A newly discovered vulnerability, dubbed ‘Sinkclose’, affects millions of AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors. While AMD has released firmware updates for some CPUs, older models, including Ryzen 1000, 2000, and 3000 Series, along with Threadripper 1000 and 2000 Series, remain vulnerable. The vulnerability could allow attackers to run malicious code undetected, making it a serious security concern for affected users.
Intel’s next-gen desktop platform, Nova Lake, is set to revolutionize the CPU landscape with a groundbreaking architecture and TSMC’s cutting-edge 2nm process node. The upcoming Nova Lake-S CPUs will succeed the Arrow Lake series, offering significant performance improvements and a possible chance for Intel to regain its lead over AMD. However, the release of these powerful CPUs is still years away, with an estimated launch in 2027.
AMD is gearing up for Gamescom 2024 with an event scheduled for August 23rd, raising anticipation for potential hardware reveals. While rumors suggest that the next generation of Radeon GPUs (RDNA 4) might debut at CES 2025, the Gamescom event could offer a sneak peek. Additionally, AMD might unveil new X3D variants of its Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs, designed for gaming performance.
AMD is giving away two new PC games, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Unknown 9: Awakening, with the purchase of select Ryzen 7000 series CPUs or Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs. The deal is valid for both desktop and laptop products and runs from August 6th to October 5th, 2024.
AMD’s new Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs boast impressive single-core performance thanks to the new Zen 5 architecture, but they face an unusual landscape with Intel’s instability issues and AMD’s own 3D V-Cache chips dominating the gaming scene. While these chips offer a significant upgrade for those new to AM5, gamers should wait for the 3D V-Cache versions for the best performance.
AMD’s new Ryzen AI 300 series APUs, featuring RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 890M integrated GPUs, have shown impressive performance gains over Intel’s Meteor Lake processors with Arc GPUs. Early testing reveals significant advantages in gaming benchmarks, showcasing AMD’s strong position in integrated graphics.
AMD has launched Amuse 2.0, a local AI image generation tool that leverages Stable Diffusion models and runs on AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series processors and Radeon RX 7000 Series graphics cards. This user-friendly app, developed with TensorStack, offers text-to-image, paint-to-image, and AI filter creation capabilities, making it ideal for content creators and anyone looking for a fun way to generate images.
AMD’s latest Ryzen 9 9950X processor, based on the Zen 5 architecture, has been overclocked to nearly 6.0GHz, showcasing impressive performance that surpasses Intel’s flagship Core i9-14900KS in both single-core and multi-core benchmarks.
An Australian VFX studio, ModelFarm, has announced it is switching to AMD Ryzen CPUs after experiencing a 50% failure rate with Intel Core i9 13900K and 14900K processors. This follows a string of reports of instability and crashing issues with Intel’s flagship chips, prompting many to move to AMD. The move highlights the growing concerns surrounding Intel’s recent CPU releases.
AMD’s upcoming Strix Halo APU, a powerful new processor for laptops, promises to redefine mobile gaming performance. With 16 Zen 5 cores, 40 Compute Units based on RDNA 3.5 architecture, and a clock speed exceeding 5.3GHz, Strix Halo aims to compete with Apple’s M3 Pro and M3 Max SoCs.
