Posts Tagged ‘AMD’
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AMD Launches Radeon HD 8900M Series – 8970M Set To Take Mobile Performance Crown
1 CommentsPosted by Luke Hill on May 15, 2013 under Graphics, Notebook
With gamers and enthusiasts still a crucial part of AMD's mobile GPU strategy, the California-based semiconductor company has launched HD 8900M - a series of products which it touts to include the "wo... more. -
APU13 in November will help you bridge platforms
0 CommentsPosted by Harrison on April 30, 2013 under Event
While the advent of Quad HD TV might provide one of the biggest challenges to console gaming in the coming years, there seems little doubt that having a single code platform might be one of the bigges... more. -
AMD chips discounted early at ARIA PC
0 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on April 26, 2013 under CPU
Next Monday is the official day that AMD will be running our price drops on a whole host of chips, but ARIA has jumped the gun and offered up big discounts for two CPUs in the Piledriver lineup, knock... more. -
AMD 7990 Malta engineering sample auction closes at $96,100
2 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on April 22, 2013 under Graphics
PC hardware enthusiasts have always been about bleeding edge performance. Overclocks, voltage mods, extreme cooling, it's all part of PC aficionado's arsenal. However, while we all know that keeping ... more. -
Ultra low price 760G boards move to support FX challenge
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on April 7, 2013 under CPU, Motherboard
One of KitGuru's bugbears has been AMD's consistency in releasing processors that may well be appealing - but then burying them under the weight of a mainboard that costs more than the chip. Now it se... more. -
Aria PC launches GPU deals to celebrate Bioshock Infinite launch
0 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on March 26, 2013 under Graphics
While I'm sure I wasn't the only one that stayed up late last night playing Irrational's new Bioshock Infinite, some of you may be waiting till you can afford a new high end GPU so you can appreciate ... more. -
Asus brings a bottle of DirectCU II to the 7790 party
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on March 25, 2013 under Graphics
As any Guru of the Kit knows, your performance parts are only as good as the cooling solution you provide to take the excess energy away from the vital components. From its new-found position as 'Numb... more. -
Is the AMD FX 6300 the best CPU under £100?
0 CommentsPosted by faith on March 16, 2013 under Channel, CPU
With so much emphasis on Intel's amazing 'k' series chips, it's easy to lose track of the fact that most systems sold in the USA and Western Europe, actually use something that costs far less. The lat... more. -
Roy Taylor and Never Settle impacts nVidia
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on March 13, 2013 under Channel, Graphics
The appointment of Roy Taylor, former nVidia VP for global graphics sales, was reported on KitGuru first. At the time, we could see the significance of AMD CSO John Byrne's team selection - but ... more. -
Nvidia cards struggling with AMD hair tech in Tomb Raider
2 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on March 7, 2013 under Gaming, Graphics
We talked about AMD's new TressFX hair technology last week, showing of what it's capable of doing and debuting the fact that it would see its first outing in the new Tomb Raider game. Well now that g... more. -
AMD takes component marketing to the Max
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on March 4, 2013 under APU, Channel, CPU, Event, Graphics, Interviews
The days of building a slightly better mouse trap and waiting for the customers to bang down your door are gone. These days, marketing is everything. Ahead of CeBIT 2013 and the showcasing of its late... more. -
Shocking pace of change – Moor Insights to follow
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on March 4, 2013 under Channel
Having VP-ed at the highest levels in the tech industry, Patrick Moorhead has now started his own consultancy and he came over to Monte Carlo to share his latest insights with an eager crowd of EMEA's... more. -
AMD’s new Communications VP, Taylor made?
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on February 28, 2013 under APU, Channel, CPU, Graphics
Seems like we can't open our inboxes without more news about AMD re-vamping its internal structure. The latest appointment put John Taylor (no relation to Roy, or so we're told) into the communication... more. -
AMD shows off new hair processing technique
0 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on February 27, 2013 under Development, Gaming
Since we all saw Final Fantasy: Spirits Within and were treated to the flowing individual strands of hair found on the protagonist, it's been a long wait for the same thing in our video games (no? Jus... more. -
ASRock 990FX Extreme9 Motherboard Review
4 CommentsPosted by Luke Hill on February 18, 2013 under Highlights 2, Motherboard
ASRock's latest addition to their 990FX series of AMD motherboards, the 990FX Extreme9, aims to occupy the company's AM3+ top spot alongside the Fatal1ty Professional board. With premium power ... more. -
Former AMD CEO fires Slingshot at Intel
1 CommentsPosted by faith on February 15, 2013 under General Tech
You might not have heard of Lauren Villagran, graduate of Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism with a background that includes Associated Press and CBS, but she's the lady that's helped... more. -
Begin an embedded development business with AMD for $199
0 CommentsPosted by Harrison on January 29, 2013 under APU, Channel
The future is embedded - or so we're being told. From AMD to Intel, the word on the street is that everything should have some kind of computer in it - and all of them should be connected. If the enti... more. -
Will nVidia pick up VP Bob Feldstein’s legal expenses?
