AMD will sneak-peek its high-end Zen CPU in December, starting a new CPU war

That distant drum beat you’re hearing? That’s the sound of the coming CPU war. The latest beat came this morning, when AMD said it was holding a sneak peek of its high-performance Zen CPU in a few weeks. The preview will

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As AMD mulls GPU for 32-core Zen chip, it develops software tools

AMD’s new ROCm software tools will exploit the joint computing power of its GPUs and Zen chips AMD’s Radeon WX 5100 GPU is targeted at VR content creation. Credit: AMD COMMENTS Agam Shah IDG News Service Nov 14, 2016 2:16

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How AMD’s powerful Zen chip flouts the SoC stereotype

The hype is building around AMD’s upcoming Zen chip (due at the end of 2016), but if you’re calling it a CPU, you’re off-track. That’s because the first iteration of the company’s new microarchitecture, code-named Summit Ridge, is actually an

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The Full Nerd Episode 7: GPU buyer’s guide, AMD Zen pricing, and a 4K PlayStation

This week on The Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, and Hayden Dingman predict just how much AMD’s upcoming Zen CPU will cost, riff on how powerful the PlayStation 4 Pro will be, and then debate: Star Wars vs. Star Trek. In

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The Full Nerd Episode 7: GPU buyer’s guide, AMD Zen pricing, and a 4K PlayStation

This week on The Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, and Hayden Dingman predict just how much AMD’s upcoming Zen CPU will cost, riff on how powerful the PlayStation 4 Pro will be, and then debate: Star Wars vs. Star Trek. In

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