AMD specific news
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Graphics Cardedit
AMD has done it. The new ‘RDNA 2’-based Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards are very competitive in performance and aren’t power-hungry for the performance that they deliver. We only have the pricing for the RX 6800 which does work out well for the Indian market given that the GPUs do have the performance to back it up. And now that the price for the RX 6800 XT has been unveiled, we don’t see any reason for Indian consumers to opt for the card.
Publication: Digit
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Graphics Card Now Accessible (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD Radeon RX 6800 is now accessible through online and offline retail conduits in India. AMD proclaimed that the Radeon RX 6000 series late the previous month. It includes the 3 latest graphics cards. While the company has not disclosed the pricing details for Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6900 XT, the recommended SEP of Radeon RX 6800 has been publicized by AMD.
Publication: IT Voice India
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU Price in India Revealed, Will Cost Rs. 64,990 Plus GST (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card will cost Rs. 64,990 (SEP) in India before GST, the company shared through a post on Instagram. AMD unveiled three new graphics cards in its Radeon RX 6000 series including the AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, and the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT last month. The Instagram post also reveals that partner cards should be arriving in the coming days. As of now, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is not available on the official AMD India store or other e-retailers.
Publication: Gadgets 360
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Graphics Card to cost RS 64,990 Excluding GST in India (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card price has been revealed in India after the company announced the Radeon RX 6000-series back in October. AMD’s new Radeon RX 6000-series based on the new RDNA2 microarchitecture include the RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 graphics cards. The SEP (suggested e-tailer pricing) of the RX 6800 XT has finally been revealed for India.
Publication: Digit
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Cezanne APU with 8 Zen 3 cores post significant improvements on Geekbenchedit
The upcoming Ryzen 5000U APUs are real and are expected to debut at the upcoming CES 2021 with Dr. Lisa Su. Before that, we have seen a range of leaks about these APUs as they are more interesting and powerful than before. Already the Lucienne Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 7 5700U have been spotted running on various laptops; they are nothing but Zen 2 refresh. However, the exciting part is the Ryzen 7 5800U, a Cezanne APU with Zen 3 cores, hence even more powerful.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel takes a shot at rival AMDedit
We all know the famous rivalry between Intel and AMD. It is a proven fact that Intel is slowly losing its crown as the silicon giant in the tech industry. But that doesn’t mean it will lie down and take the blow. Instead, Intel has directly called out its rival in its latest presentation, claiming that AMD’s Ryzen 4000 mobile CPUs suffer major performance penalties when running on battery.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs RX 5700: Which is Faster? (PROACTIVE)edit
When AMD launched the Radeon RX 5600 XT in Jan, one of the questions gamers had was whether the new GPU was going to replace the RX 5700. Both GPUs are based on the Navi 10 die with an identical core count of 2,304 stream processors. Moreover, post-launch, most OEMs updated the VRAM speed to 14Gbps leaving the bus width as the primary difference between the two. The 5700 has a wider 256-bit bus and an 8GB buffer while the 5600 XT is limited to 6GB across a 192-bit bus similar to the RTX 2060.
Publication: Hardware Times
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Xiaomi Mi Notebook 14 e-Learning Edition review: A new benchmark for budget laptopsedit
Xiaomi is offering a 10th Gen 2.1 GHz Intel Core i3-10110U Comet Lake processor as standard on the e-Learning Edition. This is paired with 8GB RAM DDR4 RAM clocked at 2666MHz and a 256GB SATA 3 SSD. There’s a genuine copy of Windows 10 Home onboard while the graphics part is dealt with the onboard Intel UHD 620 graphics.
Publication: BGR India
Intel takes a shot at rival AMDedit
We all know the famous rivalry between Intel and AMD. It is a proven fact that Intel is slowly losing its crown as the silicon giant in the tech industry. But that doesn’t mean it will lie down and take the blow. Instead, Intel has directly called out its rival in its latest presentation, claiming that AMD’s Ryzen 4000 mobile CPUs suffer major performance penalties when running on battery.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 mobile lineup to be launched in January 2021edit
We know that Nvidia is planning to introduce its RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and RTX 3060 GPUs. The cards are expected to replace its SUPER lineup and the RTX 2060. And according to sources, the GPUs will be launched in January 2021. But they will initially only be available in ASUS and MSI custom flavors. HP, Dell, and Lenovo users will have to wait until April for the new GPUs.
