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AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 technology package introduced a plethora of enhancements to the FSR technology on Radeon RX 6000 and 7000-series graphics cards last September. But perfection has no limits, so this week, the company is rolling out its FSR 3.1 technology, which improves upscaling quality, decouples frame generation from AMD's upscaling, and makes it easier for developers to work with FSR. Arguably, AMD's FSR 3.1's primary enhancement is its improved temporal upscaling image quality: compared to FSR 2.2, the image flickers less at rest and no longer ghosts when in movement. This is a significant improvement, as flickering and ghosting artifacts are particularly annoying. Meanwhile, FSR 3.1 has to be implemented by the game developer itself, and the first title to support this...
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
The AMD Keynote at CES 2019: Looking Ahead
AMD has one of the prized spots on the CES Keynote register. The company gets an highlighted hour at one of the shows prized ballroom setups to offer something...
61 by Ian Cutress on 1/9/2019
Mike Rayfield, General Manager of AMD’s RTG, to Resign by Year’s End
Mike Rayfield, senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group, will leave the company by the end of the month to spend more time with his...
16 by Anton Shilov on 12/14/2018
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition: Streaming for Videos, Games, & VR
As 2018 winds down, once again it’s time for AMD’s annual major feature update for their graphics drivers, Radeon Software. Going by the unassuming title of ‘Radeon Software Adrenalin...
38 by Nate Oh on 12/13/2018
Sapphire’s GearBox Thunderbolt 3 eGFX Box w/ 500W PSU Now Available
Sapphire has started sales of its external Thunderbolt 3 enclosure for video cards. The GearBox TB3 eGFX box can accommodate a high-end graphics card and also offers additional USB...
16 by Anton Shilov on 12/6/2018
The AMD Radeon RX 590 Review, feat. XFX & PowerColor: Polaris Returns (Again)
When AMD launched the Polaris-based Radeon RX 480 in June 2016, the focus was firmly on the mainstream market, looking to offer superior value over raw performance. At the...
138 by Nate Oh on 11/15/2018
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1
Today, AMD released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1, bringing zero-day game support and performance improvements ahead of Hitman 2 (11/13/18), Fallout 76 (11/14/18), and Battlefield V Early Access (11/15/18)...
6 by Nate Oh on 11/8/2018
AMD’s Vega Mobile Lives: Vega Pro 20 & 16 in Updated MacBook Pros In November
Buried towards the tail-end of today’s MacBook Air press release from Apple was a second announcement: that they’d be releasing a minor MacBook Pro refresh next month. Though curious...
36 by Ryan Smith on 10/30/2018
AMD Ceases Graphics Driver Development for 32-bit Operating Systems
With the recent October releases of Adrenalin Edition, AMD has finally discontinued support for 32-bit operating systems. The latest 32-bit packages can still be manually downloaded through older driver...
22 by Nate Oh on 10/26/2018
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.2
Today, AMD released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.2, featuring support for Strange Brigade, which releases tomorrow, as well as F1 2018. This update also supersedes the Strange Brigade Early...
9 by Nate Oh on 8/27/2018
Hot Chips 2018: Intel on Graphics Live Blog (11:30am PT, 6:30pm UTC)
Intel is talking graphics! We're expecting a lot of discussion about Kaby Lake G, with Radeon graphics, however the slide deck is going to talk a lot about power...
8 by Ian Cutress on 8/20/2018
AMD Launches The "Raise The Game" Bundle For Radeon RX Vega, RX 580, and RX 570
This week, AMD has launched a new “Raise The Game” promotion, offering three free games for qualified purchases of a Radeon RX Vega 64, RX Vega 56, RX 580...
9 by Nate Oh on 8/9/2018
Intel’s Crimson Canyon NUCs with Cannon Lake CPU & Radeon dGPU Available for Pre-Order
SimplyNUC, a retailer specializing on SFF PCs, has started to take pre-orders for Intel’s NUC8i3CYSM and NUC8i3CYSN ultra-compact form-factor PCs (codenamed "Crimson Canyon"), which are based on Intel’s Cannon...
25 by Anton Shilov on 8/8/2018
ASRock Expands Phantom Gaming Lineup with Radeon RX Vega Cards
ASRock has expanded its Phantom Gaming lineup with AMD’s Radeon RX Vega 56 and Vega 64 GPUs running at reference clock rates. This launch allows ASRock to move into...
7 by Anton Shilov on 7/10/2018
Dell updates Inspiron line with 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors
In another Dell gaming announcement today, they have announced the Inspiron Gaming Desktop 5676 that now adds 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen processors, an update over the 5675 that used...
4 by Joe Shields on 6/6/2018
AMD Demos 7nm Vega GPU: Betting Big on Machine Learning for Radeon Instinct; Shipping This Year
In a fairly unexpected move, AMD formally demonstrated at Computex its previously-roadmapped 7nm-built Vega GPU. As per AMD's roadmaps on the subject, the chip will be used for AMD’s...
29 by Anton Shilov on 6/6/2018
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 WHQL: Official Unified Driver for APUs & dGPUs, with PlayReady 3.0
Today, AMD released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 WHQL, bringing official support for Windows 10 April 2018 Update, as well as official PlayReady 3.0 support for desktop Polaris products...
11 by Nate Oh on 5/23/2018
AMD Releases Unified Graphics Driver for dGPUs & Desktop APUs: Radeon Software Q2 2018
Although AMD’s Ryzen desktop APUs released back in February with the Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G, official driver support has been limited to the inaugural WHQL launch...
16 by Nate Oh on 5/18/2018
PowerColor Confirms Plans for Mini-ITX Radeon RX Vega: Due Next Month
Over the past few months, we have seen two makers of video cards laying the groundwork for Mini-ITX graphics adapters based on the Radeon RX Vega GPU. This week...
11 by Anton Shilov on 5/18/2018
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