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AMD’s best GPU is up to $1,000 cheaper than a few months ago
While AMD may not be officially cutting its GPU prices after all, the market tells its own story: AMD’s near-flagship, the Radeon RX 6900 XT, has just recorded its lowest price ever, dropping by a whopping $1,000 since January 2022. As both AMD and Nvidia are moving on to the next generation of GPUs, now […]
AMD’s FSR 3 will finally get a chance to shine in Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios Starfield was mired in controversy on PC both prior to launching and after the game was finally released, but developer Bethesda seems committed to patching it into a better state. The studio has confirmed that the game will receive an update for both Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling 3 (DLSS 3) and […]
AMD cuts GPU prices at the right time to pull ahead of Nvidia
AMD is doubling down, following a wave of high GPU prices from Nvidia. The company shared a chart showing the average selling prices of its RX 6000 graphics cards, which shoot below even list price. AMD hasn’t officially cut prices, but with how the trend is going, it doesn’t need to. AMD/TechPowerUp Soon enough, AMD […]
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D review roundup: a budget gaming beast
AMD’s surprise launch of the Ryzen 5 5600X3D is upon us — the CPUs are hitting the shelves starting tomorrow. However, it’s a very exclusive set of shelves, seeing as the CPU will only be available at Micro Center for a limited amount of time. Based on AMD’s aging AM4 platform, is this CPU a […]
Interview With AMD’s Mark Papermaster: Meltdown, Ryzen 3 Mobile, And Intel
AMD has been making tons of noise in the CPU and GPU markets with the introduction of its new Ryzen processors based on the Zen architecture, and the Radeon Vega line. Proving the point that sometimes competitors find good reason to partner up, AMD also struck a deal with Intel to mate its Radeon Vega […]
AMD’s new anti-lag tech could land you with a ban in games
Following some angry posts on Reddit, Valve has confirmed that using AMD’s new Anti-Lag+ feature in Counter-Strike 2 can result in a ban. The official X/Twitter account for the game confirmed that AMD customers using Anti-Lag+ will be banned, as it tampers with the files of the game. AMD's latest driver has made their "Anti-Lag/+" feature […]
AMD Threadripper 7000 decisively ends the high-end CPU battle
Bill Roberson / Digital Trends AMD is putting its foot down. In what Donny Woligroski, senior processor technical marketing manager at AMD, called the “worst-kept secret” in the world of desktop processors, Team Red announced it’s bringing its wildly popular Threadripper chips back to high-end desktops. They’re destined to be some of the best processors […]
Why you shouldn’t buy AMD’s fastest laptop CPU yet
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I knew when AMD announced the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D that it would be a great gaming laptop CPU. It was even more clear when AMD announced it would release first in the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17, which is one of the fastest gaming laptops you can buy. I’ve tested […]
AMD’s next GPU just leaked, and it could give Nvidia trouble
Just a day after AMD announced its plans to launch new Radeon 7000 desktop GPUs at its quarterly earnings call, we’ve got credible information on one of the upcoming models. AMD GPU board partner PowerColor briefly posted a listing for its upcoming Radeon RX 7800 XT with complete specifications before pulling down the page. The […]
DirecTV to Air Multiple MLB Games in 4K Ultra HD
MLB/FacebookDirecTV has burst the 4K bubble, breaking out three live 4K Ultra HD channels last week for the first live 4K broadcast of The Masters in the U.S. Now, sports fans will soon see the first 4K UHD broadcast of another popular sport on DirecTV: Major League Baseball has reached a deal with the AT&T subsidiary […]