AMD specific news
AMD To Continue Offering Reference Design for RX 5700, RX 5700 XTedit
With the introduction of AMD’s AIB partners’ custom designs for the Navi-based RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards, rumors (ie, reports) started to float around of AMD’s discontinuation of their reference designs. However, AMD’s own Scott Herkelman confirmed via Twitter that the company isn’t transitioning its reference designs to an EOL (End of Life) status, and that they will continue to be offered in the traditional venues.
Publication: Tech PowerUp
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT gets hot – but it’s supposed toedit
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has been out for about a month now, and while it’s delivering some great 1440p gaming experiences, the graphics card has a tendency to pump out some noticeably high temperatures.
Publication: NewsR
AMD Working on an “Nvidia Killer” Graphics Card?edit
AMD looks to be preparing to take the fight to Nvidia in the high-end market with something they seem to call “The Nvidia- Killer” and with a name like that, there’s no pressure on them to succeed. Right? This leak comes from RedGamingTech who also leaked the Radeon VII and the release dates for the Ryzen 3000 Series so they seem to have an actual source on the inside. According to them, there are two GPUs that AMD is going to release next year. The Navi 21 and the Navi 23.
Publication: Gaming Monk
Codemasters Integrates AMD’s New Image Sharpening Technology in F1 2019edit
Today, gamers racing around the winding tracks in Codemasters’ F1 2019 can now enjoy unparalleled visual fidelity thanks to a new software patch integrating support for AMD’s new Contrast-Adaptive Sharpening (CAS) technology.
Publication: NCN Online
AMD Navi 23 could be an ‘Nvidia killer’ graphics card that launches in 2020edit
While AMD has been having a lot of success fighting Nvidia when it comes to mid-range graphics cards, a new rumor suggests that the company is working on two upcoming GPUs – Navi 21 and Navi 23 – which could be high-end cards that will take on the likes of Nvidia’s flagship RTX 2080 Ti.
Publication: NewsR
Caseking Is Now Selling Binned Ryzen 3000-Series Matisse CPUsedit
AMD has done an excellent job of binning its Ryzen 3000-series, codenamed Matisse, parts to a point where there is little to no headroom left for manual overclocking. This has paved the way for companies, such as Silicon Lottery to sell overclocked Matisse chips for consumers that aren’t fond of playing the silicon lottery. Caseking is the latest retailer to jump on the trend.
Publication: UC News
AMD brand mentions
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU BUY A GRAPHICS CARDedit
All Nvidia GTX and RTX cards support G-Sync Ultimate, and all AMD Radeon cards RX 400 or later support FreeSync adaptive refresh technology. These sync with your monitor to reduce artifacts caused by a mismatch between screen refresh rate and frame rate.
Publication: The Asian Age (Delhi) The Asian Age (Mumbai)
Competition in news
The Gaming Renaissanceedit
There’s been a renaissance in gaming over the last decade nr so, says Lewis Ward, an analyst at market research firm IDC, The creative success of gaming companies is partly driven by cost-efficient tech components. We take a look.
Publication: The Morning Standard
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU BUY A GRAPHICS CARDedit
All Nvidia GTX and RTX cards support G-Sync Ultimate, and all AMD Radeon cards RX 400 or later support FreeSync adaptive refresh technology. These sync with your monitor to reduce artifacts caused by a mismatch between screen refresh rate and frame rate.
Publication: The Asian Age (Delhi) The Asian Age (Mumbai)
Gadgets Are Boring, but Video Games Are Weirder Than Everedit
There’s been a huge push into cloud-based games from Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Nvidia Corp. that can be streamed over the internet. A rash of semi-modernized retro game consoles are going on sale. Samsung Electronics Co., HTC Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., Sony and Facebook are investing heavily in virtual reality.
Publication: Bloomberg Quint
Researchers find security flaws in 40+ drivers from 20 vendors: Reportedit
Security researchers from Eclypsium have found common design flaws in more than 40 kernel drivers from 20 different hardware vendors. During a talk at the DEF CON 27 security conference in Las Vegas, researchers detailed these common design flaws.
Publication: BGR.in
Partner in news
Game Mode: ON!edit
When the smartphone wave swept the country about half a decade ago, conversations were mainly around camera performance, battery life, aesthetic design and chipset performance. It took a while for brands to take cognizance of a very important market, that took their job very seriously. Fun was becoming work for a new bunch of millennials who were spending ridiculous amounts of time on gaming.
Publication: India Tech Online
Industry news
Enhancement in AI is need of an hour: Studyedit
Washington D.C: A pair of researchers concluded in an analysis that Artificial Intelligence engineers should enlist ideas from a broad range of social science disciplines in order to reduce the potential harm of their creations and to better serve society as a whole.
Publication: ET CIO
Gadgets Are Boring, but Video Games Are Weirder Than Everedit
There’s been a huge push into cloud-based games from Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Nvidia Corp. that can be streamed over the internet. A rash of semi-modernized retro game consoles are going on sale. Samsung Electronics Co., HTC Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., Sony and Facebook are investing heavily in virtual reality.
Publication: Bloomberg Quint
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