Valve announces its own handheld Steam Deck console
Published in Gaming


Shipping in December and starting at $399

Valve has now officially announced its handheld console, called the Steam Deck. Based on a custom AMD APU with Zen 2 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU, the Steam Deck should pack enough punch to run games on a 7-inch screen when it launches in December 2021, with a starting price of $399.

AMD boss warns that chip shortages will continue
Published in PC Hardware


Very Zen and not in a good way

During an interview with Barrons, AMD CEO Lisa Su reiterated that the current chip supply shortages would continue to adversely affect makers' ability to meet consumer demands until the end of 2021.

EVGA teases AMD X570 Dark motherboard
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 12 July 2021 17:34

EVGA teases AMD X570 Dark motherboard


Picture published by none other than Kingpin

Although it has already been rumored that EVGA might be working on an AMD chipset-based motherboard, the first teaser picture has now been posted online by none other than Vince "Kingpin" Lucido.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT render leaks online
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 01 July 2021 15:14

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT render leaks online


Single-fan and 8-pin power connector

A rendering of what appears to be the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has leaked online, showing a dual-slot graphics card with a single center-placed fan and a single 8-pin PCIe power connector.

Chipmakers attract Wall Street interest
Published in News
Thursday, 01 July 2021 12:12

Chipmakers attract Wall Street interest


Micron and AMD doing well

Chipmakers and AMD are attracting the interest of Wall Street with Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum becoming obsessed with the pair.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution coming to Xbox
Published in Gaming


Valve also adds it to DOTA 2

It appears that AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) will be coming to Xbox consoles as it is has already been made available to preview in Xbox GDK.

AMD officially brings FidelityFX Super Resolution
Published in Graphics


Starting with 7 games at launch, more coming soon

AMD has launched its FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling technology, which will be available in seven games at launch with additional titles coming soon.

ECS announces LIVA Q3 mini PC
Published in News
Wednesday, 23 June 2021 13:54

ECS announces LIVA Q3 mini PC


Powered by AMD Ryzen V1605B/R1505G embedded APU

ECS has announced a rather interesting new mini PC, the LIVA Q3 Plus, powered by AMD Ryzen V1605B/R1505G embedded APU.

Radeon driver moves Windows 7 to legacy support
Published in Graphics


Windows 7 goes the way of the Dodo 

HEXUS has been digging around the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.5.2 small print and discovered a few things that the driver cannot be bothered supporting any more.

Samsung Exynos SoC with AMD RNDA2 GPU to be announced next month
Published in Mobiles


Rumored to bring impressive performance

It appears that the earlier reports from Korea were spot on as the latest rumor suggests that the Samsung Exynos SoC with AMD RDNA2 GPU could be launching in July. A different report also suggests it could be packing quite a punch, despite being limited in order to fit the power envelope.