February 22, 2021

AMD specific news

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU Review: Good GPU For 4K Gaming (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD is known for making high-performance CPUs and mid-range GPUs, at least until 2020. In 2020, the company went in a different direction by launching high-end graphics cards that are on par with the NVIDIA counterpart when it comes to performance on pricing.

Publication: Gizbot

AMD X570/B550 Motherboards Suffer from USB Connection Issuesedit

In a Reddit post, AMD has acknowledged that some of its 500-series motherboards suffer from a USB connection issue wherein the device gets frequently disconnected, causing it to lose power and therefore stop working. This issue is most commonly reproducible with dual-USB keyboards, high-end headsets as well as VR headsets.

Publication: Hardware Times

NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super vs AMD RX 5500 XT: Which one Should you Buy? (PROACTIVE)edit

NVIDIA launched the GeForce GTX 1650 Super to address the shortcomings of the vanilla 1650. The Super was faster than both the RX 570 as well as the GTX 1060. AMD’s answer was the Radeon RX 5500 XT. Initially, the 8GB variant was priced the same as the GeForce GTX 1660, making it a hard pass, while the 4GB model costed the same as the GTX 1650 Super.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 $150 CAD Cheaper than the 5800X at OEMsedit

AMD’s Ryzen 5 5800 (yes, the non-X variant) has finally started showing up at OEMs and SIs as options for pre-built PCs, and it’s a fair bit cheaper than its more expensive X sibling. As already reported earlier, there’s little to no difference in the performance of the two chips.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD brand mentions

Upcoming Intel Core i5-11600K fails to beat AMD Ryzen 5 5600X in Geekbenchedit

Intel is all set to launch the new Rocket Lake-S desktop processors in the upcoming months, and a lot of them have already been leaked on various benchmarks. Yesterday, we also spotted the 11th Gen Core i9 series and now its time for the budget Core i5-11600K to step up.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT to launch w/ Two Variants: RX 6700 w/ 6GB GDDR6 Memoryedit

According to a new video by Coreteks, AMD will be launching its budget-grade Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card in two flavors, namely ASIC A and B. The two variants would be based on the same Navi 22 die and the specifications will mostly be identical. The only difference will be with respect to the TGP which in turn will affect the boost clocks (game clocks to be specific) and the overclocking potential of the GPUs.

Publication: Hardware Times

Competition in news

What is Intel EVO? All Your Questions Answerededit

The next stage of evolution for UltraBooks is here and it is called Intel Evo. The Evo branding is an extension of Project Athena and brings features that aim to speed up the way you interact with your machine, and the way your laptop responds. While Project Athena was only a guideline, Evo is a branded property and in order to get that stamp, each laptop must meet a number of strict guidelines.

Publication: Digit

Upcoming Intel Core i5-11600K fails to beat AMD Ryzen 5 5600X in Geekbenchedit

Intel is all set to launch the new Rocket Lake-S desktop processors in the upcoming months, and a lot of them have already been leaked on various benchmarks. Yesterday, we also spotted the 11th Gen Core i9 series and now its time for the budget Core i5-11600K to step up.

Publication: TechnoSports

Amazon sale on laptops: Get up to 45% off on Intel-powered laptops & desktopsedit

Intel-powered laptops and desktops are loved for their price points and Amazon Sale is offering up to 45% off on the best laptops and desktops powered by Intel core processor.

Publication: The Times of India

NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super vs AMD RX 5500 XT: Which one Should you Buy? (PROACTIVE)edit

NVIDIA launched the GeForce GTX 1650 Super to address the shortcomings of the vanilla 1650. The Super was faster than both the RX 570 as well as the GTX 1060. AMD’s answer was the Radeon RX 5500 XT. Initially, the 8GB variant was priced the same as the GeForce GTX 1660, making it a hard pass, while the 4GB model costed the same as the GTX 1650 Super.

Publication: Hardware Times

50K Beast Gaming PC Build 2021… Maska Performance on Budget !!edit

50K Beast Gaming PC Build 2021

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

Partner in news

AMD and Nvidia might be releasing 8GB variants of their cards soonedit

AMD and Nvidia are planning to release their latest and next-generation high-end graphics card. It is made public that both the graphics card manufacturers will be releasing their 8GB versions of their graphics cards. Though it is not yet confirmed whether the 8GB variant will be released, let’s hope for the best.

Publication: TechnoSports

Notebooks Led the Indian PC Market, Which Saw 6.4% Total Decline in 2020: IDC Reportedit

HP remained the leader for the full year of 2020 with 28.7 percent share, while Dell Technologies had 23.2 percent share.

Publication: News 18

Asus ZenBook 14 UX435EG review: Lightweight Asus light years ahead of competitionedit

The latest high-powered ultrabook from Asus, ZenBook 14, is a looker filled up powerful specs, driven by an 11th generation Intel Core i7 processor

Publication: Business Today

Lenovo Yoga 5G 2021 convertible comes powered by 2nd Generation Snapdragon 8cxedit

Lenovo Yoga laptops are one of the best-selling line-ups of the company. Stated to be top quality products by the manufacturer, the company firmly believes that the upcoming models will significantly contribute towards the company.

Publication: TechnoSports

We are building devices that meet today’s demand for blended learning: Rahul Agarwal, CEO & MD, Lenovo Indiaedit

Lenovo is determined to ensure smarter technology for education and equal opportunities are available for all communities.

Publication: Financial Express

50K Beast Gaming PC Build 2021… Maska Performance on Budget !!edit

50K Beast Gaming PC Build 2021

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

Industry news

Global IoT semiconductor component market to hit $80 bn in 2025edit

The global Internet of Things (IoT) semiconductor component market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19 per cent from $33 billion in 2020 to $80 billion in 2025, said a new report

Publication:Business Standard

COM-HPC Server: A New Standard For Modular Edge Serversedit

COM-HPC server addresses the entire range of edge servers as the new server-on-modules has a maximum power consumption of 300 watts. These modules can currently support up to one terabyte RAM on up to eight SO-DIMM sockets.

Publication: Electronics4u

Covid, Chips & Carsedit

For an industry that prides itself in being at the forefront of technological development, semiconductor makers have been unable to stay ahead of the curve. The result: a global shortage in semiconductors. As these chips are now an integral part of almost all gadgets and equipment, the ripple effect has affected electronics, consumer durables and almost every other industry.(Bosch,chips,Deloitte)

Publication: The Economic Times

PC market clocks 27% growth in Dec quarteredit

Ahead of HP Inc that had 26.7 per cent share. ? HP remained the leader for the full year of 2020 with 28.7 per cent share, while Dell Technologies had 23.2 per cent share. ? Lenovo occupied the third position with 18.4 per cent share in the Decem- ber quarter and 21.7 per cent share on a full year basis.

Publication: The Statesman

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