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Complete guide to AMD Software Adrenaline Edition
AMD's Adrenaline driver software can look intimidating at first, but here's everything you need to know about it and what settings are important.
AMD graphics cards rank pretty high among the best GPUs you can buy today, and one of the best things about using them is having good companion software. The 'AMD Software Adrenaline Edition' is a really well-developed piece of software, and it offers a good mix of features and functionality. There's lots you can do with AMD Software, and I'm going to guide you through everything it has to offer, and point out stuff that you might be interested in.
AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU may no longer be limited to China’s market
The Radeon RX 7900 GRE features Navi 31 XL GPU with 5120 stream processors
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, many of the world’s most technologically advanced countries are taking steps to ensure that it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. The US, for example, has enacted export restrictions on certain products that could further AI development abroad. Now, a GPU that was once being exclusively sold in China has made it overseas, and some believe it could eventually make its way to the US.
3 reasons why 2023 was a colossal disappointment for graphics cards
Coming out of the GPU crisis, 2023 was supposed to bring a breath of fresh air. It did bring something fresh, but not what we expected
We're fresh out of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday frenzy, and many of us splurged on new components to build a new gaming PC. But all those discounts don't change the fact that 2023 was a disappointing year for PC gaming parts, particularly desktop GPUs. After the disastrous launch of the RTX 3000 and RX 6000 series graphics cards, people expected some relief when the next GPU generation was on the horizon.
5 GPUs that did not age well at all
Some graphics cards age like fine wine. These GPUs, however, did no such thing and turned out to be simply bad decisions
Gaming GPUs bring out the best and worst in gamers, generating strong opinions about every single aspect. The best graphics cards rarely see as much or as intense coverage as the worst ones. This is probably because spending a decent chunk of one's entire budget on a graphics card and then getting disappointed later is not a good feeling. Hence, I decided to include five such GPUs in this list that may not be the worst GPUs of all time, per se, but didn't age well at all.
Budget AMD gaming PC guide: Best parts for a cheap AMD build
Here's how to build a gaming PC for $700 with AMD's most affordable CPUs and GPUs.
If you have $1,000, it's pretty easy to build a good PC whether you're using AMD's Ryzen and Radeon chips, Intel's Core and Arc processors, or other hardware. But what if you have closer to $700? Although it's much more challenging to build a PC without major compromises for $700, it's not impossible, and we've done it using all AMD hardware. If you follow our guide to the letter, you'll have a gaming PC that can easily run games at 1080p and 1440p with a framerate of 60 FPS or more.
AMD's latest high-end laptop GPU looks like a power hog, and that's a big problem
Efficiency is king in laptops, and it's looking like AMD just doesn't have it this generation.
AMD has never really been a player in high-end laptop GPUs and has effectively ceded this space to Nvidia for years, but that's all changed with the company's latest RX 7900M GPU. A cut-down version of the RX 7900 GRE, it's the highest-end laptop card AMD has launched ever, threatening even Nvidia's RTX 4080 in first-party benchmarks. It could really shake things up if AMD gets enough design wins to get the RX 7900M off the ground.
AMD Fluid Motion Frames nearly doubles the frame rates in games, but there's a catch
AMD's driver-level frame generation lets you win, but at what cost?
Gaming at native resolution is a thing of the past now, as most gamers are taking advantage of upscaling technologies supported by their GPUs these days for a smoother experience. Existing upscaling technologies like Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) are already quite good at delivering a solid experience, but AMD is trying to step things up a bit with its driver-based frame generation solution. I say "trying" because AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) has yet to reach its final form. In fact, it's still a ways away from being a viable solution for an average consumer.
AMD gaming and streaming PC guide: Best parts to build a single PC streaming setup
AMD's CPUs and GPUs are among the best of the best, ideal for powering a PC geared towards streaming, content creation, and other work.
Streaming, video editing, and other kinds of content creation are possible on all kinds of hardware, but if you're doing this kind of stuff as a job or a hobby you would benefit from not just having capable hardware, but high-end and modern hardware that can get the best framerates and the fastest render times. In 2023, an all-AMD PC for streaming and content creation provides top-end performance in most applications and cutting-edge features for gaming, streaming, and more.
AMD teases Radeon PRO W7700 professional graphics card with 16GB VRAM
It will likely be launched later this year.
On Thursday, AMD unveiled its latest workstation and HEDT processors, the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000WX and Threadripper 7000. As part of that presentation, the company also teased the imminent launch of a new professional graphics card - the Radeon PRO W7700. The new model will be the fifth card in the Radeon PRO W7000 series, and is likely to slot in between the W7800 and the W7600.
The new RX 7900M is AMD's fastest Radeon laptop GPU ever
AMD has announced a new flagship laptop graphics processor, the Radeon RX7900M. It's their fastest Radeon GPU ever
AMD has announced a new laptop GPU, and it's a stunner. The company is claiming the new Radeon RX 9700M as one of their fastest Radeon GPUs ever for laptops. The new GPU can be found in the new Alienware m18, and packs quite a punch for gaming, and everything beyond that.
Mainstream AMD gaming PC guide: Best parts for a midrange AMD build
You don't need a multi-thousand dollar budget to build a good PC. Here's how you build one for about $1,000 using AMD hardware.
