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First AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X gaming benchmark revealed

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 1950X will be released later this month and while this CPU does not target PC gamers, Linus Tech Tips has revealed the first gaming benchmark for it. In case you weren’t aware of, the AMD Ryzen Thredripper 1950X features 16 cores and 32 threads, is clocked at 3.4GHz (and can be boosted to 4GHz) and will be priced at $999. Continue reading First AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X gaming benchmark revealed

AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is faster in Quantum Break & slower in Watch_Dogs 2 & Mafia 3 than the NVIDIA GTX1080

While we are all waiting for the third-party benchmarks for AMD RX Vega – that will most probably go live on August 14th – DudeRandom84 has shared some new benchies between the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition and NVIDIA’s GTX1080 and GTX1080Ti. Continue reading AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is faster in Quantum Break & slower in Watch_Dogs 2 & Mafia 3 than the NVIDIA GTX1080

AMD claims that the PC gaming industry is largely moving away from multi-GPU configurations

Back in 2011, we believed that SLI and Crossfire were really interesting configurations that could benefit a lot of PC gamers. However, and despite the ability to use GPUs from different manufacturers thanks to DX12 and Vulkan, it appears that the gaming industry is moving away from multi-GPU systems. Or at least that’s what AMD claims. Continue reading AMD claims that the PC gaming industry is largely moving away from multi-GPU configurations

Wolfenstein 2 & Far Cry 5 will support AMD’s RX Vega exclusive feature, Rapid Packed Math

AMD and Ubisoft revealed that both Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Far Cry 5 will support Rapid Packed Math; a new feature that is – at least for now – exclusive to AMD’s latest RX Vega graphics cards. According to the developers, Rapid Packed Math allows a graphics card to execute two math instructions for the price of one. Continue reading Wolfenstein 2 & Far Cry 5 will support AMD’s RX Vega exclusive feature, Rapid Packed Math

AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 – First official benchmark shows AMD’s GPU beating NVIDIA’s GTX1080 FE in DOOM

AMD has revealed the first official benchmark for its new graphics card, the AMD RX Vega 64. According to the benchmark, this new GPU is around 10fps faster than NVIDIA’s GTX1080 Founder’s Edition and around 16fps faster than the AMD Fury X in DOOM. Continue reading AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 – First official benchmark shows AMD’s GPU beating NVIDIA’s GTX1080 FE in DOOM

AMD RX Vega GPUs prices leaked online, high-end model to be priced at $699

And the big moment is finally coming for AMD fans. As we’ve already said, AMD will officially release/reveal its new graphics cards based on the Vega architecture tomorrow (during SIGGRAPH). And while the team will not livestreaming its Capsaicin event, it appears that the prices for its two RX Vega graphics cards have been leaked online. Continue reading AMD RX Vega GPUs prices leaked online, high-end model to be priced at $699

AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 comes with new features & performance improvements

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 features new Radeon settings and features optimizations for improved gaming responsiveness in DirectX 9 and select DirectX 11 games. Continue reading AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 comes with new features & performance improvements