AMD RDNA 3.5’s LLVM Changes
Integrated graphics have been a key part of AMD’s strategy ever since they bought ATI. Bringing CPU and GPU blocks together in the same chip has given AMD substantial wins, including in Microsoft’s...
View ArticleAMD’s Mild Hybrid Strategy: Ryzen Z1 in ASUS’s ROG Ally
Editor’s Note: ASUS sent us the ROG Ally sample – our first review sample from a company – in order to test the Ryzen Z1 SOC inside the device. So a massive thank you to them! CPUs with hybrid core...
View ArticleLLVM’s Ampere1B Commit
Ampere Computing found a niche in creating ARM-based server CPUs. Ampere Altra saw service in Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. For Altra, Ampere used Arm Ltd’s Neoverse N1 core design....
View ArticleRyzen Z1’s Tiny iGPU
Editor’s Note: Just like our prior Ryzen Z1 article, the ROG Ally was kindly provided by Asus to let us test the Ryzen Z1. ASUS ROG Ally comes in two configurations: AMD’s Ryzen Z1 Extreme and the...
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