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Friday, February 9, 2018

eBlast : Reliving your greatest gaming moments just got more seamless with the new Radeon ReLive video toolkit

Following the release of the new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition last month, designed to give gamers deeply immersive gameplay and inspired by today’s era of social, connected gaming, AMD has just released a new video toolkit to help fans get the most from the supercharged Radeon ReLive and its suite of new features.

With eSports expanding into a $1.5 billion industry this past year and revenue expected to grow 26 per cent by 2020, the stakes are higher than ever for fans to grow their following and step up their streaming game.

AMD’s new series of short how-to videos help gamers better use Radeon ReLive for creating, capturing and sharing their greatest gaming moments, so they can show off their skills and expand their communities.

To get the most out of these powerful new features, you can check out each Radeon ReLive how-to video here:

Test Radeon ReLive for yourself by downloading Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 here.

You can view more videos on Radeon ReLive here:

Stay tuned for more how-to content to come from Radeon Software!

Thursday, January 18, 2018

AMD and Cyzone Combine to Equip Vietnam’s Largest I-Cafes with the latest Ryzen CPUs

AMD has announced that it will be supplying Cyzone’s newest I-cafe in Vietnam with Ryzen CPUs, giving Cyzone best price/performance and long term platform stability, and further strengthening Cyzone’s position as one of the leaders in the Vietnam I-Café market.

Cyzone has a long history in the PC market in Vietnam with the company being set up in 2004. They have 2 i-cafes with over 800 PCs currently, including the Dang Van Ngu branch and the brand new Vo Thi Sau branch which is being equipped with AMD’s latest Ryzen 3 and Ryzen 5 CPUs that were launched to great success in 2017. Cyzone are actively involved in the gaming community and were recently crowned Vietnam champions at the Overwatch SEA Tournament and went on to represent their country at the group stage of the World Cup 2017 Overwatch tournament in Sydney, Australia.

AMD Ryzen CPUs were launched in 2017 and saw the return of AMD to the high performance CPU space. The revolutionary Zen architecture, developed over 4 years saw huge uplifts in performance of the AMD CPU core and large gains in efficiency. With the highly competitive AM4 platform offering stability and CPU upgradability until 2020, the Ryzen family of CPUs offer an ideal solution for I-cafes, system builders and those looking to build their own PCs. AMD’s Channel Sales Director for ASEAN, Mr Ryan Sim commented that “collaborating with partners is central to AMD and we are delighted to be working with Cyzone on this project to bring high performance computing to as many as possible”. He also expressed that there were ongoing plans to continue the resurgence of AMD and “improve the adoption of AMD Ryzen CPUs throughout the region”, with a range of partners in the PC industry.

The owner of Cyzone, Vu Thanh Cong, has a passion for IT hardware and has been a long time user of AMD processor, noting that “AMD always inspired us – the real IT component hardware enthusiasts”. Vu Thanh Cong considered many factors when choosing the platform to use in their brand new Vo Thi Sau branch with over 500 systems installed. However, after looking at the available options he concluded that “Ryzen is a very suitable choice meeting not only price/performance requirements, but also investment cost criteria”, with the advantage of platform stability giving the reassurance that “For the long term, there is upgrade possibilities at a competitive cost”.

Aside from the product performance and suitability for his I-café’s, Vu Thanh Cong was excited to see how the “Ryzen launch provided users reasonable choices and made the PC market excited again with renewed competition helping to accelerate performance/price/innovations. It brings a lot of benefits to the end user”.

AMD continues to support the gaming market in ASEAN and with Ryzen and Radeon products offering excellent solutions for many customers it expects that this growth will continue as more products are brought to market in 2018 and beyond.

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Monday, January 8, 2018

AMD Redefines High-Performance Computing with New Processor and Graphics Products Preview at CES 2018

Building on the global enthusiasm generated in 2017 by Ryzen™ processors and Radeon™ graphics technology, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today detailed its forthcoming roll-out plan for its new and next generation of high-performance computing and graphics products during an event in Las Vegas just prior to the opening of CES 2018. Alongside announcing the first desktop Ryzen™ processors with built-in Radeon™ Vega Graphics, AMD also detailed the full line up of Ryzen™ mobile APUs including the new Ryzen™ PRO and Ryzen™ 3 models, and provided a first look at the performance of its upcoming 12nm 2^nd generation Ryzen™ desktop CPU expected to launch in April. In graphics, AMD announced the expansion of the “Vega” family with Radeon Vega Mobile and that its first 7nm product is planned to be a Radeon “Vega” GPU specifically built for machine learning applications.

