News - subcat

Vega 10 AMD HBM 2 could launch in 1H 2017
Published in Graphics


March 2017 launch possible

Vega 10 is the successor to Polaris and if all goes well you will see the world’s first HBM 2.0 based GPU from the house of AMD – RTG in the first part of 1H 2016, possibly even in Q1 2017. 

Radeon PRO Duo $1,500 Graphics card is out
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 27 April 2016 09:07

Radeon PRO Duo $1,500 Graphics card is out


Significantly faster than the Geforce Titan

We reported the existence of Dual Fury graphics card with 8GB memory (2x4GB) more than a year ago, and today the time has come to officially release the card. The surprise is that the card uses both Professiona and gaming drivers.

AMD shows off Radeon R9 Fury X2 dual-GPU at VRLA 2016
Published in Graphics


Featured in new 4-inch wide Falcon Northwest custom PC


At the Virtual Reality Los Angeles (VRLA) 2016 Winter Expo this weekend in Southern California, AMD showed off its upcoming Radeon R9 Fury X dual-GPU powered by two 28nm Fiji GPUs.

Update to High Bandwidth Memory DRAM posted
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 14 January 2016 14:18

Update to High Bandwidth Memory DRAM posted


Memory Stacking will go beyond Fuji

AMD’s Fuji was one of the first GPUs to use JEDEC’s High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) DRAM standard and now JEDEC has released an update which should attract others.

Radeon Fury X2 Gemini delayed to early 2016
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 09:34

Radeon Fury X2 Gemini delayed to early 2016


Let's not destroy Xmas sales

AMD has pushed back its plans to release its Radeon Fury X2 Gemini card in 2015.

Sapphire brings Fiji GPU voltage and HBM overclocking with TriXX 5.2.1 software
Published in Graphics


To give a bit more juice to Fiji GPU-based graphics cards

Sapphire has launched a new version of its TriXX monitoring and overclocking software which will bring both voltage control on Fiji GPU-based graphics cards as well as an ability to overclock high bandwidth memory.

"Custom" white Asus R9 Nano seen
Published in Graphics
Monday, 26 October 2015 17:22

"Custom" white Asus R9 Nano seen


Unclear what is under the bonnet

The AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics card, based on Fiji GPU and HBM, has been on the market for a while and it appears that Asus has decided to make a pimped up version with a white cooler shroud. 

Samsung making HBM 2 memory in 2016
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 26 August 2015 12:23

Samsung making HBM 2 memory in 2016

 
The future of graphics

High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) will define the future of graphics and it looks like Samsung will be ready to release products using the technology soon.

AMD Radeon R9 Nano to launch on August 27th
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 25 August 2015 12:46

AMD Radeon R9 Nano to launch on August 27th


Hands-on pictures appear online

According to the latest rumors, AMD should launch its short Fiji-based AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics card on Thursday, August 27th, with the market availability expected a week later.

PowerColor announces Radeon R9 Fury
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 16 July 2015 10:47

PowerColor announces Radeon R9 Fury


No X and three aircoolers

Everyone was excited about the water-cooled Radeon R9 Fury X, and now it is time for the non-X version.