AMD’s new quad core processor the Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition marks a speed bump and a price drop for the quad-core Phenom II family as well as the fastest clocked (official) processor to date. AMD Phenom II – ...
AMD Unveils DirectX 11-Friendly GPU
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has recently demonstrated the world’s first graphics processor unit (GPU) that fully supports Microsoft DirectX 11. The new chip could enhance the performance of numerous applications, as well as improve gaming experience worldwide. At the demonstration, ...
AMD Unveils Six-Core CPU
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has recently announced plans to release its first six-core processor by the second half of 2009. AMD reported that the new processor, which was codenamed “Istanbul”, will employ the identical socket and thermal envelope, as the ...
Seagate and AMD Demo the Future of SATA
Seagate teamed up with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to unveil the world’s first demo of the next-generation SATA 6Gigabit/second at the Everything Channel Xchange Conference in New Orleans. The demo focused on high bandwidth performance for desktop and laptop personal ...
AMD to Fight Intel with a Dragon
AMD is about to release a brand new platform technology, named “Dragon,” featuring its new AMD Phenom II X4 processor. The platform has been designed specially for demanding users and high-end gaming as well as graphic and video professionals and ...
AMD 12-Core Processor
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is developing processors with 12 cores which are targeted for release in the first half of 2010. This new plan has deviated from the original product vision of 8-core chips. The 12-core processor is code-named Magny-Cours. ...
A Look Back at CeBIT 2008: Motherboards
Motherboards drew much of the attention at this year’s CeBIT exhibition – many companies selected to debut their most recent developments in the field at the exhibition. This is a quickly developing field – AMD just introduced its newest integrated ...