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Some analysts think AMD’s new chips will help it act as a more credible alternative to Nvidia for customers that want to hedge their bets
AMD's new Instinct AI GPUs will reportedly deliver between $10 billion and $12 billion of revenue in 2026 says Wall Street analysts.
AMD has officially listed the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a processor that had already been the subject of previous rumors. This processor is built on the Zen 3 architecture, features 6 cores and 12
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ExtremeTech on MSNAMD Launches Instinct MI350X and MI355X AI GPUsThe processors typically appear in sets of eight in the Instinct MI350 series platforms. AMD also provided platform performance, with the MI350X platform delivering 577 TFLOPS in FP64 and the MI355X scoring 628.8 TFLOPS. For FP4 performance, the MI350X provided 147.6 PFLOPS, while the MI355X platform provided 161 PFLOPS.
AMD receives positive ratings from Wall Street after Advancing AI event, with analysts reiterating Buy ratings and forecasting strong growth.
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The chip is based on AMD’s 7nm Zen 3 architecture and includes 16MB of L3 cache, which still gives it a bit of a leg up on gaming performance when compared to older chips in the same price tier. And even though this processor isn’t exactly new itself, it’s still well worth it.
This new Socket AM4 CPU could make 3D V-cache affordable, but its clock speeds are low, and international availability looks limited.
Without the slightest fanfare, AMD has added a new "X3D" model with 3D V-Cache to its CPU lineup. Give it up, ladies and germs, for the new Ryzen 5 5500X3D (thanks to X user MEGAsizeGPU for spotting it).
AMD has launched the Helios AI server platform to compete with Nvidia, featuring the MI350 and MI400 series chips. Key elements of the system will be openly available, contrasting Nvidia’s closed technology.