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AMD and Xilinx Stockholders Overwhelmingly Approve AMD’s Acquisition of Xilinxedit
For several years, AMD has successfully executed our long-term growth strategy and deepened the company’s partnerships to drive high performance computing leadership,” said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD president and CEO. “The acquisition of Xilinx marks the next leg in our journey to make AMD the strategic partner of choice for the largest and most important technology companies in the world as an industry leader with the vision, talent and scale to support their future innovation.
Publication: IT News Online
AMD Releases Linux Kernel Patch to Disable PSF on Zen 3 CPUs to Fix Spectre v4-Like Vulnerabilityedit
A while back, AMD released a whitepaper stating that the newly launched Zen 3 based Ryzen 5000 processors may be vulnerable to Spectre-like side-channel attacks due to the presence of Predictive Store Forwarding (PSF). This feature improves performance by executing instructions ahead of time by predicting the target location of loads from cache memory ahead of time. This, however, can be used by attackers if there’s a bad prediction wherein the data is dumped and the pipeline is flushed.
Publication: Hardware Times
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Skyesports announces the AMD Ryzen Skyesports League 2021 powered by WD Blackedit
The Skyesports League 2021 features a city-based model where eight teams will battle in Valorant for a share of the Rs. 15,00,000 prize pool — the biggest for Valorant esports in South Asia to date.
Publication: HT Tech
Acer Announces New Nitro 5 Gaming Laptops With AMD CPUsedit
Acer has announced a new version of its Nitro 5 gaming laptop. The new Acer Nitro 5 runs on AMD’s Ryzen 5600H CPU. The Acer Nitro 5 comes in two variants distinguished by their GPUs: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650.
Publication: IGN India
Dell G15, Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptops With RTX 30 GPUs, New Gaming Monitors Launchededit
Dell G15, G15 Ryzen Edition, and Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 gaming laptops launched globally on Wednesday, April 7. The Dell G15 gaming laptop debuted in China last month and has now been introduced globally along with its Ryzen Edition. The two models share most of the specifications except the make of their processors. The Dell G15 is powered by up to a 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, while the Dell G15 Ryzen Edition can be equipped with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor. The more powerful and premium Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 comes with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. All three portable gaming machines from Dell can be purchased with RTX 30-series GPUs. ...
AMD CPUs Return to Alienware Laptops After 15 Years: Meet the Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Editionedit
After being absent from Alienware notebooks for an extended period of 15 years, AMD processors are finally making a return to the platform in the form of the Ryzen 9 5900H and 5900HX. Powered by the Zen 3 core architecture, these processors offer significantly more performance than the rival Intel Comet Lake-H offerings which are still based on the 6-year old Skylake core. The Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Laptop is the first Alienware since the Alienware mALX (released in 2006) to use an AMD CPU. The latter used the AMD Turion 65 ML-44 chip paired with a GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB) and 1-2GB of DDR-400 memory.
Publication: Hardware Times
Acer Nitro 5 With AMD Ryzen 5600H SoC, Up to 16GB of RAM Launched in India: Price, Specificationsedit
Acer has launched the Nitro 5 gaming laptop in India. The newly launched Acer Nitro 5 is offered with two new graphics card options. Powering the Nitro 5 is AMD Ryzen 5600H processor, which is united with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. There’s another model of the Nitro 5 as well, which ships with GeForce GTX 1650 graphic card. Additionally, both these variants support up to 32GB of RAM and feature a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display that offers a 144Hz refresh rate. Let’s check out the pricing and availability details of the newly unveiled Nitro 5 gaming laptop ahead:
Publication: MySmartPrice
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 AMD, Intel models show up in official support pages, suggest imminent launchedit
Microsoft has not yet revealed anything about the next-gen Surface, tipped as Surface Laptop 4. But it seems to have indirectly revealed its imminent launch in future via its own website. One of the Microsoft Support pages is a placeholder for an AMD version of the laptop, while the second one is for the Intel version.
Publication: HT Tech
Dell Alienware M15 R5 with AMD Ryzen 7 5800H & GeForce RTX 3060 completely leakededit
Dell’s upcoming flagship gaming Alienware M15 series will be launched in the coming days, and we have got a huge leak regarding their upcoming R5 model. It seems to sports a new design compared to the R4 model, including visible changes around the hinges as well as at the back where a large led strip is located.
Publication: TechnoSports
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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is back from the deadedit
According to fresh sources, it is being reported that Nvidia is planning to resume the supply of one of its greatest gaming graphics cards to date, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Sources indicate that a user has received a freshly produced batch of GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards after sending his old 1080 Ti for RMA.
Publication: TechnoSports
Dell G15, Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptops With RTX 30 GPUs, New Gaming Monitors Launchededit
Dell G15, G15 Ryzen Edition, and Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 gaming laptops launched globally on Wednesday, April 7. The Dell G15 gaming laptop debuted in China last month and has now been introduced globally along with its Ryzen Edition. The two models share most of the specifications except the make of their processors. The Dell G15 is powered by up to a 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, while the Dell G15 Ryzen Edition can be equipped with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor. The more powerful and premium Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 comes with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. All three portable gaming machines from Dell can be purchased with RTX 30-series GPUs. ...
Intel aims for supply chain edge with new data center chipedit
Intel Corp on Tuesday introduced its newest flagship data center microprocessor,hoping its in-house manufacturing operations will help it navigate a chip shortage to better compete against rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc’s (AMD) faster chips.
