Tag: AMD

Multi-frame generation coming to Radeon GPUs, drivers show

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Last year, Nvidia introduced multi-frame generation that inserts 2, 3, or even 5 AI-interpolated “fake” frames between real frames (though only for GeForce RTX 5000-series cards—with users of older GPUs out of luck). Since then, Intel has also introduced multi-frame generation, but it has never been available on Radeon graphics cards. That now appears to be changing, as AMD seems to be preparing the feature for an upcoming driver release. Read more “Multi-frame generation coming to Radeon GPUs, drivers show” »

Geekbench benchmark leak reveals Zen 6 core performance

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

It has been two years since AMD released Zen 5 Ryzen CPUs, and the launch of the next-gen Zen 6 CPUs should slowly be approaching—or at least we hope so. So far, there have not been many leaks indicating what kind of performance to expect, but this week a Geekbench database entry appeared showing a processor that appears to be a laptop Zen 6 sample—a Medusa APU. However, the performance scores raise more questions than answers. Read more “Geekbench benchmark leak reveals Zen 6 core performance” »

AMD confirms development of little “LP” core for Zen 6

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

When AMD came back nine years ago with the Zen core, its strategy was to eliminate the split between big and little (Bobcat and Jaguar) cores and cover the entire market with a single, balanced architecture. Intel, on the other hand, moved to hybrid (big.LITTLE) CPUs. AMD is apparently going there too, now. It has used classic and compact cores where both shared the same architecture so far, but now there will be a separate low-power core. Read more “AMD confirms development of little “LP” core for Zen 6″ »

ZLUDA project enables PhysX effects on Radeon graphics cards

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

PhysX effects simulating realistic physics are a good example of the risks associated with proprietary technologies in games. Nvidia kept them as an exclusive feature available only on GeForce graphics cards for years, only to ditch support on the new RTX 5000 series, causing the effects to stop working. Ironically, this may have been the catalyst for an independent emulation effort that, years later, brings them to Radeon GPUs. Read more “ZLUDA project enables PhysX effects on Radeon graphics cards” »

AMD Re-Enables RAM Encryption on Ryzen CPUs Following Criticism

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Recently, reports spread that AMD had disabled TSME, one of the Ryzen CPU security features without warning. It’s a bit more complicated than that, however, as this was not a regular default feature, but rather a Pro SKUs technology that was only present on standard Ryzen CPUs unofficially if not accidentally. The media attention seems to have resulted in access to TSME technology being restored for the non-Pro Ryzen processors, though. Read more “AMD Re-Enables RAM Encryption on Ryzen CPUs Following Criticism” »

FSR 4.1 for Radeon RX 7000 Launched, APUs Will Get Lite Version

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

In May, AMD announced that FSR 4.1 AI upcaling is coming to Radeon RX 7000 and later also RX 6000 graphics cards. It was supposed to be due next month for X 7000, but AMD went and launched it this week possibly due to the launch of Valve’s Steam Machine, which uses GPUs from the Radeon RX 7000 series. And furthermore: Official FSR 4.1 should work better than the leaked FSR4 libraries that could previously be used unofficially. Read more “FSR 4.1 for Radeon RX 7000 Launched, APUs Will Get Lite Version” »

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Radeon RX 9000: Top Game Visuals and Performance You Can Afford

PR article | | Editors

Today’s market is rough for gamers seeking powerful hardware for latest titles. GPUs and other gear like gaming monitors that deliver high performance, flawless experiences and all the latest features without ruining your budget have become more crucial than ever. Today, Radeon RX 9000 GPUs are ideal for this, and Gigabyte can pair them with an affordable monitor offering parameters that until recently belonged to the realm of dreams. Read more “Radeon RX 9000: Top Game Visuals and Performance You Can Afford” »

Zen 6 Desktop Ryzen CPUs Reportedly Lack Integrated GPU

Graphics, News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

One of the advantages of AMD CPUs for the AM5 socket compared to the AM4 platform is that even the higher‑end chiplet models include an integrated GPU located in the IO chiplet. Thanks to this, these processors can be used in office PCs (or workstations that don’t require high GPU performance) without the needing a discrete graphics card. But the new generation with Zen 6 cores may lose this advantage, likely due to the AI hype. Read more “Zen 6 Desktop Ryzen CPUs Reportedly Lack Integrated GPU” »

AMD has started mass production of Zen 6. Only for Epycs for now?

