August 5, 2021

AMD specific news

AMD Ryzen 5000 PBO & Auto-Overclocking: 4.85GHz on the 5600X (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD introduced Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) and Auto-overclocking with its 3rd Gen Ryzen processors to allow users to get a small performance boost without manually tweaking any of the more confusing BIOS settings.

Publication: Hardware Times

‘We got a very competitive roadmap against Apple, M1 does not change AMD’s strategy’ (PROACTIVE)edit

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) says it retains the competitive edge despite the debut of Apple’s M1 CPU last year. “When we look at our roadmap going forward, I think we got a very competitive roadmap against what Apple is doing,” David McAfee, Corporate VP, Product Management and Marketing at AMD told indianexpress.com in an interview.

Publication: The Indian Express

AMD brand mentions

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Sold More Units Than Intel’s Entire Lineup at German Retailer [Mindfactory]edit

Over the past few months, Intel has been gradually regaining some of its lost CPU market share, primarily in the low-end segments. Despite this, AMD still has a commanding lead in the German market (and every other DIY space), with the Ryzen 5 5600X alone selling as much as Intel’s entire CPU lineup.

Publication: Hardware Times

Edge of Eternity: NVIDIA DLSS 2.2 vs AMD FSR 1.0 Benchmarks, Comparison and Close-Ups (PROACTIVE)edit

By now, there are plenty of games with support for both NVIDIA DLSS as well as AMD FSR. One of these is the indie RPG, Edge of Eternity. The game features both the upscaling technologies, with DLSS 2.2 and FSR 1.0 along with all their quality presets, a sharpness slider as well as TAA in case you’re running it at the native resolution (after all, it’s hardly a taxing game).

Publication: Hardware Times

PC System Requirements for Battlefield 2042 Playtests: 6-Core Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB RAM, 8GB VRAM, & GeForce RTX 2060/Radeon RX 5600 XTedit

On the CPU side, the hex-core Ryzen 5 3600 is the recommended processor, with the Intel Core i7-4790 being the Intel counterpart.

Publication: Hardware Times

Dell Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptop with up to Core i7-11800H & RTX 3080 launched in Indiaedit

Dell has finally launched its flagship Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptop in India, powered by new 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake-H processors coupled with RTX 30-series GPUs. The OEM also launched the Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 featuring AMD Ryzen Cezanne APUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Best budget Gaming laptop deals on Amazon Great Freedom Festival Saleedit

Missed the Amazon Prime Day sale? Amazon India has another Great Freedom Festival sale lined up for you and it’s for everyone worry not! So, from 5th August you will be able to shop at your freedom at Amazon India with exciting deals and mind-blowing offers!

Publication: TechnoSports

Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition, Alienware m15 R6 launched in India with Nvidia RTX 30-series Graphics: Everything you need to knowedit

Dell recently dropped two new Alienware gaming laptops in India. The Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition and Dell Alienware m15 R6 feature the latest AMD and Intel processing hardware paired with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30-series graphics.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Best AMD Ryzen 5000U powered laptop deals on Amazon Great Freedom Festivaledit

Looking for a powerful laptop that will last quite a few years down the road? AMD’s new Ryzen 5000U powered laptops give you the best performance without sacrificing efficiency and they are very affordable. From budget to premium, you have a variety of options to choose from, here are all the best deals for you.

Publication: TechnoSports

Apple just gave the Mac Pro graphics a major refresh with new AMD Radeon Pro W6000 series GPUsedit

Apple has announced updates for its Mac Pro with new graphics card modules, featuring the AMD Radeon Pro W6000 series options. The company has said the Radeon Pro W6800X MPX Module, Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX Module, and Radeon Pro W6900X MPX module would boost performance during graphics-heavy tasks the Mac Pro is designed around.

Publication: Financial Express

Apple Launches New Magic Accessories, AMD Radeon Pro W6000 GPUs for Mac Pro in Indiaedit

Apple has released standalone accessories and discrete GPU options for its Mac computers in India. Notably, the existing Intel-based Mac Pro can be equipped with AMD Radeon Pro W6900X, AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX, and AMD Radeon Pro W6800X MPX GPUs in the country.

