gearing up to launch a 12nm Polaris refresh which should bring around 10 to 15 percent improvement, and now it appears it could be called the Radeon RX 590.