AMD Press Releases

AMD to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

2012-02-08 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Thomas Seifert, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference at 9:10 a.m. PST on Thursday, March 1, 2012 in San Francisco.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepag...

AMD Announces Departure of Emilio Ghilardi as Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer

2012-02-07 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the departure of Emilio Ghilardi as senior vice president and chief sales officer, effective immediately. Rory Read, AMD president and chief executive officer, will serve as interim chief sales office...

AMD Named to Top 20 of Clean Capitalism Ranking

2012-02-08 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) was today named by Corporate Knights to its inaugural list of the S&P 500 Clean Capitalism Ranking, placing among the top twenty companies to be recognized. Corporate Knights, which defines “clean capitalism” as “responsible, resou...

AMD FirePro™ V3900 Brings Unbeaten Workstation-Class Design Experiences to Entry-Level Professional Graphics

2012-02-07 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD FirePro™ V3900, which enables best-in-class workstation experiences at an entry-level price point. By leveraging AMD's latest graphics features, including AMD Eyefinity technology, the AMD FirePro™ V3900 provides up to 95% better application performance than the competition.¹ Th...

AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 Graphics Added to Arsenal of Next Generation Graphics

2012-01-31 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced worldwide availability of the AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 graphics card for desktop computers. This launch brings to market the second graphics card based on the cutting-edge 28nm process technology first introduced with the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 graphics card – recognized for its excellenc...

AMD Strategy Transformation Brings Agile Delivery of Industry-Leading IP to the Market

2012-02-02 00:00:00

At its annual Financial Analyst Day, AMD (NYSE: AMD) detailed a new “ambidextrous” strategy that builds on the company’s long history of x86 and graphics innovation while embracing other technologies and intellectual property to deliver differentiated products.

AMD is adopting an SoC-centric roadmap desi...

AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series Processor Family Wins the Linley Group Analysts' Choice Award for Best Server Processor

2012-01-23 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor family, based on the new "Bulldozer" architecture, was chosen as the winner of The Linley Group's first annual Analysts' Choice Awards. The awards recognize the top processor products of 2011 in several major categories including embedded, mobile, PC, server, de...

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

2012-01-24 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 of $1.69 billion, net loss of $177 million, or $0.24 per share, and operating income of $71 million. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $138 million, or $0.19 per share, and non-GAAP op...

AMD Announces the First AMD Fusion Center of Innovation

2012-01-17 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the first AMD Fusion Center of Innovation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to focus on the innovative developer environment and software performance advancements enabled by heterogeneous computing. The center will fund, mentor and promote new commercial enterpri...

AMD OpenCL™ APP SDK 2.6 and AMD Catalyst™ Developer Driver Available for Download

2012-01-11 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) released new versions of the AMD APP SDK and AMD Catalyst™ developer drivers which include many new features, including several capabilities of the recently published OpenCL™ 1.2 specification. The new features provide developers with signific...

Award-Winning AMD Radeon HD 7970 Desktop and AMD Radeon HD 7000M Notebook Graphics On Store Shelves Today

2012-01-10 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced channel-wide availability of the world’s fastest single-GPU graphics card, the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 for desktop PCs. Also available starting this week are notebooks featuring new AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M mobile graphics, enabling incredibly immersive visuals and industry-leading image...

AMD Appoints Rajan Naik as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

2012-01-09 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Rajan Naik, 40, has joined the company as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. He will report to president and chief executive officer Rory Read. Naik, who was most recently a Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Technology practice will be responsible for AMD’s s...

AMD Launches World’s Fastest Single-GPU Graphics Card – the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970

2011-12-22 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 graphics card for desktop PCs, introducing the world’s fastest single GPU graphics card and the only GPU based on 28nm production technology.¹ With the arrival of the AMD Radeon HD 7970, AMD has unleashed its revolutionary new Graphics Core Next...

AMD Raises the Bar on Desktop and Notebook A-Series APUs

2011-12-20 00:00:00

What: AMD (NYSE: AMD) today updated its A-Series line-up of desktop and notebook Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), further improving its top-performing family of dual- and quad-core APUs. Along with speed and performance improvements, AMD Steady Video update make this unique feature more compelling...

