July 1, 2019

AMD specific news

X570 Boards for AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs to Cost as Much as $1,000edit

These days everyone is excited about the Ryzen 3000 CPUs and considering their aggressive pricing it won’t be surprising if a good chunk of people end up upgrading, especially given that most existing motherboards are going to support them. However, what if you want to get the new X570 chipset: superfast memory, PCIe 4.0, better I/O and all those shiny boards.

Publication: Techquila

10 Core AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Destroys Threadrippers and Intel Core i9s in Physics Testedit

These days it’s all about Zen 2/Ryzen 3000 CPUs or the Super graphics cards from NVIDIA or perhaps the Navi parts. In this post, we’ll look at a different sort of test, one that is important to gamers and professionals alike. The physics scores of the 3rd Gen Ryzen lineup. We compare all three CPUs with the existing heavy-weights namely the HEDT-class Threadrippers and Intel’s top-end i9 stack based on the Coffee Lake and Skylake designs.

Publication: Techquila

AMD Ryzen 9 PIB Package Pictured Up Closeedit

AMD will differentiate its high-end Ryzen 9 desktop processor PIB (processor-in-a-box) retail package from that of the Ryzen 7 series with a more premium-looking box. Retailer PC Part Picker put up this picture of the Ryzen 9 box up-close, which also surfaced in E3-2019 presentations by AMD.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

AMD denies improperly sharing chip tech with Chinaedit

Advanced Micro Devices or AMD — the American multinational semiconductor company has dismissed reports that it had improperly transferred critical microprocessor technology to Chinese partners, the media reported.

Publication: New Kerala

You Can Buy an AMD Ryzen Powered Laptop For as low as INR 26Kedit

These days the internet has been buzzing with news of the 3rd Gen Ryzen processors, with the Ryzen 5 3600 being the new mainstream choice and the Ryzen 9 3950X being hailed as the most powerful chip. However, behind all the noise of 7nm and Zen 2, there’s a lot more to AMD’s new architecture.

Publication: Techquila

Everything You Need to Know Before the Ryzen Launchedit

The launch of the 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs along with the RX 5700 cards is almost a week away. But, we’ve already had a lot of leaks, especially for the Ryzen CPUs so let’s take a look at all the leaks and what we can expect from the upcoming CPUs.

Publication: Gaming Monk

$499 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Almost as Fast as $2000 Intel Core i9-9980XEedit

Both the single core as well as the multi-core scores are rather formidable. As far as the SC bench goes, the 3900X levels with the Core i7-8700K but when you look at the multi-core side of things, that’s when it gets crazy.

Publication: Techquila

AMD denies that it gave China access to state-of-the-art chipsedit

According to a report by Business Insider, chip giant AMD has denied a Wall Street Journal report that it dodged US trade restrictions against China.

Publication: NewsR Net India 123

16 Core AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Overclocked to 5.4GHz, Breaks Records Againedit

Roughly a month back, AMD released the world’s first 16 core consumer, the Ryzen 9 3950X that runs at a base clock of 3.5GHz and a boost of 4.7GHz. It broke several records a short while after the official announcement both on Geekbench as well as Cinebench. However, these top-scores rarely stay unchallenged for long and as it turns out, another overclocked Ryzen 9 3950X has beaten the existing world record set by its lower-clocked brethren.

Publication: Techquila

AMD Files a Patent for Cooling of 3D Stacked Memoryedit

Scaling and manufacturing of ever shrinking semiconductor devices is becoming more challenging as smaller nodes are introduced. As we have approached 7 nanometers, economies of scale are becoming more influential than scales of manufacturing. For example, the development of the 7 nm node development cost more than 3 billion USD, while smaller nodes are expected to see that price cross the 5 billion USD mark.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

AMD Working on a Hybrid Ray Tracing Technology (Hardware X Software)edit

These days ray-tracing is easily one of the most popular buzz words in the graphics card industry. Although AMD dismissed it at first, the company is now slowly and steadily embracing the technology, with an expected debut in the 2nd Gen Navi cards (RDNA+) next year, followed by the next-gen consoles also powered by a similar GPU.

Publication: Techquila

AMD’s CPU Market Share Quadrupled in the Netherlands in the last 2 yearsedit

AMD’s Ryzen 3000 processors otherwise known as “Matisse” are going to make a major dent in Intel’s market share, but to be fair the existing Zen and Zen+ chips already have wreaked quite a bit of havoc. In Germany, AMD’s fortunes have already been reversed and the company has had a major lead over Intel for more than a year now.

