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AMD [H]ard|OCP FX GamExperience
By Kyle Bennett February 01, 2012We recently put on the third "GamExperience" here in Dallas, TX! We invited 600 of our closest friends and 20 companies that crank out some of the best computer hardware in the world and put them all in one room together for some gaming and geek talk. And yeah, free stuff too, about $50,000 worth!
AMD Radeon HD 7950 Video Card Review
By Brent Justice January 30, 2012The new Radeon HD 7950 marks the launch of AMD's more affordable Radeon HD 7900 series GPU. The Radeon HD 7950 is priced to compete with the GeForce GTX 580. We'll look at performance in comparison to several video cards in single-GPU, dual-GPU CrossFireX, Eyefinity, and Overclocking to see where it truly lands.
AMD CrossFireX Drivers - Opportunity Lost
By Brent Justice January 17, 2012AMD likes to tell us that it is "Gaming Evolved." The fact of the matter is that when it comes to driver support for its high end GPU configurations in CrossFireX, AMD has been doing anything but evolving. In fact, we think AMD has been regressing in the last year. AMD still has an opportunity to shine in 2012. Will it step up?
AMD Radeon HD 7970 Overclocking Performance Review
By Brent Justice January 09, 2012We overclock the Radeon HD 7970 in Overdrive and show you what 1.125GHz of performance looks like. Then, we go to the edge and overclock the voltage and take this GPU past 1.2GHz for stellar overclocked gaming performance. We compare this to an overclocked GeForce GTX 580 and see how performance stacks up.
AMD Radeon HD 7970 Video Card Review
By Brent Justice December 22, 2011The new Radeon HD 7970 marks the launch of AMD's next generation video cards. The Radeon HD 7970 represents the fastest single-GPU video card from AMD with a new architecture. We will evaluate gameplay performance and compare it to the previous generation, as well as the competition, in single-display and Eyefinity resolutions.
AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview Profiles and Performance
By Mark Warner December 19, 2011AMD recently released a preview of Catalyst 12.1. This new driver allows CrossFireX profile creation for games that are not currently supported in Catalyst or Catalyst Application Profiles software. We will explain the new features, how to use them, and test performance of the various modes supported.
HardOCP Readers Ask AMD Bulldozer Questions
By Kyle Bennett November 29, 2011AMD came to HardOCP after the lackluster Bulldozer desktop launch and wanted to reach out to the hardware enthusiast community by answering questions that many of us had. We posted a HardForum thread and allowed [H] readers to ask their questions. AMD culled through the questions and AMD staffers answered 10 of the questions.
Skyrim AMD CrossFireX Performance and IQ Review
By Brent Justice November 28, 2011AMD has provided a new Catalyst 11.11b Performance driver that supports CrossFireX in Skyrim for Radeon HD 6000 series owners. We will evaluate CrossFireX performance, scaling, and see how it compares to the competition. We will also look at FXAA and Transparency AA image quality comparisons.
AMD FX-8150 Multi-GPU Gameplay Performance Review
By Brent Justice November 03, 2011We are taking the new AMD FX-8150 and giving it the power of Dual and Triple-SLI GeForce GTX 580 video cards. We are going to take the new CPU up to large NV Surround resolutions and see how performance stacks up when it comes to high-end gaming scenarios.
AMD Bulldozer / FX-8150 Gameplay Performance Review
By Brent Justice October 11, 2011Today we will take a look at how the AMD FX-8150 stacks up in real gameplay versus an Intel Core i7 2500K and 2600K, at default settings and overclocked. Will any of these CPUs provide a better gameplay over the other in some current DX11 games? We show you Battlefield 3, F1 2011, and Civilization V.
AMD Bulldozer / FX-8150 Desktop Performance Review
By Kyle Bennett October 11, 2011Computer hardware enthusiasts have literally waited for years for AMD's Bulldozer architecture to come to market and we finally see this today in its desktop form, code named Zambezi, brand named AMD FX. In this article we share with you our analysis of Bulldozer's performance in synthetic benchmarks and desktop applications.
AMD "Bulldozer" FX Model 8150 CPU Overclocking Preview
By Kyle Bennett September 13, 2011If you are wondering how well the new AMD FX CPU will overclock, you are not alone. AMD let us have some behind-the-scenes access a couple of weeks ago and is now allowing us to show off the results. We shot a lot of video and show you AMD FX overclocking on water, phase change, and liquid nitrogen.