AMD To Appoint Dr. Lisa Su as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Units

2011-12-15 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Dr. Lisa Su, 42, has agreed to join the company as senior vice president and general manager, global business units. She will report to president and chief executive officer Rory Read. Dr. Su, who was most recently senior vice president and general manager, networking and mul...

AMD Announces Fusion12 Developer Summit

2011-12-07 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that AMD Fusion Developer Summit 2012 (Fusion12) will be held on June 11-14, 2012 in Bellevue, Washington. The company’s annual developer summit will return to the Meydenbauer Center and the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue.

This event will b...

AMD to Present at Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference

2011-12-01 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Rory Read, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference at 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in New York.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: http...

AMD Memory Brand Introduced for Entertainment, Performance and Enthusiast Desktop Computers

2011-11-28 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced North American retail availability of the first AMD Memory branded desktop system memory modules, debuting with partners Patriot Memory LLC and VisionTek Products, LLC. AMD Memory branded products will help take the guesswork out of DRAM selection, providing an easy and str...

AMD to Present at Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference

2011-11-22 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Thomas Seifert, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference at 10:30 a.m. PST on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in San Francisco.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage:

EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAME CHALLENGE NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

2011-11-15 00:00:00

The National STEM Video Game Challenge opens today, aiming to motivate interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games. The annual competition, held by the Supercomputing 2011, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its new AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processor has been selected by the editors and readers of HPCwire as one of the top five new products to watch for 2012, and wil...

New AMD Opteron™ Processors Deliver the Ultimate in Performance, Scalability and Efficiency

2011-11-14 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced immediate launch and availability of its AMD Opteron™ 6200 and 4200 Series processors (formerly code-named “Interlagos” and “Valencia”). The new AMD Opteron processors are designed to give enterprises:

Better performance for business with up to 84 percent higher performance

AMD Ready Solutions for Server Help Accelerate Data Center Deployments

2011-11-09 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced AMD Ready Solutions for servers, a collaborative effort with leading server platform manufacturers to provide a broad portfolio of ready-to-market AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processor-based mother...

AMD to Report Results for the Fiscal Quarter and Year Ending December 31, 2011 on January 24, 2012

2011-11-07 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will webcast its earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm EST/ 2:00 pm PST to discuss its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. All interested parties will have the opportunity to listen to the real-time audio webcast of the teleconference over the...

AMD Optimizes Cost Structure to Enhance Competitiveness and Accelerate Growth

2011-11-03 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a restructuring plan and implementation of operational efficiency initiatives designed to strengthen the company's competitive positioning. AMD expects that these combined actions will create a more competitive cost structure and rebalance the company's global workforce skillsets, helping AMD to...

AMD Processors Power Leading Research and Academic Supercomputers

2011-11-02 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced several new installations of advanced research and academic supercomputers will run on a wide range of AMD technology including the upcoming 16-core processor codenamed “Interlagos,” the AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) and the AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processor. Inclu...

AMD FirePro™ V4900 Professional Graphics Card Delivers Best-in-Class Features, Performance and Unparalleled Value

2011-11-01 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD FirePro™ V4900, which delivers unequalled performance for Digital Content Creation (DCC) and Computer Aided Design (CAD) professionals at an entry-level price point. By leveraging AMD’s most advanced graphics technology, including AMD AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced revenue for the third quarter of 2011 of $1.69 billion, net income of $97 million, or $0.13 per share, and operating income of $138 million. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $110 million, or $0.15 per share, and non-GAAP o...

MotionDSP Taps AMD and OpenCL™ Industry Standard for Fast Processing of Ikena ISR Video Software

2011-10-20 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that MotionDSP has optimized the industry-leading Ikena ISR real-time video reconstruction software for OpenCL™ and AMD technology. Ikena I...

AMD and BlueStacks Join Forces to Bring Android Apps to x86-based Tablets and PCs

2011-10-20 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an investment in BlueStacks, a venture-backed firm developing innovative software. BlueStacks has introduced a solution to enable Android applications to run fast and full-screen on Windows®-...

AMD Appoints Mark Papermaster as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

2011-10-19 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that Mark Papermaster, 50, has joined as the company’s senior vice president and chief technology officer. He will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Rory Read and will oversee all of AMD’s engineering, research and development (R&D), and product development func...

