AMD mulls GPU and CPU superchip for datacenres
Published in PC Hardware


Able to leap Nvidia and Intel in a single bound

AMD is drawing up a cunning plan to build a "super-chip" with a CPU and a GPU in a single box to put the fear of god into Nvidia and Intel in the data centre.

AMD is on the up
Published in News
Monday, 25 July 2016 11:36

AMD is on the up

Opinion Intel must be worried

Last week’s AMD results show that the company is set to make more headway this year and next, with its upcoming Zen processors definitely giving Intel the heebie jeebies.

Sapphire officially unveils RX 480 Nitro+ graphics cards
Published in Graphics


Coming in 4GB and 8GB versions

Sapphire has now officially announced its custom Radeon RX 480 graphics card, the Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+, that will be available in both 4GB and 8GB versions and come with a fully-custom cooler, high factory-overclock and plenty of other features.

AMD releases Q2 2016 earnings
Published in News
Friday, 22 July 2016 10:25

AMD releases Q2 2016 earnings


Chipmaker showing signs of recovery

On Thursday, AMD took the wraps off its Q2 earnings results and revealed a surprising upswing in revenue momentum that many investors anticipated would not emerge until Q3 at the earliest.

AMD rolls out WHQL-certified 16.7.2 drivers
Published in Graphics


Do not bring anything new

AMD has released its new Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 WHQL drivers, which appear to be same as the 16.7.2 Hotfix drivers released earlier, except for the Microsoft WHQL certification.

Powercolor officially unveils the RX 480 Red Devil
Published in Graphics


Coming on July 29

Powercolor has now officially unveiled its fully-custom Radeon RX 480 graphics card that will bear the mark of its Devil series, the Powercolor Red Devil RX 480.

AMD 2017 Opteron has three sockets
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 20 July 2016 18:52

AMD 2017 Opteron has three sockets


Exclusive: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 and 32 core versions

Zen-based Opteron processors should appear by mid-2017 and our deep throats have revealed that there will be three different sockets. Not only that, the entry level Zen based processors will come in four or eight Zen core configurations and they will use the  SP4r2 BGA socket. AMD has been developing them under the Snowy Owl codename. 

Wells Fargo puts Nvidia on last stage
Published in Graphics
Friday, 15 July 2016 14:06

Wells Fargo puts Nvidia on last stage


AMD and Intel about to rough them up a little and run them out of town

Nvidia is not going to come out of new competition from AMD and Intel that well, according to analysts Well Fargo.

AMD helps 2K and Firaxis game in Direct X12
Published in Gaming


Bringing Civ VI to the world

AMD is lending 2K and Firaxis Games a hand with their DirectX 12 projects and to help them provide full support for Asynchronous Compute and Explicit Multi-Adapter."

AMD share price rallies
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 July 2016 16:40

AMD share price rallies


No Shorty Long anymore


A report from financial analysts Seeking Alpha has issued guidance on the share price of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and said the company’s outlook is quite bright.