Zen APU will have a Polaris GPU
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Tuesday, 05 July 2016 09:30

Zen APU will have a Polaris GPU


Exclusive: Comes in 2017

AMD’s CEO Lisa Su said both publicly and to Fudzilla exclusively that its desktop Zen comes first, followed by server, notebook and embedded products. We have some exclusive news about the first Zen based APU that will come with four Zen cores and Polaris graphics. 

AMD Zeppelin is an 8 core Zen
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Wednesday, 22 June 2016 10:11

AMD Zeppelin is an 8 core Zen


Exclusive: Up to four Zeppelin clusters for 32-core Naples option

A few months back Nick wrote about AMD Zen processor found in a Linux Kernel Mailing List confirming that Zeppelin had support for eight bundles of four cores on a single chip, or 32 physical processing cores.

Zen disturbs motherboard makers' meditation
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What is the sound of costs rising?


The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that some AMD’s Zen chipsets are having design issues.

AMD demonstrates Zen running Doom
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Tuesday, 14 June 2016 17:15

AMD demonstrates Zen running Doom


One hand clapping with zombies at E3 2016

AMD has released a short video where its lead system engineer Louis Castro running Doom on its Summit Ridge, Zen-based processor .

AMD's Naples Zen has 32 cores
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Monday, 13 June 2016 12:35

AMD's Naples Zen has 32 cores


Exclusive: Server chip with 64 threads arriving in 2017

Fudzilla has scored some exclusive details about the coming AMD Zen chip that will have as much as 32 cores, 64 threads and more L3 cache than you can poke a stick at.

Inventory issues as Intel and AMD delay CPU releases
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New platforms not until January

We have been expecting Intel and AMD to release their new generation CPU’s by the end of the year, but now it looks like we will not see them until Janaury.

Zen comes to desktops first
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Wednesday, 01 June 2016 05:32

Zen comes to desktops first


Server follows, then notebook


At the Q and A session after AMD's press conference, company CEO Lisa Su just confirmed that desktop Zen x86 chips are the first products to arrive for consumers. These will be followed by a server lineup, then a notebook lineup.

AMD CEO Lisa SU shows Zen at Computex 2016
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Wednesday, 01 June 2016 04:46

AMD CEO Lisa SU shows Zen at Computex 2016


It runs Windows, renders 4K videos and samples

AMD has just announced its upcoming Zen x86 core that delivers 40 percent more IPC from the current generation.
Company CEO Lisa Su pointed out that Summit Ridge is the new core codename, and that Zen is alive, on track and the introduction video played was rendered on a Zen processor.

AMD Computex 2016 event stream is live
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Wednesday, 01 June 2016 02:11

AMD Computex 2016 event stream is live


Updated: Polaris GPU, Bristol Ridge APU and possible Zen

The live stream for AMD's Computex 2016 event has just gone live and we are certainly looking forward to see what AMD has prepared.

AMD has Zen ready for demo
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Tuesday, 31 May 2016 11:03

AMD has Zen ready for demo


Big hope


Multiple independent sources have confirmed that AMD has Zen x86 prototype chips ready for demonstration, and we might see them tomorrow during the Computex 2016 press conference in Taiwan.