Unlock Your Record Setting AMD FX Series Processor Today

2011-10-12 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unleashed the AMD FX family of CPUs, delivering a fully unlocked and customizable experience for desktop PC users. The AMD FX series of desktop CPUs includes the first-ever eight-core desktop processor, enabling extreme multi-display gaming, mega-taski...

AMD Demonstrates Next Generation 28nm Graphics Processor at Fusion 2011

2011-10-04 00:00:00

At Fusion 2011, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today demonstrated its next generation graphics processor, based on the cutting-edge 28 nm process technology. The demonstration was delivered by Corporate Vice President and General Manager of AMD’s Graphics Division, Matt Skynner,...

AMD Announces Preliminary Third Quarter Results

2011-09-28 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that revenue for the third quarter ending Oct. 1, 2011 is expected to increase four to six percent as compared to the second quarter of 2011. The company previously forecasted third quarter 2011 revenue to increase 10 percent, plus or...

AMD Announces Executive Changes

2011-09-22 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that Rick Bergman is leaving AMD. President and CEO Rory Read will serve as interim general manager of AMD’s Products Group. AMD also announced that Paul Struhsaker, 49, has joined the company to lead AMD’s newly-formed commercial bu...

AMD Delivers Multi-Display Support with Longevity on Latest Entry-Level Embedded Discrete GPU

2011-09-26 00:00:00

Today at Embedded Systems Conference East, AMD (NYSE: AMD) introduced the AMD Radeon™ E6460 discrete graphics processor as AMD’s next generation entry-level embedded graphics processor and complements the previously announced AMD Radeon™ E6760. With s...

AMD Announces Financial Analyst Day

2011-09-20 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the company will hold its Financial Analyst Day on February 2, 2012 at its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

A live video webcast of the presentation with slides will be available on ir.amd.com. A replay of the webcast can be accessed approximately 24 hours afte...

Video Game Challenge Announces Sponsors and Partners For Second Year of National Competition at White House Event

2011-09-16 00:00:00

September 16, 2011 – The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and E-Line Media announced the sponsors and partners for the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challeng...

AMD Celebrates Worldwide “AMD VISION Challenge” Finalists

2011-09-16 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the seven finalists of the AMD VISION Challenge contest, representing Brazil, India, Indonesia, Korea, Russia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. This worldwide contest engaged youth technology enthusiasts to teach their peers about the benefits of AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that it has created drivers to enable support for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system on AMD-based tablets, netbooks, PCs and servers. Continuing a long history of collaboration, AMD is working close...

AMD Showcases World’s Fastest CPU

2011-09-13 00:00:00

A longtime favorite of performance enthusiasts and overclockers around the world, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it has achieved the Guinness World Record for the “Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor,” by overclocking the upcoming 8-core AMD FX desktop processor.

“The record-breaking processor spe...

AMD Joins Forces with Broadcast Technology Leaders to Overhaul Real-time Video Workflows

2011-09-09 00:00:00

At IBC 2011, AMD (NYSE: AMD) unveiled AMD FirePro™ SDI-Link to address the market for real-time, GPU-accelerated post production and broadcast pipelines requiring Serial Digital Interface (SDI) input and output. AMD...

AMD Ships First "Bulldozer" Processors

2011-09-07 00:00:00

Today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced revenue shipments of the first processors based on its new x86 “Bulldozer” architecture. Initial production of the world’s first 16-core x86 processor, codenamed “Interlagos,” began in August and shipping to customers is already underway. Compatible with existing AMD OpteronTM 61...

AMD FirePro™ Professional Graphics Certified for New OpenCL™ Compliant 3D Modeling Application

2011-09-06 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that AMD FirePro^™professional graphics are now supported by the latest release of Abaqus finite element analysis (FEA) software from SIMULIA, the Dassault Systèmes’ brand for realistic simulation. Abaqus, which takes advantage of the AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced availability for the AMD Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors. The AMD A8-3850 and A6-3650 desktop processors will enable a high-performance experience for desktop users, including brilliant HD graphics, supercompu...

