AMD revealed last week that Ryzen CPU owners could expect a performance upgrade in games after updating to Windows 11 24H2, an update that is still currently in testing amongst Windows Insiders. At the time, AMD said it was working with Microsoft to get the new code optimisations into Windows sooner and now, that update has arrived.
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We're back with the next wave of Ryzen 9000 reviews, starting with the 12-core 9900X
Read More »AMD releases Fluid Motion Frames 2 Preview driver
This week, AMD has launched the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Technical Preview, finally bringing AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 to the masses. AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) is AMD's answer to DLSS Frame Generation for Radeon GPUs. At this time, AFMF 2 is only officially supported on Radeon RX …
Read More »AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 powered ASUS Zenbook S 16 OLED Review
The Zenbook 16 OLED from Asus features the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with on device AI processing capabilities
Read More »Computex 2024: MSI reveals range of X870 motherboards for Ryzen 9000
At Computex this week, AMD officially announced its first wave of Zen 5 processors, including the Ryzen 9000 series processors for desktops, and the Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) APUs for laptops. As a result of new desktop chips arriving, motherboard makers are also supporting AMD's launch with new X870 …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Strix Point APUs could release as soon as August
An Aoostar representative might have revealed the release month for the AMD Strix Point CPUs. When asked about the release of its next-gen Ryzen PC, the company's employee answered that it was estimated to be released in October, but bigger OEMs would get them sooner, pointing to August. As noted …
Read More »Microsoft teams up with AMD to power Azure AI services
At Microsoft Build, AMD demonstrated its latest advancements in AI computing with several key new announcements. For starters, Microsoft is using AMD's technology, namely Instinct MI300X GPUs and ROCm software to power AI workloads. The AMD Instinct MI300X has been deployed in Microsoft Azure servers to power OpenAI services like …
Read More »AMD Ryzen AI 165 Strix Point APU emerges
Following the spotting of the unannounced Ryzen AI 9 HX170, another leaker now mentions a different Ryzen CPU with the same naming scheme. This new APU is the “Strix Point” Ryzen AI 165. The AMD Zen 5 product series summary shared by Golden Pig Upgrade (via @harukaze5719) provides new details …
Read More »Asus lists new laptops powered by unannounced AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170
Asus recently listed some of its upcoming VivoBook S16 laptops featuring an unannounced 12-core AMD CPU. Based on the information so far, it would appear that AMD is positioning itself to launch a new line of ‘Ryzen AI' processors for laptops. As shared by @harukaze5719, AMD is apparently altering its …
Read More »First AMD Ryzen 9050 series APU benchmark spotted
We've seen plenty of pre-release CPU benchmarks over the years thanks to public benchmark databases. Most recently, the first Ryzen 9050 APU appeared in one such database, giving us a promising look at its potential. The Geekbench entry spotted by Benchleaks is from an AMD APU with the OPN (product) …
Read More »Homeworld 3 gets revised PC system requirements
While an initial PC system requirement announcement for Homeworld 3 happened last year, the game has gone through a few extra months of development since then. Now, the developers have revealed the revised and final PC system requirements for this long-awaited Space RTS. Homeworld 3 will support ray tracing, but …
Read More »AMD Strix Halo iGPU to outperform RTX 4060 mobile
The AMD Strix Halo is a rumoured upcoming line-up of laptop processors with beefy integrated graphics. According to the latest reports, these processors may offer pretty impressive performance, outperforming current-gen processors and trading blows with GPUs like the RTX 4060 and RTX 4070 for laptops. Based on previous rumours, the …
Read More »AMD will reportedly use RDNA 3.5 iGPUs on Ryzen APUs until 2027
Recent rumours suggest that AMD will keep using RDNA 3.5 (RDNA 3+) integrated graphics on APUs until at least 2027. Although RDNA 3.5 products have yet to be released, it is speculated that they will be launched later this year. The report is from Golden Pig Upgrade (via @harukze5719), claiming …
Read More »New AGESA 1.1.7.0 update enables support for upcoming AMD Granite Ridge CPUs
Asus recently released a BIOS update for two of its motherboards, the ROG Crosshair X670E and ROG Strix X670E. This update brings support for DDR5 memory modules of up to 256GB and the AGESA update 1.1.7.0, which introduces support for the upcoming Zen 5-based Granite Ridge CPUs from AMD. According …
Read More »Ryzen 7800X3D hailed as a ‘game changer’ for esports
One of Counter-Strike 2's first major esports tournaments is set to kick off soon. For each esports tournament, a lot of thought is put together into the setups the players will be using to ensure that all competitors can play the game at the highest frame rates and fidelity settings …
Read More »AMD launches Ryzen 8000G desktop CPUs with Ryzen AI support
Following on from an announcement at CES, today AMD is officially launching its new Ryzen 8000G series of desktop processors, ushering in a new generation of powerful APUs.
