AMD specific news
AMD Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT Packaging Leaked by Chinese Retaileredit
AMD unveiled its much anticipated Navi GPUs at Computex this year. The company launched three cards in the series, Radeon RX 5700, Radeon RX 5700 XT and a special RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition. These cards, manufactured on the 7nm process node, will hit the market on 7th July.
Publication: Techquila
AMD Navi 14 GPUs Spotted in Navi Kernel, Low-End RDNA Coming Soonedit
We have already shared some basic details about the Navi 14 GPU with you all last month. These are going to be lower-end parts built on the RDNA 1.0 architecture and succeed the Radeon RX 570X, RX 560X and so on. They will precede Navi 20, otherwise known as “Big Navi”, which will also power the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Scarlett consoles next year.
Publication: Techquila
Various Reference Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics Cards Picturededit
AMD reference-design Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 graphics cards will launch on the 7th of July, and the company’s various add-in-board (AIB) partners are ready with their inventories. VideoCardz scored pictures from various such board partners. As for the cards themselves, all of these are based on the AMD reference-design. The RX 5700 reference-design is in mass-production, contrary to older reports. All these packages appear to indicate reference clock speeds. In select markets, all of these packages include the Xbox Game Pass for PC, which gives you a 3-month access to vast library of full game titles from Microsoft.
Publication: Tech PowerUp
AMD brand mentions
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Continues to Destroy the Intel Core i9-9900K, This Time in 3DMarkedit
AMD’s Ryzen 7 3700X is quite literally rendering the Intel Core i9-9900K obsolete. You’ve got a $329 processor performing the same as a $484 chip, so it’s a no-brainer that going for the former is no-doubt the right choice. Today, we have the 3DMark scores which once again favor the octa-core Zen 2 CPU, and result in another humiliating defeat for the i9-9900K. Although this is a combined CPU-GPU test where the CPU is mainly leveraged for physics, it’s still a good indicator of the gaming performance.
Publication: Techquila
How companies are ensuring their employees are gender, LGBT-sensitive and unbiased (Proactive)edit
To deal with issues specifically related to sexuality issues AMD India Private Limited have gone one step ahead. “We run a number of Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s) to drive inclusivity we started AMD Pride & AMD Ally which promotes a positive and inclusive environment for the entire workforce, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, through education, networking, and workplace collaboration,” said Fathima Farouk, HR Head at AMD India Private Limited.
Publication: The New Indian Express – Edex
Microsoft working on ‘super-cheap’ Xbox to rival Google Stadia; could be priced below Rs 5,000: Reportedit
Announced at E3 2019, Scarlett will come with an AMD chip powering it. Being the next generation Xbox project Scarlett was always going to be quite powerful, but it appears it also has all the fancy buzzwords to help it stand tall against Sony’s upcoming offering, the PlayStation 5.
Publication: Times Now News
Bitspower Intros 15mm-thick Full-Coverage Water Block for Radeon VIIedit
Bitspower formally launched its Brizo BR-VGRVIIRD full-coverage water block for the AMD Radeon VII graphics card. The block combines a nickel-plated copper primary material with a clear acrylic top that has brushed metal embellishment with laser-etched Bitspower and Radeon VII logos. The top has a factory-fitted addressable-RGB LED setup that plugs in direct to a 3-pin aRGB header.
Publication: Tech PowerUp
AOC Unveils Two New Agon Gaming Monitors with 240Hz Refresh and 0.5ms Responseedit
Today AOC, a worldwide leader in monitor display technology, announced two new exciting gaming monitors that it has added to its AGON line of professional gaming monitors. The new 27-inch AG271FZ2 and the 24.5-inch AG251FZ2 are both LCD monitors with AMD FreeSync technology featuring 240Hz refresh rate and a 0.5 ms response time. The new AGON AG251FZ2 and AG271FZ2 gaming monitors are available for pre-order on Amazon now.
