Intel claims AMD is peddling snake oil
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Thursday, 07 December 2023 10:34

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.

AMD announces Ryzen and Athlon 7020 C-series processors
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Zen 2 and RDNA 2 for Chromebooks

AMD has announced the new lineup of Ryzen and Athlon 7020 C-series processors aimed at Chromebooks. Based on the 6nm manufacturing process and the last year's Zen 2 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU architectures, these new processors will be coming to new Chromebooks in Q2 2023.

Valve announces its own handheld Steam Deck console
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Shipping in December and starting at $399

Valve has now officially announced its handheld console, called the Steam Deck. Based on a custom AMD APU with Zen 2 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU, the Steam Deck should pack enough punch to run games on a 7-inch screen when it launches in December 2021, with a starting price of $399.

AMD reveals new Zen 2 architecture
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 22 July 2020 12:11

AMD reveals new Zen 2 architecture


With integrated Radeon graphics

AMD lifted the kimono on its new line of desktop processors based on its Zen 2 architecture with integrated Radeon graphics.

Sony reveals Playstation 5 hardware specifications
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With 8-core Zen 2 CPU, 36 CU RDNA 2 GPU, and impressive storage SSD

While Microsoft jumped the gun with its Xbox Series X, Sony has now also unveiled some hardware details about its upcoming Playstation 5, showing specifications similar to the Xbox Series X, including an 8-core Zen 2 CPU, 36 CU RDNA 2 GPU, ultra-fast SSD storage, and more.

Microsoft shares more Xbox Series X console details
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12 TFLOPs from AMD RDNA 2 GPU and custom AMD Zen 2-based CPU

Microsoft has revealed a few more details about its new Xbox Series X gaming console, including details about the GPU, CPU, new features, and backward compatibility.

AMD announces 3rd gen Ryzen 4000 mobile processors
Published in PC Hardware


First laptops in Q1 2020 and 100+ systems in 2020

A big part of AMD's CES 2020 keynote was about its new 3rd gen Ryzen 4000 series mobile processors based on Zen 2 CPU architecture and 7nm manufacturing process. The Ryzen 4000 mobile processors will be coming in U-, H-, and Pro-series versions, targeting different market segments, and AMD promises big things in the laptop market segment in 2020 as it puts a lot of pressure on Intel.

Microsoft gives a few more Xbox Series X details
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Zen 2 CPU and next-gen RDNA GPU

After the initial world premiere of the Xbox Series X, a new console that looks a lot like an SFF PC or an HTPC, Microsoft has released a blog post which talks a bit more about the power and the hardware behind it.

AMD's first 3rd gen Threadrippers goes official
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 07 November 2019 17:02

AMD's first 3rd gen Threadrippers goes official


Threadripper 3960X and 3970X coming on November 25th

AMD has announced its 3rd generation Threadripper CPUs, and it will start with two SKUs, the 24-core/48-thread Threadripper 3960X, and the 32-core/64-thread Threadripper 3970X. Both will be coming along with the new TRX40 platform and are likely to be available on November 25th for $1399 and $1999, respectively.

AMD confirms 3rd gen Threadripper is launching in November
Published in PC Hardware


Starting with 24-core version

AMD has released an update regarding its future CPU releases, including the 16-core/32-thread Ryzen 9 3950X as well as the new 3rd gen Threadripper CPU series, both of which will be debuting in November.