Intel Loses 5X More Average Performance Than AMD From Mitigations: Report By Matthew Connatser published 19 May 19
Google Stadia to use First-Gen AMD Vega GPU Architecture: Khronos By Matthew Connatser published 18 May 19 It is now almost certain that Google is using a modified version of AMD's last-gen Vega 56 GPU for its Stadia cloud gaming service.
AMD Immune to Crippling MDS Vulnerabilities By Matthew Connatser published 17 May 19 Yet another Intel vulnerability is discovered, and yet again AMD is immune.
Nvidia Patches Severe Security Holes in GeForce Drivers By Matthew Connatser published 12 May 19 Nvidia has released critical security patches for its GeForce drivers, solving vulnerabilities that could cause a denial of service attack and/or give malware and intruders administrator privileges.
New Ryzen 3000 Stepping Emerges, AMD Adds Support With Updated BIOSes By Matthew Connatser published 11 May 19 New BIOS updates from AMD's partners signal that the newest Ryzen 3000 series could be just around the corner.
AMD Drops Third-Gen Threadripper From Latest Roadmap (Update) By Matthew Connatser published 4 May 19 AMD has quietly dropped the next-gen Threadripper CPUs from its roadmap, prompting concerns over a possible delay.
AMD at 50: Five Decades of Computing Advancements By Matthew Connatser published 1 May 19 We cover AMD's 50 years of battling it out in the semiconductor industry.
AMD's 50th Anniversary 2700X Comes Signed by Lisa Su By Matthew Connatser published 24 April 19 Images of the 50th-anniversary celebratory edition of AMD's 2700X have surfaced, revealing a laser engraving of CEO Dr. Lisa Su's signature.
MSI Laptops With Eight-Core CPUs Listed at Amazon By Matthew Connatser published 22 April 19 MSI's newest laptop entries on Amazon list Intel's first mobile-oriented eight-core processors.
GPD Win Max Pictures Confirm Switch From Intel to AMD Ryzen APU: Report By Matthew Connatser published 20 April 19 Despite GPD's previous devices having used Intel's Atom-based processors, GPD appears to be using AMD for its next mobile Windows 10-based gaming device.
AMD Stock Soars as Investor Confidence in Intel Weakens By Matthew Connatser published 8 April 19 Factors such as AMD's upcoming Zen 2 processors, Google's usage of AMD GPUs in its Stadia service, and Intel's inability to address demand for processors has led AMD to jump in stock price.
AMD Seemingly Tightens its Grip on the German DIY PC Market By Matthew Connatser published 8 April 19 Thanks to updated numbers from Mindfactory, a popular German retailer, current market trends for desktop CPUs clearly show AMD securing its lead over Intel in Germany.
Promotional Material for Core i9-9750H and Nvidia GTX 1650 Leaks By Matthew Connatser published 7 April 19 Information regarding the upcoming Core i9-9750H and the GTX 1650 have been leaked through a series of promotional posters for MSI's latest laptop.
Steam Hardware Survey Shows Nvidia RTX and AMD RX 580 Gains By Matthew Connatser published 7 April 19 Nvidia's previous 10 series GPUs have been losing market share at the expensive of Nvidia's new RTX series and AMD's RX 500 and Vega series, which are cheaper than ever.
AMD's Upcoming EPYC Servers Could Have up to 162 PCIe 4.0 Lanes By Matthew Connatser published 6 April 19 AMD's upcoming EPYC Rome processors could deliver up to 162 PCIe lanes, more than Intel's current Xeon product line.
AMD's Momentum is Ryzen in European DIY Market By Matthew Connatser published 23 March 19 AMD's Ryzen line of CPUs is encroaching on Intel in Europe.
Upcoming Asus X570 Motherboards for Ryzen 3000-series Leak By Matthew Connatser published 23 March 19 With Ryzen 3000 CPUs expected to launch in late Spring or early Summer, it's no surprise that the accompanying 500-series motherboards are coming to light.
Custom AMD GPU to Power Google's Stadia Gaming Service (Updated) By Matthew Connatser, Paul Alcorn published 20 March 19 AMD developed a custom GPU to power Google's new online Stadia gaming service.
AMD Responds to Recent Game Bundle Redemption Issues, Promises Fix (Update) By Matthew Connatser published 19 March 19 Within the past week, AMD shoppers have had issues redeeming games from AMD's recent CPU and GPU bundles, which includes the Division 2, Devil May Cry 5, and Resident Evil 2 HD.
Atari Upgrades VCS to AMD Raven Ridge APU By Matthew Connatser published 18 March 19 Atari confirmed its upcoming console is using AMD's latest Raven Ridge architecture, offering high performance Zen cores and Vega graphics.
AMD Confirms Its Processors Aren't Impacted by Spoiler Vulnerability By Matthew Connatser published 17 March 19 AMD confirms that its processors aren't susceptible to the new Spoiler vulnerability.
Crytek Demos Ray Tracing on Previous-Gen GPUs, Including the Vega 56 By Matthew Connatser published 17 March 19 Crytek released a demo featuring real-time ray tracing running on an RX Vega 56. The company claims this scene will run on most modern AMD and Nvidia GPUs.
Alphacool Launches GPU Waterblock for the Radeon VII By Matthew Connatser published 15 March 19 Since none of AMD's partners have launched a custom version of the Radeon Vega VII, Alphacool's custom waterblock is the Vega VII's first custom cooler available on the market.
Mysterious AMD GPU Benchmark Submission Appears to Be Vega, Not Navi By Matthew Connatser published 11 March 19 Speculation is running rampant that a new GPU on CompuBench is AMD's elusive Navi, but it appears this is just another "Vega 20" GPU like the Radeon VII, Instinct MI50 and MI60.
Colorful’s 2080 Ti Graphics Card Is a Whopping $3,000 By Matthew Connatser published 6 March 19 Although the MSRP of the 2080 Ti is $999 and usually retails for around $1200, Colorful's newest Kudan 2080 Ti will cost $3,000, making it more even more expensive than the RTX Titan.