Overclocking Threadripper 7000 series causes a blown fuse
We know you modified it
Overclocking AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series blows a fuse, indicating modification. However, AMD has told Tom's Hardware that this does not automatically invalidate the warranty of these top-tier workstation CPUs.
AMD also teases next-gen Ryzen AI Strix Point and XDNA 2
Shipping in 2024
In addition to announcing the Ryzen 8040 series Hawk Point mobile processors, AMD has teased its XDNA 2 NPU and Strix Point at the Advancing AI event, promising over 3x the generative AI NPU performance uplift.
AMD unveils Instinct MI300X and MI300A APU accelerators
Claims significant lead over Nvidia in AI
AMD launched its Instinct MI300X AI accelerator and the Instinct MI300A data center APU at its Advancing AI event in San Jose, California, claiming a lead over Nvidia in certain AI workloads.
AMD announces its Ryzen 8040 Hawk Point series processors
A total of nine SKUs and coming with improved NPU performance
At its recent Advancing AI event in San Jose, AMD announced its new Ryzen 8040 series mobile processors, promising an increase in generative AI workloads.
Intel claims AMD is peddling snake oil
We miss the days when this sort of marketing was common
Chipzilla has published a new playbook titled "Core Truths" that put AMD under direct fire for utilising its older Zen 2 CPU architecture in its latest Ryzen 7000 mobile series CPU product stack – claiming that it is peddling snake oil.
Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft snub Nvidia
Moving to AMD's Instinct MI300X
Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft told an AMD investor event today that they will use AMD's newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X, as an alternative to Nvidia's expensive graphic processors.
Noctua releases NM-M1 Torx-based SecuFirm2+ mounting kits
Significantly improving performance on AMD AM5 socket
Noctua has released its new NM-M1 multi-socket mounting kits that are meant as an upgrade for Noctua's existing coolers and are based on Noctua's new SecuFirm2+ standard.
AMD does well in November Steam survey
Up 4.7 per cent in GPUs and 8.4 per cent in CPUs
AMD is showing significant gains in November's latest Steam hardware survey - up 4.7 per cent in GPUs and 8.4 per cent in CPUs.
Biostar bundles motherboard with Ryzen 5 Pro CPU as ultimate business solution
B650MT motherboard paired up with Ryzen 5 PRO 7654 CPU
Biostar has launched yet another combo, pairing up its own B650MT motherboard with AMD's Ryzen 5 PRO 7654 CPU and calling it the ultimate business solution.
AMD is still king of the wild Frontier
Top of the supercomputers
The Top500 organisation released its semi-annual list of the fastest supercomputers in the world, and the AMD-powered Frontier supercomputer retained its top spot.