“We successfully accomplished the ambitious goals we set for ourselves in 2017, reestablishing AMD as a high-performance computing leader with the introduction and ramp of 10 different product families,” said AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “We are building on this momentum in 2018 as we make our strongest product portfolio of the last decade even stronger with new CPUs and GPUs that bring more features and more performance to a broad set of markets.”

Technology Updates

AMD CTO and SVP Mark Papermaster shared updates on AMD’s process technology roadmaps for both x86 processors and graphics architectures.

· x86 Processors

o The “Zen” core, currently shipping in Ryzen desktop and mobile processors, is in production at both 14nm and 12nm, with 12nm samples now shipping.

o The “Zen 2” design is complete and will improve on the award-winning “Zen” design in multiple dimensions.

· Graphics Processors

o Expanding the “Vega” product family in 2018 with the Radeon Vega Mobile GPU for ultrathin notebooks.

o The first 7nm AMD product, a “Vega” based GPU built specifically for machine learning applications.

A production-level machine learning software environment with AMD’s MIOpen libraries supporting common machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow and Caffe on the ROCm Open eCosystem platform. The industry’s first fully open heterogeneous software environment, which is making it easier to program using AMD GPUs for high performance compute and deep learning environments.

Client Compute Updates

AMD SVP and General Manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group Jim Anderson detailed upcoming AMD client compute processors including:

· The Ryzen™ desktop processor with Radeon™ graphics

o Desktop Ryzen™ APUs combine the latest “Zen” core and AMD Radeon™ graphics engine based on the advanced “Vega” architecture, bringing:

§ The highest performance graphics engine in a desktop processor[i]

§ Advanced quad core performance with up to 8 processing threads

§ 1080p HD+ gaming performance without a discrete graphics card

§ Beautiful display features with Radeon™ FreeSync technology[ii]

§ Full benefit of Radeon™ software driver features including Radeon™ Chill, Enhanced Sync and Radeon™ ReLive

o Planned to be available starting February 12, 2018.

Ryzen™ Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics:

Model	CPU Cores	Threads	Max Boost Clock (GHz)	Graphics Compute Units [iii]	Max GPU Clock (MHz)	L2/L3 Cache (MB)	cTDP (Watts)
Ryzen™ 5 2400G with Radeon™ RX Vega¹¹Graphics	4	8	3.9	11	1250	6	45-65W
Ryzen™ 3 2200G with Radeon™ Vega⁸Graphics	4	4	3.7	8	1100	6	45-65W

· 2^nd generation Ryzen™ desktop CPU

o AMD’s first 12nm based processor with Precision Boost 2 technology.

o Scheduled for introduction April 2018.

· Ryzen™ PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics

o Targeted for commercial, enterprise, and public sector implementation, Ryzen PRO mobile processors are designed to power sleek and powerful enterprise notebooks featuring the world’s fastest processor for commercial ultrathin notebooks[iv], state-of-the-art silicon-level security, and reliable solutions with enterprise-class support and product stack top-to-bottom DASH manageability.

§ Up to 22% more competitive productivity performance[v]

§ Up to 125% more competitive graphics performance than Intel i7-8550U and 150% more competitive graphics performance than Intel i7-7500U[vi]

§ Targeting Up to 13.5 hours of battery life[vii]

§ SenseMI[viii] features including Precision Boost 2 technology and Mobile Extended Frequency Range (mXFR)[ix]

o Ryzen™ PRO mobile solutions are expected to launch in Q2 2018.

Ryzen™ PRO mobile processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics:

Model	CPU Cores	Threads	Max Clock (GHz)	Graphics Compute Unitsⁱⁱⁱ	Max GPU Clock (MHz)	L2/L3 Cache (MB)	cTDP (Watts)
Ryzen™ 7 PRO 2700U with Radeon™ Vega¹⁰ Graphics	4	8	3.8	10	1300	6	15W Nominal
Ryzen™ 5 PRO 2500U with Radeon™ Vega⁸Graphics	4	8	3.6	8	1100	6	15W Nominal
Ryzen™ 3 PRO 2300U with Radeon™ Vega⁶Graphics	4	4	3.4	6	1100	6	15W Nominal

· Ryzen™ Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Vega Graphics

o AMD expanded the Ryzen Mobile Processor family, featuring the world’s fastest processor for ultrathin notebooks line up, with the introduction of the Ryzen 3 mobile processor.