AMD to Present at Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference

2011-08-30 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Thomas Seifert, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference at 8:40 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 in Las Vegas.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage:

AMD Names Rory P. Read President and CEO

2011-08-25 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Rory P. Read, 49, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMD, effective today. Mr. Read has also been appointed to the Company’s board of directors.

Read joins AMD from Lenovo Group, Ltd., where he was most recently President and Chief Operating Officer responsible for...

AMD to Present at Citi Technology Conference

2011-08-24 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Charles Moore, Corporate Fellow and CTO, Technology Group, will present at the Citi Technology Conference at 9:35 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in New York.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D Aromascope," released August 19 by Troublemaker Studios, director Robert Rodriguez delivers stunning 3D effects at the highest visual fidelity through the use of AMD Technology (NYSE: AMD (NYSE: AMD) updated its award-winning C- and E-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for ultrathin and value notebooks, netbooks, all-in-ones and desktop PCs with top of the line features...

AMD Releases Software Kit To Accelerate The Development Of Stereo 3D

2011-08-18 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the availability of the AMD Quad Buffer SDK for AMD HD3D technology, delivering a vital tool to developers engaged in building immersive stereo 3D capabilities into upcoming game title...

AMD Collaborates with Autodesk to Enable Easier and Faster Programming for Game Developers and 3D Artists

2011-08-09 00:00:00

Today at SIGGRAPH 2011, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the latest industry-leading application to support open-source Bullet Physics and

AMD Opens the Throttle on APU Performance with Updated OpenCL Software Development

2011-08-08 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of the AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) Software Development Kit (SDK) v2.5. Featuring advances in CPU to GPU data throughput, the latest version of the APP SDK provides developers a sol...

AMD Teams With NYSERDA, HP, and Clarkson University for Sustainable Data Center Energy Research

2011-08-01 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its participation with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), HP and Clar...

AMD to Present at Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum

2011-07-26 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Products Group, will present at the Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum at 11:00 a.m. MDT on Monday, August 8, 2011 in Vail, Colorado.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage...

AMD Reports Second Quarter Results

2011-07-21 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced revenue for the second quarter of 2011 of $1.57 billion, net income of $61 million, or $0.08 per share, and operating income of $105 million. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $70 million, or $0.09 per share,...

Abu Dhabi Education Council and AMD Use Game Design to Strengthen Technology Skills

2011-07-12 00:00:00

Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), AMD (NYSE: AMD) and the AMD Foundation have partnered to enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills among teens in Abu Dhabi through game design workshops and teacher trainings. This is the first time ADEC, AMD and the AMD Foundation have collaborated on a program that equips teachers with...

AMD Launches AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M - World’s Fastest Single Mobile Graphics Processor

2011-07-12 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched the AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M GPU – the world’s fastest single mobile graphics processor – an uncompromising GPU that delivers massive computing power to mobile users. The AMD Radeon HD 6990M GPU was measured to be up to 25% faster than any other announced notebook enthusiast GPU^1...

AMD Second Quarter 2011 Results To Be Announced On July 21

2011-07-05 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm EDT/ 2:00 pm PDT to discuss the results of its fiscal second quarter ended July 2, 2011. All interested parties will have the opportunity to listen to the real-time audio webcast of the teleconference over the Interne...

AMD Sees 15 Percent Growth in Six Months on Newest List of TOP500 Supercomputers

2011-06-20 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) is prominently featured in the newest bi-annual TOP500 Supercomputers list, announced today at the International Supercomputing Conference 2011. AMD’s leadership in High Performance Computing (HPC) is demonstrated by...

AMD Will Not Endorse SYSmark 2012 Benchmark

2011-06-21 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will not endorse the SYSmark 2012 Benchmark (SM2012), which is published by BAPCo (Business Applications Performance Corporation). Along with the withdrawal of support, AMD has resigned from the BAPCo organization.

“Technology is evolving at an incredible pace, and...

Boys & Girls Clubs of America, AMD Grow Partnership to Expand Youth Game Design Program

2011-06-21 00:00:00

At the 8th annual Games for Change Festival in New York, N.Y., AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) announced that AMD and the AMD Foundation have strengthened their commitment to the organization with a combined grant of $355,162, providing access to educational gaming technology for youth nationwide. AMD Foundation, a m...

