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AMD Radeon R9 285 Review: Tonga and GCN Update 3.0Sep 2, 2014 - in Reviews
On paper, the new Tonga-based R9 285 looks to be slightly slower than the R9 280 it is intended to replace, but there's more than meets the eye.
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A Listing of Radeon HD 7990 Manufacturers and Their CardsApr 24, 2013 - in News
A number of different manufacturers have already released their HD 7990 graphics cards, and unsurprisingly, they are all nearly identical.
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Asus Unleashes High-End TUF Sabertooth 990FX Gen3 R2.0Feb 20, 2013 - in News
Asus has announced a new Sabertooth motherboard, this time a 990FX board, GEN3 Revision 2.0 and is the first AMD board to sport PCI-Express 3.0.
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Does Your AMD FX Platform BSOD with Steam? Read This.May 22, 2012 - in News
Tom's Hardware has reached out to AMD and a few motherboard manufacturers to get an understanding of what looks to be a long stemming issue with its FX processors and Steam games.
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The 990FX Chipset Arrives: AMD And SLI Rise AgainMay 30, 2011 - in Reviews
AMD is laying the foundation for its Socket AM3+, Bulldozer-based Zambezi processors with the 990FX chipset, functionally identical to 890FX. The big news is that motherboard vendors are licensing SLI again, and we want to compare performance to Intel.
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GeForce And Radeon On Intel's P67: PCIe Scaling ExploredApr 10, 2011 - in Reviews
Intel’s Sandy Bridge-based processors dramatically advance gaming value by increasing performance at lower prices than LGA 1366-based configurations. But is the platform it sits on worthy of that CPU? We test three slot configurations to find out.
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Triple-GPU Scaling: AMD CrossFire Vs. Nvidia SLIMar 14, 2011 - in Reviews
Two GPUs are great, but are three that much better? When it comes to multi-card scaling, can AMD finally beat Nvidia? Who really needs this much performance? We loaded a super-fast system in single-, dual-, and triple-GPU configurations to find out.
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25 Years Of Graphics History: A Farewell To ATI, In PicturesJan 12, 2011 - in Picture Story
ATI graphics were around for 25 years, 10 of them centering on the Radeon family. As the ATI brand fades away, we're left to remember the company's most noteworthy desktop cards, right after the 6970/6950 launch and just before the Radeon HD 6990 emerges.
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Game-Off: Seven Sub-$150 Processors ComparedJun 28, 2010 - in Reviews
Today, we're putting the newest and fastest sub-$150 processors against each other in a gaming competition to see which models offer the best bang for your buck. Will it be Intel's Core i3, its Clarkdale-based Pentium, or AMD's Athlon and Phenom II CPUs?
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Six-Core Analysis: AMD’s Phenom II X6 Gets Scaled DownJun 24, 2010 - in Reviews
What’s the real benefit of six cores versus five, four, three, two, or one? This article looks at the performance, power, and efficiency of AMD's Thuban-based six-core Phenom II X6 1090T processor running with several different core configurations.
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Asus Announces AMD Geode-based Eee PCJun 14, 2010 - in News
Asus reveals that the 12-inch 1201K boasts AMD under the hood.
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Efficiency: Optimizing The Clock Rate Of AMD's Phenom II X6Jun 14, 2010 - in Reviews
AMD’s six-core CPU is affordable (at least, compared to Intel's Core i7-980X). We're overclocking the Thuban design to see if its efficiency improves from faster clock rates. Comparisons to other quad- and hexa-core processors provide some perspective.
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Intel Core i7-875K And Core i5-655K Battle Beyond 4 GHzMay 27, 2010 - in Reviews
Do you like the idea of an unlocked clock multiplier, but don't want to pay $1,000 for an Extreme Edition? Intel's K-series CPUs bring overclocking down to the mainstream. The question is: can these scalable parts keep up with AMD's Black Edition CPUs?
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Phenom II X2 555 Vs. Pentium G6950: The RematchMay 21, 2010 - in Reviews
The last time we matched up Intel's Pentium G6950 against AMD's Phenom II X2 555, our overzealous overclocking efforts caused a processor meltdown. With a little more experience on Intel's 32 nm process (and caution), we offer a suitable rematch. Game on!
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Blu-ray 3D On The PC: The Tom's Hardware ReviewMay 20, 2010 - in Reviews
Tom's Hardware has an exclusive first-look at Blu-ray 3D technology running on a notebook and HTPC leveraging Nvidia's 3D Vision technology, CyberLink's PowerDVD 10 Ultra Mark II software, and an Acer display. Might this setup be in your future, too?
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ASUS Radeon HD 5870 Overclocks to 1525 MHzApr 14, 2010 - in News
The ASUS EAH5870 MATRIX Radeon HD 5870 card saw an 70-percent increase in core clock speed.
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Asus Matrix 5870 Can OC Itself for 19% FPS BoostApr 1, 2010 - in News
Asus is making some custom upgrades to the Radeon HD 5870 for its Republic of Gamers offering.
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Asus M4 Motherboards Do AMD Phenom II X6Mar 26, 2010 - in News
Asus is loading M4 motherboards with 6-core processor compatibility thanks to some tasty firmware.