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AMD has been doing extremely well in the CPU market over the last couple of years, as the launch of the Zen architecture brought some much needed competition back to the forefront. We are currently awaiting the launch of Zen 2, which will push AMD CPUs over to the 7nm …

Over the last year or so, there have been plenty of rumours swirling about the next generation of consoles from both Sony and Microsoft. At this point, insiders have given us a rough idea of Microsoft’s plans but we still know very little about the PlayStation 5. Over the weekend, …

A few weeks ago, the first PlayStation 5 rumours began popping up on the web. At the time, it was brushed off due to a few outlandish claims, such as a potential 2018 launch window, but some additional fuel was added to the fire this week. For starters, Sony has …

After spearheading development on AMD's Zen architecture and a brief stint at Tesla, chip designer Jim Keller is heading to Intel.

AMD has officially responded with a technical assessment of the vulnerabilities published by CTS Labs' last week.

AMD began kicking off its Ryzen 2000 series roll out last month with the launch of its two Raven Ridge APUs. However, we are still waiting on the new series of CPUs to land, featuring the refined Zen+ architecture built on the 12nm process. These CPUs will be heading our …

Earlier this year, AMD debuted its CPU roadmap for 2018, kicking off with two new Ryzen 2000-series APUs, followed by new Ryzen CPUs based on the Zen+ architecture. We’ve seen the APUs already, so now it is only a matter of time before the new CPUs hit the market. That …

AMD’s Ryzen CPUs have been a huge success throughout 2017 but it is time to start looking towards the company’s plans for next year. AMD has said in the past that we will see a Zen 1 refresh before the jump to Zen 2 architecture, and now it looks like …

Back in September, we reported that XMA was preparing to launch Viglen PCs in to the UK retail channel. Systems were on show at the EGX gaming event at the NEC and were well received by gamers. Now a full range of systems has appeared on eBuyer. How much impact …

AMD's Raven Ridge APU launch appears to be getting close, with HP amongst the first laptop makers to pick up the Ryzen 5 2500U with Vega graphics.

AMD promises to "keep the pressure on" with future Ryzen CPUs.

We heard back in May that AMD was already preparing for the jump to 7nm CPUs in time for ‘Zen 2’ and ‘Zen 3’ some time in the next few years but it seems that the company is beginning to open up about the difficulties getting there. In an interview …

AMD has a huge hole in its portfolio, it spans the height above its Ryzen 7 HEDT CPUs all the way up to Naples, the 32-core, 64-thread behemoth it plans to release for datacenter-class computing, and while we’d heard reports it was reserved for lighter server SKUs, it seems that …

Right now, AMD is busy preparing its next set of APUs, currently known as ‘Raven Ridge’. These are said to be the first based on the Zen architecture and now, it seems like the hardware is edging closer to being ready. This week, a Raven Ridge APU has been spotted …

2017 has been a very busy year for AMD already, but the company still has quite a bit to reveal to us from behind the scenes and some of that information may be coming as soon as next week. Earlier today, invites started going out for an AMD event on …

Following on from the first RX Vega benchmark leak earlier this week, a Linux graphics driver patch has released, in which traces of the GPUs specs have been found. Cracking open the driver and scrolling through its many, many lines of code reveals the number of shader engines, compute units, …

AMD has announced its Ryzen 5 processors which will be launched and on shelves from April 11th 2017 in the form of two 4C8T parts and two 6C12T SKUs. Pricing will range from $169 to $249 USD, with the Ryzen 5 flagship 6C12T 1600X featuring a Precision Boost clock frequency …

Now that AMD has worked its way through the Zen architecture launch with its mainstream Ryzen processors, the company can now start turning its attention to other markets. It has been around a year since we first heard whispers of AMD’s lofty ambitions for Zen in the server/datacentre market but …

AMD is back with a bang in the processor market. Is a 4.1GHz-capable 8C16T CPU for £490 too good to be true?

Kitguru has the pricing, we have had a hands on. Is 2017 THE COMEBACK OF AMD?

AMD has confirmed that it will be launching its new-generation CPUs, called Ryzen, in early March this year, giving us our first real concrete launch date for the technology. We were previously told to expect the new chips in the first quarter of this year, but now we know for …

AMD kicked off its New Horizon event this evening, giving us our best look at the company’s next flagship desktop processor yet. For starters, the official name for AMD’s next CPU is ‘Ryzen’ but AMD had much more to show off, including some performance demos putting Ryzen up against an …

Announced at the tail end of November, AMD’s New Horizon event to show off its upcoming Zen CPU architecture takes place later today, 13th December. Although attendance will be restricted, any and all can view online. If you’d like to check in on the livestream, make sure to be ready …

In just one week, we will be getting our best look at AMD’s upcoming Zen processors yet at the ‘New Horizon’ event, just before the rumoured January launch. However, Zen will be just one element, we will also be getting a good look at the new X370 chipset and some …

Earlier this year, we got our first look at AMD’s Summit Ridge/Zen 8-core desktop processor thanks to an engineering sample leak. However, the SKUs floating around at the time were still a bit off from being the final consumer spec. However, as we get closer to the Q1 2017 launch, …

AMD has already announced that it will be missing the 2016 launch window for its new processors built on the Zen architecture. However, we won’t have to wait long for them to appear in 2017 as reports claim that AMD will be launching its new CPUs at CES in January, …

AMD is gearing up to launch the Zen architecture next year and while plenty of PC enthusiasts have their eyes peeled to see what AMD brings to the table, it looks like Apple may also want in on the action. This week, rumours came to light claiming that the Apple’s …

We have already heard a little bit about AMD’s new AM4 platform, which launched just recently for OEMs. However, we have yet to see the socket on any high-end motherboards. Fortunately, if this week’s reports are to be believed, we now have an idea of when to expect high-end AM4 …

Intel’s upcoming refresh of its CPU line up, currently codenamed Kaby Lake, will only work with Windows 10 PCs and will not function on the likes of Windows 7 or 8.1. That means if you want to stick to those older versions of the Microsoft OS, you better avoid buying …

Just last week we finally saw some performance numbers for Zen in an unofficial leak from the Ashes of Singularity database. Now this week, AMD has given us our first official look at performance for its 8 Core/16 Thread Zen CPU up against an Intel Core i7 6900k, a similarly …