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  1. FrgMstr

    AMD Radeon VII Unboxing and Teardown Video @ [H]

    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.
  2. AlphaAtlas

    Techgage Tests 2990WX Performance Scaling With Coreprio

    Some 2990WX users have been complaining about performance regressions in Windows, and we noticed some strangeness in our own Threadripper benchmarks as well. Fortunately, Level1Techs seemingly nailed down the issue in a series of articles from a few weeks ago, and pointed to Coreprio as a good...
  3. cageymaru

    AMD Radeon VII Unboxing Video

    The PC-ONES team from Japan has released an unboxing video on their YouTube channel for the AMD Radeon VII graphics card which is manufactured on the TSMC 7 nm process node. The GPU is revealed at the 54:40 mark of the video. The 16GB AMD Radeon VII officially launches February 7, 2019 for $699...
  4. cageymaru

    AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su Says EPYC Will "Double the Performance Per Socket"

    AMD president and CEO Dr. Lisa Su has joined the CNBC "Squawk on the Street" team for an exclusive interview where she discusses the recent AMD financial report and the company's guidance for 2019. Make sure you pay attention to her comments on EPYC performance doubling per socket beginning at...
  5. cageymaru

    AMD Reported Its Q4 and Annual 2018 Financial Results

    AMD has reported its Q4 2018 and annual 2018 financial results. The Q4 revenue was $1.42B, with earnings of 8 cents per share; an increase of 6% y/y. This missed Wall Street estimates of $1.44 billion in revenue. AMD reported that the growth was driven by the Computing and Graphics segment...
  6. AlphaAtlas

    AMD Radeon VII Benchmarks Leak Out

    Citing the Twitter dataminers APISAK and Komachi, Videocardz spotted some Radeon VII benchmarks that leaked out ahead of the card's official launch. The card appears to have achieved a graphics score of 6688 in Fire Strike's Ultra preset, which beats out a factory overclocked RTX 2080's score of...
  7. cageymaru

    Here Is the ASRock Phantom Gaming X AMD Radeon VII 16G Graphics Card

    ASRock has launched the product page for its upcoming AMD Radeon VII. The Phantom Gaming X Radeon VII 16G will feature AMD Radeon VII Graphics, 16GB 4096-bit HBM2, 3 x DisplayPort / HDMI, triple fan design, 8K resolution support, 7nm process, a metal backplate and FreeSync 2 HDR support. AMD...
  8. cageymaru

    Alienware Co-Founder Frank Azor Discusses Intel Graphics and Women in Gaming

    Alienware Co-founder Frank Azor was interviewed by Jayesh Shinde of the India Times where he discusses Intel graphics, women in gaming, growing the gaming market and how Alienware defines success. Mr. Azor is optimistic that Intel will have a good product that fits into its place in the market...
  9. AlphaAtlas

    GTX 1660 TIs, Radeon VII and X570 Motherboards Listed on EEC Website

    On Twitter, the prolific dataminer Komachi spotted some listings for unreleased products on the Eurasian Economic Commission's website. Mirroring the Gigabyte RTX 2060s that were leaked last year, the website has several MSI and Gigabyte GTX 1660 TI models listed, seemingly confirming the name...
  10. AlphaAtlas

    AMD To Collaborate with ASMedia For PCIe 4.0 Chipsets

    Citing "industry sources," a recent report from Digitimes claims that ASMedia Technology is "expected to land contract design orders for all mainstream PCIe chips from AMD even after the US chipmaker rolls out X570 motherboard chipsets that support PCIe 4.0 in mid-2019." However, in the same...
  11. cageymaru

    The Official Metro Exodus Performance Guide Has Been Released

    4A Games has released its performance guide for Metro Exodus without DXR or NVIDIA RTX features turned on. Only an NVIDIA GTX 670 or AMD Radeon HD 7870, Intel CORE i5-4440, and 8GB of ram is needed to achieve 1080p | 30 FPS. An NVIDIA RTX 2060 or AMD RX VEGA 56, Intel CORE i7-4770K and 8GB of...
  12. cageymaru

    AMD Releases Resident Evil 2 Recommended Settings

    AMD has released its recommended settings for Resident Evil 2. Resident Evil 2 is out on PC and consoles today! Capcom's Resident Evil 2 has arrived--are you ready to take on the viral outbreak in Raccoon City? Get Resident Evil 2 when you purchase an AMD Radeon graphics card with the Raise the...
  13. cageymaru

    Here Is the Resident Evil 2 - 4th Survivor Gameplay Trailer

    Capcom has released the latest gameplay trailer for Resident Evil 2 that showcases the minigame "4th survivor." Resident Evil 2 was released today on PC and consoles. Death never dies. Watch HUNK take on hordes of monsters in the minigame "4th survivor". Do you have the skills to outwit death?
  14. AlphaAtlas

