We could not be more excited to see a competitive GPU with the RX 5700 Series on the market from Radeon or Radeon Technologies Group (commonly summarized as RTG) which is the managing branch within AMD for display/Graphics. I know that to many of you, AMD and RTG/Radeon are common names but since we have not seen an AMD GPU in quite some time, I feel it is necessary to explain where we are starting at today.

Radeon has had quite the troubled road and that’s not to say only Radeon as AMD has had quite the checkered past in being competitive. AMD struggled for over a decade to be a major player in the market in the eyes of consumers. AMD was seen as the cheap or poor man’s option of products. Many saw them for the value they are/were but many enthusiasts users simply would not even consider recommending an AMD product, and this is not just about the hardware side but even supporting software stack issues. Things such as Catalyst software which was a hot mess on many occasions.