AMD specific news
We are helping data center customers enable hybrid, multicloud approaches for their IT environment (PROACTIVE)edit
Companies will have to invest in advanced security technologies that will also allow their customers to encrypt their data in the cloud while its being processed, and unlock their high-performance computing needs. AMD’s second-generation EPYC processors have been providing the right balance of compute, memory, I/O, and security to address changing enterprise needs in virtualized environments. In an interaction with Manoj Jha, Editor, Smart State India with Mr. Vinay Sinha, Managing Director, Sales, AMD India about the datacenter innovations and AMDs public cloud services.
Publication: Smart State India
AMD 6800 XT Release Date And Pre-order Details: What Is New With The Graphic Cards? (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD is back with another premium graphic card lineup which is based under the Radeon RX 6000 series. The latest graphic cards are called AMD Radeon RX 6800 and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT respectively. Read below to know details about the AMD 6800 XT release date and AMD 6800 pre-order online details. The first two premium graphics cards which are the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT will be making their way to the market on November 18, 2020.
Publication: Daily Hunt
AMD’s supersampling feature to compete with Intel and NVIDIAedit
AMD is not much behind Intel in the GPU and CPU game respectively. And now the company has innovated with the new Supersampling feature to provide better performance. The one thing that NVIDIA and AMD still fall a little short of is high-performance with Ray tracing turned on but that might soon change for AMD. So, we might even see the company beat Intel and NVIDIA in terms of performance.
Publication: TechStory
AMD 6800 XT Release Date And Pre-order Details: What Is New With The Graphic Cards? (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD is back with another premium graphic card lineup which is based under the Radeon RX 6000 series. The latest graphic cards are called AMD Radeon RX 6800 and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT respectively. Read below to know details about the AMD 6800 XT release date and AMD 6800 pre-order online details. The first two premium graphics cards which are the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT will be making their way to the market on November 18, 2020.
Publication: Republic World
Intel Iris Xe MAX Discrete GPU For Laptops Launched: Competition To NVIDIA And AMD?edit
Intel, after a long gap, has officially launched a dedicated graphics card — the Iris Xe MAX discrete GPU. Though the name might make it look intimidating, it is just an entry-level discrete GPU, aimed towards offering better computer performance rather than gaming. The Intel Iris Xe MAX GPU is designed and developed to go with the 11th Gen Tiger Lake processors, which comes with built-in Iris Xe-LP GPU, where LP stands for low-power. The Iris Xe MAX is likely to go head-to-head against the NVIDIA MX250/MX350 GPUs, instead of mainstream graphics cards.
Publication: Gizbot
AMD mocks NVIDIA for its bulky GPUs, power requirements, and 12-pin power connectorsedit
The Red team recently dropped its Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs a few days ago and this has already made gaming fans excited because it is the first time AMD has matched or even beat NVIDIA in high-performance graphics. Also, the new Ryzen 5000 processors have already laid a coffin to Intel’s gaming supremacy as even the lowest of the stack Ryzen 5 5600X beats the flagship Core i9-10900K in single-core benchmarks. This has made team Red fans even more excited, on top of this, AMD promises some further tweaks like Smart Access Memory if you use Ryzen + Radeon combo.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD Ryzen 5600X could be the best gaming CPU at the budget ever!edit
As the launch nears of the new Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, benchmarks are heavily surfacing across the web. The latest Userbenchmark scores of the new budget Ryzen 5 5600X suggests AMD is going to be the king of gaming this time. Already a variety of leaks of the new Ryzen 5000 series CPUs have shown their single-core performance to be much better than that of Intel. The interesting part lies is that the best-selling CPU is getting a huge upgrade in terms of gaming and its even better than Intel that costs higher than the new Ryzen 5 5600X.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD’s new ray-tracing technology works better than expected (PROACTIVE)edit
We already know that AMD is developing its very own ray-tracing feature to compete against Nvidia in 4K gaming. Several leaks have already placed the RX 6800 GPU above the Nvidia RTX 3070 in terms of performance. However, now a new leak has claimed to reveal the version of AMD’s new ray-tracing feature. The leak was provided by @PJ_LAB_UH, which states that AMD’s Big Navi RX 6800 card performs remarkably well in terms of ray-tracing workloads. It is because it lacks the DLSS upscaling technology. According to sources, the Radeon RX 6800 managed to get 80 fps while running Shadow of Tomb Raider at 1440p resolution with ray-tracing enabled.
