Amazon comes up with data centre processor chip
Published in Cloud


Who needs Intel and AMD?

Amazon’s cloud computing unit has designed a second, more powerful generation of data centre processor chip.

Nvidia gobbles up add-in board share
Published in Graphics


While market continues to soar

Jon Peddie research said that sales of add-in boards boomed in the third quarter of this year, increasing by 42 percent compared to the third quarter.

AMD teases upcoming Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Published in PC Hardware


64-core/128-thread 3rd gen Threadripper coming in 2020

While the company has just launched its first 3rd gen Trheadripper CPUs, the Threadripper 3970X and the 3960X, it appears this is not the end of the lineup, as AMD is preparing a 64-core/128-thread one for 2020.

Intel claims  Core i3–8145U is better than AMD's Ryzen 7 3700U
Published in PC Hardware


Have Russian Trolls taken over Intel's marketing

There are moments in PR land where we can't help wondering what they were thinking, but this release from Intel made us think that the outfit had been taken over by Putin's Fake News trolls.

AMD releases amazing value Athlon 3000G
Published in PC Hardware


Gives Pentium G5400 a kicking for $49

AMD has an impressively cheap processor, the Athlon 3000G, for just $49, which should outclass its Intel rival, the Pentium G5400.

AMD announces Radeon Pro W5700 workstation graphics card
Published in Graphics


Navi goes Radeon Pro

AMD has announced its latest Radeon Pro workstation graphics card, the Radeon Pro W5700 based on 7nm Navi GPU and RDNA architecture.

AMD rolls out Radeon Software 19.11.3 graphics driver
Published in Graphics


Adds DirectX 12 support for Fortnite

AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.11.3 which adds DirectX 12 support to Epic's Fortnite game.

Nuvia founded by ex-Apple, ex-Google engineer rock stars, funded
Published in PC Hardware


$53M series A to disrupt the data center

Nuvia is a relatively new name in the datacenter field, and the startup just got $53 million series A funding to re-imagine silicon design for the datacenter market. $53 million series A funding is a great deal for a startup, but the story gets an edge since it involves three key names in the tech industry.

AMD releases Radeon Software 19.11.2 driver
Published in Graphics


One to have for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

AMD has released its Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.11.2 driver which comes with all the necessary optimizations for the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game.

Apple's 16-inch Macbook Pro gets Radeon Pro 5500M graphics
Published in Graphics


Pro version of the Radeon 5500M with 24 CUs

According to a leak, it appears that Apple has gone for AMD's RDNA architecture GPU with its rumored 16-inch Macbook Pro, which will get Radeon Pro 5500M graphics.