AMD specific news
AMD Threadripper 5000 Series Tipped to Launch in November 2021: What to Expectedit
Chip maker AMD’s next generation 64 core Threadripper chips may not come in August, as was expected earlier. A new video from Youtube channel Moore’s Law Is Dead, says that the AMD Threadripper 5000 chips are now expected in November.
Publication: MySmartPrice
AMD’s unannounced CPU’s could be a refresh of its Ryzen 3000 seriesedit
A popular opinion poll declares that the best CPUs currently existing in the market are the AMD’s Zen 3-based Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) processors line up. And a recently leaked USB-IF listing states that the manufacturer still has an excess of leftover Zen 2 dies as well, as three unreleased Zen 2 processors exist.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD’s Radeon RX 6900 XT LC appears in online reviewsedit
Currently, the best performing Radeon graphics card from AMD is the Radeon RX 6900 XT LC; however, the card can only be obtained through an OEM or a system integrator. The graphics card cannot be purchased alone; AMD is still unwilling to offer the card through any website — even their online store.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD might be planning to launch the EPYC Genoa CPUs with HBM memoryedit
According to sources, the folks at Impact-Hardware reported that they have received information suggesting that AMD is planning an HBM variant of its upcoming EPYC Genoa CPUs powered by the Zen 4 core architecture.
Publication: TechnoSports
Looking to buy a laptop? We got you coverededit
The recommendations are based on current availability and prices and these may change in the coming days. And if you are not able to find them as described, I do apologise.
Publication: News Laundry
AMD brand mentions
Asus Chromebook Flip 214: Nifty little machineedit
Sure, it is great to have an Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 machine with 32 gigs of RAM that is capable of light gaming. But for the user who is hardly interested in gaming, why would he or she want to spend valuable dough for a high-spec machine. It just would not make sense. Or perhaps, are we too worried about future-proofing?
Publication: Deccan Herald
NZXT + AMD Build! Black and white build (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD Radeon RX6700 XT
Publication: Dhananjay Bhosale
Valve’s announces handheld gaming PC called Steam Deck, powered by an AMD APU and SteamOSedit
The Steam Deck is powered by a 4-core, 8-thread AMD Zen2 CPU with a variable clock speed of 2.4 – 3.5GHz. The GPU uses AMD’s RDNA2 architecture with 8 compute units. The APU’s power ranges from 4W to 15W.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Here’s How Much a Steam Deck Equivalent Gaming PC Build Would Cost in Indiaedit
Starting with the core components, the CPU and GPU, Valve is using a fairly component for its APU. The CPU is a 4-core AMD Zen 2 processor, which is basically Ryzen 3 3100 underclocked from its , but the GPU is a little more complicated affair.
Publication: IGN
Valve Steam Deck Handheld Gaming PC Breaks Cover, Here’s Everything You Need To Knowedit
Powering the Steam Deck is an AMD APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) which incorporates a CPU and a GPU on a single die. Valve Steam Deck uses a Zen 2 based 4-core 8-thread CPU running at a clock range of 2.4 to 3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops) and an 8-core RDNA 2 GPU with 2 compute units running between 1.00 to 1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops). Valve Steam Deck uses 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM (5500 MT/s).
Publication: Skoar
Intel looks to buy AMD’s spun-off unit for $30 billion: Reportedit
Intel is exploring a deal to acquire semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Publication: Business Standard
Intel is in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30 billionedit
Intel Corp. is exploring a deal to buy GlobalFoundries Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would turbocharge the semiconductor giant’s plans to make more chips for other tech companies and rate as its largest acquisition ever.
Publication: Mint
Both AMD FSR and NVIDIA DLSS looks similar at 4K resolutionedit
AMD’s Fidelity FX Super Resolution has been here in the market for a month now, but we didn’t have a game that supports both the upscaling techniques from NVIDIA and AMD. The Necromunda Hired Gun is the first game that offers support for NVIDIA DLSS as well as AMD FSR.
