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AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 available, optimized for Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 are optimized for Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III, offering up to 7% performance improvement measured on Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics when compared to Radeon Software Crimson ReLive edition 17.4.3. Continue reading AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 available, optimized for Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III

AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.3 available, supports Windows 10 Creators Update & new GPUs

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.3 adds support for Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update, as well as AMD’s latest graphics cards; the Radeon RX 570 and the Radeon RX 580. Continue reading AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.3 available, supports Windows 10 Creators Update & new GPUs

User releases patch that unblocks Windows Update in Windows 7 & 8.1 on next-gen AMD & Intel CPUs

As we have already reported, Microsoft has blocked Windows Update in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on AMD’s and Intel’s next-gen processors. According to Microsoft, this is done because the company wants to focus on deep integration between Windows and the silicon, while maintaining maximum reliability and compatibility with previous generations of platform and silicon. However, a GitHub user was able to re-enable Windows Update in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on both Intel’s and AMD’s newest CPUs with a very, very, very simple tweak. Continue reading User releases patch that unblocks Windows Update in Windows 7 & 8.1 on next-gen AMD & Intel CPUs

AMD may have leaked Halo 3 for the PC, artwork showcased during its Korean R5 launch event

AMD held a launch event in Korea for its new R5 CPUs. So, during that event, AMD showcased a video with some upcoming games for the PC platform. What’s really interesting here is that AMD included an artwork from Halo 3, suggesting that this classic Halo game will finally come to the PC. Continue reading AMD may have leaked Halo 3 for the PC, artwork showcased during its Korean R5 launch event

AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs are now available and while slower, they offer a great performance/price ratio

It’s no secret that AMD’s Ryzen 7 CPUs were unable to compete – in gaming – with Intel’s top quad-core and six-core offers. Still, some indicated that AMD’s Ryzen 5 CPUs were the ones actually meant for gaming, that they would be – perhaps – faster than the Ryzen 7 CPUs. Well, AMD’s Ryzen 5 CPUs are currently available and according to third-party benchmarks, these CPUs are slower in gaming than both AMD’s Ryzen 7 and Intel’s CPUs. Continue reading AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs are now available and while slower, they offer a great performance/price ratio

AMD’s new Ryzen Balanced power plan improves performance on multiple games in Windows 10

In case you didn’t know, Windows 10 defaults at a Balanced Power Plan that automatically balances performance with energy consumption on capable hardware. This basically means that this mode may, in some cases, have an affect on overall performance while playing games. Microsoft has included a High Performance Mode in Windows 10, however we are pretty sure that a lot of PC users are unaware of it. Continue reading AMD’s new Ryzen Balanced power plan improves performance on multiple games in Windows 10

AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.3.3 adds support for multi-GPUs in Mass Effect: Andromeda

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.3.3 introduce a Crossfire profile for Mass Effect: Andromeda, and fixes some texture flickering issues in it in multi-GPU configurations. Continue reading AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.3.3 adds support for multi-GPUs in Mass Effect: Andromeda