Tag Archives: radeon

This month, leaks for AMD's upcoming RX 6600 series graphics cards began to surface and since then, the stream of new information has not stopped. In the latest leak, we get some new information about the GPU die size, memory configurations, PCIe interface and clock speeds.  According to Igor'sLAB, the …

New rumours regarding the specifications of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and RX 6600 XT SKUs have emerged. The specifications were based on AMD engineering samples, which should be relatively close to the final product. According to this Chiphell post (via @9550pro), both the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and the …

AMD's flagship RDNA 2 GPUs have been out for a while now, which means it is time to start looking ahead to the next generation. AMD is currently working on its RDNA 3 GPU architecture, and according to early leaks, we can expect at least a 40% performance improvement. 

Sapphire is back with an even faster Radeon RX 6900 XT. The new Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition is launching today, with faster out-of-box overclocks, pushing the GPU up to 2365MHz.

Last week, when AMD released the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1, the patch notes included a slew of upgrades, features, and optimisations, but as it turns out, there was another sneaky improvement that we weren't told about. Reportedly, the new driver also improves GPU power consumption, reducing it by as much …

Today AMD is releasing Radeon Software Adrenaline 21.4.1, complete with enhanced features including remote gaming functionality, customisation capabilities and better streaming and system monitoring tools. 

Earlier this week, AMD officially announced the Ryzen 5000G series of processors with integrated Radeon graphics. For now, these processors are only going to be available to OEMs making pre-built PCs, but later this year, the DIY market should be able to get their hands on them too. Following on …

In August 2020, we came across an alleged AMD roadmap introducing multiple new architectures, such as “Warhol” and “Cezanne”. Over time, these names have been revealed as official, bringing some legitimacy to last year's leak. Now in an updated roadmap, we also have some details on an upcoming “Raphael” series …

The first images have emerged of Lenovo's RX 6900 XT Legion graphics card. Set to be used in the company's pre-built gaming systems, this custom card is a thick unit, with a triple-slot cooler and an overall design that is highly reminiscent of AMD's Radeon VII. As reported by VideoCardz, …

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

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 …

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. 

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. 

Late 2020 saw the release of three RX 6800-series graphics cards, so it was only a matter of time until RDNA 2 trickled down to the mid-range. That's what AMD announced today, in the form of the new RX 6700 XT graphics card. Targeting 1440p gamers, this new GPU is set to launch on March 18 with an MSRP of $479. Here we go over everything we know so far...

AMD is allegedly preparing to launch two variants of the Radeon RX 6700 XT. Expected to release at the same time, the two variants of the card will feature different TGPs and presumably clock speeds. An April launch date is also hinted at. 

It looks like the next batch of Radeon GPUs are launching in one month's time...

Back when AMD announced the Radeon RX 6000 series, the company mentioned that it would introduce an alternative to Nvidia DLSS for its products. Named Super Resolution, this AI upscaling technology is apparently coming out in March, alongside an update to Radeon Boost.

Another EEC listing containing the Radeon RX 6700 XT has been spotted. This time, the listing has been made by ASRock and contains two other GPUs: the Radeon RX 6600 XT and the Radeon RX 6700.

There's a new rumour regarding the release date of the AMD Radeon RX 6700 series, which includes both the Radeon RX 6700 and the Radeon RX 6700XT graphics cards. Apparently, the mid-range AMD graphics cards will launch by the end of Q1 2021, suggesting that both cards will be available in March.

References for a few unannounced AMD GPUs were discovered over on the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) this week. So far, we know that two of these are new Navi GPUs, while the third is a new listing mentioning a Nashira Point GPU.  AMD's current line-up of Radeon graphics card only …

It looks like the AMD reference design versions of the RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 are going to be short lived. These triple-fan reference cooler designs sold out very quickly after launch and apparently, they are already being discontinued.  Cowcotland first reported that AMD has discontinued …

As part of the RX 6000 GPU launch, AMD has been delivering ‘partner showcases' showing off new and upcoming PC games running on RDNA 2 hardware. The latest shows off Far Cry 6, which will feature DirectX Ray Tracing and will include support for a few other FidelityFX features.  The …

Now that the Radeon RX 6800 series has launched, the rumour mill has started to focus more on the Radeon RX 6700 series. The latest rumours detail some specifications of the Navi 22 XT and Navi 22 XTL GPUs, including the memory capacity and TGP. According to new information from Patrick …

Following the announcement that Nvidia is developing a Smart Access Memory alternative, AMD has released a statement sharing new information about its technology. According to the company, Smart Access Memory won't be supported on older hardware, but AMD is welcoming other hardware vendors to use it.

As the release of the Radeon RX 6000 series comes closer, leaks and early details have begun frequently coming out. This time, it's regarding the overclocking potential of the Radeon RX 6800, which should also extend to the Radeon RX 6800XT and the RX 6900XT.

We are one month away from AMD's official unveiling for the next generation of Radeon graphics cards. So far, there have been very few leaks, but things are beginning to turn around. This week, a specification table showed up on Newegg's official blog, giving us an idea of what to …

Just yesterday, we learned that specifications for upcoming Radeon Navi GPUs had leaked. Now, a new Linux OpenGL driver stack might have given us more information, including the codename for another unannounced AMD GPU.   AMD's Linux OpenGL driver stack (Mesa 20.03-devel) added support for a new GPU codenamed Dimgrey Cavefish. In …

We are roughly six weeks away from AMD's RX 6000 launch, but AMD is bringing the teasers early - this time with an unveiling of the new RX 6000 GPU cooler design.