— Delivers First Public Demonstrations of
Upcoming Ryzen and “Vega”-based Products —
COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2017 — Commemorating 30 years in
Taiwan, AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today showcased the power of its upcoming
Ryzen™ and Radeon™ products during its press conference at COMPUTEX
TAIPEI 2017. The company delivered a series of never-before-seen
product demonstrations, showed new Ryzen processor-based high-end
gaming systems from top global OEMs, and announced launch timelines
for several of its upcoming datacenter, prosumer, and consumer
products.
“We celebrate 30 years of AMD in Taiwan at Computex this year
with great momentum around our new high-performance computing and
graphics products,” said AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “At
Computex we highlighted the next wave of AMD products that will
come to market, including our upcoming EPYC family of processors
for datacenters, high-end Radeon ‘Vega’-based graphics cards, and
new AMD Ryzen Threadripper and Ryzen mobile processors. We
were thrilled to be joined by customers and partners
including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo to showcase their latest
AMD Ryzen-powered PCs.”
EPYC LaunchAt Computex 2017, AMD announced the
worldwide launch date for EPYC™, the new AMD family of
high-performance processors for cloud-based and traditional
on-premise datacenters, previously codenamed Naples, which will
deliver the highly-successful “Zen” x86 processing engine scaling
up to 32 physical cores. The first EPYC processor-based servers are
scheduled to launch on June 20th 2017, with widespread support
expected from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and channel
partners, ushering in a new era for high-performance server
processors and the datacenter. With its high core count, superior
memory bandwidth, and unparalleled support for high-speed
input/output (I/O) channels in a single chip, EPYC aims to
revolutionize the dual-socket server market while simultaneously
reshaping expectations for single-socket servers.
Ryzen Momentum Following the recent launches of
seven AMD Ryzen desktop processors, including AMD Ryzen™ 7 and AMD
Ryzen™ 5, designed to bring innovation and competition back to the
full spectrum of premium PC markets, AMD outlined continued
momentum for Ryzen. Building on the Ryzen channel foundation, AMD
announced that all of the top global PC OEMs expect to have
Ryzen-based designs in the market by end of Q2 2017, giving
consumers a wide range of premium and gaming towers, and
all-in-ones, powered by Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 desktop processors. The
Ryzen-powered Windows®-based systems from Acer, Asus, Dell and
Lenovo on display at Computex 2017 include:
- Acer Aspire GX-281 Desktop
- ASUS G11DF Desktop & ASUS Republic of Gamers Strix GL702ZC
desktop replacement – the world’s first 8-core gaming notebook
- Dell Inspiron Gaming Desktop and Dell Inspiron 27 7000
Series AIO – Computex d&i award winner
- Lenovo IdeaCentre 720 and Lenovo IdeaCentre 510
"Announcing the Acer Aspire GX-281 desktop with AMD Ryzen™
processors in late April, we are proud to be on the forefront of
AMD’s new technology,” said Jerry Kao, president of IT Products
Business at Acer. “We look forward to continuing our partnership
with AMD to bring more exciting products to the market
together.”
“ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is dedicated to delivering the
most innovative hardcore hardware for truly dedicated gamers,” said
the Chief Operating Officer of ASUS, S.Y. Shian. “We are excited to
announce our brand new powerful ROG mobile platform – the Strix
GL702ZC. This system, equipped with AMD’s latest 8-core Ryzen™
processor and an AMD Radeon™ RX580 GPU, is the first ROG product
that we’ve designed around AMD and it is a gaming powerhouse."
“Dell is excited to implement AMD Ryzen™ solutions in our new
Dell Inspiron Gaming Desktop and Computex d&i award winner, the
Inspiron 27 7000 AIO,” said Ray Wah, senior vice president and
general manager, Dell Consumer and Small Business Product Group.
“Dell is committed to providing the best Ready for VR and PC Gaming
solutions for all budgets and levels of play; AMD’s Ryzen™
processor delivers fast responsiveness and performance at a great
price for gaming, VR and other computing needs.”
"HP is focused on delivering bold innovation in the gaming
space, including virtual reality and eSports, with a portfolio that
offers extreme performance and the best possible experience for all
gamers,” said Kevin Frost, vice president and general manager of
consumer personal systems, HP Inc. “AMD’s recent launch of Ryzen™
processors has generated great excitement in the market and we
believe there is a set of customers who will benefit from devices
powered by Ryzen™."
