09:59PM EDT - Ready to follow along for another press event? AMD is here, with all the senior faces coming on stage. Follow our live blog to hear what is being announced.
10:00PM EDT - Ian and Anton here, sitting behind Jim Anderson, Mike Rayfield, and Scott Herkelman
10:01PM EDT - OK here we go
10:02PM EDT - AMD China VP for opening remarks
10:02PM EDT - First half this year we launch Ryzen desktop APU and Ryzen 2nd gen desktop CPU and Ryzen Pro APU
10:03PM EDT - Today we will see details and updates from our leadership products
10:03PM EDT - Video time recapping AMD's last year
10:04PM EDT - AMD CEO, Dr Lisa Su, to the stage
10:05PM EDT - Computex is very important to AMD
10:05PM EDT - Always choose this show to talk about the latest and greatest
10:05PM EDT - The market is incredibly exciting
10:05PM EDT - Computing is everywhere
10:05PM EDT - More data, more devices, expanded intelligence, rise of AI and machine learning
10:06PM EDT - Intelligence at the edge and in the cloud
10:06PM EDT - An incredible time to be in the industry
10:06PM EDT - We are about changing and redefining the industry
10:07PM EDT - Ryzen, Radeon, EPYC, Instinct
10:07PM EDT - Since last Computex, it has been an amazing year
10:07PM EDT - 20 Desktop, Mobile, and HEDT processors
10:07PM EDT - All major PC OEMs on board
10:07PM EDT - More than 5 million Ryzen shipments to date
10:07PM EDT - >I wonder what the ASP is
10:08PM EDT - Ryzen launched in March 2017
10:08PM EDT - most Ryzen processors sold in the DIY space
10:08PM EDT - Expanding the Ryzen product portfolio today
10:08PM EDT - Radeon Momentum
10:08PM EDT - 400+ Million PC and Console on Radeon
10:09PM EDT - >"Vega" shipments... so Kaby-G ?
10:09PM EDT - Incredible install base
10:09PM EDT - Want to grow our user base
10:10PM EDT - The Vega high-end GPU from August 2017, AMD has had 10x the number of gamers on Vega vs Polaris
10:10PM EDT - A lot more Radeon to come
10:10PM EDT - EPYC is a game changer for servers
10:10PM EDT - Need a product that would transform the industry
10:10PM EDT - More than 50 server platforms from every major OEM and numerous ODMs
10:11PM EDT - EPYC is successful as it is a leadership product
10:11PM EDT - Redefining performance in the industry
10:11PM EDT - Industry leading core counts, PCIe lanes, and DRAM capacity
10:11PM EDT - More performance at every price point
10:12PM EDT - SPECint_rate_base2017 in 2P systems, up to 56%
10:12PM EDT - Recently announced Cisco systems
10:12PM EDT - Adopting EPYC for the highest-density UCS solution
10:13PM EDT - Announcing today, HPE Proliant DL325 Gen 10
10:13PM EDT - First 1P Proliant server
10:13PM EDT - 25% lower cost per VM
10:14PM EDT - Tencent SA1 Cloud Service powered by EPYC
10:14PM EDT - 30% lower cost per VM
10:14PM EDT - 3D rendering, Genetic Modeling, and e-Commerce
10:14PM EDT - Available from today
10:14PM EDT - A lot of hardware demonstrations for today
10:15PM EDT - going to talk a lot about gaming
10:15PM EDT - Worlds first generation demo of Threadripper 2
10:15PM EDT - Special demo of 7nm Vega as well
10:15PM EDT - First up is Scott Herkelman about Radeon Graphics
