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AMD's Ryzen 4000 H-series of APUs are designed for thin and light laptops. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H in Asus TUF Gaming laptop demonstrates Zen 2 advantage by romping ahead of the Ryzen 7 3750H and Intel Core i7-8850H in Geekbench tests

The Geekbench 4 and 5 results for an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H APU in an Asus TUF Gaming laptop have been shared online, and they help demonstrate the performance improvements brought by the Zen 2 microarchitecture. In Geekbench 5, the Re...

Daniel R Deakin, 17 Mar 2020 10:37

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS features an improved Vega iGPU. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS chip's Time Spy Graphics Score demonstrates Renoir's higher performance per CU over Picasso despite same Vega architecture

A Time Spy Graphics Score for a Ryzen 7 4800HS APU has shown just how much AMD has managed to improve the iGPU performance for the Renoir generation of processors. The new Ryzen 4000 mobile chip managed to score 1,089 points, whic...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Mar 2020 09:26

The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U could end up in a future Lenovo IdeaPad. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U in Lenovo laptop creeps past Intel Core i7-1065G7 in Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 in Geekbench 4 multi-core test

A hexa-core AMD Ryzen 5 4500U APU has managed to achieve a higher score on Geekbench 4’s multi-core test than the quad-core Ice Lake Intel Core i7-1065G7. Although the latter Intel SoC is streets ahead of the Ryzen 4000 processor ...

Daniel R Deakin, 12 Mar 2020 09:42

AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir desktop APUs should start appearing soon. (Image source: AMD)

First AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir desktop APU appears on 3DMark 11 but offers lower scores than the Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 4800U mobile APUs

A possible AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir desktop APU has been spotted on the 3DMark 11 benchmark. The processor, which was in a system that utilized a yet to be released Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro motherboard, managed an overall score of 5,6...

Daniel R Deakin, 12 Mar 2020 06:42

This Asus ROG GA502IU-XS74 laptop is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS. (Image source: Newegg Canada/@momomo_us).

AMD Ryzen 4000 laptop prices and release dates accidentally leaked by Canadian retailers

A number of Asus TUF Gaming laptops and Asus ROG devices powered by Renoir chips from AMD's Ryzen 4000 series have been spotted on Newegg Canada and the Canadian retailer Memory Express. Although the listings have all been removed...

Daniel R Deakin, 11 Mar 2020 09:12

AMD claims that the Ryzen 4000 mobile chips are "the world's most advanced laptop processors". (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS revealed to have 3.0 GHz base clock and 4.4 GHz boost clock; trails behind Ryzen 7 4800H in first 3DMark 11 tests

An AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS processor has been spotted being tested on the 3DMark 11 benchmark. The APU, which was recently leaked by a retailer listing for an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop, manages reasonably healthy physics scores rang...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Mar 2020 08:01

Yet another concept render reimagines the PS5 as a distant relative of the GameCube. (Image source: Reddit - u/Zaagfluit)

More alleged PlayStation 5 specs leaked: Supposedly 13.3 teraflops of GPU power and a 1 TB SSD this time around for the PS5

More alleged technical specifications for the PlayStation 5 have been shared online, and if they are anywhere close to factual then there will be plenty of happy PS5 fans out there. According to the supposed leaked details, the ne...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Mar 2020 06:51

AMD's financial position has improved significantly, along with huge reductions in debt levels. (Source: AMD)

AMD details much stronger financial position at their 2020 Financial Analyst Day

AMD held their 2020 Financial Analyst Day recently, with one of the highlights being their greatly improved financial situation compared to 2016, and impressively improved debt situation compared to all of the last few years.