Publication: TechnoSports
Partner in news
Pandemic Accelerates Digital Transformation in India According to Latest Study from Dell Technologiesedit
Dell Technologies today released results from a global study that shows organizations are shifting their digital transformation programs into high gear and have already accomplished in a few months what would normally have taken the m years. The findings, updated biennially in the Dell Technologies’ Digital Transformation Index (DT Index), indicate organizations are accelerating transformational technology programs during the global COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Publication: CXO Today
Dell bets on everything as a service for clients’ digital pushedit
D ell Technologies Inc. is betting on an “every- thing-as-a-service” model to help drive the digital transformation journey of its customers, senior executives said at Dell Technologies Forum, the annual flagship event that was held virtually on Thursday. As part of a new strategy called Project Apex, Dell will deliver a simplified service and cloud experience to customers and partners through its cloud console, an integrated online platform for managing cloud workloads and services through a single web interface.
Publication: Mint
Digital transformation seen as critical business enabler in India: Studyedit
Dell Technologies today released results from a global study that shows organizations are shifting their digital transformation programs into high gear and have already accomplished in a few months what would normally have taken the m years. The findings, updated biennially in the Dell Technologies’ Digital Transformation Index (DT Index), indicate organizations are accelerating transformational technology programs during the global COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Publication: ETCIO
Microsoft Delays Xbox Series X/S Production To Get All RDNA 2 Featuresedit
Microsoft and Sony have officially launched their latest consoles but they are nowhere to be found in the market for purchase. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox has now confirmed that Microsoft has started manufacturing the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X a bit late when compared to the PS5 for a specific reason.
Publication: Gizbot
Xiaomi Mi Notebook 14 e-Learning Edition review: A new benchmark for budget laptopsedit
Xiaomi is offering a 10th Gen 2.1 GHz Intel Core i3-10110U Comet Lake processor as standard on the e-Learning Edition. This is paired with 8GB RAM DDR4 RAM clocked at 2666MHz and a 256GB SATA 3 SSD. There’s a genuine copy of Windows 10 Home onboard while the graphics part is dealt with the onboard Intel UHD 620 graphics.
Publication: BGR India
Apple M1X Chip Might Be Bad News For Intel: Here Is What Awaits The MacBook Pro 16 And iMac In 2021edit
It has barely been a few weeks since Apple unleashed the ultra-powerful Apple Silicon, the Apple M1 chip with the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and the Mac Mini, but if you expected Apple to sit back and rest on its laurels, you’d be completely off the mark. It is now believed that the successor to the M1, dubbed the M1X at this time, is already doing rounds of the test labs and delivering some interesting test results. That is, if we are to believe the details shared online.
Publication: Network 18
Industry news
Ministry of Electronics & IT collaborates with IBM to enhance employabilityedit
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) and IBM India Pvt Ltd today announced a collaboration to create a robust education and skilling ecosystem that creates critical thinkers, problem-solvers, and next generation innovators through the Common Services Centre Academy.
Publication: ETCIO
Digital transformation seen as critical business enabler in India: Studyedit
Dell Technologies today released results from a global study that shows organizations are shifting their digital transformation programs into high gear and have already accomplished in a few months what would normally have taken the m years. The findings, updated biennially in the Dell Technologies’ Digital Transformation Index (DT Index), indicate organizations are accelerating transformational technology programs during the global COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Publication: ETCIO
Microsoft Delays Xbox Series X/S Production To Get All RDNA 2 Featuresedit
Microsoft and Sony have officially launched their latest consoles but they are nowhere to be found in the market for purchase. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox has now confirmed that Microsoft has started manufacturing the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X a bit late when compared to the PS5 for a specific reason.
Publication: Gizbot
Apple M1X Chip Might Be Bad News For Intel: Here Is What Awaits The MacBook Pro 16 And iMac In 2021edit
It has barely been a few weeks since Apple unleashed the ultra-powerful Apple Silicon, the Apple M1 chip with the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and the Mac Mini, but if you expected Apple to sit back and rest on its laurels, you’d be completely off the mark. It is now believed that the successor to the M1, dubbed the M1X at this time, is already doing rounds of the test labs and delivering some interesting test results. That is, if we are to believe the details shared online.
Publication: Network 18
Microsoft delayed Xbox Series X and S production to get full RDNA 2 featuresedit
Microsoft started the manufacturing of its new console in the late summer, whereas Sony started earlier, without waiting for AMD’s final design of its new GPU architecture. The company said that “Xbox Series X|S are the only next-generation consoles with full hardware support for all the RDNA 2 capabilities”. This features Mesh Shaders, Variable Rate Shading, hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing, and Sample Feedback Streaming.
Publication: TechnoSports
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