AMD Radeon RX 5700 series launches with 7nm GPUs, up to 10.14 teraflops of performance

AMD has launched three new cards in its Radeon RX 5000 range that all use 7-nanometer processes for the GPU, with the Radeon RX5700, XT, and 50th Anniversary Edition providing over 10 teraflops of performance as a more value-oriented alternative to the Vega cards.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 16

AMD's Radeon Pro Vega II and Duo offer Mac Pro up to 28Tflops of GPU performance

AMD has detailed the Radeon Pro Vega II, the graphics processing unit included in the new Mac Pro in standard single and "Duo" configurations, with the 14.2-teraflop 7-nanometer chip providing considerable performance for the creative workhorse.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 12

AMD launches RX 5000-series graphics cards with 7nm Navi GPUs

AMD has teased its next generation of graphics cards using the Navi GPU as the RX 5000-series, offering performance and power improvements over its Graphics Core Next offerings, with the first RX 5700 card in the range set to arrive this July.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 30

Sonnet eGFX Radeon RX 560 Breakaway Puck hits Apple retail soon, but you don't have to wait

A less expensive external GPU option for Thunderbolt 3 Macs, the Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Puck Radeon RX 560, is now available through Apple's online store and may soon hit some physical outlets, but there are options for buying now.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 13

Radeon VII will be compatible with macOS Mojave 10.14.5

Now available at retail, AMD's Radeon VII graphics card can be used in a Thunderbolt 3 eGPU enclosure with the latest macOS Mojave beta.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 10

Apple missing from list of companies supporting OpenXR AR and VR spec

The Khronos Group has ratified and publicly released a provisional specification for OpenXR, an open standard for AR and VR platforms, but while many major firms are supporting the effort, Apple does not appear to be publicly offering its own support.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 29

The AMD Radeon VII doesn't work on the Mac at launch, but will soon

AMD's Radeon VII graphics card may offer considerable performance, but at launch it isn't able to be used on either a PCI-E Mac or in a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure, as a driver that allows the card to work in macOS is still under development.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 27

Apple's management doesn't want Nvidia support in macOS, and that's a bad sign for the Mac Pro

Apple just doesn't allow modern Nvidia GPUs on macOS Mojave, and this is a dramatic change from only six months ago. Given that a new Mac Pro is coming that could support Nvidia cards, and there are already eGPUs that should, it's time that Apple did.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 128

AMD unveils Radeon 7 graphics card likely to appear in future pro Macs

AMD on Wednesday announced its next flagship graphics card, the Radeon 7, which it touted as the world's first 7-nanometer gaming GPU.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 21

Mojave hints at new & unannounced Vega GPU chips coming to Mac soon

AMD could be extending its lines of Radeon Pro Vega GPUs that could be used in a future Mac refresh early in 2019, according to identifiers in a recent macOS Mojave update.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 15

15-inch MacBook Pro Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Vega 20 GPU options now available

Apple has started to offer the 15-inch MacBook Pro to customers with updated graphics options, with configurations of the notebook using AMD's Radeon Pro Vega GPUs now available to purchase from Apple directly.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 20

Testing an AMD WX 9100 eGPU with the 15-inch i9 MacBook Pro

Apple's eGPU support extends beyond consumer-grade cards. AppleInsider takes a look at the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 GPU workstation card, inside a Sonnet eGFX 650 Breakaway Box.

Max Yuryev 7 years ago 23

AMD releases Mac versions of Radeon ProRender plugin for Blender & Maya

AMD this week published Mac versions of its Radeon ProRender plugins for 3D creation mainstays Blender and Maya — enabling Macs with compatible hardware to take advantage of ProRender for physics-based rendering.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 14

Apple details eGPU support in macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra, notes no Nvidia support

The release of macOS 10.13.4 brings with it official external GPU support by Apple, but the company is recommending specific enclosures/chassis and cards, excluding ones some people might hope to use.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 39

Meltdown & Spectre discoveries credited to 22-year-old German genius

The identification of the "Meltdown" and "Spectre" vulnerabilities in Intel- and ARM-based processors — including chips used in Apple's Macs, iPhones, and iPads — can be credited almost entirely to a Google security researcher in his early 20s, Jann Horn.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 17

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