Publication: TechnoSports
Here’s why AMD’s acquisition of Xilinx received the go-ahead from U.K’s Competiton and Markets Authority (CMA)edit
Recently, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) acquired the designer of the programmable device Xilinx Corporation. The acquisition was given greenlit by the United Kingdom’s Competiton and Markets Authority (CMA) as part of its investigation, which kicked off earlier this year.
Publication: TechnoSports
Samsung’s Exynos 2200 chip to have 6-core GPU countedit
Samsung’s revolutionary Exynos 2200 CPU is the chipset which the South Korean tech giant is reportedly developing in collaboration with AMD. As reported earlier the new chip from Samsung will have an AMD RDNA2 GPU for top-notch graphics performance.
Publication: TechnoSports
Steam Deck: All you need to know about Valve’s handheld gaming PCedit
The Steam Deck is powered by an AMD APU, powered by the company’s Zen 2 architecture and RDNA 2 graphics. The Zen 2 architecture, used on the 3000 series AMD processors, come with four cores and eight threads. Meanwhile, the RDNA 2 GPU is capable enough to handle 720p gaming.
Publication: The Indian Express
Deal: ASUS ROG Strix GA35 with Ryzen 7 3700X & RTX 2060 Super available for only ₹1,39,990edit
Processor: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor, 3.6 GHz Base Speed, Up to 4.4 GHz Max Boost Speed, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 36MB Cache
Publication: TechnoSports
Competition in news
Intel in talks to buy chip maker for about $30bn Inteledit
Intel Corp is in talks to buy semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries for about $30 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Publication: The Times of India
Laptops with Intel Core i5 Processor That Offers Decent Performanceedit
Expecting the best performance from your laptop at a budget-friendly price can sometimes be a challenge. This is where a good laptop with an Intel Core i5 processor comes into picture. Here are some of the best options that you can consider buying.
Publication: The Times of India
Asus launches new range of Intel Celeron powered Chromebook models in India starting from Rs 17,999edit
The Asus Chromebook C223 is powered by an Intel Celeron N3350 dual-core processor paired with Intel HD Graphics 500.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Razer’s new Blade 17 flaunts the Most Powerful Intel Processor in a Razer Laptopedit
The Blade 17 is powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel Core H-Series Processors. This pairs up with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU to make the laptop ever so powerful. This also marks a debut for Intel’s Core i9-11900H in the Blade 17.
Publication: TechnoSports
MSI’s WS mobile workstation is here with a mammoth battery poweredit
According to specifications, the WE76 along with the WS66 also have RTX A3000 or A5000 graphics. Various online retailers have already started listing down the four products announced by MSI.
Publication: TechnoSports
Asus Chromebook Flip C214, Chromebook C423, Chromebook C523, Chromebook C223, Chromebook C423 and Chromebook C523 launched in Indiaedit
Under the chassis, there is an Intel 64-bit dual-core Celeron N4020 processor coupled with Intel UHD Graphics 600. It offers 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage.
Publication: Gadget Bridge
13 years old Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor becomes the best-selling CPU on Amazon Indiaedit
India is not blessed with a lot of CPU options, and add the price hike as well as shortages; people are forced to use older processors. However, people have taken this seriously; they are now buying 13 years old inexpensive Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor.
Publication: TechnoSports
F1 2021 is here with Ray Tracing and NVIDIA DLSS, 65% performance boost at 4Kedit
NVIDIA has today announced the partnership with Codemaster and the integration of its major tech called DLSS. Yes, gamers can now experience high quality at max settings without having to sacrifice on frame rates, that too with Ray Tracing turned on!
Publication: TechnoSports
Inside NVIDIA Cambridge-1: UK’s Most Powerful Supercomputeredit
NVIDIA recently launched Cambridge-1, a supercomputer designed and built for external research access. The multinational American tech company claims it to be the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer. It has been built to make available to UK healthcare researchers to use AI to solve pressing medical challenges, including the ongoing pandemic.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
AEye brings its iDAR to NVIDIA DRIVE autonomous vehicle platformedit
AEye, Inc. (AEye), the maker of adaptive, high-performance LiDAR solutions, said it is working with NVIDIA to bring its adaptive, intelligent sensing to the NVIDIA DRIVE autonomous vehicle platform.
