News & Reviews:   AMD

Many people already know about the RAM crisis, or what some call the "RAMpocalypse". It affects a wide variety of electronics, so fewer consumers are willing to buy new products. The same goes for PCs and gaming products, AMD said in its recent Q1 2026 earnings.

Recently, Meta and AMD announced a strategic partnership to power Meta’s artificial intelligence data centre, estimated to be worth over USD100 billion (~RM389.45 billion). That said, what should you know about it?

At CES 2026, key individuals from AMD (David McAfee, General Manager of Ryzen and Radeon divisions) and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang were interviewed by Tom's Hardware, who asked them whether both companies would bring back old components and hardware to fill customer demand. So, what should you know about it?

Looks like AMD fans are in for a surprise. Rumour says AMD could announce 2 more CPUs soon. So, what should you know about it?

In a move that nobody saw, OpenAI and AMD today unveiled a multibillion-dollar strategic partnership that will redefine the architecture of next-generation AI infrastructure. The deal commits OpenAI to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs over multiple hardware generations, starting with 1 gigawatt of the new Instinct MI450 series in the second half of 2026.

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to an unusual revenue-sharing arrangement with the U.S. government, committing 15 per cent of their income from AI chip sales to China as part of a deal to resume exports.

Yesterday, Microsoft Xbox and chipmaker AMD formalised a strategic, multi?year collaboration to develop custom processors for upcoming Xbox consoles. This move signals a deeper co-engineering relationship that could bring major optimisations in both performance and efficiency.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy visit from AMD Inc. (Advanced Micro Devices) led by AMD CEO Lisa Su. In the meeting, they were discussing the direction of AMD in supporting the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) in Malaysia.

Today, Microsoft announced that it is rolling out Windows 11 features - Live Captions, Cocreator, Restyle Image and Image Creator to AMD and Intel PCs. Previously, these features were only exclusive to Copilot+ PCs that are powered by Snapdragon X Series processors. 

AMD has announced its latest lineup of gaming products at CES 2025 which includes the Ryzen Z2 series for handheld gaming PCs, the AMD Ryzen™ 9950X3D processor for gaming desktops and the Ryzen 9000HX mobile series for laptops. Release dates start in Q1 2025 and are expected to arrive in laptops from brands such as Acer, ASUS and Lenovo. More details here.