AMD’s David McAfee chats with us: Ryzen, Radeon, and the lessons of AM4
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In summary:
- PCWorld’s Adam Patrick Murray interviewed AMD’s David McAfee about the company’s 2026 strategy and technical direction following Computex revelations.
- The discussion centered on AMD’s new Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card launch and lessons learned from the successful AM4 platform.
- Key topics included memory latency improvements and competitive positioning against Nvidia’s RTX 5070 in the evolving GPU market.
There wasn’t a lot of cool new graphics tech on display at Computex this year, but one big reveal was the unveiling of the new AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card.
PCWorld’s Adam Patrick Murray has already tested one, and at Computex this month he had the chance to chat with AMD Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Client Channel Business David McAfee about where the company is at in 2026. Watch the video below:
In their sit-down together, they covered everything from the lessons learned from AMD’s immortal AM4 to memory latency, the launch of the Radeon RX 9070 GRE, and more.
It’s a fascinating chat, and you can learn more about the new RX 9070 GRE in our video that tests AMD’s RX 9070 GRE versus Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5070 and other competitors.
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