AMD specific news
AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen Benchmarks: $329 Ryzen 7 2700X The New King?edit
The 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs from AMD are finally available to consumers starting today. With AMD promising improved clock speeds, overclocking, better memory capabilities and general improvements to the architecture, we have a look at the next gen Ryzen processors.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Radeon Navi 10 GPU To Cost $259; Will Support Ray Tracing [Rumor]edit
According to the latest rumor from 4chan, AMD’s much awaited Navi 10 GPU will cost around $259 and will offer performance somewhere in between NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1080 and the Radeon Vega 56. The anonymous poster further goes on to detail the full specifications of the supposed Navi 10 GPU, including the TDP, core clocks, bus-width, cache size as well as the bandwidth.
Publication: TechQuila
Atari VCS To Be Powered By AMD’s Ryzen Processoredit
We heard last month that the new console being released by Atari, the Atari VCS, has been delayed to upgrade the specs. It looks like now we have a clearer idea of what that upgrade will entail. In a press release by Atari, COO of Connected Devices for the company, Michael Arzt, stated that the VCS will use AMD’s all-new Ryzen embedded chip to sport what they hope will be a simpler architecture, and will have built-in Ethernet, Native 4K video support with modern HDCP, and a secure frame buffer that fully-supports DRM video.
Publication: Gaming Bolt
AMD might launch Radeon Navi a month after Ryzen 3000edit
AMD is gearing up to beat both Intel & Nvidia to the 7nm node with their third generation Ryzen & Navi GPU. But it looks like that won’t be happening at the same time, as Ryzen 3000 will launch a month before Radeon Navi.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD’s recent Adrenalin drivers offer a massive performance update in World War Z (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD recently announced the rollout of a new Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition driver package, version 19.4.2. AMD is touting major performance gains in the newly launched World War Z with its latest driver package.
Publication: Moneycontrol
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Selling At Lowest Ever Price of Just $119, 6-core,12 Threadedit
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor has got a huge price drop and is currently available to purchase at its lowest ever price of just $119.99 at Amazon and Newegg. This is a limited time offer and will save you around a $70 from the MSRP of this hexa-core chip.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series “Picasso” APU Spotted Onlineedit
AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 3 3200G APU, code-named “Picasso” has seemingly been posted over at Chinese forums, Chiphell by a user named 独月. The Ryzen 3000 series of APUs for laptops has already been launched, paired with NVIDIA’s GTX 10 series and 16 series cards. However, the desktop parts are still pending, and if this leak is anything to go by, then they should launch (at Computex) on 27th May.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Expands Embedded Product Family, Adds Design Wins and Customers, with New Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 (PROACTIVE)edit
At the Taiwan Embedded Forum, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the Ryzen™ embedded product family is growing with the new AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 SoC. Building upon the success of the Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 SoC, the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 SoC provides embedded customers with dual core, quad-threaded performance, as well as the ability to run fanless, low power solutions for 4K displays; while providing leading-edge security features. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 is perfect for applications in digital displays, high-performance edge computing, networking, thin clients and more.
Publication: Cell IT
AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs With up to 16 Cores/32 Threads to Launch in December 2019edit
According to listings on the CPU Database over at TechPowerUp, the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3800X CPUs are going to launch in December this year. The Zen2 chips are some of the most hotly anticipated hardware components. According to the TPU Database, the Ryzen 7 3700X will be a 12 core part with 24 cores, with a boost clock of up to 5GHz. The latter is supposed to be a 16 core chip with SMT bringing the thread count up to 32. The 3800X should boost up to 4.7GHz.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (Gigabyte Gaming OC) on Sale for $100 Lessedit
Amazon is selling AMD’s Radeon Vega 56 for $100 less than its retail price of $399, and that too the Gigabyte Gaming OC variant with dual fans. The Vega 56 is based on the fifth iteration of the GCN architecture and includes 8GB of HBM2 memory for premium high-resolution gaming.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Radeon Vega Cards Crush NVIDIA’s RTX GPUs in World War Z Using Vulkanedit
World War Z got an update recently that enabled the Vulkan API on PC. Like DirectX12, Vulkan is a low-level API succeeding OpenGL and tends to favor AMD’s CPUs as well as GPUs.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD announces new Ryzen Embedded R1000 chipset with improved performance (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD has announced the new Ryzen Embedded R1000 chipset, successor to the Embedded V1000 SoC, at the Taiwan Embedded Forum. The new chipset features dual-core and quad-threaded performance, along with low power support for 4K displays. It also offers advanced security features.
