AMD Expands Gaming Portfolio With OCZ Radeon R7 SSDs

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. announced a technology partnership with OCZ Storage Solutions, a Toshiba Group company, for AMD Radeon-branded SSDs.

Users can purchase the AMD Radeon R7 Series SSDs in 120GB, 240GB or 480GB capacities from their favorite online retailers.

The AMD Radeon R7 Series SSDs are a choice for gamers looking to upgrade their system’s overall responsiveness with an economical solution that puts performance and reliability front and center.

“The AMD Radeon brand is synonymous with performance and quality amongst PC gamers,” said Roman Kyrychynskyi, director of memory, AMD. “With the new AMD Radeon R7 Series SSDs powered by outstanding OCZ Storage Solutions IP, we bring that reputation to the SSD market with a series of drives that offer an ideal combination of performance, reliability and affordability-great for gamers building or upgrading a rig.“

Radeon R7 Series SSDs are a solution in the OCZ portfolio. As a high performance SSDs utilizing the Toshiba Group’s A19 MLC NAND flash process and the Barefoot 3 M00 controller, the Radeon R7 Series disks offer exemplary write endurance of 30GB/day, as well as R/W speeds of up to 550MB/s and 530MB/s, respectively. This combination of hardware also features a special anodized black housing, characteristic of the AMD Radeon brand.

“The new AMD Radeon R7 Series SSDs are built using state of the art flash and controller technology from Toshiba and OCZ,” said Alex Mei, CMO, OCZ . “By combining this proprietary technology with cost-efficient price points, we can deliver a tremendous value to gamers seeking the ultimate balance of performance and endurance for the complete gamut of their desktop and mobile gaming applications.”

Radeon R7 Series SSDs represent the next stage of AMD’s strategy to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for consumers, with a portfolio of solutions that now includes: AMD Radeon graphics cards, AMD FX processors, AMD Accelerated Processing Units, AMD Radeon memory, processor chipsets. The addition of a solid state drive makes it easier for a customer to outfit their system with like-branded components for peace of mind and reliability.

AMD Radeon R7 Series SSDs will be available at a starting price of $99.99 USD for the 120GB drive.