Neowin News Feed for: Polaris

AMD releases new driver for Polaris and Vega GPUs after a long time

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 21 May 2026 16:08:01 +0000

AMD rarely releases new drivers for its classic graphics cards from RX 400/500 and Vega generations, but a new bug-fixing release has just landed. Read more...

CD Projekt will only announce release dates when "really, really sure of it" from now

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:04:01 +0000

After the Cyberpunk 2077 launch delay debacle that messed up a year of marketing, CD Projekt says it has learned its lesson about announcing release dates. Read more...

Smooth operators: SpaceX's historic all-civilian spacewalk was a success

Martin Hodás — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:08:01 +0000

Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis exited the Crew Dragon for a historic all-civilian spacewalk, testing new spacesuits. Read more...

CD Projekt CEO says new Witcher game "Polaris" will go into production in this year

Omer Dursun — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:10:01 +0000

CDPR has announced plans for a new Witcher game, Polaris, which will be developed by a team of 400 people. There is no release date yet, but the new title may not be out until at least 2026-2027. Read more...

AMD reduces driver support for Vega and Polaris graphics cards

Taras Buria — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:20:01 +0000

An AMD spokesperson has confirmed that the company is reducing driver support for Vega and Polaris-based graphics cards. From now on, those GPUs will only get separate drives with critical updates. Read more...

AMD 22.11.2 driver fixes long-standing 100% GPU bug on Polaris cards

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:38:01 +0000

Upcoming games like Need for Speed Unbound and The Callisto Protocol, as well as The Witcher 3 Next-Gen update, have also gained support in this AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition driver update. Read more...

AMD Radeon Epic GPU deals: RX 570 4GB for just $249, RX 6600 for just $449.99

Sayan Sen — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:32:01 +0000

Couple of great GPU deals are live. The AMD Radeon RX 570 is selling on Amazon for really low prices, as low as just $249. Meanwhile, the more powerful RX 6600 is on sale for as low as just $449.99. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Windows builds, built-in apps, and no more Minecraft Earth

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:26:01 +0000

In the first recap column of the year, we take a gander at the sunsetting of Minecraft Earth, the Sun Valley UI overhaul for Windows 10, and much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

A canceled Windows Core OS build has reportedly leaked online

Usama Jawad — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:22:02 +0000

An old build of Microsoft's canceled, modular OS for traditional PCs has leaked online. The operating system was codenamed Polaris and will be superseded by Windows 10X later this year. Read more...

AMD Radeon 19.9.2 brings Radeon Image Sharpening to some Polaris graphics cards

Sayan Sen — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:02:01 +0000

AMD's new Adrenalin driver update 19.9.2 comes optimized for Borderlands 3 promising double-digit gains of up to 16%. Perhaps more excitingly, it also brings Radeon Image Sharpening to Polaris GPUs. Read more...

More evidence for Microsoft's foldable device found in the latest SDK

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:10:01 +0000

In the latest preview build of the Windows 10 SDK released earlier this week, there are a number of references to Andromeda, the codename for Microsoft's rumored foldable device and its OS. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: OS outlines, mobile morbidity, and app abundance

John Keefer — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:34:01 +0000

Another busy week in the world of Microsoft, but who are we kidding. Every week is busy. Top news is reports of a streamlined version of Windows 10 nicknamed Polaris that strips out old legacy code. Read more...

Microsoft said to be building a new, 'modern' version of Windows 10 for PCs

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:40:01 +0000

Codenamed Polaris, this version of Windows will be powered by the Windows Core OS that forms the foundation of Andromeda OS, and will strip all legacy components in favour of the UWP platform. Read more...

Improved model of the Pi-Top modular laptop is now available

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 04:18:01 +0000

If you've been looking for a product that will help you understand circuitry and coding, the Pi-Top modular laptop might be for you. The new laptop has several enhancements from the previous model. Read more...