AMD specific news
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Gaming Performance: Are the Zen+ CPUs a Good Buy for PC Gamers Today? (Proactive)edit
There’s a popular belief among gamers that AMD hardware gets better over time (like a fine wine). Why? Well, mainly because team red focuses on hardware and as a result, the software-side (esp GPU drivers) gets relatively less attention compared to competing GeForce drivers. This is also one of the reasons that Radeon GPUs are seeing higher gains in DX12 based titles, as the low level API cuts the driver code and offloads the responsibility of optimization to game engine devs, thereby rendering a good chunk of the optimizations obsolete.
Publication: Techquila
$200 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 OC’d Beats $484 Intel Core i9-9900K in Geekbench Single Core Testedit
We’ve been seeing a lot of Zen 2 benchmarks lately, with pretty much all of them decimating their Intel competitors. We saw the Ryzen 5 3600 beating the Core i7-9700K, the Ryzen 7 3800X surpassing the Core i9-9900K, and last but not the least, the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X became the fastest processor on Geekbench. But, what if I told you that an overclocked Ryzen 5 3600 can humiliate the Core i9-9900K? That’s right a $199 Zen 2 chip goes up against Intel’s ($484) consumer flagship and comes out on top:
Publication: Techquila
AMD Ryzen 3700X, The Best Overclocking Chip in Ryzen 3000 Series?edit
AMD revealed its upcoming Ryzen 3000 series of CPUs earlier this year at Computex. These third generation chips, based on AMD’s Zen 2 microarchitecture, have been received quite well by everyone and the hopes for these processors are really high.
Publication: Techquila
7nm AMD EPYC “Rome” CPU w/ 64C/128T to Cost $8K (56 Core Intel Xeon: $25K-50K)edit
Yesterday, we shared the core and thread counts of AMD’s Zen 2 based Epyc lineup, with the lowest-end chip going as low as 8 cores while the top-end 7742 boasting 64 and double the threads. Today, the prices of these server parts have also surfaced, and it seems like they are going to be quite a bit cheaper than the competing Intel Xeon Platinum processors.
Publication: Techquila
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US blocks more China tech cos ahead of Trump-Xi meetedit
The blacklisted firms placed on the so-called “entity list includes supercomputer maker Sugon, which is heavily dependent on US suppliers including chipma-kers Intel, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices. The other four are the Wuxi Jiangnan Institute of Computing Technology and three Sugon affiliates.
Publication: Sunday Times
Intel to Cut 9th Gen, 8th Gen Core CPU Prices by Up to 15 Percent as AMD Launches New Competitors: Reportedit
Intel is preparing to cut the prices of its 9th Gen and 8th Gen CPUs by as much as 15 percent, according to a report by Taiwanese PC industry tracker Digitimes. The publication reports that Intel’s ongoing 14nm CPU production woes and subsequent price spikes and shortages of its CPUs in the market have given AMD plenty of room to grow. Intel is said to be hoping to stem its sole competitor’s progress by cutting prices. The move would come just as AMD is preparing to launch its Ryzen 3000 desktop CPU series on July 7.
Publication: Gadgets360
US blacklists more Chinese technology firms over national security concernsedit
By relying on chips made by AMD and Intel, Sugon’s super computers are able to run a wider array of software than some of the country’s faster computers built around domestically produced chips.
Publication: Business Standard
Looking to buy a gaming monitor? Here are the most affordable G-Sync compatible FreeSync monitors in Indiaedit
Ever since Nvidia introduced G-Sync in 2013, the technology has been the golden standard for gaming monitors worldwide. However, certified G-Sync monitors don’t come cheap, and AMD’s FreeSync monitors were the next best thing.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Competition in news
Intel, HP, Dell and Microsoft Unite Against Trump’s Proposed Tariff on $300 Billion Worth Chinese Goodsedit
Some of the biggest players in the computer business are uniting against US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on $300 billion Chinese goods. The news, as reported by Bloomberg, is that Intel, HP, Microsoft, and Dell are collectively opposing the new proposed tariff.
Publication: Techquila
Intel to Cut 9th Gen, 8th Gen Core CPU Prices by Up to 15 Percent as AMD Launches New Competitors: Reportedit
Intel is preparing to cut the prices of its 9th Gen and 8th Gen CPUs by as much as 15 percent, according to a report by Taiwanese PC industry tracker Digitimes. The publication reports that Intel’s ongoing 14nm CPU production woes and subsequent price spikes and shortages of its CPUs in the market have given AMD plenty of room to grow. Intel is said to be hoping to stem its sole competitor’s progress by cutting prices. The move would come just as AMD is preparing to launch its Ryzen 3000 desktop CPU series on July 7.
Publication: Gadgets360
NVIDIA GeForce RTX Super Graphics Cards Delayed to 2nd Julyedit
So it seems like NVIDIA has delayed the launch of its RTX Super graphics cards to ending July, with a tentative announcement on 2nd of next month. This update comes from WCCFTech, according to whom these launch dates have been fixed under the NDA sent to journalists so the chances of further delay are very slim.
Publication: Techquila
Looking to buy a gaming monitor? Here are the most affordable G-Sync compatible FreeSync monitors in Indiaedit
Ever since Nvidia introduced G-Sync in 2013, the technology has been the golden standard for gaming monitors worldwide. However, certified G-Sync monitors don’t come cheap, and AMD’s FreeSync monitors were the next best thing.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Partner in news
Asus has internalized what Indians want in its design: Chairmanedit
In a market dominated by Chinese phone makers, AsusTek Computer Inc., or Asus, has managed to hold its own with design innovation such as the rotating camera in the Asus 6Z, though PCs and gaming laptops continue to be its core focus areas. In an interview with Mint, Jonney Shih, chairman, AsusTek, spoke about the high court ban on the use of the Zen brand name by Asus in India, and his strategy for the Indian smartphone market.
Publication: Mint
Intel, HP, Dell and Microsoft Unite Against Trump’s Proposed Tariff on $300 Billion Worth Chinese Goodsedit
Some of the biggest players in the computer business are uniting against US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on $300 billion Chinese goods. The news, as reported by Bloomberg, is that Intel, HP, Microsoft, and Dell are collectively opposing the new proposed tariff.
Publication: Techquila
Industry news
Artificial Intelligence may not take your job, but it could become your bossedit
When Conor Sprouls, a customer service representative in the call center of insurance giant MetLife talks to a customer over the phone, he keeps one eye on the bottom-right corner of his screen. There, in a little blue box, A.I. tells him how he’s doing. Talking too fast? The program flashes an icon of a speedometer, indicating that he should slow down.
Publication: The Indian Express
Cloud GPU Market And AI: Trends And Analysis 2020edit
GPUs are highly-effective for deep learning workloads. Manufacturers like NVIDIA have designed state of the art GPUs like Tesla V100 to enable AI engineers and data scientists to do more. GPUs are good at parallel-processing, and they dramatically bring down the time taken and consequently the total cost of developing AI/ML models.
Publication: Inc42
How HRtech Trends Will Transform The Industry By 2020edit
In an age of digital disruption, technology is transforming every aspect of the organisation including employee recruitment and managing the 21st-century workforce. This has marked a greater shift in HRtech trends as well. The HR professionals no longer have to be bogged down by manual processes or overwhelming amounts of data. With a shift towards HRtech, the HR department is now more nimble through technology and has greater freedom to make a significant impact on corporate culture.
Publication: Inc42
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