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  1. S

    WTB Devil May Cry 5 (Or AMD Game Bundle)

    Hello, I would like to buy a code for Devil May Cry 5 or AMD game bundle that includes that game as a choice. Please send me your price, if available. This is the only game I am interested in from the AMD bundle. Thank you Heat: https://www.heatware.com/u/117006/to
  2. cageymaru

    AdoredTV Reveals New AMD Leaks and Social Media Woes

    In his newest video, Jim of AdoredTV on YouTube discusses fanboys, old school tech reviews, Zen II leaks, Ryzen 3000 leaks, overclocking the Radeon VII, and more. Listen to him reminisce over the days when reviewers told it like it was without a filter and then compare it to the advertiser...
  3. cageymaru

    MSI Releases AMD X470 and B450 Bios Updates for AMD Raven Ridge Processors

    MSI has announced new bios updates for its AMD X470 and B450 motherboards that support the upcoming AMD Raven Ridge processors. These models include the AMD Athlon 200GE, 220GE, and 240GE APUs. The updated BIOS version is prepared to support the future AMD Athlon 200GE, 220GE, and 240GE APUs...
  4. AlphaAtlas

    AMD Investor Slides Confirm 2019 CPU Releases

    On their investor website, AMD recently published a set of slides that confirm the release of 3rd generation Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs some time in 2019. Pro variants of the 2nd generation Ryzen APUs are slated to come out this Spring, while 3rd generation Ryzen desktop processors are...
  5. cageymaru

    ScaleMP and AMD Announce Collaboration for Scale-Up EPYC Servers

    ScaleMP is a leading provider of virtualization solutions such as vSMP Foundation 9.0 for high-end computing. ScaleMP has announced that it is working together with AMD to enable AMD server OEM manufacturers to create systems with 4, 8, and up to 128 processor sockets, up to 8,192 CPUs and 256...
  6. cageymaru

    AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.3.1 Driver

    The AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.3.1 driver has been released and it adds support for Devil May Cry 5. Vega 64 owners should see up to a 4% average performance uplift in Devil May Cry 5 at the 4K Ultra preset with the new driver. Fixed issues include: Radeon WattMan settings...
  7. AlphaAtlas

    JPR Releases New GPU Market Share Statistics

    Over the weekend, VentureBeat got an early look at Jon Peddie Research's Q4 2018 add-in board report, and found that discrete GPU shipments dropped in Q4 2018. But the market researcher just posted their own summary of the report, complete with statistics that previous interpretations left out...
  8. AlphaAtlas

    Cryptocurrency Mining Slowdown Could Lead to GPU Price Cuts

    Industry analysts recently claimed that AMD, Nvidia, and their manufacturing and retail partners are sitting on tons of unsold GPUs they made during the cryptocurrency mining craze, and now, Digitimes' industry sources say that they've begun cutting prices to get rid of them. More specifically...
  9. cageymaru

    AMD Gains Ground on Intel in the Server War

    Spiceworks has conducted a survey of more than 500 IT decision makers in businesses across North America and Europe to determine the current server trends, purchasing plans, and components that will go into them. 85% of respondents said they were looking to purchase new servers in the next 3...
  10. cageymaru

    AMD Showcases Ryzen V1000 and EPYC 3000 at Embedded World 2019

    At Embedded World 2019, AMD unveiled its expanded partner embedded product lines based on its AMD Ryzen V1000 and EPYC 3000 platforms. Embedded GPUs and the SMACH Z handheld gaming console that can be upgraded like a desktop PC were highlights of the event. Advantech announced a partnership...
  11. AlphaAtlas

    Linux 5.0 Release Includes FreeSync Support and Spectre Mitigation

    The Linux 5.0 kernel has been released, and among other things, it officially adds support for freesync displays on AMD GPUs. Phoronix notes that AMD previously supported FreeSync on Linux, " via their hybrid driver package with its DKMS module in Radeon Software," but posted a tutorial for...
  12. AlphaAtlas

    AMD's Mark Papermaster Discusses 7nm Process Technology

    In case you missed the original presentation, AMD just uploaded the part of their Next Horizon event where they discussed the upcoming use of 7nm process technology. AMD has traditionally stuck with their former internal fab, GlobalFoundries, for most chip designs, and they're reportedly still...
  13. AlphaAtlas

    Patent Suggests Future AMD GPUs Could Support Variable Rate Shading

    Twitter user 0x22h spotted a patent suggesting that AMD could introduce Variable Rate Shading in their future GPUs. Nvidia's Turing architecture already supports VRS, which AMD's patent succinctly describes as "a technique for performing rasterization and pixel shading with decoupled...
  14. cageymaru

