AMD RX 470 and RX 460 specification slides leaked
Highend Vega GPU coming in 2017
A set of new slides leaked online has confirmed most of the specifications for the upcoming Radeon RX 470 and RX 460 graphics cards while the newest roadmap shows that high-end Vega GPU won't be coming before next year.
AMD releases Radeon Software 16.7.2 drivers
Adds support Doom Vulkan API and fix a single issue
AMD has released its new Radeon Software 16.7.2 drivers which add support for Vulkan API in Bethesda's Doom game as well as fixing problems with Restore Factory Defaults in Radeon Settings.
16 Zen core Opteron is Snowy Owl
SP4 BGA in mid-2017
Naples is, as Fudzilla exclusively reported, a 32 Zen core Opteron with 64 threads. The 16 core Zen version with a BGA socket is codenamed Snowy Owl. AMD thinks that Snowy Owl will be a great match for the communication and network markets that needs a high performance 64-bit X86 CPU.
AMD Radeon RX 480 driver fix works like a charm
Adjusts power distribution between PCIe connector and slot
AMD has issued its new Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 drivers which promised a fix for RX 480 power issues and it appears that these work as advertised, even without a significant performance hit.
Radeon Crimson driver 16.7.1 is out
Fixes PCIe current draw and improves performance
AMD promised us a driver within 48 hours and after two sleepless nights the developers have delivered one. The driver fix needed doing urgently and will draw less current from the motherboard.
Julia Herd joins Deezer
Like another semi geezer
HTC executive Julia Herd has joined music streaming outfit Deezer as VP of Communications.
AMD details Radeon RX 480 driver fixes
Fixes the problem and increases performance by 3 percent
AMD has an update for everyone who has a Radeon RX 480 and is afraid that the card might fry the PCIe slot on the motherboard. The new driver, that solves the problem and increases performance by up to 3 percent should be out today, July 7th.
AMD improves its Linux drivers
Day one support for Radeon RX 480
It looks like AMD has finally got the memo when it comes to Linux machines. Its new AMDGPU-PRO 16.30 driver offers day-one support for its new Radeon RX 480 from day one.
Leaked GTX 1060 benchmarks show it cleans RX 480’s clock
Spoilers
I had a small wager sitting on the fact that when the RX 480 was released that there would be a mysterious leak of benchmarks that proved that Nvidia’s Pascal-based GTX 1060 was much better even when it had not been released.
AMD promises emergency driver update by Thursday
Sorting out RX 480's shocking power problem
AMD has promised that it will roll out a driver update will will sort out the power issues with the RX 480 by Thursday.