May 14, 2020

AMD specific news

AMD Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” Desktop APU Specs Leaked: 8 CPU Cores and iGPU on Par with the PS4edit

Igor Wallossek, formerly the lead-editor of TomsHardware Germany and now the face behind Igor’s Lab has leaked the specs of the Ryzen 4000 desktop APU lineup. While the shared details pertain to engineering samples, the final variants won’t be too different. As expected the Ryzen 4000 desktop APUs are going to include the same base specs as the mobile counterparts, they’ll still be faster thanks to higher clock speeds and overclocking potential.

Publication: Hardware Times 

AMD’s ProRender 2.0 Allows Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs to Work Together, Doubling Performance (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD today launched the Radeon Pro VII graphics card for content creators and professionals, and along with it a bunch of related tools. The most important is the ProRender 2.0 which lets you employ both your Ryzen CPU and Radeon GPU to speed your rendering workloads. Earlier, ProRender was a GPU-only software. Now, it not only supports CPU+GPU rendering, but also allows multi-GPU systems to run at the maximum potential using the Infinity Fabric Link.

Publication: Hardware Times 

Lenovo Chromebook powered by AMD Ryzen spottededit

Until now, AMD was shy to use their new Ryzen CPUs on the Chromebooks, most of them were powered by lower tier AMD A-Series APUs or the Athlon APUs. There are costly Chromebooks in the market as well powered by the Intel CPUs, so it seems finally we will get to see a mid-range Chromebook powered by AMD Ryzen CPUs.

Publication: TechnoSports 

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: News D

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: Daily Hunt

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: News Karnataka 

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: Outlook

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: SME Times 

AMD Introduces Radeon Pro VII Graphics Card, Radeon Pro Software Updates (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD has announced the Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card, optimized to power demanding broadcast workloads, complex CAE simulations, and HPC application development. AMD also released the new Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 20.Q2 driver, as well as updates for Radeon ProRender.

Publication: TechQuila

AMD Announces Radeon Pro VII Graphics Card, Brings Back Multi-GPU Bridge (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD today announced its Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card targeting 3D artists, engineering professionals, broadcast media professionals, and HPC researchers. The card is based on AMD’s “Vega 20” multi-chip module that incorporates a 7 nm (TSMC N7) GPU die, along with a 4096-bit wide HBM2 memory interface, and four memory stacks adding up to 16 GB of video memory.

Publication: Tech Power Up 

AMD announces the Radeon Pro VII as an affordable alternative to take on the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD has announced the Radeon Pro VII workstation GPU to power industrial applications such as broadcast and media, computer aided engineering (CAE), and high performance computing (HPC) applications. With the Radeon Pro VII, AMD wants to reduce the barrier of entry for these industries by undercut NVIDIA’s Quadro RTX 5000 while being a cost-effective alternative (when two Radeon Pro VII’s are used) for those wishing to go for an NVIDIA Quadro GV100.

Publication: Notebook Check 

AMD brand mentions

Intel Xeon W-10885M Leaked Benchmarks Show It’s The Fastest Mobile Workstation CPUedit

These scores are better than AMD’s flagship Renoir mobility processor Ryzen 9 4900HS. Intel’s Xeon processor proves to be faster than AMD’s Renoir mobility processors. AMD is not offering some of the essential features for a mobile-based workstation like ECC memory support. In terms of performance also AMD lacks behind. Now, it has become clear that Intel is offering a better CPU for mobile workstations compared to AMD.

Publication: TechQuila

Competition in news

AMD’s ProRender 2.0 Allows Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs to Work Together, Doubling Performance (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD today launched the Radeon Pro VII graphics card for content creators and professionals, and along with it a bunch of related tools. The most important is the ProRender 2.0 which lets you employ both your Ryzen CPU and Radeon GPU to speed your rendering workloads. Earlier, ProRender was a GPU-only software. Now, it not only supports CPU+GPU rendering, but also allows multi-GPU systems to run at the maximum potential using the Infinity Fabric Link.

Publication: Hardware Times 

Nvidia CEO teases ‘world’s largest graphics card’ for GTC 2020 in a quirky videoedit

Graphics Processing Units (GPU) giant Nvidia seems to be gearing up for GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2020. The company founder Jensen Huang is all set to deliver the keynote presentation on May 14, 2020. As part of the keynote address, Huang is likely to share details regarding the next generation of GPU series. Recent reports have indicated that Nvidia is looking at launching its GeForce RTX 3000 series at the launch event.

