March 1, 2021

AMD specific news

AMD Set To Announce Radeon RX 6700 Series (And Potentially More) On March 3rdedit

AMD has set the date for announcing the latest entry in the Radeon RX 6000 series for March 3rd. While the company hasn’t officially revealed it, we have strong reasons to believe it’ll be the Radeon RX 6700 and 6700 XT.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Drops to $449 at Newegg (MSRP): Best CPU for Gaming Under $500edit

AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X has finally dropped to $449 over at Newegg, its official MSRP after quite a while. The 5800X is easily the best gaming CPU on the market at the moment, and even the launch of Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S won’t have much of an impact on its standing.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD AGESA 1.2.0.1 BIOS Officially Rolled Out with Improved L3 Cache Perf and Ryzen 5000 Specific Fixesedit

As reported a short while back, AMD has officially rolled out the latest ASESA 1.2.0.1 firmware aimed at improving the L3 cache performance of the Ryzen 5000 processors along with some additional fixes for the Vermeer lineup.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Navi vs Vega: Difference b/w the GCN and RDNA GPU Architecturesedit

In this post, we’ll talk about how the Navi GPUs are different from the traditional Vega and Polaris parts which were powered by the GCN architecture.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs 3600X vs 3700X: Gaming Performance Compared (PROACTIVE)edit

In this review, we’ll have a look at the gaming performance of the Ryzen 5 5600X and compare it to the older Ryzen 3000 chips. There will be some content creation and media testing at the end as well, but this time the primary gains come in the form of gaming performance, which will the focus of our review.

Publication: Hardware Times

India’s Biggest Call of Duty: Warzone Invitational Tournament – How to Watch and What to Expectedit

Along with WD Black, PC processor and GPU giant AMD is also one of its sponsors.

Publication: IGN

AMD’s AGESA 1.2.0.1 BIOS released for Ryzen 5000 desktop CPUsedit

AMD’s Ryzen 5000 Desktop CPUs have been introduced to the market and we are loving them. Recently, AMD officially introduced its, AGESA 1.2.0.1 BIOS Firmware which comes with a range of bug fixes and improvements for Ryzen 5000 Desktop CPUs. for the 500-series motherboards, the OEMs will soon be releasing the BIOS.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD’s MI200 ‘Aldebaran’ to feature HBM2E memory supportedit

AMD’s next-generation Instinct accelerator, the MI200, is expected to feature an MCM GPU design. According to the latest information, the red team has decided to increase the production of its upcoming GPU design.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD delayed the Radeon RX 6700 non-XT launchedit

We know AMD has teased the launch of the Radeon RX 6700 series on March 3rd and we anticipated that it will launch two of the GPUs as in the non-XT and XT variants. However, Cowcotland has claimed that the cut-down Navi 22 is not launching with the Radeon RX 6700XT.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD brand mentions

50K Gaming PC vs PS5… Which will Win ? Ultimate Showdownedit

50K Gaming PC vs Sony PS5 Gaming Console! Which one should you buy? Watch the video to find out.

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

Lenovo announces custom Radeon RX 6800/6900 XT GPUsedit

A new AIB has entered into the GPU market in the form of Chinese giant Lenovo, the company has brought a custom Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU that will be used in a 2021 7000P LEGION gaming PC.

Publication: TechnoSports

Launched: Acer refreshed Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 5000 U-Series Mobile Processors (PROACTIVE)edit

The latest model features AMD Ryzen 5000 U-Series Mobile processors paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU in a sleek minimalist design. The new Aspire 7 gaming laptop weighs 2.15 kg.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

AMD Radeon RX 6700 Likely To Launch On Mark 3: RTX 3060 Alternative?edit

AMD has been never this aggressive when it comes to graphics cards, where the brand has launched Radeon 6000 series GPUs based on RDNA 2 architecture that goes head-to-head with the RTX 300 series of GPUs. It looks like the company is all set to add yet-another high-performance GPU to the RX 6000 series of graphics cards.

Publication: GizBot

Photos: How the microprocessor changed our lives for youedit

This little chip was created for a calculator, popularised by a video game, made smaller and its responsibilities have only got bigger and bigger. Here are some highlights from a 50-year journey.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Intel’s Rocket Lake-S CPUs could already be up for sales in Germanyedit

But what we know so far through several leaked benchmarks is that chips such as the Intel Core i7-11700K can hold their own against AMD chips having similar specs. According to sources, a German retailer called Mindfactory.de is already selling the intel’s CPUs in its retail store.