Publication: ET Auto
Intel looks to buy AMD’s spun-off unit for $30 billion: Reportedit
Intel is exploring a deal to acquire semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Publication: Business Standard
Intel is in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30 billionedit
Intel Corp. is exploring a deal to buy GlobalFoundries Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would turbocharge the semiconductor giant’s plans to make more chips for other tech companies and rate as its largest acquisition ever.
Publication: Mint
Both AMD FSR and NVIDIA DLSS looks similar at 4K resolutionedit
AMD’s Fidelity FX Super Resolution has been here in the market for a month now, but we didn’t have a game that supports both the upscaling techniques from NVIDIA and AMD. The Necromunda Hired Gun is the first game that offers support for NVIDIA DLSS as well as AMD FSR.
Publication: TechnoSports
Here’s why AMD’s acquisition of Xilinx received the go-ahead from U.K’s Competiton and Markets Authority (CMA)edit
Recently, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) acquired the designer of the programmable device Xilinx Corporation. The acquisition was given greenlit by the United Kingdom’s Competiton and Markets Authority (CMA) as part of its investigation, which kicked off earlier this year.
Publication: TechnoSports
Looking to buy a laptop? We got you coverededit
The recommendations are based on current availability and prices and these may change in the coming days. And if you are not able to find them as described, I do apologise.
Publication: News Laundry
Intel Alder Lake Specifications Leaked: Learn More About The Upcoming Processorsedit
Intel has constantly been working towards releasing its 12th generation processing chip called Alder Lake. These chips from Intel are slated to be released soon but recent a recent story from VideoCardz claims to have the leaked specifications for the Alder Lake processors.
Publication: Republic World
Intel’s Xeon W-3300 CPU line up has its specifications listed onlineedit
A new list of Intel’s line of Xeon W-3300 series has been discovered by the Momo-US at CompSource. As we know Intel will be releasing its Ice Lake CPUs into the workstation segment. The list not only includes their names but also their specifications and preliminary prices.
Publication: TechnoSports
Partner in news
Asus Chromebook Flip 214: Nifty little machineedit
Sure, it is great to have an Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 machine with 32 gigs of RAM that is capable of light gaming. But for the user who is hardly interested in gaming, why would he or she want to spend valuable dough for a high-spec machine. It just would not make sense. Or perhaps, are we too worried about future-proofing?
Publication: Deccan Herald
The Challengers MSME Summit: Powering MSMEs’ Journey Into Digitalisationedit
At an engaging virtual event, industry leaders decoded the vital role of digital transformation for MSMEs
Publication: Moneycontrol
Lenovo betting big on education launches school-on campaignedit
Lenovo has launched their school-on campaign where they speak about their smart learning solutions created for students learning or taking education from home. CNBC-TV18’s Shibani Gharat interacted with Amit Doshi, Chief Marketing Officer, Lenovo India who spoke about the larger trends in the PC market and the company’s plan for the festive season.
Publication: CNBC-TV18
Asus looks to address increasing PC demand with new Chromebook series but wary of component price hikeedit
Asus had entered the enterprise PC business last year as the demand for personal machines grew post Covid-19 and believes it is important to provide personalised solutions in the current scenario.
Publication: India Today
Laptops with Intel Core i5 Processor That Offers Decent Performanceedit
Expecting the best performance from your laptop at a budget-friendly price can sometimes be a challenge. This is where a good laptop with an Intel Core i5 processor comes into picture. Here are some of the best options that you can consider buying.
Publication: The Times of India
Asus launches new range of Intel Celeron powered Chromebook models in India starting from Rs 17,999edit
The Asus Chromebook C223 is powered by an Intel Celeron N3350 dual-core processor paired with Intel HD Graphics 500.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Razer’s new Blade 17 flaunts the Most Powerful Intel Processor in a Razer Laptopedit
The Blade 17 is powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel Core H-Series Processors. This pairs up with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU to make the laptop ever so powerful. This also marks a debut for Intel’s Core i9-11900H in the Blade 17.
