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| June 12 2025 | AMD announced the MI350X and MI355X GPU accelerators, continuing their ongoing development of high-performance computing solutions. |
| 2025 | AMD announces the Ryzen 9000 Fire Range series mobile processors, including the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D and 9955HX models with up to 16 cores and 32 threads, manufactured using TSMC N4 and N6 FinFET processes. |
| March 2025 | AMD announces Instella, an open source large language model. |
| 2024 | AMD introduced the Zen 5 series processors, including Granite Ridge Ryzen 9000 series for desktop, Strix Point Ryzen AI 300 series for laptops, and Turin Epyc 9005 series for servers. |
| 2024 | AMD launched the 'Phoenix' processor series, continuing their development of desktop processors with integrated graphics capabilities. |
| November 7 2024 | Anticipated release of Viola GPU for PlayStation 5, featuring custom RDNA 2 architecture with advanced 8K HDR and raytracing capabilities. |
| October 10 2024 | AMD introduced the MI325X GPU accelerator with HBM3E memory and further performance enhancements. |
| August 19 2024 | AMD acquires ZT Systems for $4.9 billion, strengthening its data center hardware offerings |
| July 10 2024 | AMD purchases Silo AI for $665 million, expanding its AI software capabilities |
| 2023 | AMD introduced the 'Phoenix' mobile processor series, featuring a 4 nm fabrication process by TSMC, up to eight Zen 4 CPU cores, dual-channel DDR5/LPDDR5x memory controller, RDNA3 integrated GPU, and an XDNA accelerator. |
| 2023 | Introduction of Radeon 740M (Phoenix) GPU for ROG Ally, using RDNA 3 architecture and manufactured by TSMC on 4nm process. |
| December 6 2023 | AMD released the MI300A and MI300X GPU accelerators using CDNA 3 architecture, featuring advanced 6 & 5 nm process and significant performance improvements. |
| October 10 2023 | AMD acquires Nod.ai, an open-source AI software company, to further develop its AI software capabilities |
| August 29 2023 | AMD acquires Mipsology, an AI inference software company, to enhance its AI technology offerings |
| 2022 | AMD launched the R2000-Family 'River Hawk' APU, a 12 nm SoC manufactured by GlobalFoundries with up to 4 Zen+ cores, supporting a wide range of instruction set extensions including SSE, AVX, and AMD-specific technologies. |
| 2022 | AMD introduced the 'Raphael' processor series, featuring a 5 nm (CCD) and 6 nm (cIOD) fabrication process by TSMC, designed for Socket AM5 with up to sixteen Zen 4 CPU cores and a dual-channel DDR5 memory controller. |
| 2022 | AMD introduced the 'Mendocino' Ultra-mobile APU processors, designed for compact and energy-efficient mobile computing devices with integrated 3D graphics capabilities. |
| 2022 | AMD released Rembrandt APU series with Zen 3+ architecture and RDNA 2-based GPU for mobile platforms, featuring support for DDR5-4800 and LPDDR5-6400 memory, with up to 45W TDP, manufactured on TSMC N6 process node using Socket FP7. |
| June 2022 | Supercomputers based on AMD's Epyc CPUs and Instinct GPUs achieved a significant milestone by taking the top 4 spots on the Green500 list of most power-efficient supercomputers, with over a 50% lead over competitors. |
| April 4 2022 | AMD purchases Pensando for $1.9 billion to strengthen its data center, cloud solutions, and DPU (Data Processing Unit) capabilities |
| March 22 2022 | AMD launched the MI210 GPU accelerator with CDNA 2 architecture, offering enhanced performance and 64 GB HBM2E memory. |
| February 2022 | Launch of Aerith GPU for Steam Deck, supporting raytracing and FidelityFX Super Resolution. |
| February 14 2022 | AMD completed the acquisition of Xilinx, which provided the foundational IP blocks for the XDNA neural processing unit microarchitecture. |
| 2021 | AMD introduced the 'Cezanne' APU processors, featuring a 7 nm fabrication process by TSMC, designed for Socket AM4 with up to eight Zen 3 CPU cores and a dual-channel DDR4 memory controller. |
| November 8 2021 | AMD introduced the MI250 and MI250X GPU accelerators, featuring significant improvements in compute performance and capabilities. |
| January 2021 | AMD launched mobile APUs based on Zen 3 architecture, featuring Vega graphics, compatible with Socket FP6, and designed with up to 45W TDP for mobile platforms. |
