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AMD VP explains why the Ryzen AI Max likely wouldn't exist without Apple
AMD's Ryzen AI Max chips came as a huge surprise at CES 2025. They're basically super-powered versions of the company's Ryzen AI hardware with up to 16 CPU cores and 50 RDNA 3.5 graphics cores, alongside a pool of as much as 128GB integrated RAM.
Apple Silicon's success helped AMD make Ryzen AI Max chips
AMD's latest Ryzen AI Max chips probably wouldn't have existed without Apple, an AMD executive has admitted, thanks to the popularity of Apple Silicon.
Made in the USA: TSMC making new Apple Watch chips, AMD Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs in Arizona
TSMC Arizona has just picked up its second contract from Apple: fab will make SiPs (Systems-in-Package) for Apple Watch, as well as A16 chips for iPhones.
AMD announces ‘Fire Range’ and Ryzen AI Max, its most potent laptop chips yet
AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer every day. Today, the company is announcing not one, not two, but three different families of chips designed to take it there, including final confirmation of the long-rumored “Strix Halo” and “Fire Range” laptop chips.
AMD’s Ryzen AI Max is a one-of-a-kind graphics and AI powerhouse
AMD kicks of CES 2025 with a bang: its Ryzen AI Max processor combines discrete-level graphics with powerful AI, all surrounding a state-of-the-art Zen 5 CPU.
AMD does and doesn’t credit Apple for its powerful new Ryzan AI Max chips
Not only has Apple left its CPUs in the dust, but AMD’s new Ryzan AI Max chips claim to do the same to Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 9 288V. The new chips take the same approach as Apple Silicon in combining CPU,
AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D stock shortage on Intel’s ‘horrible’ Arrow Lake launch, rubbing salt in Team Blue’s CPU wounds
Can’t find a Ryzen 9800X3D CPU for your gaming PC? That’s Intel’s fault, AMD implies, for making Arrow Lake so bad.
Dual 3D V-Cache AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs would be “too expensive”, says chip maker
AMD gaming CPUs like the 9950X3D only have one 3D V-Cache because the performance gain isn't worth the cost, according to the ...
AMD blames Intel's "horrible" CPUs for Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D has been a phenomenal success among what had been a fairly underwhelming Zen 5 lineup – we called it the ...
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D is ‘the world’s best processor for gamers and creators’
AMD says the 9950X3D should be around 8 percent faster on average than the previous 7950X3D, based on benchmarks run on 40 ...
AMD Announces New Ryzen Z2 Processors for Gaming Handhelds Including Steam Deck
AMD has announced three new Ryzen Z2 processors for gaming handhelds ahead of its CES 2025 keynote presentation. All three ...
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D — best processor for gamers and creators — is among many new chips coming
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, said at CES 2025 that the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is the best processor for gamers and creators.
AMD Blames Intel's 'Horrible' Arrow Lake CPUs For Ryzen 7 9800X3D Shortage
Now a few weeks later, AMD is pinning the Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortage on Arrow Lake, though perhaps not entirely. During the ...
Think Ryzen 9000 CPUs are still a bit pricey? AMD just revealed a cheaper Zen 5 chip that could be perfect for your budget PC build
We don’t have a launch price for the new Ryzen 9600 yet, but we can hope for the CPU to retail at around $200.