Publication: News18

Dell Alienware M15 R5 Ryzen Edition launched in India, starts at Rs. 1,34,990edit

Dell has finally made the much-awaited Alienware m15 R5 official and has opted for AMD Ryzen processors for the first time. Featuring the new AMD Ryzen 5000H series processors, these laptops are insanely powerful and you either opt for the flagship Ryzen 9 5900HX or Ryzen 7 5800H, however, in India, you are limited to Ryzen 7 5800H only.

Publication: TechnoSports

Here are the best Desktops available on the Great Freedom Festivaledit

Want a new desktop? Here are the same available on the Amazon Great Freedom Festival.

Publication: TechnoSports

ASUS announces Motherboard Support for Windows 11: Here’s all you need to knowedit

Eligible motherboards will not require any settings changes and with latest BIOS update on selected motherboards you can use Windows 11. Already many of the ASUS motherboards on Intel and AMD platforms are ready for the new operating system preview.

Publication: TechnoSports

Slim laptops that can easily slip into your handbag and be carried aroundedit

If your job requires you to travel places with your laptop, you would want to have a device that you can easily slip into your backpack or handbag and get going. Understanding this need, we have listed here some of the best thin and slim laptops for you.

Publication: The Time of India

Lenovo Legion 5 laptop review: For work and playedit

Let’s quickly talk about the tech specs of the Lenovo Legion 5 laptop we are reviewing. This machine comes with AMD Ryzen 5 4600H series 3GHz CPU, which has 6 cores. The graphics are powered by NVIDIA GTX 1,650 Ti graphic card.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Competition in news

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Sold More Units Than Intel’s Entire Lineup at German Retailer [Mindfactory]edit

Over the past few months, Intel has been gradually regaining some of its lost CPU market share, primarily in the low-end segments. Despite this, AMD still has a commanding lead in the German market (and every other DIY space), with the Ryzen 5 5600X alone selling as much as Intel’s entire CPU lineup.

Publication: Hardware Times

Edge of Eternity: NVIDIA DLSS 2.2 vs AMD FSR 1.0 Benchmarks, Comparison and Close-Ups (PROACTIVE)edit

By now, there are plenty of games with support for both NVIDIA DLSS as well as AMD FSR. One of these is the indie RPG, Edge of Eternity. The game features both the upscaling technologies, with DLSS 2.2 and FSR 1.0 along with all their quality presets, a sharpness slider as well as TAA in case you’re running it at the native resolution (after all, it’s hardly a taxing game).

Publication: Hardware Times

PC System Requirements for Battlefield 2042 Playtests: 6-Core Ryzen 5 3600, 16GB RAM, 8GB VRAM, & GeForce RTX 2060/Radeon RX 5600 XTedit

On the CPU side, the hex-core Ryzen 5 3600 is the recommended processor, with the Intel Core i7-4790 being the Intel counterpart.

Publication: Hardware Times

Samsung Regains #1 Spot on the List of Top Semi Companies, Pushing Intel to #2edit

Intel has once again lost its semiconductor crown to Samsung, falling to the second spot on the list of top semi companies on the basis of revenue.

Publication: Hardware Times

Dell Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptop with up to Core i7-11800H & RTX 3080 launched in Indiaedit

Dell has finally launched its flagship Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptop in India, powered by new 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake-H processors coupled with RTX 30-series GPUs. The OEM also launched the Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 featuring AMD Ryzen Cezanne APUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Best budget Gaming laptop deals on Amazon Great Freedom Festival Saleedit

Missed the Amazon Prime Day sale? Amazon India has another Great Freedom Festival sale lined up for you and it’s for everyone worry not! So, from 5th August you will be able to shop at your freedom at Amazon India with exciting deals and mind-blowing offers!

Publication: TechnoSports

The Nvidia Arm Merger to be Blocked by the UK Government?edit

The 40 Billion Dollar Nvidia Arm deal might be in trouble after the UK government raised some concerns over national security.

Publication: TechQuila

RedmiBook Pro, RedmiBook e-Learning Edition powered by 11th Generation Intel Core processors launched in Indiaedit

RedmiBook Pro and RedmiBook e-Learning Edition have debuted with 11th-generation Intel Core processors. Read on to know more about their pricing and availability.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

6 budget Chromebooks for homeschooling your childrenedit

Modern Chromebooks are powerful enough to get through a lot of computing needs, making them ideal for students as well as those who need an affordable, portable work laptop. Here are the best options you can consider if you’re looking to buy a new Chromebook.