Publication: TechnoSports

How The GPU Industry Is Priming For A Fattening Crypto Mining Marketedit

Nvidia is releasing a driver update along with RTX 3060 GPUs, enabling the cards to detect the Ethereum crypto mining algorithm.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro with up to AMD Ryzen 7 5800H & RTX 3070 available in Germany for €1,799edit

The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, on the other hand, borrows the same design but is more premium at some ends. The most important thing is that it sports new AMD Ryzen 5000H gaming processors with up to 8 Zen 3 cores and 16 threads.

Publication: TechnoSports

Lenovo Legion 5 AMD & Intel variants spotted, 8 core Tiger Lake-H CPUs are comingedit

This morning, having spotted the Legion 5 Pro, a new leak of the mid-range Legion 5 gaming laptops have emerged. The reliable tipster @momomo_us has spotted multiple variants of the Lenovo Legion 5 with both AMD and Intel processors.

Publication: TechnoSports

Acer refreshes Aspire 7 laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (PROACTIVE)edit

Taiwanese PC maker Acer has refreshed its Aspire 7 laptop in India with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U chipset.

Publication: NewsBytes

Acer Aspire 7 Updated With AMD Ryzen 5 CPU In India: Price, Specifications & Availabilityedit

Taiwanese PC maker Acer has refreshed its Acer Aspire 7 laptop with the AMD Ryzen 5000 series for the Indian market.

Publication: News18

Early Intel Core i7-11700K benchmarks show it is slower than AMD Ryzen 7 5800Xedit

The people who bought these CPUs have posted in German tech forums like HardwareLuxx, PC Games Hardware, or ComputerBase. So, we have many early benchmarks of the 8-core Core i7-11700K, which could give us a fair idea of how these new Intel CPUs will perform against AMD’s revolutionary Ryzen 5000 series processors.

Publication: TechnoSports

Ionos adds AMD hardware to server rosteredit

European cloud and web hosting firm IONOS has today announced new offerings powered by AMD Ryzen and AMD EPYC processors.

Publication: TechRadar

Acer Aspire 7 is the first AMD Ryzen 5 5500U powered laptop launched in India (PROACTIVE)edit

Acer India has unveiled it’s new Aspire 7 gaming laptop, powered by the much-awaited AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processor. With the AMD “Zen 3” core architecture and industry-leading 7nm process technology, the Aspire 7 will be available on India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart and Acer online brand store.

Publication: TechnoSports

Acer Launches Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop (PROACTIVE)edit

Acer India has unveiled its new Aspire 7 gaming laptop, powered by the AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processor. With the AMD “Zen 3” core architecture and 7nm process technology, the Aspire 7 will be available on India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart and Acer online brand store.

Publication: BW Businessworld

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop Launched in India With AMD Zen 3-Based Ryzen 5000 Processor: Price, Specifications and Availability (PROACTIVE)edit

Acer has launched its new budget gaming laptop in India, dubbed Acer Aspire 7. The key feature of the laptop brings the AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors to the budget gaming laptop segment in India, with two SKUs of the Aspire 7 available in India right now.

Publication: MySmartPrice

Competition in news

50K Gaming PC vs PS5… Which will Win ? Ultimate Showdownedit

50K Gaming PC vs Sony PS5 Gaming Console! Which one should you buy? Watch the video to find out.

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

NVIDIA Board Partners Reluctant to Sell the RTX 3060 Ti Due to Unviable Profit Margins: RTX 3070 Being Focused Uponedit

It turns out that NVIDIA’s board partners are avoiding and in some cases, even limiting the sales of the RTX 3060 Ti due to the low profit margins that come with the advanced PCB design of the Ampere lineup.

Publication: Hardware Times

Levono Legion Laptop w/ 8-Core Tiger Lake-H CPU and RTX 3080 GPU Spottededit

Lenovo’s next-gen Legion gaming lineup has been spotted featuring the much-awaited 10nm Intel Tiger Lake-H CPUs paired with NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series GPUs.

