August 1, 2019

AMD specific news

New AMD Ryzen 3000 chipset driver will finally let you play Destiny 2 againedit

A few weeks ago when the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X launched, an issue showed up where you couldn’t play Destiny 2 on the new chips. However, those dark days are over, as you can finally play the game again, thanks to a beta driver update.

Publication: NewsR

AMD CEO: Higher End Navi (RX 5800?) GPUs Coming Soon; 7nm Zen 2 Mobile CPUsedit

AMD just announced its Q2 2019 earnings, with a positive outlook in the CPU market courtesy of Ryzen 3000 but luke-warm results in the GPU space. The Ryzen 3000 processors kept the pressure on Intel while the Navi GPUs weren’t quite able to stem the tide of the RTX cards.

Publication: Techquila

AMD admits not all Ryzen 3000 processor cores will hit top speedsedit

The AMD Ryzen 3000 series of processors have been getting a lot of good press recently (we were particularly impressed by the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X), however some particularly tech-savvy users have discovered that not all the cores on the processors hit their advertised boost frequencies – and it’s left many wondering if AMD’s rush to get 7 nanometer chips to market could be to blame.

Publication: NewsR

AMD Reports Second Quarter 2019 Financial Resultsedit

AMD) today announced revenue for the second quarter of 2019 of $1.53 billion, operating income of $59 million, net income of $35 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.03. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income was $111 million, net income was $92 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.08.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

AMD brand mentions

Form and function: The holy grail of computing (Proactive)edit

It looks like they are going to be more specific from here on, triggering innovation. AMD�s Sinha says the chip-maker already has a series of task-specific GPUs, CPUs and APUs in place that are catering to the specific requirements based on the needs of serious content creators, creative professionals to intense gamers, entertainment seekers and entry level users.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Best PC Build Under 80,000 INR for 1080p and 1440p Gaming @ Ultra [Guide: 2019]edit

After covering the lower budget segment a few days ago, we are now moving up to the mid-range for all those users out there who require more oomph. This also provides us with a bit more flexibility and so we are doing a 1080p 75Hz and a 1440p 60Hz build simultaneously.

Publication: Techquila

Possible XFX Radeon RX 5700-series Graphics Card Picturededit

The card could also feature some RGB LED embellishments. At this point it’s not known if XFX has designed its own custom-design PCB for the “Navi 10,” or whether it’s using a reference- or close-to-reference PCB design. AMD’s add-in board partners are expected to launch custom-design RX 5700-series products in August.

Publication: Tech PowerUp

If This is a Real Sony PlayStation 5 For Pre-order, it is More Expensive Than You May Have Imaginededit

The PlayStation 5 is expected to be powered by an AMD Ryzen CPU with eight cores and the new 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture, a next-gen Radeon GPU capable of ray tracing and a high performance solid state drive (SSD) for faster game read performance. The PlayStation 5 will take on Microsoft’s next Xbox, codenamed Anaconda.

Publication: News18

Competition in news

NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super and RTX 2070 Super Chips Come in Three Variants Each. Flashing Possible?edit

While working on GPU-Z support for NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX Super cards, I noticed something curious. Each of the RTX 2060 Super and RTX 2070 Super is listed with three independent device IDs in the driver: 1F06, 1F42, 1F47 for the former and 1E84, 1EC2, 1EC7 for the latter. GeForce RTX 2080 Super on the other hand, like nearly every other NVIDIA SKU, uses only a single device ID (1E81).

Publication: Tech PowerUp

Nvidia announces laptops for creators, RTX expands its reach to over 40 applicationsedit

Nvidia has announced 10 new RTX Studio laptops and professional-grade workstations are coming from major OEMs. The latest designs come from the likes of Dell, HP, Lenovo and BOXX which raises the number of RTX studio models to 27.

Publication: PC Mag

NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super and RTX 2070 Super Chips Come in Three Variants Each. Flashing Possible?edit

While working on GPU-Z support for NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX Super cards, I noticed something curious. Each of the RTX 2060 Super and RTX 2070 Super is listed with three independent device IDs in the driver: 1F06, 1F42, 1F47 for the former and 1E84, 1EC2, 1EC7 for the latter. GeForce RTX 2080 Super on the other hand, like nearly every other NVIDIA SKU, uses only a single device ID (1E81).

Publication: Tech PowerUp

Industry news

Trained fresh IT graduates in demand, non-IT cos to hire more techies: Experis IT Employment Outlookedit

IT hiring intentions in the Indian job market will be stable or the six months to September, according to to the Experis IT Employment Outlook Survey.  The half yearly survey results by Experis, a part of the ManpowerGroup India, show a Net Employment Outlook for IT to be at 53.41% for the months April–September.

Publication: The Economic Times

CSR spend: Industry rues tough love on corporatesedit

As Milton Friedman once said, the power to do good is also power to do harm. The amendments to the Companies Act 2013, with particular reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) norms, bear testimony to this fact. CSR spend by profitable public and private entities was made mandatory in 2014, but those who couldn’t spend simply got away with a humbling explanation in the annual report. But not anymore.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Disclaimer - For AMD Internal Use Only

Browse by Month
Browse by Month