It has been a rough few years for AMD. The company has found itself increasingly behind the eight ball and outmaneuvered,... Read More
Even before AMD officially released its Bulldozer-based FX-Series of desktop processors last year, the company was already... Read More
Late last week, we posted a glimpse of what AMD had in store with their latest A-Series APUs for desktop systems. In that... Read More
We’ll be taking a somewhat different two-tiered approach with our coverage of AMD’s new Trinity-based APUs for... Read More
We won't burn up too much of your bandwidth setting the stage here. AMD's second-generation Bulldozer core processor microarchitecture,... Read More
When AMD initially released their Llano-based A-Series APUs, the company targeted cost-conscious consumers looking for highly-integrated,... Read More
When we sit down to arrange our thoughts and write an introduction for a new product launch, we typically want to put together... Read More
A few weeks back, AMD officially launched their Llano-based A-Series Accelerated Processing Units, or APUs, in both desktop... Read More
A couple of weeks back, we took a look at AMD's Llano mobile platform, with a mainstream notebook from Compal, and we came... Read More
AMD launched the first volley of their Fusion technology salvo late last year and since then thin-and-light notebook offerings... Read More
Although much of the scuttlebutt lately has revolved around AMD’s upcoming Llano and Bulldozer-based APUs, the company... Read More
We have been hearing about AMD’s Fusion initiative for what seems like an eternity. In fact, some of the very first... Read More
We have been hearing a lot from AMD over the last few months regarding the slew of new processors and Fusion APUs slated... Read More
Last week we brought you a detailed overview of AMD's first ever, fully integrated CPU-GPU combination born out of the company's... Read More
"Fusion." We've heard that word from the good folks at AMD for what seems like an eternity, to be perfectly honest. Fusion... Read More
AMD is launching a half dozen new processors today, targeted at virtually all market segments, ranging from an inexpensive,... Read More
We are officially declaring May 11, 2010 "Athlon II" day. Why you ask? Because AMD is launching a total of six new Athlon... Read More
Way back in November of 2007, AMD unveiled all of the components of the "Spider" platform, which consisted of a Phenom processor,... Read More
AMD is launching a bevy of new processors today, targeted squarely at budget conscious consumers, looking to save a few bucks... Read More
August marked the launch of AMD's current flagship desktop processor, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. Today, we have... Read More
With the current price war going on between Intel and AMD at the lower-end of the market, consumers are left with more affordable... Read More
AMD has been attacking the mainstream PC segment lately with a slew of modestly priced processors and chipsets. The attack... Read More
AMD is launching a brand new flagship desktop processor today, dubbed the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. As you can probably... Read More
Within the enthusiast scene, there exists an elite group of overclockers who push the limits of hardware to the breaking... Read More
AMD is using the prominence of the Computex show in Taipei to unveil a slew of new, affordable desktop processors. A few... Read More
Located in the heart of Texas, the city of Austin is known for many things. Nicknamed Silicon Hills, the state capital accommodates... Read More
Over the course of a few months in late 2007 and early-to-mid 2008, AMD unveiled their Spider platform, consisting of AMD-built... Read More
Last month, AMD launched the Phenom II X4 processor line-up, and with it ushered in the first desktop processors built using... Read More
AMD is launching a three-pronged attack on the desktop CPU space today, with the introduction of three new quad-core Phenom... Read More
When AMD first announced plans to introduce triple-core processors back in September of last year, reaction to the news was... Read More
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that AMD's initial Phenom processor launch didn't go exactly as planned. The first... Read More
We generally don’t use integrated graphics. You might not use integrated graphics. But there are more motherboards with integrated... Read More
A few days ago, AMD officially unveiled their RV670 GPU, the chip at the heart of the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series of graphics... Read More
It has been quite a while since AMD launched a truly new CPU core architecture. It was way back in September of 2003 that... Read More
AMD hosted a small gathering in the Penthouse at the SoHo Grand Hotel in New York City yesterday (yes, the same place that Lindsey... Read More
Although they're hard at work on Barcelona and plan to release a new high-end, native quad-core CPU in the coming months,... Read More
AMD has been fairly quiet as of late. A few months ago, we took a look at their initial Quad-FX platform and FX-70 series... Read More
At the end of 2006, AMD announced the availability of processors built using the company's 65nm manufacturing process,... Read More
By now you're all familiar with Intel's Core micro-architecture, as well as the dual and quad-core Core 2 Duo, Extreme,... Read More
It's easy to sit back and say "he was a good boy -- he took it on the chin like a man", or so to speak, as... Read More
Energy efficiency and power consumption are major concerns for modern computing architectures, whether you're an Enthusiast,... Read More
Rumors have been circulating for weeks, but yesterday the two companies involved made it official. AMD and ATI announced... Read More
Market share is the name of the game in the Computing industry and AMD has been slowly chipping away at Intel's market... Read More
Asus has been more cautious compared to most motherboard makers when it comes to using Intel's mobile processors in a... Read More
Intel's launch of their next generation Pentium Extreme Edition 955 dual-core processor last month, marked a solid improvement... Read More
About a month after Intel officially unveiled their flagship Pentium Extreme Edition 840 processor, the crown jewel of their... Read More
For years, AMD has been a growing thorn in Intel's side. Early on, AMD had a much smaller market share than the elder silicon... Read More
AMD's Athlon 64 X2 series Dual Core launch back in May, along with Intel's Pentium 840 launch in April, underscored an industry-wide... Read More
The personal computer industry is about to undergo a major metamorphosis, due in large part to the recent efforts of Intel... Read More
Although desktop dual-core processors from AMD are on the horizon, engineers there are still hard at work refining their... Read More