TSMC's 2nm chips on track
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Monday, 05 May 2025 10:18

TSMC's 2nm chips on track


AMD beats Apple and Intel to tape-out

TSMC's 2nm process node is cruising through development and is already showing better defect rates than 3nm and 7nm did at the same stage. 

Intel dangles 3D cache tease
Published in Graphics
Monday, 05 May 2025 09:53

Intel dangles 3D cache tease


Trying to copy AMD

Chipzilla might have found a way to copy AMD’s X3D cache magic, using its shiny new 18A-PT process and hybrid bonding trickery.

Chipzilla’s Battlemage “G31” leaks
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New ARC GPU push

Troubled Chipzilla has apparently slipped another ARC Battlemage graphics card into the pipeline, as a new “G31” model turned up in a shipping manifest en route to Intel Vietnam.

Radeon RX 9070 GRE launching 8 May
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Tuesday, 29 April 2025 10:47

Radeon RX 9070 GRE launching 8 May


JD.com leak confirms launch date and pricing 

So much for the rumours. AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12 GB is now officially launching on 8 May, despite earlier mutterings about a delayed Q4 window.

Radeon RX 9070 GRE leaks show cut-down specs
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PowerColor boards spotted

The first images of AMD’s rumoured Radeon RX 9070 GRE have leaked online, and it looks like it will be a cheaper, nerfed version of its RDNA 4 lineup—if it ever escapes China.

AMD Open Sauces GPU virtualisation for Instinct
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Radeon might be next

AMD has open-sourced its GPU-IOV Module which lets Instinct accelerators play nice with virtual machines—and hinted it's coming to Radeon cards too. This means SR-IOV support on client GPUs might finally claw its way out of the void.

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT launch brought forward to May 18th
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Radeon RX 9070 GRE pushed back to Q4

According to a fresh leak, it appears that AMD is bringing the launch of its Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics forward to May 18th. The same source also suggests that the Radeon RX 9070 GRE is also pushed back to Q4.

Zombie RX 6500 staggers into 2025
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Wednesday, 23 April 2025 11:00

Zombie RX 6500 staggers into 2025


Reanimated Navi 24 silicon haunts budget builds like it’s 2022

Chinese outfit Zephyr has dug up a ghost from AMD’s bargain bin past—the Radeon RX 6500, a budget GPU that reaks of stale silicon and disapointment. 

AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE leaks
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Tuesday, 22 April 2025 10:32

AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE leaks


Trimmed-down cores and memory cuts, but pushes clocks hard

Specs for AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 9070 GRE—short for "Great Radeon Edition," —have slipped out ahead of its official reveal, and it’s shaping up to fill the void between the RX 9070 and the RX 9060 XT.

AMD preps RDNA 4 for pro cards with rumoured Navi 48 XTW
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Radeon PRO W9000 series may feature 32 GB workstation

AMD might have ghosted the high-end gaming crowd with its RDNA 4 consumer GPUs, but workstation users could be getting something meatier.