LLVM Clang 22 Compiler Performance Largely Unchanged Over Clang 21 On AMD Zen 5

LLVM Clang 22 Compiler Performance Largely Unchanged Over Clang 21 On AMD Zen 5

• LLVM Clang 22 Compiler Performance Largely Unchanged Over Clang 21 On AMD Zen 5 With yesterday’s stable release of the LLVM Clang 22 compiler it didn’t take long for Phoronix rea

OS & Internals · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 253 words
AMD Announces The EPYC 8005 'Sorano' Series

AMD Announces The EPYC 8005 'Sorano' Series

• AMD Announces The EPYC 8005 ‘Sorano’ Series The EPYC 9005 series for high-end Zen 5 server processors is a year and a half old and then at the lower-end of the spectrum is the EP

OS & Internals · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 284 words
Arm & Linaro Launch New 'CoreCollective' Consortium - With Backing From AMD & Others

Arm & Linaro Launch New 'CoreCollective' Consortium - With Backing From AMD & Others

• Arm & Linaro Launch New ‘CoreCollective’ Consortium - With Backing From AMD & Others The embargo just lifted on an interesting new industry consortium • The CoreCollective consor

OS & Internals · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 259 words
Choose an Intel or AMD CPU and save up to $1200 on an RTX 5080-powered Omen Max 16 laptop - high-end gaming just got cheaper

Choose an Intel or AMD CPU and save up to $1200 on an RTX 5080-powered Omen Max 16 laptop - high-end gaming just got cheaper

• Choose an Intel or AMD CPU and save up to $1200 on an RTX 5080-powered Omen Max 16 laptop - high-end gaming just got cheaper The same price for Intel or AMD Get Tom’s Hardware’s

AMD Posts Linux Patches For SEV-SNP BTB Isolation

AMD Posts Linux Patches For SEV-SNP BTB Isolation

• AMD Posts Linux Patches For SEV-SNP BTB Isolation It’s quite a mouthful but today AMD posted Linux kernel patches for preparing SEV-SNP BTB isolation support for further enhancin

OS & Internals · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 290 words
RCCLX: Innovating GPU communications on AMD platforms

RCCLX: Innovating GPU communications on AMD platforms

• We are open-sourcing the initial version of RCCLX - an enhanced version of RCCL that we developed and tested on Meta’s internal workloads. • RCCLX is fully integrated with Torchc

Engineering Blogs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 204 words
AMD's HIP Moves To Using LLVM's New Offload Driver By Default

AMD's HIP Moves To Using LLVM's New Offload Driver By Default

• AMD’s HIP Moves To Using LLVM’s New Offload Driver By Default A change merged to upstream LLVM Git yesterday for LLVM 23 is moving AMD’s HIP to using the new/modern offload drive

OS & Internals · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
Meta and AMD Partner for Longterm AI Infrastructure Agreement

Meta and AMD Partner for Longterm AI Infrastructure Agreement

• Takeaways We’re announcing a long-term agreement with AMD to power Meta’s AI infrastructure with up to 6GW of AMD Instinct GPUs, and to align our product roadmaps across hardware

Big Tech · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 373 words
Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 - major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first

Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 - major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first

• Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 - major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first Linux 7.0 is everything you would expect

Linux 7.0 Features Include More Preparations For AMD Zen 6 & Intel Nova Lake

Linux 7.0 Features Include More Preparations For AMD Zen 6 & Intel Nova Lake

• Linux 7.0 Features Include More Preparations For AMD Zen 6 & Intel Nova Lake While the version bump to 7.0 is driven solely by Linus Torvalds’ versioning preferences, with Linux

OS & Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 390 words
Modern AMD Graphics Driver Surpasses Six Million Lines Of Code In Linux 7.0

Modern AMD Graphics Driver Surpasses Six Million Lines Of Code In Linux 7.0

• Modern AMD Graphics Driver Surpasses Six Million Lines Of Code In Linux 7.0 It was less than four years ago that the modern AMDGPU/AMDKFD open-source driver stack was at four mil

OS & Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 376 words
AMD VEK385 Versal AI Edge Gen 2 FPGA evaluation kit plugs directly into a PCIe Gen5/Gen4 slot

AMD VEK385 Versal AI Edge Gen 2 FPGA evaluation kit plugs directly into a PCIe Gen5/Gen4 slot

• AMD has introduced theVEK385 Evaluation Kitbuilt around the Versal AI Edge Gen 2 XC2VE3858 SoC FPGA, which combines eight Cortex-A78AE cores, ten Cortex-R52 cores, FPGA fabric wi

Open Hardware · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 528 words
Joint Training on AMD and NVIDIA GPUs

Joint Training on AMD and NVIDIA GPUs

• Computer Science > Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:Joint Training on AMD and NVIDIA GPUs View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:As lar

