AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D could launch as early as November
Published in PC Hardware


But only a single SKU

According to the latest rumor, AMD could launch its Ryzen 7 9800X3D SKU as early as November, with the announcement coming at the end of October. AMD is apparently rushing the launch to counter Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake lineup.

Intel planning major core update
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 11:23

Intel planning major core update


Reboot of x86 architecture making it more Zenish

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn, claiming that Chipzilla is planning a major reboot of its x86 architecture to make it a little more like its rival AMD.

AMD releases new Adrenalin Edition 24.20.11.01 Preview driver
Published in Graphics


One to have for Frostpunk 2 and God of War Ragnarok

AMD has released a preview driver that you might want to install if you are looking to try out Frostpunk 2, God of War Ragnarok, The Sims 4, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Black Myth: Wukong, or Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

Gaming consoles are a bad business
Published in News
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:36

Gaming consoles are a bad business


For chip manufacturers, not Sony

Reuters broke an exclusive story about Intel losing the PlayStation 6 deal to AMD. My argument is that it is hard to lose something that you didn’t have. What actually happened is that Intel simply didn’t want to go lower than AMD to secure the deal. The process is called negotiation. Sony as any other business will give the business away to a competitor at a lower price than it is paying right now.  

How AMD lost the trust of notebook OEMs
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 13 September 2024 09:07

How AMD lost the trust of notebook OEMs


Exclusive: Data center first strategy

Strix point, Ryzen AI 300 is a promising product that replaced the Hawk point Ryzen 8000 series but 2024 was not that kind for AMD consumer business unit in general. A design decision to use data center optimized cores (Zen 5) in notebooks and prioritize data center products and wafers left AMD in a position where Qualcomm managed to get more partners excited about its Snapdragon X Elite / Plus series.

AMD officially shows Radeon RX 7800M
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 11:24

AMD officially shows Radeon RX 7800M


Navi 32 GPU with 3840 Stream Processors

AMD has officially listed the Radeon RX 7800M on its website, confirming it is based on the Navi 32 GPU and featuring 60 CUs, leaving it with 3,840 Stream Processors and 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit memory interface.

AMD announces Advancing AI 2024 event for October 10
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Instinct MI325X, 5th Gen EPYC, and Ryzen AI PRO 300

AMD has officially announced its "Advancing AI 2024" event for October 10th, which will be held in-person and live-streamed as well, where the company is expected to showcase its next-generation AMD Instinct accelerators and 5th Gen EPYC server processors, new Networking and AI PC updates and more.

Sony PlayStation 5 Pro could be announced later today
Published in Gaming


Technical presentation hosted by Mark Cerny

Sony has scheduled a technical presentation for PlayStation 5 Pro later today, which will be hosted by Mark Cerny, Lead Architect of the PS5 console.

AMD X870 chipset motherboard to launch on September 30
Published in PC Hardware


Both the X870 and X870E

While AMD and motherboard makers have yet to confirm the launch date of the new 800-series motherboards, Amazon has jumped the gun, showing that these motherboards will be released on September 30th. Earlier leak also puts the review embargo for the same date.

AMD shuns GPU enthusiast crowd
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Monday, 09 September 2024 11:24

AMD shuns GPU enthusiast crowd


Wants to focus on low to mid range

A dark satanic rumour claiming that AMD wants to move away from the high-end enthusiast GPU crowd to focus on cheap and cheerful chips has been confirmed.