ASUS Crosshair V Formula AMD AM3+ Motherboard Review
By Morry Teitelman September 09, 2011The Crosshair V Formula is ASUS' ROG-based answer for the next generation AMD silicon, codenamed "Bulldozer." Built with all the bells and whistles you've come to expect from a Republic of Gamers' motherboard, the Crosshair V Formula looks to be the perfect companion for any AMD processor.
AMD [H]ardOCP Texas GamExperience
By Kyle Bennett July 20, 2011AMD and HardOCP got together this past weekend in Dallas to put together an event that was focused on giving back to the enthusiast computer hardware community that has given so much to us.
AMD's Llano Fusion - A Series APUs
By Kyle Bennett June 14, 2011While we have seen previous Fusion APUs, today AMD releases its code named "Llano" Fusion A Series APU processor on the world. The first one of these we get to see is in a notebook and a mere 228 square millimeter of silicon that AMD is counting on changing its balance sheet.
Quad-GPU Performance Review NVIDIA vs. AMD
By Brent Justice May 19, 2011How does NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 590 SLI Quad-GPU compare to AMD's Radeon HD 6990 CrossFireX Quad-GPU? We will find out if these "if-money-didn't-matter dream video card setups" will deliver the gameplay experience we all expect.
NVIDIA 3-Way SLI and AMD Tri-Fire Redux
By Brent Justice May 03, 2011We have re-tested performance between GTX 580 3-Way SLI and Radeon HD 6990+6970 Tri-Fire with a brand new Sandy Bridge 4.8GHz system. Our readers wanted to know if the CPU speed would improve performance and open up the potential of this triple-GPU performance beasts. To put it succinctly, they were right. The results completely turn the tables upside down and then some.
AMD Radeon 6990+6970 CrossFireX / "TriFire" Review
By Brent Justice April 11, 2011What happens when you take an AMD Radeon HD 6990 and add a Radeon HD 6970 to it for 3-way GPU CrossFireX performance? We compare this configuration directly to GeForce GTX 580 SLI a multi-monitor setup at high resolutions. TriFire in all its Eyefinity glory! Along with one new DX11 game.
AMD Radeon HD 6990 Video Card Follow-Up Review
By Brent Justice March 21, 2011We further examine the performance of the AMD Radeon HD 6990 video card. This time comparing it to a GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 6970 CrossFireX on a single display. We will also look at the performance advantages of the overclock BIOS option and examine overclocking in both modes.
AMD Radeon HD 6990 "Antilles" Video Card Review
By Brent Justice March 07, 2011The Radeon HD 6990 is being launched today, and we have full coverage of specifications and our gameplay experiences compared to several high-end dual-GPU solutions out there. If you are looking for a single video card package that packs a punch and provides headroom for hardware enthusiasts, this is a solid solution.
AMD Radeon HD 6990 "Antilles" Sneek Peek Pictures
By Kyle Bennett February 28, 2011A quick follow up to our weekend article on the new AMD Radeon HD 6990 GPU, code named "Antilles." We share a few more pictures with you.
AMD Radeon HD 6990 "Antilles" Sneek Peek
By Brent Justice February 26, 2011It is here in our hands and it screams. "Performance!" The wait is nearly over as AMD's next generation "Antilles" video card sporting two high performance GPUs on a single printed circuit board is in our hands. We comment on our gameplay experiences in Dragon Age II in Triple-Display Eyefinity.
AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB Performance Review
By Brent Justice February 24, 2011We are pitting the new Radeon HD 6950 1GB video card against the Radeon HD 6950 2GB version and a GeForce GTX 560 Ti in apples-to-apples testing to see how they compare. We test at 1920x1200 and 2560x1600 to push memory limitations and find which card provides the best gaming value.
AMD 6970/6950 CFX and NVIDIA 580/570 SLI Review
By Brent Justice January 11, 2011Ever wondered how the new Radeon HD 6970, Radeon HD 6950, GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 570 perform when paired up with a second card? We did, and we have evaluated all four combinations in AMD Eyefinity and NV Surround resolutions.
AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 Video Card Review
By Brent Justice December 14, 2010AMD is launching its new Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950. These two GPUs round out AMD’s high-end Radeon HD 6000 family of single-GPU video cards. Priced surprisingly low for the performance, these two cards are ready to to deliver solid value in the high end market place. Spending your holiday cash wisely, just got easy.