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AMD Catalyst 15.6 Beta Driver Released, Optimized For Batman: Arkham Knight
A couple of hours ago, John informed you about NVIDIA’s driver for Batman: Arkham Knight. Well, NVIDIA was not the only company that released a specific driver for Rocksteady’s title. AMD has also released a new beta driver dedicated to it. Continue reading AMD Catalyst 15.6 Beta Driver Released, Optimized For Batman: Arkham Knight
AMD Radeon R9 Fury X – First Official Benchmarks Revealed
AMD has just revealed the first official benchmarks for its latest high-end GPU, the Radeon R9 Fury X. These first benchmarks put the Radeon R9 Fury X against NVIDIA’s GTX980Ti in 4K resolutions, thus giving us an idea of what players can expect from this new GPU. Enjoy the benchies after the jump! Continue reading AMD Radeon R9 Fury X – First Official Benchmarks Revealed
Official Specs For AMD Radeon R9 Fury X & Radeon R9 3XX Series Revealed
AMD has revealed the official specs for its upcoming graphics cards. The red team has detailed the Radeon R9 Fury X, as well as all the Radeon R9 3XX graphics cards (R9 390X, R9 390 and R9 380). Radeon R9 Fury X will come with 4GB of HBM VRAM, and a 4096-bit HBM memory controller. Its memory bandwidth can reach 512 GB/s and it will require 2x 8-pin connectors. You can view the full specs below. Continue reading Official Specs For AMD Radeon R9 Fury X & Radeon R9 3XX Series Revealed
AMD Radeon R9 Fury X Officially Announced, Will Be Priced At $649
AMD has just revealed – during its E3 2015 Conference – that its new GPU, AMD Radeon R9 Fury X, will be priced at $649. That’s the same price that NVIDIA has set for its GTX 980Ti card. And while GTX 980Ti comes with more RAM, AMD’s Fury X is rumoured to be offering a better overall performance. Continue reading AMD Radeon R9 Fury X Officially Announced, Will Be Priced At $649
Microsoft & Xbox To Be Present At PC Gaming E3 2015 Conference
AMD and PC Gamer announced today via a press release that Microsoft has joined the upcoming “AMD Presents The PC Gaming Show Powered by PC Gamer” event as both a sponsor and participant. Taking place in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the Belasco Theater, the show will feature appearances and announcements from some of the biggest names in the PC gaming industry. Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer and several game developers will share the latest details about gaming on Windows 10 as well as showcase several upcoming games. Continue reading Microsoft & Xbox To Be Present At PC Gaming E3 2015 Conference
Rumour: AMD Fiji Models Revealed – Will Come With Both 4GB & 8GB, Cheapest Model At $599
There is no doubt that NVIDIA’s GTX 980Ti is an amazing card. Priced at $649, the NVIDIA GTX980 Ti is a great GPU, however most gamers are looking forward to AMD’s new Fiji cards. And according to this latest leak, the cheapest model of AMD’s Fiji cards will be priced lower than the GTX 980Ti. Continue reading Rumour: AMD Fiji Models Revealed – Will Come With Both 4GB & 8GB, Cheapest Model At $599
AMD Catalyst 15.5 Beta Driver Now Available, Improves Performance In Project CARS & The Witcher 3
AMD has finally released a new driver that focuses mainly on Project CARS and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. According to its changelog, this driver adds a Crossfire profile for The Witcher 3 and offers up to 10% performance increase on single GPU Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics products, as well as up to 17% performance increase on Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics products. Continue reading AMD Catalyst 15.5 Beta Driver Now Available, Improves Performance In Project CARS & The Witcher 3
AMD on The Witcher 3 Hairworks Performance Issues, Optimization & Graphics Innovation
It’s been a really tough week for AMD. The Witcher 3 has just been released and according to reports, the game’s Hairworks effects have a huge performance impact on all Radeon GPUs. AMD accused NVIDIA for sabotaging AMD cards in The Witcher 3, and some media tried defending the green team. And AMD decided yesterday to answer a lot of questions that arose during these past few days about its innovations, the Hairworks performance issues in The Witcher 3, and the whole optimization procedure. Continue reading AMD on The Witcher 3 Hairworks Performance Issues, Optimization & Graphics Innovation
Slightly Mad Studios’ Boss: “NVIDIA have not paid us a penny”, AMD Working To Fix Performance Issues
Project CARS has just been released, and a lot of AMD owners have reported performance issues, even when using red team’s high-end GPUs. Naturally, some may have thought that this is may be caused by NVIDIA, however Ian Bell, head of Slightly Mad Studios, claimed that NVIDIA has not paid Slightly Mad Studios a penny in order to intentionally cripple the game’s performance on AMD’s graphics cards. In short, this underwhelming performance is not due to NVIDIA’s “grand scheme.” Continue reading Slightly Mad Studios’ Boss: “NVIDIA have not paid us a penny”, AMD Working To Fix Performance Issues