AMD Radeon RX 490 Release Date: Graphics card performance score hints arrival on Dec. 13 Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) is currently busy in the process of preparing Vega platform for a release next year and it is expected that Radeon RX 490 will be the first GPU to be announced in this architecture lineup. Currently, rumors are hitting the internet on the new AMD flagship Radeon RX 490 graphics card with the Zen-based Summit Ridge processors release. The release date is surfaced somewhere in this month, specifically, December 13, 2016. According to WCCFTech, the Radeon RX 490 is found to have scored an amazing performance hitting up to 8400 points. The online benchmark database showed the score and it was the same place where Radeon RX-480 was seen with some numbers. The score is based on the DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 modes of the game title Ashes of the Singularity. The benchmark result is reported to be found in the same zone with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. The Online benchmark popped up with an unknown device ID is considered to be the upcoming Radeon RX 490. As per the report, Radeon RX 490 is expected to be a dual-GPU card based on Vega architecture. The device is speculated to sit in the Vega 10 segment. Earlier report indicates that Vega 10 will feature 4096 Stream Processors, 64 Compute Units, 16GB HBM2 and 512 GB/s memory bandwidth. There are some hints that AMD will release a PRO version of the RX 490 for the Mac and MacBook Pro lineup that are expected to be released in the coming future. AMD is speculated to introduce the Radeon RX 490 with the Summit Ridge CPUs and AM4 X370 Zen Motherboard on December 13, 2016. However, an official statement from the Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Radeon RX 490 is the most awaited information which the graphic card enthusiasts are waiting for. Stay tuned for more updates on processors and Graphic cards. Read more: http://www.hngn.com/articles/219979...hics-card-performance-score-hints-arrival.htm
Charting Jim Cramer's Top 10 Takeout Candidates for 2017: Advanced Micro Devices In this chart of AMD the breakout is clearly a trade at $10.50. The long-term price target is $19.75. Maybe $19.75 could become the price offered to shareholders if (repeat if) AMD was acquired. Read more: http://realmoney.thestreet.com/arti...akeout-candidates-2017-advanced-micro-devices
AMD Zen Trademarks Spotted, “RyZen” & “ThreadRipper” – Potential AI Codenames Jitzu, Joro & Grok Also Discovered http://wccftech.com/amd-zen-cpu-potential-trademarks-spotted-ryzen-threadripper/
I thought AMD looked weak this morning but it bounced back some.on a low volume day. Could this be the calm before the storm?
AMD Radeon GPU tech will power Intel's next-gen iGPUs AMD and Intel have reportedly signed a new agreement that will have Radeon GPU tech inside of Intel's next-gen CPUs. Read more: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/55341/amd-radeon-gpu-tech-power-intels-next-gen-igpus/index.html
Sold my $5 calls little earlier than I wanted, but could not complain since it is still very profitable. Loop Capital initiated coverage with a buy rating on AMD with PT $11:
AMD Readies Massive Radeon Software Update with Crimson Relive Drivers – Performance Increases For Radeon GCN Cards Across The Board On the performance side, Radeon cards such as the RX 480 see up to 8% performance increase with Relive. AMD also highlights that we are entering into the era of deep pixels with gamers shifting to 8K resolution monitors with HDR and Freesync support. AMD is also adding a signal detection utility in their drivers which allows users to detect bad HDMI cable and signals for diagnostics. Read more: http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-software-crimson-relive-driver-leak/
Device ID 687F:C1 surfaces in AOTS - has VEGA 10 aka Radeon RX 490 been spotted ? Read more: http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/device-id-687fc1-surfaces-in-aots-vega-10-aka-rx-490-spotted.html
AMD set a new 5 year high on the INTC news. It just moved slightly into the overbought level and $10 is sight at the upper BB. Now with contracts with BABA, GOOG, and INTC, all systems are go. All of this is beyond Lisa Su's guidance with Zen still on tap. On the road to $10.25+
