AMD has started adding Ryzen Zen 6 "client" CPU support for its HSMP driver, spanning Olympic Ridge & Medusa Point families. AMD Ryzen "Zen 6" Client CPU Support Enabled on HSMP Driver: Targets Olympic Ridge & Medusa Point With the launch of the first Zen 6 CPUs in the EPYC 9006 family, AMD is now gearing up to bring the same architecture to its client-based lineups. As per the latest Linux Kernel patches, AMD has enabled support for several Zen 6 client families, which will be part of the Ryzen product portfolio. There are three families listed, which include: The […]

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The Ryzen lineup of X3D desktop processors should be your next purchase if your primary goal is to get the most out of your framerate. As it so happens, the older-generation Ryzen 7 7800X3D has dropped down to $339.99 on Amazon after a 24 percent discount, making it the lowest price we have seen to date. However, if you would much rather have AMD’s latest and greatest, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is available for $422.29 after a 12 percent price reduction. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is armed with a ton of L3 cache to deliver unrivaled framerates in games Thanks […]

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AMD's Zen 6 Low Power core will be a mixture of various Zen core architectures but will be able to match or exceed Zen 5 cores. AMD Is Making A Third Zen Core Starting Zen 6 Which Aims To Offer Low Power Characteristics, But With Similar Performance Output Starting with Zen 6, AMD will include three core types: a classic core, a dense core, and a low-power core. The company has already introduced Zen 6 classic and Zen 6C dense cores for its EPYC 9006 family, but the third core is yet to see any product announcements. It looks like […]

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Microsoft is moving aggressively to expand its compute footprint, and hedging its bets on the way by tapping rack-scale systems from both NVIDIA and AMD in what is an echo of its AI model-agnostic approach within Azure and Copilot. Microsoft's Satya Nadella has just declared that Azure will be among the first to deploy "rack scale AI infrastructure based on AMD Helios and NVIDIA Vera Rubin" Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, has revealed a nugget during the just-concluded earnings call, declaring that Azure will be among the first cloud platforms to "deploy next generation rack scale AI infrastructure based on AMD […]

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The Steam Machine has received FSR 4.1 support through Proton Experimental, as Valve shares more updates. AMD FSR 4.1 Gets Introduced to Steam Machine; Valve Details Steam Machine Order Progress, and CAD File Availability AMD's latest upscaling technology has finally arrived on the Steam Machine. Valve has shared some updates on its newest gaming console on the official website, including the availability of FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) 4.1 upscaling technology for supported games. In the quick Steam Machine updates, the company has stated that FSR 4.1 will now be available through Proton Experimental for supporting FSR games. FSR 4.1 remains […]

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AMD appears to have chosen its partner quite wisely to bolster the Helios rack-scale system's inferencing capabilities, with an OpenAI researcher recently singing what is nothing short a paean in favor of Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine. OpenAI researcher on the capabilities of chips from AMD Helios partner, Cerebras: "They're incredible because they have such fast inference" As we explained in a dedicated post recently, Helios is AMD's first full-stack rack-level solution for AI workloads, consisting of: To further bolster the utility of its Helios systems for AI workloads, AMD has partnered with Cerebras, and plans to integrate Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine with its Helios […]

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AMD seems to be working on a new entry-level graphics card, the Radeon RX 9050, which will come in 8 GB and 4 GB flavors, for $279. AMD RDNA 4 Lineup Gets New Entry-Level Options With 8 GB & 4 GB Radeon RX 9050 GPUs, Official MSRP Set at $279 The AMD Radeon RX 9000 "RDNA 4" GPU lineup is getting more options, which will make the lineup a lot messier and confusing. AMD currently has two product series, the Radeon RX 9070 and the Radeon RX 9060. Each series has at least three options, with the RX 9070 consisting […]

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GPU prices in China have increased massively due to recent adjustments to GDDR6 and GDDR7 memory, affecting AMD & NVIDIA graphics cards. China Sees Big Surge In GPU Prices Overnight, Affecting Both AMD & NVIDIA Graphics Cards GPU makers such as NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel have been trying to absorb memory price increases for a while now, but they have gotten out of hand due to persistent shortages, which have raised the DRAM costs for GDDR6 and GDDR7 products 10-fold, resulting in a significant increase in graphics card prices. And it's not just memory prices; other components that go into […]

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AMD's Zen 7 architecture might power the last Ryzen family on the AM5 platform, while Zen 8 could be the first on AM6 platforms. AMD Ryzen "Zen 7" CPUs Likely The Last AM5 Desktop Family While Ryzen "Zen 8" Moves to AM6 The AM5 platform, first introduced in 2022, has seen three generations of Ryzen so far. The Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" series was the first, followed by Ryzen 8000G "Hawk Point", and the most recent, Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" series. Next up, AMD will be introducing its Zen 6-based "Olympic Ridge" family, which is going to bring some nice upgrades […]

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The company has come a long way since its acquisition of ATI Technologies in 2006. This transformed it from a CPU maker to a full-fledged computing giant. Twenty Years Later, the ATI Acquisition Remains AMD's Most Important Milestone, Which Helped in Driving Innovation from Radeon Graphics to AI Accelerators On July 24, 2006, AMD announced one of the biggest acquisitions in semiconductor history by acquiring ATI Technologies in a deal worth approximately $5.4 billion. At that time, it was seen as a big gamble that would put AMD directly against giants like Intel and NVIDIA. Exactly two decades later, it […]

