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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the new AMD Community ecosystem?
The AMD Community is being reimagined as a broader ecosystem of resources rather than a single forum or site. It’s designed to better support and connect several key audiences:
- **Gamers, PC builders, and creators** who use Ryzen processors, Radeon graphics cards, Advantage gaming laptops and desktops, and gaming handhelds.
- **Developers and engineers** working with AMD technologies across AI, HPC, graphics, embedded, FPGAs, adaptive SoCs, and data center accelerators.
- **Business and enterprise users** leveraging EPYC, Ryzen PRO, AMD Instinct, Pensando DPUs, and other data center and professional solutions.
- **Former AMD employees**, who now have a dedicated home to reconnect, share experiences, and celebrate the company’s legacy.
This ecosystem brings together support channels, knowledge bases, technical documentation, developer tools, training, and community forums so you can find help, learn, and connect with peers and AMD staff in one connected environment.
What types of resources can I access through the AMD Community?
The AMD Community brings together a wide range of resources to help you stay informed, build solutions, and troubleshoot issues across AMD products and platforms. Key resource types include:
1. **Support and Knowledge Resources**
- **Support channels** and **product support pages** for Ryzen, EPYC, Radeon, Alveo, Pensando, Solarflare, and more.
- A **Product Support Knowledge Base** and **Technical Information Portal** with technical warranty help, drivers, software downloads, and product specifications.
- **Community forums** offering peer-to-peer support for PC processors, gaming, and developer topics.
2. **Developer and Technical Tools**
- **Developer hubs** such as ROCm AI Developer Hub, Vitis AI Developer Hub, and Developer Central.
- **Design tools and software** including Vivado Design Suite, Vitis Software, Vitis AI, Vitis Model Composer, Vitis HLS, Zen Software Studio, and AMD Software (Adrenalin and PRO Editions).
- **Ryzen Master Overclocking Utility**, **StoreMI**, and **PRO manageability tools** for IT administrators.
- **Pre-built IP cores**, device models, package pinout files, and power design tools like Power Design Manager.
3. **AI and High-Performance Computing Resources**
- **Ryzen AI for Business and Consumer**, **Ryzen AI Software**, and **ZenDNN inference libraries**.
- **ROCm Documentation**, **Enterprise AI Suite**, and **Infinity Hub software containers**.
- **Alveo data center accelerator cards**, **Telco accelerator cards**, **Pensando DPUs**, and related app stores.
4. **Learning, Content, and Training**
- **Technical blogs**, case studies, and press releases covering AI, optimization, and computing best practices.
- **Webinars** such as “Meet the Experts,” AMD Arena training, and partner-focused content.
- **AMD University Program** and product training for developers, partners, and customers.
5. **Segment- and Industry-Specific Resources**
- Resources tailored to industries like **automotive, healthcare, financial services, media and entertainment, industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defense, retail and e-commerce, telco and networking**, and more.
Together, these resources are intended to help you design, optimize, and support high-performance applications across AI, gaming, HPC, graphics, and embedded use cases.
How does AMD handle cookies and my privacy choices on the Community sites?
AMD uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on its Community and related sites to operate the site, improve performance, and personalize your experience. The approach is structured and gives you clear choices:
1. **Strictly Necessary (First-Party) Cookies**
- These are required for the site to function properly and **cannot be turned off**.
- They support actions like prompting the cookie banner, remembering your settings, logging into your account, and redirecting you when you log out.
- They may store online identifiers (such as IP address and device identifiers) and are also used to estimate your geographic location so the site can show content relevant to your region.
2. **Optional Cookie Categories You Can Control**
You can manage these via on-site toggles:
- **Targeting Cookies**
- Used by third-party providers for analytics and targeted advertising.
- Collect information such as IP address, device identifiers, browser and OS details, pages visited, content viewed, and links clicked.
- Enable remarketing so you may see AMD-related ads on other websites.
- Under laws like the Colorado CPA, Virginia CDPA, Texas DPSA, Oregon CPA, Montana CDPA, and Florida DBR, you have the right to **opt out of the sale of personal data, targeted advertising, and some profiling**.
- **Performance Cookies**
- Help AMD understand how many visitors use the site and how they navigate it.
- Support improvements to site usability and content relevance.
- May involve third-party web analytics providers and store data such as visit frequency, actions on the site, and referrer URLs.
- **Functionality Cookies**
- Remember your preferences (for example, language or region) and recognize you when you return.
- Store identifiers and preference data to provide enhanced features.
3. **Your Rights and Controls**
- You can **accept all cookies**, **reject all optional cookies**, or adjust settings by category using the cookie banner or settings panel.
- You can **opt out of sale of personal data and targeted advertising** using the provided toggles.
- Under the Colorado CPA, you also have the right to **opt back in** later using the same controls.
- Detailed information about cookie use and your rights is available in AMD’s **Cookies Policy** and **Privacy Notice**, which are linked from the cookie banner and site footer.
In practice, if you prefer a more privacy-focused experience, you can keep strictly necessary cookies enabled (required for site operation) and turn off targeting, performance, and functionality cookies as allowed, understanding this may limit personalization and some site features.


