AMD is one of the world’s biggest computer chip companies, best known for its fierce competition with Intel. It’s a rivalry that really kicked off in the early 2000s when AMD’s Athlon and Opteron processors saw great success. While AMD has often struggled to keep up with Intel, its latest Ryzen CPUs are some of the most competitive chips it has produced in years. AMD also acquired ATI in 2006, a 3D graphics card company. It now produces a variety of Radeon GPUs that compete with Nvidia’s GeForce line of graphics cards. AMD also produces the chips found in the latest PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and the Valve Steam Deck, and it re-entered the server market with its Epyc brand in 2017.
AMD’s 3D V-Cache strikes again with an impressive CPU for gaming.
AMD’s Ryzen 7000 lineup is incredibly confusing. One of the reasons is that it includes every architecture under the sun — Zen 2, Zen 3, Zen 4, and you have to be fairly familiar with the labyrinthine naming scheme to tell them apart.
But! According to new helpful partner materials (which Videocardz has obtained), Ryzen 7000 laptops featuring Zen 4 CPUs will include a bright orange sticker. Zen 4 purists, rejoice!
AMD lost out to Intel’s Core i9-13900K recently, but it’s back with its 3D V-Cache technology to challenge Intel again.
Profits dropped 98 percent — and yet it’s actually a rosy quarter since AMD is weathering reduced PC demand relatively well (client processors admittedly down 51 percent). AMD says the losses are “primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets associated with the Xilinx acquisition.”
Gaming revenue only dropped 7 percent because AMD-powered console sales (PS5, Xbox, Steam Deck) are actually up. It’s largely the same story as last quarter.
AMD briefly updated its website this week to list a release date of February 14th for its new X3D processors, but it was a mistake. “That date is incorrect,” says AMD in a statement to The Verge. “We have not confirmed a launch date at this time.” AMD’s latest CPUs are expected to outperform Intel’s i9-13900K in gaming when they launch next month.
Because judging by the state of its CES 2023 presentation and some of the related press release materials, neither can AMD, as seen in these screencaps.
If you need a refresher, we broke down the new rules of AMD’s CPU names here.
AMD is ready to announce its next chips at CES 2023 today.
Rumors have suggested we might see more Ryzen 7000 CPUs, the launch of Zen 4 for mobile, and perhaps even a Ryzen 7000 X3D gaming CPU. AMD could even have some more RX 7000 GPUs to talk about. You can tune into AMD’s live stream at 9:30PM ET / 6:30PM PT in the YouTube stream below.
AMD’s top RDNA 3 GPU manages to beat the RTX 4080 in many games at a $200 lower price. But ray-tracing performance is far behind Nvidia.