    AMD Shakes Up Their Senior Leadership

    Today, AMD announced that they're "strengthening" their senior leadership team. Darren Grasby is in charge of all global sales and go-to-market activities across all product lines now, and the company hired Dr. Sandeep Chennakeshu as the executive vice president of Computing and Graphics. The...
  15. AlphaAtlas

    AMD's 7nm Laptop Processors are Allegedly Coming in Q1 2020

    A recent report from WCCFTech claims that AMD's Zen 2-based laptop CPUs won't hit store shelves until some time around Q1 2020. The publication mentions that the release window isn't set in stone yet, but that it makes sense, seeing how AMD just refreshed their Ryzen APU lineup with 12nm silicon...
  16. cageymaru

    AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.2 Driver Has Been Released

    The AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.2 driver has been released and it adds support for Resident Evil 2, Tropico 6, and Anthem Early Access. AMD Radeon RX 580 owners should see a 7% uplift in performance over the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.1.1 driver at 1920x1080...
  17. cageymaru

    Wendell Answers Questions About AMD Threadripper Regression Testing

    Wendell from Level1Techs has released a new video where he discusses the one Windows kernel policy and scaling, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX performance regressions in some programs under Windows, Coreprio testing anomalies, more Epyc 7551P testing, NUMA, UMA and more. His contacts within...
  18. B

    12c Zen 2 confirmed

    https://www.techpowerup.com/251821/amd-zen-2-12-core-24-thread-matisse-cpu-spotted-in-userbenchmark Ugh. Time to dissect my 2700x system and prepare for a 3800x 16 core....
  19. cageymaru

    Here Is the AMD EPYC "Rome" C-Ray Demo

    AMD has released a new live demo of its prototype 2nd generation AMD EPYC "Rome" 64 core 7nm CPU vs 2x Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M CPUs where the workload is C-Ray. C-Ray is a floating point intensive benchmark that renders images. The systems in the demo rendered a total of 3 images; a 1080p...
  20. AlphaAtlas

    Screenshot Shows 256GB of RAM in a Threadripper System

    While AMD's Threadripper platform technically supports 256GB of RAM spread across 8 slots, there are some practical issues that make building such a system difficult. Most TR4 motherboards officially support 128GB of DDR4, and unregistered 32GB DIMMs aren't widely available yet. But...
  21. cageymaru

    The Division 2: A Technical Discussion with the Developers

    Ubisoft Technical Director Calle Lejdfors has been interviewed by PC Games Hardware (PCGH) where he discusses the technical aspects of The Division 2. He talks about how the development team used GPS and LIDAR to map Washington, D.C. for maximum realism, why DX12 will again be the best choice...
  22. cageymaru

    AMD Matisse Zen 2 Processors Revealed in AIDA64 Extreme Beta Patch Notes

    The latest beta for AIDA64 Extreme has added support for AMD Matisse Zen 2 processors which are fabricated on a TSMC 7 nm process. Support for the identification of DDR4-5700, DDR4-5800 memory modules has been added according to the release notes. Komachi on Twitter noticed the listing this...
  23. AlphaAtlas

    Radeon 7 Will Have Day One Linux Support

    Over the weekend, an AMD representative told Forbes that the Radeon VII will support Linux on day 1, right out of the box. That apparently wasn't the case for the recently released RX 590. Today, Phoronix did some more digging into support for Vega GPUs on Linux, and found references to enhanced...
  24. AlphaAtlas

    Possible Patent For Post Navi GPU Architecture Spotted

    Previous roadmaps suggested that AMD would move away from the GCN architecture after Navi, but we may have just gotten a little more detail on what the next gen "Arcturus" GPU could be. KOMACHI_ENSAKA, one of the first Twitter users who spotted the allegedly leaked Gonzalo APU, just found a...
  25. cageymaru

    Here Is AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su's Interview from CES 2019

    AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su was interviewed by the tech press after giving her keynote speech at CES 2019. PC Games Hardware on Youtube documented the interview and recently released a condensed version. Enjoy! After the CES keynote, Lisa Su (CEO of AMD) joined a roundtable with a small...
  26. AlphaAtlas

    AMD "Gonzalo" APU Could Feature 8 Zen Cores and Navi Graphics

    Twitter user APISAK is back with another rumor, and this time, it seems to be about a potential upcoming AMD APU. As usual, it's not clear where the information is coming from, but the Twitter user apparently found a device with model name "AMD 2G16002CE8JA2_32/10/10_13E9." APISAK...
  27. AlphaAtlas

    Rumor Suggests AMD Could Launch Navi at E3

    CES is barely over, and AMD already has the Radeon VII GPU set for release soon, but the Navi rumor mill is already starting to spin up. An anonymous source allegedly told Red Gaming Tech that AMD will launch the Navi GPU architecture at E3 2019. Well, according to a source Navi will not be...
  28. cageymaru

    Sapphire Announces New 16GB AMD Radeon RX570 Video Card for GPU MIning

    Sapphire has created a new 16GB variant of the AMD Radeon RX570 video card that is specifically designed for GPU Mining. Sapphire Technology Vice President of Global Marketing, Adrian Thompson has written a blog post that details how new cryptocurrency like GRIN will require GPUs with 16GB frame...
  29. cageymaru

    How Well Do FreeSync Monitors Work with NVIDIA GPUs?

