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Lenovo’s bet on AMD-based workstations has paid off
AMD has been an underdog since the introduction of the ill-fated Bulldozer processor which resulted in the career change of several CEOs, CMOs, and CFO at the company. And then, along came Lisa Su. Saddled with a company no one wanted to work at, no one wanted to buy, and no one thought had any future, she saw something others … Read more
Lenovo’s ThinkStation P620 is the first Threadripper PRO workstation
Photo courtesy Robert Bye Lenovo’s launch of the ThinkStation P620 marks the beginning of a new generation of workstations. It’s the first workstation to be based on AMD’s brand new Ryzen Threadripper PRO processor single-socket CPU platform. Thanks to an agreement between AMD and Lenovo, the Lenovo has a limited-time exclusive on the new processor. Lenovo says they are offering … Read more
AMD’s new Ryzen 3000XT gaming processor series is here
AMD announced three new additions to its 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processor family—the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT, AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT processors. The company has introduced the XT branding to the Ryzen family of processors, and the company says the new AMD Ryzen 3000XT desktop processors are purpose-built to maximize performance under any workload. … Read more
64 cores, 2TB RAM, hello Threadripper Pro
New 4.3 GHz workstation processor from AMD
Lenovo’s ThinkStation P620 is the first Threadripper PRO workstation
Lenovo and AMD break Intel’s hegemony will anarchy emerge
AMD charging into the fast lane with new CPUs
In this week’s stories, you can find Boxx Technologies bragging about using AMD’s Threadripper in Boxx’s new Apex workstation. And as happy as that makes AMD, it’s almost deliriously giddy about its 15 W, 2.1 to 4.2 GHz Ryzen 4000 mobile processors that can run some serious games. And, the company has design wins to brag about too. Consumers will … Read more
AMD brings Threadripper and new Vega boards to IBC for rendering, VFX, and video
At IBC, digitalization is a done deal and 4K becoming the norm; 8K is coming in with new screens, cameras, transmission systems, CODECS, and lenses all built to satisfy increasing demand. UHD is at home in living rooms around the world and the discussion now is around HDR. All of that adds of the heavy workloads for workstations and servers, … Read more
Summing up the summer
This collection of stories doesn’t come close to saying all we have to say about Siggraph, not by a long shot. But honestly, we had to put something on the cover, and a picture of the Vancouver convention center is as good as anything. VR, AR, MR etc. continue to pull too much attention away from some of the real … Read more
How does Rzyen Pro stack up for workstations?
Garners support from Dell, HP, and Lenovo It’s no secret AMD has long been eyeing a return to performance-focused PC markets. For the better part of a decade, AMD CPUs have effectively been locked out of markets like workstations for lack of competitive parts to pitch against Intel’s Core i7 and Xeon. But with Zen on the drawing board for … Read more