Publication: Hardware Times

RedmiBook Pro 14, RedmiBook Pro 15 With 11th-Gen Intel Core CPU Launched: Price, Availability and Specsedit

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has launched two premium laptop models, RedmiBook Pro 14 and RedmiBook Pro 15 that feature the latest 11th-generation Intel Core processors.

Publication: News18

Intel Core i7-11700K is openly sold and benchmarked ahead of launchedit

The Blue team’s next big thing is coming in the form of Rocket Lake-S desktop CPUs and it seems Intel cannot keep it secret anymore. Already we have dozens of benchmarks before launch and now the Core i7-11700K is being openly sold even before launch.

Publication: TechnoSports

First-ever spec leak of Intel’s Xe-HPG DG2 GPUedit

We have already heard the news about Intel working on its new discrete graphics card called the Xe-HPG line-up, and now we finally have the first-ever leaked information regarding the specifications of the line-up.

Publication: TechnoSports

Thunderbolt tech from Intel is now 10 years oldedit

Back in the year of 2011 Intel announced the Thunderbolt connectivity tech which was essentially a replacement for computers that were handling too many input/output (I/O) ports.

Publication: TechRadar

Intel’s Rocket Lake CPUs up for unofficial pre-ordersedit

Earlier we reported a german retailer putting up the Core i7 Rocket Lake CPU in the sales list, now, a US retailer, Milwaukeepc, is one of the many who has listed the Rocket Lake lineup with preliminary pre-order prices.

Publication: TechnoSports

HP Spectre x360 (2021) Review: A productive workhorse that looks more like a Stallionedit

The 11th Gen Intel CPU coupled with new Iris Xe Graphics offers a solid generation leap in performance.

Publication: MoneyControl

Intel’s secret weapon could make your next laptop upgrade much cheaperedit

Intel has quietly upgraded its enigmatic Compute Element that now sports an i7-1165G7 Processor that can be clocked up to 4.70 GHz.

Publication: TechRadar

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i: Quick Lookedit

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i is one of latest laptops in the market that runs Intel 11th-gen Core i5 processor. It is meant for handling daily work loads and a bit more at times. We take a quick look at this device.

Publication: HT Tech

Launched: Acer refreshed Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 5000 U-Series Mobile Processors (PROACTIVE)edit

The latest model features AMD Ryzen 5000 U-Series Mobile processors paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU in a sleek minimalist design. The new Aspire 7 gaming laptop weighs 2.15 kg.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Nvidia’s first full quarterly sales report shows the company’s substantial growthedit

During the pandemic, we have already seen the demand for the Nvidia’s GPUs going up, and the recent rise in crypto mining has yet again proved that Nvidia is the best in the business there is. The green team recently revealed the first full quarterly sales of its GTX RTX 30 ‘Ampere’ consumer and enterprise GPU lineup today.

Publication: TechnoSports

Despite Global GPU Shortage, Nvidia Made $5 Billion In Revenue Last Quarteredit

Nvidia reported that it made a record-breaking $5 billion in revenue — 61 percent year over year. Nvidia has predicted to make another $5 billion in revenue during Q1 of 2022.

Publication: Indiatimes

AMD Radeon RX 6700 Likely To Launch On Mark 3: RTX 3060 Alternative?edit

AMD has been never this aggressive when it comes to graphics cards, where the brand has launched Radeon 6000 series GPUs based on RDNA 2 architecture that goes head-to-head with the RTX 300 series of GPUs. It looks like the company is all set to add yet-another high-performance GPU to the RX 6000 series of graphics cards.

Publication: GizBot

Photos: How the microprocessor changed our lives for youedit

This little chip was created for a calculator, popularised by a video game, made smaller and its responsibilities have only got bigger and bigger. Here are some highlights from a 50-year journey.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Intel’s Rocket Lake-S CPUs could already be up for sales in Germanyedit

But what we know so far through several leaked benchmarks is that chips such as the Intel Core i7-11700K can hold their own against AMD chips having similar specs. According to sources, a German retailer called Mindfactory.de is already selling the intel’s CPUs in its retail store.

Publication: TechnoSports

How The GPU Industry Is Priming For A Fattening Crypto Mining Marketedit

Nvidia is releasing a driver update along with RTX 3060 GPUs, enabling the cards to detect the Ethereum crypto mining algorithm.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro with up to AMD Ryzen 7 5800H & RTX 3070 available in Germany for €1,799edit

The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, on the other hand, borrows the same design but is more premium at some ends. The most important thing is that it sports new AMD Ryzen 5000H gaming processors with up to 8 Zen 3 cores and 16 threads.