Craig Ward, 08 Mar 2020 10:01

Intel hit a peak of 84.2% share but has been slipping ever since. (Image source: El Chapuzas Informatico)

Intel continues to slide down the slippery slope against AMD in terms of CPU usage in Steam's February survey

AMD has continued to make gains in processor usage according to Steam’s latest hardware and software survey. Team Red increased its share in systems using Windows and Linux, although Intel still has the lion’s portion of the overa...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Mar 2020 07:12

The Ryzen 9 4900H/HS APUs might not launched together with all the other announced Renoir models. (Image Source: AMD)

Unannounced top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 4900H APU spotted in the wild on an Asus TUF Gaming laptop

The existence of the Ryzen 9 4900H APUs was first rumored back in late 2019, but now we have actual proof that the model is no mere typo, as Videocardz sources spotted a TUF Gaming laptop powered by the unannounced processor. The ...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Mar 2020 14:06

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800 APU is a fast 15 W processor. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U keeps up with higher-powered Intel Core i9-9880H thanks to promising Geekbench 5 test scores

A Lenovo system featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 4800U APU has been tested on Geekbench 5 recently, and it managed scores of 1,150 points for the single-core test and 7,047 points for the multi-core test. The 8-core Renoir processor achie...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Mar 2020 09:52

AMD's Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U could be an optional processor choice for the Lenovo ThinkPad L14. (Image source: Lenovo)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U joins Renoir's ranks and will likely feature in future Lenovo ThinkPad laptops

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U processor has shown up in a snippet of information taken from 3DMark. It appears the new PRO APU will fill a niche that is already occupied by chips such as the Ryzen 5 4600U and the higher-powered Ryzen ...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Mar 2020 07:09

The upcoming Lenovo ThinkPad T14 will feature AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 chips as an option. (Image source: Lenovo)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U processor spotted on 3DMark could soon turn up in new Lenovo ThinkPad laptops

An AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U APU has been discovered on 3DMark. The reported base clock rate for the processor is 1,700 MHz while the maximum turbo clock rate is listed as 4,201 MHz. Unsurprisingly, these clocks would fit the Ryzen 7 ...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Mar 2020 11:52

Doom Eternal will be launched on March 20. (Image Source: id)

PC Master Race: Doom Eternal can run at up to 1,000 FPS on high-end PC builds

Doom Eternal is clearly designed for PC systems, first and foremost. The 2016 Doom game was already well optimized, but the new idTech 7 engine takes optimization to new levels as the game now scales with existing high-end and eve...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Mar 2020 17:21

The Xbox Series X APU as revealed by the Xbox bosses themselves. (Image Source: Eurogamer)

Analyst suggests Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 may be powered by 7 nm versions of the older Ryzen 5 1600 processor

John Prendergast calculated that the CPU part of the APU integrated in the next gen consoles may not be too impressive, because the TDPs need to be kept under 200 W. Thus, we are looking at performance levels in line with an older...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Mar 2020 17:01

The Renoir AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS processor will feature in the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS pounds Ryzen 5 4600H and Intel Core i7-10750H in Fire Strike Extreme physics score results

AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800HS mobile SoC has been spotted on another benchmark, in this case 3DMark’s Fire Strike Extreme. The Renoir APU’s results were compared with those of the high-end Comet Lake Intel Core i7-10750H and the Ryzen 5 46...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Mar 2020 08:52

AMD's Ryzen 7 3700X has been a strong seller for the week. (Image source: TechSpot)

Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 7 3700X help AMD continue to thwart Intel CPU sales in latest Mindfactory retail data

Once again AMD has enjoyed healthy sales in regard to information taken from sales data from Mindfactory. Leading the charge for Team Red is the Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 7 3700X, followed by seven more processors from AMD. However, ...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Mar 2020 08:08

The Asus TUF Gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 4800H could be launched on April 3. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is back on Geekbench putting Intel's Core i7-10750H and Core i9-9980HK to the sword

AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800H has been spotted being tested on Geekbench again, with some new scores being recorded on version 5 of the well-known benchmark. The Ryzen 4000 series APU scored surprisingly well in the single-core test but rea...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 Mar 2020 06:01

Radeon 540X vs. Vega 8 in the Acer Swift 3: Better with or without a dedicated GPU?

Radeon or Radeon? The devices of the Acer Swift-3-SF314-41 (G) series are powered by Ryzen APUs from AMD. Models with or without a dedicated GPU are available within the series. We want to check whether it is worth buying a model with a dedicated R...

