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PC tech giant AMD has revealed that it was the upcoming Radeon HD 7990 that powered EA’s technically impressive Battlefield 4 demo at GDC. Until now AMD has rarely spoken about the HD 7990 specifically. As expected, the card is basically two high-end HD 7970s spliced together on a single …
Read More »AMD accuses former employees of sharing secrets with Nvidia
Four former employees of AMD have had a court complaint filed against them following accusations that they slipped secret documents to their new employer Nvidia. ArsTechnica reports that AMD is alleging a violation of a no-solicitation of employees” promise with its rival, claiming that RVP of strategy development Robert Feldstein, …
Read More »AMD invests in cloud gaming firm CiiNOW
Component giant AMD has invested in cloud gaming specialist CiiNOW. The partnership will centre on online cloud gaming services, which will be built around AMD’s Radeon computing tech and use CiiNOW’s existing infrastructure, which it claims can deliver 272 HD gaming streams per server rack. CiiNOW is on the cutting …
Read More »Report: PlayStation 4 specs leaked
Next-Gen console to feature custom Radeon HD 7670 and AMD quad core processor with integrated graphics chip
Read More »Detailed PlayStation Orbis specs leaked
Consumer site IGN has gone live with what it believes are some quite specific early specs for Sony’s PS3 successor, PlayStation Orbis. It reckons the console will use custom chips based on AMD’s A8-3850 CPU and Radeon’s HD 7670 GPU – a rebranded version of the HD 6670 rumoured to …
Read More »Rumour: PS4 to employ anti-pre-owned tech
PlayStation 4 allegedly codenamed Orbis; System to use AMD GPU and CPU combo
Read More »PS4 to ditch The Cell processor?
The next iteration of Sony’s PlayStation console will not feature the much-touted Cell processor, according to new reports. The Cell was the famous love child of former PlayStation boss Ken Kutaragi, who believed its expensive development would be rewarded by its eventual use in more or less every aspect of …
Read More »Rumour: PlayStation 4 to ditch Cell
'Industry source' says Sony is moving away from its flagship tech; opts for AMD processor
Read More »Report: PS4 harnesses AMD tech
'Former employees' claim unannounced console in the works
Read More »Forbes: Sony IS working on new console
Leading news agency Forbes has stated that Sony DOES have a new console in the works. Furthermore, it has revealed AMD as one of the partners of the project. This would symbolise a change in strategy – Nvidia was the driving force behind PS3. The claims come from former AMD …
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