December 7, 2020

AMD specific news

AMD Expected to Surpass Apple and Become TSMC’s Largest Client by 2022edit

According to analysts, AMD is all set to overtake Apple as TSMC’s largest customer by 2022. Over the past years, Apple has accounted for roughly 20% of TSMC’s revenue, followed by Huawei at 10%. AMD, on the other hand, was responsible for around 5-6% of TSMC’s total orders in 2019, with a figure close to 10% in 2020.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Working on 5 Budget RDNA 2 Mobile GPUs for Gaming Notebooksedit

AMD seems to be going all-in with its RDNA 2 GPUs, both in the mobile as well as the desktop market. While the DIY segment is still suffering from shortages of the higher-end Big Navi parts, the Radeon Team is finalizing 5-6 budget mobile GPUs based on the Navi 23 and 24 dies.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Expected to Achieve a Growth Rate of 38% for the FY 2020edit

The yearly growth is expected to stay in the early 20s for the next 2-3 years, falling to 15% and 13% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. It’s unclear why the projected gains for the latter half of the decade are progressively lower but I’d say it’s got to do with the fall in console sales as the next-to-next generation is prepped.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Ryzen 5000 CPU Supply Expected to Improve Significantly by Christmasedit

It looks like AMD’s Ryzen 5000 CPUs are finally going to start shipping in decent volumes soon. According to the latest delivery schedule from UK Retailer, Scan, stocks for all three Zen 3 parts are expected to be back in stock with plenty of units by the last week of December.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series motherboard support list has been updatededit

AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 5000 series processors are already the hot topic of the market. But many are curious regarding the information related to the motherboard support of the upcoming chipsets. Earlier, the AGESA update required to POST with Ryzen 5000 series (AGESA 1.1.8.0) was released, but it didn’t contain all the details which the users were looking for. But now, a new and polished list has made its way on the internet, and it contained information support for 500 series motherboards.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Graphics Card Reviewedit

AMD has been defying the laws of probability given how they’ve managed to get several successful product launches over the past three years. The key takeaway from these launches being the significant performance increments between launches, that too, tangible ones. With the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series (Ryzen 9 5950X and 5900X) CPUs, the company has even managed to equal Intel’s 10th Gen processors in a lot of aspects and the same is expected with the ‘RDNA 2’-based Radeon RX 6000 series.

Publication: India Pigeon

 

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming benchmarks: Still remains a gaming champ (PROACTIVE)edit

Recently, I got the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 powered by Ryzen 9 4900HS and RTX 2060 Max-Q to test, and I also did a performance benchmark of the laptop and promised the gaming tests as well. So, having played a lot of games for a week now, I have shared the test results in this article.

Publication: TechnoSports

 

AMD might not include SAM support for its Ryzen 3000 and older modelsedit

Advanced Micro Devices is one of the leading manufacturers of CPUs and GPUs. It is the leading rival of not only Nvidia but of Intel. The company has provided many outstanding cards in the silicon market and has now established its dominion. One of the first things which the company introduced was its support for the Resizable BAR (AKA Smart Access Memory) feature on the new Ryzen 5000 desktop CPUs and RX 6000 GPUs. But now, the company has announced that it might never offer backward compatibility with its older Zen models like Ryzen 3000, 2000, and 1000.

Publication: TechnoSports

 

AMD Radeon RX 6000M Navi based on Navi 23 & Navi 24 GPU coming on gaming laptops next yearedit

AMD had an amazing 2020 with its Ryzen 4000U mobile processors and their revolutionary RDNA 2 graphics powering the next-gen consoles. Its new Ryzen 5000 series and Radeon RX 6000 series will be in the spotlight for 2021, and having favored desktop, both of these will be available on laptops pretty soon.

Publication: TechnoSports

The Apple M1 might soon have a worthy competitoredit

Caught unaware by the roaring success of the Apple M1 chip, rumor has it that AMD is close to launching a rival of its own. Despite being Apple’s first foray into computer chips, the M1 has threatened the dominance of Intel and AMD with its stellar performance while helping you cut down on your electricity charges.

