AMD updates FreeSync specifications raising hardware requirements
FullHD monitors now require a 144Hz refresh rate
AMD has updated its FreeSync hardware requirements, raising hardware requirements for those FreeSync tier badges.
AMD could introduce AI upscaling FSR later this year
Bringing it to the Nvidia DLSS level
It appears that AMD might be looking to introduce AI-enabled FidelityFX Super Resolution technology later this year, at least according to a brief hint from AMD's CTO, Mark Papermaster.AMD is currently at its third generation of FidelityFX Super Resolution, which is still a non-AI temporal upscaler.
Huawei’s chips match Zen 3
HiSilicon V120 are four years behind
A Geekbench 6 result shows what could be the first look at the speed of the Taishan V120, made by Huawei's HiSilicon arm.
Nvidia's dirty deeds done dirt cheap
GPU cartel allegations
Nvidia has been accused of holding back orders of AI GPUs to customers who are seeing other suppliers.
Asus rolls out its own Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics cards
Part of the Dual OC and TUF Gaming lineup
Asus has introduced its own custom versions of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card. The Radeon RX 7900 GRE was limited to China, but AMD has officially announced it for a global release in order to counter Nvidia's $550 RTX 4070 non-Super graphics card. Asus custom RX 7900 GRE graphics cards will come as a part of the Dual OC and TUF Gaming lineups.
AMD launches Radeon RX 7900 GRE globally
Drops the RX 7700 XT price to $419
As rumored earlier, AMD has now officially launched the Radeon RX 7900 GRE globally, putting more pressure on Nvidia's Geforce RTX 4070 non-Super, and filling the gap between its own Radeon RX 7900 XT and the Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics cards. AMD has also adjusted the price or the Radeon RX 7700 XT down to $419.
AMD’s Medusa might turn Nvidia to stone
Dark satanic rumour mill suggests it might be worth the wait
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn suggesting that AMD’s Medusa chip might be really good.
Intel wants to make AMD chips at IFS
For Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Google as well
During the IFS Direct Connect 2024 event, Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, answered a couple of questions from the members of the press, including a rather peculiar one from Tom's Hardware hack, Paul Alcorn, where Intel CEO expressed hope that customers for Intel Foundry Services will include Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, and even AMD.
New Starfield patch adds support for AMD FSR 3.0 and Intel XeSS
Fixes some minor issues as well
Bethesda has released the new Starfield 1.9.67 update that adds official support for AMD FSR 3.0 and Intel XeSS, as well as some stability improvements to the game.
Microsoft tinkers with Windows for AMD AI
Preparing Task Manager for the AI onslaught
Software King of the World, Microsoft seems to be gearing up for the inevitable rise of hardware-accelerated local AI tools and is tinkering with Windows software to play nice with AMD’s AI chips.