10:16PM EDT - Gaming is evolving - 335M watching in esports
10:16PM EDT - Gaming Hardware market has increased in TAM from $30b to $34b from 2016 to 2017
10:16PM EDT - Expanding reach into gaming and entertainment
10:16PM EDT - manufacturing and product lines
10:17PM EDT - Gaming is the future of innovation
10:17PM EDT - Gaming is ubiquitously social
10:17PM EDT - Enjoy each others company over the internet
10:18PM EDT - It's now more popular to watch streamers than TV in certain markets
10:19PM EDT - Putting the hardware and software together to get the best experience
10:19PM EDT - Gaming is fuelling the growth of notebooks and computers
10:19PM EDT - AMD is investing in making the difference
10:19PM EDT - Our partners are also innovating
10:20PM EDT - Other investments into eSports
10:20PM EDT - FNATIC, Evil Geniuses
10:20PM EDT - Also Far Cry 5
10:20PM EDT - AMD is making sure we are there with the hardware
10:20PM EDT - GPUs, Monitors, etc
10:20PM EDT - Also optimizations for the best games
10:21PM EDT - Make sure that every partner in the ecosystem benefits
10:21PM EDT - A lot of our partners will be talking about AMD related features and ecosystem
10:21PM EDT - Display can make or break the experience
10:22PM EDT - Making sure AMD optimizes between GPU and Monitor to get the best experience while being affordable and available
10:22PM EDT - 2x more FreeSync monitors than G-Sync
10:22PM EDT - Radeon software investment
10:23PM EDT - Changing settings mid-game using mobile interface
10:23PM EDT - This is the year of Vega
10:23PM EDT - Vega has been extremely important for AMD
10:24PM EDT - Works in consumer, high-end, workstation, and server
10:24PM EDT - Proud of 10x vega over previous gen
10:24PM EDT - Major partnerships in the last 12 months
10:25PM EDT - Making sure the hardware and technology is well understood
10:25PM EDT - Video time
10:25PM EDT - Jerry Hou from Acer on the stage
10:26PM EDT - AMD delivers good products so we can build our ideal machines for our customers
10:26PM EDT - Introducing three machines
10:26PM EDT - Our new machines use second gen Ryzen desktop processor
10:27PM EDT - Acer Nitro 50 using Ryzen 7 2700X
10:27PM EDT - RX 580 and Wireless Charging Pad
10:27PM EDT - Predator Orion 5000
10:27PM EDT - 2700X + AMD B450 chipset
10:27PM EDT - (B450 hasn't been announced yet)
10:28PM EDT - Users wants DIY but also pre-built systems that can be upgraded
10:29PM EDT - Not only the processor but also build in Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics into a notebook
10:29PM EDT - Acer Predator
10:29PM EDT - Dual fans
10:29PM EDT - looks like an embedded 2700X '
10:29PM EDT - ?!
10:29PM EDT - Predator Helios 500
10:30PM EDT - Ryzen 7 2700, Vega 56, 17.3-inch IPS
10:30PM EDT - Make sure that all the performance can be used for more than 6 hours
10:30PM EDT - Can also enjoy the Radeon technology and enjoy the full FreeSync experience
10:31PM EDT - Desktop level performance in a portable form factor
10:31PM EDT - AMD will continue to innovate in this space
10:31PM EDT - All the way through from desktop to Vega Mobile and beyond
10:32PM EDT - Now Radeon RX Vega56 Nano
10:32PM EDT - From Powercolor
