AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs to launch before October
AMD chief executive officer Lisa Su confirmed that the company's Ryzen 7000 processors, codenamed Raphael, will launch in Q3 2022.
The executive announced the launch window during AMD's Q2 2022 earnings call.
Intel versus AMD processor showdown
While Intel is the world's biggest CPU manufacturer, it has had its work cut out for it, with AMD's market share gradually increasing since the third quarter of 2016 as it out-innovated the chip giant in its newer generation of processors.
As the dominant...
Intel, AMD, and Nvidia shares down after forecast for weak demand
Intel Corp., the largest maker of computer processors, dragged down chip industry stocks after executives said a weaker economy will affect demand and hurt financial performance.
“I think on the macro side, clearly, it’s...
Nvidia posts disappointing revenue forecast and takes chipmaker shares down with it
Nvidia Corp.’s disappointing quarterly revenue forecast sent the stock down as much as 10%, and dragged lower the shares of other large chipmakers with it.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Marvell Technology...
AMD announces Ryzen 7000 processors
AMD has announced that its Ryzen 7000 series “Raphael” processors will release “this Fall” — traditionally between early September and late November in North America.
This year, the Fall season is from 5 September to 24 November.
AMD shares rise after positive sales prediction
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. gave a strong sales forecast for the current quarter, indicating that the chipmaker continues to make strides in its most lucrative market: data-centre processors.
AMD predicted second-quarter sales of roughly $6.5...
AMD launches new Ryzen Pro 6000 laptop chip
AMD has launched its new lineup of Ryzen Pro 6000 accelerated processing units (APUs), which promise to improve battery life and performance in premium business laptops.
Alongside the Ryzen Pro 6000 APUs, the hardware manufacturer has also released...
AMD graphics driver overclocking CPUs automatically
A rogue AMD graphics driver is changing BIOS settings without permission, resulting in unsolicited overclocking of AMD Ryzen CPUs.
Tom's Hardware reports that a representative from AMD has confirmed the company is aware of the problem.
New AMD 5000 processors — South African pricing
South African PC hardware retailer Wootware has listed pricing for AMD's new mid-range Ryzen 5000 series processors.
Unveiled on 15 March 2022, the chips are set to compete with Intel's impressive 12th-gen Alder Lake line-up, the first from the...
Eternal enemies — Intel vs AMD
The battle of the chipmakers is heating up, with the old guard showing signs of a return to dominance while the edgy innovators are not backing down.
Intel is the world's biggest manufacturer of x86-based computer chips, both in market value and market share.
AMD launches seven CPUs
AMD has revealed seven new processors to compete with Intel’s Alder Lake lineup.
The announcement was made yesterday in AMD’s Ryzen Desktop Spring Update video.
AMD briefly overtakes Intel market cap
AMD achieved an astonishing feat on Wednesday — surpassing its biggest rival, Intel, in terms of market capitalisation.
At the close of the market on 16 February 2022, AMD had a total market cap of $197.75 billion (R2.98 billion), compared to Intel's...
How much money you would have if you invested R1,000 in these tech companies at the start of 2021
2021 was a turbulent year for the global tech industry, with several companies seeing significant growth in their share values while others saw substantial declines.
Nvidia's share price rose by...
Intel server market share drops but chunk of PC share grows
Intel Corp., working to regain its edge in processor technology, lost more ground to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in the lucrative server-chip industry during the fourth quarter but took back some market share in personal...
AMD sales forecast predicts trouble for Intel
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rallied as much as 12% in late trading after giving a surprisingly strong sales forecast, suggesting it’s making further gains on archrival Intel Corp. in computer processors.
The chipmaker’s first-quarter sales outlook...
Samsung unveils first smartphone chip with ray-tracing graphics
The world's biggest smartphone manufacturer, Samsung, has unveiled the first smartphone chip to feature ray-tracing graphics.
After announcing a licencing agreement with AMD in 2019 and confirming last year that its next flagship...
AMD versus Nvidia — 2021 graphics card face-off
2021 was not a good year for the graphics card market, with a global shortage and only a few new cards launched.
Nvidia and AMD released their latest flagship graphics cards in 2020, working this year to combat the global shortage by releasing...
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Radeon RX 6600 graphics card launched — South African pre-order prices
AMD has launched the Radeon RX 6600 graphics card, offering high performance in 1080p gaming at the same price as Nvidia's RTX 3060.
The company claims the RX 6600 can run top AAA games at over 100 frames per second...