Publication: 91 Mobiles iGyaan Digital Terminal Gizbot
AMD To Launch Next Gen Navi GPU At E3 2019edit
When it comes to news about AMD’s upcoming 7nm Navi graphics cards, fans have received nothing but disappointment. But that may be about to change, because we may get to see the cards sooner than we thought.
Publication: Gaming Monk
New 50th Anniversary AMD Ryzen CPU Leakededit
The 1st of May marks the 50th anniversary of AMD and going by the industry’s traditions, AMD will launch a special edition of Ryzen 7 2700X and the following leaks confirm the same.
Publication: Tech Quila
AMD Zen3 Based CPUs to Make Use of 7nm EUV Processedit
AMD isn’t planning to launch its upcoming Ryzen 3000 series with TSMC’s new 7nm+ EUV process. Due to it being their first volume production run, they are using the 7nm production node instead. This is because of the fact that it is a smaller and lower frequency chip, making it a more viable strategy.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Unveils its Radeon Software Adrenalin 19.4.2 for Anno and World War Z (PROACTIVE)edit
The latest edition of AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 is here. The update brings us up to version 19.4.2, and ushers in optimizations for this week’s big releases; Anno 1800 and World War Z. The latter game, launched yesterday on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC through Epic Games Store, receives a significant performance boost with this AMD driver if you’re using a Radeon VII or Radeon X Vega 64 graphics card.
Publication: The Indian Wire
AMD To Launch Next Gen Navi GPU At E3 2019edit
When it comes to news about AMD’s upcoming 7nm Navi graphics cards, fans have received nothing but disappointment. But that may be about to change, because we may get to see the cards sooner than we thought.
Publication: Gaming Monk
AMD Announces the Ryzen Embedded R1000 SoC Series (PROACTIVE)edit
At the Taiwan Embedded Forum, AMD announced the Ryzen embedded product family is growing with the new AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 SoC. Building upon the success of the Ryzen Embedded V1000 SoC, the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 SoC provides embedded customers with dual core, quad-threaded performance, as well as the ability to run fanless, low power solutions for 4K displays; while providing leading-edge security features. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 is perfect for applications in digital displays, high-performance edge computing, networking, thin clients and more.
Publication: Tech Power Up
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Sony reveals next-gen PS detailsedit
An exciting bit of information gleaned from the interview is that the console will feature raytracing technology. This is due to Sony’s partnership with AMD and it is said that the chip software will be a vital part of the PS5’s architecture.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)Bangalore Asian Age (Delhi) (Mumbai)
CudoOS Launches, Bringing Smarter Crypto Mining to Rig Operatorsedit
CudoOS is a ready-made disk image with everything a miner needs to get up and running. Optimised to 4GB and based on Linux Ubuntu 18.04, it can be loaded onto a USB stick that can be plugged into any Intel-based GPU mining rig and run from the disk or deployed to a hard disk with AMD and NVIDIA drivers pre-installed. The new rig can then be automatically enrolled into their Cudo Miner console via the user’s DHCP server (typically a simple router) so miners can track their earnings and performance, as well as manage their rigs from a web-based console.
Publication: Business Standard
ASUS Showcases FX95DD Gaming Laptop Pairing AMD Ryzen 7 with NVIDIA GTX 1050edit
ASUS has been already been using AMD’s processors in its gaming laptops like the TUF FX505DY laptop which featured the Ryzen 5 APU. Now, ASUS is going to add another entry to its lineup of AMD powered gaming laptops. The company revealed the seventh-generation ASUS FX95DD laptop, also called as Flying Fortress, featuring a Ryzen 7 3750H APU with an older generation Pascal based NVIDIA GTX 1050 GPU.
Publication: TechQuila
ASUS Gaming Laptop With Ryzen 7 3750H and GTX 1050 Spotted Onlineedit
AMD launched the Ryzen 3000 mobile series of processors earlier this year, and we can now finally see some of them in action. An ASUS laptop listing has been found on Chinese retail website JD.com that partners the Ryzen 7 chip with GTX graphics.