Publication: Tech Radar
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT performs extremely well in OpenCL benchmark scoreedit

The benchmark result for the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT was posted by a Twitter user, APISAK, in the OpenCL database. The tested engineering sample managed to reach a maximum core frequency of 2.02 GHz during the benchmarking process. It also managed to get the OpenCL score of 169,779 points.

Publication: TechnoSports

 

AMD brand mentions

Intel may use a Large L3 Cache in its Xe DG2 GPUs, Similar to AMD’s Infinity Cacheedit

 

According to a source, Intel may yet again take a leaf from AMD’s rule-book in designing its Xe-HPG (High-Performance Gaming) graphics cards, leveraging a large L3 cache quite similar to the Infinity Cache used in the recently launched Big Navi GPUs.

Publication: Hardware Times

Best Thin and Light Laptops in Indiaedit

The Asus ZenBook 14 (UM431) is an AMD Ryzen-powered laptop that’s ideal for users who crave power and portability equally. Its all-metal body, coloured in a classy new sliver colour, is arguably one of the most attractive out there in this segment.

Publication: Digit

Best Laptops Under 30000 in Indiaedit

The key feature on this laptop is the AMD Ryzen 3300U processor, which has 4 cores and also comes with Radeon Vega 6 graphics, both of which makes it for a very good performing laptop at the Rs. 30,000 price point. At approximately 1.6 kilogram, this is also a fairly lightweight laptop and offers all the essential connectivity features. You can also expect a bit of casual gaming with this laptop, which is an advantage if you do occasionally enjoy casual PC gaming.

Publication: Digit

Shantanu Narayen, Ajay Banga named among Fortune Businessperson of the Year 2020edit

The Fortune list of 20 people also includes Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su, ranked 2nd, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings (4), Fortescue Metals Group CEO Elizabeth Gaines (5), Bezos (7) and Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi (16).

Publication: Eenadu

Google, Apple’s best apps of the year, Vivo’s new phone, Lenovo’s gaming laptop and moreedit

Lenovo launched a new gaming laptop — the Legion 5 powered by AMD Ryzen 5 4600H mobile processor. Priced at Rs 75,990, the Legion 5 features a 15.6-inch IPS 1080p display with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Publication: GadgetsNow

AMD’s announces its projected earnings for the years beyond 2023edit

The current year has seen ways of changes this year. The semiconductor market has been developing the latest technology to offer high-performance devices in the market. We already about Advanced Micro Devices that the company acquired its rival Xilinx earlier this year. AMD is known for its processors and graphics units.

Publication: TechnoSports

Intel Core i9-11900K Rocket Lake-S appears on Ashes of the Singularity with a higher clock speededit

Intel’s upcoming flagship desktop CPU, the Rocket Lake-S, the Core i9-11900K, has been spotted at the Ashes of The Singularity benchmark. According to sources, the Intel Core i9-11900K will be feature 8 cores and 16 threads. It also features a 3.50 GHz base clock, which is higher than the earlier reported rumors. Along with 8 cores and 16 threads, the chip also features 16 MB of L3 cache.

Publication: TechnoSports

 

Competition in news

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Review: Performance Meets Innovation In The Best 2020 Has On Offeredit

The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15’s price in India starts from Rs 2,79,999, with our model falling at little over 3.5 lakh. Now, that’s a hefty price to pay for a gaming laptop, but I believe it’s worth it. To recall, the top-end Zephyrus S notebooks are priced close to the Rs 2.8 lakh mark. This means you are left with the choice of opting for the best Zephyrus S15 or S17 or the entry-level Duo 15 with two screens. And that’s a pretty tough choice considering how capable the base Duo 15 model is.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Intel may use a Large L3 Cache in its Xe DG2 GPUs, Similar to AMD’s Infinity Cacheedit

 

According to a source, Intel may yet again take a leaf from AMD’s rule-book in designing its Xe-HPG (High-Performance Gaming) graphics cards, leveraging a large L3 cache quite similar to the Infinity Cache used in the recently launched Big Navi GPUs.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Core i9-11900K Rocket Lake-S appears on Ashes of the Singularity with a higher clock speededit

Intel’s upcoming flagship desktop CPU, the Rocket Lake-S, the Core i9-11900K, has been spotted at the Ashes of The Singularity benchmark. According to sources, the Intel Core i9-11900K will be feature 8 cores and 16 threads. It also features a 3.50 GHz base clock, which is higher than the earlier reported rumors. Along with 8 cores and 16 threads, the chip also features 16 MB of L3 cache.

