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AMD’s next-gen GPUs are set to arrive in early 2025, suggesting a CES reveal
30 Oct

AMD’s next-gen GPUs are set to arrive in early 2025, suggesting a CES reveal

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AMD and NVIDIA could be on a collision course for CES. AMD CEO Lisa Su has confirmed for the first time that the company is set to release its next-gen PC GPUs early next year."In gaming graphics, revenue declined year-over-year as we prepare for a transition to our next-gen Radeon GPUs based on our RDNA 4 architecture," Su told investors on AMD's third-quarter earnings call. "In addition to a strong increase in gaming performance, RDNA 4 delivers significantly higher ray-tracing performance and adds new AI capabilities. We are on track to launch the first RDNA 4 GPUs in early 2025."The…
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AMD’s latest updates address 9000X desktop CPU performance issues
30 Sep

AMD’s latest updates address 9000X desktop CPU performance issues

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After arriving two weeks late, AMD's Ryzen 9000-series desktop processors disappointed some buyers and reviewers due to lackluster performance. Now, the company has addressed those issues with several new updates.The biggest speed brake for Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs was the lack of Windows 11 branch prediction optimizations. For relief, you needed to either wait for Windows 11 24H2 (currently in the release preview channel), or add the optional KB5041587 update. However, AMD announced that the fix is now included by default in both Windows 11 version 23H2 build 22631.44112 or the latest 24H2 builds. That should boost performance by 3-13…
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AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 and Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPUs just received a performance boost
28 Aug

AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 and Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPUs just received a performance boost

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If you own a computer with AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 or Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 series of CPUs, you can now improve their performance. AMD also just announced that it has clarified why these processors’ performance was lacking in the first place. Before we get into that, let’s talk about the update.This Windows optional update is labeled KB5041587, and you can immediately download and install it by opening your Windows Update menu. This development means you don’t have to update your Windows to version 24H2. The performance boosts KB5041587 and version 24H2 offer will be identical. Therefore, you don’t…
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Outdated AMD chips reportedly won’t get a patch for the ‘Sinkclose’ security flaw
11 Aug

Outdated AMD chips reportedly won’t get a patch for the ‘Sinkclose’ security flaw

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AMD has begun releasing updates to patch some — but not all — chips affected by the recently discovered “Sinkclose” security flaw. The vulnerability spotted by researchers at IOActive was revealed in a report from Wired last week, and is said to affect most AMD processors going back to 2006. While AMD’s security team has been working to get some of these systems patched, Tom’s Hardware reports that the Ryzen 1000, 2000 and 3000 series along with the Threadripper 1000 and 2000 won’t get any such updates.The company told Tom’s Hardware that these are among “older products that are outside…
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Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decades
09 Aug

Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decades

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Security researchers have found a vulnerability in AMD processors that has persisted for decades, . This is a fascinating security flaw because it was found in the firmware of the actual chips and potentially allows malware to deeply infect a computer’s memory.The flaw was discovered by , who are calling the AMD-based vulnerability a “Sinkclose" flaw. This potentially allows hackers to run their own code in the most privileged mode of an AMD processor, System Management Mode. This is typically a protected portion of the firmware. The researchers have also noted that the flaw dates back to at least 2006…
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AMD delays Ryzen 9000 chip release for up to two weeks to address quality issues
25 Jul

AMD delays Ryzen 9000 chip release for up to two weeks to address quality issues

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Last month, AMD unveiled the Ryzen 9000 series Zen 5 desktop processors including the 16-core 9950 it called "the world’s most powerful desktop consumer processor." Those chips were set to be released on July 31st, but AMD SVP Jack Huynh announced on X that they'll be delayed up to two weeks "out of an abundance of caution."The company found that initial production units didn't meet quality expectations, so it plans to replace them with fresh units. "The Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X processors will now go on sale on August 8th and the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9…
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AMD unveils Ryzen AI 300 CPUs for Copilot+ laptops
03 Jun

AMD unveils Ryzen AI 300 CPUs for Copilot+ laptops

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Microsoft's Copilot+ initiative for super-charged AI PCs is becoming more of a reality at Computex 2024. Today, AMD announced its next major chip platforms, Ryzen AI 300 for notebooks and Ryzen 9000 for desktops, which respectively target beefier laptop AI performance and fast gaming on desktops. Notably, Ryzen AI 300 chips feature a revamped neural processing unit (NPU) with 50 TOPS (tera operations per second) of AI performance, more than three times AMD's previous laptop hardware. The new desktop processors, meanwhile, are reportedly 16 percent faster than their predecessors when it comes to overall performance.The key takeaway from these announcements…
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