Moving on, the Acer Swift 5 that I’m reviewing here comes with the Intel Core i7-1065G7 10th gen processor. The processor comes with a base frequency of 1.5Ghz and can run a maximum frequency of 3.98Ghz. I ran a couple of benchmarks to test the performance of the laptop. The Acer Swift 5 scored 1260 in the single-core test and 3656 on the multi-core test on Geekbench. Based on this score, it is safe to assume that the Acer Swift 5 is capable of handling nearly all tasks an office-going professional would need to run.

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The Scar G532 is a robust-looking machine with LED bars at the bottom edges of the base. The LED mechanism can be turned off but it certainly grabs the attention. The laptop is on the heavier side (2.57 kg) and not meant to be lugged around. The FHD 240Hz display offers 100% sRGB colour output, which makes gaming on this a true delight. Colours look vibrant, image quality is sharp and game graphics look life-like. After playing a lot of FIFA on it, we can safely say it is one of the better displays in a gaming laptop.

Publication: The Economic Times 

The new Omen 15 isn’t tied to a single CPU brand: It comes in both Intel and AMD-based variants. We reviewed the Intel variant running the Core i7 H-series 10th gen processor with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1650Ti graphics, 16 GB RAM and 1 TB. This particular model is priced at ?1,20,999. The variant with the more powerful GeForce RTX 2070 and up to 1 TB SSD costs ?1,70,999. As far as performance goes, the laptop handled games like the RDR2 and Just Cause 4 on decent graphic settings without any hiccups. Overall, the Omen 15 with Core i7 and GTX 1650Ti is a capable notebook and can handle many of the latest games well.

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The Mi Notebook 14 comes in three variants and all the variants are powered by Intel Core i5 processor paired with 8GB of RAM. The laptop offers 512GB SSD storage and the graphics are handled by NVIDIA GeForce MX250. The laptop enables users to enjoy some amount of gaming with medium refresh rates. Apart from some amount of gaming, the GPU of the device also enables users to perform other tasks like video editing smoothly. The device can handle multitasking very well and it also remains cool most of the time.

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Gaming laptops have a niche of their own but remain relatively expensive. Asus has been aiming to offer affordable gaming laptops with its Strix series and the latest offering is the Scar G532. It starts at Rs 79,990, for the 15-inch variant. The Scar G532 is a robust-looking ma-chine with LED bars at the bottom edges of the base. The LED mechanism can be turned off but it certainly grabs the attention. The laptop is on the heavier side (2.57 kg) and not meant to be lugged around.  The FHD 240Hz display offers 100% sRGB colour output, which makes gaming on this a true delight.

Publication: The Economic Times 

In the last two episodes, we looked at how the pandemic has impacted our tech lives. But how has this time impacted big tech companies that make our devices? In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan talks to Raj Kumar Rishi from Dell and Chris Walker from Intel about how the companies are evolving during this time and how our devices will change to cater to our new requirements.

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Global PC brand Acer has announced the launch of the latest generation of its Predator laptop in India. The two new refreshed gaming laptops include – Predator Helios 300 and Triton 300 in India. The next-generation Triton 300 and Helios 300 are equipped with 10th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q graphics.

Publication: The Times of India 

The Acer Predator Helios 300 gets a major boost to its specification set this time around. Besides the 10th generation Intel processors, users can also opt to go with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q. As with any gaming laptop worth its mettle, the Predator 300 can be upgraded with up to 32GB of RAM and the two m.2 NVMe ports allow for a RAID 0 setup as well. You can also add a 2TB HDD in there for maximum capacity The 15.6-inch full-HD IPS display offers refresh rates of up to 240Hz and 3ms response time in overdrive.

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Chinese outlet, Teclab has once again gone ahead and leaked the gaming benchmarks for the GeForce RTX 3090. This is our first look at the real-world performance of the 3090. Considering that their earlier RTX 3080 benchmarks were quite accurate, there’s no reason not to trust these figures either. NVIDIA Hints that RTX 3080 Founders Edition will be Back in Stock Next Week Update: The Ashes Escalation benchmarks of the RTX 3090 have also been leaked (via) and they show near-identical performance compared to the RTX 3080.

Publication: Hardware Times 

NVIDIA’s supply problems with Ampere and the GeForce RTX 3080 have led to a difficult supply situation: GeForce RTX 3080 stock is currently not available through official channels, with scalpers having bought out NVIDIA and AIB supplies in most regions. This has resulted in eBay pricing for the card going up to several thousand dollars, as scalpers try to make a profit off impatient gamers. Overnight, however, it appears that Ampere fans decided to strike back. Competing listings for the GeForce RTX 3080 “Paper Edition” (usually a drawing of the RTX 3080) are drowning out scalper listings.

Publication: Hardware Times 

The Ryzen 7 3700X is a great processor to pair with a high-end GPU. As most of the heavy lifting is done by the GPU itself, one can get away with a much lower. Since the Ampere cards are not yet out for benchmarks, let’s compare the Turing equivalent 2080Ti for the processor. The bottleneck delta observed was around 5% which is negligible in real-world performance. Also, the 3700X has a great overclocking potential which makes it on par with its elder sibling – Ryzen 7 3800X at a lower price and much lower TDP (3800X – 105W).

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Maybe this was the outcome we all been waiting to see, yes, team Red is making steady progress in the notebook market. Its recent sales in the last one to two years have helped AMD gain as much as 20% of the notebook processor share in 2020 as reported by Digitimes. Intel has already lost to AMD in the desktop CPU market sales and now gone are the days of dominance from Intel as the budget-conscious people are now loving Ryzen mobile APUs. From ultra-low-budget Chromebooks to flagship 2-in-1s, Ryzen has found a place in every mobile device.

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Amazon has opened up a new line of discount offers on its platform. This time, the Amazon sale is dedicated to gamers. The Amazon Gaming Days sale is here and offers up to 50% off on several gaming gadgets. Gamers can check out several discounts on gaming laptops, processors, graphic cards, and so on. The Amazon Gaming Days sale is a gamer’s delight! Further, the Amazon Gaming Days are offering up to 60% off on gaming processors. Gamers can check out several gaming processors like the AMD Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5, and so on that enhance the gaming experience.

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Listening to Pivot podcast earlier this week, I came across this quote from Professor Scott Galloway, “Nvidia is the most impressive company you have never heard of”. Up until last week, I would have argued that you could make a stronger case for this statement to be applied to ARM Holdings. Licences can be liberal or stringent regarding the degree to which they can be modified and who they are sold to. For instance, Intel sells its designs to a few select vendors, such as AMD.

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On the personal computer front, Nvidia’s announcement of the RTX 3000 series chips based on the new ampere architecture have showcased significant boosts on the RTX 2000 series. With numbers suggesting a close to 50 percent increase in terms of performance, this is no incremental update. The pricing has also been slashed across the board to compete with AMD and suddenly the behemoth RTX 3080 is available for a shade over Rs 70,000. In comparison the RTX 2080 was much more expensive. With ray tracing now becoming the norm rather than a novelty in game design, expect these cards to be quite popular in the market especially the value for money RTX 3070 (Rs 51,000) and 3060.

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