AMD unleashes Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs to upgrade your battlestation, now available from $279

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Render of AMD Ryzen 9000 series processor.

Update: AMD’s new Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X are now live on Amazon as well, starting at $279.

AMD has officially launched its hotly anticipated Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors, and they’ve started to hit the shelves today. The timing here, I’d say, is great considering how many of Intel’s 13th and 14th gen processors are struggling with stability issues right now. The new Ryzen 9000 series includes four new desktop processors — the 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X, the 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X, the 8-core Ryzen 7 9700X, and lastly the 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X. Out of the four, only the octa-core Ryzen 7 9700X and the hexa-core Ryzen 5 9600X are hitting the shelves today, with the other two scheduled to arrive next week on August 15. Head below for more details on the pricing, availability, and compatibility details.

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AMD RX 7600 GPU Review: Is this the king of budget graphics cards? We say yes

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At the end of last year, AMD released its RX 7000-series graphics cards with two heavy-hitters aimed at high-end gaming setups. While NVIDIA did something similar, team green has been steadily releasing GPUs with lower price points using its latest technology, and, well, AMD has been silent. That is, until now. Today, AMD is introducing the RX 7600, a GPU aimed at 1080p gamers with an impressive retail price of $269. This comes in at an additional $30 below the RTX 4060, while delivering pretty impressive performance. I’ve spent the past week with AMD’s latest RX 7600 GPU, and have come away with one take in: could this be the king of budget graphics cards? Read on to find out why this will become one of our go-to recommended graphics cards for low- to mid-range gaming setups.

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You can finally buy an affordable AM5 motherboards to build your Ryzen 7000 PC

When AMD launched its Ryzen 7000 processors last year, most motherboards were in the multi-hundred dollar price range. This was because more affordable options just weren’t available, even though AMD promised motherboards in the $125 range. Well, it’s now time for those who have been waiting for a more budget-friendly motherboard to start building their new PC. First up to the plate is the budget-focused ASRock B650M-HDV AM5 motherboard at $124.99, available to order today from Newegg. Wondering what all this motherboard brings to the table? Keep reading to learn more.

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AMD announces pricing and availability for Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs starting at $449

Today, AMD is announcing an update to its Ryzen 7000 lineup with the introduction of 3D V-Cache SKUs for both Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 processors. AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology allows you to enjoy additional performance in many of the latest PC games and even helped Ryzen 5000 hold strong in performance metrics when compared to Ryzen 7000’s original launch. Pricing starts at $449 for Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs and availability beings February 28. Sound like something you might be interested in? Keep reading to learn more.

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Value where it matters: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT Review [Video]

After an interesting few months in the graphics card space, AMD is finally releasing its new flagship cards, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT. AMD’s numbers were impressive, but how do they stack up against current competition?

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AMD’s RDNA 3-powered RX 7900 series GPUs focus on performance and cost

Yesterday, AMD officially announced its lineup of RDNA 3-powered graphics cards with the RX 7900 series lineup. While NVIDIA threw caution to the wind and cranked up both power and cash requirements for their RTX 4000-series, AMD played it a little more cautious, delivering what looks to be a solid performance upgrade without changing the price from last year. Delivering the “world’s first chiplet-design graphics card,” can AMD’s RDNA 3 RX 7900-series GPUs stand up to the task? Let’s take a closer look.

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AMD Ryzen 7000 review: A generational leap with huge performance gains

Today, AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series processors are officially available. Coming in with new Ryzen 75, 7, and 9 model CPUs, there’s a lot to like here. With Ryzen 7000, AMD is ditching its age-old pin-based processors and going for the more modern pad-based design, which allows them to eek out additional performance all around. We’ve been using the processors for the past week and through AMD’s improved 5nm architecture, use of DDR5 memory, and complete processor design overhaul, those hiccups are…gone. I expected Ryzen 7000 to be faster than previous generations, sure, but the performance leap here is one far beyond what I’ve expected. These all-new CPUs really do shake things up when it comes to performance, and after a week of testing, we’re excited to finally be able to share our results on how AMD’s all-new Ryzen 7000 processors perform in our hands-on review.

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AMD’s Ryzen 7000 5nm CPUs will have DDR5/PCIe 5.0 support and built-in graphics

Today, AMD announced its AM5 and Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 lineup of desktop processors at Comutex 2022. The processors are set to release this fall, and AMD is updating quite a bit with its Zen 4 lineup, including dropping its manufacturing process to 5nm, supporting both PCIe 5.0 and DDR5, as well as hitting a 5.5GHz clock speed. All of this delivers insane performance, according to AMD, and might entice you to upgrade come this fall. Keep reading for more.

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AMD FSR 2.0 doesn’t need ML to boost frame rates on AMD + NVIDIA GPUs and even Xbox

At GDC this year, AMD announced its FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 technology that would come to not just AMD GPUs, but also NVIDIA and even Xbox as it doesn’t require any special hardware to function. So how will FSR 2.0 work and what all will it bring to gaming in the future? Let’s take a closer look.

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AMD announces seven new Ryzen Zen 2 and Zen 3 processors starting at $99

Today, AMD announced the availability of seven new processors based on the Zen 2 and Zen 3 architecture, headlined by the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with an updated 3D V-Cache Technology. Pricing starts at $99 for the Ryzen 3 4100 four-core eight-thread CPU and goes up to $449 for the eight-core 16-thread 5800X3D, hitting just about every price point in-between. What all do AMD’s latest CPUs have to offer in the wake of Intel’s 12th generation lineup? Let’s take a closer look.

