Huawei: Ennui thought it was the zeitgeist
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Opinion: Mike Magee's Rave - War of the Worlds kicks off

I never in my wildest dreams – and my dreams are wild, by the way – that I considered that a headline could combine Mandarin, French, English and German. This one has.

AMD unveils 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X gaming CPU
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Flagship Ryzen 3000 series with 4.7GHz boost 

In addition to giving a recap of its full Ryzen 3000 series CPU which will launch on July 7th, AMD has unveiled its newest flagship CPU, the Ryzen 9 3950X, a 16-core gaming CPU with a Boost CPU clock of 4.7GHz, and $749 price tag.

AMD displays its Navi-based RX 5700 graphics card series
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Launching July 7th at $449 and $379

At its special Next Horizon Gaming event at the E3 2019 show in Los Angeles, AMD has officially unwrapped its upcoming Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards which will be based on 7nm Navi architecture.

AMD goes back to mobile with Samsung
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Monday, 03 June 2019 23:36

AMD goes back to mobile with Samsung


Signs a partnership for RDNA graphics architecture and more

AMD and Samsung have announced a surprising "strategic partnership" which will give Samsung access to custom graphics IP based on AMD's new RDNA graphics architecture for use in mobile devices as well as access to other AMD technologies.

AMD confirms lack of PCIe 4.0 support on older motherboards
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Due to issues with some motherboards

AMD has confirmed that older chipset motherboards, based on X470, X370, B450, B350 and A320 chipsets, will lack support for PCIe 4.0, as there could be some issues with some motherboards.

AMD gains in shrinking market
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 12:20

AMD gains in shrinking market


Gaining at Nvidia's expense

Research from Jon Peddie Research on the GPUs used in PCs shows that AMD managed a 21 percent gain in desktop discrete GPU shipments in the first quarter.

Winklepickers
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Tuesday, 28 May 2019 20:55

AMD's Su demands end to tech wars


Shall we stock up again?

The chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has given a clear warning about the fragility of the semiconductor supply chain, prompted by the ever fiercer rattling of sabres between the United States of America and mainland China.

AMD confirms 3rd gen Threadripper CPUs are coming
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Based on Zen 2 architecture

Although these were not announced or discussed during its Computex 2019 keynote, AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, has confirmed that 3rd generation Threadripper CPUs are coming.

Chipzilla claims its integrated graphics are better than AMDs
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BTW there is also this nice bridge I would like to sell you

Chipzilla is having a go at convincing the world that its 'Ice Lake' integrated graphics are better than AMD’s current Ryzen 7 graphics.

AMD announces 3rd generation Ryzen desktop CPUs
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Computex 2019: 7nm Zen 2, 15 percent IPC, PCIe 4.0, and five SKUs

At its Computex 2019 keynote, AMD has unveiled the new 3rd generation Ryzen desktop CPUs based on the 7nm manufacturing process and the new Zen 2 architecture, promising up to 15 percent IPC increase over first-generation Zen architecture and coming on July 7th, with five SKUs for starters.