Sascha Mölck, 28 Feb 2020 09:31

The Asus TUF Gaming A15 laptop features an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H chip and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H holds its own against Intel's i9-10980HK and i7-10750H on Geekbench with powerful multi-core scores

The Zen 2 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H has been spotted on Geekbench achieving scores that make it very well matched with Intel’s Comet Lake processors Core i9-10980HK and Core i7-10750H. Unsurprisingly, the 6-core i7-10750H falls behind the...

Daniel R Deakin, 28 Feb 2020 06:47

Chiplet design is at its most extreme in AMD's 64-core EPYC CPUs (Image source: Wired)

AMD says chiplet design can cut costs by more than half

AMD has consistently beaten Intel in cost-per-core, but did AMD really need to pursue a chiplet design to make Zen 2 so affordable? New slides from a recent talk at ISSCC show exactly how much the company saved with this approach,...

Jonathan Hayhurst, 28 Feb 2020 05:33

The ray traced audio processing on the Xbox Series X might require very expensive speakers or headphones. (Image Sources: GamesRadar)

Ray traced audio acceleration is the latest gimmick on Microsoft's Xbox Series X console

Is Microsoft trying to prove that sounds exhibit the same wave-particle duality as light rays? Probably not. This is most likely a clever marketing gimmick that feeds off of the growing popularity of ray traced graphics and mainst...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Feb 2020 16:18

It would be nice to see Zen 2 embedded solutions with Navi iGPUs this year. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD launches two new ultra low-voltage Ryzen embedded CPUs for mini PC builds

The dual-core / dual-thread R1102G and dual-core / quad-thread R1305G CPU models are 14 nm chips based on the original Zen architecture featuring the lowest TDPs in AMD's Ryzen Embedded roster. These will be featured in Simply NUC...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Feb 2020 16:11

The Xbox Series X GPU will offer up to 12 TFLOPS of compute performance. (Image source: Professional Review)

PS5 in trouble? 12 teraflops of GPU power confirmed for the Xbox Series X

Microsoft has confirmed some of the specifications for the upcoming Xbox Series X in a news post by Phil Spencer, the Head of Xbox. Arguably one of the standout revelations is the 12 teraflops of GPU performance the console will h...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 Feb 2020 03:23

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 can boost to 4.2 GHz and has 6 cores. (Image source: AMD)

Ryzen 5 3600 outsells closest Core rival by nearly 13 to one as AMD hammers Intel into the ground in Mindfactory CPU sales data

Leaked CPU sales data from Mindfactory has shown an astonishing dominance for AMD over Intel. The overall share is 86.11% to 13.89% in favor of Team Red. The Ryzen 5 3600 chip was the bestseller for the week with 1,280 units sold,...

Daniel R Deakin, 24 Feb 2020 08:15

The Intel Core i9-10900 ES struggled with multi-core testing. (Image source: OC3D)

Intel Core i9-10900 sample's pedestrian results on Cinebench R15 and Cinebench R20 won't trouble AMD's Ryzen 9 3900X

An alleged Comet Lake desktop processor, the Intel Core i9-10900, has been put through its paces on both Cinebench R15 and Cinebench R20. The engineering sample (ES) posted some unimpressive multi-core results that won’t challenge...

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Feb 2020 01:12

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a boost clock of 4.3 GHz. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X leaves nearest Intel rival far in the distance as it tops PassMark's CPU Mark chart

A few samples of AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 3990X have started appearing on PassMark and the results have been outstanding. The 64-core monster unsurprisingly shot straight to the top of the CPU Mark chart, which is already dominate...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Feb 2020 08:52

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800U chip has a base clock of 1.8 GHz. (Image source: Medium)

New AMD Ryzen 7 4800U 3DMark 11 scores increase its margin over the Core i7-1065G7

AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800U has already been discovered going through 3DMark 11’s punishing tests and a new run has thrown up even higher scores for the Renoir mobile chip. The Ryzen 4000 APU had managed to create quite a margin between i...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Feb 2020 07:26

The AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs feature Radeon Vega graphics. (Image source: Medium)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS continues to astound with hefty Fire Strike Ultra physics score that punishes the Core i7-9700K

