Nvidia opens up NVLink, but not for Chipzilla or AMD
Qualcomm, Fujitsu and pals get cosy while rivals stew
Nvidia strutted into Computex 2025 in Taipei unveiling its NVLink Fusion scheme and handing out interconnect invites to everyone except AMD, Broadcom, and Troubled Chipzilla.
AMD teases Radeon RX 9060 XT
Render reveal sets stage for Computex launch
AMD has shown off what looks to be the Radeon RX 9060 XT, its upcoming RDNA 4-powered graphics card. But before you start salivating over the sleek render, but it’s not for sale.
Hygon ditches AMD Zen to forge 128-core monster
Rattling EPYC and Xeon cages
China’s Hygon has delivered a monster CPU that might give Troubled Chipzilla’s Xeon and AMD’s EPYC a right scare.
AMD's next-gen UDNA GPU leaks
New GFX13 architecture sneaks into the spotlight
AMD’s next-gen GPU architecture has leaked all over the web, and it looks like the chipmaker is ready to ditch RDNA for something it is either calling UDNA or RDNA 5, depending on which way the wind is blowing.
AMD announces new EPYC 4005 Zen 5 server CPUs
Six to sixteen cores for entry-level enterprise
AMD has launched new EPYC 4005 series "Grado" processors aimed at the entry-level enterprise market, featuring six to sixteen Zen 5 cores and based on the same and widely deployed AM5 socket that was already used for AMD EPYC 4004 series CPUs.
Tiny jams AMD GPUs over USB3
External GPUs finally come to Apple
Tiny has managed to get AMD eGPUs working on Windows, Linux, and macOS using nothing more than USB3 and a dose of black magic.
AMD releases new Radeon Software Adrenalin WHQL driver for Radeon RX 9070 GRE
New game support for FSR4
AMD has released the latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 25.5.1 WHQL driver update, adding support for the recently released Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card and FSR4 support for new games.
AMD breaks records, but tariffs and gaming slump spoil the party
Strong CPU and datacentre wins
AMD has just posted the strongest first quarter in its history, pulling in $7.438 billion in revenue for Q1 2025. That’s a 36 per cent surge year-on-year, driven by robust sales of high-margin Ryzen client CPUs, booming datacentre demand for its EPYC server chips, and growing adoption of its Instinct MI300-series AI accelerators.
Trump scraps Biden’s AI chip export rule
Nvidia happy for now
The Trump administration has torched the Biden-era “AI Diffusion Rule” just days before it was set to take effect on 15 May. The rule, described by a Commerce Department official as “overly complex, bureaucratic, and would stymie American innovation,” carved up the globe into chip access tiers.
US trade ban slaps $1.5bn hole in AMD’s results
Su says AI demand remains strong despite MI308 blockade
AMD warned that new US export rules will cost it $1.5 billion in lost sales this year, mainly due to a ban on shipping its MI308 chips to China.