AMD and Academic Experts Collaborate with Morgan Kaufmann Publishers on OpenCL™ Book

2011-06-15 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its collaboration on a new book for developers, Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL, to be published by Morgan Kaufmann, an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology Boo...

AMD Launches Contest for Developers to Create Heterogeneous Compute Applications

2011-06-15 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the AMD OpenCL™ Coding Competition, being run by software development leader TopCoder. This contest is intended to encourage the creation of applications that take advantage of OpenCL™ as well as the aw...

Hardware and Software Leaders Fulfill Promise of Brilliant Experiences and New PC Capabilities with AMD A-Series APU Technology

2011-06-14 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced growing support for the AMD Fusion Family of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) with more than 50 leading applications now accelerated by AMD Fusion APUs. With today’s launch of the new AMD...

AMD Ushers in Next Generation of Computing with AMD A-Series APUs

2011-06-14 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the next generation in mainstream consumer computing with the availability of the new high-performance AMD Fusion A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). Enabling truly immersive computing experien...

AMD Celebrates Innovation with VISIONary of the Year Award Winners

2011-06-14 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the winners of the first-ever AMD VISIONary of the Year Awards during the AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS) this week. The VISIONary Award winners, selected from a wide range...

AMD Unveils New Software Tools Designed to Accelerate the Development of Brilliant Computing Experiences

2011-06-13 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a new set of software development tools and solutions to enable developers to optimize their applications for OpenCL™ standards. These advanced tools create a foundation for software companies to realiz...

AMD Details Future Technical Roadmap for its Award Winning Fusion Architecture at Industry Developer Summit

2011-06-14 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) detailed to more than 700 developers and PC industry executives the roadmap for its Fusion System Architecture (FSA). The specific design features planned for future AMD products were presented in the opening keynote of the AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an investment in ViVu, a leader in desktop videoconferencing solutions. The AMD Fusion Fund program makes strategic investments in companies that are develop...

AMD and Nintendo Join Forces To Create A New Way To Enjoy Console Gaming Entertainment

2011-06-07 00:00:00

Today at E3, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced its support for Nintendo’s newly-announced Wii U™ system, as a new way to enjoy HD console gaming entertainment. The custom AMD Radeon™ HD GPU reflects the best characteristics of AMD’s graphics technology solutions: high-definition graphics support; rich multimedia...

AMD and Leading Software Vendors Continue to Expand Offerings Optimized for OpenCL™ Standard

2011-06-08 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced increasing industry adoption of the OpenCL™ standard across a broad range of innovative software applications. As a long-standing proponent of industry standards, AMD works closely with leading software...

AMD Reintroduces FX Brand for High-End Processors and Platforms at E3

2011-06-07 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today reintroduced the FX brand for PC processors and platforms at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). FX-branded products will be geared toward enthusiast PCs and HD entertainment aficionados. AMD also announced new members for its “Gaming Evolved” program, driving the PC gaming experience f...

AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Platform Increases Reach, Demonstrates Virtualization Prowess, Drives Towards Core-Rich “Interlagos”

2011-06-07 00:00:00

Since the launch of the AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform in 2010, AMD (NYSE: AMD) has continued to work with its OEM and channel partners to add to the platform’s portfolio. The AMD Op...

Live Webcasts from AMD Fusion Developer Summit: Keynote presenters to outline technology vision for software developers

2011-06-07 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it will host live webcasts from the AMD Fusion Developer Summit, to be held June 13-16, 2011 in Bellevue, Washington. AMD will webcast keynote presentations to be delivered by industry thought leaders from AMD, ARM, Corel and Microsoft. To view the live webcasts, please vis...

AMD Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Supercharged Desktop PCs with 9-series Chipsets

2011-06-01 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched its 9-series chipset line-up today, helping PC builders to develop next generation high performance desktop platforms. The company also unveiled its 2011 HD Tablet Platform, based on the AMD Z-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), enabling vivid media display and content creati...

AMD Global Cloud Study Reveals Growing Trust in Cloud Computing as Businesses Achieve Measurable Value

2011-06-01 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the results of a global research study on adoption, attitudes and approaches to cloud computing, surveying IT decision makers in public and private sector organizations across the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The findings reveal both global and regional trends in cloud computing adoption and usage, high...

AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units Win 2011 Best Choice of COMPUTEX TAIPEI Award

2011-05-24 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) is awarded today with the highest industry honor, “2011 Best Choice of Computex TAIPEI Award” for its Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) in the Computer & System category. The award is given by...

AMD FirePro Professional Graphics Get Even Better, Outperform Competition By 100 Percent

2011-05-24 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the newest generation of professional graphics cards -- AMD FirePro™ V5900 and AMD FirePro™ V7900 -- more than doubling performance of competitive offerings in key professional market applications¹. Created for the design, engineering, financial, and medical fields, the new graphics cards offer AMD P...

New AMD Embedded G-Series APUs Provide Thirty Nine Percent Power Reduction for Fanless Designs

2011-05-23 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced immediate availability of two new AMD Embedded G-Series APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) with thermal design power (TDP) ratings of 5.5 and 6.4 watts, up to a 39 percent power savings compared to earlier versions¹. The very low power...

AMD Foundation Awards Game Design Education Grants to Two Ontario Recipients

2011-05-17 00:00:00

The AMD Foundation today announced grants of more than $125,000 for educational programs that mark the non-profit’s expansion into Canada. The grants were awarded to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada and Friends of York Univer...

AMD and Dell Offer New Multifunctional Server Solution for Compute, Professional Graphics and VDI

2011-05-16 00:00:00

Today at Microsoft Tech-Ed North America, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that AMD FirePro™ professional graphics are entering the data center with Dell blade servers. The new AMD FirePro™ V7800P professio...

AMD Highlights State of Cloud Adoption and Emerging IT Demands in Europe and Asia

2011-05-16 00:00:00

At this week’s Cloud Computing Summit in Abu Dhabi, the China Cloud Computing Conference in Beijing and the Enterprise Cl...

AMD Foundation Launches First Changing the Game Project in Europe

2011-05-16 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) and the AMD Foundation today announced the launch of its first European deployment of AMD Changing the Game in Dresden, Germany. AMD Changing the Game is AMD’s education initiative, which is designed to inspire students’ interest in STEM (Scienc...

AMD Fusion APU Receives “Best in Show” Award at Embedded Systems Conference

2011-05-11 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the AMD Embedded G-Series APU was named “Best in Show” for hardware at the Embedded Systems Conference by the industry analyst firm VDC Research, which has been presenting the Em...

AMD and Acceleware Collaborate to Offer OpenCL Education

2011-05-11 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a collaboration with Acceleware whereby the companies will deliver professional training programs to help developers learn how to create applications that comply with OpenCL™ standards. This announcement follows AMD’s recent introduction of the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley 2011, AMD (NYSE: AMD) introduced the AMD Radeon™ E6760 embedded discrete graphics processor. Available now, the AMD Radeon E6760 GPU is the first of its kind to offer embedded system designers...

AMD and Multicoreware Team to Help Developers Optimize the use of OpenCL for AMD Fusion APUs

2011-04-27 00:00:00

AMD today announced a new collaboration with Multicoreware, a leader in software solutions and tool development for multi-core and heterogeneous computing environments, to deliver an advanced set of tools for Open...

AMD Raises The Bar on Sub-$100 Graphics Performance and Image Quality

2011-04-27 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the addition of the AMD Radeon™ HD 6670, HD 6570 and HD 6450 graphics cards to the channel, completing the roll-out of the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 family of graphics cards. Priced at less than USD $100 MSRP and consuming less than 75 watts of power, these cards offer budget-conscious gamers and digital lifestyle enthu...

AMD Announces Thought Leaders from ARM and Microsoft to be Among Keynote Speakers at AMD Fusion Developer Summit

2011-04-26 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a distinguished line-up of keynote speakers as well as technical session topics for the inaugural AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS), which will be held June 13-16, 2011 at the Meydenbauer Center i...

AMD Embedded G-Series Platform Gets Real-Time Operating System Support from Express Logic

2011-04-25 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced embedded software provider Express Logic has brought its industry-leading ThreadX real-time operating system (RTOS) to the AMD Embedded G-Series platform. The AMD Emb...

