The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6-core, 12-thread processor was just launched last month at $229 (Suggested E-tail Price). We just noticed that Amazon is now selling the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X for $209.99 shipped, which Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Now Available For $209”.
AMD is applying for a patent on a Super-SIMD that will be used for GPU computing. The original filing date was November 2016, so this was done while Raja Koduri was running the Radeon Technologies Continue reading “AMD Seeks Patent On Super-SIMD for GPU Computing”.
AMD is likely mighty happy with HP as they appear to be launching not one, but almost 70 laptops using AMD Ryzen PRO processors! Most of the new models will be different configurations of the Continue reading “HP Introduces Dozens of New Business Laptops Powered By Ryzen PRO Processors”.
We just found out that Chris Hook will be leading marketing for visual technologies and dGFX products at Intel! Chris Hook will be reporting to Ari Rauch, Intel Vice President, Core and Visual Computing Group Continue reading “Chris Hook Joins Intel To Drive Marketing Program For Discrete Graphics”.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X – 6-Core Zen+ For $229 Last week we took an in-depth look at the AMD’s new 2nd Generation Ryzen processor series by looking at the performance of the flagship AMD Ryzen Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor Review”.
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor – Zen+ Arrives AMD launched four new Ryzen desktop processors this week, codenamed ‘Pinnacle Ridge’, that are built using the latest 12nm Zen+ architecture. The new processors are the Ryzen Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor Review – 2nd Gen Ryzen”.
AMD is allowing retailers to begin taking pre-orders for the 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen processors known as ‘Pinnacle Ridge’ starting at 9 a.m. EDT today, which is six days before their official launch on April Continue reading “2nd Gen AMD Ryzen CPU Pre-Sales Have Already Started”.
AMD has released a video that has John Taylor (Chief Marketing Officer), Suzanne Plummer (CVP Radeon Technologies Group), Michael Clark (Sr. Fellow Design Engineering), James Prior (Product Manager) and Christina Iron (Director, Global Campaigns) discussing Continue reading “Zen 5 Talked About During AMD Ryzen Processor Tech Talk”.
On Monday, March 12, AMD was made aware of potential security vulnerabilities in several of our current generation processors. Less than 24 hours the third-party research firm, CTS Labs, issued a press release to the Continue reading “AMD Completes Initial Assessment of CTS Labs Research – Easy Fixes and No Performance Impact”.
Over the weekend it appears that ASRock announced that they will be entering the discrete graphics card market. ASRock posted up a promotional teaser video on Youtube as well and Facebook post confirming its entry Continue reading “ASRock Phantom Gaming Video Cards Coming Soon”.
A recent CTS Labs security audit has revealed multiple critical security vulnerabilities and manufacturer backdoors in AMDs latest EPYC, Ryzen, Ryzen Pro, and Ryzen Mobile processors. In total, there are 13 critical security vulnerabilities found Continue reading “AMD Ryzen and Epyc Processors Said To Have 13 Critical Security Vulnerabilities”.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of AMDs launch of Ryzen! Over the past 12 months, AMD has launched over 20 Ryzen processors and to say they were disruptive at every price point is an understatement. Continue reading “Today Marks The One-Year Anniversary of AMD Ryzens Launch”.
It is tough to buy individual graphics cards these days thanks to the cryptocurrency boom, but you can still find pre-built systems stuffed with high-end graphics cards to purchase. This is bad for the DIY Continue reading “Get Far Cry 5 Free With Select Radeon Powered Gaming PCs”.
AMD Raven Ridge APUs Arrive AMD launched a new pair of APUs this week that pair the Zen CPU and VEGA GPU micro architectures together to bring more value to the entry and mainstream desktop Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G CPU Reviews – Raven Ridge”.
The AMD Ryzen Processor with Radeon Vega graphics (codename ‘Raven Ridge’) came out today and hopes to change the desktop PC market by paring quad-core processors with up to 8-threads and strong Vega GPUs that Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Mining Performance with NiceHash and XMR-STAK”.
