AMD has released AMDGPU-PRO Beta Mining Driver 17.40 for Linux users! This is the first mining driver for Linux users that adds large page support for improved performance on Blockchain Compute Workloads. This driver is Continue reading “AMD Releases Beta Linux Graphics Mining Driver for Better Cryptocurrency Performance”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 18, 2017 at 7:54pm
Noctua NH-U14S, NH-U12S and NH-U9 TR4-SP3 Coolers Tested If you are looking at building an AMD TR4/SP3 platform for either a Ryzen Threadripper or Epyc processor you’ll likely find yourself looking for a CPU cooler. Continue reading “Air Versus Water Cooling on AMD Ryzen Threadripper With Noctua Coolers”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 3, 2017 at 10:48pm
The folks over at VideoCardz have published what appears to be retail images of the upcoming Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 Gaming OC graphics card. The AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 reference design has 4096 Continue reading “Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 Gaming OC Video Card Pictured”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 2, 2017 at 7:15pm
AMD has finally released their free NVMe RAID drivers for the X399 platform! You can download the latest AMD RAIDXpert2 package to obtain the NVMe RAID driver and management software. You’ll also need to update Continue reading “AMD’s Free NVMe RAID Support For AMD X399 Chipset Now Available!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 2, 2017 at 2:53pm
Inside game consoles on the market today from both Microsoft and Sony hide custom multi-core AMD processors with Radeon graphics thrown in to support all those cool games we all play every day. AMD has Continue reading “AMD Custom Chip is the Power inside the Ataribox Console”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Sep. 27, 2017 at 1:00pm
It appears that Radeon Technologies Group SVP and Chief Architect Raja Koduri has started taking a sabbatical from AMD this week and will return sometime in December. While Raja Koduri is stepping aside no other Continue reading “Raja Koduri Takes Sabbatical After Vega GPU Launch”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Sep. 13, 2017 at 12:38pm
We just got word from the Radeon Technologies Group that they have released Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.9.1. This Radeon Software Release focuses solely on stability improvements for Radeon Software with eight fixes. RSCRE Continue reading “AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive 17.9.1 Drivers Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Sep. 7, 2017 at 7:25pm
Over the weekend we started seeing stories that AMD Radeon Vega 64 air cooled models could get 43.5 MH/s at just 130 Watts of power when mining Ethereum using Claymore’s miner. It seems a bunch Continue reading “AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid – 44 MH/s Ethereum Mining”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Sep. 7, 2017 at 6:40pm
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics cards are available to purchase as of 8am CDT this morning! We noticed the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 was available and in-stock for purchase for $399 shipped Continue reading “AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Now Available To Purchase”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 28, 2017 at 2:00pm
HyperX Predator High Performance Memory For Enthusiasts When it comes to memory, Kingston is one of the first names people bring up. HyperX is Kingston’s high-performance division, that focus’s developing the best peripherals for gamers Continue reading “HyperX Predator 3200MHz DDR4 Memory Kit Review”. …more
By Steven Kean •
Aug. 24, 2017 at 3:28pm
Whether or not the AMD Vega 64 video cards are actually beating NVIDIA offerings in benchmarks, there are still a lot of gamers who want to get their hands on the cards. That demand made Continue reading “AMD Vega 64 $499 Pricing Was Only for Launch”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Aug. 18, 2017 at 1:11pm
Radeon RX VEGA 56 versus GeForce GTX 1070 On August 14th, AMD announced three new graphics cards based on the ‘Vega’ GPU architecture: Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled Edition, Radeon RX Vega 64 with Continue reading “AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 17, 2017 at 8:50pm
Gamers who are on the fence about buying one of the new AMD Vega GPUs, existing NVIDIA parts, or holding out for a gaming version of the Volta architecture have a while to wait for Continue reading “No Volta For Gamers This Holiday Season”. …more
By Shane McGlaun •
Aug. 16, 2017 at 1:39pm
AMD Helps Ethereum Miners Keep Hashing Performance Stable AMD has finally released a video card driver for Radeon graphics cards that improves block chain performance! This driver was developed to improve the decreasing hashrate performance Continue reading “AMD’s New Mining Block Chain Optimized Driver Tested”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 15, 2017 at 4:28pm
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 and Radeon RX Vega 56 Graphics cards are out now and hopefully you’ve taken a look at gaming performance in our full review of both those cards. There have Continue reading “AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 and Vega 56 Ethereum Mining Performance”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 14, 2017 at 3:51pm