Publication: Tech PowerUp
Is the RX 5700XT really 40 percent slower than the 2070 Super?edit
Reviews for the 2070 and 2060 Super have started arriving. It’s safe to say that these are some of Nvidia’s most competitive enthusiast parts since Maxwell. The 2070 Super offers RTX 2080 level performance at a sub-$500 price-point, while the 2060 Super one-ups the RTX 2070 at a substantial discount.
Publication: Techquila
18 Core Intel Cascade Lake-X CPU Spotted, Beats 32 Core AMD Threadripper 2990WX in SiSoftedit
Intel’s CPUs have been struggling against AMD’s Zen 2 onslaught lately, especially on the multi-threaded front, where the Ryzen chips have a major advantage. The Ryzen 5 3600 in the mid-range space and the Ryzen 9 3950X in the enthusiast segment have been responsible for most of the damage, offering the kind of performance never seen before in the consumer CPU market, at an unbeatable price.
Publication: Techquila
Competition in news
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super Review: 4K Gaming for US$400/INR 35Kedit
NVIDIA’s Super announcement was no surprise. Ever since the teaser was released last month, speculations about a Turing refresh have been running rampant. It finally confirmed them, and as I’m sure you’ve already heard, the Super cards really are Super-b.
Publication: Techquila
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Continues to Destroy the Intel Core i9-9900K, This Time in 3DMarkedit
AMD’s Ryzen 7 3700X is quite literally rendering the Intel Core i9-9900K obsolete. You’ve got a $329 processor performing the same as a $484 chip, so it’s a no-brainer that going for the former is no-doubt the right choice. Today, we have the 3DMark scores which once again favor the octa-core Zen 2 CPU, and result in another humiliating defeat for the i9-9900K. Although this is a combined CPU-GPU test where the CPU is mainly leveraged for physics, it’s still a good indicator of the gaming performance.
Publication: Techquila
NVIDIA RTX SUPER GRAPHICS CARDS GET INDIAN PRICINGedit
Nvidia’s partner brands – namely Zotac, Asus and Gigabyte – have revealed their own GeForce RTX Super graphics cards. According to Gadgets 360, these GeForce RTX Super GPUs are expected to hit store shelves on July 9.
Publication: IGN India
Is the RX 5700XT really 40 percent slower than the 2070 Super?edit
Reviews for the 2070 and 2060 Super have started arriving. It’s safe to say that these are some of Nvidia’s most competitive enthusiast parts since Maxwell. The 2070 Super offers RTX 2080 level performance at a sub-$500 price-point, while the 2060 Super one-ups the RTX 2070 at a substantial discount.
Publication: Techquila
18 Core Intel Cascade Lake-X CPU Spotted, Beats 32 Core AMD Threadripper 2990WX in SiSoftedit
Intel’s CPUs have been struggling against AMD’s Zen 2 onslaught lately, especially on the multi-threaded front, where the Ryzen chips have a major advantage. The Ryzen 5 3600 in the mid-range space and the Ryzen 9 3950X in the enthusiast segment have been responsible for most of the damage, offering the kind of performance never seen before in the consumer CPU market, at an unbeatable price.
Publication: Techquila
Industry news
IoT, AI to Create 2.8 Million Jobs in India in 10 Years: BIF Reportedit
Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based applications will create over 28 lakh jobs in rural India over a period of 8 to 10 years with an annual value of Rs 60,000 crore, a study by Broadband India Forum (BIF) has shown. Out of the 28 lakh jobs, at least 21 lakh jobs will be created for the agriculture sector and the other 7 lakh jobs in the rural healthcare sector, said the study done by BIF in consultation with the Electronics Skill Council of India, the Agriculture Skill Council and the Healthcare Sector Skill Council.
Publication: News18
How companies are ensuring their employees are gender, LGBT-sensitive and unbiased (Proactive)edit
To deal with issues specifically related to sexuality issues AMD India Private Limited have gone one step ahead. “We run a number of Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s) to drive inclusivity we started AMD Pride & AMD Ally which promotes a positive and inclusive environment for the entire workforce, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, through education, networking, and workplace collaboration,” said Fathima Farouk, HR Head at AMD India Private Limited.
Publication: The New Indian Express – Edex
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