AMD releases open-source GIM driver aimed at GPU virtualization, support for mainstream Radeon GPUs coming later
In continued efforts to open-source its software stack, AMD has made its GIM driver open-source for developers, according to Phoronix. The driver is used for virtualization with AMD’s Instinct accelerators, but could be coming to Radeon desktop GPUs in the future, according to an AMD roadmap. The AMD GPU-IOV (GIM)
Unreleased AMD RX 6500 surfaces: a 2022-era budget chip for our 2025 GPU woes
Chinese graphics card manufacturer Zephyr (via 孤城Hardware) has launched the Radeon RX 6500, a never-before-seen graphics card from AMD. While the Radeon RX 6500 is unlikely to beat any of the best graphics cards today, the Navi 24-powered graphics card might be a good solution for some budget gamers. The
AMD takes $800M haircut as US gov’t cuts off China’s AI GPU supply
The U.S. recently issued fresh restrictions on AI chip exports to China and other countries, further reducing the maximum allowable performance that manufacturers like Nvidia and AMD can deliver to their customers in the affected regions. Because of this, AMD reported in an SEC filing that it might suffer “charges
AMD teases its first 2nm chip, EPYC ‘Venice’ fabbed on TSMC N2 node — also announces USA production of current-gen chips
In a rather unexpected turn of events, AMD announced late on Monday that it had obtained its first 2nm-class silicon, a core complex die (CCD) for its 6th Generation EPYC ‘Venice’ processor, which is expected to launch next year. The Venice CCD is the industry’s first HPC CPU design to be
AMD quietly announces Ryzen 8000HX series — Dragon Range Refresh arrives to replace AMD’s top laptop CPUs
AMD has officially announced its Ryzen 8000HX Series of mobile CPUs today, intended for gaming and other high-end applications. Codenamed Dragon Range Refresh, the chips serve as a refresh of AMD’s Ryzen 7000HX family, AMD’s highest-performance laptop CPU line that has been in production since mid-2023. Coming in four unique
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X hits all-time low price
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D are the best gaming CPUs around, but both of those cost well over $400 and are often out of stock. What if you’re planning a PC Build that’s more budget-conscious? The Ryzen 5 9600X is a great choice for mid-range gaming and
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 dominates as the “most powerful” APU on the market, but its competition is questionable
AMD has published official benchmarks for the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU It demonstrates a clear lead over the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V The tests were conducted in LM Studio with various LLMs Official benchmarks have backed up the “Strix Halo” AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395’s performance as the
Qualcomm debuts new Snapdragon G handheld gaming PC chips to compete with Intel and AMD
Qualcomm expanded its Snapdragon G series with three new gaming chips targeting handheld devices. The trio, consisting of the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, and Snapdragon G1 Gen 2, will power the next generation of offerings from OEMs, including Ayaneo, OneXPlayer, and Retroid Pocket. The Snapdragon G3
OptiScaler mod adds AMD FSR 4 support to DLSS-supporting games
AMD’s 4th Generation FidelityFX Super Resolution image upscaling technology with frame generation is a very promising feature of the company’s latest Radeon RX 9000-series, but for now it is officially supported by a limited number of games. Nonetheless, modders have found a way to add FSR 4 to any game
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT performance estimates leaked: 42% to 66% faster than Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AMD reportedly held a press briefing and disclosed more information about its upcoming Radeon RX 9000-series graphics processors as well as the RDNA 4 architecture. Perhaps the most important part was the disclosure of AMD’s official performance numbers of the new Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card that appeared to
