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Semiconductor company AMD looking to ramp up engineering team in India (Proactive)edit
Semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is looking to strengthen its India team, with focus on building teams to work on artificial intelligence and wireless technology, says Ruth Cotter, senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, human resources and investor relations at the Santa Clara, California-headquartered company. In an interview with ET, Cotter says the company is also looking to increase the number of women engineers in an effort to strengthen its diversity numbers.
Publication: The Economic Times
Semiconductor company AMD looking to ramp up engineering team in India (PROACTIVE)edit
Semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is looking to strengthen its India team, with focus on building teams to work on artificial intelligence and wireless technology, says Ruth Cotter, senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, human resources and investor relations at the Santa Clara, California-headquartered company. In an interview with ET, Cotter says the company is also looking to increase the number of women engineers in an effort to strengthen its diversity numbers.
Publication: The Economic Times
AMD Releases a White Paper on “Intel Tax”edit
AMD called out Intel saying their server line is filled with self-imposed, designed-in performance bottlenecks that affect real-world results. The company also shows how you can avoid the Intel tax in the paper (by opting for their Epyc chips instead).
Publication: Techquila
AMD Stocks Move Into Risky Zones, Courtesy of Google Stadiaedit
One of the most recent markets trends has seen Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) stocks rise up with a very healthy rate. There is also a good reason behind this upshoot but there’s always some subtext attached with the market regarding the tech world. When it comes to tech stocks, there are a number of aspects that have the potential to cause movement in the market. News tends to be one of the biggest reasons for the movement.
Publication: Techquila
AMD Navi 20 GPU to feature Ray Tracing and Enhanced GCN Architectureedit
We are still a few months away from getting our first official look at AMD’s new Navi GPU based graphics cards but it looks like we have some new details coming in. There have been many speculations about AMD’s Navi GPU based Radeon RX graphics cards that could be launching in the second half of 2019 and while they are aimed at the more budget-tier audience, details of a second Navi GPU which is aimed at the enthusiast tier have been revealed by RedGamingTech.
Publication: The Indian Wire
AMD brand mentions
Google Stadia, proceed with extreme cautionedit
Google has teamed up with AMD as they jump head first into gaming with Stadia. Their brand new streaming platform that runs on cu stom AMD GPU’s in their data centres to deliver high resolution gameplay to any compatible device like mobile, tablet, smart TV or desktop.
Publication: The Mumbai Age
It’s game on with thee gaming laptopsedit
One of the cheapest gaming laptops available on e-commerce websites is the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42. This laptop is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 processor that runs at 2.0 GHz and can be overclocked to 3.6 GHz. The Nitro 5 has a 15.6 inch screen with a full high-definition (HD) display panel, 8 GB DDR4 RAM (upgradable to 32 GB), AMD Radeon graphics card, 1 TB hard disk drive (HDD), backlit keyboard and a battery that can last up to 7 hours.
Publication: Deccan Herald
VES India presents ‘The Making of’ some of the magical work in VFX powered by AMD Radeon Proedit
Not only will the presentations furnish an in-depth understanding and perspective with respect to how the VFX supervisors managed to deliver the premium VFX spectacles in the movies but also shed light on the latest technologies by the leading software company AMD that is poised to ease the workflow across studios.
Publication: Animation Express
Nvidia’s upcoming Navi GPU could feature real-time ray tracing supportedit
Nvidia’s domination in the commercial GPU market is still going strong in 2019. According to the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2019, Nvidia GPUs dominate charts with 74-per cent of systems running on the chipmaker’s GPUs as compared to AMD’s 15.34 per cent.
Publication: Money Control
Top five laptop offers under Rs 35,000 that you can avail on Flipkart Laptop Bonanza saleedit
At Rs 25,990, the Ideapad 330 offers a different processor than the usual array of Intel Core i3 processors. The Ideapad 330 gets an AMD Ryzen 3 processor along with an AMD Raedon Vega 3 GPU. The laptop comes with 4GB DDR4 RAM and 1TB HDD. There’s a 15.6-inch HD LCD display. It comes preloaded with Windows 10.