10:32PM EDT - Available in select markets from today
10:33PM EDT - Can drive a different market with a new size of technology
10:33PM EDT - 1080p Freesync running on a 65-inch QLED TV
10:34PM EDT - Freesync adopted by Xbox One X
10:35PM EDT - and Xbox One S
10:35PM EDT - Only something that AMD can do - doesn't require an extra module, no gamer tax
10:35PM EDT - >shots fired
10:36PM EDT - Continue to see innovation in Vega
10:36PM EDT - Continue to invest in software and monitor strategy too
10:36PM EDT - Innovate with game partnerships
10:36PM EDT - Jim Anderson to the stage
10:37PM EDT - First day on the job at AMD was at the Computex press conference in 2015
10:37PM EDT - News about Ryzen
10:37PM EDT - 390 industry awards
10:38PM EDT - 40% market share at select retailers
10:38PM EDT - A lot of industry firsts
10:39PM EDT - Every market with a Ryzen processor has gained AMD market share
10:40PM EDT - Expanding the Ryzen family
10:40PM EDT - 2nd Gen Threadripper in 2H 2018
10:40PM EDT - AMD spent a lot of time and investment in notebook
10:40PM EDT - Key systems from key partners
10:41PM EDT - Momentum across the markets
10:42PM EDT - Versatile Zen+Vega SoC design
10:42PM EDT - Worlds fastest processor for ultrathin notebooks
10:42PM EDT - Almost 30% more CPU perf over Intel
10:43PM EDT - Kevin Lensing to the stage
10:44PM EDT - >logos from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Huawei, Lenovo
10:44PM EDT - HP Envy x360 13-inch with Ryzen+Vega
10:44PM EDT - Outperforms some devices with discrete cards
10:45PM EDT - Dell SVP joining on stage
10:45PM EDT - 3rd time on stage at Computex with AMD
10:45PM EDT - every time our key partners drive innovation we will be with them
10:46PM EDT - this is why we love the PC business
10:46PM EDT - We were excited when AMD said they can put desktop performance in a laptop
10:46PM EDT - Many Dell systems now have Ryzen CPUs
10:46PM EDT - and APUs
10:46PM EDT - First OEM to put 8-core in an inspiron all-in-one
10:47PM EDT - First 8-core in a gaming desktop pre-built
10:47PM EDT - Will refresh systems with Ryzen second gen
10:47PM EDT - Since the launch in the desktop, the core count has more than quadrupled in 12 months
10:47PM EDT - This is the innovation we like
10:48PM EDT - Marcel Campos from ASUS on stage with Kevin
10:48PM EDT - 15-inch in a 14-inch form factor
10:48PM EDT - All-metal
10:49PM EDT - Designed for users who want to be on the go
10:49PM EDT - ASUS video time
10:49PM EDT - 1080p
10:49PM EDT - 2700U, Vega 10
10:49PM EDT - 1TB HDD with 512GB SSD
10:50PM EDT - ASUS Vivobook
10:50PM EDT - Now ASUS X570ZD
10:50PM EDT - 2700U + GTX 1050 in one notebook
10:50PM EDT - 60% charge in 49 minutes
10:50PM EDT - Tony Chen from Lenovo on to the stage now with Kevin
10:51PM EDT - Lenovo 2018 portfolio with AMD Ryzen
10:51PM EDT - Growing categories
10:51PM EDT - Yoga 530 and Ideapad 330
10:52PM EDT - Ideapad 720 is still the thinnest Ryzen notebook
10:52PM EDT - Launching new Lenovo gaming machine at E3
10:52PM EDT - New Lenovo all-aluminium Ideapad 530 S
10:52PM EDT - FHD IPS
10:53PM EDT - Now Huawei (!) - Michael Young
10:53PM EDT - GM of Xunwei ?
