AMD A10-7850K Performance Optimized Catalyst 14.2 Driver

With the release of AMD’s Kaveri APU and the realization of their heterogeneous compute vision, the A10-7850K has the potential to make a lot of changes in the way we use the processing power available to us. The A10-7850K can harness the full power of both its CPU and GPU cores equally, something that can benefit us, the end users, greatly. The problem is, that vision doesn’t fully come to life until developers start writing for it.

14 January 201414 January 2014ProcessorsBy Hank Tolman

AMD Kaveri APU Architecture Overview

Today marks the release of the latest in a long line of AMD Accelerated Processing Units. Benchmark Reviews has been there for each one of the previous APU releases, and we would be remiss if we didn’t provide you with the latest news regarding this release. It has been a long road since Llano, the very first generation of AMD APUs, was announced just three short years ago at CES 2011. That processor brought together AMD’s long held vision of putting a discrete level GPU on the same die as the CPU; a vision that started back with the Fusion project and AMD’s acquisition of ATI.

16 November 2013Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

AMD FirePro S10000 12GB Edition Graphics Card Announced

New AMD FirePro S10000 12GB Edition graphics card is designed for heterogeneous compute applications built on OpenCL and delivers peak double precision performance AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the new AMD FirePro™ S10000 12GB Edition graphics card, designed for big data high-performance computing (HPC) workloads for single precision and double precision performance. With full support for PCI Express® 3.0 and optimized for use with the OpenCL™ compute programming language, the AMD FirePro S10000 12GB Edition GPU features ECC memory plus DirectGMA support allowing developers working with large models and assemblies to take advantage of the massively parallel processing capabilities of AMD GPUs based on the latest AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. AMD FirePro S10000 12GB Edition GPU is slated […]

13 November 2013Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

AMD Radeon R9 270 Graphics Card Launched

Powered by Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture and bolstered by industry-acclaimed Mantle API, the AMD Radeon R9 270 GPU is built for HD gaming with high quality settings AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ R9 270 graphics card, the newest addition to the award-winning AMD Radeon™ R9 Series GPUs, an impressive family of GPUs that mark a new era of PC gaming. The AMD Radeon™ R9 270 GPU joins the AMD Radeon™ R9 270X, R9 280X, R9 290 and R9 290X graphics cards, all designed for enthusiast gamers who expect next-generation hardware that can shatter the boundaries of realism and performance. “The AMD Radeon R9 270 GPU continues AMD’s tradition of delivering world-class performance, features and multi-monitor support […]

25 October 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

AMD Radeon R9 290X Graphics Card Released

AMD makes graphics leadership power move with AMD Radeon R9 290X GPU, the king of the Radeon R9 Series graphics cards, new GPUs for a new era in gaming AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ R9 290X graphics card, introducing the ultimate GPU for a new era in PC gaming. As the top AMD Radeon™ R9 Series graphics card, the AMD Radeon™ R9 290X GPU delivers breathtaking performance while pushing the boundaries of audio and visual realism for gamers who demand the best. “As the pinnacle of our new AMD Radeon R9 Series graphics cards, the AMD Radeon R9 290X GPU embodies AMD’s leadership as the ultimate graphics solution for an exceptional gaming experience, affirming that Radeon™ is […]

14 October 201316 April 2018GraphicsBy Olin Coles

Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X Video Card Review

The latest AMD Curacao XT-based video cards are poised to supply the market with plenty of graphics power and added value for mainstream gamers – especially as Battlefield 4 readies for launch with realistic DirectX 11 special effects. Sapphire, the leading name in AMD Radeon desktop products, have released their own Radeon R9 270X complete with an exclusive second-generation Vapor-X lightweight vapor-chamber cooling system. Sapphire further improves upon the AMD reference design by incorporating dual UEFI and BIOS firmware support, long-life 5000-hour capacitors, and Black Diamond electronic chokes. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X, which sells online for $219 and features a 1100 MHz factory-overclocked UltraHD 4K resolution-ready graphics card with 1280 Stream processors and support for the upcoming DirectX 11.2 API.

8 October 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

AMD Radeon R7 260X, 250 and 240 Graphics Cards Revealed

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched AMD Radeon R7 240, AMD Radeon R7 250 and AMD Radeon R7 260X, new GPUs for a new era in gaming. AMD Radeon R7 Series graphics cards are an ideal solution for everyday gamers looking to boost the graphics performance of their PCs.

8 October 201316 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

AMD Radeon R9 270X and Radeon R9 280X Video Cards Unveiled

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched AMD Radeon R9 270X and AMD Radeon R9 280X, GPUs engineered from the bottom up to enable a new era of hyper-realistic ultra resolution gaming. AMD Radeon R9 Series graphics cards are designed for enthusiast gamers who demand high-performance hardware that shatters the boundaries of realism and performance.

9 April 201316 April 2018Technology EditorialsBy Olin Coles

Sony PlayStation and Microsoft XBOX Game Consoles Could Save AMD From Collapse

The future of Advanced Micro Devices crucially depends on development partnerships for next-generation Sony PlayStation4 and Microsoft XBOX ONE console systems By Olin Coles One year ago Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) company stock was publicly trading for $8.20 per share (16 March 2012), the highest point since trading at the same level a year prior (March 2010). Since then, AMD stock has sunk to as low as $1.86 per share, performing far worse than other stocks within the same industry. Analyzing the graph charted below, you can see that the Dow Jones Industrial averaged a 12% gain over that same one-year period from late March 2012-2013. Microprocessors company ARM ($18.6B current market capitalization) enjoyed a 51% growth over Dow […]