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AMD’s new Radeon RX 6500 XT with 4GB of VRAM is the graphics card that shouldn’t exist

It’s 2022 and both AMD and NVIDIA are still releasing graphics cards, even though it’s nearly impossible to score a GPU at MSRP from any retailer. AMD’s latest release, the Radeon RX 6500 XT, has a few…tricks up its sleeve. To start, the 6500 XT has a measly 4GB of RAM. But, even with its limitations, AMD claims that its latest graphics card can game at over 60FPS in Call of Duty: Vanguard, nearly 80FPS in Halo Infinite, and over 100FPS in Fortnite. Should this graphics card even exist at this point? Let’s take a closer look below.

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AMD announces budget-focused $329 RX 6600 GPU for 1080p gaming at 100+ FPS

Today, AMD expanded its RX 6000-series graphics card lineup with the RX 6600. Delivering 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM and 28 compute units, you’ll find this budget-focused card is made to handle both lightweight and fairly heavy 1080p gaming, though going beyond full HD might prove a tad bit difficult in some newer titles. Curious as to what the RX 6600 brings to the table and if this $329 MSRP GPU will be the one you pick up? Keep reading to find out all the brand-new AMD RX 6600 has to offer.

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AMD’s Ryzen 5 + 7 CPUs ‘game at over 100FPS’ with built-in Radeon graphics, no GPU required

Today, AMD announced its latest addition to its 5000-series Ryzen processor lineup, the Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 5700G. These two new SKUs offer something that no other Ryzen 5000-series CPU does: integrated graphics. That’s right, AMD’s harnessed the power of its Zen 3 architecture, with its 7nm manufacturing process, and added in Radeon graphics for an all-in-one computing solution. What all do these latest CPUs offer, and how well they change the game for AMD? Let’s take a closer look.

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AMD announces RX 6600 XT entry-level GPU made for 1080p gaming at $379

AMD just expanded its 6000-series lineup of graphics cards that originally launched late last year. While it’s still hard to pick up a card at MSRP outside of pre-built systems, hopefully supply chains have been beefed up enough to handle yet another card being added to team red’s product line. The 6600 XT is designed for 1080p gaming thanks to its 8GB of GDDR6 memory and 32MB of “high-performance” AMD Infinity Cache. There’s quite a lot to like with the 6600 XT and a few questions that have yet to be answered. So, without any more waiting, let’s take a close at the AMD RX 6600 XT 8GB graphics card.

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Hands-on: NZXT N7 B550 offers AMD gamers a gorgeous motherboard for any build

NZXT is no stranger here at 9to5Toys, and when they reached out with an opportunity to check out their first-ever AMD motherboard, we were all for it. We’re also huge AMD fans around here, though Intel is absolutely great in its own right. The NZXT N7 B550 is the company’s first motherboard based on an AMD platform, as they’ve previously only launched Intel-based boards. So, without further ado, let’s dive into what makes the NZXT N7 B550 a great choice for your next build.

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AMD introduces RX 6700 XT geared toward 1440p gaming, available March 18 for $479

AMD just announced its latest graphics card, the RX 6700 XT. Expanding upon its Radeon RX 6000-series, this GPU sits firmly in the 1440p gaming range, while the initial trio was geared toward higher-fidelity with 4K in mind. Featuring 12GB of GDDR6 memory, 40 “powerful enhanced” Computer Units, and standardized power connections, this could be the graphics card for the masses…if AMD can keep up with production.

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Review: Entry-level performance has never been so good

AMD’s latest processors were announced two months ago and released last month. Though they’re still extremely hard to pick up right now, we were lucky enough to get the Ryzen 5 5600X on launch day courtesy of AMD for our review. I’ve been using it for the past month or so, and I have quite a few thoughts on AMD’s latest Zen 3 processor platform. Utilized for both gaming and transcoding in my workflow, I’ve been testing out the 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 5600X as an upgrade from my Ryzen 5 3600 PC that I built earlier this year, and let me say, it’s been a great processor so far. So, without further ado, here’s my review of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

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AMD RDNA 2 to deliver RTX 3090 performance for $999, 4K60+ gaming across the board

Earlier this month, we got our first look at AMD’s next-generation Zen 3 Ryzen processor lineup. Today, AMD unveiled its RDNA 2 graphics cards with some killer specs and prices that are absolutely fantastic for what you get. You’ll find the AMD Radeon RX 6800 at $579, 6800XT at $649, and 6900XT for $999. All GPUs released feature 16GB of GDDR6 memory, ray-tracing, and many other great features, so let’s dive into what all you’ll get with AMD RDNA 2 below.

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AMD Zen 3 CPUs launch November 5, performance improvements across the board

AMD’s first event of the month just wrapped up, and with it, we now know everything about its latest Zen 3 CPU architecture. As an improvement to its previous-generation Zen 2, you’ll find Zen 3 is built on the same 7nm manufacturing process, but with quite a few upgrades. Pricing starts at $299 with the 5600X 6-core 12-thread processor and goes up from there. AMD Zen 3 will be available on November 5.

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AMD + Lenovo launch ‘world’s first’ 64-core/128-thread PRO Workstation

Today, AMD announced a new selection of Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors that offer some insane specs. The entire lineup includes 128 PCIe 4.0 lanes and up to 2TB of ECC RAM, and you’ll find up to 288MB of cache and 128-threads available. While this is quite insane, AMD has partnered with Lenovo to create the “world’s first” 64-core/128-thread PRO Workstation, ready to tackle literally any task you throw at it.

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