10:53PM EDT - global expansion into computers with Huawei in 2016
10:53PM EDT - First started with Matebook lines
10:54PM EDT - This year we introduce Matebook X Pro
10:54PM EDT - Huawei notebook ranked #1 at JD.com for ultrathin
10:55PM EDT - Today we announce a new Huawei Matebook D 1-inch with Ryzen 5 2500U
10:55PM EDT - 14-inch FHD
10:55PM EDT - Type-C power, quald-speaker
10:55PM EDT - 57.4 Wh battery
10:55PM EDT - about 3 lbs
10:55PM EDT - >Matebook D is their low end laptop line
10:55PM EDT - >Matebook X is Intel
10:56PM EDT - Jim Anderson back to the stage
10:56PM EDT - Talk about desktop
10:56PM EDT - At every price point AMD 17-20% more perf than competition
10:56PM EDT - Recent product was second gen Ryzen
10:56PM EDT - 12nm process
10:57PM EDT - Zen+ with better boost algorithm and faster caches
10:59PM EDT - Showing some perf comparisons
11:00PM EDT - Now to Threadripper
11:00PM EDT - Introduced August 2017
11:00PM EDT - 16-core CPU
11:01PM EDT - Now showing Gen 2 Threadripper
11:01PM EDT - Video again
11:01PM EDT - Slightly different logo
11:02PM EDT - Using Zen+ 12nm
11:02PM EDT - Smarter boost algorithms
11:02PM EDT - 32 cores
11:03PM EDT - Coming Q3
11:03PM EDT - Use existing motherboards
11:05PM EDT - Intel on liquid cooler, AMD on air, and AMD wins
11:06PM EDT - No need for phase changes on the 32-core. Using current motherboard in the market for 32 core
11:07PM EDT - Attendees get official Threadripper Heavy Metal t-shirt
11:07PM EDT - https://www.anandtech.com/show/12906/amd-reveals-threadripper-2-up-to-32-cores-250w-x399-refresh
11:08PM EDT - David Wang to the stage, SVP Engineering of Radeon Engineering
11:08PM EDT - Takling about graphics architecture roadmap
11:08PM EDT - Roadmap up to 2020 looks similar to CES
11:09PM EDT - Leading Edge on 7nm
11:10PM EDT - Already in sampling stage
11:10PM EDT - Introducing first Radeon Instinct Vega 7nm
11:10PM EDT - Optimized for Server and Workstation
11:10PM EDT - Uses Infinity Fabric to connect GPUs together
11:11PM EDT - new deep learning ops
11:11PM EDT - Vega 7nm will be optimal for data center and workstation compute
11:11PM EDT - Open Source software ecosystem for amchine learning
11:11PM EDT - ROCm
11:11PM EDT - Leveraging open frameworks
11:12PM EDT - Directly optimized machine code without writing a single line of CUDA
11:12PM EDT - Completely open source and partners will own the code and libraries
11:12PM EDT - AMD believes that open source is a great differentiator
11:12PM EDT - The combination of the state of the art 7nm Vega + open ML ecosystem will enable partners and customers to innovate and win togethert#
11:13PM EDT - Open source rendering solution for AMD GPUs
11:13PM EDT - In the process of adding ML libraries into Ray Tracing
11:13PM EDT - easy and fast to add because it is open source and free
11:13PM EDT - also hardware agnostic - AMD hardware CPU and GPU
11:13PM EDT - Takes the full advantage of GPU compute to fully accelerate ray tracing
11:14PM EDT - Natively integrated for major ISV applications
11:14PM EDT - Cinema 4D
11:14PM EDT - World's first demo of 7nm Vega with 32GB HBM2 on Cinema 4D
11:14PM EDT - Ray tracer for photons
11:15PM EDT - studios will be happy with 7nm
11:16PM EDT - Exciting time for GPU and AMD
11:16PM EDT - compelling GPU architecture roadmap
11:16PM EDT - Count on AMD to deliver the worlds best graphics
11:16PM EDT - Win with our customers and partners together
11:16PM EDT - Lisa Su back to the stage
11:17PM EDT - AMD is about redefining high perf computing
11:17PM EDT - Threadripper in Q3 2018
11:18PM EDT - AMD made a bet on 7nm
11:18PM EDT - on track to launch 7nm Vega in 2H 2018
11:19PM EDT - Will definitely bring 7nm GPUs to gaming
11:19PM EDT - Update on EPYC 7nm
11:20PM EDT - 7nm Silicon in labs now
11:20PM EDT - sampling in 2h
11:20PM EDT - Launching in 2019 AMD Zen 2 EPYC
11:21PM EDT - same socket as first generation epyc
11:21PM EDT - And, that's a wrap. News posts to follow.
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