Tagged: AMD

09/03/2018

Cryptocurrency Mining Is Hurting Research, As Well As the PC Building Community

Aaron Parsons is on a quest to discover the first stars that formed in our Universe around 13 billion years ago. Unfortunately, one big hurdle that is getting in his way is cryptocurrency mining. The craze for mining cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and bitcoins is draining the market of GPUs...

Life & Style / Technology

07/02/2018

What the 2018 CES tells us about upcoming laptop trends

Every year we see more and more laptops in the consumer electronics show. The newer laptops have made tablets a thing of the past with the present form factors. It seems that laptops are trying to get more into the mobile and ultraportable segment instead of the powerhouse segment, which...

Technology

08/03/2017

Qualcomm announces 48-core ARM CPU to run Microsoft Windows Server

At the Open Computing Summit, Qualcomm came out with a significant partnership with the software giant, Microsoft that shook the entire server industry. Not only did Qualcomm create new server designs, but they also have come up with a completely new SoC or System-on-a-Chip named Centriq 2400 that can run...

Technology

03/03/2017

What you need to know about Ryzen – AMD’s Attempt to put a bullet in Intel’s head

One of the most recent buzzword that has been going around on tech news is Ryzen – the new processor from Advanced Micro Devices or AMD that takes a jab at Intel’s high end consumer CPUs. Over the last few years, the computer hardware industry had plateaued. Intel’s new generation...

Technology

22/02/2017

AMD’s Ryzen Processors overtakes Intel at less than half the price

Ryzen is here. Content Creators and gamers who seek high performance computing can now get it without breaking the bank. Set of launch on March 2nd, the AMD will launch only a handful of their premium processors that are set to compete with Intel Core i7 processors which will have...

Technology

12/02/2017

Intel’s new processor threatened by AMD Ryzen as 8th Gen does not bring anything new to the table

Intel just revealed their 8th generation processors that will be released sometime later this year. They also proved that the days of getting a new architecture once every year or two is a thing of the past. It has been four years since intel introduced their 14-nm process. For four...

Technology

17/01/2017

AMD Vega: The Battle of the GPUs get hotter with AMD’s next gen graphics

AMD is gearing up to release its high performance GPU in the market sometime is the second quarter of this year. The chip maker has remained tight lipped about the release date of the new architecture, but has given us small glimpses of the features that are about to come....

Technology

22/12/2016

AMD Ryzen Zen CPU Benchmarks Leaked, Clashed Against Intel i7

Benchmarks of AMD’s new processor has leaked in Chinese forums. After over an year of waiting and losing out on user base, AMD came out with a processor architecture that puts them back in the game and clashing right with Intel flagship processors. AMD RyZen is an upcoming CPU coming...

Technology

08/12/2016

AMD Crimson ReLive Bring Performance Improvements and New Features

Days before the announcement of their new processors, Advanced Micro Devices released new and updated graphics drivers for their GPUs. If you are using an AMD Radeon GPU with GCN on your laptop or desktop, then head over to AMD’s Support Page to download the new software. Massive Under-the-hood Improvements...

Life & Style

08/12/2016

AMD Zen Threatens Intel’s Monopoly

AMD is gearing up to release their new CPUs for 2017. This is a completely new architecture by AMD, called Zen. Zen comes with multiple improvements over AMD’s current line of desktop processors, the FX and the A series. The new line-up will mostly replace the FX-Series CPU, but beside that,...