Recent content by John Freiman

  1. John Freiman

    HP Brings AMD Ryzen to its Small Business ProBooks

    But the devices follow the same trend that HP and other laptop manufacturers have always done with AMD CPU and APU devices - they immediately place them at a disadvantage of low resolution screens!! 768p on ANY screen size is unacceptable and consumers will not buy it - especially business...
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    AMD Raven Ridge Thermal/Power Analysis: Ryzen APUs With Vega

    It sounds like you aren't taking into account that the HARDWARE ENCODING AND DECODING is 100% separate from the 3D /Graphics engine. A faster, beefier CPU would help, but would not allow for me to Transcode more simultaneous video feeds using the Vega or Polaris VCE.
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    AMD Raven Ridge Thermal/Power Analysis: Ryzen APUs With Vega

    Well, unless the GPU throttling can be solved by a BIOS or Firmware update, I'm not going to be upgrading my Plex Server with an AMD A10 APU and RX480 any time soon. I am so disappointed!!!!!