AMD Reports First Quarter Results

2011-04-21 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2011 of $1.61 billion, net income of $510 million, or $0.68 per share, and operating income of $54 million. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $56 million, or $0.08 per share, and non-GAAP ope...

AMD Empowers Content Creators to Bring their Visions to Life at NAB Show 2011

2011-04-12 00:00:00

At the NAB Show in Las Vegas, AMD (NYSE: AMD) is empowering content creators with technology to enable them to bring their visions to life with AMD Professional Graphics and AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). Supporting users from s...

AMD Foundation Awards Game Design Education Grants to Two Austin Recipients

2011-04-12 00:00:00

At Game On! Texas, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the AMD Foundation has awarded a $75,000 grant to NAB 2011, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that the professional video creation application Vegas™ Pro 10.0d from Sony Cre...

AMD and Vizrt Collaborate to Power Immersive Viz Video Wall Experiences

2011-04-11 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the ATI FirePro™ V9800 professional graphics card was certified for Vizrt’s beta release of the Viz Engine™ 3.5 render...

AMD Amends Wafer Supply Agreement with GLOBALFOUNDRIES And Discloses GLOBALFOUNDRIES Investment-Related Noncash Gain of $492 Million

2011-04-03 00:00:00

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it amended its Wafer Supply Agreement (WSA) with GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. The primary purpose of the amendment was to revise the pricing methodology applicable to wafers delivered in 2011 for AMD’s microprocessor and accelerated processing unit (APU) products. The amendment also modified AMD’s existing commitme...

AMD Honored on CRN’s 5-Star Partner Programs Guide for Second Consecutive Year

2011-03-28 00:00:00

For the second consecutive year, AMD (NYSE: AMD) has received a 5-Star Partner Rating and has been named to CRN’s 2011 Partner Programs Guide for its AMD Fusion Partner Program (FPP). CRN’s Partner Programs Guide recognizes vendors with robust partner programs or products that provid...

AMD Hires Ronaldo Miranda as New VP and General Manager for Latin America

2011-03-24 00:00:00
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today Ronaldo Miranda, 50, will join the company effective April 4 as vice president and general manager for AMD’s Latin America region. In this role, Miranda is responsible for all of AMD’s business and operations in Brazil, Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. He brings more than 27 years of experience in...

AMD Press Releases

AMD to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

AMD Announces Departure of Emilio Ghilardi as Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer

AMD Named to Top 20 of Clean Capitalism Ranking

AMD FirePro™ V3900 Brings Unbeaten Workstation-Class Design Experiences to Entry-Level Professional Graphics

AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 Graphics Added to Arsenal of Next Generation Graphics

AMD Strategy Transformation Brings Agile Delivery of Industry-Leading IP to the Market

AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series Processor Family Wins the Linley Group Analysts' Choice Award for Best Server Processor

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

AMD Announces the First AMD Fusion Center of Innovation

AMD OpenCL™ APP SDK 2.6 and AMD Catalyst™ Developer Driver Available for Download

Award-Winning AMD Radeon HD 7970 Desktop and AMD Radeon HD 7000M Notebook Graphics On Store Shelves Today

AMD Appoints Rajan Naik as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

AMD Launches World’s Fastest Single-GPU Graphics Card – the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970

AMD Raises the Bar on Desktop and Notebook A-Series APUs

AMD To Appoint Dr. Lisa Su as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Units

AMD Announces Fusion12 Developer Summit

AMD to Present at Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference

AMD Memory Brand Introduced for Entertainment, Performance and Enthusiast Desktop Computers

AMD to Present at Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference

EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAME CHALLENGE NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

New AMD Opteron™ Processors Deliver the Ultimate in Performance, Scalability and Efficiency

AMD Ready Solutions for Server Help Accelerate Data Center Deployments

AMD to Report Results for the Fiscal Quarter and Year Ending December 31, 2011 on January 24, 2012

AMD Optimizes Cost Structure to Enhance Competitiveness and Accelerate Growth

AMD Processors Power Leading Research and Academic Supercomputers

AMD FirePro™ V4900 Professional Graphics Card Delivers Best-in-Class Features, Performance and Unparalleled Value

MotionDSP Taps AMD and OpenCL™ Industry Standard for Fast Processing of Ikena ISR Video Software

