ASUS RTX 5080 and Radeon RX 9070 XT «graphics cards» have been leaked» online — new ROG ASTRAL series
ASUS has whipped up not just new NVIDIA RTX 5080 and AMD Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards, but also crafted a new series for the former. Multiple sources have confirmed the lineup.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D in CPU-Z: over 5.6 GHz and 128 MB of L3 cache
A screenshot from the CPU-Z utility has been leaked online, which demonstrates the main characteristics of the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor. This model is an improvement on the high-end Ryzen 9 9000 series processors and features an additional L3 cache thanks to 3D V-Cache technology. The leaked information confirms that the frequencies…
Editor’s choice: ITC.ua names the gadgets and components of 2024
There is very little time left until the end of the year, so this year the editorial team decided to identify the best things of 2024. This will be a series of articles where we will name the gadget of the year, the game of the year, the movie and TV series of the year, […]
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT instead of 8800 XT — the company changes the naming and reference design of future graphics cards
According to leaks, AMD is switching up the naming of its RDNA 4 video cards to something more along the lines of NVIDIA. Also, a possible benchmark for the Radeon RX 9070 XT has been shown online.
The future of gaming: Sony and AMD team up to bring artificial intelligence to games
Mark Cerny, chief architect of the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, has announced an in-depth collaboration between Sony and AMD in the field of machine learning technologies for video games. The project is codenamed «Amethyst», combining AMD’s red color and PlayStation’s blue.
The world’s first passively cooled mini-PC with AMD Ryzen 7 8840U from OnLogic
The fanless mini-PC OnLogic ML1000G-42 with AMD Ryzen 7 8840U is designed for industrial use, but nothing stops you from using it as a regular computer.
Time Magazine names AMD’s Lisa Su as CEO of the Year
AMD shares soared by 3700% since Lisa Su took over in 2014. By 2024, the company surpassed the value of its main competitor, and its processors became the most popular in the market.
New Arctic Senza desktop PC with AMD Ryzen 7 5700G PRO 65W and passive cooling from €600
Arctic introduced the new desktop (or more precisely, under-desk) PC Senza, which features an energy-efficient AMD Ryzen processor onboard.
AMD actually confirmed Radeon RX 8800 and 8600 — RX 8800 XT will compete with NVIDIA RTX 4080
In the update of the ROCm library, AMD has mentioned Radeon RX 8800 and RX 8600 GPUs for the first time. The former, according to rumors, is very productive.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review: the world’s No. 1 gaming processor
Reviews often write «one of the best», but in this case, we can confidently say «the best» because AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is an uncompromising solution when it comes to video games. In work tasks, this processor also has something to surprise, although it no longer looks like an absolute winner among competitors. We checked […]
Amazon is flooded with fake AMD Ryzen 9800X3D — for $200 during the shortage
With the advent of Black Friday this Friday, unscrupulous sellers are taking advantage of the AMD Ryzen 9800X3D shortage and offering counterfeits.
Sony PlayStation 6 processors will appear in 2026 — AMD is preparing UDNA architecture
According to an insider, AMD is preparing to introduce a UDNA gaming graphics chip. Processors for the Sony PlayStation 6 based on it will go into production in less than two years.
A garbage man found a PC at work — top-of-the-line NVIDIA RTX and AMD Threadripper
Reddit user Seizo, who works as a garbage truck driver, found a real gem in his beautifully fragrant workstation. The computer contained an NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti, and that’s not all.
«Red Threat»: AMD pushes Intel out of the top 10 desktop processors on Amazon
For a long time, consumers have been favoring Intel desktop processors. But the release of not very successful recent models has tipped the consumer’s scales in the other direction. And now the top ten most popular CPUs on Amazon consist exclusively of AMD chips.
Another AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D burned out on the same board — MSI launches investigation
Both AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors were affected on the same MSI motherboard. The network suspects users are to blame, but the coincidence is alarming.
The first to go: the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D burned down in a user’s house
Reddit user showed photo of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor with obvious signs of damage. Along with the chip, the MSI Tomahawk X870/
AMD lays off 1000 employees — graphics card division earned only $12 million in the quarter
Rumors of layoffs at AMD emerged after an ambiguous financial report for the third quarter. After its release, the company’s shares fell by 13.6%. AMD increased its revenue and profit by 17% and 34%, respectively, and its average revenue forecast of $7.5 billion is slightly below analysts’ expectations.
