February 18, 2021

AMD specific news

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 9 5900X: Are 6 Cores Enough for Gaming in 2021? (PROACTIVE)edit

In this post, we will be comparing the $299 Ryzen 5 5600X against the $549 Ryzen 9 5900X which packs twice as many cores, and decide whether the latter is worth the extra $250 for predominantly gaming workloads.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD’s EPYC 7643 Milan 48-core server chip beats 64-core Ryzen Threadripper 3990Xedit

AMD is all set to deliver their new Zen 3 based processors and among them, the EPYC 7643 Milan Server CPU is an important chip sporting 48-cores and 96-threads. Spotted by Leakbench, the EPYC 7643 posts some impressive scores on Geekbench 5.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD brand mentions

Sapphire to Launch Radeon RX 6800 XT/6900 XT Toxic Series w/ 360mm AIO Liquid Cooleredit

According to info obtained by Videocardz, Sapphire is going to launch the Radeon RX 6000 Toxic series with a 360mm AIO liquid cooler later today. With a build similar to EVGA’s KINGPIN hybrid model, the Toxic lineup will include some of the fastest Big Navi graphics cards on the market, with a large price premium to boot.

Publication: Hardware Times

Upcoming Intel 11th Gen Processor Faster Than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, Geekbench Listing Hintsedit

Overall, from what the Geekbench listing suggests, the Intel Core i9-11900T promises good performance and efficiency, given the high benchmark scores and the 35W power consumption.

Publication: News18

Intel inching closer to match AMD in multi-core performanceedit

Intel will soon announce the Rocket Lake processor lineup, which will probably only offer slightly better single-core performance over the AMD Ryzen 5000 models from AMD. But for now, intel doesn’t seem to be the rival of AMD.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Ryzen 3 vs Intel i3: Which Is More Suitable For Your Gaming Setup?edit

AMD Ryzen 3 vs Intel i3 is a head-on competition as the two processor lines are priced exactly the same. So if you are building your own setup, which one should you go for to get the best value for money? Read on to find out.

Publication: MobyGeek

Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake-S CPUs Might Come Out On Top of AMD Zen 4 With 20% IPC Gain, To Release in Decemberedit

We are still waiting on the 11th gen Intel CPUs’ launch in March, but it looks like the company is already planning to outpace itself with the Alder Lake-S 12th gen processors, launching in December. HKEPC is reporting that the new chips, built on the 10nm ESF process, will feature a combined IPC gain of around 20%. The report also claims that this might give Intel a performance headstart over AMD’s Zen 4 CPUs, which won’t appear until 2022.

Publication: TechQuila

 

Eluktronics Prometheus XVII comes with Ryzen 5000H and 17.3 inch displayedit

The new Prometheus XVII lineup feature AMD’s mobile processors. The company gives users a choice between 512 GB NVMe SSD storage + 16 GB of DDR-3200 RAM or 1 TB NVMe SSD storage + 32 GB DDR4-3200 RAM. It also lets users add a secondary NVMe SSD with up to 8 TB capacity, as well.

Publication: TechnoSports

Flipkart Laptop Bonanza Offers 2021 Sale: Discount Offers On Dell, Asus, Acer And Apple Laptopsedit

Then here is an opportunity called Flipkart Laptop Bonanza offers. During this offer period, some of the newly launched laptops from brands like Dell, Lenovo, HP, Apple, and Asus are on offer with over 38 percent discount over their regular retail price.

Publication: GizBot

Cutting-Edge Gaming Laptops With Great Graphics, Displays and Audioedit

This article here includes some of the fastest and cutting-edge gaming laptops that are available in India. They sport the latest processors, top-of-the-line dedicated graphics, fastest SSD storage tech and really powerful RAM. Take a look at our listicle and choose your favourite.

Publication: The Times of India

 

Competition in news

Samsung puts AI Processor on New Chipedit

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it has developed an Artifical Intelligence (AI) processor-embedded High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) chip that boasts low energy consumption and enhanced performance.

Publication: The Economic Times

Qualcomm to lease 1.6 m sq ft in Raheja IT Park in H’badedit

American multinational corporation Qualcomm has entered into an agreement to lease over 1.6 million sq ft of commercial space in realty developer K Raheja Corp’s IT Park in the largest commercial office lease transaction in 2021 so far, said people with direct knowledge of the development.

