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We’ve had Ryzen 5000 series processors available for quite some time now, but we have yet to see the launch of AMD’s next-gen Ryzen 5000G APU series. It looks like we won’t have to wait much longer, however, as the product data sheet containing the specs for AMD’s upcoming APUs …

AMD has submitted a new patch to AMKFD revealing the L1, L2, and L3 cache specifications of the Navi 23 GPU, the upcoming Ryzen “Van Gogh” APUs, and the “Aldebaran” Compute Accelerator. The last note added by AMD to the AMKFD (via @Kepler_L2), a Linux HSA kernel driver for AMD …

This is the third RX 6700 XT we've reviewed, but can it compete with the Sapphire Nitro+?

Finalwire has recently launched a new beta update for AIDA64 Extreme introducing support for multiple unannounced Nvidia RTX 30 series and AMD Radeon RX 6000 series SKUs.  As per the patch notes of AIDA64 Extreme 6.32.5659 Beta, this version added information on the RTX 3050 laptop GPU and the desktop …

How good is the RX 6700 XT when given the Sapphire Nitro+ treatment?

The new PassMark CPU rankings are out and a surprising entry has risen to second place. Based on PassMark CPU benchmark results, the Apple M1 is able to outperform AMD's Ryzen 5 series processors and the newly launched Intel 11th Gen Core series with just one exception – the Core …

It has been a couple of years since NZXT first began shipping motherboards, starting with the N7 Z370 in 2018. Since then, NZXT has continued to release Intel-based motherboards, leaving the AMD market untouched. That changes today, with NZXT announcing the new N7 B550, built for AMD Ryzen processors.  Due …

While AMD has not announced the non-XT RX 6700 graphics card, it is undoubtedly coming. The latest leak comes from PowerColor, showing a press image of the upcoming RX 6700 Fighter graphics card. The packaging leak also confirms that the RX 6700 will have a 6GB version.  The press shots …

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Besides a multitude of fixes, AMD's latest Radeon Software 21.3.1 driver also comes with some new improvements for Radeon Boost and Radeon Anti-Lag, as well as a new stress test to ensure all of your settings are stable.  With the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.3.1 driver, users can …

The Radeon RX 6700 XT officially launched this week, targeting PC gamers looking to play at 1440p resolution. As we know though, this isn't the end for AMD's series of RDNA 2 based graphics cards. Another 1080p gaming focused graphics card is also due and according to leaks this week, …

Since Nvidia announced plans to limit crypto-mining performance on GeForce graphics cards, many have wondered if AMD might do something similar. We got our answer this week, with AMD stating it has no plans to limit any kind of work load with its graphics cards. 

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AMD's RX 6700 XT is here - let's see how it compares to the RTX 3070/3060 Ti

This week, AMD has announced its new Ryzen 5000 PRO series of mobile processors, complete with Zen 3 cores and AMD's security feature set to provide “leadership performance and enterprise-class security solutions”.  According to Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager of the client business unit at AMD, distributed work environments …

AMD has officially introduced its new server processor series using Zen 3 cores. Designed to set the new standard for server processors, the 3rd generation of EPYC CPUs offer the best per-core performance and extend the series leadership in per-socket performance.

The first Radeon RX 6700 XT mining benchmarks have started to appear, bringing good news for gamers and not-so-good news for crypto currency miners. According to this first batch of tests, the RX 6700 XT will have a lower hash rate compared to the older RX 5700 XT. These benchmarks …

As we get closer to the launch of the Radeon RX 6700 XT, more performance benchmarks have leaked early. Last week, we saw ray-tracing and 1440p benchmarks up against the RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti. Now this week, we have a fresh batch of RX 6700 XT benchmarks via …

We're all painfully aware of the current GPU stock situation, with shortages impacting both Nvidia's RTX 30 series and AMD's Radeon RX 6900 and RX 6800 series cards. We've got another AMD launch coming up soon – the Radeon RX 6700 XT and early reports indicate that supply will still …

Last month, AMD representatives asked for help to resolve USB connectivity issues found on 500-series motherboards. After investigating these issues, it seems a fix has finally been found and it should be included with the new AGESA 1.2.0.2 firmware update next month.  Since the release of AMD 500-series motherboards, a number …

While AMD hasn't announced its upcoming Ryzen 5000G APUs yet, early engineering samples are appearing in online auctions. Over on eBay, someone is attempting to sell an engineering sample of the Ryzen 3 5300G APU, the listing even links to a video with performance benchmarks, giving us an idea of …

AMD is currently fleshing out the RX 6000 series of GPUs based on RDNA 2, but as we know, RDNA 3 is already on the way. We may have our first hint towards RDNA 3 this week, with a notable leaker finding references to multiple “Nashira” GPUs.  Roland Quandt of …

While AMD's latest generation graphics cards all support hardware acceleration for ray-tracing, the company has not revealed ray-tracing performance numbers during launch events. In the case of the RX 6700 XT, ray-tracing performance numbers have leaked early. 

We're still a week away from the release of AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, but some new benchmark leaks have given us an early idea of what performance to expect in OpenCL and Vulkan games.  Two Geekbench 5 database entries were spotted by @TUM_APISAK. The benchmarks were run on …

Since AMD announced the Radeon RX 6700 XT, we've been wondering when we might expect to see the non-XT version. As it turns out, the launch might not be too far behind, as board partners have begun listing custom-cooled versions of the RX 6700.  Not much is known officially about …

We've known for a while now that MSI plans to roll out a BIOS update for its motherboards introducing Smart Access Memory (SAM) support to Ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs. Now, this BIOS update is officially available, adding SAM for older CPUs and some small performance improvements for Ryzen 5000 series …

AMD has officially announced that it will host a virtual launch event next week to announce new EPYC processors.

It looks like Microsoft will have a new Surface Laptop out soon. According to sources, the Surface Laptop 4 will be coming in April, complete with both Intel and AMD configuration options.  The Surface Laptop 4 will include Ryzen 4000 mobile series CPUs, not the more expensive Ryzen 5000 mobile …

A new tool to test the settings of AMD Curve Optimizer has been released. Developed by “sp00n.82” from the ComputerBase community, the new tool tests the AMD Curve Optimizer settings by doing multiple 1-core runs of Prime95 and reports any errors that might occur during testing. According to the developer, …

Asus will launch three custom-cooled versions of the RX 6700 XT. The line-up of Asus Radeon RX 6700 XT cards was designed to offer a suitable solution for each type of gamer, whether they want a compact graphics card such as the Dual model, a reliable and durable solution like the TUF …