Long-term support for AM5: AMD Zen 6 Medusa processors will be released in 2026-2027
AMD Ryzen next-generation desktop processors based on the Zen 6 architecture will remain compatible with the AM5 socket and will be introduced in about 2 years.
AMD gained almost 30% of the desktop processor market — up to 10% year-on-year
Intel has dominated the PC processor market for many years. Over the past year, the ratio has been rapidly changing in favor of AMD, as evidenced by new statistics.
They sold out like hotcakes: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D sold out in a day and now resellers are offering it for $1500
AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor has only recently gone on sale and has immediately become extremely popular – perhaps even too popular. This powerful processor is sold out almost everywhere in the US and across Europe, which has led to abuse by resellers who are putting it up for sale at a price of almost $1500 with an official…
Steam launched game video recording — optimization for NVIDIA, AMD and Deck, many modes
Valve is officially launched native recording of games on Steam after some time of testing in the beta version of the client. Linux and Steam Deck users will benefit the most from this.
First tests of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D — the undisputed king of games
The new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor was expected to deliver gaming performance — and it did. However, the gap with its predecessors is small, and the processor is not the first in other tasks.
AMD to add 3D V-Cache to GPUs and Threadripper, — insider
AMD processors with 3D V-Cache are known as the best for gaming, but no chip with a powerful integrated graphics card (APU) has it. This may change in the next generation.
AMD overtakes Intel in the data center market for the first time — but NVIDIA earns many times more
For the first time in history, AMD has earned more from data center processors than Intel. However, NVIDIA earned almost 4 times more in this market than both processor giants combined.
AMD unveils Ryzen 7 9800X3D — a new top-end processor for gamers
Jack Huynh, AMD Senior Vice President and General Manager of Computing and Graphics officially introduced Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor.
AMD announces Ryzen 9000 X3D and other new processors’ price reduction
AMD has announced the date of the Ryzen 9000 X3D presentation and the price reduction of the rest of the Ryzen 9000 processors.
Samsung introduces GDDR7 memory in 3GB modules — one and a half times larger and twice as fast
Samsung has announced the industry’s «first» 24-gigabit (3 gigabytes) GDDR7 memory for graphics cards. It supports speeds of over 40 Gbps.
Intel and AMD set up the «x86» — Advisory Group with computer and software manufacturers
In an unexpected collaboration, Intel and AMD created the «x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group (x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group), which includes CEOs of many related companies.
AMD unveils first 400Gbps Ultra Ethernet network card
The Ultra Ethernet specification (UEC) will be released only next year, and AMD has already introduced the first 400 GbE Pensando Pollara network card.
AMD unveils Ryzen AI Pro 300 — professional laptop chips with RDNA 3.5 and 55 TOPS NPU
AMD has unveiled new Ryzen AI Pro 300 processors designed for business laptops and corporate PCs.
It happened, Doom was launched on a video card. Without a processor and other
It seems that enthusiasts are tired of playing Doom on vibrators, tractors and bacteria. One of them ran the game on the video card — on the video card alone.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X review: the world’s most powerful 16-core processor
AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X superflagship has received a remarkable boost in single-core performance, although some enthusiasts were skeptical of the new product. We tested the processor in work tasks, video games, and also tried to assess its relevance in the market with the current pricing policy. Technical specifications of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X…
Laptop with desktop NVIDIA RTX 4090 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D — maximum power, no battery life
The mobile NVIDIA RTX 4090 is much slower than the desktop one, and one modder decided to fix it. A laptop with a 7 cm thick desktop graphics card weighs 8 kg.
Test local AI with AMD Radeon Amuse + LM Studio, or neural networks without restrictions and censorship
Since the beginning of the AI hype, Nvidia hardware has left no alternatives when it comes to neural networks, but that has changed. Software developers have finally adapted AI models for AMD Radeon graphics cards. The results are truly amazing, but let’s go through the process. Attention! The editors of ITC.ua ask that this text […]
AMD processors are the best-selling on Amazon, Intel chips are only in 12th place
AMD is gaining momentum in the PC processor market. Currently, Ryzen «chips have occupied» ten best-selling chips on the Amazon marketplace.