Publication: The Indian Express

Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition, Alienware m15 R6 launched in India with Nvidia RTX 30-series Graphics: Everything you need to knowedit

Dell recently dropped two new Alienware gaming laptops in India. The Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition and Dell Alienware m15 R6 feature the latest AMD and Intel processing hardware paired with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30-series graphics.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Explained: NVIDIA’s Record-Setting Performance On MLPerf v1.0 Training Benchmarksedit

NVIDIA has submitted its training results for all eight benchmarks. It has improved up to 2.1x on a chip-to-chip basis and up to 3.5x at scale, compared to its last MLPerf v0.7 submissions.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Airtel leading ORAN initiative in India with best partners: Gopal Vittaledit

Bharti Airtel is leading the O-RAN initiative in the country by partnering with the “best companies” such as Intel, Qualcomm, Mavenir, Altiostar and Red Hat, chief executive Gopal Vittal said on Wednesday.

Publication: The Economic Times

Artificial Intelligence In Olympics Introduces A New Phase Of Sportingedit

Intel and Alibaba have jointly made 3DAT (3D Athlete Tracking) to closely monitor athletes’ moves. First debuted at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene Oregon, 3DAT is being used in the Tokyo Olympics for many purposes.

Publication: Analytics Insight

Chip shortage could stretch into 2023; govts taking action amid security concerns, says Moody’sedit

Countries like South Korea, Taiwan, China, the US, and the European Union that are struggling with the shortage of semiconductor chips, are planning to produce their own in the coming years, according to reports.

Publication: CNBC-TV18

Asus Chromebook Flip C214 review: Window of opportunity for studentsedit

The same is true about the core hardware. Under the hood, this laptop has a dual core Intel Celeron N4020 processor paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB eMMC 5.1 storage which is further expandable by up to 2TB via a micro-SD card slot.

Publication: Financial Express

LG Gram 2021 laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core processors launched in India: Specs, price and other detailsedit

The new LG Gram laptops are equipped with Iris Xe Graphics, Intel EvoTM platform and are powered by 11th Gen Intel CoreTM processor.

Publication: Financial Express

Best Intel-powered laptop deals to check out on Amazon Great Freedom Festivaledit

Missed the Amazon Prime Day sale? Amazon India has another Great Freedom Festival sale lined up for you and it’s for everyone worry not! So, from 5th August you will be able to shop at your freedom at Amazon India with exciting deals and mind-blowing offers!

Publication: TechnoSports

Cyber security jobs: Big companies like Apple, Microsoft, Intel, TCS are hiring professionalsedit

Tons of opportunities are now open for freshers, as well as professionals, as the demand is up significantly.

Publication: Business Insider

Apple just gave the Mac Pro graphics a major refresh with new AMD Radeon Pro W6000 series GPUsedit

Apple has announced updates for its Mac Pro with new graphics card modules, featuring the AMD Radeon Pro W6000 series options. The company has said the Radeon Pro W6800X MPX Module, Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX Module, and Radeon Pro W6900X MPX module would boost performance during graphics-heavy tasks the Mac Pro is designed around.

Publication: Financial Express

Apple Launches New Magic Accessories, AMD Radeon Pro W6000 GPUs for Mac Pro in Indiaedit

Apple has released standalone accessories and discrete GPU options for its Mac computers in India. Notably, the existing Intel-based Mac Pro can be equipped with AMD Radeon Pro W6900X, AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX, and AMD Radeon Pro W6800X MPX GPUs in the country.

Publication: News18

Here are the best Desktops available on the Great Freedom Festivaledit

Want a new desktop? Here are the same available on the Amazon Great Freedom Festival.

Publication: TechnoSports

ASUS announces Motherboard Support for Windows 11: Here’s all you need to knowedit

Eligible motherboards will not require any settings changes and with latest BIOS update on selected motherboards you can use Windows 11. Already many of the ASUS motherboards on Intel and AMD platforms are ready for the new operating system preview.

Publication: TechnoSports

Slim laptops that can easily slip into your handbag and be carried aroundedit

If your job requires you to travel places with your laptop, you would want to have a device that you can easily slip into your backpack or handbag and get going. Understanding this need, we have listed here some of the best thin and slim laptops for you.