Publication: Techquila

AMD brand mentions

Lenovo laptops can now be ‘made to order’edit

The laptops ordered using this unique service will be custom created at Lenovo’s state-of-the-art facility using precision automation technology and will be delivered to customers doorsteps in just over two weeks. The service is a mere three-step process: Select the base model, choose the specifications, upgrades and accessories and get it delivered right to your doorstep. Customization options are available across the following parameters:

CPU – AMD/Intel; Intel CPU customization options – Core i3,i5 ori7

Publication: Financial Express (Chennai Mumbai Delhi Bangalore)

PLAYSTATION 5 BENCHMARK LEAK SUGGESTS ITS 4X MORE POWERFUL THAN PS4, AT PAR WITH NVIDIA RTX 2070 GPUedit

However, the company has already confirmed some specs of the PS5 including the AMD Zen2 and Navi GPU, SSD and Ray Tracing capabilities. The specs revealed of the PS5 are similar to what Microsoft announced with the Xbox Scarlett at E3 2019.

Publication: Digit

Sony PS5 performance stats leak, could be comparable to flagship PC GPUsedit

Now, Tum_Apisak has leaked performance stats of the Sony PS5. The renowned PC-parts insider, has correctly tweeted out unreleased CPUs and GPUs in the past. He has tweeted the overall score of the new AMD chip used in PS5 and it stacks up to flagship PC GPUs. The AMD chip which is called ‘Gonzalo’ in the test phase scored over 20,000 compared which is four times of the PS4. This is the score for 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark test.

 Publication: BGR.in
FastComet Introduces New Dedicated CPU Serversedit

FastComet is a web hosting provider from San Francisco, California that was established in 2013. After reinventing their whole brand identity earlier this year, FastComet is keeping up the pace, introducing the Dedicated CPU Servers. These Servers are backed by AMD EPYC 7501 processor, designed to meet the requirements of specific applications that can take advantage of the higher clock speeds.

Publication: Biz Wire Express

AOPEN 24HC1Q 24-inch Curve Gaming Monitor Review: Affordable High FPS Gaming Monitoredit

As per the ports, the monitor has both HDMI and Display port. There is also a DVI port if you want to use one. The monitor misses out on a VGA port. If you want to use the AMD Radeon Free Sync technology, then you have to use the Display port with a computer that is powered by a select AMD GPU.

Publication: Gizbot

NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super 40% Faster than AMD Radeon 5700 XT in Final Fantasy XVedit

AMD had claimed at E3 that the new Navi cards would be 10-15% faster than the competing GeForce offerings, however as the release date draws near, we’re seeing a lot of contradicting benchmarks. We saw the World War Z test where the Radeon 5700 XT was barely faster than the GeForce RTX 2070 despite being an AMD title.

Publication: Techquila

 

US$ 500 Ryzen 9 Beats US$ 2000 Intel i9 Processoredit

At the Computex 2019, AMD unveiled the 3rd Gen Ryzen desktop processors which are based on the “Zen 2” architecture. The newly introduced CPUs are manufactured using 7 nm process which is a world first for desktop-grade processors. The 3rd Gen Ryzen lineup currently consists of five offerings which start from US $ 199 and go all the way up to $ 499

Publication: iGyaan

 

Here’s a selection of gadgets close to the T2 campus teamedit

With a host of features, ranging from a 1TB hard disk to a 2GB AMD dedicated graphics card, this laptop is a daily driver for most of us. Powered by an Intel i5 eighth generation processor, the laptop comes equipped with a memory card reader and a web camera too. With Microsoft Office included, we can easily go about making presentation slides or editing documents anywhere.

Publication: The Telegraph – T2

Lenovo will offer custom-built ThinkPad laptops in Indiaedit

Consumers will be able to customise these devices based on parameters like CPU (AMD/Intel), storage (Standard Hard Disks/ High speed SSD), graphics, screen (FHD/ UHD, between touch and non-touch screen) and pre-installed software.

Publication: The Week

Competition in news

NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super, 2070 Super 11% & 20% Faster than RTX 2060 and 2070 in AoTSedit

The CPU market is experiencing its best years in over a decade. However, the same can’t be said for the graphics card market. Sure, the situation is a little better compared to the last two years, but that’s not saying much. We have been getting reminded over and over again that neither AMD’s Navi graphics cards nor NVIDIA’s RTX Super GPUs are going to be as powerful as originally anticipated.

