AMD specific news
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 to Lack SMT, Takes on Core i5-9400edit
As AMD’s Ryzen 5 3500 processor is inching closer to launch, we learn more possible specifications of the chip AMD is designing to take on Intel’s popular Core i5-9400/9400F processor. Late July, we learned that the chip will be a 6-core model, breaking away from convention set by past generations, of the x500 Ryzen SKU being 4-core/8-thread. Thai PC enthusiast TUM_APISAK, who has a fairly high hit-rate on unreleased products, predicts that the 3500 will be six-core, but lack SMT (it will be 6-core/6-thread).
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin 19.8.2 Betaedit
AMD Monday posted the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition. Version 19.8.2 beta comes with optimization for the week’s big AAA launch, “Control,” with up to 10 percent higher frame-rates compared to the older 19.8.1 drivers. The new drivers also include optimization for the interactive novel “Man of Medan.” The drivers add HDCP 2.3 support for Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards.
The True Advantage of AMD’s Next-Gen Chips Isn’t Power, It’s Platforms | Digital Trendsedit
There’s plenty of reason for AMD to be proud of the raw power in its new chips, especially its new 16-core gaming processor. But that’s only a part of the story coming out of AMD’s E3 announcements. When answering the question of why AMD really needed a new gaming chip architecture, it was all about cross-platform functionality. As it turns out, AMD just might be better set up to power games across vastly different platforms in this new era of gaming than either Intel or Nvidia.
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Asus’ ROG Crosshair VIII Impact X570 sets a new record: RAM overclocked to 5856MHz on Ryzen 3000 series CPUedit
This bodes well for Asus as it shows the high quality of the X570 Impact as well as the excellent memory support it has to offer. We do not expect this to 24×7 stable overclock, not even close, but it does show that 3600MHz+ frequencies are gettable. In terms of performance, according to AMD themselves, Ryzen performs best at 3600/3733MHz so you shouldn’t expect too much of a performance uplift.
MacBook Pro 2019 vs Asus ZenBook Pro Duo – which is the best pro laptop?edit
In many ways, the MacBook Pro 2019 and the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo are very similar devices. They are both packed with cutting-edge components that make them ideal laptops of creative professionals, which also means they’re both pretty expensive as well.
Best Gaming PC Build Under Rs. 90,000 in India (August 2019)edit
Looking to build a Gaming PC for 1440p or 4K gaming but are slightly short of the 1 lac (100K) mark? Fret not, we’ve got you covered. With a budget of Rs. 90K, it’s important to not go all out on a specific component and instead choose the ones that complement each other to get the best performance out of your rig. We have refined this build to focus on high-end 1440p and 4K gaming.
Intel pats AMD on the back for ‘closing the gap’ but says its CPUs are still best for gamingedit
The best gaming laptop performers of 2019edit
AMD and Nvidia are (still) fighting it out for gaming dominance on the desktop, with new products such as the Nvidia RTX Super line and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 series, as well as in laptops. Right now, the landscape can be confusing, but generally the best gaming laptops are running Nvidia’s RTX graphics, which first came to desktop PCs in late 2018, and to laptops in January 2019.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500 to Lack SMT, Takes on Core i5-9400edit
As AMD’s Ryzen 5 3500 processor is inching closer to launch, we learn more possible specifications of the chip AMD is designing to take on Intel’s popular Core i5-9400/9400F processor. Late July, we learned that the chip will be a 6-core model, breaking away from convention set by past generations, of the x500 Ryzen SKU being 4-core/8-thread. Thai PC enthusiast TUM_APISAK, who has a fairly high hit-rate on unreleased products, predicts that the 3500 will be six-core, but lack SMT (it will be 6-core/6-thread).
Asus ROG Zephyrus M GU502 Reviewedit
Asus’s ROG division is actively pushing gaming laptops in different design and specs to give gamers a range of laptops to choose from. Recently I got Asus ROG Zephyrus M GU502 to test that packs 9th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti, 16GB DDR4 RAM and M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 512GB SSD storage. I used this laptop to play some of the high-end games for around a week. Based on my experience, here is Asus ROG Zephyrus M GU502 review.
MacBook Pro 2019 vs Asus ZenBook Pro Duo – which is the best pro laptop?edit
In many ways, the MacBook Pro 2019 and the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo are very similar devices. They are both packed with cutting-edge components that make them ideal laptops of creative professionals, which also means they’re both pretty expensive as well.
Best Gaming PC Build Under Rs. 90,000 in India (August 2019)edit
Looking to build a Gaming PC for 1440p or 4K gaming but are slightly short of the 1 lac (100K) mark? Fret not, we’ve got you covered. With a budget of Rs. 90K, it’s important to not go all out on a specific component and instead choose the ones that complement each other to get the best performance out of your rig. We have refined this build to focus on high-end 1440p and 4K gaming.
Intel pats AMD on the back for ‘closing the gap’ but says its CPUs are still best for gamingedit
The best gaming laptop performers of 2019edit
AMD and Nvidia are (still) fighting it out for gaming dominance on the desktop, with new products such as the Nvidia RTX Super line and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 series, as well as in laptops. Right now, the landscape can be confusing, but generally the best gaming laptops are running Nvidia’s RTX graphics, which first came to desktop PCs in late 2018, and to laptops in January 2019.
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Asus’ ROG Crosshair VIII Impact X570 sets a new record: RAM overclocked to 5856MHz on Ryzen 3000 series CPUedit
This bodes well for Asus as it shows the high quality of the X570 Impact as well as the excellent memory support it has to offer. We do not expect this to 24×7 stable overclock, not even close, but it does show that 3600MHz+ frequencies are gettable. In terms of performance, according to AMD themselves, Ryzen performs best at 3600/3733MHz so you shouldn’t expect too much of a performance uplift.
Asus ROG Zephyrus M GU502 Reviewedit
Asus’s ROG division is actively pushing gaming laptops in different design and specs to give gamers a range of laptops to choose from. Recently I got Asus ROG Zephyrus M GU502 to test that packs 9th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti, 16GB DDR4 RAM and M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 512GB SSD storage. I used this laptop to play some of the high-end games for around a week. Based on my experience, here is Asus ROG Zephyrus M GU502 review.
Industry news
Online hiring dips 5% in first halfedit
The job market is showing signs of a slowdown engulfing sectors such as automotive, agro-based industries, consumer goods and fastmoving consumer goods, according to the latest half-yearly analysis of Monster Employment Index. The latest report of the index, shared exclusively with ET, shows a 5% decline in online hiring across 27 sectors in India in the first half of 2019 compared to that in the previous six months.
The best gaming laptop performers of 2019edit
AMD and Nvidia are (still) fighting it out for gaming dominance on the desktop, with new products such as the Nvidia RTX Super line and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 series, as well as in laptops. Right now, the landscape can be confusing, but generally the best gaming laptops are running Nvidia’s RTX graphics, which first came to desktop PCs in late 2018, and to laptops in January 2019.
Analyst Warns of Existential Threat to Chip Industryedit
Semiconductor companies would face an “existential threat” if the political instability in Hong Kong spreads and results in a similar crackdown in the key market of Taiwan, says Semiconductor Advisors President Robert Maire. He spoke to Paul Allen & Shery Ahn on Bloomberg’s “Daybreak Asia.”
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