AMD and BlueStacks Join Forces to Bring Android Apps to x86-based Tablets and PCs

AMD Appoints Mark Papermaster as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Unlock Your Record Setting AMD FX Series Processor Today

AMD Demonstrates Next Generation 28nm Graphics Processor at Fusion 2011

AMD Announces Preliminary Third Quarter Results

AMD Announces Executive Changes

AMD Delivers Multi-Display Support with Longevity on Latest Entry-Level Embedded Discrete GPU

AMD Announces Financial Analyst Day

Video Game Challenge Announces Sponsors and Partners For Second Year of National Competition at White House Event

AMD Celebrates Worldwide “AMD VISION Challenge” Finalists

AMD Showcases World’s Fastest CPU

AMD Joins Forces with Broadcast Technology Leaders to Overhaul Real-time Video Workflows

AMD Ships First "Bulldozer" Processors

AMD FirePro™ Professional Graphics Certified for New OpenCL™ Compliant 3D Modeling Application

AMD to Present at Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference

AMD Names Rory P. Read President and CEO

AMD to Present at Citi Technology Conference

AMD Releases Software Kit To Accelerate The Development Of Stereo 3D

AMD Collaborates with Autodesk to Enable Easier and Faster Programming for Game Developers and 3D Artists

AMD Opens the Throttle on APU Performance with Updated OpenCL Software Development

AMD Teams With NYSERDA, HP, and Clarkson University for Sustainable Data Center Energy Research

AMD to Present at Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum

AMD Reports Second Quarter Results

Abu Dhabi Education Council and AMD Use Game Design to Strengthen Technology Skills

AMD Launches AMD Radeon™ HD 6990M - World’s Fastest Single Mobile Graphics Processor

AMD Second Quarter 2011 Results To Be Announced On July 21

AMD Sees 15 Percent Growth in Six Months on Newest List of TOP500 Supercomputers

AMD Will Not Endorse SYSmark 2012 Benchmark

Boys & Girls Clubs of America, AMD Grow Partnership to Expand Youth Game Design Program

AMD and Academic Experts Collaborate with Morgan Kaufmann Publishers on OpenCL™ Book

AMD Launches Contest for Developers to Create Heterogeneous Compute Applications

Hardware and Software Leaders Fulfill Promise of Brilliant Experiences and New PC Capabilities with AMD A-Series APU Technology

AMD Ushers in Next Generation of Computing with AMD A-Series APUs

AMD Celebrates Innovation with VISIONary of the Year Award Winners

AMD Unveils New Software Tools Designed to Accelerate the Development of Brilliant Computing Experiences

AMD Details Future Technical Roadmap for its Award Winning Fusion Architecture at Industry Developer Summit

AMD and Nintendo Join Forces To Create A New Way To Enjoy Console Gaming Entertainment

AMD and Leading Software Vendors Continue to Expand Offerings Optimized for OpenCL™ Standard

AMD Reintroduces FX Brand for High-End Processors and Platforms at E3

AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Platform Increases Reach, Demonstrates Virtualization Prowess, Drives Towards Core-Rich “Interlagos”

Live Webcasts from AMD Fusion Developer Summit: Keynote presenters to outline technology vision for software developers

AMD Paves the Way for the Next Generation of Supercharged Desktop PCs with 9-series Chipsets

AMD Global Cloud Study Reveals Growing Trust in Cloud Computing as Businesses Achieve Measurable Value

AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units Win 2011 Best Choice of COMPUTEX TAIPEI Award

AMD FirePro Professional Graphics Get Even Better, Outperform Competition By 100 Percent

New AMD Embedded G-Series APUs Provide Thirty Nine Percent Power Reduction for Fanless Designs

AMD Foundation Awards Game Design Education Grants to Two Ontario Recipients

AMD and Dell Offer New Multifunctional Server Solution for Compute, Professional Graphics and VDI

AMD Highlights State of Cloud Adoption and Emerging IT Demands in Europe and Asia

AMD Foundation Launches First Changing the Game Project in Europe

AMD Fusion APU Receives “Best in Show” Award at Embedded Systems Conference

AMD and Acceleware Collaborate to Offer OpenCL Education