Publication: Techquila

PLAYSTATION 5 BENCHMARK LEAK SUGGESTS ITS 4X MORE POWERFUL THAN PS4, AT PAR WITH NVIDIA RTX 2070 GPUedit

However, the company has already confirmed some specs of the PS5 including the AMD Zen2 and Navi GPU, SSD and Ray Tracing capabilities. The specs revealed of the PS5 are similar to what Microsoft announced with the Xbox Scarlett at E3 2019.

Publication: Digit

$499 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Almost as Fast as $2000 Intel Core i9-9980XEedit

Both the single core as well as the multi-core scores are rather formidable. As far as the SC bench goes, the 3900X levels with the Core i7-8700K but when you look at the multi-core side of things, that’s when it gets crazy.

Publication: Techquila

Nvidia ‘Super’ Gaming GPU to be out in early Julyedit

In May, NVIDIA showed its gaming GPU, Super just a few days before AMD offered a glimpse of its Navi GPU during the Computex Event 2019. Since then, NVIDIA remained silent about its Super GPUs. And now, VideoCardz claims to have detailed specs and release details for the company’s latest GeForce RTX Super lineup. They appear to be what you’d expect: improved versions of existing RTX chipsets ready to compete with AMD’s Radeon RX 5000 series.

Publication: The Indian Wire Techquila

NVIDIA RTX SUPER Lineup Detailed, Pricing Outededit

NVIDIA has officially confirmed pricing and SKU availability for its refreshed Turing lineup featuring the SUPER graphics cards we’ve been talking about for ages now. Primed as a way to steal AMD-s Navi release thunder, the new SUPER lineup means previously/released NVIDIA grpahics cards have now hit an EOL-status as soon as their souped/up, SUPER versions are available, come July 2nd.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super 40% Faster than AMD Radeon 5700 XT in Final Fantasy XVedit

AMD had claimed at E3 that the new Navi cards would be 10-15% faster than the competing GeForce offerings, however as the release date draws near, we’re seeing a lot of contradicting benchmarks. We saw the World War Z test where the Radeon 5700 XT was barely faster than the GeForce RTX 2070 despite being an AMD title.

Publication: Techquila

 

US$ 500 Ryzen 9 Beats US$ 2000 Intel i9 Processoredit

At the Computex 2019, AMD unveiled the 3rd Gen Ryzen desktop processors which are based on the “Zen 2” architecture. The newly introduced CPUs are manufactured using 7 nm process which is a world first for desktop-grade processors. The 3rd Gen Ryzen lineup currently consists of five offerings which start from US $ 199 and go all the way up to $ 499

Publication: iGyaan

 

Lenovo will offer custom-built ThinkPad laptops in Indiaedit

Consumers will be able to customise these devices based on parameters like CPU (AMD/Intel), storage (Standard Hard Disks/ High speed SSD), graphics, screen (FHD/ UHD, between touch and non-touch screen) and pre-installed software.

Publication: The Week

Partner in news

Lenovo laptops can now be ‘made to order’edit

The laptops ordered using this unique service will be custom created at Lenovo’s state-of-the-art facility using precision automation technology and will be delivered to customers doorsteps in just over two weeks. The service is a mere three-step process: Select the base model, choose the specifications, upgrades and accessories and get it delivered right to your doorstep. Customization options are available across the following parameters:

CPU – AMD/Intel; Intel CPU customization options – Core i3,i5 ori7

Publication: Financial Express (Chennai Mumbai Delhi Bangalore)

AOPEN 24HC1Q 24-inch Curve Gaming Monitor Review: Affordable High FPS Gaming Monitoredit

As per the ports, the monitor has both HDMI and Display port. There is also a DVI port if you want to use one. The monitor misses out on a VGA port. If you want to use the AMD Radeon Free Sync technology, then you have to use the Display port with a computer that is powered by a select AMD GPU.

Publication: Gizbot

Industry news

Chipmakers face a harsh reality after optimism-fueled rallyedit

Semiconductor stocks have climbed in the first half of 2019, as Wall Street looked past last year’s harsh fourth quarter and bet that the group would see a rebound in key metrics in the second half of this year.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Chipmakers head for best month since 2011edit

Semiconductor companies rallied on Thursday, extending a recent uptrend as investors bet that the Trump administration would avoid escalating its trade war with China when the two countries meet at the Group of 20 summit over the weekend.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Great Deals On Gaming Hardware: RTX 2060, Core i9-9900KF, and moreedit

If you’re looking to build a new PC, or perhaps want to upgrade your PC with new hardware, now’s a good time. We have found some great deals on the internet that you wouldn’t want to miss.

Publication: Techquila

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