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AMD Radeon

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Shown is AMD's flagship consumer GPU, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XTX, their current consumer flagship graphics card

AMD Radeon (/ˈreɪdiɒn/) is a brand name by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Several computer products are sold under the brand. For example, graphics processing units (GPUs), random-access memory (RAM),[source?] and overclocking software. These products are produced by Radeon Technologies Group, a division of AMD.[1]

Radeon's main competitor is Nvidia with their GeForce, Quadro, RTX and Tesla line of graphics cards.

History

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As a brand name, Radeon was created by ATI Technologies, but then AMD purchased the company in 2006 for $5.6 billion.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "AMD creates graphics-focused Radeon Technologies Group, taps Raja Koduri for GPU czar". PCWorld. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2006-07-24). "A.M.D. to Acquire ATI Technologies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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