April 26, 2021

AMD specific news

Sapphire Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition Launched for nearly €3,000 w/ TDP of 430Wedit

Sapphire’s recently announced Toxic Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition has been spotted in retail stores with a price tag of nearly €3,000.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD May Report a Yearly Revenue Gain of 37% in 2021 as per Analysts, But There’s a Catchedit

The analysts believe that AMD’s growth rate will not only outpace Intel but the entire chipmaking industry, as evident from the previous year’s revenue reports. However, this will largely depend on how much foundry capacity the chipmaker can negotiate with TSMC.

Publication: Hardware Times

A liquid-cooled unreleased AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTX makes appearanceedit

Now, an interesting leak has just appeared on Weibo, where we see pictures of a reference liquid-cooled yet never released AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTX graphics card. Yes, it’s the prototype of a liquid-cooled RX 6900 XT GPU by AMD, and the reference GPU looks dope!

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD’s Warhol Ryzen 6000 and Raphael Ryzen 7000 could easily crush Intel’s upcoming CPUsedit

We have found that the Warhol and Raphael processors will be the most intriguing processors among the new line of CPUs through various leaks and rumours.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD brand mentions

Best Budget Gaming PC Build Under Rs. 30,000 (PROACTIVE)edit

The processor is the heart of any computer, and you need a powerful one for a gaming PC. Well, Ryzen 5 3400G beats Intel in the performance department by a lot.

Publication: TechQuila

AMD Zen 3+ (Warhol) May Get an IPC Increase of Up to 10%; Zen 4 (Raphael) to be Up to 50% Faster than Zen 2edit

AMD is expected to launch its next processor lineup at the end of this year in the form of Warhol, under the Ryzen 6000 or 5000 XT series. Although we’re expected to see the same Zen 3 core architecture, the chips are supposedly going to be fabbed on an enhanced version of the 7nm node, codenamed N6 (6nm).

Publication: Hardware Times

Graphics Card Prices Continue to Soar: RTX 3090 @ $2,000, RTX 3080 @ $980; Ryzen 5000/Core 11th Gen CPU Prices Stableedit

As chip shortages drag into the second quarter of the year, prices of graphics cards have continued to increase despite foundries increasing their manufacturing capacity.

Publication: Hardware Times

Wall Street sees long road ahead as Intel seeks to regain market shareedit

In recent years, Intel has struggled with building new manufacturing technology causing it to fall behind rivals Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Nvidia Corp in the race to make smaller chips with a faster processing speed.

Publication: The Economic Times

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is the best-selling CPU on Amazon US even though it’s $800edit

As you see in the top 8 CPUs on Amazon, four of them are the new AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, and that says it all about AMD’s insane demand. The situation is also similar in the Ryzen 9 5950X, whose original price is $749 but is sold at over $1100, and still, people are buying them over Intel’s newer Rocket Lake CPUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Apple 2021 Mac Pro workstation will sport an exclusive professional GPU from AMDedit

According to new Geekbench database entries, the 2021 Mac Pro workstations still feature Intel and AMD hardware. While the CPU side can be found in other devices, the professional GPUs coming from AMD, on the other hand, can only be found in Apples’s workstations.

Publication: TechnoSports

Apple’s macOS 11.4 brings support for the AMD GPUsedit

Sources indicate that the Cupertino giant will bring support for AMD GPU with the forthcoming macOS Big Sur 11.4 release.

Publication: TechnoSports

Lenovo’s Xiaoxin brings three new AMD powered laptops to its home marketedit

Lenovo has its subsidiary brand called Xiaoxin, whose products are an exclusive release to the company’s home country China. According to recent reports, the brand has now released three new laptop models powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5000 APUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Competition in news

Graphics Card Prices Continue to Soar: RTX 3090 @ $2,000, RTX 3080 @ $980; Ryzen 5000/Core 11th Gen CPU Prices Stableedit

As chip shortages drag into the second quarter of the year, prices of graphics cards have continued to increase despite foundries increasing their manufacturing capacity.

Publication: Hardware Times

NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 Shipments w/ Enhanced Anti-Miner Measures Delayed to Ending Mayedit

As per earlier rumors, the new variant of the RTX 3060 with the enhanced anti-miner measures would be shipped along with the new drivers in early May. However, a report from ChannelGate claims that the shipments have been delayed to late May.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Notebook CPU Sales Grew by 54% in Q1 2021 but Prices Fell by 23%, Desktop Sales and Prices Fell by 4% and 5%, Respectivelyedit

Although the quarterly revenue was higher than analysts’ predictions, it was still a fair lower than last year despite strong demand from all segments.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Claims to be in Touch w/ 50 Potential 7nm Customers; Analysts Pessimisticedit

During Intel’s Q1 earnings call, one of the primary points of focus was with respect to the improving 10nm yields and the upcoming 7nm process set to start risk production next year.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Q1 2021 Earnings: Consumer CPU Revenue Crosses $10 Billion, 10nm Production to Overtake 14nm in H2 2021edit

Intel’s Q1 earnings reports are out, and the company has once again beaten estimates by over a billion dollars, with quarterly revenue of $18.6 billion.

Publication: Hardware Times

Acer Spin 7 5G launched as India’s first 5G-enabled laptop at Rs. 1,34,999: Check specificationsedit

Acer Spin 7 is powered by a 2nd-Generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G computing platform featuring Qualcomm Kryo 495 Octa-core CPU clocked at a speed of 3GHz, coupled with Qualcomm Adreno 685 GPU.

Publication: The Indian Wire

Intel CEO sees prolonged chip-supply constraintsedit

Intel Corp.’s new chief executive said a global chip-supply shortage could stretch two more years as the U.S. semiconductor giant posted weaker quarterly earnings.

