Custom RX Vega 64 coming in mid-October
Custom RX Vega 56 even later
According to a report, it appears that custom Radeon RX Vega 64 graphics cards have been further delayed and we won't see them before mid-October, while custom Radeon RX Vega 56 could come even later.
AMD explains dummy dies in Threadripper CPUs
Dies are there but can't be enabled
There has been a lot of noise generated regarding the recent discovery that AMD Threadripper CPUs actually have four dies and not two dies and two "substrates" as it was originally believed but, according to AMD's James Prior, these are inactive dies and there is no way to enable them.
Ryzen Pro heats French homes and offices
Apparently temperatures Ryzen is a good thing.
AMD has invited a French company called Qarnot to discuss how they're using Ryzen Pro processors to heat homes and offices for free.
AMD RTG exec takes leave of absence
AMD CEO steps into RTG
SVP and Chief Architect takes vacation time in Q4
AMD rolls out Radeon Software 17.9.1 drivers
Couple of bug fixes
AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.9.1 drivers which bring a couple of bug fixes.
AI chip market heats up
Everyone wants in
It is starting to look like the AI chipmarket is going to be a battle ground for chip development.
AMD adds Ryzen Threadripper 1900X to the HEDT lineup
NVMe RAID support for X399 comes on September 25
AMD has officially launched its latest SKU for the Ryzen Threadripper lineup, the 8-core/16-thread Threadripper 1900X which promises to bring all the capabilities of the X399 HEDT platform at a more affordable US $549 price tag.
AMD RX Vega 56 can be flashed with Vega 64 BIOS
Performance boost without unlocking stream processors
Now that the RX Vega 56 is selling, it was just a matter of time before someone at least tried to flash it with a Radeon RX Vega 64 BIOS. While it might not unlock the disabled stream processors, the flashing does bring impressive performance improvements.
AMD pays $30 million to make Llano lawsuit go away
Ends battle with shareholders
AMD has agreed to write a $29.5 million cheque to end a legal battle with its shareholders.
New Ryzen runs well under Linux
Performance marginality problem fixed
After AMD confirmed the "performance marginality problem" for Ryzen Linux users, RMAs have been being issued and replacement Ryzen processors arriving for those affected. Now Phoronix has been able to confirm that the new Ryzen CPUs are now stable.