Publication: Gaming Monk
Next gen playstation is coming out post 2019edit
Sony’s next-gen Playstation is likely to run on AMD’s new 7-nanometre chip and a GPU that will support Ray Tracing. It is expected to release sometime after 2019.
Publication: Mint
AMD Ryzen Based Lenovo ThinkPad E485, E585 launchededit
Without much fanfare, Lenovo quietly posted the details about it’s new AMD Ryzen based ThinkPads. The ThinkPad E485 and E585, as the site calls them are aimed at businesses and have some premium services not available on consumer PCs.
Publication: TechQuila
FIFA 18 : Latest Bucket Lists and System Requirementsedit
Publication: Hashtag Gadgetz
Sony confirms PlayStation 5 launch is not imminentedit
The exec has also stated that Sony has tied up with a range of studios who are already working on next-gen titles for the future console. An exciting bit of information gleaned from the interview is that the console will feature ray-tracing technology. This is due to Sony’s partnership with AMD and it’s said that the chip software will be a vital part of the PlayStation 5’s architecture.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle Asian Age News18 91Mobiles FoneArena
Honor MagicBook 2019 laptop with AMD processor, up to 10-hour battery life launched: price, specificationsedit
The new notebook comes with a few changes from the first-gen Honor MagicBook 2018 laptop and aims to offer decent performance at a budget price. The MagicBook 2019 features a three-sided metal body design and a display with narrower bezels. Moreover, unlike last year, the notebook ships with an AMD chip instead of Intel Core i7 processor.
Publication: 91 Mobiles
Sony PlayStation 5: SSD, ray tracing, 8K graphics and moreedit
In an interview with Wired, Mark Cerny, the lead system architect for PS4 shares plans of Sony’s next-generation console. Cerny is heading the system architect for the upcoming PS5 as well. Powering the PS5 will be AMD’s third-generation Ryzen line octa-core CPU built on 7nm Zen 2 process.
Publication: Hindustan Times
PlayStation 5 features and hardware announced: All you need to know about Sony’s upcoming consoleedit
The PS5 is going to get an upgrade from the current generation Jaguar family of CPUs currently used by the console makers to power their gaming machines. Instead, the upcoming console will pack AMD’s upcoming third-generation Ryzen APUs. But what will truly set this APU apart is the fact that it will be the first mainstream x86 architecture chip to be built using the cutting-edge 7nm manufacturing process.
Publication: Times Now Gaming Monk IGN India The Indian Wire
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Intel Courting Samsung to Manufacture Xe GPUs?edit
Intel’s own foundry business is reeling with mounting pressure from the company’s main breadwinner, the client and enterprise processor businesses, to get its 10 nm node on the road. Koduri’s GPU would need to leverage higher transistor densities than what Intel’s 10 nm could offer, given that rival AMD is already implementing 7 nm, and NVIDIA is expected to go sub-10 nm with its future generation of GPUs.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Kerala PSUs laptop to hit market by Juneedit
Besides Intel, Acceleron Labs and the Kerala government’s nodal agency for industry development, KSIDC, are also backing the PPP for the indigenous laptop production facility at the Manvila unit of Keltron in Thiruvananthapuram. This facility can churn out 2.5 lakh laptops per year.
Publication: Financial Express
NVIDIA GTX Turing Laptops and GTX 1650 Releasing on 23rd Apriledit
Earlier this week, NVIDIA tweeted a video showing a laptop captioned “They’re Coming” and there have been many recent leaks pointing to new GTX 1660Ti Laptops. Today NVIDIA shared another video of a laptop with the caption “3 days” which pretty much confirms that NVIDIA’s GTX Turing Laptops will release on the 23rd of April, along with the GTX 1650. This is because if you look closely, you’ll see the GTX 1650 Ti being mentioned in the video for a fraction of second in the end.
Publication: TechQuila
Acer Unveils Predator Orion 9000 India’s first Gaming Desktop with Intel’s Core i9 Extreme Processor to be available in Indiaedit
Expanding its arsenal in the gaming industry, Acer, one of the world’s leading gaming PC makers today announced the launch of enormously powerful gaming desktop- Predator Orion 9000, under its premium Predator gaming series. The revolutionary gaming desktop features powerful Intel® Core™ i9 Extreme Edition processors with up to 18 cores and 36 threads and up to two NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080Ti graphics cards for ultimate gaming performance.