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

It’s been nearly two years since AMD’s Zen 5 architecture launched (in late July and early August 2024) and time is ripe for a successor—especially given how far competitors such as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite and Apple’s M5 have advanced in the meantime. AMD’s answer in the form of the Zen 6 architecture is now finally getting closer—the company has announced the ramp up of production, which could signal a launch later this year. Read more “AMD has started mass production of Zen 6. Only for Epycs for now?” »

Advanced Shader Delivery on AMD: No more waiting for compilation

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Gamers definitely know the experience: You want to launch a game, but it starts to compile shaders, which can take several minutes. The reason is that shaders have to be built from code specifically for your hardware. And the compilation must be repeated after every GPU driver update, so you can end up seeing this waiting screen quite frequently. But Windows is now getting an improvement that should largely eliminate this waiting. Read more “Advanced Shader Delivery on AMD: No more waiting for compilation” »

FSR 4.1 AI upscaling finally coming to older Radeon GPU users

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

When AMD launched the FSR4 AI-based upscaling technology for games last year, it was exclusively available for the new Radeon RX 9000 generation GPUs using the RDNA 4 architecture. This was despite the fact that a version using INT8 compute compatible with older GPUs had leaked out, apparently by accident. But owners of older Radeon cards are finally in luck now: FSR 4.1 is coming to RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 as well. Read more “FSR 4.1 AI upscaling finally coming to older Radeon GPU users” »

AMD reportedly preparing new AM5 boards or chipsets for summer

Chipsets, Motherboards, News | | Jan Olšan

AMD is expected to launch the first Ryzen desktop CPUs based on the new Zen 6 architecture either in autumn this year or early next year. Until now, there had been no indications that these CPUs would also bring the arrival of new chipsets. However, it now appears that a new wave of AM5 socket motherboards for these processors is in preparation. These models could come equipped with new capabilities and potentially a new chipset. Read more “AMD reportedly preparing new AM5 boards or chipsets for summer” »

x86 ACE Instructions: AMD Zen 7 core’s AI acceleration detailed

Analysis, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Longtime rivals AMD and Intel have established a joint consortium seeking to make their x86 processors and their future extensions more compatible instead of using the differences and exclusive features as (anti)competitive advantages. In autumn they settled on several extensions to be made standard: AVX10/AVX-512, APX, ChkTag, FRED, and also the ACE matrix extension for AI compute, about which very little had been known until now. Read more “x86 ACE Instructions: AMD Zen 7 core’s AI acceleration detailed” »

Radeon GPU drivers for Linux will finally get HDMI 2.1 support

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Valve’s incoming Steam Machine gaming PC/console drew new attention to one long‑standing weakness of the Linux ecosystem: HDMI 2.1 support. It works with Nvidia hardware (thanks to closed‑source drivers and firmware), but the open‑source drivers used for Radeon GPUs could not support it because the HDMI Forum did not allow HDMI 2.1 support in open‑source code. However, it looks like this problem may finally be coming to an end. Read more “Radeon GPU drivers for Linux will finally get HDMI 2.1 support” »

EXPO 1.2 brings support for CUDIMM memory to the AMD platform

Memory, Motherboards, Processors | | Jan Olšan

The launch of AMD’s next‑generation desktop processors (Zen 6 architecture) is apparently still many months away. It is therefore surprising that a new feature is coming to AM5 motherboards at the current time: AMD has introduced EXPO 1.2, a new generation of DDR5 memory overclocking profiles for the AM5 platform. EXPO 1.2 adds several previously missing capabilities, especially initial support for higher‑speed CUDIMM modules. Read more “EXPO 1.2 brings support for CUDIMM memory to the AMD platform” »

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