Publication: TechnoSports
Competition in news
Best budget laptops for studentsedit
The HP 14 laptop is a great option if you want power-packed performance with fast and abundant storage. It has a 14-inch Full HD display and is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor. This processor is paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage, providing you optimum speed for a wide range of tasks. A 1TB internal hard disk is also included, allowing you to save plenty of files. This HP laptop strikes a good balance between power, performance and price.
Publication: Business Insider
Nvidia reportedly delays the launch of its RTX 3060 Tiedit
Nvidia is the leading manufacturer of graphics modules. The cards manufactured by the company are the best in the market and have been seen for years. But things are changing, and the company’s biggest rival, AMD, has taken the lead. Advanced Micro Devices has launched several of its next-gen cards that seem to leave Nvidia’s latest innovation in the dust. Owing to all this, Nvidia is still planning to release its RTX 30 series cards real soon. But according to sources, the company has allegedly postponed the launch of its upcoming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti till December 2nd. The graphics card was due to launch on November 17th.
Publication: TechnoSports
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 (GX701LXS) Review: A thin and light gaming powerhouse with minuscule compromisesedit
For performance, the new ROG Zephyrus S17 opts for an Intel Core i7-10875H or a Core i7-10750H, both 8-core CPUs capable of 5.0 GHz speeds. For graphics, the Zephyrus S17 can be equipped with an Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-P, RTX 2070 Super Max-P, or RTX 2080 Super Max-Q. Our model was retrofitted with an Intel Core i7-10875H, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB NVMe SSD, and lastly, an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Asus ExpertBook B9 laptop review: As good as it getsedit
The Asus ExpertBook B9 supports Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201. It also supports Wi-Fi 802.11ax wireless network protocol that operates at 2.4 GHz and 5GHz dual-band connections with maximum transfer bandwidth of up to 2.4 GHz. Additionally, the ExperBook B9 comes with Bluetooth version 5.1. It has an extremely comfortable display along with long battery life. And it has powerful hardware too. Sure, the Numpad 2.0 does throw a fit once in a while but that can be easily fixed using a software update.
Publication: HT Tech
AMD’s supersampling feature to compete with Intel and NVIDIAedit
AMD is not much behind Intel in the GPU and CPU game respectively. And now the company has innovated with the new Supersampling feature to provide better performance. The one thing that NVIDIA and AMD still fall a little short of is high-performance with Ray tracing turned on but that might soon change for AMD. So, we might even see the company beat Intel and NVIDIA in terms of performance.
Publication: TechStory
Intel To Purchase SigOpt, An AI Software Optimisation Platformedit
Intel has announced that the company is planning to acquire a San Francisco-based software optimisation startup — SigOpt. The company further stated that the terms of the deal are expected to close this quarter, however, weren’t disclosed to the media. According to the company’s statement to the media, Intel is planning to leverage SigOpt’s technologies across its products to accelerate, amplify, and scale AI software tools for developers. The company further stated that SigOpt’s software technologies would be combined with Intel hardware products to gain a competitive advantage and provide differentiated value for data scientists and developers.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
Intel Iris Xe MAX Discrete GPU For Laptops Launched: Competition To NVIDIA And AMD?edit
Intel, after a long gap, has officially launched a dedicated graphics card — the Iris Xe MAX discrete GPU. Though the name might make it look intimidating, it is just an entry-level discrete GPU, aimed towards offering better computer performance rather than gaming. The Intel Iris Xe MAX GPU is designed and developed to go with the 11th Gen Tiger Lake processors, which comes with built-in Iris Xe-LP GPU, where LP stands for low-power. The Iris Xe MAX is likely to go head-to-head against the NVIDIA MX250/MX350 GPUs, instead of mainstream graphics cards.
Publication: Gizbot
AMD mocks NVIDIA for its bulky GPUs, power requirements, and 12-pin power connectorsedit
The Red team recently dropped its Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs a few days ago and this has already made gaming fans excited because it is the first time AMD has matched or even beat NVIDIA in high-performance graphics. Also, the new Ryzen 5000 processors have already laid a coffin to Intel’s gaming supremacy as even the lowest of the stack Ryzen 5 5600X beats the flagship Core i9-10900K in single-core benchmarks. This has made team Red fans even more excited, on top of this, AMD promises some further tweaks like Smart Access Memory if you use Ryzen + Radeon combo.