Publication: Mint

Wall Street sees long road ahead as Intel seeks to regain market shareedit

In recent years, Intel has struggled with building new manufacturing technology causing it to fall behind rivals Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Nvidia Corp in the race to make smaller chips with a faster processing speed.

Publication: The Economic Times

Intel falls most in 3-months on data center sales slumpedit

Intel Corp, the biggest chipmaker, fell the most in three months after reporting a drop in data center revenue and a steep decline in gross profit margin, a sign it’s losing market share to rivals and customers who are designing their own components.

Publication: HT Tech

Asus ExpertBook B9 with 11th gen Intel processor launched in Indiaedit

Asus on Friday launched the second generation of its ExpertBook B9 business laptop in India. The Asus ExpertBook B9 now comes with the 11th gen Intel core processor.

Publication: HT Tech

Intel positive of making a comeback with its Q2 2021 earningsedit

According to the latest reports released by the silicon giant intel, it announced that it is increasing its production capacity and implementing wide-ranging reforms to regain industry leadership under its new CEO, Pat Gelsinger.

Publication: TechnoSports

MSI Prestige Evo 14 Review: An ultraportable powerhouse that makes a few compromises in other areasedit

MSI recently updated its Prestige series with new 11th Gen Intel hardware. The new MSI Prestige 14 brings with it Intel’s latest Evo branding. Laptops that carry Intel’s Evo branding are tailor-made to deliver optimal performance and productivity while maintaining a slim and light design.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Latest AI Applications In Autonomous Drivingedit

Sourangshu Bhattacharya, assistant professor at the Department of computer science and Engineering of IIT Kharagpur, spoke about “Scalable AI in Autonomous Driving” at SkillUp 2021, the virtual education fair organised by Analytics India Magazine. Bhattacharya suggested the use of an open-source driving simulator like CARLA, made by Intel.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop with Core i7-10750H & RTX 2070 Max-Q available for just $1,499.99edit

It boasts a great build and is tough to handle your everyday workload, and looks beautiful from the outside. It is powered by the 6-core Core i7-10750H, not the fastest, but gets the job done for gaming and everyday work.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is the best-selling CPU on Amazon US even though it’s $800edit

As you see in the top 8 CPUs on Amazon, four of them are the new AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, and that says it all about AMD’s insane demand. The situation is also similar in the Ryzen 9 5950X, whose original price is $749 but is sold at over $1100, and still, people are buying them over Intel’s newer Rocket Lake CPUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Apple 2021 Mac Pro workstation will sport an exclusive professional GPU from AMDedit

According to new Geekbench database entries, the 2021 Mac Pro workstations still feature Intel and AMD hardware. While the CPU side can be found in other devices, the professional GPUs coming from AMD, on the other hand, can only be found in Apples’s workstations.

Publication: TechnoSports

Partner in news

Acer Spin 7 5G launched as India’s first 5G-enabled laptop at Rs. 1,34,999: Check specificationsedit

Acer Spin 7 is powered by a 2nd-Generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G computing platform featuring Qualcomm Kryo 495 Octa-core CPU clocked at a speed of 3GHz, coupled with Qualcomm Adreno 685 GPU.

Publication: The Indian Wire

The digital future companies imagined three to five years from now is here: Amit Midhaedit

“While the industry is dealing with unpredictable times, we are staying positive and looking forward to trends and opportunities for the industry. With the digital acceleration brought in by the pandemic, customers are not only focused on modernising their devices but also their entire infrastructure, which presents us with a whole new array of opportunities,” says Amit Midha, president, Asia Pacific & Japan, Global Digital Cities, Dell Technologies.

Publication: Financial Express

Asus ExpertBook B9 with 11th gen Intel processor launched in Indiaedit

Asus on Friday launched the second generation of its ExpertBook B9 business laptop in India. The Asus ExpertBook B9 now comes with the 11th gen Intel core processor.

Publication: HT Tech

MSI Prestige Evo 14 Review: An ultraportable powerhouse that makes a few compromises in other areasedit

MSI recently updated its Prestige series with new 11th Gen Intel hardware. The new MSI Prestige 14 brings with it Intel’s latest Evo branding. Laptops that carry Intel’s Evo branding are tailor-made to deliver optimal performance and productivity while maintaining a slim and light design.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop with Core i7-10750H & RTX 2070 Max-Q available for just $1,499.99edit

It boasts a great build and is tough to handle your everyday workload, and looks beautiful from the outside. It is powered by the 6-core Core i7-10750H, not the fastest, but gets the job done for gaming and everyday work.

Publication: TechnoSports

Apple 2021 Mac Pro workstation will sport an exclusive professional GPU from AMDedit

According to new Geekbench database entries, the 2021 Mac Pro workstations still feature Intel and AMD hardware. While the CPU side can be found in other devices, the professional GPUs coming from AMD, on the other hand, can only be found in Apples’s workstations.

Publication: TechnoSports

Apple’s macOS 11.4 brings support for the AMD GPUsedit

Sources indicate that the Cupertino giant will bring support for AMD GPU with the forthcoming macOS Big Sur 11.4 release.

Publication: TechnoSports

Lenovo’s Xiaoxin brings three new AMD powered laptops to its home marketedit

Lenovo has its subsidiary brand called Xiaoxin, whose products are an exclusive release to the company’s home country China. According to recent reports, the brand has now released three new laptop models powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5000 APUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Industry news

Taiwan’s chip industry set for years of growth: Ministeredit

Taiwan’s key semiconductor industry has years of growth ahead of it with no worries about oversupply despite a massive capital investment programme and only a few competitors in the next decade or so, a senior government minister said on Friday.

Publication: ET Telecom

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