Vega
There are two very important levels of graphics performance in modern systems to consider – one is if the graphics system is sufficient for seamless use, and the second is such that it meets a substantial standard for gaming. On one side we use integrated graphics, which take advantage of a unified processor to simplify the system, and on the other we look to a range of options, such as smartphones, consoles, and discrete graphics options. Somewhere in there we have a middle ground – can an integrated option have enough thermal headroom and graphics power to worthwhile for gaming? This is the pitch of AMD’s Ryzen 4000 based APUs, which combine Zen 2 CPU cores with fast Vega 8 graphics. With a 65W...
AMD Enables Ryzen in Chromebooks, Improving Performance
A modern enthusiast will scoff at the concept of a Chromebook – limited performance, capabilities, and a simplistic OS for doing some serious work? The fact is that the...
22 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/22/2020
AMD Launches 12 Desktop Renoir Ryzen 4000G Series APUs: But You Can’t Buy Them
Today AMD is finally lifting the lid on its long-awaited desktop Zen2 based APU family. Using the same silicon as in the Ryzen Mobile 4000 family, AMD is pumping...
130 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/21/2020
AMD Reveals Radeon Pro VII: A Workstation Card For When You Need It All
This morning AMD is taking the wraps off of a new high-end video card aimed at the workstation market, the Radeon Pro VII. True to its namesake, this is...
60 by Ryan Smith on 5/13/2020
AMD’s Mobile Revival: Redefining the Notebook Business with the Ryzen 9 4900HS (A Review)
At every turn in the story of AMD’s notebook portfolio, we’ve been there to document the highs and lows. Five years ago, AMD was definitely suffering from a combination...
264 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 4/9/2020
AMD Details Renoir: The Ryzen Mobile 4000 Series 7nm APU Uncovered
The notebook market has not been kind to AMD over the last decade – for a long, long time the company was only ever seen as the discount option...
95 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/16/2020
AMD at CES 2020: Q&A with Dr. Lisa Su
This week AMD took the wraps off of its latest generation of mobile processors. The company is being aggressive, offering up to eight cores for both the traditional ultra-portable...
93 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/7/2020
AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs: 7nm, 8-core on both 15W and 45W, Coming Q1
At last year’s CES, AMD showcased its then Ryzen 3000 mobile processors as part of the announcements. In what is becoming a trend, at this year’s CES, the company...
406 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/6/2020
An Interview with AMD’s CTO Mark Papermaster: ‘There’s More Room At The Top’
On the back of a very busy 2019, AMD is gaining market share and is now a performance leader in a lot of CPU segments. The company has executed...
68 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/30/2019
AnandTech Year In Review 2019: Lots of CPUs
Throughout 2019, we’ve had quite the reverse of performance when it comes to the competitiveness of the modern performance-oriented desktop processor. This year we’ve seen AMD introduce its Zen...
25 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/27/2019
Already Working on 2nd Gen: AMD’s Ryzen Microsoft Surface Edition and what Semi-Custom Means
One of the key takeaways from Microsoft’s launch this week was that the company was spreading its wings with devices made by all three major SoC vendors: Intel, AMD...
73 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/4/2019
AMD Ryzen 3000 APUs: Up to Vega 11, More MHz, Under $150, Coming July 7th
The integrated graphics ‘APU’ line of processors from AMD is a popular entry point for consumers on a budget based on the good performance from the cores, gaming-capable graphics...
59 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/10/2019
Best Video Cards for Gaming: Q1 2019
For gaming PCs that push the pretty pixels on the screens, the video card is the most important component. And given the sheer amount of custom options, choosing the...
20 by Nate Oh on 3/11/2019
The AMD Radeon VII Review: An Unexpected Shot At The High-End
Following the launch of a late-generation product refresh in November, in the form of the Radeon RX 590, we had expected AMD's consumer side to be done for a...
294 by Nate Oh on 2/7/2019
CES 2019 Question and Answer Session with AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su
One of the major highlights of CES was the reveal of AMD’s next generation Matisse processor. With the cores built on TSMC’s 7nm process, the demonstration of the eight...
60 by Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on 1/29/2019
AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen 'Matisse' Coming Mid 2019: Eight Core Zen 2 with PCIe 4.0 on Desktop
Blink and you miss it: AMD's keynote address this year was a whirlwind of primetime announcements for the company. The message is clear: AMD is committing itself to 7nm...
353 by Ian Cutress on 1/9/2019
AMD Reveals Radeon VII: High-End 7nm Vega Video Card Arrives February 7th for $699
As it turns out, the video card wars are going to charge into 2019 quite a bit hotter than any of us were expecting. Moments ago, as part of...
207 by Ryan Smith on 1/9/2019
AMD Athlon 220GE and Athlon 240GE with Radeon Vega Graphics Launched
AMD has announced availability of the Athlon 220GE and Athlon 240GE processors it announced back in September. Based on the Zen microarchitecture and featuring built-in Radeon Vega graphics, these...
26 by Anton Shilov on 12/21/2018
The Lenovo ThinkPad A285 (12.5-Inch) Review: Ryzen Pro Gets Down to Business
A couple of months back Lenovo released the ThinkPad A285; a 12.5-inch business-class notebook featuring AMD’s Ryzen Pro mobile processor, complementing their 14-inch A485 Ryzen Pro powered model. These...
72 by Brett Howse on 12/18/2018
Naples, Rome, Milan, Zen 4: An Interview with AMD CTO, Mark Papermaster
At AMD’s Next Horizon event this week, the company disclosed for the first time the layout of its next generation EPYC processor, the new Vega Radeon Instinct datacenter compute...
59 by Ian Cutress on 11/12/2018
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