Publication: BGR India 

Technology crucial in combating COVID-19: Nivruti Rai, Intel India headedit

Technology companies have a key role to play in developing solutions for testing, treatment and containment of COVID-19, Intel India Country Head Nivruti Rai said. Intel India is working with India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) to deploy Intel client and server solutions to help achieve faster and less expensive COVID-19 testing and coronavirus genome sequencing to understand epidemiology and AI-based risk stratification for patients with comorbidities.

Publication: Express Computers 

Intel Xeon W-10885M Leaked Benchmarks Show It’s The Fastest Mobile Workstation CPUedit

These scores are better than AMD’s flagship Renoir mobility processor Ryzen 9 4900HS. Intel’s Xeon processor proves to be faster than AMD’s Renoir mobility processors. AMD is not offering some of the essential features for a mobile-based workstation like ECC memory support. In terms of performance also AMD lacks behind. Now, it has become clear that Intel is offering a better CPU for mobile workstations compared to AMD.

Publication: TechQuila

AMD Introduces Radeon Pro VII Graphics Card, Radeon Pro Software Updates (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD has announced the Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card, optimized to power demanding broadcast workloads, complex CAE simulations, and HPC application development. AMD also released the new Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 20.Q2 driver, as well as updates for Radeon ProRender.

Publication: TechQuila

AMD Announces Radeon Pro VII Graphics Card, Brings Back Multi-GPU Bridge (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD today announced its Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card targeting 3D artists, engineering professionals, broadcast media professionals, and HPC researchers. The card is based on AMD’s “Vega 20” multi-chip module that incorporates a 7 nm (TSMC N7) GPU die, along with a 4096-bit wide HBM2 memory interface, and four memory stacks adding up to 16 GB of video memory.

Publication: Tech Power Up 

AMD announces the Radeon Pro VII as an affordable alternative to take on the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD has announced the Radeon Pro VII workstation GPU to power industrial applications such as broadcast and media, computer aided engineering (CAE), and high performance computing (HPC) applications. With the Radeon Pro VII, AMD wants to reduce the barrier of entry for these industries by undercut NVIDIA’s Quadro RTX 5000 while being a cost-effective alternative (when two Radeon Pro VII’s are used) for those wishing to go for an NVIDIA Quadro GV100.

Publication: Notebook Check 

Partner in news

Lenovo Chromebook powered by AMD Ryzen spottededit

Until now, AMD was shy to use their new Ryzen CPUs on the Chromebooks, most of them were powered by lower tier AMD A-Series APUs or the Athlon APUs. There are costly Chromebooks in the market as well powered by the Intel CPUs, so it seems finally we will get to see a mid-range Chromebook powered by AMD Ryzen CPUs.

Publication: TechnoSports 

Dell Technologies announced open source networking solutions for data centersedit

Dell Technologies is announcing Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies, a new set of fully supported open-source networking solutions that help enterprises modernize and simplify the operations and management of their data centers at scale. As organizations increasingly rely on modern hybrid cloud models to do business, the historically monolithic and proprietary approach to networking has created inefficiencies and unneeded complexity.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine 

Coronavirus impact: Sony braces for 30% drop in profits, lowest in 4 yearsedit

Sony Corp expects operating profit to drop at least 30% this financial year to its lowest in four years as the company anticipates a hit to demand for its TVs, cameras and smartphone image sensors from the coronavirus outbreak. Sony has halted production at some plants and experienced supply-chain disruptions as governments around the world imposed lengthy restrictions on movement and business activity to contain the virus. Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki said the consumer electronics business such as TVs “has been hardest hit right now, but the impact will expand to other businesses as well.”

Publication: Business Today 

Indian Q1 PC Shipments Down 17%edit

PC shipments in India dropped nearly 17% to 1.8 million units in Q1 on supply is- sues, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Shipment of traditional devices – including desktops, notebooks and workstations — declined despite demand from enterprises and others. The fall was mainly due to supply issues faced by vendors due to the lockdown.

Publication: The Economic Times 

PC shipments in India slip 17% to 1.8 mn units in first quarter: IDCedit

HP retained the top position in the overall PC market with a share of 28.2 per cent in the January-March quarter, followed by Dell Technologies (25.9 per cent) and Lenovo (20 per cent). Jaipal Singh, associate research manager (client devices) at IDC India, said there has been a huge uptake in learning and working from home in India during the countrywide shutdown as “students, parents, working executives, and companies come to terms with the new reality during this period”.

Publication: Millennium Post 

Industry news

AMD Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” Desktop APU Specs Leaked: 8 CPU Cores and iGPU on Par with the PS4edit

Igor Wallossek, formerly the lead-editor of TomsHardware Germany and now the face behind Igor’s Lab has leaked the specs of the Ryzen 4000 desktop APU lineup. While the shared details pertain to engineering samples, the final variants won’t be too different. As expected the Ryzen 4000 desktop APUs are going to include the same base specs as the mobile counterparts, they’ll still be faster thanks to higher clock speeds and overclocking potential.