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on January 24, 2013 under General Tech
It is now a matter of public record that nVidia VP Bob Feldstein and 3 others have been named by AMD in an action filed in Massachusetts. But KitGuru wonders who will be paying the legal expenses? ... more. -
OcUK Titan 8350a King Cobra MK2 (3.6GHz FX-8120 / 2GB Radeon 7850)
6 CommentsPosted by Luke Hill on January 11, 2013 under Gaming Rig, Highlights
The first system to hit our labs in 2013 is OverclockersUK's Titan 8350a King Cobra MK2. Featuring an overclocked octa-core processor from AMD and a 2GB Radeon HD 7850, can the Titan 8350a King Co... more. -
AMD Richland A10 6800k Vs Haswell GT3 – graphics performance analysed
7 CommentsPosted by Jules on January 8, 2013 under APU, CPU, Event, Graphics
Both Intel and AMD have been puffing out their collective chests when it comes to graphics in the integrated market. It's the one area where AMD has consistently beaten Intel in recent years. It's an ... more. -
Acid test for Byrne-effect as AMD prepares Q4 results
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on December 29, 2012 under APU, Channel
As the Dragon's Den is always telling us, life is all about revenue. Sure, profit is important, but you can always adjust your cost base to suit a particular business model and, thereby, improve your ... more. -
Cyberpower Gaming Battalion 502 Windows 8 PC Review (FX 4170 / Radeon 7770)
3 CommentsPosted by Luke Hill on December 26, 2012 under Gaming Rig, Highlights V
Cyberpower has always tended to the needs of every gamer with its pre-configured systems. Targeting mid-range gamers with a tighter budget, does the Cyberpower Gaming Battalion 502 PC have what it... more. -
Intel/AMD nowhere to be seen as Acer/Asus ramp up tablets
0 CommentsPosted by Harrison on December 26, 2012 under Android, Apple, Tablet PC
It's not often that a company can say that they made an entire class of products viable, single handedly. IBM did it with the PC, Apple with the tablet and Asus with the netbook. Sometimes the new cla... more. -
Sapphire Vapor-X CPU Cooler Review
8 CommentsPosted by Luke Hill on November 30, 2012 under Cooling, Highlights
Renowned for enthusiast-grade graphics cards that push the boundaries of performance, Sapphire is on the hunt for success with the company's first ever CPU cooler - the Vapor-X. Utilising vapour... more. -
AMD to lease back own home for $200m extra cash
1 CommentsPosted by Harrison on November 28, 2012 under Channel, CPU
While Brits are content with sending family gold off to a smelter in order to reap some much needed cash for the Xmas/new Year period, AMD is think about hocking assets on a significantly larger scale... more. -
Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Plus Cooler Review
2 CommentsPosted by Henry Butt on November 26, 2012 under Cooling, Highlights V
Today we are going to look at one of Arctic's low profile CPU coolers ... the Alpine 64 Plus, which is designed to be used exclusively with AMD processors. This makes it ideal for use in small for... more. -
Has AMD taken 2 years to follow nVidia’s footsteps?
1 CommentsPosted by Jules on October 29, 2012 under APU, Channel, CPU, Graphics
At CES in January 2011, Jen Hsun gave a big speech about the fruits from Project Denver, the idea of nVidia working with another company to incorporate important CPU technologies that the graphics gia... more. -
Exclusive Natasha Sampson interview reveals Radeon RAMDisk secrets
3 CommentsPosted by Jules on October 26, 2012 under Highlights, Memory
Most of the noise around the AMD brand recently has focused on the low share price, the redundancies and the company's overall prospects for the future. Today, we're taking a look at one of its recent... more. -
Will nVidia have discrete desktop graphics to itself within 5 years?
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on October 24, 2012 under Graphics
For years, nVidia has enjoyed a huge lead in workstation graphics. No secret. Quadro brings in serious profit. The connection from workstation to desktop was tenuous - as both had very different brand... more. -
New Radeon drivers to increase performance ‘significantly’
0 CommentsPosted by Harrison on October 22, 2012 under Graphics
Working in the AMD graphics team, right now, must be one of the most bizarre experiences in the world. While departments are scrambling everywhere to deal with the company's new focus into non-PC spac... more.
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