AMD Zen 6 Performance Events & Metrics Merged For Linux 7.0

AMD Zen 6 Performance Events & Metrics Merged For Linux 7.0

• AMD Zen 6 performance events and metrics merged into Linux 7.0, enabling profiling on new processors. • Added vendor event handling for Zen 6 core, uncore, and metrics mapping ch

OS & Internals · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 180 words
Yet Another Fix Coming For Older AMD GPUs On Linux - Thanks To Valve Developer

Yet Another Fix Coming For Older AMD GPUs On Linux - Thanks To Valve Developer

• Yet Another Fix Coming For Older AMD GPUs On Linux - Thanks To Valve Developer Timur Kristóf of Valve’s open-source Linux graphics driver team has been doing a fantastic job enha

OS & Internals · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 306 words
AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 - next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil

AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 - next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil

• AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 - next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil Zen 6 and Nova Lake are supposed to release this year

CHUWI CoreBook Air Plus 16 review - Part 2: An AMD Ryzen 5 6600H-powered, mid-range laptop tested with Windows 11 Pro

CHUWI CoreBook Air Plus 16 review - Part 2: An AMD Ryzen 5 6600H-powered, mid-range laptop tested with Windows 11 Pro

• I’ve already checked out the hardware of the CHUWI CoreBook Air Plus 16 laptop in the first part of the review, so today, I’ll report my experience using the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H la

Open Hardware · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words
AMD AOMP 23.0-0 Compiler Continues Enhancing Fortran Support

AMD AOMP 23.0-0 Compiler Continues Enhancing Fortran Support

• AMD AOMP 23.0-0 Compiler Continues Enhancing Fortran Support AMD AOMP 23.0-0 was released overnight as the latest build of this LLVM/Clang downstream that continues to carry the

OS & Internals · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 287 words
Linux 7.0 Shows Significant PostgreSQL Performance Gains On AMD EPYC

Linux 7.0 Shows Significant PostgreSQL Performance Gains On AMD EPYC

• Linux 7.0 Shows Significant PostgreSQL Performance Gains On AMD EPYC When beginning some early Linux 7.0 kernel benchmarking this week for looking at its performance in its early

OS & Internals · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 298 words
AMD's next-gen Ryzen 10000 desktop CPUs rumored to come in seven different configs - Starting from 6 cores, flagship 'Olympic Ridge' silicon may feature up to 24 cores

AMD's next-gen Ryzen 10000 desktop CPUs rumored to come in seven different configs - Starting from 6 cores, flagship 'Olympic Ridge' silicon may feature up to 24 cores

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Gigabyte MZ33-AR1: A Uniquely Positioned AMD EPYC 9005 Motherboard For Open-Source Firmware

Gigabyte MZ33-AR1: A Uniquely Positioned AMD EPYC 9005 Motherboard For Open-Source Firmware

• Gigabyte MZ33-AR1: A Uniquely Positioned AMD EPYC 9005 Motherboard For Open-Source Firmware The Gigabyte MZ33-AR1 is a single socket AMD EPYC 9004/9005 E-ATX server motherboard f

OS & Internals · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 307 words
AMD Announces hipThreads For Easier Porting Of C++ Code To GPUs

AMD Announces hipThreads For Easier Porting Of C++ Code To GPUs

• AMD Announces hipThreads For Easier Porting Of C++ Code To GPUs The newest addition to AMD’s ROCm/HIP portfolio is HIP Threads ‘hipThreads’ as a C++ style concurrency library for

OS & Internals · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 272 words
Review of GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U) mini PC - Part 1: specifications, unboxing, and teardown

Review of GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U) mini PC - Part 1: specifications, unboxing, and teardown

• We’ve just received a sample of the GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition mid-range mini PC for review. • It’s powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 7530U 6-core/12-thread processor clocked at up to 4.

Open Hardware · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 470 words
More ISA Differences Come To Light With The New AMD GFX1170 'RDNA 4m'

More ISA Differences Come To Light With The New AMD GFX1170 'RDNA 4m'

• More ISA Differences Come To Light With The New AMD GFX1170 ‘RDNA 4m’ Earlier this month we spotted the addition of a new GFX1170 GPU target in the AMDGPU LLVM back-end. • Making

OS & Internals · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 242 words
More ISA Differences Come To Light With The New AMD GFX1170 'RDNA 4m'

More ISA Differences Come To Light With The New AMD GFX1170 'RDNA 4m'

• More ISA Differences Come To Light With The New AMD GFX1170 ‘RDNA 4m’ Earlier this month we spotted the addition of a new GFX1170 GPU target in the AMDGPU LLVM back-end. • Making

Linux & Open Source · February 18, 2026 (updated February 20, 2026) · 2 min · 253 words
Nearly half of PC gamers prefer DLSS 4.5 over AMD's FSR and even native rendering - Nvidia scores clean sweep in blind test of six titles