Publication: The Economic Times

Pat Gelsinger Believes that Intel can be the World’s Leading Semi-Conductor Companyedit

Pat Gelsinger recently took over as Intel’s new CEO, with an aim to lead the chipmaker back to its former glory amid a super-competitive landscape, led by multiple non-US companies. Shortly after taking over, Gelsinger shared an email will all Intel employees, explaining the challenges faced by the team as a whole and what to expect in the coming years.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel 11th Gen CPUs to Launch on 15th March, 12th Gen Alder Lake (10nm) in December [Report]edit

With a launch date of March 15th, Rocket Lake is expected to have a short life span of just under a year. The 12th Gen Alder Lake-S lineup which is going to be the first major architectural overhaul to Intel’s consumer offerings across the board is slated to land in December 2021.

Publication: Hardware Times

Upcoming Intel 11th Gen Processor Faster Than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, Geekbench Listing Hintsedit

Overall, from what the Geekbench listing suggests, the Intel Core i9-11900T promises good performance and efficiency, given the high benchmark scores and the 35W power consumption.

Publication: News18

Intel inching closer to match AMD in multi-core performanceedit

Intel will soon announce the Rocket Lake processor lineup, which will probably only offer slightly better single-core performance over the AMD Ryzen 5000 models from AMD. But for now, intel doesn’t seem to be the rival of AMD.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Ryzen 3 vs Intel i3: Which Is More Suitable For Your Gaming Setup?edit

AMD Ryzen 3 vs Intel i3 is a head-on competition as the two processor lines are priced exactly the same. So if you are building your own setup, which one should you go for to get the best value for money? Read on to find out.

Publication: MobyGeek

Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake-S CPUs Might Come Out On Top of AMD Zen 4 With 20% IPC Gain, To Release in Decemberedit

We are still waiting on the 11th gen Intel CPUs’ launch in March, but it looks like the company is already planning to outpace itself with the Alder Lake-S 12th gen processors, launching in December. HKEPC is reporting that the new chips, built on the 10nm ESF process, will feature a combined IPC gain of around 20%. The report also claims that this might give Intel a performance headstart over AMD’s Zen 4 CPUs, which won’t appear until 2022.

Publication: TechQuila

 

Eluktronics Prometheus XVII comes with Ryzen 5000H and 17.3 inch displayedit

The new Prometheus XVII lineup feature AMD’s mobile processors. The company gives users a choice between 512 GB NVMe SSD storage + 16 GB of DDR-3200 RAM or 1 TB NVMe SSD storage + 32 GB DDR4-3200 RAM. It also lets users add a secondary NVMe SSD with up to 8 TB capacity, as well.

Publication: TechnoSports

Flipkart Laptop Bonanza Offers 2021 Sale: Discount Offers On Dell, Asus, Acer And Apple Laptopsedit

Then here is an opportunity called Flipkart Laptop Bonanza offers. During this offer period, some of the newly launched laptops from brands like Dell, Lenovo, HP, Apple, and Asus are on offer with over 38 percent discount over their regular retail price.

Publication: GizBot

Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S CPUs Releasing on March 15edit

Intel seems to be prepping up to launch its upcoming 11th Gen Core CPUs (dubbed Rocket Lake-S) in March. The information comes to us courtesy of HKEPC, who claim that the new processors will be available to buy starting March 15.

Publication: TechQuila

New Intel CEO says he wants to take the company back to its glory daysedit

Pat Gelsinger has started his reign as Intel’s new CEO with a publicly-accessible memo to Intel employees in which he talked about the company’s inspirational original leadership and how he intends to “bring back” the successes of that era.

Publication: TechRadar

Cutting-Edge Gaming Laptops With Great Graphics, Displays and Audioedit

This article here includes some of the fastest and cutting-edge gaming laptops that are available in India. They sport the latest processors, top-of-the-line dedicated graphics, fastest SSD storage tech and really powerful RAM. Take a look at our listicle and choose your favourite.

Publication: The Times of India

 

Work Laptops Deals with Additional Discounts on Amazonedit

If we keep the online gaming trend in side, nowadays, people are taking laptops mostly for their office works and to attend online classes. All the laptop makers have a specific portfolio for this category of consumers. Among those, some are now coming with up to 45% additional discounts, thanks to Amazon India. All the laptops with this additional discount are given below.

Publication: TechnoSports

Here are the Best 2-in-1 Laptops for the day on Amazonedit

2-in-1 laptops are one of the exciting and attractive gadgets, it has both the flavors of a laptop and a tablet. So, the user can access any of the formations as per requirement, don’t need to get two separate devices.