    AMD Radeon FreeSync 2 HDR Technology Oasis Demo

    AMD has announced the AMD Radeon FreeSync 2 HDR Technology Oasis Demo. The Oasis demo will allow users to explore the features and advantages of Radeon FreeSync technology over conventional display methods. The Oasis demo comes with features for full control and real-time configurable settings...
  15. cageymaru

    AMD Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.3 Drivers Add Support for AMD Ryzen Mobile APU's

    Senior Director of AMD Software Strategy Terry Makedon has announced that Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.3 is out and it adds support for AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics. The Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 series of drivers give up to 17% average performance...
  16. AlphaAtlas

    RX 580 and 590 Could Get Price Cuts Soon

    Italian hardware news site Bits and Chips just posted a Tweet suggesting that the RX 580 8GB is expected to get a price cut to $199, while the RX 590 will allegedly drop to $229 "in next weeks." As with all GPU rumors, this has to be taken with a generous helping of salt, but assuming they're...
  17. FrgMstr

    AMD Radeon VII Chilling & Undervolting @ [H]

    AMD Radeon VII Chilling & Undervolting We wanted to find out if there is anyway to improve Radeon VII power efficiency, GPU temperature, and fan noise without drastically changing the gameplay experience. Is Radeon Chill or GPU undervolting the answer? We run the Radeon VII through some real...
  18. cageymaru

    TSMC Expected to Lead in Manufacturing AI and 5G Chip Solutions

    Major chipmakers have tapped Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) as their foundry partner for advanced AI and 5G solutions. These cutting edge designs will be shown at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade fair. TSMC is "well on track" for its 5nm EUV process to reach volume...
  19. FrgMstr

    AMD Radeon VII Video Card Review @ [H]

    AMD Radeon VII Video Card Review The AMD Radeon VII has been launched, we take it through its paces in eight games compared to an MSI GeForce RTX 2080 VENTUS video card dollar-to-dollar at $699.99 and throw in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition as well for a complete comparison. Only...
  20. AlphaAtlas

    Digitimes Claims that Memory is Cheap, and that AMD is Gaining Market Share

    Citing industry sources, a recent report from Digitimes claims that prices for 1TB "gaming" SSDs fell more than 50% since 2018. According to their data, a 1TB SSD used to cost 10,000 New Taiwan Dollars (about $324 USD), whereas they're going for NT$3000-5000 ($97-$160) tody. This seemingly lines...
  21. cageymaru

    AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.2 Driver Has Been Released

    The latest AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.2 driver has been released and it adds support for the AMD Radeon VII, Far Cry New Dawn, Metro Exodus, Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm, and Crackdown 3. AMD Radeon RX 590 owners should experience a 5% performance uplift in...
  22. Pieter3dnow

    Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.2

    https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-19-2-2 https://drivers.amd.com/drivers/beta/win10-64bit-radeon-software-adrenalin-2019-edition-19.2.2-feb12.exe
  23. cageymaru

    AMD Link Performance Monitoring App

    AMD has released new videos that show how to use the updated AMD Link app to monitor system performance. It now accepts voice commands such as "Hey Radeon" and "Show my FPS." Utilization is shown on-screen for metrics such as CPU, RAM, GPU, GPU VRAM usage and more. Data shown is fully...
  24. cageymaru

    The Bring Up Tackles Remote Workstations and AMD Pro Software Features

    AMD has a web series called "The Bring Up" and this week it tackled remote workstation usage and new features coming to AMD Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q1 Release. I thought the Radeon Pro Image Boost was interesting as it does exactly as it says; boosts the quality of images. The...
  25. AlphaAtlas

    AMD Clarifies Pro Driver Support for Radeon VII

    Yesterday, we, and other media outlets, reported that AMD's Radeon Pro drivers, which are normally exclusive to their pricey professional GPUs, would support AMD's consumer-oriented Radeon VII graphics card. But the level of support wasn't exactly clear, as the driver notes were vague and didn't...
  26. cageymaru

    AMD Releases BIOS for Radeon VII with UEFI GOP

    AMD has announced the release of a BIOS for the Radeon VII with UEFI GOP included for their AIB partners. AMD will also make a one click installable BIOS available to end users via AMD.com. AMD doesn't expect gaming performance differences between the non UEFI BIOS and the UEFI GOP included...
  27. AlphaAtlas