AMD’s Renoir APU, the Ryzen 7 4800HS, has been spotted in action again. This time, the mobile processor was tested on 3DMark’s Fire Strike Ultra test, with the physics score recorded as 21,254 points. This puts it way beyond a tes...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Feb 2020 06:53

Will AMD be able to significantly bump Cromebook performance within reasnable price limits? (Image Source: hardware Canucks)

Chromebook versions of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700 and Ryzen 5 3500 CPUs spotted in latest Chrome OS source code

The latest Chrome OS update source code mentions the existence of Ryzen 7 3700C and Ryzen 3500C CPUs that appear to be derived from the Zen+ desktop-grade CPUs. Additionally, the code also includes references for Athlon Silver 305...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Feb 2020 17:22

The Zotac Zbox Pro CA622 nano mini PC features a fanless case. (Image Source: Zotac)

Zotac introduces Zbox Pro Nano mini PC with embedded Ryzen CPUs plus a more expensive Quadro RTX 3000 version

The new Zbox Pro CA622 nano is an industrial-grade embedded mini PC with a fanless case. This barebones solution includes a Ryzen R1505G dual-core CPU with 15 W TDP and support for up to 32 GB of RAM. There also is a more expensiv...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Feb 2020 14:27

Asus will be the first OEM to offer a gaming laptop featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS APU overtakes both the Ryzen 7 4800H and Intel's Core i7-9700K CPU in latest Time Spy benchmark leak

AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800HS APU has been spotted on the Time Spy benchmark, where it performed remarkably well judging on the reported score. Surprisingly, the chip with a 35 W TDP managed to overtake the 45 W Ryzen 7 4800H, which will u...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Feb 2020 07:52

System76's Thelio Major is now available with AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. (Image source: System76)

System76 unveils the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X powered Thelio Major desktop with a battery of comparison tests that will make your CPU whimper

System76 has added the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X in the list of configurable options for its Thelio Major desktop. The computer operates on either Ubuntu or Pop!_OS, and it’s possible to fit up to two graphics cards inside it, ...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Feb 2020 13:55

The upcoming Ryzen 7 4800H and Radeon RX 5600M mobility chips are ready to take on the Intel and Nvidia competition. (Image Source: nl.hardware.info)

First tests pitting the upcoming Intel Comet Lake-H i7-10750H against the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and the Radeon RX 5600M against the refreshed Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-Q emerge on 3DMark

The AMD chips appear to be dominating the Intel and Nvidia counterparts when it comes to 3DMark's separate tests. Still, the Intel + Nvidia setup leads in the combined tests, showing that AMD might want to further optimize its chi...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Feb 2020 16:18

AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 3990X will cost US$3,990. (Image source: HardZone)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X terrifies every CPU in Geekbench's multi-core test apart from the Threadripper 3970X and Intel Xeon W-3175X

Geekbench is the latest synthetic benchmark to experience the processing power of AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, with the 64-core monster tearing the multi-core test to shreds. However, the incredible score of 22,045 points still...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Feb 2020 09:03

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X will be released on February 7. (Image source: AMD/Xataka)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X engineering sample makes startling initial showing on UserBenchmark

An engineering sample of an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has turned up on UserBenchmark and offered up huge scores that still have room for improvement. The 64-core part was a component in a system that also featured the Prime TRX...

Daniel R Deakin, 31 Jan 2020 12:17

AMD announces record-breaking revenues for 4Q 2019, RDNA GPU refresh confirmed for 2020

2019 brought the highest revenues in six years for AMD and the red team expects increased 7 nm CPU adoption for 2020 together with increased demand for custom embedded solutions via the release of the next gen consoles. CEO Lisa S...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Jan 2020 16:24

The Pro 560 could be derived from the high-end X570 chipset. (Image Source: NewsBeezer)

AMD extends mini PC support with new AM4 Pro 500-series chipset for budget builds

The official AMD site does not provide exact specs for the new Pro 500 chipsets, but it looks like Lenovo already plans to release some IdeaCentre ThinkCentre models that integrate a Pro 560 chipset. According to the Lenovo spec s...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Jan 2020 15:54

Both the Corsair Vengeance 6180 and 6182 come with a two-year warranty. (Image source: Corsair)

Corsair introduces the Vengeance 6180 and 6182 gaming PCs jam-packed with AMD goodness

Corsair has revealed a couple of new AMD-powered gaming PCs to its lineup. The Vengeance 6180 and Vengeance 6182 both feature a Ryzen 3000 series CPU in the form of the 8-core Ryzen 7 3700X while graphics processing is carried out...