    Techspot has performed testing on FreeSync monitors and NVIDIA GPUs to determine how well do they work together. They were extremely skeptical of NVIDIA claims that FreeSync monitors exhibit issues with AMD video cards. They knew that cheap brand monitors had quality control issues, but...
  30. cageymaru

    Here Is the Tom Clancy's The Division 2: Story Trailer

    Ubisoft has released the latest story trailer for Tom Clancy's The Division 2. A deadly virus has crippled NYC and the rest of the world. Washington, D.C. is at risk of falling and with it the entire nation. You and your team are the last hope to stop the fall of society. The system requirements...
  31. cageymaru

    AMD Surprised Analysts with Powerful Product Launches at CES 2019

    Patrick Moorhead has written a comprehensive overview of the upcoming AMD product lineup that was on display at CES 2019. He was surprised that AMD could create such a powerful GPU as the Radeon VII with 7 nm technology. The 29% uplift in gaming performance and 36% boost to productivity...
  32. cageymaru

    Analysts Discuss What Headless Intel Is Looking for in a CEO

    Analysts across the industry are speculating on who Intel may choose for the next CEO of the company. It seems that quite a few think that AMD president and CEO Dr. Lisa Su should be at the top of the list. Some have even speculated that Intel should buy AMD just for her. Others have noted that...
  33. AlphaAtlas

    HardOCP Interviews Scott Herkelman

    AMD launched the their first 7nm GPU, the Radeon VII, at CES 2019. The company published some internal performance figures to back up their claims, which we analyzed, and the launch itself caused quite a stir, but there are still some details about the GPU that AMD left out of their CES event...
  34. cageymaru

    AMD Cinebench Benchmark Demo at CES 2019 Buries the Current Intel Lineup

    AdoredTV on YouTube analyzes what was actually shown in the AMD Ryzen Zen 2 vs Intel Core i9-9900K demonstration at CES 2019. He explains what the numbers mean, how AMD derived them, and why the AMD Zen 2 7nm chip that defeated the cream of the crop from Intel was actually just a lower-midrange...
  35. AlphaAtlas

    AMD Confirms Refreshed Radeon Product Stack for 2019

    In an interview with The Street, AMD CTO Mark Papermaster more or less confirmed that they will refresh AMD's GPU lineup in 2019. More specifically, he said "we'll round out the Radeon roadmap," and claimed they will "refresh" GPUs across the roadmap, but he fell short of giving any specifics...
  36. cageymaru

    AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.1 Driver Has Been Released

    The AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.1 driver has been released and it increases performance in Fortnite by up to 4%. It fixes many issues such as: Virtual Super Resolution may not show up as available on some 1440p Ultra-Wide Displays. Some Radeon RX Series graphics products may...
  37. cageymaru

    AMD Is Developing a DXR Capable GPU and More Third Generation AMD Ryzen News

    During an interview with Mark Hachman of PCWorld, AMD president and CEO Dr. Lisa Su acknowledged AMD is "deep in development" of a GPU with real-time ray tracing (DXR) capabilities. She explained that building a development ecosystem was important as "development is concurrent between hardware...
  38. AlphaAtlas

    Here are AMD's Radeon VII Benchmarks

    AMD announced their Radeon VII card yesterday, and made some interesting performance claims to go with it. AMD says their 7nm Vega Radeon is at least 25% faster than Vega 64, and showed a few benchmarks with even higher gains during their CES presentation. But, in footnotes buried in their...
  39. cageymaru

    NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Dismisses the Radeon VII as "Underwhelming"

    At CES 2019, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang held back no punches when voicing his opinion of the Radeon VII. When interviewed by Gordon Mah Ung of PC World, he called the Radeon VII "underwhelming." He said, "'The performance is lousy and there's nothing new." "[There's] no ray tracing, no AI. It's 7nm...
  40. cageymaru

    Here Is the Official "AMD Radeon VII: World's First 7nm Gaming GPU" Reveal Trailer

    Here is the official AMD Radeon VII reveal trailer. The AMD Radeon VII is the world's first 7 nm gaming GPU. It has 3840 stream processors, 16 GB of HBM memory, 1 TB/s memory bandwidth, and features AMD FreeSync 2 HDR technology. Some details mentioned during AMD president and CEO Dr. Lisa Su's...
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