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AMD Processors See Performance Drop in Games w/ fTPM Enabled in Windows 11 and 10edit
According to the latest wave of complaints from Reddit and the LTT forums, AMD processors are suffering from reduced CPU and GPU performance with both Windows 11 and 10. According to various sources, fTPM which is AMD’s firmware implementation of TPM is the culprit. The primary symptoms of the problem include random stutters and jittery audio.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD reported showing $4.6 Billion Revenue in Q4 this yearedit
According to new projections from investment bank KeyBanc, chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) is on track to outperform analyst sales estimates for the fourth quarter of last year.
Publication: TechnoSports
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Intel Core i9-12900H Up to 40% Faster than AMD’s Ryzen 9 6900HX, Courtesy of Efficiency Coresedit
AMD announced its Ryzen 6000 mobile processors at CES 2022, marking the launch of the fifth Zen-based APU family for notebooks and high-performance laptops. Although based on the same Zen 3 core architecture as the preceding Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” lineup, Rembrandt takes advantage of TSMC’s 6nm (N6) node which brings about a 15% reduction in die area compared to N7.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel wins appeal of $1.2 billion EU antitrust fineedit
Intel Corp. won an annulment of a $1.2 billion fine issued by the European Union’s antitrust regulator more than a decade ago over allegations the microchip producer had used its commercial power to squeeze out a competitor.
Publication: Mint
Samsung to unveil note-worthy Galaxy S22 series at Unpacked event on Feb 9edit
Samsung has confirmed its Galaxy Unpacked is set for February 9. The graphics chip built on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture, dubbed Xclipse, is described in Samsung’s announcement as bridging the gap between console and mobile performance.
Publication: Business Standard
New Report states of Graphics Card Shipments seeing considerable Improvement By Summer of 2022edit
According to several sources in the GPU manufacturing business, computer component shortages, particularly in the graphics card market, are likely to improve by the middle of 2022.
Publication: TechnoSports
Best mid-range laptops with 15-inch Full HD displayedit
Even though a 15-inch screen is slightly large, most of these laptops come in a thin and lightweight design making them portable. So here’s a list of the best mid-range laptops with 15-inch Full HD display.
Publication: Business Insider
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Intel Wins Appeal against $1.2-Billion EU Antitrust Fineedit
The European Commission penalised Intel in 2009 for trying to block rival Advanced Micro Devices by giving rebates to computer makers Dell, HewlettPackard Co, NEC and Lenovo for buying most of their chips from Intel.
Publication: The Economic Times
ULTIMATE PC BUILD: Intel Core i9-12900K & RTX 3090edit
Hey Guys! So I have built this amazing and ultimate gaming pc build with Intel core i9-12900K Processor and the RTX 3090 GPU. I hope you’ll enjoy the content.
Publication: ModxTech
Overclocked 12th Gen Intel Core i3-12100F Beats 10-Core i9-10900K Across Nearly Every Gameedit
Here’s something that no one predicted: With the 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processors, Intel is finally allowing users to overclock its non-K SKUs by tweaking the BCLK frequency.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel Core i9-12900H Up to 40% Faster than AMD’s Ryzen 9 6900HX, Courtesy of Efficiency Coresedit
AMD announced its Ryzen 6000 mobile processors at CES 2022, marking the launch of the fifth Zen-based APU family for notebooks and high-performance laptops. Although based on the same Zen 3 core architecture as the preceding Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” lineup, Rembrandt takes advantage of TSMC’s 6nm (N6) node which brings about a 15% reduction in die area compared to N7.
Publication: Hardware Times
NVIDIA Board Partners Price the RTX 3050 Close to $500, One Upping Retailers and Scalpersedit
NVIDIA’s budget Ampere GPU and the cheapest one to feature RT and Tensor cores is slated to hit retail in the next 24-48 hours. With an official MSRP of $249, the GeForce RTX 3050 is a step up over AMD’s Radeon RX 6500 XT on account of its larger 8GB memory buffer.
Publication: Hardware Times
At 2.5GHz, NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 Could be Up to 2.5x Faster than the RTX 3090: 600W TGP, Launch in Q3 2022edit
NVIDIA’s next-gen RTX 40 series “Ada Lovelace” graphics cards are slated to launch in the third quarter of the year (August/September). According to various rumors and leaks, these GPUs will roughly double the floating-point capabilities, thanks to TSMC’s N5 (5nm EUV) node and a robust microarchitecture.
Publication: Hardware Times
Alienware X15 R2 and X17 R2 gaming laptops launched: What special feature do they offer?edit
Both the Alienware X15 R2 and X17 R2 gaming laptops can be configured in Intel Core i7-12700H and Intel Core i9-12900H options with a 14-core configuration.
Publication: BGR
An overclocker pushed Intel’s Pentium Gold G7400T Alder Lake CPU to an amazing 5.8 GHzedit
Hi cookie, a professional overclocker, increased the frequency of one of Intel’s cheapest Alder Lake-based CPUs, the Pentium Gold G7400T, from 3.1 GHz to 5.8 GHz by changing its base clock (BCLK). He has one of the fastest dual-core CPUs ever made by running a current dual-core processor at such a high frequency.
Publication: TechnoSports
A new leak of Intel’s Arc Alchemist Mobility GPU specifications reveals a total of five SKUs for high-end and entry-level notebooksedit
The newest leak comes from Twitter user HXL (@955pro), who claims to have found a purported presentation detailing the memory options for Intel’s future DG2 ‘Xe-HPG’ powered Arc Alchemist family of CPUs.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel wins appeal of $1.2 billion EU antitrust fineedit
Intel Corp. won an annulment of a $1.2 billion fine issued by the European Union’s antitrust regulator more than a decade ago over allegations the microchip producer had used its commercial power to squeeze out a competitor.
Publication: Mint
New Report states of Graphics Card Shipments seeing considerable Improvement By Summer of 2022edit
According to several sources in the GPU manufacturing business, computer component shortages, particularly in the graphics card market, are likely to improve by the middle of 2022.
Publication: TechnoSports
Best mid-range laptops with 15-inch Full HD displayedit
Even though a 15-inch screen is slightly large, most of these laptops come in a thin and lightweight design making them portable. So here’s a list of the best mid-range laptops with 15-inch Full HD display.
Publication: Business Insider
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PC market in India growing much faster than other markets, accelerating digitalisation: Delledit
In a freewheeling conversation with Financial Express Online’s Saurabh Singh, Senior Vice President & General Manager (Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China) of Client Solutions Group at Dell Technologies, Jean-Guillaume Pons, breaks down the findings of the survey, gives us valuable insights on some of the best practices to embrace a connected workplace, and talk in general about the power of the PC.
Publication: The Financial Express
Alienware X15 R2 and X17 R2 gaming laptops launched: What special feature do they offer?edit
Both the Alienware X15 R2 and X17 R2 gaming laptops can be configured in Intel Core i7-12700H and Intel Core i9-12900H options with a 14-core configuration.
Publication: BGR
Samsung to unveil note-worthy Galaxy S22 series at Unpacked event on Feb 9edit
Samsung has confirmed its Galaxy Unpacked is set for February 9. The graphics chip built on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture, dubbed Xclipse, is described in Samsung’s announcement as bridging the gap between console and mobile performance.
Publication: Business Standard
Best mid-range laptops with 15-inch Full HD displayedit
Even though a 15-inch screen is slightly large, most of these laptops come in a thin and lightweight design making them portable. So here’s a list of the best mid-range laptops with 15-inch Full HD display.
Publication: Business Insider
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