Tag Archives: AMD

Third-party GPU manufacturers have removed the ‘gaming’ brand label from their AMD graphics cards

Earlier this month, HardOCP published a really interesting story about NVIDIA’s GPP program. According to HardOCP’s sources, this program prohibited – among other things – third-party GPU manufacturers to use their gaming brand label on both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. And even though some claimed that this was merely a rumour, today we’ve discovered some third-party manufacturers – that create GPUs for both companies – who have already removed their gaming brand label from their AMD graphics cards. Continue reading Third-party GPU manufacturers have removed the ‘gaming’ brand label from their AMD graphics cards

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.3.2 driver is now available, improves performance in Final Fantasy XV

AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, this driver improves performance in Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition, and fixes some minor stutter that could be experienced during some particle effects. Continue reading AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.3.2 driver is now available, improves performance in Final Fantasy XV

First gaming benchmarks, specifications and prices for AMD’s 2nd generation Ryzen CPUs

Spanish website ElChapuzasInformatico has leaked the official slides for AMD’s 2nd generation Ryzen CPUs, revealing the specs, prices and first gaming benchmarks. As we can see below, AMD will be offering six new CPUs which are: Ryzen 3 2200G, Ryzen 5 2400G, Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen 5 2600X, Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen 7 2700X. Continue reading First gaming benchmarks, specifications and prices for AMD’s 2nd generation Ryzen CPUs

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.3.1 driver is optimized for Final Fantasy XV & Warhammer: Vermintide 2

AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.3.1 driver is optimized for Final Fantasy XV & Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and brings some performance improvements in DOTA 2. Continue reading AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.3.1 driver is optimized for Final Fantasy XV & Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Steam February 2017 hardware survey shows AMD gaining a little ground, Intel & NVIDIA still dominant

Steam has revealed its February 2017 hardware survey. According to it, AMD has managed to gain a little ground, however, NVIDIA and Intel are still dominating the PC market on the GPU and CPU side, respectively. Continue reading Steam February 2017 hardware survey shows AMD gaining a little ground, Intel & NVIDIA still dominant

AMD discrete GPU market share increases to its highest point in the past three years

A few days ago, we reported – based on Jon Peddie Research’s quarterly discrete video card sales report for Q4 2017 – that PC gaming remains the primary driver for GPU sales. However, it appears that we missed an interesting detail about AMD’s market share. According to the report, AMD has managed to increase its market share to its highest point in the past three years. Continue reading AMD discrete GPU market share increases to its highest point in the past three years

Over three million GPUs were sold to cryptocurrency miners in 2017 but PC gaming remains the primary driver for GPU sales

According to a new report by Jon Peddie Research, over three million add-in boards were sold to cryptocurrency miners in 2017 worth $776 million, and most of these GPUs were coming from AMD. Still, it appears that the primary driver for GPU sales, was, is and will remain PC gaming. Continue reading Over three million GPUs were sold to cryptocurrency miners in 2017 but PC gaming remains the primary driver for GPU sales

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.2.3 driver is optimized for Sea of Thieves & Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.3 driver is optimized for Sea of Thieves, Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age and Brass Tactics. Continue reading AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.2.3 driver is optimized for Sea of Thieves & Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.2.2 driver is optimized for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Fortnite & PUBG

AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 driver is optimized for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Fortnite & PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Continue reading AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.2.2 driver is optimized for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Fortnite & PUBG