August 23, 2019

AMD specific news

AMD CEO Lisa Su: “CrossFire Isn’t a Significant Focus”edit

AMD CEO Lisa Su at the Hot Chips conference answered some questions from the attending press. One of these regarded AMD’s stance on CrossFire and whether or not it remains a focus for the company. Once the poster child for a scalable consumer graphics future, with AMD even going as far as enabling mixed-GPU support (with debatable merits). Lisa Su came out and said what we all have been seeing happening in the background: “To be honest, the software is going faster than the hardware, I would say that CrossFire isn’t a significant focus”.

Tech Powerup

AMD Silently Pushes Out Radeon Software Adrenalin 19.8.1 WHQL Driversedit

AMD late-Tuesday silently posted a WHQL-signed version of Radeon Software Adrenalin 19.8.1 drivers that it originally released as a Beta on August 12. The new 19.8.1 WHQL drivers, released on 20th August, are the first proper WHQL drivers since AMD’s Radeon RX 5700-series launch.

Tech Powerup

AMD brand mentions

New Chinese GPU as fast as Nvidia GTX 1080 is allegedly being developededit

When we think of gaming graphics cards, it’s either AMD Radeon or Nvidia GeForce that comes to our mind. This might not be the case for long as a Chinese GPU company by the name Changsha Jingjia Microelectronics is allegedly building a GTX 1080-level graphics chip dubbed JM9271.

Techquila

HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 3000 APUs (Picasso) Coming Soonedit

Over the past few years, the mobile CPU market has been stagnating thanks to repeated refreshes of Intel’s Skylake core architecture. Whiskey Lake and its predecessor and successor were more or less identical. However, this year is more exciting for enthusiasts as Intel launched the 10nm Ice Lake chips and guess what? After Asus, HP is also planning to offer AMD’s Ryzen 3000 APUs in its Pavilion gaming laptops. So what does this mean? Cheaper gaming laptops with pretty much the same level of performance as the Intel parts.

Techquila

ADATA introduces XPG SPECTRIX S40G RGB gaming SSDedit

ADATA Technology has announced that launch of the XPG SPECTRIX S40G RGB gaming SSD. With sustained read/write speeds of up to 3500/3000MB per second, customizable RGB lighting, and a slew of performance enhancing features, the XPG SPECTRIX S40G is a no brainer for those seeking amazing performance and exceptional reliability. The S40G supports the NVMe standard and utilizes the high-speed PCIe Gen3x4 interface to create a dynamic experience for users.

VAR India

Buying Guide – Avail Up To Rs. 30,000 Discount On Best Gaming Laptops On Amazonedit

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor, 2.1 GHz Base processor speed (up to 3.7 GHz Max Boost Speed) Memory & Storage : 8GB DDR4 RAM with AMD RADEON RX560X GDDR5 4GB Graphics | Storage : 1TB 5400RPM 2.5′ HDD

Gizbot

Four entry-level productivity and entertainment laptopsedit

If you’re looking to buy a new laptop for basic computing tasks, such as editing spreadsheets, composing documents, and watching videos, you needn’t shell out an arm and a leg. You can settle for a model that costs under Rs 40,000 or even Rs 30,000 and get enough bang for your buck.

Digit

Competition in news

New Chinese GPU as fast as Nvidia GTX 1080 is allegedly being developededit

When we think of gaming graphics cards, it’s either AMD Radeon or Nvidia GeForce that comes to our mind. This might not be the case for long as a Chinese GPU company by the name Changsha Jingjia Microelectronics is allegedly building a GTX 1080-level graphics chip dubbed JM9271.

Techquila

ADATA introduces XPG SPECTRIX S40G RGB gaming SSDedit

ADATA Technology has announced that launch of the XPG SPECTRIX S40G RGB gaming SSD. With sustained read/write speeds of up to 3500/3000MB per second, customizable RGB lighting, and a slew of performance enhancing features, the XPG SPECTRIX S40G is a no brainer for those seeking amazing performance and exceptional reliability. The S40G supports the NVMe standard and utilizes the high-speed PCIe Gen3x4 interface to create a dynamic experience for users.

VAR India

Buying Guide – Avail Up To Rs. 30,000 Discount On Best Gaming Laptops On Amazonedit

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor, 2.1 GHz Base processor speed (up to 3.7 GHz Max Boost Speed) Memory & Storage : 8GB DDR4 RAM with AMD RADEON RX560X GDDR5 4GB Graphics | Storage : 1TB 5400RPM 2.5′ HDD

Gizbot

Four entry-level productivity and entertainment laptopsedit

If you’re looking to buy a new laptop for basic computing tasks, such as editing spreadsheets, composing documents, and watching videos, you needn’t shell out an arm and a leg. You can settle for a model that costs under Rs 40,000 or even Rs 30,000 and get enough bang for your buck.

Digit

Partner in news

HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 3000 APUs (Picasso) Coming Soonedit

Over the past few years, the mobile CPU market has been stagnating thanks to repeated refreshes of Intel’s Skylake core architecture. Whiskey Lake and its predecessor and successor were more or less identical. However, this year is more exciting for enthusiasts as Intel launched the 10nm Ice Lake chips and guess what? After Asus, HP is also planning to offer AMD’s Ryzen 3000 APUs in its Pavilion gaming laptops. So what does this mean? Cheaper gaming laptops with pretty much the same level of performance as the Intel parts.

Techquila

Four entry-level productivity and entertainment laptopsedit

If you’re looking to buy a new laptop for basic computing tasks, such as editing spreadsheets, composing documents, and watching videos, you needn’t shell out an arm and a leg. You can settle for a model that costs under Rs 40,000 or even Rs 30,000 and get enough bang for your buck.

Digit

Industry news

Semiconductor Industry Leads in Artificial Intelligence Adoption: Accenture Reportedit

The semiconductor industry is the most bullish about adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and understanding the significant impact it will have on their industry, according to Accenture Semiconductor Technology Vision 2019, the annual report from Accenture that predicts key technology trends likely to redefine business over the next three years.

CIOL

Amazon, Microsoft may be putting world at risk of killer AI, says reportedit

Amazon, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies that could spearhead a global AI arms race, according to a report that surveyed major players from the sector about their stance on lethal autonomous weapons.

Livemint, The Economic Times, Business Standard

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