Leaked benchmarks

While punters had been hoping that Ryzen 9000X3D-series might save the brand, it appears that is not going to happen.

Ready to meet data centre demands

MSI has announced the launch of its latest server boards and platforms powered by AMD EPYC 9005 Series CPUs.

39.6 per cent year-over-year revenue increase

TSMC reported a stonking 39.6 per cent year-over-year revenue increase for September 2024.

The 3nm CDNA 4-based MI355X with 288GB HBM3E comes H2 2025

In addition to the Instinct MI325X AI Accelerator, AMD also updated its AMD Instinct roadmap and previewed the upcoming Instinct MI355X AI Accelerator at its Advance AI event held earlier. Based on CDNA 4 architecture and made on 3nm manufacturing process, the Instinct MI355X will bring 288GB of HMB3E memory and continue AMD's Instinct push next year, acting as a stepping stone before CNDA Next MI400 Series which comes in 2026.

With 256GB HBM3E memory and 2.6 PFLOPs of FP8 compute performance

At its Advancing AI event, AMD announced its newest Instinct MI300X series accelerator, the Instinct MI325X. The new AI accelerator is based on CDNA 3 architecture, packs 153 billion transistors, comes with 256GB of HBM3E memory on 16-Hi stacks with up to 6TB/s of memory bandwidth, and offering 2.6 PFLOPs or FP8 and 1.3 PFLOPs of FP16 performance.

8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor close but no cigar

Chinese tech magazine PC Watch has acquired the 8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor, China’s latest entry into the x86 CPU market.

XFX Speedster Radeon RX 7900 XT MERC 310

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has now dropped to an all-time low price of $629.99 in the US, making it one of the more interesting graphics cards to buy these days. 

Leaker claims

Tom’s Hardware has noticed a leak from Codecommando which claims to have the inside trouser measurement of  AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D processors.

Includes two games worth $60

It appears that the situation in the mid-range graphics card market is heating up with the Radeon RX 7700 now available for as low as $349.99, and it even includes two free games worth $60, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine II, and Unknown 9 Awakening.

XFX and other partners drop the price

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has finally dropped down to $659.99 in the US, which is a significant price drop considering that the same graphics card has been holding the price pretty well.