“Desktop PCs are no longer just for work –
consumers use them for watching their favorite movie on Netflix,
editing their digital photo collection and even gaming. They expect
top performance and a smooth experience,” said Tony Chen, executive
director of Lenovo’s Consumer PC Product and Portfolio Management.
“Our Lenovo IdeaCentre desktops with the latest AMD Ryzen processor
give users outstanding multitasking capabilities, alongside the
high performance they need for next-gen personalized computing
experiences, such as VR and high-quality
streaming.”
Ryzen Threadripper AMD’s revitalization of
ultra-premium PCs for the high-end desktop (HEDT) market was
recently cemented with the announcement of Ryzen™ Threadripper™,
targeted at the world’s fastest ultra-premium desktop systems, and
scheduled for release in summer 2017. At Computex 2017, AMD
delivered several Ryzen Threadripper and Radeon “Vega”
demonstrations, including Ryzen Threadripper and dual Radeon “Vega”
based-GPUs seamlessly running Bethesda’s new Prey® title at 4K
resolution. In addition, AMD announced cutting-edge
high-performance motherboard designs from ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte
and MSI, built upon the X399 chipset. The X399 chipset motherboards
for the new socketTR4 platform are designed for the highest tier of
PC enthusiast society, who demand cutting-edge features such as 16
core/32 thread processors, quad channel memory with support up to
2TB of RAM1, superior IO, and who choose the ultimate processor and
motherboards as an extension of their personal brand.
“The reception and response from both consumers and enthusiasts
for Ryzen has been remarkable, and we’re just getting started as we
roll out a full line-up of Ryzen processors that deliver
exceptional performance for premium and high-performance desktops
and notebooks,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice president and
general manager, AMD Compute and Graphics business group.
“Additionally, the ecosystem enthusiasm is evident as we start to
see the first wave of Ryzen-based systems from top OEMs join the
hundreds of motherboards and system integrator systems already
in-market. It’s clear that the industry and consumers were hungry
for the innovation Ryzen has brought back to the PC market.”
Ryzen MobileAMD also demonstrated publicly for
the first time a Ryzen mobile APU in an ultraportable reference
design, bringing 4 cores, 8-threads and “Vega” architecture-based
graphics into a sub-15mm thickness notebook design. The demo
featured the Ryzen mobile-powered notebook playing HD video
content.
AMD VR-Ready ProcessorsVirtual reality demands
the latest technologies for realistic VR experiences and AMD
announced that all Ryzen™ desktop processors are Oculus approved.
Joining its Radeon™ VR Ready tiers, AMD is now introducing two
tiers to help users choose the right processor for their needs: AMD
VR Ready Processor, and AMD Ryzen™ VR Ready Premium. For more
details, go to http://www.amd.com/en/technologies/vr
Radeon “Vega” UpdatesFollowing the announcement
that the first graphics card based on the “Vega” architecture will
be the Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition, a premier solution for both
machine learning and advanced visualization, AMD announced that
this powerful new graphics card is expected to arrive on shelf on
June 27th, 2017. In addition, AMD showcased the highly-anticipated
Radeon™ RX Vega graphics card, asserting that the “Vega”
architecture based gaming powerhouse is expected to launch at
SIGGRAPH 2017, the world’s largest and most influential conference
for computer graphics and interactive techniques, hosted in Los
Angeles, California.
Supporting Resources
- Learn more about AMD Ryzen processors at AMD.com/Ryzen
- Learn more about the “Zen” core architecture at
AMD.com/Zen
- Learn more about EPYC in the press release and whitepaper
- Read more about Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- Learn more about AMD Products, Solutions, and Innovations
- Become a fan of AMD on Facebook
- Follow AMD and AMD CEO Lisa Su on Twitter
About AMDFor more than 45 years, AMD has driven
innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and
visualization technologies – the building blocks for gaming,
immersive platforms, and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of
consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge
scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD
technology daily to improve how they live, work, and play. AMD
employees around the world are focused on building great products
that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information
about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the
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including but not limited to AMD's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended April 1, 2017.
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Footnote:
1Linux based operating system and 8x 256GB UDIMM DDR4 memory
required
Contact:
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AMD Communications
(289) 695-0850
JayM.Marsden@amd.com
Alina Ostrovsky
AMD Investor Relations
(408) 749-6688
Alina.ostrovsky@amd.com
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