Publication: The Hindu
Intel Core i9-11900K Reportedly on Par w/ the NVIDIA RTX 2060 in Ether Mining, Courtesy of AVX512edit
When you consider the impact of cryptomining, you generally look at the graphics card market and start cussing miners. This is because CPUs lack the same bandwidth and level of parallel compute power as GPUs. However, that has started to change, to an extent, but CPUs are still far from feasible for cryptomining, primarily due to the higher power draw and low hash rates with mining algorithms. In a rather surprising test, a few users have shown that Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S flagship might be the first mainstream CPU (somewhat) suitable for mining. Publication: Hardware Times
Intel Sapphire Rapids-SP to Feature up to 56 and 44 Core CPUs w/ TDP of 350W and 270W, Respectivelyedit
Sapphire Rapids will be based on Intel’s 10nm SuperFin process node and the Golden Cove core architecture, with a peak core count of as much as 56 cores/108 threads. Considering that GC is going to be up to 25% faster than Sunny Cove, we can expect Sapphire Rapids to outright beat AMD’s Epyc Milan across most workloads, both single-threaded and multi-threaded. The inclusion of DDR5 memory support, PCIe 5.0, CXL 1.1, and on-package HBM2E memory should allow for substantial improvements over the preceding generation.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel launches 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable processorsedit
Starting off with Intel’s 3rd Gen Ice Lake-SP Xeon CPUs’ details. It will be based on the 10nm+ process node and utilize the Sunny Cove core architecture. Since 2019, the Intel Sunny Cove x86 architecture has been around, and its first appearance was made on Intel’s 10th Gen Ice Lake processors for the notebook segment.
Publication: TechnoSports
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Skyesports announces the AMD Ryzen Skyesports League 2021 powered by WD Blackedit
The Skyesports League 2021 features a city-based model where eight teams will battle in Valorant for a share of the Rs. 15,00,000 prize pool — the biggest for Valorant esports in South Asia to date.
Publication: HT Tech
Acer Announces New Nitro 5 Gaming Laptops With AMD CPUsedit
Acer has announced a new version of its Nitro 5 gaming laptop. The new Acer Nitro 5 runs on AMD’s Ryzen 5600H CPU. The Acer Nitro 5 comes in two variants distinguished by their GPUs: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650.
Publication: IGN India
Dell G15, Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptops With RTX 30 GPUs, New Gaming Monitors Launchededit
Dell G15, G15 Ryzen Edition, and Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 gaming laptops launched globally on Wednesday, April 7. The Dell G15 gaming laptop debuted in China last month and has now been introduced globally along with its Ryzen Edition. The two models share most of the specifications except the make of their processors. The Dell G15 is powered by up to a 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, while the Dell G15 Ryzen Edition can be equipped with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor. The more powerful and premium Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R5 comes with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor. All three portable gaming machines from Dell can be purchased with RTX 30-series GPUs. ...
Microsoft puts servers in liquidedit
A fter sinking an entire data centre to the bottom of the Scottish sea, Microsoft has now started to submerge its servers in liquid to improve performance and save energy. According to a report in The Verge, a rack of servers is being used for production loads “in what looks like a liquid bath”. The fluorocarbon-based liquid works by removing heat as it directly hits components, and the fluid reaches a lower boiling point to condense and fall back into the bath as a raining liquid.
Publication: The New Indian Express
AMD CPUs Return to Alienware Laptops After 15 Years: Meet the Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Editionedit
After being absent from Alienware notebooks for an extended period of 15 years, AMD processors are finally making a return to the platform in the form of the Ryzen 9 5900H and 5900HX. Powered by the Zen 3 core architecture, these processors offer significantly more performance than the rival Intel Comet Lake-H offerings which are still based on the 6-year old Skylake core. The Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition Laptop is the first Alienware since the Alienware mALX (released in 2006) to use an AMD CPU. The latter used the AMD Turion 65 ML-44 chip paired with a GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB) and 1-2GB of DDR-400 memory.
Publication: Hardware Times
Acer Nitro 5 With AMD Ryzen 5600H SoC, Up to 16GB of RAM Launched in India: Price, Specificationsedit
Acer has launched the Nitro 5 gaming laptop in India. The newly launched Acer Nitro 5 is offered with two new graphics card options. Powering the Nitro 5 is AMD Ryzen 5600H processor, which is united with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. There’s another model of the Nitro 5 as well, which ships with GeForce GTX 1650 graphic card. Additionally, both these variants support up to 32GB of RAM and feature a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display that offers a 144Hz refresh rate. Let’s check out the pricing and availability details of the newly unveiled Nitro 5 gaming laptop ahead:
Publication: MySmartPrice
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 AMD, Intel models show up in official support pages, suggest imminent launchedit
Microsoft has not yet revealed anything about the next-gen Surface, tipped as Surface Laptop 4. But it seems to have indirectly revealed its imminent launch in future via its own website. One of the Microsoft Support pages is a placeholder for an AMD version of the laptop, while the second one is for the Intel version.
Publication: HT Tech
Dell Alienware M15 R5 with AMD Ryzen 7 5800H & GeForce RTX 3060 completely leakededit
Dell’s upcoming flagship gaming Alienware M15 series will be launched in the coming days, and we have got a huge leak regarding their upcoming R5 model. It seems to sports a new design compared to the R4 model, including visible changes around the hinges as well as at the back where a large led strip is located.
Publication: TechnoSports
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