| 2020 | AMD launched the Zen 3 series processors, including Vermeer Ryzen 5000 series for desktop, Chagall Ryzen Threadripper 5000 series, Cezanne Ryzen 5000 series for desktop and laptop, and Milan Epyc 7003 series for servers. |
| 2020 | AMD introduced the V2000-Family 'Grey Hawk' APU, a 7 nm SoC with up to 8 Zen 2 cores and a fifth-generation GCN-based GPU, targeting embedded systems. |
| 2020 | AMD introduced the 'Pollock' ultra-mobile APU, fabricated using 14 nm process technology by GlobalFoundries. This processor features two Zen CPU cores and supports a wide range of instruction set extensions including MMX, SSE variants, AMD64, AVX, and others. |
| November 2020 | AMD introduced the AMD Instinct MI100, marking the point where the 'Radeon' brand was dropped from the Instinct product line name. |
| November 2020 | AMD released desktop Zen 3-based APUs with Vega graphics, utilizing 7 nm process technology from TSMC, supporting DDR4 and LPDDR4X memory, and designed for Socket AM4 platforms with TDP ranges from 35W to 65W. |
| November 16 2020 | AMD released the MI100 GPU accelerator based on the CDNA architecture, further advancing their high-performance computing offerings. |
| November 12 2020 | Release of Oberon GPU for PlayStation 5, supporting 8K HDR and featuring Vulkan 1.3 compatibility. |
| November 10 2020 | Introduction of Lockhart GPU for Xbox Series S, using RDNA 2 architecture and manufactured by TSMC on 7nm/6nm process. |
| October 27 2020 | AMD acquires Xilinx for $49 billion, expanding its custom chips portfolio including FPGA, adaptive SoCs, system on modules, and IA accelerators |
| September 2020 | AMD released the Radeon E9565 embedded GPU, completing their Polaris10 architecture lineup with increased memory capacity. |
| April 2020 | AMD launches three new SKUs targeting commercial HPC workloads & hyperconverged infrastructure applications, based on Epyc's 7nm second-generation Rome platform. |
| January 2020 | At CES 2020, AMD announces Ryzen Mobile 4000, the first 7nm x86 mobile processor and first 8-core high-performance mobile processor. |
| January 2020 | AMD released the Pro A4-5350B and Pro A8-8350B processors, continuing the evolution of their Ultra-mobile APU lineup with improved specifications. |
| 2019 | AMD introduced the Zen 2 series processors, featuring Matisse Ryzen 3000 series for desktop, Castle Peak Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series, Renoir Ryzen 4000 APU series, and Rome Epyc 7002 series for servers. |
| 2019 | AMD launched the R1000-Family 'Banded Kestrel' embedded APU series, featuring up to 2 Zen cores, manufactured on 14 nm process by GlobalFoundries with a fifth-generation GCN based GPU. |
| 2019 | AMD introduced the 'Picasso' APU processor series, featuring 12 nm fabrication by GlobalFoundries, Zen+ CPU cores, and a fifth generation GCN-based GPU with Video Core Next (VCN) 1.0 technology. |
| October 2019 | AMD launched the Radeon E9390 embedded GPU based on Polaris10 architecture, featuring enhanced performance and 4× DisplayPort connectivity. |
| August 2019 | AMD updates the Epyc line with new processors using the Zen 2 microarchitecture. |
| July 2019 | AMD released Renoir APU series based on Zen 2 architecture, featuring Graphics Core Next 5th Gen 'Vega'-based GPU, manufactured using 7 nm process at TSMC. The APU supports DDR4 and LPDDR4X SDRAM up to 4266 MHz, with TDP ranging from 15-45 W for mobile platforms and 35-65 W for desktop platforms, using Socket FP6 for mobile and Socket AM4 for desktop configurations. |
| March 16 2019 | AMD released the A6-9400 processor, continuing the Bristol Ridge APU series. |
| 2018 | AMD released the Zen+ series processors, including Pinnacle Ridge Ryzen 2000 series for desktop, Colfax Ryzen Threadripper 2000 series, and Picasso Ryzen 3000 APU series with RX Vega. |
| 2018 | AMD introduced the 'Raven Ridge' APU series, featuring desktop processors with integrated 3D graphics using 14 nm fabrication technology by GlobalFoundries, incorporating Zen CPU cores and a fifth-generation GCN based GPU. |
| 2018 | Release of GX-212JJ processor with 1.2 GHz base clock, 1.6 GHz turbo, and R1E GPU configuration with 1 Compute Unit |
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