Publication: TechnoSports

ASUS ROG Huracan G21CN & ASUS ROG Strix GT15 gaming desktops discountededit

Looking for a gaming desktop that won’t hurt your pocket much? ASUS has a wide range of ROG Gaming desktops and they are great for budget gamers as well. Amazon India is giving away deals on these amazing gaming desktops with Intel processors along with NVIDIA dedicated GPUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Who’s Afraid Of NVIDIA-Arm?edit

Many tech companies took an issue with the acquisition in the light of its potential to eat into their businesses. The latest to join the chorus of opposition is chip titan Qualcomm.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Partner in news

Future Ready: Adaptability – The key to recovery for businessesedit

In recent times, every industry has experienced changes in their day-to-day business functions due to the pandemic. Although some businesses faced challenges in regards to lack of investment in digital processes, many others took this as an opportunity to increase their focus on new-age technologies such as AI and edge.

Publication: Financial Express

Sapphire to Launch Radeon RX 6800 XT/6900 XT Toxic Series w/ 360mm AIO Liquid Cooleredit

According to info obtained by Videocardz, Sapphire is going to launch the Radeon RX 6000 Toxic series with a 360mm AIO liquid cooler later today. With a build similar to EVGA’s KINGPIN hybrid model, the Toxic lineup will include some of the fastest Big Navi graphics cards on the market, with a large price premium to boot.

Publication: Hardware Times

Eluktronics Prometheus XVII comes with Ryzen 5000H and 17.3 inch displayedit

The new Prometheus XVII lineup feature AMD’s mobile processors. The company gives users a choice between 512 GB NVMe SSD storage + 16 GB of DDR-3200 RAM or 1 TB NVMe SSD storage + 32 GB DDR4-3200 RAM. It also lets users add a secondary NVMe SSD with up to 8 TB capacity, as well.

Publication: TechnoSports

Flipkart Laptop Bonanza Offers 2021 Sale: Discount Offers On Dell, Asus, Acer And Apple Laptopsedit

Then here is an opportunity called Flipkart Laptop Bonanza offers. During this offer period, some of the newly launched laptops from brands like Dell, Lenovo, HP, Apple, and Asus are on offer with over 38 percent discount over their regular retail price.

Publication: GizBot

Cutting-Edge Gaming Laptops With Great Graphics, Displays and Audioedit

This article here includes some of the fastest and cutting-edge gaming laptops that are available in India. They sport the latest processors, top-of-the-line dedicated graphics, fastest SSD storage tech and really powerful RAM. Take a look at our listicle and choose your favourite.

Publication: The Times of India

 

Work Laptops Deals with Additional Discounts on Amazonedit

If we keep the online gaming trend in side, nowadays, people are taking laptops mostly for their office works and to attend online classes. All the laptop makers have a specific portfolio for this category of consumers. Among those, some are now coming with up to 45% additional discounts, thanks to Amazon India. All the laptops with this additional discount are given below.

Publication: TechnoSports

Here are the Best 2-in-1 Laptops for the day on Amazonedit

2-in-1 laptops are one of the exciting and attractive gadgets, it has both the flavors of a laptop and a tablet. So, the user can access any of the formations as per requirement, don’t need to get two separate devices.

Publication: TechnoSports

ASUS ROG Huracan G21CN & ASUS ROG Strix GT15 gaming desktops discountededit

Looking for a gaming desktop that won’t hurt your pocket much? ASUS has a wide range of ROG Gaming desktops and they are great for budget gamers as well. Amazon India is giving away deals on these amazing gaming desktops with Intel processors along with NVIDIA dedicated GPUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Industry news

Demand disruption led to semiconductor shortages in auto sectoredit

Today that cost goes up to more than 35 per cent of the total cost of a car, which in all certainty is expected to increase to 50 per cent by the year 2030. Of this, the bulk is comprised of semiconductors, says a report of EY India. Companies such as Ford, Mahindra and Ashok Leyland have raised flags over the short supply and indicated that it could impact the production in the coming months.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Automotive players need to work wisely to meet required semiconductors demand: EY Reportedit

Stating that for semiconductors, automotive OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) compete with other industries like IT, consumer electronics, mobile and medical equipment that witnessed unprecedented demand during COVID-19, the report said weak semiconductor supplies have hit car sales in India.

Publication: Express Drives

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