Ryzen™ mobile processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics:

Model	CPU Cores	Threads	Max Clock (GHz)	Graphics Compute Unitsⁱⁱⁱ	Max GPU Clock (MHz)	L2/L3 Cache (MB)	cTDP (Watts)
Ryzen™ 7 2700U with Radeon™ Vega¹⁰ Graphics	4	8	3.8	10	1300	6	15W Nominal
Ryzen™ 5 2500U with Radeon™ Vega⁸ Graphics	4	8	3.6	8	1100	6	15W Nominal
Ryzen™ 3 2300U with Radeon™ Vega⁶ Graphics	4	4	3.4	6	1100	6	15W Nominal
Ryzen™ 3 2200U with Radeon™ Vega³ Graphics	2	4	3.4	3	1000	5	15W Nominal

Graphics & Gaming Updates

AMD discussed its first mobile discrete graphics solution based on the “Vega” architecture. This razor-thin Radeon Vega Mobile GPU is designed to enable new, powerful gaming notebooks in 2018 with extraordinary performance and incredible efficiency.

AMD also announced that Radeon™ Software will add support for HDMI 2.1 Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) technology on Radeon™ RX products in an upcoming driver release. This support will come as an addition to the Radeon™ FreeSync technology umbrella, as displays with HDMI 2.1 VRR support reach market.

Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 5 will support Radeon™ RX Vega specific features like Rapid Packed Math as well as Radeon™ FreeSync 2 technology. Radeon™ RX Vega owners will be able to enjoy Far Cry 5 at exceptional fidelity, with stunning frame rates and beautiful image quality.

About AMD

For more than 45 years, AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms, and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorr

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

AMD and Qualcomm Technologies to Support Always Connected PCs on Ryzen™ Mobile Platforms

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that they are working with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) to bring smooth and fast PC connectivity solutions to AMD’s high-performance Ryzen™ mobile processors, featuring the world’s fastest processor for ultrathin notebooks [i]. With Qualcomm^® Snapdragon™ LTE modem solutions, AMD and Qualcomm Technologies will help make it easy for the leading global PC companies to create premium computing platforms with Always Connected, Gigabit LTE speeds alongside the AMD Ryzen mobile processors’ blazingly fast performance, fluid graphics rendering, and optimal efficiency.

“Both AMD and Qualcomm have shown a consistent commitment to delivering products that redefine next-generation mobile user experiences,” said Kevin Lensing, corporate vice president and general manager, client computing, AMD. “OEMs around the world will now be able to combine the recently announced AMD Ryzen mobile processors with Qualcomm Technologies’ leading wireless solutions via their Snapdragon LTE modem family to achieve new levels of performance, connectivity and capability for ultrathin notebook PCs.”

“Qualcomm Technologies believes the Always Connected PC is the future of personal computing, and we are working with AMD to bring each company’s expertise to bear for these exciting products,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager, mobile, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “Combining AMD processors with our cutting-edge LTE connectivity technology results in Always Connected Client Notebooks for consumers in a mobile-first future.”

AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Vega graphics:

- Leadership performance: Featuring the World’s fastest processor for ultrathin notebooks¹, AMD Ryzen mobile processor provides unprecedented performance up to 2.7X[ii] the CPU performance and up to 2.2X[iii] the GPU performance generationally

- Complete entertainment experience: Outstanding gaming in popular eSports titles & ready to power the most advanced & beautiful displays including HDR[iv], Radeon™ FreeSync™ 2[v], and 4K[vi] monitors

- Focused on amazing battery life: Targeting up to a 2X battery life improvement[vii] generationally

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ LTE Modem Solutions Engineered to Offer:

- Support some of the latest wireless network technologies[viii]

- Blazing-fast LTE download speeds[ix]

- Superior speeds in weak signal conditions[x]

- Long battery life

Supporting Resources

· Learn more about AMD Ryzen™ Mobile processors at AMD.com/RyzenMobile

· Learn more about the “Zen” core architecture at AMD.com/Zen

· Learn more about the AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Series

· Learn more about the AMD 25X20 Energy Efficiency Initiatives

· Learn more about AMD Products, Solutions, and Innovations

· Become a fan of AMD on Facebook

· Follow AMD on Twitter @AMD

About AMD

Cautionary Statement

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(WCH) of warrants to purchase 75 million shares of its common stock, if and when exercised, will dilute the ownership interests of its existing stockholders, and the conversion of the 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 may dilute the ownership interest of its existing stockholders, or may otherwise depress the price of its common stock; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of AMD’s products could materially adversely affect it; the demand for AMD’s products depends in part on the market conditions in the industries into which they are sold. Fluctuations in demand for AMD’s products or a market decline in any of these industries could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations; AMD’s ability to design and introduce new products in a timely manner is dependent upon third-party intellectual property; AMD depends on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, software and other computer platform components to support its business; if AMD loses Microsoft Corporation’s support for its products or other software vendors do not design and develop software to run on AMD’s products, its ability to sell its products could be materially adversely affected; and AMD’s reliance on third-party distributors and AIB partners subjects it to certain risks. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to AMD's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

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