by Eric Slivka | Nov 14, 2018 | AMD, Retina MacBook Pro
Following its October 30 media event, Apple quietly announced in its MacBook Air press release that new AMD Radeon Pro Vega graphics would be coming to the 15-inch MacBook Pro as of November 14, and the new options have just gone live in Apple's online store. The...
by AppleInsider | Nov 6, 2017 | AMD, Intel
Longtime rivals Intel and AMD are joining forces to produce new 8th-Generation H-Series Intel mobile processors paired with stacked second-generation High Bandwidth Memory and custom-built discrete graphics from AMD, Intel announced today. For the new H-Series chips,...
by AppleInsider | Apr 6, 2017 | AMD, iMac, Intel, Pike's Universum, Thunderbolt 3
Earlier this week, Apple made the rare move of pre-announcing that it is working on new pro-focused iMac models that will launch later this year. Apple did not share any specific details about what the upgrades will entail, but if the blog Pike's Universum is to be...
by AppleInsider | Nov 14, 2016 | 5k displays, AMD, benchmarks, Retina MacBook Pro
Apple dropped Intel's integrated Iris Pro graphics in favor of dedicated AMD graphics across its entire new 15-inch MacBook Pro lineup, resulting in performance improvements over previous models. Perhaps more interestingly, the switch to AMD provides expanded external...
by AppleInsider | Aug 29, 2016 | AMD, bloomberg.com, iMac, LCDs, LG, MacBook Air, Retina MacBook Pro, USB-C
Apple is planning to refresh its Mac lineup, including the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, as early as October, according to Bloomberg. The report also claims Apple is working on a standalone 5K display in partnership with LG Electronics, while it plans to update iMac...
by AppleInsider | Apr 19, 2016 | AMD, iMac, Retina MacBook Pro
Following up on its rumor of a major AMD design win reported last October, WCCFtech has confirmed via multiple sources that the customer in question is indeed Apple. The latest design win follows Apple's use of AMD 200/300 series GPUs in the top-end 27-inch Retina...
