AMD specific news
AMD “Navi” Features 8 Streaming Engines, Possible ROP Count Doubling?edit
AMD’s 7 nm “Navi 10” silicon may finally address two architectural shortcomings of its performance-segment GPUs, memory bandwidth, and render-backends (deficiency thereof). The GPU almost certainly features a 256-bit GDDR6 memory interface, bringing about a 50-75 percent increase in memory bandwidth over “Polaris 30.” According to a sketch of the GPU’s SIMD schematic put out by KOMACHI Ensaka, Navi’s main number crunching machinery is spread across eight shader engines, each with five compute units (CUs).
Publication: Tech Power Up
16 Core AMD Ryzen 3000 Benchmark Leaked, Zen 2 IPC 10% Higher thanedit
AMD’s pre-Computex press conference is less than a week away now, and the rumor mill has been hard at work. Today courtesy of AdoredTV, we have the specs as well as the Cinebench R15 Multi-threaded score of the purported 16-core Matisse flagship (AKA Ryzen 3800X). The Zen 2 chip topples the Skylake-X based Intel Core i9-7960X (which costs a mighty $1,700) for possibly less than half of its price. In addition, the new “mid-range” 12-core Ryzen 7 3700X has also been detailed and looking at these specs, it’ll definitely become the go-to chip for both enthusiasts and gamers alike.
Publication: Techquila
AMD Memory Tweak Tool Lets You OC and Tweak AMD Radeon Memory Timings On-the-flyedit
Eliovp, who describes himself on GitHub as a Belgian [crypto] mining enthusiast, created what could go down as the best thing that happened to AMD Radeon users all decade. The AMD Memory Tweak Tool is a Windows and Linux based GUI utility that lets you not just overclock AMD Radeon graphics card memory on the fly, but also lets you tweak its memory timings. Most timings apply live, while your machine is running within Windows/Linux GUI, some require memory retraining via a reboot, which means they can’t be changed at this time, because rebooting reverts the timings to default. While you’re at it, the tool also lets you play with GPU core frequency and fan-control.
Publication: TechPowerUp
AMD “Navi” Features 8 Streaming Engines, Possible ROP Count Doubling?edit
AMD’s 7 nm “Navi 10” silicon may finally address two architectural shortcomings of its performance-segment GPUs, memory bandwidth, and render-backends (deficiency thereof). The GPU almost certainly features a 256-bit GDDR6 memory interface, bringing about a 50-75 percent increase in memory bandwidth over “Polaris 30.” According to a sketch of the GPU’s SIMD schematic put out by KOMACHI Ensaka, Navi’s main number crunching machinery is spread across eight shader engines, each with five compute units (CUs).
PUblication: Tech PowerUp
GIGABYTE Announces BIOS Updates For Next Gen. AMD Ryzen CPUsedit
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd. has released BIOS updates for X470 and B450 AMD motherboards. With a simple update of the BIOS, users will get full support for next gen. AMD Ryzen™ processors. BIOS updates for the X370 and B350 AMD motherboards will be released before the end of the month.
Publication: NCN Online Digital Terminal
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HP Chromebook 14 (2019, AMD)edit
HP’s low-priced, AMD-powered Chromebook 14 offers a spiffy keyboard and 1080p resolution in a trim 3.4-pound package, but the touch screen is dim and both performance and battery life are marginal.
Publication: PC Mag
Intel, AMD and NVIDIA’s Revenues Set to Drop Amid the US-China Trade Waredit
Major chipmakers such as Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm are caught between the heated trade tension between the US and China that has been going on for the past two weeks.
Publication: TechQuila
New Asus TUF FX505DT review: At Rs 81K, this gaming laptop offers the right balance of price & performanceedit
While Asus’ ROG series has focused on over-the-top gaming performance; the TUF series offers a more affordable alternative. We recently got our hands on the new Asus TUF FX505DT gaming laptop, updated with the latest AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia GTX 16 series graphics.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Over 20 lakh schoolkids in Kerala to benefit from hi-tech IT labsedit
Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON) with the Acer brand quoted the lowest for laptops at a price of Rs 27,893 each, including GST, winning the major tender. The selected laptops have Intel Core I3 seventh generation processors and AMD Ryzen 3 processors.