The $1,000 price point is really the sweet spot when it comes to building a PC; you can't afford the best of the best, but you can still get good quality parts that can play the latest AAA games. Although Intel is generally considered to be the better value vendor this generation for a variety of reasons, going AMD isn't a bad idea and comes with its own advantages. If you're looking to spend about a grand on a new PC and want to do with AMD hardware, here's how we think you should do it.
Why APUs can't truly replace low-end GPUs
Replacing low-end GPUs is like replacing cheap cars with scooters and saying it's actually better
Recently I wrote about how the demise of the budget GPU posed a big problem for PC gaming, namely that having to spend an extra $100 to $200 just to buy the cheapest GPU would be a serious hurdle for many gamers who simply don't have as much as others. Without newer budget models to replace older ones, these gamers would inevitably get left behind, finding their options to be inadequate for the latest and even sort of recent PC games. It could even harm the PC gaming ecosystem as a whole if these gamers are squeezed out of PC and switch to consoles.
How to use AMD Radeon ReLive to capture and stream your games
Radeon ReLive is the built-in solution AMD GPU users have for gameplay recording and streaming
While Microsoft, Sony, and Nvidia all got into casual gameplay recording in 2013, AMD graphics cards were noticeably lacking in that department. While Nvidia users could use ShadowPlay to easily record games, AMD users had no such equivalent. However, AMD has since caught up with Radeon ReLive, arguably surpassing Nvidia when it comes to recording games. Here's everything there is to know about Radeon ReLive and why it's a key reason that AMD GPUs still rank among the best gaming graphics cards.
AMD bolsters its RX 7000 series with upper midrange RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT
The RX 7000 series now has a full lineup to compete with Nvidia's RTX 40 series. FSR 3 and HYPR-RX are also coming soon.
Nearly a year after the launch of the RX 7000 series, AMD is finally plugging the massive gap between the RX 7600 and the flagship 7900 XT with the brand-new RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT. These two GPUs will go head-to-head with the RTX 4060 Ti and 4070 respectively, and will finally replace the older RX 6000 series in this price and performance segment. Although AMD is undeniably late to the party, at least it has something to show for it.
How to use AMD Ryzen Master
Ryzen Master allows easy, BIOS-free overclocking for your Ryzen CPUs. Here's a complete rundown of everything you can do with it.
So you’ve got yourself one of the best AMD Ryzen CPUs and want to squeeze some extra performance out of it. Thankfully, AMD’s own free utility called Ryzen Master makes CPU overclocking extremely simple. If you have a Ryzen 2000 series or newer desktop processor, you can safely overclock your CPU using Ryzen Master in the regular Windows environment. There's no need to head into your BIOS.
What is AMD FreeSync?
If you've ever been out shopping for monitors, you've probably seen FreeSync or one of its many variants. Here's everything you need to know.
If you've ever played a game without V-Sync on a pretty regular or old monitor, you might have seen some ugly lines or tears across the display for seemingly no reason. That's called screen tearing and for many years gamers had to either deal with it or enable laggy V-Sync to fix it. However, that's largely a thing of the past now thanks in no small part to AMD's FreeSync anti-screen tearing technology. It's present on some of the best gaming monitors you can buy, and there are several good reasons for that. Here's everything you need to know.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs. Radeon RX 6900 XT: Should you upgrade?
Stick with the old or upgrade to the new?
Today, we're looking at two generations of cards: the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XT. We're going to compare the two GPUs in terms of specs, performance, pricing, as well as the underlying architecture. If you're on the hunt for a new GPU or are wondering whether you should upgrade between the two, this guide will help you make the right decision.
AMD's $270 RX 7600 will go head-to-head with Nvidia's RTX 4060
The new RX 7600 is a very non-confrontational answer to Nvidia's RTX 4060.
AMD has done very little with the RX 7000 series since it launched in late 2022, and for over half a year the only desktop RX 7000 cards were the RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT. But that finally changes today as AMD launches the third member of the RX 7000 family, the RX 7600. It's a $270 midrange GPU that stands to compete directly against the RTX 4060 and replace the RX 6650 XT, but not in a particularly aggressive way.
AMD's FSR 3 will rival Nvidia DLSS 3, but also face the same challenges
AMD's third update to FidelityFX Super Resolution sure looks like DLSS 3, strengths and weaknesses included.
When AMD launched the RX 7000 series in November last year, it also teased FidelityFX Super Resolution (or FSR) 3, the third iteration of its resolution upscaling technology. FSR is AMD's answer to Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (or DLSS), which is now on version 3 which uses frame interpolation to potential double framerates. FSR 3 was promised to also double framerates and it was assumed it would introduce frame interpolation. AMD recently gave a preview of FSR 3 at GDC, confirming that it does indeed use frame interpolation, which means FSR has caught up to DLSS once again but may also face the same problems.
AMD unveils Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX for $899 and $999, the world's first chiplet gaming GPUs
AMD finally unveiled the RDNA 3-powered Radeon RX 7900XT and RX 7900XTX. Here's what you need to know!
After months of leaks and eager anticipation, it's finally here. AMD unleashed the Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX flagship GPUs earlier today at the RDNA 3 Tech Event in Las Vegas. RDNA 3 is extremely exciting for gamers everywhere -- not only due to the ongoing shortages and safety concerns with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, but also because of RDNA3's unique combination of hardware and software features leveraged by Radeon 7000-series.