Publication: TechnoSports

 

The Apple M1 might soon have a worthy competitoredit

Caught unaware by the roaring success of the Apple M1 chip, rumor has it that AMD is close to launching a rival of its own. Despite being Apple’s first foray into computer chips, the M1 has threatened the dominance of Intel and AMD with its stellar performance while helping you cut down on your electricity charges.

Publication: Tech Radar

Partner in news

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 Review: Performance Meets Innovation In The Best 2020 Has On Offeredit

The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15’s price in India starts from Rs 2,79,999, with our model falling at little over 3.5 lakh. Now, that’s a hefty price to pay for a gaming laptop, but I believe it’s worth it. To recall, the top-end Zephyrus S notebooks are priced close to the Rs 2.8 lakh mark. This means you are left with the choice of opting for the best Zephyrus S15 or S17 or the entry-level Duo 15 with two screens. And that’s a pretty tough choice considering how capable the base Duo 15 model is.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Best Thin and Light Laptops in Indiaedit

The Asus ZenBook 14 (UM431) is an AMD Ryzen-powered laptop that’s ideal for users who crave power and portability equally. Its all-metal body, coloured in a classy new sliver colour, is arguably one of the most attractive out there in this segment.

Publication: Digit

Best Laptops Under 30000 in Indiaedit

The key feature on this laptop is the AMD Ryzen 3300U processor, which has 4 cores and also comes with Radeon Vega 6 graphics, both of which makes it for a very good performing laptop at the Rs. 30,000 price point. At approximately 1.6 kilogram, this is also a fairly lightweight laptop and offers all the essential connectivity features. You can also expect a bit of casual gaming with this laptop, which is an advantage if you do occasionally enjoy casual PC gaming.

Publication: Digit

Microsoft Surface Go 2 review: A satisfying 2-in-1 but at a costedit

When the first Surface Go came, I was not that impressed. Even though the Surface Go was a well thought out 2-in-1, it lacked the raw computing performance and suffered from mediocre battery life. The new Surface Go 2 iron out issues I had with the original Surface Go, and that’s a good sign. Unfortunately, the Go 2’s pricing in India is on the higher side, putting it beyond the reach of most student consumers who could have benefitted immensely from a device like this. I have spent most of the week testing the 10.5-inch Surface Go 2, and here’s my verdict.

publication: Indian Express

 

CEOs are now the new CIOs with increased focus on digital initiatives: Alok Ohrie, MD, Dell Technologies Indiaedit

Dell Technologies recently launched the third installment of its Digital Transformation Index 2020. Some of the key interesting findings were— India continued to remain the most digitally matured country in the world with 94% of Indian businesses reporting they fast-tracked at least some digital transformation programmes this year vis-a-vis 80% globally; digital adopters in India increased to 55% in 2020 in comparison to 34% in 2018.

Publication: Financial Express

 

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop 4 spotted on Geekbenchedit

Yesterday we already saw the appearance of an unnamed Surface laptop on Geekbench score. The device rumoured to be Surface Laptop 4 is believed to be powered by AMD’s new Renoir APUs. In other news, Microsoft will also be releasing a new Microsoft Surface Pro 8, which will be powered by an Intel Tiger Lake chipset.

Publication: TechnoSports

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming benchmarks: Still remains a gaming champ (PROACTIVE)edit

Recently, I got the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 powered by Ryzen 9 4900HS and RTX 2060 Max-Q to test, and I also did a performance benchmark of the laptop and promised the gaming tests as well. So, having played a lot of games for a week now, I have shared the test results in this article.

Publication: TechnoSports

 

Industry news

Datacenter capex to reach $180 billion in 2024: Omdiaedit

Datacenter Capex by cloud and colocation service providers is expected to reach $180 billion in 2024 at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.7% during 2020-24 as service providers ramp up their efforts to meet customer demands, said market research agency Omdia’s Cloud & Colocation Data Center Capex Market Tracker report.

Publication: ET Telecom 

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