Publication: The Siasat Daily
ASUS TUF GAMING FX505DT Reviewedit
Straight out of the TUF gaming alliance, ASUS launches the TUF Gaming FX505DT (FX505DY-online), and for the first time with AMD Ryzen 7 (2.3GHz) as its processor and AMD Radeon Rx Vega 10 on graphics. This model is an iteration of the TUF Gaming FX505GM that houses an i5 or i7 processor.
Publication: IGN
HP Launches The World’s First Dual Screen Laptopedit
Meticulously crafted to take advantage of the max FPS found in top-tier rigs, and with a sturdy design used in collegiate and professional esports, the OMEN X 25 and OMEN X 25f*13 displays feature micro-edge bezels, one millisecond response times, and NVIDIA® G-SYNC® and AMD Radeon™ FreeSync™14technologies to synchronize industry-leading 240 Hz refresh rates12 to the GPU and keep visuals unsullied by tearing. The OMEN X 25 is an exceptional tool for climbing the ladder of professional play and can be seen in use by Overwatch League players throughout the 2019 season.
Publication: Gaming Monk
ViewSonic presents VX2458-C-mhd curved monitor for Gaming and Entertainmentedit
A high refresh rate of 144Hz brings smooth animations with minimal input lag while AMD FreeSync virtually eliminates screen tearing and stuttering to provide a fluid gaming experience. The monitor is embedded with low input lag which offers users a seamless viewing experience.
Publication: VAR India
Apple updates Macbook Pro lineup with new keyboard, 9th Gen Intel Processors starting at Rs 159,000edit
For MacBook Pros without dedicated AMD Radeon Graphics, the new Core processor options will also come with a slight graphics improvements, since they use updated versions of Intel’s Iris integrated graphics processors.
Publication: Firstpost
Sony has revealed details about its upcoming PlayStation 5edit
The upcoming PS5 will be powered by a new CPU as well as a new GPU, and both of them will be much more powerful than the current generation consoles. According to the lead System architect March Cerny’s interview in Wired, the PS5 will use a 3rd-generation AMD Ryzen CPU with 8 cores paired with a custom GPU built on AMD Radeon Navi family. Sony also confirmed that the PS5 will support Ray Tracing which we have only seen on high-end gaming PCs till now.
Publication: Gadget Bridge
Intel, AMD and NVIDIA’s Revenues Set to Drop Amid the US-China Trade Waredit
Major chipmakers such as Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm are caught between the heated trade tension between the US and China that has been going on for the past two weeks. Recently, Trump administration issued a blacklist on Huawei products upon which Google and the chipmakers agreed not to supply products and services to Huawei.
Publication: Techquila
Asus TUF FX705DT review: Impressive display, strong performance and tough buildedit
The TUF FX705DT offers the impressive performance of the latest Nvidia GTX 16 series graphics cards. Coupled with a beautiful display and a powerful AMD processor, you can’t get a better deal than this, especially at Rs 82,990.
Publication: India Today
76349 teachers to train 20 lakh students in hi-tech IT labs of Keralaedit
Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON) with the Acer brand quoted the lowest for laptops at a price of Rs 27,893 each, including GST, winning the major tender.
The selected laptops have Intel Core I3 seventh generation processors and AMD Ryzen 3 processors.
Publication: India Today
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Intel, AMD and NVIDIA’s Revenues Set to Drop Amid the US-China Trade Waredit
Major chipmakers such as Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm are caught between the heated trade tension between the US and China that has been going on for the past two weeks.
Publication: TechQuila
Intel “Sapphire Rapids” Brings PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 to the Data-Centeredit
Ice Lake-S is the only Intel enterprise chip to feature PCIe gen 4.0, highlighting its stopgap nature in the march toward gen 5. AMD’s 2nd generation EPYC chips are also expected to feature PCIe gen 4.0.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Intel Xeon Server CPU Roadmap Leaked: 48 Core Cooper Lake in Q1 2020, 10nm Ice Lake in Q2edit
Intel’s Xeon server CPU roadmap for the coming three years has been posted on WikiChip. Ironically, this info was snagged from a Huawei presentation, the same company Intel and other US-based chip-makers are going to cut ties with soon. The roadmap details the 14nm Cooper Lake, and the 10nm Ice Lake-based Xeon chips and also mentions the succeeding Sapphire Rapids parts, set to launch in 2021.