Publication: India Today
Google Stadia game streaming service maybe using Intel’s x86 CPU, not AMD’sedit
Google announced its Stadia streaming service at the Game Developers Conference with an aim to deliver access of the games to anyone and anywhere. While it confirmed that the game streaming service uses GPUs manufactured by AMD, the name of the CPU was kept more like a secret. Well, today, also there’s no official confirmation on the name of the company which is delivering the CPU but at least there are hints around that depict Intel is the supplier here.
Publication: Mobile Scout
Competition in news
Nvidia’s upcoming Navi GPU could feature real-time ray tracing supportedit
Nvidia’s domination in the commercial GPU market is still going strong in 2019. According to the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2019, Nvidia GPUs dominate charts with 74-per cent of systems running on the chipmaker’s GPUs as compared to AMD’s 15.34 per cent.
Publication: Money Control
Partner in news
Dell Alienware Area 51m: desktop-grade gaming beast in notebook formedit
Gaming notebooks are undergoing a major makeover. They are a lot more powerful and some even offer desktop-grade components, without adding serious amount of girth. Dell Alienware Area 51m belongs to this new breed of gaming notebooks.
Publication: Mint
It’s game on with thee gaming laptopsedit
One of the cheapest gaming laptops available on e-commerce websites is the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42. This laptop is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 processor that runs at 2.0 GHz and can be overclocked to 3.6 GHz. The Nitro 5 has a 15.6 inch screen with a full high-definition (HD) display panel, 8 GB DDR4 RAM (upgradable to 32 GB), AMD Radeon graphics card, 1 TB hard disk drive (HDD), backlit keyboard and a battery that can last up to 7 hours.
Publication: Deccan Herald
Best laptops with i9 processor from Asus, Dell, MSI and othersedit
Every computer in the world has a processor! Irrespective of the size, functionality and purpose, it takes good processor to deliver high-end performance. If you are a tech enthusiast, you don’t need any introduction to the ‘Intel Core i PC chips series’.
Publication: The Times of India
Top five laptop offers under Rs 35,000 that you can avail on Flipkart Laptop Bonanza saleedit
At Rs 25,990, the Ideapad 330 offers a different processor than the usual array of Intel Core i3 processors. The Ideapad 330 gets an AMD Ryzen 3 processor along with an AMD Raedon Vega 3 GPU. The laptop comes with 4GB DDR4 RAM and 1TB HDD. There’s a 15.6-inch HD LCD display. It comes preloaded with Windows 10.
Publication: India Today
Dell strengthens gaming PC portfolioedit
DELL IN INDIA believes that the evolving gaming landscape, with its developing gamer profiles, growing communities, and a distinct rise of gamers regionally, requires development of an ecosystem. The American firm is now bringing new products, next-generation software and strategic partnerships to advance the industry in India. Recently, Dell and Alienware (a separate subsidiary of Dell) introduced two powerful gaming machines; Alienware Area-5 lm and Alienware ml5, catering to a growing PC gaming market comprising amateur and professional gamers.
Publications: Financial Express
Industry news
Google Stadia, proceed with extreme cautionedit
Google has teamed up with AMD as they jump head first into gaming with Stadia. Their brand new streaming platform that runs on cu stom AMD GPU’s in their data centres to deliver high resolution gameplay to any compatible device like mobile, tablet, smart TV or desktop.
Publication: The Mumbai Age
Google Stadia game streaming service maybe using Intel’s x86 CPU, not AMD’sedit
Google announced its Stadia streaming service at the Game Developers Conference with an aim to deliver access of the games to anyone and anywhere. While it confirmed that the game streaming service uses GPUs manufactured by AMD, the name of the CPU was kept more like a secret. Well, today, also there’s no official confirmation on the name of the company which is delivering the CPU but at least there are hints around that depict Intel is the supplier here.
Publication: Mobile Scout
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