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Before we get into this news, let's talk about HDMI 2.2, since we didn't actually cover its launch. HDMI 2.2 was indeed unveiled at CES, just as was rumored in December, and it brings along two major new features: the HDMI Latency Indication Protocol, and support for up to 96 Gbps of display stream bandwidth...
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AMD continues to flesh out its lineup of gaming processors with 3D V-Cache bolted on, with the current focus on releasing more affordable models at the lower end of the spectrum. We saw this earlier in the month when a new Ryzen 5 5500X3D chip for socket AM4 owners was added to AMD's database, and now there's a Ryzen...
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AMD's RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards are a major step up from the RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7000 series across multiple key metrics, but arguably the most notable is the added support for the company's FSR4 upscaling. FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 represents a paradigm shift in AMD's image upscaling...
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At this point, we've pretty much come to expect that AMD will power living room consoles from Microsoft and Sony, but that's not necessarily how it will always be (just ask Intel about its past relationship with Apple). However, AMD will indeed power Microsoft's first-party gaming systems for the foreseeable future...
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At Computex 2025 a couple of weeks back, AMD revealed its latest CPUs and GPUs for high end desktops (HEDT) and the professional workstation market, the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 and Radeon AI Pro 9000 series. As you’re probably aware, the Threadripper 9000 series and latest Radeon AI Pro are based on the Zen 5...
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It's been nearly a year since we first spied a reference to an AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D processor, a chip that until now has not officially existed. That just changed, though, with AMD adding a product page to its CPU database, and with it comes confirmation of the full specifications. The only thing we don't know just yet...
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At the Advancing AI event, currently underway in San Jose, California, CEO Dr. Lisa Su, along with an array of company execs and partners, disclosed AMD’s latest integrated AI platform vision and unveiled new rack-scale AI systems, in additional to details regarding its forthcoming Instinct MI350 series AI...
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AMD has just unveiled a couple of new additions to its next-gen Ryzen Z2 series of processors, namely the entry-level Ryzen Z2 A and a top-spec'd Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme. Along with the rest of the Z2 lineup, these new AMD sytem-on-chips (SoCs) are built specifically with handheld gaming in mind, promising to deliver...
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT: 16GB MSRP $349, 8GB $299 AMD is expanding its line-up of RDNA 4 based GPUs with the affordably priced Radeon RX 9060 XT, which targets budget conscious, 1080p gamers. Competitive Performance In Its Class Improved Ray Tracing Many Software Updates Good Overclocking Potential More Efficient Than...
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We recently posted an article that explored the idea of serious gaming on integrated graphics. In that post, we were using an older Ryzen 5 5600G chip to prove our point, but AMD's Ryzen 8000G processors are much faster. (We're about to update that post with some numbers on that, if you're keen to see the difference.)...
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The latest generation of mainstream GPUs has arrived, and as has been the case for several generations now, the most affordable parts only have 8GB of memory onboard. This has caused some consternation among portions of the gaming public who feel that 8GB of video RAM is simply not enough in 2025. This point of view is somewhat elitist and
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Regular readers will probably know this already, but AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs are quite good at machine learning workloads. The company's FSR 4 AI-powered upscaler delivers excellent results, much closer to NVIDIA's DLSS in terms of image quality versus previous iterations of the technology. AMD isn't done trying to reverse...
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AMD is making a splash at Computex this week. In addition to formally introducing the Radeon RX 9060 XT, a mainstream GPU that it claims is the "world's best" GPU for under $350, it's also rolling out a new round of Ryzen Threadripper processors. And rather than go with a staggered release, AMD lifted the curtain on...
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As promised several weeks ago, AMD made some key gaming product announcements during its 2025 Computex keynote, the highlight of which is the launch of its Radeon RX 9060 XT. As expected, it's coming in two flavors—one with 16GB of GDDR6 memory and a second SKU with 8GB of GDDR6 memory. Let the mainstream GPU wars...
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Boy, it sure seems like it's the early 2010s again, with "thin" being all the rage. Along with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and the iPhone 17 Air, the war for thinness has been reignited. The redesigned Razer Blade 14 laptop is the latest entrant to this proverbial fight, packing GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs and top-tier...
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Folks, we're living in some strange and wild times. Don't worry, we're not diving into politics or anything like that—we know how to say in our lane, which is technology. And as it relates to tech, the latest market share results by Mercury Research highlight some interesting and unexpected trends, most of which are...
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AMD's "AMD Gaming" account just dropped a spicy little teaser on Xwitter reminding everyone about its May 20th Computex conference—and in the process, all but confirming the Radeon RX 9060 XT. The post features a sleek, compact dual-fan GPU render with a single 8-pin power connector. There's a disclaimer saying it's...
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At this point, it's not much of a secret that AMD is getting ready to introduce a new round of Ryzen Threadripper processors, with the upcoming 9000WX series of high-end desktop (HEDT) chips based on Zen 5 possibly being revealed at Computex (AMD is planning a livestream event on Tuesday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m. PST /...
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AMD just delivered its biggest Q1 earnings in the history of the company, with revenue increasing 36% year-over-year to $7.44 billion. Even more impressive, AMD's net income tallied $709 billion, for an impressive 47% sequential gain and a mind-boggling 476% jump year-over-year. At this point, AMD is pretty much...
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It's widely anticipated that AMD's next graphics card launch will be the Radeon RX 9060 XT. If the rumors are accurate, the mainstream SKU will offer a more affordable entry into RDNA 4 territory and flesh out a lineup that currently consists of the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070. The question is, will there be one or two models? Despite
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Do you get the feeling that AMD's hardware partners are excited about the pending launch of the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 series? Over the weekend, it came to attention that Gigabyte had added support for the unreleased CPU models to its TRX50 motherboard by way of a new BIOS update, and now ASUS has followed suit...
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Don't look now (or do look), but AMD is coming off a bit of a banner week at Mindfactory, a popular PC parts store in Germany. What's especially interesting is how well AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is selling compared to both its rivals and all other GPUs. Versus the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, AMD's top-performing gaming GPU...
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