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AMD Launches World’s First 7nm Professional PC Workstation Graphics Card for 3D Designers, Architects and Engineers (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD announced the AMD Radeon™ Pro W5700, the world’s first 7nm professional PC workstation graphics card. It delivers new levels of performance and advanced features that enable 3D designers, architects and engineers to visualize, review and interact with their designs in real time, dramatically accelerating decision-making processes and product development cycles.
Publication: CellIT
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G (PROACTIVE)edit
The AMD Ryzen 53400G has a decent improvement in the general computing space but when it comes to gaming, it’s quite the performer. You’d only need a discrete graphics card if you’re playing a current gen AAA-title. Aside from that, this little APU should provide passable framerates for most casual games running at 720p and 1080p and even 1440p for some titles.
Publication: Digit
AMD Radeon RX 5500 (OEM) Tested, Almost As Fast as RX 580edit
German publication Heise.de got its hands on a Radeon RX 5500 (OEM) graphics card and put it through their test bench. The numbers yielded show exactly what caused NVIDIA to refresh its entry-level with the GeForce GTX 1650 Super and the GTX 1660 Super. The RX 5500, in Heise’s testing was found matching the previous-generation RX 580, and NVIDIA’s current-gen GTX 1660 (non-Super). When compared to factory-overclocked RX 580 NITRO+ and GTX 1660 OC, the RX 5500 yielded similar 3DMark Firestrike performance, with 12,111 points, compared to 12,744 points of the RX 580 NITRO+, and 12,525 points of the GTX 1660 OC.
Publication: Tech Power Up
AMD Admits “Stars” in Ryzen Master Don’t Correspond to CPPC2 Preferred Coresedit
AMD in a blog post earlier today explained that there is no 1:1 correlation between the “best core” grading system displayed in Ryzen Master, and the “preferred cores” addressed by the Windows 10 Scheduler using CPPC2 (Collaborative Power and Performance Control 2). Deployed through BIOS and AMD chipset drivers, CPPC2 forms a middleware between OS and processor, communicating the system’s performance demands at a high frequency of 1 ms (Microsoft’s default speed for reporting performance states to processors is 15 ms). Ryzen Master, on the other hand, has had the ability to reveal the “best” cores in a Ryzen processor by ranking them across the package, on a CCD (die), and within a CCX.
Publication: Tech Power Up
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Colorful Announces the CVN X570M Gaming Pro Micro-ATX Motherboardedit
The CVN X570M GAMING Pro is ready for the future with support for AMD’s new 7 nm processor based on their Zen 2 architecture while still supporting both 2nd-gen and 3rd-gen Ryzen products. This allows upgraders an easy path to step into modern hardware without spending more. Making its debut is PCIe 4.0 on this motherboard giving it extra bandwidth for high-speed connections with devices. The motherboard also comes rich with USB connectivity including USB 3.1 Gen 2.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Lenovo launches 10th Gen Intel-powered ThinkBook 14 and 15 in Indiaedit
The new ThinkBook 14 and 15 offer up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7 six-core processors paired with up to 24GB of 2667MHz RAM. The new notebooks support dual-drive storage with up to a 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD, up to a 1TB 7200rpm HDD and/or up-to a 2TB 5400rpm HDD. While the new 10th Gen Intel processors will offer updated UHD graphics, users can also opt for discrete graphics, up to an AMD Radeon 625 GPU with 2GB of DDR5 VRAM.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Top gaming monitors you can buy now in Indiaedit
Looking for something in the 1440p segment? The Acer XG270HU is a pretty good option. Boasting a response time of 1 ms GTG and refresh rate of 144Hz, this 2560 x 1440p monitor has a TN panel which means you won’t get the best colours but, then again, it doesn’t make a lot of difference while gaming. At 27-inches, it is big enough to be used at a desk where the viewing distance is generally about 1 to 2 feet while gaming. The monitor gets sufficiently bright with 350 nits of peak brightness and has support for AMD FreeSync. The XG270HU is a great monitor for high-resolution gaming.
Publication: Hindustan Times
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NVIDIA announces world’s largest GPU-accelerated cloud-based supercomputeredit
NVIDIA has announced a new kind of GPU-accelerated supercomputer in the cloud on Microsoft Azure. NDv2 supercomputer is designed to handle demanding AI and high-performance computing applications, using up to 800 NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs interconnected on a single Mellanox InfiniBand backend network, making it the world’s largest GPU-accelerated cloud-based supercomputer, the official press release notes.
Publication: Business Standard
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Colorful Announces the CVN X570M Gaming Pro Micro-ATX Motherboardedit
The CVN X570M GAMING Pro is ready for the future with support for AMD’s new 7 nm processor based on their Zen 2 architecture while still supporting both 2nd-gen and 3rd-gen Ryzen products. This allows upgraders an easy path to step into modern hardware without spending more. Making its debut is PCIe 4.0 on this motherboard giving it extra bandwidth for high-speed connections with devices. The motherboard also comes rich with USB connectivity including USB 3.1 Gen 2.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Asus ROG Mothership review: Function defines form for future gaming laptopsedit
Ask any professional gamer what would he/she choose between a gaming laptop and desktop, and I bet the answer will always be a big bulky desktop PC. Wonder why? Despite impressive designs and smart cooling systems, gaming laptops are still way behind in terms of computing power when compared to custom-built rigs. And that’s because PC elements for mobile devices need to be made efficient in terms of thermals and power consumption, which is why a graphics card for a laptop needs to be de-tuned in order to keep it working normally without melting the internals.
Publication: India Today
Lenovo launches 10th Gen Intel-powered ThinkBook 14 and 15 in Indiaedit
The new ThinkBook 14 and 15 offer up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7 six-core processors paired with up to 24GB of 2667MHz RAM. The new notebooks support dual-drive storage with up to a 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD, up to a 1TB 7200rpm HDD and/or up-to a 2TB 5400rpm HDD. While the new 10th Gen Intel processors will offer updated UHD graphics, users can also opt for discrete graphics, up to an AMD Radeon 625 GPU with 2GB of DDR5 VRAM.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Top gaming monitors you can buy now in Indiaedit
Looking for something in the 1440p segment? The Acer XG270HU is a pretty good option. Boasting a response time of 1 ms GTG and refresh rate of 144Hz, this 2560 x 1440p monitor has a TN panel which means you won’t get the best colours but, then again, it doesn’t make a lot of difference while gaming. At 27-inches, it is big enough to be used at a desk where the viewing distance is generally about 1 to 2 feet while gaming. The monitor gets sufficiently bright with 350 nits of peak brightness and has support for AMD FreeSync. The XG270HU is a great monitor for high-resolution gaming.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Lenovo unveils ThinkBookedit
Lenovo India, announced that it has launched a new range of laptop, Think-Book, designed for small and medium-sized enterprises. The product comes in two variants, ThinkBook 14 and 15. The China-based company said the laptop is a combination of metal design and business grade security and services. “Young business leaders expect their workplace devices to do more in minimalist look. ThinkBook will fill this existing product gap in the SME marketplace,” said Rahul Agarwal, CEO, Lenovo India. ThinkBook 14 and 15 will be available from first week of December 2019, at a starting price of Rs 30,990.
Publication: The Hans India
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