AMD specific news
AMD Radeon RX 3080 to compete with GeForce RTX 2070 at half the costedit
Latest leaks and rumours about AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 3000 series Graphics Cards shed more light on their price and performance.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs Prices and Specs Revealededit
The best-selling CPU brand AMD’s new Ryzen 3000 CPUs based on 7nm architecture revealed… Now up to 16 cores and 5.1GHz on the AM4 platform.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD brand mentions
Next-Gen Xbox Console to Run Games at 4K-60FPS; Will Use AMD Hardwareedit
If a report from Microsoft insider, Brad Sams is to be believed, the next Xbox console (codenamed Scarlett) will be announced in 2020. As per the video, the Xbox Scarlett will leverage AMD hardware just like its predecessor.
Publication: TechQuila
Microsoft Andromeda Foldable Device Likely by Second Half of 2019edit
When it comes to the software, instead of long-dead Windows phone OS the phone is likely to run on a full-fledged version of Windows. In the book, the journalist has also mentioned the launch of Microsoft’s USB-C port, Surface laptops with AMD chips, and a new Xbox One console in 2019.
Publication: Corporate Ethos
Flipkart Sale Offers: Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1, Poco F1, Pixel 3, Motorola One Power, and More Dealsedit
If you’re looking for a gaming laptop at the Rs. 50,000 price point, the Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-42) is currently down to Rs. 49,990 (MRP Rs. 79,999) on Flipkart sale right now. The laptop is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 quad-core CPU, supported by 8GB of RAM. It comes with a 1TB hard drive and runs Windows 10 Home out of the box. The graphics are powered by the AMD Radeon RX 560X with 4GB of video RAM. You can swap your old laptop and get up to Rs. 7,500 additional discount.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti reviewedit
Our test bench consisted of Ryzen Threadripper 1920X liquid cooled by the Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB 240 TT Premium Edition with 16GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro RAM, all neatly mounted on the Asus Prime X399-A in the Corsair 570X case. Safe to say that there was no bottleneck in this system and plenty of RGB.
Publication: Stuff
Competition in news
Qualcomm Invades Deeper into Intel’s Stronghold of Business PCs with Snapdragon 8CXedit
After two days of extensive announcements around 5G and premium mobile chipset, Qualcomm unveiled the next big thing for Connected PCs, the new Snapdragon 8CX compute platform. Unlike the previous three chipsets, the Snapdragon 835, the Snapdragon 845 and the Snapdragon 850, the Snapdragon 8CX is designed specifically for the PCs.
Publication: TechPP
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 and 2080 Mobile Could Make an Appearance at CES 2019edit
With NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 20-series having already released for desktops, it was only a matter of time until laptops got the RTX treatment as well.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080, and GeForce RTX 2070 With Real-Time Ray Tracing Launchededit
After long months of speculation and multiple leaks and teasers over the past few weeks, Nvidia has released its next generation of consumer GPUs for gamers. Calling it the biggest generational leap in the history of the company, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled the new GeForce RTX series of GPUs and the RTX platform for game development at a pre-show event just ahead of the 2018 Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Industry news
Unite India 2018 concludes in Hyderabad: Unity targets 1 billion more devices for 2019edit
Unity Technologies concluded its second edition of Unite India in Hyderabad. The event was hosted in collaboration with the Government of Telangana under India Joy that happens to be India’s biggest Gaming and Entertainment Expo.
Publication: Financial Express
Indian institutes are helping MNCs work towards R&D breakthroughsedit
In an evolving win-win-win model, foreign firms are collaborating with the research arms of Indian institutions to find solutions to the technical and market-related problems they face. The companies get fresh perspective, and even solutions; the institutes get a boost in investments and image; and the students get to work on real-world challenges, and network at a whole new level.
Publication: Hindustan Times
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