4 Years of AMD RDNA: Another Zen or a New Bulldozer?

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech October 23 Tech Culture [4 Years of AMD RDNA: Another Zen or a New Bulldozer?](=.nSlwqryGtpWXUpSOWYtFNS1uHGzG0HiDxr3oyhoG07c) It's been four years since AMD launched RDNA, the successor to the venerable GCN graphics architecture. We take a look [through the tech and numbers](=.T-5mDE7jRVg5yMyC4B_N4nppFS5ZUGllBEbHGB1Fp3I) to see just how successful it's been. =.I9KD49mf1M1HhpoYqoK1XG7PkjewBLROAbn6E1d6jPo =.6sVO7OnddVvCoByXGnSW6n6-ExOuWZOie4I4i7w6AzA It's been four years since AMD launched RDNA, the successor to the venerable GCN graphics architecture. We take a look [through the tech and numbers](=.RHskGS6C8q5mlfL722NfWAmfyp54IRulybrgjfJMzXU) to see just how successful it's been. =.OCuK9dUJN2-3eUVFr697IkcjPFxgfWUKVfH0VcA6wKw RTX 4090 Export Ban Ripples [Are GPU Prices Going Up Now? October GPU Pricing Update](=.5jQiJmpOV0_iZoqAE02QqTxRpSfB5hBq2bhVAkSQxjE) Welcome to our [monthly GPU pricing update](=.35xZE69G0CnhIPrbnZXmjYDySwJ-XAghf36KFPdkTfw). There's bits of news to go through, a few odd GPU launches, and some unfortunate price hikes. There's also some positive GPU price adjustments to discuss. =.AO87pWVBhKC8US9c6kXfjj_hZmkitQgVlviyXZyEZOU =.4jR7HpWGYrqrOVhDpmJi515DLwC-2aQr1iOJSY1Vyk4 Welcome to our [monthly GPU pricing update](=.NrvX_rxuXFW_mJ5nP8V0prVTGZvnhFz2Wj72qCJnlJo). There's bits of news to go through, a few odd GPU launches, and some unfortunate price hikes. There's also some positive GPU price adjustments to discuss. =.CdB3YHrM4zXcr7EF6P4XUIi7Zfuu0scz1xyJa1fG0E0 Gaming [Alan Wake II assumes everyone will use DLSS or FSR upscaling, even at 1080p](=.OYG1iKjteWYOz_JkwLq6tB98kE5F0Ne_USNw3ZwfuSw) Remedy has unveiled an exhaustive system requirements sheet for "Alan Wake II," which will surely intimidate many. The sheet completely omits GPUs predating Turing and RDNA 2,... =.4zTAWayWRYNK3EboOVcbwVi5QPOnKkLM02OxxDfBZqE Remedy has unveiled an exhaustive system requirements sheet for "Alan Wake II," which will surely intimidate many. The sheet completely omits GPUs predating Turing and RDNA 2,... Arm vs RISC V [What's going on with SiFive and RISC V?](=.24KyPkeFTi-pzDpA50FJHgIatdSGx6KTcC58a-Zd5og) We recently attended an analyst briefing with SiFive. We wrote about SiFive last year, and were fairly cautious about the challenges they face. With the benefit of... =.oScCyAweeTlc1FUUCB3vWxd6ZF5hm-ycHfQkP832H48 We recently attended an analyst briefing with SiFive. We wrote about SiFive last year, and were fairly cautious about the challenges they face. With the benefit of... 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