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AMD destroys Nvidia at Bitcoin mining, can the gap ever be bridged?

2013-04-16 16:11:47| Extremetech

One of the questions that's swirled around Bitcoin mining performance for the past few years is why Nvidia GPUs are so thoroughly outclassed by AMD products. We dig into the question, test some CUDA optimized kernels, and discuss the particulars of GPU architectures -- and why AMD has such an overwhelming advantage.

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AMD chips to make their way to next Xbox console

2013-04-09 15:06:39| CNET News.com

A new report says that the AMD chip will make it easier for game makers to port PC titles and those on mobile devices to the Xbox. [Read more]

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The end of Moore's Law is on the horizon, says AMD

2013-04-03 22:39:52| InfoWorld: Top News

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes Moore's Law has about 10 years of life left before ever-shrinking transistor sizes smack up against limitations imposed by the laws of thermodynamics and quantum physics. That day of reckoning for the computing industry may still be a few years away, but signs of the coming Moorepocalypse are already here. Just ask chip maker AMD. The company's Chief Product Architect John Gustafson believes AMD's difficulties in transitioning from 28-nanometer chips to 20-nanometer silicon shows we've reached the beginning of the end.

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Intel, AMD detail new video technologies, cloud gaming, and upcoming GPUs

2013-04-01 20:48:37| Extremetech

Intel and AMD spent much of last week detailing their plans for graphics architectures and capabilities in 2013. Cloud gaming and better CPU-GPU cross-communication were major features along with a new top-end GPU from AMD.

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