VRR Enabled AMD Radeon RX 6000/7000 GPUs Reduce Idle Power Consumption by 81%

VRR Enabled AMD Radeon RX 6000/7000 GPUs Reduce Idle Power Consumption by 81%

People from ComputerBase have benchmarked AMD Radeon RX 6000 and RX 700 series GPUs based on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 GPU architectures. These were power consumption benchmarks rather than typical performance measurements. Their most recent findings show that setting Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) helps reduce AMD Radeon cards’ idle...

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Radeon RX 7900 GRE Will Undoubtedly Introduce the Navi 3X GPU

Radeon RX 7900 GRE Will Undoubtedly Introduce the Navi 3X GPU

It turns out that the mysterious Navi 31 + Navi 32 hybrid GPU that has been in the news for a few weeks is the foundation of the upcoming Radeon RX 7900 GRE (Golden Rabbit Edition). In the shape of a new MCM that combines the 5 nm GCD of...

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Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT GPUs May Launch in September, According to a Leak

Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT GPUs May Launch in September, According to a Leak

More leaks have come from sources in Asia as we approach closer to a potential late summer/early autumn availability window for mid-range AMD Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics cards. According to Benchlife, “in addition to Radeon RX 7900 GRE, AMD and its AIB partners are also preparing two Navi 32...

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Benchmarks for the AMD Radeon RX 7700 and RX 7800 have been leaked.

Benchmarks for the AMD Radeon RX 7700 and RX 7800 have been leaked.

Hardware leaker All_The_Watts!! has made public a set of intriguing 3DMark Time Spy test results that are said to have been generated by pre-production Radeon RX 7700 and Radeon RX 7800 graphics cards (said to be based on Navi 32 GPU variations). The middle ground is notably underrepresented in the...

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AMD intends to release its Radeon RX 7800 and RX 7700 series in September.

AMD intends to release its Radeon RX 7800 and RX 7700 series in September.

With the RX 7800 series and RX 7700 series, AMD intends to bridge the gap between its entry-level Radeon RX 7600 and enthusiast-class RX 7900 XT. An announcement or teaser is anticipated at 2023 Gamescom, which is set for August. Up to four new graphics card SKUs could be revealed,...

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New ASIC-based Radeon RX 7800 XT with Navi 31 GCD on Navi 32 Package?

New ASIC-based Radeon RX 7800 XT with Navi 31 GCD on Navi 32 Package?

The Radeon RX 7000-series from AMD, which has a significant performance gap between the enthusiast-class RX 7900 series and the consumer RX 7600, will benefit greatly from the inclusion of the Radeon RX 7800 XT. The astounding claim made in a report by “Moore’s Law is Dead” is that it...

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Better Cache & VRAM Latency Are Found in AMD Radeon RX 7600 GPU Than RX 7900 XTX

Better Cache & VRAM Latency Are Found in AMD Radeon RX 7600 GPU Than RX 7900 XTX

Last weekend, Chips and Cheese published their extremely thorough analysis of AMD’s Radeon RX 7600 GPU. Jiray, a team member, decided to actually purchase the card since a sample unit wasn’t provided for study. The Radeon RX 7600 received a largely unfavorable reception upon release at the end of last...

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Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 23.2.1: Finally, RX 6000 Series and Older Updates

Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 23.2.1: Finally, RX 6000 Series and Older Updates

The Adrenalin 23.2.1 WHQL driver update for AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series and RX 5000 series was made available today. The drivers add “Forspoken” optimization and “Dead Space” optimization, both of which offer up to 7% performance gains at 4K with an RX 6950 XT GPU (2023). The drivers also...

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When used with AMD Radeon RX 400 and RX 500 “Polaris” GPUs, Forspoken is ineffective.

When used with AMD Radeon RX 400 and RX 500 “Polaris” GPUs, Forspoken is ineffective.

Users on Reddit claim that AMD Radeon RX 400 series and RX 500 series graphics cards based on the “Polaris” graphics architecture are inexplicably unable to run “Forspoken.” The architecture cannot support all of the DirectX 12 feature-level 12 1 API requirements for the game. It’s interesting to note that...

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The 3 GHz barrier is broken by AMD RX 7900 XTX OC, but only in non-gaming workloads.

The 3 GHz barrier is broken by AMD RX 7900 XTX OC, but only in non-gaming workloads.

According to a ComputerBase.de article comparing the overclocking experiences of the RX 7000-series RDNA3 and NVIDIA RTX 40-series “Ada” architectures, AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XTX RDNA3 graphics card does surpass the 3 GHz engine frequency barrier, but not in gaming use-cases. It was discovered that the RX 7900 XTX could...

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