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AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 adds support for Microsoft PlayReady 3.0 & Windows 10 April Update

AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 is optimized for Ancestors Legacy and adds support for Windows 10 April Update, Microsoft PlayReady 3.0 and AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics. Continue reading AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 adds support for Microsoft PlayReady 3.0 & Windows 10 April Update

ASUS pulls the plug on its newly announced AREZ, AMD GPUs to return to the ROG gaming brand [UPDATE]

Back in April, we informed you about a new gaming brand that ASUS created for AMD’s graphics cards. However, and after NVIDIA terminating its GeForce Partner Program, ASUS has pulled the plug on the AREZ gaming brand and revealed that all of AMD’s graphics cards will be releasing under the ROG brand. Continue reading ASUS pulls the plug on its newly announced AREZ, AMD GPUs to return to the ROG gaming brand [UPDATE]

MSI announces a new gaming brand for its AMD Radeon graphics cards

Following ASUS’ example, MSI has announced a new gaming brand series based on AMD’s “Polaris” chipsets, the Radeon graphics-based MECH series. Equipped with the new thermal design, the Radeon RX MECH series doesn’t just allow for higher core and memory speeds but also provide increased performance in games. Continue reading MSI announces a new gaming brand for its AMD Radeon graphics cards

Steam Hardware April 2018 Survey: AMD noticeably increases its GPU and CPU market share

Steam has revealed its April 2017 hardware survey and from the looks of it, AMD has managed to noticeably increase its GPU and CPU market share. NVIDIA and Intel are still dominating the PC market on the GPU and CPU side, respectively, however it’s great witnessing AMD striking back (after all, this competition will benefit customers). Continue reading Steam Hardware April 2018 Survey: AMD noticeably increases its GPU and CPU market share

AMD’s Vice President & GM Radeon Gaming confirms NVIDIA’s attempts to restrict or block AIBs from selling AMD GPUs

The endless fight between AMD and NVIDIA continues. A couple of days ago, we informed you about AMD officially working with AIBs in order to launch new “gaming” brands for its GPUs. And yesterday, AMD’s Vice President & GM Radeon Gaming has confirmed that NVIDIA has been trying to restrict or blocks AIBs from selling AMD’s GPUs under their already established gaming brands. Continue reading AMD’s Vice President & GM Radeon Gaming confirms NVIDIA’s attempts to restrict or block AIBs from selling AMD GPUs

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is 10% faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 in games

YouTube’s ‘Hardware Numb3rs‘ has shared some new interesting gaming benchmarks for AMD’s new Ryzen 7 CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. And according to the results, this new Ryzen CPU is 10% faster in various games than its previous gen version, the AMD Ryzen 7 1700. Continue reading AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is 10% faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 in games

AMD officially announces that AIBs will launch new brands for its GPUs, attacks NVIDIA’s GPP

Last month, we reported that third-party GPU manufacturers were removing AMD’s graphics cards from their gaming brands. And while some did not believe us, the cat is now out of the bag and all three major AIBs, Gigabyte, MSI and ASUS, have reportedly removed them. Not only that, but ASUS has already created a new brand under which it will be selling AMD’s graphics cards. And AMD has just made it official. Continue reading AMD officially announces that AIBs will launch new brands for its GPUs, attacks NVIDIA’s GPP