AMD specific news
Two-day GameOn concludes (PROACTIVE)edit
The Two-day fourth edition of AMD’s flagship annual gaming tournament, GameOn, was ended here on Sunday. GameOn 2019 saw over 56 teams and 600 individual gamers compete in various esports tournaments.
Publication: UNI
AMD to Release Ryzen 7 3750X Processor?edit
AMD’s latest Product Master guide (since taken down but immortalized in the interweb) has a surprise in store for AMD’s Ryzen 7 desktop CPU lineup. Sandwiched in-between the Ryzen 7 3700X and the Ryzen 7 3800X, a new entry has reared its head, in the form of the Ryzen 7 3750X. The new CPU is specified to keep the same 105 W TDP of its elder sibling Ryzen 7 3800X, instead of keeping the Ryzen 7 3700X’s 65 W TDP.
Publication: Tech Power Up
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 Cores Spotted on Ashes of the Singularity Benchmarkedit
The Ashes of the Singularity benchmarking tool is notorious for revealing info about unreleased CPUs and GPUs. The newest one comes in the form of a 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper part, the 3960X packing 24 cores, and 48 threads. The data was shared by well-known chip detective, TUM_APISAK shortly after another source leaked a memo containing a dozen Threadripper and Renoir parts. Considering that the Ryzen 9 3950X is the top-end consumer part with 16 Cores, the 3950X should be one of the lower-end Threadripper products with 24 Cores.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X a 24-core Chipedit
The range starts with its 3rd generation Ryzen Threadripper “Castle Peak” HEDT processor family, AMD isn’t bothering with 16-core models as the company’s mainstream desktop socket AM4 platform already offers those many cores with the upcoming Ryzen 9 3950X. The lineup will begin with the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X, which is the 24-core/48-thread part. The model number “3950X” is already taken up by the 16-core socket AM4 chip. Confirmation of this came from an “Ashes of the Singularity” screenshot that references an “AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-core Processor.”
Publication: Tech Power Up
AMD brand mentions
Best Gaming PC Build Under Rs. 30,000 for 1080p: Updated October 2019edit
AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB- Memory 4GB GDDR5Boost Clock 1255MHz; Cores 2048; Mem. Clock 7Gbps; Bus Width 256-bit; PSU 450W; Dimensions H=40 L=232 W=116 mm; Connectors 1 x 8-pin; Warranty 3 Years. If you don’t want to go with the lower-end Turing card, the Radeon RX 570 4GB is a GPU worth looking at. Although, it may not be available for the same rock bottom prices as before, at 12K INR it’s still very competitive.
Publication: TechQuila
ARCTIC Launches the Freezer 50 TR ARGB CPU Cooler for Ryzen Threadripperedit
ARCTIC, a leading manufacturer of low-noise PC coolers and components, today launched the latest in its well-respected Freezer series of CPU coolers, the Freezer 50 TR. An extremely powerful cooler for AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors, the ARCTIC Freezer 50 TR is a dual tower CPU cooler with eight heatpipes and two ARCTIC P-fans (for optimal airflow in push-pull configuration). As the first cooler of the Freezer family that comes equipped with Addressable RGB, it combines high performance with striking design.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Competition in news
10nm Intel Xe Graphics Cards for Gaming Coming in Mid-2020, 7nm GPUs Fabbed in India Slated for 2021edit
It won’t be long before Intel’s Xe graphics cards become a reality. As per industry insiders, team blue is aiming for a mid-2020 launch date for its Xe discrete graphics cards. These GPUs will be built atop Intel’s 10nm process and will be aimed towards gamers as well as professionals.It is expected to be a twin-pronged attack on NVIDIA’s shares in the gaming and Data Center market. Intel is planning to combine it’s 10nm Ice Lake CPU cores and the Xe GPU into a compelling professional processor, armed with the strong points of both the worlds.
Publication: TechQuila
Lenovo Legion Y740: Ahead of the competition and up-to-dateedit
The Lenovo’s new Legion Y740 belongs to a generation of gaining notebooks that are shedding the traditional bulky designs. Its slim and flat metallic design feels premium and sturdy. At 2.2kg, it’s quite light for a gaming notebook. It runs on Intel’s 9th gen six core i7-9750H processor, which is faster than the 8th gen Core i7 chipsets used in the predecessor. It is also Lenovo’s first gaming notebook to use Nvidia’s RTX series graphics. The model we reviewed ran on the mid-level RTX 2060, which is 15% faster than GTX1070 GPUs.
