AMD sues over stolen patents
ITC called in
LG, MediaTek, Sigma Designs and Vizio have all been named in a court case in which AMD is throwing its toys out of the pram in a big way.
Alleged AMD Ryzen CPU lineup leaks
Shows 17 different SKUs
A leak showing a full AMD Ryzen CPU lineup has leaked online, showing a total of 17 different SKUs as well as the new naming scheme that suggests AMD might rename its CPU lineup to match those of graphics cards and SSDs.
AMD 6-core Ryzen possible after all
8-core chip can be split
It appears that earlier rumors that AMD Ryzen lineup might not include a 6-core SKU were a bit off, as, according to fresh information, those are indeed real and should be coming soon.
AMD confirms Ryzen and Vega are on track
Ryzen in Q1 and Vega in Q2
AMD has announced its Q4 financial results reporting a revenue of US $1.11 billion and an operating loss of three million dollars, which is still way better than financial analysts expected and has once again confirmed that both Ryzen CPUs and Vega-based GPUs are on track.
AMD releases Radeon Software ReLive 17.1.2 Beta
Optimizations for couple of games and fixes
AMD has released its newest Radeon Software Crimson Relive 17.1.2 Beta drivers, which bring optimizations for two new upcoming games, Conan Exiles and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, as well as a couple of fixes.
Chinese chips are on their way
Huaxintong headed towards a server near you
It has only been a matter of time before Chinese chipmarkers start to catch up with the West and it looks like Huaxintong Semiconductor Technology will start heading to servers soon.
AMD Ryzen lineup might not include 6-core model
Only quad- and octa-core SKUs
According to the latest rumor, AMD's upcoming Ryzen CPU lineup might lack a 6-core version, due to the fact that AMD cen't partially disable the four-core Zen module.
Intel expects a calm flat 2017
Trying to be Zen about it
Mega x86 chip outfit Intel is predicting a pretty flat 2017 after announcing mixed results for the last quarter of 2016.
Noctua announces free upgrade-kits for AM4 socket
Coming in two versions
Noctua has announced that it will be offering free upgrade-kits for its CPU coolers with the new SecuFirm2 mounting system that will be available in two versions.
AMD Radeon Pro Duo gets a massive price cut
First victim of the upcoming Vega GPU
It appears that AMD's Radeon Pro Duo, based on two Fiji GPUs and 4GB of HBM1 per GPU, is the first victim of the upcoming Vega GPU architecture as it has seen a massive price cut pushing it from US $1499 down to US $799.