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AI chip designer AMD will procure HBM4 memory from Samsung and has signed an agreement to this effect, according to remarks made by CEO Lisa Su. The firm held its Advancing AI event earlier this week, and Su revealed the decision to bring Samsung into the fold to reporters at the conference. For memory manufacturers, securing contracts from firms such as AMD comes after they have qualified their products to meet the designers' specifications. At the event, Su announced AMD's Helios AI rack solutions to further beef up its portfolio and compete with NVIDIA. AMD Is Close To Procure Large […]

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MSI has one more AI mini PC for enthusiasts that can deliver high-performance computing and carry out AI workloads locally. MSI Debuts PRO MAX EDGE AI+ Mini PC, Supporting Multi-System Clustering for Handling LLMs With Up To 670 Billion Parameters Some vendors still deploy Ryzen AI 300 chips in their mini PCs due to their powerful computing capabilities and strong AI performance, making them perfect for small AI systems. MSI has already released a couple of AI mini PCs based on the latest AMD chips, and has now rolled out another one, featuring the Strix Halo chips. MSI says the […]

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NVIDIA scooped up Groq as soon as its LPU showed promise in terms of efficient inferencing. Now, AMD has countered NVIDIA's gambit by partnering with Cerebras to integrate its Helios rack-scale solution with Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine, dramatically increasing the inferencing capabilities of the integrated system. LPU vs. Wafer-Scale Engine For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Groq's Language Processing Unit (LPU) clusters hundreds or even thousands of specialized chips together, where each individual chip contains giant blocks of Matrix Multiply (MXM) and Vector (VXM) units as well as around 230MB of blazing-fast SRAM. Also, AI model weights […]

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AMD is predictably cheerful about its AI-boosted prospects, declaring in a decidedly sunny tone that it now controls nearly half of the data center CPU market, as its compute-related Total Addressable Market (TAM) scales to a whopping $2 trillion by 2030. AMD now controls 46 percent of the data center CPU market just as orchestrator CPUs start gaining traction for agentic workloads AMD has just shared some very interesting slides during its "Advancing AI 2026" event, illustrating the sheer scale of market opportunity at its disposal right now. For the benefit of those who might not be aware, CPUs act […]

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AMD has officially launched its EPYC Venice CPU family, spanning several chips, with performance leadership in Agentic AI with Zen 6 cores. The Industry's First 2nm HPC CPU Is Here, Meet EPYC Venice Family, Packing Up To 256 "Zen 6" Cores & 203 Billion Transistors One component that is really shaping up as the king of the Agentic AI era is the CPU. AMD is leveraging its brand new Zen 6 core architecture that will be used on its 6th Gen EPYC CPUs, codenamed Venice. AMD's EPYC Venice chips are the first HPC product to enter volume production on TSMC's […]

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Intel and AMD are signing long term agreements with Chinese data center firms to provide them with CPUs for AI computing, says a report from Reuters. CPUs in AI computing rose to prominence earlier this year after agentic AI demand reshaped the market. Agentic computing places a greater emphasis on CPUs, and according to the sources, the deals are motivated by the rapid price rise due to high demand. AMD & Intel Set To Cover A Year's Worth Of CPU Supplies To Chinese AI Data Centers, Says Report The surge in AI demand for CPUs has also led to Intel […]

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Another substantial price hike is incoming as the green team has supposedly raised prices for its memory kits. NVIDIA RTX GPUs to See Another Price Hike as the Company Reportedly Passes Increased Memory Kit Costs to its Board Partners The GPUs continue to suffer from the instability caused by DRAM availability and pricing. NVIDIA and AMD have adjusted the prices of their current-gen GPUs multiple times already, and it looks like there is another price hike incoming in the coming days. Since both manufacturers source memory from major suppliers, they have no option but to pass the increased costs to […]

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Framework has previewed its upcoming Desktop featuring the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 chip with 192 GB memory that effortlessly runs DeepSeek V4-Flash. Framework's AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 Desktop Makes Several Improvements Besides Packing A Massive 192 GB "Unified" Memory At AMD's Advancing AI 2026 event, Framework is previewing its upcoming Desktop PC that comes packed with the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 chip. This chip is an updated version of AMD's Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 395, offering the same 16 Zen 5 cores but clocked at a higher 5.2 GHz frequency. The GPU is upgraded to the Radeon […]

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AMD's Advancing AI 2026 event will be the center stage for the company's next-gen AI portfolio, which includes Zen 6 EPYC and the Instinct MI400 series, powering the Helios AI rack. AMD To Host Advancing AI 2026 Event In July: Pushing AI Forward With Next-gen Ecosystems Advancing AI is back as AMD is all set to unveil how it's advancing the segment for next-generation workloads. At this year's event, AMD will focus on the next-generation ecosystems powering the enterprise and cloud markets. The event will begin in less than 24 hours at 9:30 AM PST (23rd July), with a keynote […]

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