AMD is one of the biggest computer hardware manufacturers in the world, making everything from consumer processors and graphics cards to server and data center components.
Founded in 1969, AMD has long been known for its more affordable hardware offerings compared to its major rivals Nvidia and Intel. AMD is also now a familiar name among PC gamers and computer enthusiasts. The company stepped up its performance game considerably in the last decade, thanks to the leadership of its current CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, who has steered the company since 2014.
Often referred to as “Team Red” by its fans – as opposed to Team Green (Nvidia) and Team Blue (Intel) – AMD has been praised by many for advancing the state of computer processing hardware, and has even branched out into providing specialized, semi-custom accelerated processing units that power gaming consoles like the PS5, Xbox Series X, and other embedded systems.
So whether it's the best processors, best graphics cards, or best laptops around, you’re bound to run into an AMD-powered product somewhere along the way.
Latest about AMD
Amid a tidal wave of performance complaints on PC, the first Borderlands 4 patch has arrived to address stability – but no one knows what it does
Good news, PC fans: Borderlands 4 just got a patch to help with optimization. Still, with no patch notes, it's hard to work out how it does that.
Nvidia RTX 5000 GPUs could soon get a speed boost thanks to MSI Afterburner – but many gamers might miss out here
It's MSI GPUs only to begin with, and new overclocking tricks won't apply to existing RTX 5000 boards either
AMD drops hint that it's planning a big GPU surprise for Nvidia soon, though I'm not fully convinced it's the rumored RX 9080 XT
Might AMD have a secret weapon of a GPU waiting in the wings – perhaps to take on Nvidia's RTX 5000 Super refreshes?
'No asterisk generation' : AMD promises its MI450 AI GPU will be faster than ANYTHING Nvidia has, yes, that includes even Rubin Ultra
AMD says its MI450 GPUs will outperform Nvidia Rubin Ultra as it positions the launch as a Milan-style turning point in AI accelerator markets next year.
AMD Megapod set to face Nvidia's Superpod with a 256-GPU rack full of Instinct MI500 chips
AMD’s planned MegaPod may feature 256 MI500 GPUs in a three-rack design, targeting high-performance computing against Nvidia’s SuperPod.
AMD's FSR 4 upscaling tech gives even more PC games a free image quality upgrade – but you still need a modern GPU
AMD's FSR 4 is growing rapidly, with more support for FSR 3.1 and DX12-supported games, and hopes that FSR 4's backport will arrive soon.
Lenovo reveals Legion Go 2 with OLED display packing 144Hz refresh rate and VRR - and a big boost for battery life
The design remains much the same, but there's now an OLED screen, and peppy new AMD Ryzen processors under the hood.
Nvidia's Super refreshes could arrive soon to fix the biggest problem with RTX 5000 GPUs – their lack of memory
Nvidia could turn the RTX 5070 into a killer GPU by equipping it with 18GB of VRAM and pricing it keenly.
