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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.2.2 fixes issues in Quake III Arena & Wolfenstein Youngblood

AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.2.2 driver fixes some issues in Quake 3 Arena and Wolfenstein Youngblood. Continue reading AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.2.2 fixes issues in Quake III Arena & Wolfenstein Youngblood

Rumor: AMD’s DLSS challenger, FidelityFX Super Resolution, might launch by the end of March 2021

It appears that AMD is expected to launch its answer to NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Super Sampling technology, dubbed as FidelityFX Super Resolution, sometime in spring this year. The rumor actually originated from El Chapuzas Informatico, who discovered an alleged date in an article published by one Hungarian hardware site Prohardver. Continue reading Rumor: AMD’s DLSS challenger, FidelityFX Super Resolution, might launch by the end of March 2021

Is AMD prepping to launch a new Radeon RX 6600 XT with 12GB VRAM?

According to a recent potential entry spotted in the EEC (Eurasian Economic Commission) database, AMD’s AIB ASRock is planning to launch a new SKU, notably the Radeon RX 6600 XT with 12GB memory. The EEC filing specifically mentions that ASRock’s RX 6600 XT GPU might feature 12GB of VRAM, and the RX 6700 non-XT variant will sport 6GB of VRAM, as spotted by @KOMACHI_ENSAKA. Continue reading Is AMD prepping to launch a new Radeon RX 6600 XT with 12GB VRAM?

AMD plans to outsource some of its GPU and APU chip production to Samsung in future

As per one source over at the South Korean tech forum Clien, AMD is reportedly planning to shift some of its chip production to Samsung, coming via Harukaze5719 (Twitter). Although the tech forum Clien has given us accurate predictions before, it is an open forum where anyone can post unverified claims. Continue reading AMD plans to outsource some of its GPU and APU chip production to Samsung in future

AMD files a new patent for a chiplet-based Machine Learning Accelerator design

It appears that AMD has recently filed and published a new patent titled “Chiplet-integrated Machine Learning Accelerators”, in which techniques for performing machine learning operations are outlined. AMD describes what the company calls a new MLA (Machine Learning Accelerator) chiplet design. Continue reading AMD files a new patent for a chiplet-based Machine Learning Accelerator design

Some AMD RDNA2-based GPUs come with a power management feature, called ‘Duty Cycle Scaling/DCS’

According to a recent report coming via Phoronix, AMD’s RDNA2 GPUs have a power management feature dubbed as Duty Cycle Scaling (DCS), as discovered in a recent Linux patch. This feature aims to either temporarily boost performance or reduce the power consumption based on some GPU parameters. Continue reading Some AMD RDNA2-based GPUs come with a power management feature, called ‘Duty Cycle Scaling/DCS’