Publication: The Time of India

Lenovo Legion 5 laptop review: For work and playedit

Let’s quickly talk about the tech specs of the Lenovo Legion 5 laptop we are reviewing. This machine comes with AMD Ryzen 5 4600H series 3GHz CPU, which has 6 cores. The graphics are powered by NVIDIA GTX 1,650 Ti graphic card.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Partner in news

Leaders Of Tomorrow Season 9edit

In this episode of Leaders of Tomorrow we bring to you an insightful conversation with Vivek Sharma, MD – India, Lenovo ISG. As we speak to him about all the advantages and disadvantages of technology and the work from model – saviour of many businesses during the pandemic. Furthermore, he shares his insights on the importance of data security, expensive storage facilities, and hybrid work environments.

Publication: ET NOW

Dell Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptop with up to Core i7-11800H & RTX 3080 launched in Indiaedit

Dell has finally launched its flagship Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptop in India, powered by new 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake-H processors coupled with RTX 30-series GPUs. The OEM also launched the Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 featuring AMD Ryzen Cezanne APUs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Best budget Gaming laptop deals on Amazon Great Freedom Festival Saleedit

Missed the Amazon Prime Day sale? Amazon India has another Great Freedom Festival sale lined up for you and it’s for everyone worry not! So, from 5th August you will be able to shop at your freedom at Amazon India with exciting deals and mind-blowing offers!

Publication: TechnoSports

RedmiBook Pro, RedmiBook e-Learning Edition powered by 11th Generation Intel Core processors launched in Indiaedit

RedmiBook Pro and RedmiBook e-Learning Edition have debuted with 11th-generation Intel Core processors. Read on to know more about their pricing and availability.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

6 budget Chromebooks for homeschooling your childrenedit

Modern Chromebooks are powerful enough to get through a lot of computing needs, making them ideal for students as well as those who need an affordable, portable work laptop. Here are the best options you can consider if you’re looking to buy a new Chromebook.

Publication: The Indian Express

Dell Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition, Alienware m15 R6 launched in India with Nvidia RTX 30-series Graphics: Everything you need to knowedit

Dell recently dropped two new Alienware gaming laptops in India. The Alienware m15 R5 Ryzen Edition and Dell Alienware m15 R6 feature the latest AMD and Intel processing hardware paired with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 30-series graphics.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Asus Chromebook Flip C214 review: Window of opportunity for studentsedit

The same is true about the core hardware. Under the hood, this laptop has a dual core Intel Celeron N4020 processor paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB eMMC 5.1 storage which is further expandable by up to 2TB via a micro-SD card slot.

Publication: Financial Express

LG Gram 2021 laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core processors launched in India: Specs, price and other detailsedit

The new LG Gram laptops are equipped with Iris Xe Graphics, Intel EvoTM platform and are powered by 11th Gen Intel CoreTM processor.

Publication: Financial Express

Best Intel-powered laptop deals to check out on Amazon Great Freedom Festivaledit

Missed the Amazon Prime Day sale? Amazon India has another Great Freedom Festival sale lined up for you and it’s for everyone worry not! So, from 5th August you will be able to shop at your freedom at Amazon India with exciting deals and mind-blowing offers!

Publication: TechnoSports

Best AMD Ryzen 5000U powered laptop deals on Amazon Great Freedom Festivaledit

Looking for a powerful laptop that will last quite a few years down the road? AMD’s new Ryzen 5000U powered laptops give you the best performance without sacrificing efficiency and they are very affordable. From budget to premium, you have a variety of options to choose from, here are all the best deals for you.

Publication: TechnoSports

Apple just gave the Mac Pro graphics a major refresh with new AMD Radeon Pro W6000 series GPUsedit

Apple has announced updates for its Mac Pro with new graphics card modules, featuring the AMD Radeon Pro W6000 series options. The company has said the Radeon Pro W6800X MPX Module, Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX Module, and Radeon Pro W6900X MPX module would boost performance during graphics-heavy tasks the Mac Pro is designed around.

Publication: Financial Express

Apple Launches New Magic Accessories, AMD Radeon Pro W6000 GPUs for Mac Pro in Indiaedit

Apple has released standalone accessories and discrete GPU options for its Mac computers in India. Notably, the existing Intel-based Mac Pro can be equipped with AMD Radeon Pro W6900X, AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX, and AMD Radeon Pro W6800X MPX GPUs in the country.

