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AMD Reveals Next-GEN RYZEN, EPYC CPU Roadmap, BIG NAVI Coming by end of 2020 (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD just hosted its annual Analyst Day, where CEO Dr Lisa Su outlined the company’s future plans in great detail. Part of what was shared includes information on the next-generation Ryzen CPUs, RDNA2 based GPUs, and some information on the fabrication node and even AMD’s server-side products.
Publication: Digit
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650U offers a good performance incentive over the Ryzen 5 4500U, the latter being leaps and bounds ahead of Intel Ice Lake-U in Cinebench R15edit
Laptops powered by AMD Renoir Ryzen 4000 APUs are not too far from release, and we have been seeing several benchmarks featuring the new APUs leak over the past few weeks. AMD offers a Pro- version of the APUs for business customers, which we have seen in the likes of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 and 15 that were recently announced. A comparative benchmark between the Ryzen 5 4500U and the Ryzen 5 Pro 4650U has now emerged showing the kind of performance difference that can be expected between them.
Publication: Notebook Check
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 CPU Review: Best Mid-Tier CPU With Good Thermal Performance (PROACTIVE)edit
Throughout my usage, the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has impressed me with its raw performance and thermal efficiency. Besides these benchmarks, we also played a couple of games with the Radeon RX 5600 XT and we have no issues and most of the games were performing as expected. Even if you are planning to build a PC for regular usage, the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is an excellent CPU that offers good day-to-day performance like browsing the web or using office software such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excell.
Publication: Gizbot
AMD Ryzen 4000 Powered ASUS Gaming Laptops Up for Pre-Order: Shipping on 16th Marchedit
AMD’s Ryzen 4000 powered laptops are finally available for pre-order in the form of the ASUS TUF Gaming and Zephyrus laptops with a shipping date of 16th March. Newegg Canada’s listings for the first wave of Renoir laptops are now live after a prolonged wait. The laptops feature the Ryzen 4000H series APUs paired with NVIDIA’s GTX 16 series discrete GPUs, making them ideal for gamers and power-users. They all feature high-speed NVMe SSDs and 16GB of DDR4 memory, while the display varies from 1080p 60Hz to 144Hz for eSports and FPS fans.
Publication: Hardware Times
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Full Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake CPU Lineup Price Leaked Online Ahead of Launchedit
Intel’s 10th Gen CPU lineup is just a few months away from launch, for all we know. With Intel looking to get an advantage over AMD, pretty competitive pricing can be expected. While earlier, a few retailers had leaked the price of i5-10600 CPU, today, a Belgian retailer has leaked the price of the entire lineup. The entry-level i5 KF model, without the iGPU starts at $266. It goes all the way up to the i9-10900K, which costs a whopping 562$.
Publication: TechQuila
Revisiting the NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super – Still The Xbox One X’s PC Equivalent?edit
When NVIDIA launched their RTX Super lineup of GPUs last year, we were admittedly confused and excited. The original RTX lineup didn’t exactly deliver on the promise of raytracing along with smoother framerates than ever before. Well, the former did kinda come true, with many game developers choosing to opt into the RTX hype. While not all games had raytracing, some of the top tier games did. There were even some games which included features like RTX and DLSS in updates.
Publication: TechQuila
INTEL Says EU Got its 2009 Verdict wrongedit
The US company set out its arguments at the General Court in a re- hearing of a case seen as testing the European Commission’s power to go after US tech giants which offer incentives to lure customers from competitors. EU antitrust enforcers in 2009 said Intel tried to block Advanced Micro Devices by giving rebates to computer makers Dell, Hewlett- Packard Co, NEC and Lenovo for buying most of their chips from Intel.
Publication: The Asian Age
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Why Nvidia is struggling to keep big game companies on its cloud gaming serviceedit
With the internet becoming more accessible and speeds getting better, cloud gaming is getting a lot of traction. However, cloud gaming platforms are going through a rough patch. After reports of latency issues in Google’s streaming service Stadia, rival Nvidia are now finding it hard to keep some of the leading game publishers on board their streaming platform GeForce Now.
Publication: Livemint
Lightweight laptops that won’t weigh you downedit
Acer Swift 5 Designed to be carried around all-day for work and entertainment, the Swift 5 is one of the lightest 14-inch clams hell notebooks that weighs just 990 grams. Apart from a powerful Nvidia graphics card, it also has the latest Intel Core CPU and is only 14.95mm thin.
Publication: The Economic Times – ET Panache
Full Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake CPU Lineup Price Leaked Online Ahead of Launchedit
Intel’s 10th Gen CPU lineup is just a few months away from launch, for all we know. With Intel looking to get an advantage over AMD, pretty competitive pricing can be expected. While earlier, a few retailers had leaked the price of i5-10600 CPU, today, a Belgian retailer has leaked the price of the entire lineup. The entry-level i5 KF model, without the iGPU starts at $266. It goes all the way up to the i9-10900K, which costs a whopping 562$.
Publication: TechQuila
Revisiting the NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super – Still The Xbox One X’s PC Equivalent?edit
When NVIDIA launched their RTX Super lineup of GPUs last year, we were admittedly confused and excited. The original RTX lineup didn’t exactly deliver on the promise of raytracing along with smoother framerates than ever before. Well, the former did kinda come true, with many game developers choosing to opt into the RTX hype. While not all games had raytracing, some of the top tier games did. There were even some games which included features like RTX and DLSS in updates.