Publication: Hashtag Gadgetz
Bitten by gaming bug, Chennai gets new cafeedit
Gaming is getting bigger with Chennai playing its part in providing one-of-its-kind experience in this space in the country. Game Web in tech partnership with $9.7 billion Nvidia, has set up a gaming experience centre as part of positioning itself as having infrastructure with key differentiators over others. But more interesting is its discounting offer to woo women gamers into its gaming parlour.
Publication: DT Next
Intel Also Announces Mobile 8th Gen Intel Core vPro Processorsedit
Intel in addition to updating its 5G strategy, also announced availability of its 8th generation Core vPro “Whiskey Lake” mobile processor SoCs. Built as multi-chip modules with the CPU and PCH dies sitting on a single package, the new Core vPro i7-8665U has identical specifications to the original i7-8665U from Q3-2018, but with the addition of vPro, a set of additional features relevant to large organizations, such as AMT (active management technology), and TXT (trusted execution technology). OEM majors Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Panasonic are giving finishing touches to enterprise notebooks based on the new chip, which by itself could be priced around $500.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Intel withdraws from 5G smartphone modem businessedit
US electronics giant Intel said on Tuesday it was withdrawing from the 5G smartphone modem business, hours after Apple and American microchip manufacturer Qualcomm announced they had clinched an agreement to end a battle over royalty payments.
Publication: Times Now
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HP Spectre 13 x360 with Quad Core i7, Gigabit LTE, 22.5 Hr Battery Life Launchededit
Earlier this week, HP launched the new Spectre 13 x360 hybrid laptop that features a combination of style, performance, always-on connectivity, security, and an amazing battery.
Publication: TechQuila
ASUS announced it’s VivoBook S14 – Thin and lightweight 14-inch laptop powered up to 8th Generation Intel Core processoredit
ASUS today announced ASUS VivoBook S14 (SS410UA), a 14-inch laptop with 13-inch compact form factor designed for boundless productivity on the go. The lightweight and extremely portable VivoBook S14 features an 18.8mm thin profile weighing just 1.4 kg. The VivoBook S14 comes loaded with up to 8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor with 8GB DDR4 RAM that translates into remarkable multi-tasking performance. The VivoBook S14 features a NanoEdge display with 7.8mm ultrathin bezel to provide a larger display area for better immersive view.
Publication: Hashtag Gadgetz
Acer Unveils Predator Orion 9000 India’s first Gaming Desktop with Intel’s Core i9 Extreme Processor to be available in Indiaedit
Expanding its arsenal in the gaming industry, Acer, one of the world’s leading gaming PC makers today announced the launch of enormously powerful gaming desktop- Predator Orion 9000, under its premium Predator gaming series. The revolutionary gaming desktop features powerful Intel® Core™ i9 Extreme Edition processors with up to 18 cores and 36 threads and up to two NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080Ti graphics cards for ultimate gaming performance.
Publication: Hashtag Gadgetz
Sony confirms PlayStation 5 launch is not imminentedit
The exec has also stated that Sony has tied up with a range of studios who are already working on next-gen titles for the future console. An exciting bit of information gleaned from the interview is that the console will feature ray-tracing technology. This is due to Sony’s partnership with AMD and it’s said that the chip software will be a vital part of the PlayStation 5’s architecture.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle Asian Age News18 91Mobiles FoneArena
Industry news
Kerala PSUs laptop to hit market by Juneedit
Besides Intel, Acceleron Labs and the Kerala government’s nodal agency for industry development, KSIDC, are also backing the PPP for the indigenous laptop production facility at the Manvila unit of Keltron in Thiruvananthapuram. This facility can churn out 2.5 lakh laptops per year.
Publication: Financial Express
Everyday’s Earth Day at these City Companiesedit
These have helpedreduce the campus’ Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by over 70,000 metric tonnes per year Tech giant Intel is almost a zero-waste water discharge organisation not just in Bengaluru but across the country Intel India’s water conservaÂtion efforts recycle 100% of waste water for air-conditioning, gardening and rest rooms.
Publication: The Economic Times
Esports in India is growing, high time we got serious about itedit
With its massive population and hundreds of millions of potential gamers, India as an esports market is brimming with potential. And everybody sees it. Unfortunately, not everyone was willing to invest in it. Even today, the concept of professional gaming is alien to most parents and even gamers.
Publication: Tech2
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