Lenovo lists AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 (non-X) as prebuilt options.

Lenovo lists AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 (non-X) as prebuilt options.

The Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 processors are now available as options for Lenovo’s prebuilt desktops, confirming that they would initially be available only via OEMs. However, OEM-only components from AMD have in the past managed to find their way to retailers, who bought them in trays and...

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Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 22.11.2

Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 22.11.2

The most recent AMD Software Adrenalin drivers were released by AMD. The drivers were probably finalized late last month, which is why they have the version number 22.11.2 rather than anything like 22.12.1 even though they were released in December. The Callisto Protocol, Need for Speed Unbound, and “The Witcher...

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Third-largest Navi 33 and Second-largest Navi 32 Shader Counts for AMD RDNA3 Have Been Leaked

Third-largest Navi 33 and Second-largest Navi 32 Shader Counts for AMD RDNA3 Have Been Leaked

A leak in certain ROCm code, found by Twitter user Kepler L2, revealed the unified shader (stream processor) counts of AMD’s future second- and third-largest GPUs based on the RDNA3 graphics architecture. “Navi 32,” which has a compute unit count of 60, and “Navi 33,” which has 32 compute units,...

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Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 22.11.1 WHQL

Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 22.11.1 WHQL

The AMD Software Adrenalin 22.11.1 WHQL drivers were released by AMD late on Tuesday. With the addition of the WHQL certification, they are virtually identical to the Adrenalin 22.11.1 beta drivers that the business issued on November 16. These drivers add optimization for Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and Marvel’s...

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By the end of December, non-reference AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series RDNA3 will be available.

By the end of December, non-reference AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series RDNA3 will be available.

On December 13, 2022, AMD releases the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT RDNA3 graphics cards. You can purchase one at this time for the MSRP of $899 for the RX 7900 XT and $999 for the RX 7900 XTX. But only reference-design MBA (manufactured by AMD) graphics cards...

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First round of price reductions for AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors, 7950X at $574

First round of price reductions for AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors, 7950X at $574

Following the release of Intel’s 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” and falling demand in the PC component market, AMD Ryzen 7000-series “Zen 4” desktop processors have seen their first round of price reductions on top retailer Newegg. The highest Ryzen 9 7950X 16-core/32-thread CPU is now available at USD $574...

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Ryzen Threadripper “Storm Peak” from AMD with a 96-core/192-thread configuration is released.

Ryzen Threadripper “Storm Peak” from AMD with a 96-core/192-thread configuration is released.

In an effort to compete with Intel, which is believed to release HEDT processors of its own based on “Sapphire Rapids,” AMD will create Ryzen Threadripper processors based on the “Zen 4” architecture. AMD will equip its processors with raw CPU core-count, going as high as 96-core/192-thread, while Intel’s chip...

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Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 22.11.1

Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 22.11.1

The most recent version of the AMD Software Adrenalin drivers was released by AMD today. “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II” have been optimized for version 22.11.1 beta. Additionally, the drivers fix a few problems. Fixed: Prediction lines in “World of Warships” that were missing...

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Detailed PCB and Cooler Design for AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Detailed PCB and Cooler Design for AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Instead of a first-party product with limited availability like the NVIDIA Founders Edition, AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference-design is a traditional reference-design that is marketed by AMD’s add-in board partners under their brand (without sticking their own labels on the product). Internally, reference-design cards are referred to as “MBA...

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AMD Confirms RTX 4080 Direct Competition, Radeon RX 7900 Series Clocks

AMD Confirms RTX 4080 Direct Competition, Radeon RX 7900 Series Clocks

The reference clock speeds of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT RDNA3 graphics cards were confirmed by AMD in their technical presentation. The RTX 4080 (16 GB) from the GeForce RTX 40-series “Ada” was also mentioned for the first time by the manufacturer. This product will debut...

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