GEC NEWS WIREAMD unleashes a spectrum of innovation with HBM, 4K gaming experiences, and the most advanced VR solutions, all ready for next-generation DirectX 12 gaming
AMD ushered in a new era of PC gaming, unveiling its line of next-generation AMD Radeon graphics cards at a live webcast held in Los Angeles and broadcast to thousands of gamers around the world, joined by industry giants Microsoft, EA and Oculus.
AMD Radeon R9 and R7 300 Series Graphics Line-Up mark a technology turning point in PC gaming, bringing super high resolutions, exceptional VR experiences, smoother gameplay, support for new, advanced APIs like DirectX 12 and Vulkan, and groundbreaking form factors to gamers everywhere through a top-to-bottom line of GPUs that fit virtually every need and budget.
“With our next-generation Radeon graphics line-up, AMD is enabling a spectrum of innovation that can benefit all gamers. Exceptional performance, ground-breaking VR capabilities, new and dynamic form factors, premium industrial design, exceptional experiences in 4K, all built to excel in today’s games and tomorrow’s that harness forthcoming APIs like DirectX 12 and Vulkan.”said Matt Skynner, corporate VP and general manager, Product, Computing and Graphics Business Unit at AMD.
“DirectX 12 represents an exciting new era of gaming performance, flexibility and image quality for Windows based devices,” said Kam VedBrat, Group Program Manager, Graphics for Microsoft. “Today we join AMD in celebrating the unveiling of AMD Radeon™ R7 and R9 300 series GPUs, AMD’s third generation of DirectX® 12-ready products ready to deliver incredible gaming with the Graphics Core Next architecture.”
Radeon R9 300 series GPUs and Radeon R7 series GPUs is scheduled for select retailer availability on June 18. The AMD Radeon R9 Fury X GPU slated to be available on June 24 from select add-in card suppliers Partner participation will vary by region.
