AMD’s best gaming CPU is now an even better deal
Intel revealed what it is calling the “best gaming CPU ever” last week with the Core i9-9900K. That chip is selling for $580, and...
Intel derailed its i9-9900K launch with 2 unforced errors
The i9-9900K is upon us, along with the rest of Intel’s 9th-gen Core CPUs. The company revealed its Coffee Lake-R processors during an event...
AMD marches out new Athlon, Athlon Pro, and Ryzen Pro desktop processors
Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out its latest processors based on the Zen architecture that will attack the low end of rival Intel’s product...
GPU shipments confirm that the crypto-mining craze is behind us for now
One day, you’ll have the chance to look a young person in the eye and tell them that you lived through the GPU drought...
AMD opens preorders for 2nd-generation Threadripper chips
Advanced Micro Devices said it is taking preorders via 80 online retailers for its 16-core and 32-core second-generation Threadripper processors aimed at fulfilling the...
AMD supplies semi-custom chip for Chinese gaming PC and console
Advanced Micro Devices said it will supply a semi-custom chip for Zhongshan Subor, a Chinese company that will make both a gaming PC and a...
AMD announces 32-core Threadripper CPU, coming in the fall
Advanced Micro Devices has had a pretty good year with its Zen-based processors. The Ryzen line of consumer CPUs (central processing units) has shipped...
AMD CEO says Ryzen processors are 60% of processor revenue
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said in a first-quarter earnings conference call that Ryzen processors now account for 60 percent of the company’s client...
AMD wants to steal more market share with 2nd-generation Ryzen desktop processors
Advanced Micro Devices is launching its second-generation Ryzen desktop chips today with the goal of addressing a much larger swath of the PC processor...
AMD releases first Ryzen-Vega combo chips for desktops
Advanced Micro Devices released the first Ryzen chips that combine graphics with a central processing unit (CPU) for desktop computers. The accelerated processing units...