Nearly half of PC gamers prefer DLSS 4.5 over AMD's FSR and even native rendering - Nvidia scores clean sweep in blind test of six titles

• Nearly half of PC gamers prefer DLSS 4.5 over AMD’s FSR and even native rendering - Nvidia scores clean sweep in blind test of six titles DLSS won in every single game. • Get Tom

KVM In Linux 7.0 Adds Support For Virtualizing AMD ERAPS

KVM In Linux 7.0 Adds Support For Virtualizing AMD ERAPS

• KVM In Linux 7.0 Adds Support For Virtualizing AMD ERAPS All of the KVM virtualization feature changes were recently merged for the in-development Linux 7.0 kernel. • KVM on x86

Linux & Open Source · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 139 words

AMD Intros Mid-Range FPGAs Targeting Intelligent, High-Performance Designs

• Announced today, the new FPGAs build off of AMD’s existing ecosystem with modernized memory, I/O, and security.

Electronics & EE · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 39 words
AMD Preparing Linux Kernel For 'RMPOPT' To Help Reduce Overhead On SEV-SNP Servers

AMD Preparing Linux Kernel For 'RMPOPT' To Help Reduce Overhead On SEV-SNP Servers

• AMD Preparing Linux Kernel For ‘RMPOPT’ To Help Reduce Overhead On SEV-SNP Servers AMD sent out a set of Linux kernel patches today for enabling use of a new instruction dubbed R

Linux & Open Source · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 170 words
AMD denies report of MI455X delays as Nvidia VR200 systems are rumored to arrive early - company says Helios systems 'on target for 2H 2026'

AMD denies report of MI455X delays as Nvidia VR200 systems are rumored to arrive early - company says Helios systems 'on target for 2H 2026'

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Ocular Therapeutix Eyes FDA Filing After Wet AMD Drug Tops Regeneron's Eylea in Phase 3 Test

• In the first of two Phase 3 tests, Ocular Therapeutix’s Axpaxli met the main goal of helping maintain vision in patients with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. •

Comcast, Classiq, and AMD Demonstrate Quantum-Optimized Internet Resilience

Comcast, Classiq, and AMD Demonstrate Quantum-Optimized Internet Resilience

• Comcast, in collaboration withClassiqandAMD, has announced the completion of a technical trial that leverages quantum algorithms to enhance the resilience and reliability of glob

Quantum Computing · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words
NZXT unveils new H2 mini PC with 9800X3D, Intel 285K configurations - H2 Flow Mini-ITX case and C850 SFX power supply for builders

NZXT unveils new H2 mini PC with 9800X3D, Intel 285K configurations - H2 Flow Mini-ITX case and C850 SFX power supply for builders

• NZXT launches H2 Mini PC with AMD 9800X3D or Intel 285K, priced at $3,499 (US only). • Pre‑built includes 32 GB RAM, 2 TB M.2 SSD, RTX 5080, Kraken Elite 240 AIO, Windows 11 Home

Linux 7.0 CXL Enables AMD Zen 5 Address Translation Feature

Linux 7.0 CXL Enables AMD Zen 5 Address Translation Feature

• Linux 7.0 CXL Enables AMD Zen 5 Address Translation Feature A long-in-development feature for AMD EPYC Zen 5 server platforms now merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel is ACPI PRMT-bas

Linux & Open Source · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 263 words

AMD Sets the Standard for Gaming CPUs With Ryzen 7 9850X3D

• At CES 2026, AMD’s $499 Ryzen 7 9850X3D topped gaming benchmarks. • The post AMD Sets the Standard for Gaming CPUs With Ryzen 7 9850X3D appeared first on EE Times . • At CES 2026

Linux 6.19: 40% Speed Boost on Old AMD GPUs & Faster Ext4

Linux 6.19: 40% Speed Boost on Old AMD GPUs & Faster Ext4

• Linus Torvalds has released Linux 6.19 kernel, moving legacy AMD Radeon GPUs to the modern amdgpu driver and enabling larger block sizes in ext4 for improved storage performance.

Linux & Open Source · February 8, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 261 words
Technical Deep Dive: How DigitalOcean and AMD Delivered a 2x Production Inference Performance Increase for Character.ai

Technical Deep Dive: How DigitalOcean and AMD Delivered a 2x Production Inference Performance Increase for Character.ai

• By Piyush Srivastava and Karnik Modi Character.ai, a leading AI entertainment platform with about 20 million worldwide users, wanted to optimize GPU performance and achieve lower

A Look At AMD's 3D-Stacked V-Cache

A Look At AMD's 3D-Stacked V-Cache

• AMD’s 3D-Stacked V-Cache adds extra L3 cache via vertical stacking. • Improves gaming and compute performance by reducing memory latency. • Uses HBM2e-like interposer to connect