Publication: Techquila
Qualcomm’s day of reckoning is here?edit
A US federal judge may have done what Apple and a succession of foreign governments couldn’t do: Force Qualcomm Inc. to change how it does business.Concluding a long-running legal case, US district judge Lucy Koh said late Tuesday that the San Diego chip company, whose products are essential building blocks for modern smartphones, broke the law by squashing competition in important comers of industry and tying sales of its chips to fees for Qualcomm’s technology patents.
Publication: Financial Express
Tech caught in trade waredit
The trade war between the United States and China has escalated further with the Trump administration imposing a ban on sharing technology with Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Following this, Google and other American tech companies like Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx and Broadcom restricted the company’s access to their products.
Publication: Telangana Today
Qualcomm Tumbles After Losing U.S. Antitrust Rulingedit
Qualcomm Inc. shares fell the most in more than two years after a U.S. judge ruled that the company violated antitrust law by abusing its dominant position in the market for cellphone chips to exact excessive licensing fees from phone makers and suppress competition.
Publication: Bloomberg Quint
After Google, Microsoft store removes Huawei’s laptopedit
For now, Huawei has been granted a 90-day extension to provide software updates to Android-powered handsets and maintain “continued operation of existing networks and equipment”. However, this narrow extension does not seem to apply to Windows licenses for laptops, the report added.
Publication: The Economic Times
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HP Chromebook 14 (2019, AMD)edit
HP’s low-priced, AMD-powered Chromebook 14 offers a spiffy keyboard and 1080p resolution in a trim 3.4-pound package, but the touch screen is dim and both performance and battery life are marginal.
Publication: PC Mag
New Asus TUF FX505DT review: At Rs 81K, this gaming laptop offers the right balance of price & performanceedit
While Asus’ ROG series has focused on over-the-top gaming performance; the TUF series offers a more affordable alternative. We recently got our hands on the new Asus TUF FX505DT gaming laptop, updated with the latest AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia GTX 16 series graphics.
Publication: Moneycontrol
ASUS TUF GAMING FX505DT Reviewedit
Straight out of the TUF gaming alliance, ASUS launches the TUF Gaming FX505DT (FX505DY-online), and for the first time with AMD Ryzen 7 (2.3GHz) as its processor and AMD Radeon Rx Vega 10 on graphics. This model is an iteration of the TUF Gaming FX505GM that houses an i5 or i7 processor.
Publication: IGN
Asus TUF FX705DT review: Impressive display, strong performance and tough buildedit
The TUF FX705DT offers the impressive performance of the latest Nvidia GTX 16 series graphics cards. Coupled with a beautiful display and a powerful AMD processor, you can’t get a better deal than this, especially at Rs 82,990.
Publication: India Today
HP Launches The World’s First Dual Screen Laptopedit
Meticulously crafted to take advantage of the max FPS found in top-tier rigs, and with a sturdy design used in collegiate and professional esports, the OMEN X 25 and OMEN X 25f*13 displays feature micro-edge bezels, one millisecond response times, and NVIDIA® G-SYNC® and AMD Radeon™ FreeSync™14technologies to synchronize industry-leading 240 Hz refresh rates12 to the GPU and keep visuals unsullied by tearing. The OMEN X 25 is an exceptional tool for climbing the ladder of professional play and can be seen in use by Overwatch League players throughout the 2019 season.
Publication: Gaming Monk
Apple updates Macbook Pro lineup with new keyboard, 9th Gen Intel Processors starting at Rs 159,000edit
For MacBook Pros without dedicated AMD Radeon Graphics, the new Core processor options will also come with a slight graphics improvements, since they use updated versions of Intel’s Iris integrated graphics processors.
Publication: Firstpost
Industry news
What India’s economy could look like in 2030edit
Fast forward to 2030 and imagine a scene inside an apartment of say, Dhruv, a professional gamer somewhere in an Indian city. Even before he wakes up, there is a “system” planning his entire day for him. There are sensors checking whether his refrigerator is well stocked, or the food in his kitchen shelves is of the right quality. Or if, say, the box filled with rice has reached its minimum threshold as set by Dhruv, the sensors (based on his search history) pick his preferred rice brand at the lowest price available, and order as much as is needed to fill the box. And the order is delivered by a drone that lands on the roof of Dhruv’s apartment ...
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