Publication: TechQuila
Infosys, Qualcomm partner for developing smart citiesedit
Infosys has joined the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator programme to offer end-to-end solutions for smart stadiums, smart venues and smart event management. This programme is designed to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with Qualcomm Technologies’ ecosystem to help deliver greater efficiencies, cost savings, and broad access to solutions for smart cities’ problems today.
Publication: The Times of India
In MNC tech centres, big premium for niche skills & higher degreesedit
India has over 1,250 MNCs with such centres in India – the biggest such base in the world – and includes the likes of Intel, SAP, Cisco, Boeing, Walmart, Amazon and Shell. The study finds that freshers with niche skills – like cloud, network & cyber security, data science and AI/ML receive a salary that is 65% higher than mainstream skills like application development and quality & testing. The highest salaries are for AI/ML, with the average at almost Rs 15 lakh.
Publication: The Times of India
INTEL Says EU Got its 2009 Verdict wrongedit
The US company set out its arguments at the General Court in a re- hearing of a case seen as testing the European Commission’s power to go after US tech giants which offer incentives to lure customers from competitors. EU antitrust enforcers in 2009 said Intel tried to block Advanced Micro Devices by giving rebates to computer makers Dell, Hewlett- Packard Co, NEC and Lenovo for buying most of their chips from Intel.
Publication: The Asian Age
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Asus ROG Strix G G731 Review: Setting New Standards For Entry-Level Gaming Notebooksedit
Asus has been offering a wide range of products for gamers under its affordable TUF range and the more premium ROG (Republic of Gamers) range. Now if you are particularly looking for a gaming laptop that brings you the ROG experience at a slightly affordable range, the company has the ROG Strix G. Launched in the second half of 2019 this is more of an entry-level ROG product. Available at a budget of under Rs 1 lakh, the Strix G is available 15-inch (G531) and 17-inch (G731) screen sizes and we took the larger model through its paces.
Publication: News18
Lightweight laptops that won’t weigh you downedit
Acer Swift 5 Designed to be carried around all-day for work and entertainment, the Swift 5 is one of the lightest 14-inch clams hell notebooks that weighs just 990 grams. Apart from a powerful Nvidia graphics card, it also has the latest Intel Core CPU and is only 14.95mm thin.
Publication: The Economic Times – ET Panache
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650U offers a good performance incentive over the Ryzen 5 4500U, the latter being leaps and bounds ahead of Intel Ice Lake-U in Cinebench R15edit
Laptops powered by AMD Renoir Ryzen 4000 APUs are not too far from release, and we have been seeing several benchmarks featuring the new APUs leak over the past few weeks. AMD offers a Pro- version of the APUs for business customers, which we have seen in the likes of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 and 15 that were recently announced. A comparative benchmark between the Ryzen 5 4500U and the Ryzen 5 Pro 4650U has now emerged showing the kind of performance difference that can be expected between them.
Publication: Notebook Check
AMD Ryzen 4000 Powered ASUS Gaming Laptops Up for Pre-Order: Shipping on 16th Marchedit
AMD’s Ryzen 4000 powered laptops are finally available for pre-order in the form of the ASUS TUF Gaming and Zephyrus laptops with a shipping date of 16th March. Newegg Canada’s listings for the first wave of Renoir laptops are now live after a prolonged wait. The laptops feature the Ryzen 4000H series APUs paired with NVIDIA’s GTX 16 series discrete GPUs, making them ideal for gamers and power-users. They all feature high-speed NVMe SSDs and 16GB of DDR4 memory, while the display varies from 1080p 60Hz to 144Hz for eSports and FPS fans.
Publication: Hardware Times
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Asus ROG Strix G G731 Review: Setting New Standards For Entry-Level Gaming Notebooksedit
Asus has been offering a wide range of products for gamers under its affordable TUF range and the more premium ROG (Republic of Gamers) range. Now if you are particularly looking for a gaming laptop that brings you the ROG experience at a slightly affordable range, the company has the ROG Strix G. Launched in the second half of 2019 this is more of an entry-level ROG product. Available at a budget of under Rs 1 lakh, the Strix G is available 15-inch (G531) and 17-inch (G731) screen sizes and we took the larger model through its paces.
Publication: News18
Infosys, Qualcomm partner for developing smart citiesedit
Infosys has joined the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator programme to offer end-to-end solutions for smart stadiums, smart venues and smart event management. This programme is designed to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with Qualcomm Technologies’ ecosystem to help deliver greater efficiencies, cost savings, and broad access to solutions for smart cities’ problems today.
Publication: The Times of India
In MNC tech centres, big premium for niche skills & higher degreesedit
India has over 1,250 MNCs with such centres in India – the biggest such base in the world – and includes the likes of Intel, SAP, Cisco, Boeing, Walmart, Amazon and Shell. The study finds that freshers with niche skills – like cloud, network & cyber security, data science and AI/ML receive a salary that is 65% higher than mainstream skills like application development and quality & testing. The highest salaries are for AI/ML, with the average at almost Rs 15 lakh.
Publication: The Times of India
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