AMD processors released since 2013 are vulnerable to a pair of new side-channel attacks, “Collide + Probe” and “Load + Reload.” Both exploit weaknesses in AMD’s L1D cache way predictor, a tool that predicts where data is stored in the processor, to detect when that data is accessed. By combining the new exploits with existing […]
AMD undoubtedly has the advantage in today’s market. As we note in our Best CPUs of 2019 line-up, the company’s 7nm Ryzen 9 3900X offers better workstation performance than its similarly-priced competition, while still holding its own in the gaming front. AMD’s Ryzen 9 3950X is just around the corner; in fact, the chip was […]
At E3 2019, AMD has launched its first two graphics cards in the 7nm Navi family, the Radeon RX 5700 and the 5700 XT. Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, made the announcement at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles this week. It’s been a good week for AMD, […]
Although it was Ryzen 3000 and Zen 2 taking the center stage at AMD’s Computex 2019 keynote, CEO Lisa Su was generous enough to reveal new details about their next generation GPU. AMD is debuting a new “RDNA” gaming-first architecture with the Radeon RX 5700 optimized for performance per clock and high clock speeds. AMD […]