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AMD signs Google and Twitter for EPYC data center chips (Proactive)edit
Last year, AMD marked the return to servers with the launch of 1st generation Epyc 7001 series CPUs. They offered similar or better performance against their competing Xeon products which gave us a taste of what was to come. This time with their 2nd gen Epyc Rome parts, the company is once again stepping up their game, ready to leave Intel in the dust.
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AMD launches second generation EPYC – ‘Rome’ (Proactive)edit
Chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday launched the second generation EPYC, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), which the company termed as the world’s “highest” performance x86 processor. The CPU’s – named Rome – performance is nearly double than that offered by its competitor Intel Corp.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
AMD Ryzen 4000 CPU (Zen 3) Design Complete, Launching in 2020, Zen 4 in Developmentedit
AMD launched its 7nm based Epyc Rome processors yesterday, bringing the fight to Intel in the lucrative server and Data Center space. Based on the same Zen 2 microarchitecture as Ryzen 3000, these monsters come with up to 64 cores, a massive 256MB L3 cache and a TDP of just 225W. Other than classified price-cuts, Intel seems all out of options and from the looks of it, the Zen onslaught will continue for the time being.
Publication: Techquila
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The Best Gaming Monitor for PC [Updated August 2019]edit
Choosing a gaming monitor to suit your needs can be hard in today’s worlds with numerous features and gimmicks. Choosing between a higher resolution vs. a better refresh rate can be quite confusing. So we have compiled a guide along with some of our best recommendations to help you find the best monitor for your desk. The Acer Nitro VG271U offers a 1440p TN panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and motion-blur reduction technology. It also comes with AMD FreeSync technology to reduce screen-tearing and is rated at 400 nits brightness.
Publication: Techquila
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PC Requirements Of WRC 8 Has Officially Revealededit
Bigben and Kylotonn Games have announced the official PC requirements for WRC 8. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i3-540 or an AMD Phenom II X4 940 with 4GB of RAM. Moreover, the game will only support DX11. The minimum and recommended requirements of the eighth installment of the well-known delivery of realistic driving simulation of the World Rally Championship, better known as WRC 8, have been published on Steam.
Publication: Indian Noob
Intel Pulls The Plug On Omni-Path Networking Fabric Architectureedit
Intel’s battle to gain ground in the high-performance computing (HPC) market isn’t going so well. The Omni-Path Architecture it had pinned its hopes on has been scrapped after one generation.
An Intel spokesman confirmed to me that the company will no longer offer Intel OmniPath Architecture 200 (OPA200) products to customers, but it will continue to encourage customers, OEMs, and partners to use OPA100 in new designs.
Publication: Communications Today
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The Best Gaming Monitor for PC [Updated August 2019]edit
Choosing a gaming monitor to suit your needs can be hard in today’s worlds with numerous features and gimmicks. Choosing between a higher resolution vs. a better refresh rate can be quite confusing. So we have compiled a guide along with some of our best recommendations to help you find the best monitor for your desk. The Acer Nitro VG271U offers a 1440p TN panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and motion-blur reduction technology. It also comes with AMD FreeSync technology to reduce screen-tearing and is rated at 400 nits brightness.
Publication: Techquila
Industry news
TPU Vs GPU Vs CPU: Which Hardware Should You Choose For Deep Learningedit
Deep learning has gained many achievements over the past few years, right from defeating professionals in poker games to autonomous driving. Accomplishing such tasks needs a complex methodology which will result in a complex system. Even now, there are many cases where the researchers are applying a trial-and-error method to build certain models.
Publication: Analytics India
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