Publication: TechnoSports
Partner in news
Best budget laptops for studentsedit
The HP 14 laptop is a great option if you want power-packed performance with fast and abundant storage. It has a 14-inch Full HD display and is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor. This processor is paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage, providing you optimum speed for a wide range of tasks. A 1TB internal hard disk is also included, allowing you to save plenty of files. This HP laptop strikes a good balance between power, performance and price.
Publication: Business Insider
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 (GX701LXS) Review: A thin and light gaming powerhouse with minuscule compromisesedit
For performance, the new ROG Zephyrus S17 opts for an Intel Core i7-10875H or a Core i7-10750H, both 8-core CPUs capable of 5.0 GHz speeds. For graphics, the Zephyrus S17 can be equipped with an Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-P, RTX 2070 Super Max-P, or RTX 2080 Super Max-Q. Our model was retrofitted with an Intel Core i7-10875H, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB NVMe SSD, and lastly, an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Asus ExpertBook B9 laptop review: As good as it getsedit
The Asus ExpertBook B9 supports Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201. It also supports Wi-Fi 802.11ax wireless network protocol that operates at 2.4 GHz and 5GHz dual-band connections with maximum transfer bandwidth of up to 2.4 GHz. Additionally, the ExperBook B9 comes with Bluetooth version 5.1. It has an extremely comfortable display along with long battery life. And it has powerful hardware too. Sure, the Numpad 2.0 does throw a fit once in a while but that can be easily fixed using a software update.
Publication: HT Tech
Industry news
More than 60% of Indian organisations plan to leverage cloud technology: IDC surveyedit
The pandemic has led to the mainstreaming of cloud computing technology. More than 60% of India’s business organizations plan to leverage cloud platforms for digital innovation, a Covid-19 impact survey by research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has found. As building digital IT infrastructure to support resilient operations becomes a key priority, organizations in India are re-strategizing their IT spending plans and accelerating investment in cloud infrastructure.
Publication: The Times of India
Data centre industry to see USD 5 billion investment by 2025 on data localisation, higher digitisationedit
Data centers, which have seen massive growth on the back of data localization diktats and the pandemic, will witness USD 5 billion in investments till March 2025 and a threefold increase in capacity, a report said on Monday. The overall capacity, which is measured by the amount of power they consume, stood at 360 MW as of March 2020, and the same is expected to surge to 1,100-1,200 MW by the end of March 2025 after the investments of up to USD 5 billion, the report by the research arm of rating agency Crisil said.
Publication: CNBC TV 18
HCL partners with Green Datacenter to help organisations accelerate digital transformationedit
HCL Technologies (HCL), today announced a new strategic partnership with Green Datacenter (Green), one of the providers of data center services in Switzerland. With the DACH region being of strategic importance to HCL, this collaboration will help organizations adopt cloud technologies and improve client outcomes. Offering an end-to-end IT services portfolio, organizations will be strategically positioned to create new market value, differentiation and revenues, adhering to Switzerland’s stringent data privacy requirements.
Publication: ET CIO
Snapdragon 875 likely to be 25% faster than predecessoredit
Chipmaker Qualcomms next-gen flagship mobile processor the Snapdragon 875 will reportedly be 25 per cent faster than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 865/865+. According to AnTuTu benchmark score, the upcoming chipset notched up more than 847,000 points as opposed to the 663,000 scored by its predecessor, reports GSMArena. AnTuTu benchmark is a benchmarking tool for Android smartphones and tablets, that lets you check the performance of your device. For comparison, the iPhone 12 scored 565,000. While the Kirin 9000 and Exynos 1080 posted scores of 696,000 and 693,000, respectively
Publication: ET Telecom
Apple may launch first ARM-based PCs on 10 Novedit
Technology giant, Apple, might be launching its first ARM-based Mac computers on November 10. The company sent out invites to media and bloggers today, inviting them to an event on that date, titled “One More Thing”. Long time Apple followers would know that the company has used the “One More Thing” tagline for its newest products in the past.
Publication: Livemint
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