AMD set to change the rendering game with $999 16-core Ryzen Threadripper CPU Posted by Greg Corke - August 10, 2017 AMD has launched Ryzen Threadripper, a new family of high-end desktop CPUs which feature up to 16 cores and cost…
Review: Scan 3XS WI6000 Viz Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 25, 2017 Intel Xeon used to be the only CPU brand for those serious about ray trace rendering. But with the new…
Desktop workstation buyer’s guide Posted by Greg Corke - January 16, 2018 Greg Corke goes back to basics with some general advice for those looking to buy a workstation for product development
Review: Workstation Specialists WS-1160A Posted by Greg Corke - January 16, 2018 This Derby-based manufacturer brings together the AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPU and AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition GPU to deliver a…
Review: Boston Venom Epyc (pre-production unit) Posted by Greg Corke - January 16, 2018 The Venom Epyc offers dual 32 core AMD Epyc CPUs, but at the expense of single threaded performance, writes Greg…
Review: 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper Posted by Greg Corke - August 30, 2018 With up to 32 cores running at a high frequency GHz) the 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper can transform design…
AMD gives first glimpse of monster 64-core EPYC ‘Rome’ CPU Posted by Greg Corke - November 8, 2018 AMD has given a first glimpse of its next generation EPYC server CPU codenamed “Rome”, which features up to 64…
Radeon ProRender – accelerating GPU rendering Posted by Greg Corke - December 12, 2018 Having made its physically-based renderer available for free in a number of applications, AMD is now developing smart ways to…
Your workstation can never be fast enough Posted by Greg Corke - January 29, 2019 Nobody ever thinks their workstation is too fast – it can always go quicker. Speed is usually addressed with bigger…
Workstations for workflows Posted by Greg Corke - February 11, 2019 A workstation for 3D CAD is very different to one tuned for real-time visualisation or VR. Greg Corke looks at…