Publication: TechnoSports

Lenovo Legion 5 AMD & Intel variants spotted, 8 core Tiger Lake-H CPUs are comingedit

This morning, having spotted the Legion 5 Pro, a new leak of the mid-range Legion 5 gaming laptops have emerged. The reliable tipster @momomo_us has spotted multiple variants of the Lenovo Legion 5 with both AMD and Intel processors.

Publication: TechnoSports

Early Intel Core i7-11700K benchmarks show it is slower than AMD Ryzen 7 5800Xedit

The people who bought these CPUs have posted in German tech forums like HardwareLuxx, PC Games Hardware, or ComputerBase. So, we have many early benchmarks of the 8-core Core i7-11700K, which could give us a fair idea of how these new Intel CPUs will perform against AMD’s revolutionary Ryzen 5000 series processors.

Publication: TechnoSports

Partner in news

50K Gaming PC vs PS5… Which will Win ? Ultimate Showdownedit

50K Gaming PC vs Sony PS5 Gaming Console! Which one should you buy? Watch the video to find out.

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

Dell Technologies revenue grows 9% to $26 bn in Q4edit

Dell Technologies said its total revenue rose 9 percent to $26.1 billion in the three months ended Jan. 29, helped by demand for its desktops and notebooks as most offices continued to work remotely during the COVID-19 health crisis.

Publication: Infotech Lead

SolarWinds hack pits Microsoft against Dell, IBM over how companies store dataedit

The cyberattack that compromised many U.S. government and corporate networks is fueling a debate among big tech companies over what the safest way is for customers to store critical data.

Publication: Mint

Dell and HP optimistic about demand for laptops after restrictions are easededit

Dell Technologies Inc. and HP Inc. reported hefty profits due to a resurgent personal computer demand. They are projecting the demand to continue even as people return to offices and schools when the lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic are dying down.

Publication: TechnoSports

The Intersection of Edge and Cloudedit

Edge and Cloud environments are often seen as competing platforms on the surface but they are synergistic in nature. They both complement each other to help organizations understand and act on data from all areas of their business.

Publication: CRN

Lenovo announces custom Radeon RX 6800/6900 XT GPUsedit

A new AIB has entered into the GPU market in the form of Chinese giant Lenovo, the company has brought a custom Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU that will be used in a 2021 7000P LEGION gaming PC.

Publication: TechnoSports

Enabling smart education for a smarter Indiaedit

Lenovo’s smart classroom platform is aimed at bridging India’s digital divide and leveraging technology to help create learning models which are engaging, adaptive, and scalable.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Levono Legion Laptop w/ 8-Core Tiger Lake-H CPU and RTX 3080 GPU Spottededit

Lenovo’s next-gen Legion gaming lineup has been spotted featuring the much-awaited 10nm Intel Tiger Lake-H CPUs paired with NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series GPUs.

Publication: Hardware Times

RedmiBook Pro 14, RedmiBook Pro 15 With 11th-Gen Intel Core CPU Launched: Price, Availability and Specsedit

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has launched two premium laptop models, RedmiBook Pro 14 and RedmiBook Pro 15 that feature the latest 11th-generation Intel Core processors.

Publication: News18

HP Spectre x360 (2021) Review: A productive workhorse that looks more like a Stallionedit

The 11th Gen Intel CPU coupled with new Iris Xe Graphics offers a solid generation leap in performance.

Publication: MoneyControl

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i: Quick Lookedit

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i is one of latest laptops in the market that runs Intel 11th-gen Core i5 processor. It is meant for handling daily work loads and a bit more at times. We take a quick look at this device.

Publication: HT Tech

Launched: Acer refreshed Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 5000 U-Series Mobile Processors (PROACTIVE)edit

The latest model features AMD Ryzen 5000 U-Series Mobile processors paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU in a sleek minimalist design. The new Aspire 7 gaming laptop weighs 2.15 kg.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

India’s Biggest Call of Duty: Warzone Invitational Tournament – How to Watch and What to Expectedit

Along with WD Black, PC processor and GPU giant AMD is also one of its sponsors.

