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AMD gobbles server share while Chipzilla spins its wheels
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Mercury numbers show AMD's silicon chewing through the market

Mercury Research's latest bean-counting for the first quarter of 2025 shows AMD pulling off another blinder, clocking a record 39.4 per cent server revenue share. That figure is up a chunky 6.5 points compared to the same time last year and 3.1 points better than the previous quarter.

MSI claws back with AMD-powered Steam Deck rival
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Ryzen Z2 Extreme and 24GB of RAM land in 8-inch handheld 

MSI has officially revealed its AMD-powered Claw A8 BZ2EM handheld gaming PC at Computex 2025, and it looks like a serious bit of kit.

Nvidia opens up NVLink, but not for Chipzilla or AMD
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Qualcomm, Fujitsu and pals get cosy while rivals stew

Nvidia strutted into Computex 2025 in Taipei unveiling its NVLink Fusion scheme and handing out interconnect invites to everyone except AMD, Broadcom, and Troubled Chipzilla.

AMD teases Radeon RX 9060 XT
Published in Graphics
Friday, 16 May 2025 10:30

AMD teases Radeon RX 9060 XT


Render reveal sets stage for Computex launch

AMD has shown off what looks to be the Radeon RX 9060 XT, its upcoming RDNA 4-powered graphics card. But before you start salivating over the sleek render, but it’s not for sale.

Hygon ditches AMD Zen to forge 128-core monster
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Rattling EPYC and Xeon cages

China’s Hygon has  delivered a monster CPU that might give Troubled Chipzilla’s Xeon and AMD’s EPYC a right scare.

AMD's next-gen UDNA GPU leaks
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Wednesday, 14 May 2025 10:48

AMD's next-gen UDNA GPU leaks


New GFX13 architecture sneaks into the spotlight

AMD’s next-gen GPU architecture has leaked all over the web, and it looks like the chipmaker is ready to ditch RDNA for something it is either calling UDNA or RDNA 5, depending on which way the wind is blowing.

AMD announces new EPYC 4005 Zen 5 server CPUs
Published in PC Hardware


Six to sixteen cores for entry-level enterprise

AMD has launched new EPYC 4005 series "Grado" processors aimed at the entry-level enterprise market, featuring six to sixteen Zen 5 cores and based on the same and widely deployed AM5 socket that was already used for AMD EPYC 4004 series CPUs.

Tiny jams AMD GPUs over USB3
Published in Graphics
Monday, 12 May 2025 09:20

Tiny jams AMD GPUs over USB3


External GPUs finally come to Apple

Tiny has managed to get AMD eGPUs working on Windows, Linux, and macOS using nothing more than USB3 and a dose of black magic.

AMD releases new Radeon Software Adrenalin WHQL driver for Radeon RX 9070 GRE
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New game support for FSR4

AMD has released the latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 25.5.1 WHQL driver update, adding support for the recently released Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card and FSR4 support for new games.

AMD breaks records, but tariffs and gaming slump spoil the party
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Strong CPU and datacentre wins 

AMD has just posted the strongest first quarter in its history, pulling in $7.438 billion in revenue for Q1 2025. That’s a 36 per cent surge year-on-year, driven by robust sales of high-margin Ryzen client CPUs, booming datacentre demand for its EPYC server chips, and growing adoption of its Instinct MI300-series AI accelerators.