Publication: TechnoSports
MSI’s WS mobile workstation is here with a mammoth battery poweredit
According to specifications, the WE76 along with the WS66 also have RTX A3000 or A5000 graphics. Various online retailers have already started listing down the four products announced by MSI.
Publication: TechnoSports
Asus Chromebook Flip C214, Chromebook C423, Chromebook C523, Chromebook C223, Chromebook C423 and Chromebook C523 launched in Indiaedit
Under the chassis, there is an Intel 64-bit dual-core Celeron N4020 processor coupled with Intel UHD Graphics 600. It offers 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage.
Publication: Gadget Bridge
Valve’s announces handheld gaming PC called Steam Deck, powered by an AMD APU and SteamOSedit
The Steam Deck is powered by a 4-core, 8-thread AMD Zen2 CPU with a variable clock speed of 2.4 – 3.5GHz. The GPU uses AMD’s RDNA2 architecture with 8 compute units. The APU’s power ranges from 4W to 15W.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Here’s How Much a Steam Deck Equivalent Gaming PC Build Would Cost in Indiaedit
Starting with the core components, the CPU and GPU, Valve is using a fairly component for its APU. The CPU is a 4-core AMD Zen 2 processor, which is basically Ryzen 3 3100 underclocked from its , but the GPU is a little more complicated affair.
Publication: IGN
Valve Steam Deck Handheld Gaming PC Breaks Cover, Here’s Everything You Need To Knowedit
Powering the Steam Deck is an AMD APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) which incorporates a CPU and a GPU on a single die. Valve Steam Deck uses a Zen 2 based 4-core 8-thread CPU running at a clock range of 2.4 to 3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops) and an 8-core RDNA 2 GPU with 2 compute units running between 1.00 to 1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops). Valve Steam Deck uses 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM (5500 MT/s).
Publication: Skoar
Samsung’s Exynos 2200 chip to have 6-core GPU countedit
Samsung’s revolutionary Exynos 2200 CPU is the chipset which the South Korean tech giant is reportedly developing in collaboration with AMD. As reported earlier the new chip from Samsung will have an AMD RDNA2 GPU for top-notch graphics performance.
Publication: TechnoSports
Looking to buy a laptop? We got you coverededit
The recommendations are based on current availability and prices and these may change in the coming days. And if you are not able to find them as described, I do apologise.
Publication: News Laundry
Steam Deck: All you need to know about Valve’s handheld gaming PCedit
The Steam Deck is powered by an AMD APU, powered by the company’s Zen 2 architecture and RDNA 2 graphics. The Zen 2 architecture, used on the 3000 series AMD processors, come with four cores and eight threads. Meanwhile, the RDNA 2 GPU is capable enough to handle 720p gaming.
Publication: The Indian Express
Deal: ASUS ROG Strix GA35 with Ryzen 7 3700X & RTX 2060 Super available for only ₹1,39,990edit
Processor: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor, 3.6 GHz Base Speed, Up to 4.4 GHz Max Boost Speed, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 36MB Cache
Publication: TechnoSports
Industry news
Decoded | Impact of semiconductor chip shortage on global economyedit
A global chip shortage has triggered massive distress as companies around the world fail to meet rising demand for a wide range of electronic goods and components. In this article, we decode what has triggered the chip shortage and how it is impacting the global economy.
Publication: India Today
TSMC posts record $13.29 billion in revenue last quarteredit
Even though challenged by the pandemic and the water scarcity in Taiwan, TSMC has not stopped giving all its efforts to overcome challenges. This is why the company has posted a record jump in revenue by 28% to a record $13.29 billion for the April-June quarter.
Publication: TechnoSports
TSMC’s report on CPU water-cooling research offers hope for saving CPUs from collapsing due to heatedit
The trend among the microprocessor manufacturing industries is that every year, it will dive into the world of radical CPU water-cooling and offer the results of its research. This year, TSMC gave its presentation on the topic, and oh boy, the results they produced might theoretically be a long-time solution to this recurring problem.
Publication: TechnoSports
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