Publication: News18

Dell Alienware M15 R5 Ryzen Edition launched in India, starts at Rs. 1,34,990edit

Dell has finally made the much-awaited Alienware m15 R5 official and has opted for AMD Ryzen processors for the first time. Featuring the new AMD Ryzen 5000H series processors, these laptops are insanely powerful and you either opt for the flagship Ryzen 9 5900HX or Ryzen 7 5800H, however, in India, you are limited to Ryzen 7 5800H only.

Publication: TechnoSports

Here are the best Desktops available on the Great Freedom Festivaledit

Want a new desktop? Here are the same available on the Amazon Great Freedom Festival.

Publication: TechnoSports

ASUS announces Motherboard Support for Windows 11: Here’s all you need to knowedit

Eligible motherboards will not require any settings changes and with latest BIOS update on selected motherboards you can use Windows 11. Already many of the ASUS motherboards on Intel and AMD platforms are ready for the new operating system preview.

Publication: TechnoSports

Slim laptops that can easily slip into your handbag and be carried aroundedit

If your job requires you to travel places with your laptop, you would want to have a device that you can easily slip into your backpack or handbag and get going. Understanding this need, we have listed here some of the best thin and slim laptops for you.

Publication: The Time of India

Lenovo Legion 5 laptop review: For work and playedit

Let’s quickly talk about the tech specs of the Lenovo Legion 5 laptop we are reviewing. This machine comes with AMD Ryzen 5 4600H series 3GHz CPU, which has 6 cores. The graphics are powered by NVIDIA GTX 1,650 Ti graphic card.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Industry news

Maruti hits semiconductor roadblock in Gujaratedit

The semiconductor problem has also severely impacted pro- duction of Maruti’s rivals — pri- marily that feature heavy SUV models. For instance, the waiting period for Mahindra & Mahindra’s Thar model has increased to nine months. JLR — a subsidiary of Tata Motors — said its Q2 supplies could be constrained by as much as 50 per cent.

Publication: Business Standard

Looking ahead: Four trends shaping the future of public cloudedit

Four new trends in cloud computing are continuing to expand the breadth of cloud offerings and capabilities accelerating growth across all segments in the public cloud services market, according to Gartner. The four trends are: Cloud ubiquity, regional cloud ecosystems, sustainability and carbon-intelligent cloud, and cloud infrastructure and platform service (CIPS) providers’ automated programmable infrastructure.

Publication: Financial Express

Moving To Cloud Can Help Improve Energy Efficiency, Reduce Carbon Footprint: Reportedit

As the data centre activity continues to surge, energy consumption will also increase and that will make energy efficiency a focus for enterprises, public sector users and data centre providers.

Publication: BW Businessworld

Mumbai Tops APAC Data Centre Capacity Addition In Q1: Reportedit

The financial capital saw the highest addition of data centre capacity in the entire Asia Pacific region in the quarter ending March 2021, boosted by the continuing pandemic-driven lockdowns, says an industry report.

Publication: BW Businessworld

With 5G, the sky is the limit for Cloud Gamingedit

In Cloud Gaming, the game is run on a nearby server at the edge of the cloud rather than in the central data centers and streamed to the player’s device. Delivering a rich, smooth experience, therefore, calls for low latency and high-speed connectivity – both of which are easily achieved with 5G.

Publication: HT Tech

Airtel leading ORAN initiative in India with best partners: Gopal Vittaledit

Bharti Airtel is leading the O-RAN initiative in the country by partnering with the “best companies” such as Intel, Qualcomm, Mavenir, Altiostar and Red Hat, chief executive Gopal Vittal said on Wednesday.

Publication: The Economic Times

Artificial Intelligence In Olympics Introduces A New Phase Of Sportingedit

Intel and Alibaba have jointly made 3DAT (3D Athlete Tracking) to closely monitor athletes’ moves. First debuted at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene Oregon, 3DAT is being used in the Tokyo Olympics for many purposes.

Publication: Analytics Insight

Chip shortage could stretch into 2023; govts taking action amid security concerns, says Moody’sedit

Countries like South Korea, Taiwan, China, the US, and the European Union that are struggling with the shortage of semiconductor chips, are planning to produce their own in the coming years, according to reports.

Publication: CNBC-TV18

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