Publication: IGN

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro with up to AMD Ryzen 7 5800H & RTX 3070 available in Germany for €1,799edit

The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, on the other hand, borrows the same design but is more premium at some ends. The most important thing is that it sports new AMD Ryzen 5000H gaming processors with up to 8 Zen 3 cores and 16 threads.

Publication: TechnoSports

Lenovo Legion 5 AMD & Intel variants spotted, 8 core Tiger Lake-H CPUs are comingedit

This morning, having spotted the Legion 5 Pro, a new leak of the mid-range Legion 5 gaming laptops have emerged. The reliable tipster @momomo_us has spotted multiple variants of the Lenovo Legion 5 with both AMD and Intel processors.

Publication: TechnoSports

Acer refreshes Aspire 7 laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (PROACTIVE)edit

Taiwanese PC maker Acer has refreshed its Aspire 7 laptop in India with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U chipset.

Publication: NewsBytes

Acer Aspire 7 Updated With AMD Ryzen 5 CPU In India: Price, Specifications & Availabilityedit

Taiwanese PC maker Acer has refreshed its Acer Aspire 7 laptop with the AMD Ryzen 5000 series for the Indian market.

Publication: News18

Ionos adds AMD hardware to server rosteredit

European cloud and web hosting firm IONOS has today announced new offerings powered by AMD Ryzen and AMD EPYC processors.

Publication: TechRadar

Acer Aspire 7 is the first AMD Ryzen 5 5500U powered laptop launched in India (PROACTIVE)edit

Acer India has unveiled it’s new Aspire 7 gaming laptop, powered by the much-awaited AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processor. With the AMD “Zen 3” core architecture and industry-leading 7nm process technology, the Aspire 7 will be available on India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart and Acer online brand store.

Publication: TechnoSports

Acer Launches Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop (PROACTIVE)edit

Acer India has unveiled its new Aspire 7 gaming laptop, powered by the AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processor. With the AMD “Zen 3” core architecture and 7nm process technology, the Aspire 7 will be available on India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart and Acer online brand store.

Publication: BW Businessworld

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop Launched in India With AMD Zen 3-Based Ryzen 5000 Processor: Price, Specifications and Availability (PROACTIVE)edit

Acer has launched its new budget gaming laptop in India, dubbed Acer Aspire 7. The key feature of the laptop brings the AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors to the budget gaming laptop segment in India, with two SKUs of the Aspire 7 available in India right now.

Publication: MySmartPrice

Industry news

Remaking Make Indiaedit

Semiconductors are expensive to make. Cutting-edge chip-making factories can cost at least $2.5 billion. While Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm and others design chips in India and elsewhere, they are mostly made in China and other Asian countries, but not in India. This is a gap that should be filled. But India does not need such an expensive fab, says Satya Gupta, chairman of India Electronics and Semiconductor Association.

Publication: The Economic Times

SolarWinds hack pits Microsoft against Dell, IBM over how companies store dataedit

The cyberattack that compromised many U.S. government and corporate networks is fueling a debate among big tech companies over what the safest way is for customers to store critical data.

Publication: Mint

Localisation Clause: Will laptop PLI run into trouble in WTO?edit

A clause relating to phased localisation in the production-linked incentive scheme for IT hardware, which includes laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, and servers, has divided the industry whether it is going to land the scheme in trouble with World Trade Organisation rules, which prohibit discrimination against imported products.

Publication: Financial Express

Fish for chips to solve India’s latest geo-economic crisisedit

We must secure our own chip supplies as they grow scarce and a global battle rages over them.

Publication: Mint

How idled car factories super-charged a push for U.S. chip subsidiesedit

For years, chip industry executives and U.S. government officials have been concerned about the slow drift of costly chip factories to Taiwan and Korea.

Publication: Mint

Photos: How the microprocessor changed our lives for youedit

This little chip was created for a calculator, popularised by a video game, made smaller and its responsibilities have only got bigger and bigger. Here are some highlights from a 50-year journey.

Publication: Hindustan Times

How The GPU Industry Is Priming For A Fattening Crypto Mining Marketedit

Nvidia is releasing a driver update along with RTX 3060 GPUs, enabling the cards to detect the Ethereum crypto mining algorithm.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

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