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AMD submits a new patent for an MCM “GPU chiplet” design for future RDNA architectures

It appears that AMD has recently submitted a new patent to the US Patent and trademark Office/USPTO on December 31 2020, which outlines the company’s plan for its future GPU technology. This leak comes via Twitter user @davideneco25320 who spotted this entry. Continue reading AMD submits a new patent for an MCM “GPU chiplet” design for future RDNA architectures

Epic Games Launcher client may cause a spike in temperature on some AMD Ryzen and Intel CPUs

Even though Epic Games store has been giving away free PC games for this Holiday season, some gamers have been experiencing issues with the Epic Games Launcher client. There have been several reports that the Epic Games Launcher has been found to increase the temperature of some AMD Ryzen and Intel processors. Continue reading Epic Games Launcher client may cause a spike in temperature on some AMD Ryzen and Intel CPUs

AMD Zen 2, and older Zen/Zen+ chips lack support for Smart Access Memory (SAM), Intel CPUs since 4th generation are compatible [UPDATE]

AMD’s SAM or Smart Access Memory is a new tech feature that allows AMD CPUs to access all the VRAM in any Radeon RX 6000-series GPU. AMD’s solution was initially supposed to work with its latest Ryzen 5000-series Zen 3 CPUs, when they are paired with any RX 6000-series GPU, on any compatible B550/X570 500-series motherboard. Continue reading AMD Zen 2, and older Zen/Zen+ chips lack support for Smart Access Memory (SAM), Intel CPUs since 4th generation are compatible [UPDATE]

$82 million eBay scalping trend analyzed for the PC Gaming and Console market for Q4 2020

We all know by now that Scalping has become one of the most frustrating things to happen this year, which in turn has affected and disrupted the whole PC Gaming hardware and the console gaming market as well. Scalpers had the opportunity this year to buy a product for the sole purpose of just making a profit off of it, and more specifically for selling it at a much higher price than the initial MSRP. Continue reading $82 million eBay scalping trend analyzed for the PC Gaming and Console market for Q4 2020

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.12.1 driver is optimized for Cyberpunk 2077

AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.12.1 driver adds support for the Radeon RX 6900XT GPUs. It also offers optimal performance in Cyberpunk 2077. Continue reading AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.12.1 driver is optimized for Cyberpunk 2077

AMD’s Radeon RX 6800 XT Big Navi card tested in “multi-GPU” setup, third-party gaming benchmarks shared

It appears that TweakTown has managed to benchmark two RX 6800 XT GPUs in a multi-GPU setup in DX12 mode. We all know by now, SLI and CrossFireX technologies are kind of dead in the water, and developers have been slowly abandoning these multi-GPU technologies, due to lack of proper scaling seen in games, and also because of some driver issues, among other factors like adoption rate. Continue reading AMD’s Radeon RX 6800 XT Big Navi card tested in “multi-GPU” setup, third-party gaming benchmarks shared

AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature tested on INTEL Z490 platform, first third-party gaming benchmarks leaked [UPDATE]

AMD’s SAM or Smart Access Memory is a new tech feature that allows AMD CPUs to access all the VRAM in any Radeon RX 6000-series GPU. Just few days ago, board partner ASUS enabled BIOS support for SAM on Intel’s 400-series motherboard chipsets as well. Continue reading AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature tested on INTEL Z490 platform, first third-party gaming benchmarks leaked [UPDATE]

AMD slowly, but steadily, increases its CPU market share on Steam

Valve has shared the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey, revealing some interesting details about the CPU and GPU markets. According to the survey, 26.9% of Steam users are using an AMD CPU. To put things into perspective, 21.5% of Steam users were using an AMD CPU in November 2016. Continue reading AMD slowly, but steadily, increases its CPU market share on Steam