Publication: Hardware Times 

AMD’s ProRender 2.0 Allows Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs to Work Together, Doubling Performance (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD today launched the Radeon Pro VII graphics card for content creators and professionals, and along with it a bunch of related tools. The most important is the ProRender 2.0 which lets you employ both your Ryzen CPU and Radeon GPU to speed your rendering workloads. Earlier, ProRender was a GPU-only software. Now, it not only supports CPU+GPU rendering, but also allows multi-GPU systems to run at the maximum potential using the Infinity Fabric Link.

Publication: Hardware Times 

Nvidia CEO teases ‘world’s largest graphics card’ for GTC 2020 in a quirky videoedit

Graphics Processing Units (GPU) giant Nvidia seems to be gearing up for GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2020. The company founder Jensen Huang is all set to deliver the keynote presentation on May 14, 2020. As part of the keynote address, Huang is likely to share details regarding the next generation of GPU series. Recent reports have indicated that Nvidia is looking at launching its GeForce RTX 3000 series at the launch event.

Publication: BGR India 

Technology crucial in combating COVID-19: Nivruti Rai, Intel India headedit

Technology companies have a key role to play in developing solutions for testing, treatment and containment of COVID-19, Intel India Country Head Nivruti Rai said. Intel India is working with India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) to deploy Intel client and server solutions to help achieve faster and less expensive COVID-19 testing and coronavirus genome sequencing to understand epidemiology and AI-based risk stratification for patients with comorbidities.

Publication: Express Computers 

Lenovo Chromebook powered by AMD Ryzen spottededit

Until now, AMD was shy to use their new Ryzen CPUs on the Chromebooks, most of them were powered by lower tier AMD A-Series APUs or the Athlon APUs. There are costly Chromebooks in the market as well powered by the Intel CPUs, so it seems finally we will get to see a mid-range Chromebook powered by AMD Ryzen CPUs.

Publication: TechnoSports 

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: News D

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: Daily Hunt

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: News Karnataka 

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: Outlook

AMD introduces Radeon Pro VII professional graphics card (PROACTIVE)edit

Chip-maker AMD on Wednesday announced the AMD Radeon Pro VII workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering professionals. The new graphics card is expected to be available from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June 2020 for $1,899, AMD said, adding that AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading original equipment manufacturer partners.

Publication: SME Times 

Dell Technologies announced open source networking solutions for data centersedit

Dell Technologies is announcing Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies, a new set of fully supported open-source networking solutions that help enterprises modernize and simplify the operations and management of their data centers at scale. As organizations increasingly rely on modern hybrid cloud models to do business, the historically monolithic and proprietary approach to networking has created inefficiencies and unneeded complexity.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine 

Coronavirus impact: Sony braces for 30% drop in profits, lowest in 4 yearsedit

Sony Corp expects operating profit to drop at least 30% this financial year to its lowest in four years as the company anticipates a hit to demand for its TVs, cameras and smartphone image sensors from the coronavirus outbreak. Sony has halted production at some plants and experienced supply-chain disruptions as governments around the world imposed lengthy restrictions on movement and business activity to contain the virus. Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki said the consumer electronics business such as TVs “has been hardest hit right now, but the impact will expand to other businesses as well.”

Publication: Business Today 

Cognizant defers joining date of campus recruits to Sept quarteredit

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has decided to defer the joining dates of all campus recruits from India to the second half of 2020, but has assured the students that it will honor all the offers made. “We remain committed to growth and plan to honor the more than 20,000 campus offers we have made. The timing of our trainees’ start date in India will be deferred to Q3 (July-September).

Publication: Mint

Indian Q1 PC Shipments Down 17%edit

PC shipments in India dropped nearly 17% to 1.8 million units in Q1 on supply is- sues, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Shipment of traditional devices – including desktops, notebooks and workstations — declined despite demand from enterprises and others. The fall was mainly due to supply issues faced by vendors due to the lockdown.

Publication: The Economic Times 

PC shipments in India slip 17% to 1.8 mn units in first quarter: IDCedit

HP retained the top position in the overall PC market with a share of 28.2 per cent in the January-March quarter, followed by Dell Technologies (25.9 per cent) and Lenovo (20 per cent). Jaipal Singh, associate research manager (client devices) at IDC India, said there has been a huge uptake in learning and working from home in India during the countrywide shutdown as “students, parents, working executives, and companies come to terms with the new reality during this period”.

Publication: Millennium Post 

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