Intel loses Sony PlayStation 6 contract — due to cost and backward compatibility
According to Reuters, In 2022, Intel lost a contract to design and manufacture a chip for the Sony PlayStation 6. This was a significant blow to the company’s contract manufacturing.
AMD scorns laptop makers — «Cold War» led to billions in losses
Sources among laptop OEMs say that AMD’s technical support is deteriorating. The reason for this is the company’s reorientation to corporate solutions from user solutions.
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X processor review: 4 nanometers for the people
According to some reviewers, the next update for owners of the AMD AM5 platform has brought a lot of disappointment, but is it really true? Using the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X as an example, we dispelled these myths by testing the new product in work scenarios and video games, as well as measuring the level […]
AMD confirms Ryzen Z2 Strix Point processor for portable consoles — coming in early 2025
AMD has confirmed the release of the Z2 Extreme processor for portable consoles in early 2025. Digital Trends journalists learned about this during a Q&A session with AMD and Microsoft employees.
Fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D from OLX — how it differs from the real one
YouTuber der8auer bought «second-hand» an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip, which turned out to be a non-working, but very similar imitation. «The processor was purchased on OLX in Romania.
The first PC with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor — over 70 FPS in AAA games on the built-in Radeon 890M
ETA Prime YouTube channel has reviewed the first mini-PC with the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. The Soyo S9 AI computer has decent performance in games and will be released in two months.
Windows 11 update will accelerate AMD Ryzen Zen 5 processors in games by up to +13%
AMD has issued an official statement regarding the discrepancies between internal testing data and independent benchmarking results for the Ryzen 9000 series processors. Last week, reviewers found that using AMD processors under normal conditions in Windows negatively affects their performance in games. To maximize the performance of the new chips,…
The history of Apple Silicon: how Apple’s ARM processors changed the computer industry
In 2020, Apple made a successful, correct and, without exaggeration, revolutionary step by announcing the transition to its Apple Silicon processors for Mac computers. This moment was the culmination of the company’s many years of work in the hardware industry, which began with the first attempts to create its own chips for the iPhone. The…
A full 3D game was launched on Raspberry Pi for the first time — thanks to PCIe x4 and AMD Radeon graphics card
Pineboards, a manufacturer of expansion boards for Raspberry Pi, has demonstrated how far PCIe support has come with the Pi 5. With one of their products, the company connected an AMD Radeon graphics card to a Raspberry Pi 5 and played a full-fledged open-source 3D game.
Processor, graphics card, or game engine? Looking for «narrow throat» in gaming systems
Which computer component is to blame for poor gaming performance? What is a «throat» or bottleneck in the PC world, who is to blame in the first place, and what should every PC gaming fan know? Or maybe it’s not the hardware at all? Let’s take this phenomenon one step at a time. What is […]
Intel vs AMD: «red» succeed in the battle for the processor market
Despite facing a difficult financial situation, Intel still holds the lion’s share of the global processor market. Its products for desktops, mobile devices, and data centers account for more than 70% of the market share. However, AMD is gradually eroding this dominance like warm water dripping onto a huge glacier.
How much memory does your video card really need in 2024
The system requirements for video games are growing every year, and marketers are only adding fuel to the fire to motivate gamers to upgrade their computers. In this article, we’ll figure out how much memory a video card will really need in 2024. We’ll consider modern AAA games, popular online projects, and immortal hits that […]
New AMD Ryzen 9000 processors are $20-$50 cheaper than their predecessors, — officially
More than two months after the announcement of AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 (Zen 5) processors, the company has revealed their price. The new chips will cost from $279 to $649.
PC of the month (August 2024)
Over the past few months, Ukrainians have been increasingly interested in laptops rather than desktops. As a result, prices in stores are changing in favor of PCs, so in this edition of the PC of the Month, we’ll take a look at classic configurations again, but with a focus on energy efficiency. We’ll select the […]
AMD processors fail twice as often as Intel 13th and 14th generations, — computer manufacturer
Puget Systems, a high-end computer manufacturer, has released statistics according to which failures of 13th and 14th generation Intel processors is just over 2%, while AMD Ryzen 5000 and 7000 systems have more than 4% failure rate.
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