    Radeon VII Gets Pro Driver Support

    AMD released a new version of their Radeon Pro Software last week. Among several new features and fixes aimed at workstation users, AMD mentioned that "Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q1 now provides support for AMD Radeon Products*," and today, HardwareLuxx says that means the new Radeon...
  28. cageymaru

    The 16GB of HBM2 on the Radeon VII Is Needed for Real World 4K Video Production

    Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter brought to light an important real-world use case for the 16GB of HBM2 on the AMD Radeon VII. 4K video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro needs lots of GPU memory to export video when mixing several 4K streams and using taxing transitions. He said that Digital...
  29. AlphaAtlas

    AMD Says Partners Are "Free to Develop" Custom Radeon VII GPUs

    We, and other media outlets, previously reported that there would be no custom Radeon VII cards at launch. Even with the review embargo lifted, every manufacturer's page I've seen only lists reference Radeon VIIs, and KitGuru claims that every manufacturer they've talked to says they're only...
  30. cageymaru

    Buildzoid Analyzes the PCB and VRM Layout of the AMD Radeon VII

    Buildzoid from Actually Hardcore Overclocking on YouTube has performed an in-depth analysis of the PCB and VRM layout of the AMD Radeon VII. Watch him discuss the efficiency and cost of the various exotic components that are found in the design of the AMD Radeon VII. You can view our unboxing...
  31. K

    FS/FT: Early 2018 Razer Blade Stealth Laptop with RX580 or GTX 1080 eGPU Combo

    Keeping laptop, eGPU SOLD to swiftwind H E A T W A R E
  32. AlphaAtlas

    Mercury Research Says AMD Made Gains in the x86 Market

    AMD claims they've been making significant gains in x86 market share, but a recent report from Mercury Research attaches some hard numbers to those claims. Their Q4 2018 report says that AMD grabbed 3.2% of the lucrative x86 server market in Q4 2018, which is a massive jump from the 1.6% share...
  33. cageymaru

    The Official MSI Radeon VII 16G Product Page Is Now Live

    MSI has officially released the product page for its upcoming 7 nm AMD Radeon VII 16G card. The MSI version of the Radeon VII will feature a boost clock of 1750MHz, base clock of 1400MHz, and 2.0 Gbps memory speed. As with all Radeon VII cards, 16GB of HBM2 memory will be available for gamers...
  34. cageymaru

    Here Is 7 Minutes of Dark Zone Gameplay from The Division 2

    AMD has released new video footage of Dark Zone gameplay from The Division 2. The system running the game consists of an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X processor and an AMD Radeon Vega 64 graphics card. The Division 2 releases on March 15, 2019, but gamers can sign up here for a chance to receive a Private...
  35. AlphaAtlas

    PC World Interviews AMD's Scott Herkelman

    PC World sat down with AMD's Scott Herkleman, and got some good info on FreeSync, Radeon VII, and the future of AMD's gaming graphics. Among other things, he talks about why Radeon VII only supports PCIe Generation 3, Nvidia's decision to support freesync, and reaffirmed that Navi is coming in...
  36. AlphaAtlas

    AdoredTV Analyzes AMD Engineering Sample Benchmarks

    Some AMD engineering samples with strange performance figures have been popping up in the UserBenchmark database recently. In an effort to put those results in perspective, AdoredTV just uploaded a video that starts with a brief history of CPU memory hierarchies. Then, he attempts to analyze...
  37. cageymaru

    AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.1 Driver Has Been Released

    The latest AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.1 driver has been released and it provides support for APEX Legends, The Division 2 Private Beta, and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 users should see a 5% performance uplift in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey over the...
  38. cageymaru

    Microsoft LSV2-Series Azure Virtual Machines Are Powered by AMD EPYC

    Microsoft has announced that its Lsv2-series Azure virtual machines (VM) are powered by AMD EPYC 7551 processors. The Lsv2-series features high throughput, low latency, and directly mapped local NVMe storage. The VMs are configurable from 8 to 80 vCPUs with simultaneous multi-threading. A 1.92TB...
  39. AlphaAtlas

    Firefox Devs Enable WebRender on Modern AMD and Intel GPUs

    As was previously announced, the Mozilla devs are working on an overhaul to Firefox's rendering engine. Instead of rendering the web on a CPU with GPU acceleration as a side feature, like Chrome, Firefox and Edge currently do, "Webrender" approaches the task more like a game engine would, and...
  40. FrgMstr

    AMD Radeon VII Unboxing and Teardown Video

    AMD Radeon VII Unboxing and Teardown Video We show you what is inside the new AMD Radeon VII reviewer's kit, and then breakdown the entire video card to show you what is under that sleek new shroud.
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