AMD Expands Rust Across Entire GPU Stack, Forms Elite Team
AMD forms elite team to expand Rust across its entire GPU stack, from firmware to drivers and compilers, as NVIDIA makes similar moves.
AMD forms elite team to expand Rust across its entire GPU stack, from firmware to drivers and compilers, as NVIDIA makes similar moves.
31 CPUs tested in Capcom's new 'Onimusha: Way of the Sword.' X3D beats flagships by ~10%, while 12-core chips underperform.
AMD has split off its HDMI Passive VRR patches for AMDGPU to curb blanking and flicker, targeting integration in Linux 7.4.
Meta kernel hacker David Vernet proposes the epp_boost feature for the AMD P-State driver, improving low FPS on Steam Deck by 31.8%.
AMD Platform Management Framework (PMF) testing and debugging tool "test_amd_pmf" is expected to be added to the source tree in the next Linux 7.3 kernel cycle. Useful for verifying user presence detection and thermal characteristics.
AMD unveils its new AI-optimized platform "ROCm.AI," leveraging frontier models for automatic tuning to break through CUDA's dominance in GPU programming.
At the "Advancing AI" event, AMD announced a shift in the ROCm release cycle from quarterly to every six weeks, with the next release set for August, featuring new AI software.
AMD unveiled its CPU roadmap at the Advancing AI event. Following the 256-core EPYC with Zen 6 Venice, Zen 7 "Florence" is set for 2028, and Zen 8 "Ravenna" for 2030, with a focus on AI enhancements and specialized CPU strategies.
AMD-backed open-source local AI server "Lemonade" updated to v11.5. The new version introduces Lemonade Router, multi-step jobs, and MCP client functionality.
AMD's compiler engineer has submitted patches to GCC to support the AVX10_V2_AUX ISA, adding instructions for converting compressed data formats like FP4 and FP6, aimed at accelerating AI workloads. This follows Intel's ACE patches and highlights growing collaboration within the x86 ecosystem.
AMD's next-gen mobile APU, "Medusa Point," scored 3,329 in single-core performance on Geekbench, surpassing all x86 mobile chips and rivaling desktop CPUs.
AMDGPU driver maintainer Alex Deucher submits 30 patches to replace BUG() macros, which cause kernel panics, with warnings or errors, enhancing stability and security.
AMD submits new patches for AMDGPU/AMDKFD drivers to DRM-Next for Linux 7.3 kernel cycle, including compute pipe reset and GPU recovery improvements.
A red PCB engineering sample of the RX 7900 XTX was discovered in the second-hand market. Equipped with debug connectors like JTAG and I2C, its specs resemble the RX 7900 GRE, offering a rare glimpse into the development process of RDNA 3.
GCC 16.2 release plan announced, targeting August 7. Likely to become default compiler for Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora 45, includes important fixes like Intel Diamond Rapids AMX-TF32 removal.
G.Skill's next-generation DDR5 memory "Trident Z5 NeoX" hits the retail market. AMD had claimed that EXPO ULL would be priced "effectively the same" as standard models, but in reality, it's carrying up to an 80% premium over regular products.
AMD will restore TSME memory encryption for non-PRO Ryzen 9000 CPUs in July through a BIOS update, following community feedback.
AMD acquires MEXT, a company with AI-based memory tiering technology that makes NAND flash function as DRAM, aiming to address memory constraints and reduce costs in data centers.
Support for AMD's new GPU IP block GFX1156 (RDNA 3.5 series) has been added to Mesa 26.2. This codename, also being prepared in the Linux 7.2 kernel, is highly likely for the next-gen APU.
Google Linux kernel expert Eric Biggers has implemented an AVX-512-optimized xor_gen() function for software RAID, achieving up to a 41% performance improvement on the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X.
For the first time, an AMD device ID is added to the UFS host controller PCI driver "ufshcd-pci" in the Linux 7.2 kernel, expanding support beyond Intel.
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