Jim Anderson, AMD Senior Vice President and General Manager, has resigned from his position at the chip maker in order to become the CEO at Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor might not be a name familiar Continue reading “Jim Anderson Leaves AMD For Lattice Semiconductor”.
Threadripper 2990WX – Pushing The Limits With 64-Threads Today, AMD introduced the first 32-core desktop processor for the consumer market with the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-core, 64-thread behemoth. This processor is the successor to the Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor Review”.
Over the weekend it appears that AMD France accidentally published benchmark scores for the unreleased AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2900WX 64-Core, 32-Thread processor. AMD quickly removed the score, but thanks to Google Web Cache you can Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Scores 5099 on Cinebench R15”.
The AMD RYZEN Threadripper 2990WX 32-core, 64-thread processor is available to pre-order at Newegg for $1799.99 shipped. It looks like the 2990X will be actually released on August 13th, 2018. According to the pre-order listing Continue reading “Pre-Order The AMD RYZEN Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core / 64 Thread CPU For $1799”.
Amazon recently slashed prices on the AMD Threadripper series processors and you can now pickup the flagship AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X for $699.99 shipped (review). That is the lowest price it has ever been and Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs Get Prices Slashed Ahead of 2nd Gen Threadripper”.
AMD today claimed that they have the most stable graphics driver in the industry. AMD hired QA Consultants to test 12 desktop graphics cards using CRASH from Microsofts Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) to run Continue reading “AMD Claims To Have Worlds Most Stable Driver – But Supplied All Graphics Cards Tested”.
One year ago, AMD launched the EPYC processor series and added another CPU option for the datacenter. EPYC brought more cores to dual and single socket configurations, with up to 32 high-performance Zen cores, 8 Continue reading “AMD Celebrates EPYC Processor Series One Year Anniversary”.
AMD announced their 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper CPU going to be available with up to 32 cores, 64 threads of processing power during Computex 2018. The new enthusiast part would be using AMD’s latest 12nm Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990X CPU Destroys Cinebench”.
When Intel showed their 28-core processor running at 5.0GHz during Computex 2018 they had two demo units on stage and they were running prototype ‘desktop’ boards from ASUS and Gigabyte. We were able to get Continue reading “GIGABYTE SKL-SP1S Prototype Motherboard & The Chiller Used To Get 5GHz on 28-Cores”.
What happens when the AMD thermal engineering team and Cooler Master team up to create an air cooling solution for the 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper? You get the behemoth known as the “Wraith Ripper”, that Continue reading “Cooler Master Wraith Ripper HSF Will Air Cool 32-Core Ryzen Threadripper CPUs”.
AMD just wrapped up their COMPUTEX 2018 press conference and shared a number of updates on AMD products and technologies. AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su kicked off the briefing by announcing that AMD has sold Continue reading “AMD Computex 2018 Press Conference – 7nm GPU, 7nm Zen 2 and 2nd Gen Threadripper Discussed”.
The AMD Radeon Technologies Group has released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.2. This release contains support for the launch of Budget Cuts as well as updates to stability with new end user issue fixes. It Continue reading “Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.2 Drivers Released”.
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 – 8-Cores At Just 65 Watts Last month we published reviews on the Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X processors and found AMD’s second-generation Zen models to be off to Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8-Core 65W Processor Review”.
Over the past year the cryptocurrency mining craze has taken the world by storm. Desktop graphics cards flew off the shelves, prices shot up and video card makers saw new earnings skyrocket. This is because Continue reading “Video Card Revenues Reportedly Drop 80 Percent – End Of Mining Boom?”.
AMD and Fnatic ink landmark deal to extend and expand esports partnership; adding Ryzen and Radeon RX brand sponsorship to all Fnatic teams. LONDON – May 21, 2018 – AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) a leading manufacturer Continue reading “AMD and Fnatic ink landmark deal to extend and expand esports partnership”.