Read More »CES 2024: AMD launches RX 7600 XT and new Ryzen desktop CPUs
CES is upon us and AMD is kicking things off with a new round of processors. Not only are we getting the Ryzen 8000G APUs, but new Ryzen 5000 series processors are on the way, solidifying the longevity of the AM4 platform. On the graphics side, AMD is launching the recently rumoured RX 7600 XT.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 26 – Win an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor! (Closed)
We still have a few giveaways left on the KitGuru Advent Calendar. For Day 26, we've teamed up with AMD to give one lucky reader a new Ryzen 7 7700X processor!
Read More »AMD 3D V-Cache RAM disk can read 180GB of data per second
An experiment has shown that using AMD Ryzen processors' 3D V-Cache as a RAM disc is possible. As you might've guessed, such a RAM disc is extremely fast, offering sequential read and write speeds over ten times faster than the best PCIe 5.0 SSDs. The experiment began with an unusual …
Read More »Black Friday 2023: Best PC component deals
Black Friday has arrived - if you are looking around for some new PC upgrades, we've rounded up some of the best deals we've found for CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, RAM, AIO liquid coolers and M.2 SSDs.
Read More »G.Skill unveils Zeta R5 Neo DDR5 memory kits with overclocking for Threadripper 7000
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors and TRX50 chipset motherboards are finally launching and G.Skill is armed and ready with new optimised DDR5 memory for the platform. The new G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo series will offer high-capacity and speedy DDR5 kits for AMD's latest workstation platform. This is the first …
Read More »Overclocked AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX sets new multi-core world record
At the press conference covering the launch of the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000WX series, AMD claimed that the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX would be capable of scoring over 184K points in Cinebench R23 if overclocked. However, it seems AMD underestimated the capabilities of professional overclockers. According to QuasarZone …
Read More »New Cinebench world record set with air-cooled Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX
During AMD's Threadripper 7000 launch event, the media got a glimpse of the platform's capabilities as its flagship CPU shattered many world records in a brief overclocking session. However, the platform's potential is far greater than what was seen. Recently, AMD released benchmark results from their in-house overclocker, Sampson, who …
Read More »AMD is giving away Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora with Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs
AMD's latest game bundle has arrived. If you are picking up a Ryzen processor or Radeon graphics card soon, you'll also get a free code for Ubisoft Massive's new open-world game, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. While Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora didn't garner the best reception during recent media previews, the …
Read More »Cyberpower kicks off Black Friday early with discounts on Nvidia and AMD gaming PCs
The Black Friday deals are kicking off early at Cyberpower this year...
Read More »AMD brings laptop efficiency gains with new Zen 4c processors
Earlier this year, AMD launched the Ryzen 7040U series of processors, packing Zen4 cores for efficient, thin and light laptops. Now, AMD is debuting two more laptop chips, utilising the Zen4c architecture. The Ryzen 7040U series is spearheaded by the Ryzen 7 7840U with 8 cores and 16 threads, followed …
Read More »Qualcomm reveals first Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks up against Intel, AMD and Apple
Last week, Qualcomm officially announced its new 12-core processor for PCs, the Snapdragon X Elite, planned to become available in 2024. Now just one week later, Qualcomm has released the first benchmarks, comparing the chip to competing Intel and AMD laptop processors.
Read More »AMD to launch Ryzen 9 7940HX and 7840HX mobile CPUs later this year
The AMD Ryzen 7045HX series (aka Dragon Range) is a CPU family that blends desktop and mobile characteristics, using Raphael chips in a mobile package. These CPUs bring up to 16 Zen4 cores to gaming laptops, providing a considerable increase in multi-threading performance over the previous generation. Contrary to the …
Read More »Leaked AMD roadmap details Zen 5 and Zen 6 architectures
An apparent presentation leak has been shared online, seemingly detailing AMD's internal plans for its next two Zen architecture versions. This includes codenames, with Zen 5 referred to as Nirvana and Zen 6 referred to as Morpheus. The leak claims to show expected IPC uplift, new features and core counts. …
Read More »AMD Starfield bundle updated to include RX 7700 XT and RX 7800 XT
Back in July, AMD launched the Starfield Ryzen and Radeon bundles, offering up a free copy of Bethesda's latest RPG with purchases of RX 6000 series and RX 7000 series graphics cards, and Ryzen 7000 series processors. When the bundle went live, the RX 7700 XT and RX 7800 XT …
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