OCZ Teams Up With AMD to Showcase SSD Performance

OCZ Storage Solutions, a Toshiba Group company, announced its partnership with AMD Inc. to showcase the power of high performance technology at the Game Developer Conference, March 17-21 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

AMD’s demo systems featured Vector 150 Series SSDs demonstrating how developers can enhance their work.

“We are excited to partner with AMD for the upcoming Game Developers Conference to support the fast growing interactive game development industry,” said Alex Mei, CMO, OCZ. “OCZ is dedicated to delivering premium solid state storage solutions that are not only a useful tool for developers, but also meet the unique demands of enthusiasts and gamers on all levels.“

“Our presence at the 2014 Game Developer Conference featured a number of high-performance gaming systems running 24/7 in harsh conditions,” said Darren McPhee, director of product marketing, graphics business unit, AMD. “We knew that OCZ Vector SSDs were uniquely ready to meet the reliability requirements of our gaming installations. Between the high performance graphics of AMD Radeon GPUs and the fast load times of OCZ Vector SSDs, visitors to AMD’s booth in the South Hall are in for a great gaming experience!“

GDC is the a game industry event attracting over 23,000 professionals including programmers, artists, producers, designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers, and other digital gaming industry authorities. The Vector 150 Series, designed for workstation users along with enthusiasts, will be in AMD systems that promote improved CPU and GPU performance, enhanced rendering, speed, and overall system performance.

Professional developer applications demand peak transfer speeds and ultra-high performance; SSDs offer 100 times faster access to data, quicker boot ups, faster file transfers, and a more responsive computing experience than HDDs. 

GDC enables OCZ to team up with industries partners like AMD to reaffirm the company’s commitment to the gaming segment, and promote the use of flash storage for both developers and gamers.