Daniel R Deakin, 28 Jan 2020 09:36

Both AMD and Intel are offering strong mobile processors for laptop OEMs. (Image source: HardZone)

Intel Tiger Lake U chip shows AMD's Ryzen 7 3780U APU the door in Time Spy test but still has to face Renoir

A processor from Intel’s Tiger Lake family has been spotted achieving a credible score on 3DMark’s Time Spy test. The Tiger Lake-U chip racked up scores of 1,300 in the GPU test and 4,400 in the CPU test. A low-power APU from AMD'...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 Jan 2020 10:06

AMD's Ryzen 4000 series mobile processors feature Radeon Graphics. (Image source: AMD)

AMD's Ryzen 7 4800H mobile APU spotted surpassing Intel's Core i7-9700K desktop CPU in Time Spy benchmark

A noted data miner has dug out an impressive result for AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800H in 3DMark’s Time Spy benchmark. The Ryzen 4000 series chip from the new Renoir family of APUs amassed a total of 8,350 points in the test, putting it ahea...

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Jan 2020 04:55

Even though these prototype leaks appear to be legitimate, Microsoft could still change a few things for the commercial version. (Image Source: Thurott)

Alleged Xbox Series X front/back pictures and PCIe 4.0 SSD details get leaked

The console prototype pictures appear to be legitimate, as the serial number on the back of the console was already claimed by a twitter user. Apart from the usual connectors, there also is a debug slot for gaming developers. As f...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Jan 2020 17:41

The more affordable B550 and A520 variants of the X570 chipset are expected to be released this spring. (Image Source: Anandtech)

AMD's 600-series chipset expected to launch by the end of 2020

Reports coming from Taiwan and China reveal that AMD will collaborate with ASMedia in order to produce all upcoming motherboard chipsets, including the more affordable B550 and A520 for Ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs, as well as the upco...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Jan 2020 16:07

The first Ryzen 4000 laptop APUs are expected to hit the market in a few months. (Image Source: TechnoSports)

New graphics tests reveal AMD's Ryzen 4000 iGPUs are significantly faster than Intel's Ice Lake alternatives

Even though the new Ryzen 4000 APUs do not integrate Navi iGPUs, the performance gains are quite substantial, at least when compared to the previous generation. According to the latest UserBenchmark tests, the new 7 nm Vega comput...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Jan 2020 15:45

The new ZBOX Nano is powered by AMD's Ryzen 3 3200U APU. (Image Source: WCCFTech)

Zotac to release ZBOX Nano mini-PCs powered by AMD's Ryzen and Vega chips

Zotac is the latest company to join AMD's mini PC initiative. For now, there is only a ZBOX Nano barebones model that is powered by the Ryzen 3 3200U APU with integrated Vega 3 graphics and support for up to 32 GB of DDR4-2400 RAM...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Jan 2020 15:58

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a retail price of US$3,990. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X details officially go live: "One Processor to Render Them All"

The official page for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X processor has gone live. Many of the details about the HEDT chip were already revealed at CES 2020 but now the powerful 64-core desktop CPU has its own home to boast of. AMD i...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Jan 2020 07:15

AMD CEO Lisa Su provided more details at a separate Q&A session shortly after the CES keynote. (Source: Tech Times)

CES 2020 | AMD CEO confirms launch for high-end Navi-based GPUs with hardware-level ray tracing this year plus Navi APUs in 2021

The CES keynote did not touch on important aspects, but press representatives were able to obtain new info immediately after, when AMD CEO Lisa Su was kind enough to answer a torrent of questions at a separate Q&A session. Among t...

Bogdan Solca, 08 Jan 2020 16:34