Publication: Mint
Intel says it will share pay dataedit
Intel Corp. says it will publicly release employee pay data, broken down by race and gender later this year. For the first time, every company with more than 100 employees is required to report the same to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but the agency keeps the filings private, unless a company voluntarily discloses it.
Publication: Business Standard
Best Gaming PC Build Under Rs. 30,000 for 1080p: Updated October 2019edit
AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB- Memory 4GB GDDR5Boost Clock 1255MHz; Cores 2048; Mem. Clock 7Gbps; Bus Width 256-bit; PSU 450W; Dimensions H=40 L=232 W=116 mm; Connectors 1 x 8-pin; Warranty 3 Years. If you don’t want to go with the lower-end Turing card, the Radeon RX 570 4GB is a GPU worth looking at. Although, it may not be available for the same rock bottom prices as before, at 12K INR it’s still very competitive.
Publication: TechQuila
Partner in news
Biostar Announces the Racing X570GTA Motherboardedit
BIOSTAR, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, is proud to launch a new addition to its 4th generation of RACING motherboards with the powerful yet humble BIOSTAR RACING X570GTA. Built with designers and content creators in mind, the RACING X570GTA combines a set of onboard features to ensure that quality content can be produced with a system that users can rely on.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Lenovo Legion Y740: Ahead of the competition and up-to-dateedit
The Lenovo’s new Legion Y740 belongs to a generation of gaining notebooks that are shedding the traditional bulky designs. Its slim and flat metallic design feels premium and sturdy. At 2.2kg, it’s quite light for a gaming notebook. It runs on Intel’s 9th gen six core i7-9750H processor, which is faster than the 8th gen Core i7 chipsets used in the predecessor. It is also Lenovo’s first gaming notebook to use Nvidia’s RTX series graphics. The model we reviewed ran on the mid-level RTX 2060, which is 15% faster than GTX1070 GPUs.
Publication: Mint
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo review: A productivity powerhouseedit
Innovation is a beautiful thing. With laptops, it has taken us from big, bulky monsters to graceful-looking thin and light machines, exemplified in the Asus Zenbook series. However, in 2019, Asus has given their own lineup the thick treatment with the Pro Duo; a laptop tipped heavily towards productivity, with not one, but two displays.
Publication: Deccan Herald
Best Gaming PC Build Under Rs. 30,000 for 1080p: Updated October 2019edit
AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB- Memory 4GB GDDR5Boost Clock 1255MHz; Cores 2048; Mem. Clock 7Gbps; Bus Width 256-bit; PSU 450W; Dimensions H=40 L=232 W=116 mm; Connectors 1 x 8-pin; Warranty 3 Years. If you don’t want to go with the lower-end Turing card, the Radeon RX 570 4GB is a GPU worth looking at. Although, it may not be available for the same rock bottom prices as before, at 12K INR it’s still very competitive.
Publication: TechQuila
ARCTIC Launches the Freezer 50 TR ARGB CPU Cooler for Ryzen Threadripperedit
ARCTIC, a leading manufacturer of low-noise PC coolers and components, today launched the latest in its well-respected Freezer series of CPU coolers, the Freezer 50 TR. An extremely powerful cooler for AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors, the ARCTIC Freezer 50 TR is a dual tower CPU cooler with eight heatpipes and two ARCTIC P-fans (for optimal airflow in push-pull configuration). As the first cooler of the Freezer family that comes equipped with Addressable RGB, it combines high performance with striking design.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Industry news
India’s on a digital sprint that is leaving millions behindedit
India has more than 630 million internet subscribers. But for every Indian who has access to the internet, there is at least one who does not and that person is most likely living in a rural area. There is an exuberance around India’s digital story. The country is home to the world’s second-largest internet user base, consisting of more than 630 million subscribers. That is more than the total population of the US, the United Kingdom, Russia and South Africa put together.
Publication: BBC India
Chipmaker TSMC boosts capex by up to $5 bln, sees Q4 sales jump on smartphonesedit
Apple Inc supplier TSMC raised its 2019 capital spending plan by up to $5 billion on Thursday and forecast a nearly 10% rise in fourth-quarter revenue on strong demand for faster mobile chips and new high-end smartphones. The bullish forecast by the world’s top contract chipmaker should ease investor fears of a global tech slowdown, as the world economic growth outlook has dimmed largely due to a 15-month trade war between the United States and China.
Publication: ET Telecom
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