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It might be worth slumming it out with an AMD APU while waiting for GPU prices to drop: AMD Ryzen 5600G, 5700G review (PROACTIVE)edit
If you’re lucky you’re still rocking a GTX970 or RX580 from nearly a decade ago, and if, like many gamers, you were unfortunate enough to time your update or new PC build to the start of the chip shortage, all you’re left playing with is a glorified calculator. I can tell you is whether it’s worth slumming it out with an AMD APU (the 5600G or 5700G) while holding out for GPU prices to drop.
Publication: News Nine
AMD Graphics Card Vangallama RX 6600XT & RX 6700XT Ena FPS Varum | Tech Vibrate (PROACTIVE)edit
Proactive product review of the AMD Graphics Card Vangallama RX 6600XT & RX 6700XT.
Publication: Tech Vibrate
AMD RADEON RX 6600 XT GRAPHICS CARD REVIEW (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD introduced its new graphics card for the new age graphics card Radeon RX 6600 XT GPU. The AMD Radeon graphics card has basic reference designs of RX 6600 XT cards. The GPU is positioned on the boundary of high-performance 1080p and midrange 1440p play in AMD’s stack, at least in terms of power.
Publication: PC Quest
AMD brand mentions
64 cores, 128 threads and frequency up to 4.5 GHz. AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 Processors Ready for Release Detailsedit
Also yesterday it became known that AMD is preparing budget consumer processors Ryzen 5 5500, Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 7 5700Xwhich will compete with the Intel Core i3 and Core i5 CPUs of the Alder Lake family.
Publication: Digit News
Intel and AMD have officially confirmed the termination of deliveries of their products to Russia and Belarus. Its not just about processors.edit
Intel and AMD have spoken out about the termination of the supply of their products to Russia and Belarus. Both companies have confirmed what the representative of the Electronic Communications Association (RAEC) said earlier: the supply of processors has been stopped. However, its not just about processors
Publication: Digit News
How to give a new lease of life to your old computeredit
As it is still in the experimental stage, you can try it straight from a USB drive without even installing it. You will need a 64bit Intel or AMD CPU, at least 4 GB of RAM and a 16 GB USB drive. You would also need support for booting from USB and administrative access to the BIOS/UEFI settings.
Publication: The Telegraph
IT’s Trendingedit
Telangana is eyeing IT exports of about Rs 3 lakh crore and total direct employment of 10 lakh in the IT sector by 2026. IT and ITeS exports grew 13% during 2020-21 at Rs 1.45 lakh crore, from Rs 1.28 lakh the previous year.
Publication: Telangana Today
Intel Leads Consortium on Open Chip Standardedit
Intel, along with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung and TSMC, have announced setting up of an industry consortium to promote an open die-to-die interconnect standard called Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe).
Publication: The Economic Times
Nvidia to reportedly launch its Ada GPUs with 16x More L2 Cache Than Ampere GPUsedit
According to the new leak, L2 sizes on the new architecture have increased by 16x over Nvidia’s existing GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs, putting it on par with AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs with Infinity Cache technology.
Publication: TechnoSports
More power and performance are available with Microsoft Surface Laptop 5edit
If the rumored features are correct, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 5 will offer more power and performance at the top of the lineup. According to numerous reports, the Vole Hill will feature Intel’s 12th-generation processors, but will also offer a laptop version using AMD’s Ryzen 6000 series processors.
Publication: BollyInside
MSI MAG Trident S desktop with AMD Ryzen 5000G series is the company’s answer to the cloud and Mobile gamingedit
The MAG Trident S 5M has a 2.6-litre body that houses an AMD RyzenTM 5700G APU with eight cores and 16 threads and FidelityFX Super Resolution technology, which can significantly boost the number of game frames by 2.4 times.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD EPYC 7003-series Server CPUs to be released in Marchedit
AMD’s Server Business Unit’s senior vice president and general manager, Dan McNamara, stated on Thursday that the firm is on pace to release its highly anticipated EPYC 7003-series CPUs with 3D V-Cache in March. According to AMD’s server boss, the codenamed Milan-X CPUs are sampling clients.
Publication: TechnoSports
NVIDIA joins Intel and AMD in stopping its Sales in Russiaedit
In the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, chip designer NVIDIA Corporation has declared that it is suspending sales to the Russian Federation. A spokeswoman for NVIDIA confirmed the decision to PCMag but did not elaborate on the reasons for it.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and other chipmakers are joining hands to give Moore’s Law a big shot in the armedit
Several CPU industry heavy hitters — AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, Arm, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company — are coming together to redefine semiconductor manufacturing, potentially giving Moore’s Law a big shot in the arm amid a global chip shortage. The group has banded together for a new standard for chiplet-based processor design.
Publication: The Financial Express
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Intel and AMD have officially confirmed the termination of deliveries of their products to Russia and Belarus. Its not just about processors.edit
Intel and AMD have spoken out about the termination of the supply of their products to Russia and Belarus. Both companies have confirmed what the representative of the Electronic Communications Association (RAEC) said earlier: the supply of processors has been stopped. However, its not just about processors
Publication: Digit News
How to give a new lease of life to your old computeredit
As it is still in the experimental stage, you can try it straight from a USB drive without even installing it. You will need a 64bit Intel or AMD CPU, at least 4 GB of RAM and a 16 GB USB drive. You would also need support for booting from USB and administrative access to the BIOS/UEFI settings.
Publication: The Telegraph
IT’s Trendingedit
Telangana is eyeing IT exports of about Rs 3 lakh crore and total direct employment of 10 lakh in the IT sector by 2026. IT and ITeS exports grew 13% during 2020-21 at Rs 1.45 lakh crore, from Rs 1.28 lakh the previous year.
Publication: Telangana Today
Intel Leads Consortium on Open Chip Standardedit
Intel, along with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung and TSMC, have announced setting up of an industry consortium to promote an open die-to-die interconnect standard called Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe).
Publication: The Economic Times
Nvidia data breach exposes data of 71,000 employees: Reportedit
The data breach at graphics chip maker Nvidia has reportedly exposed emails and hashes belonging to at least 71,000 employees.
Publication: The Times of India
Hackers who stole data from Nvidia’s servers want the company to remove Lite Hash Rate from their GPUsedit
A group called Lapsus$ had managed to breach Nvidia’s security to make off with up to 1 TB of official data from the servers. This included firmware, source code for drivers and design schematics.
Publication: MoneyControl
Lapsus$, the group that hacked Nvidia, goes after Samsungedit
Ransomware gang Lapsus$, which recently targeted US chipmaker Nvidia, has now posted sensitive data obtained from South Korean giant Samsung’s servers.
Publication: MoneyControl
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Flagship Graphics Card Allegedly Launches on 29th March, RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB Cancellededit
Chiphell Forums claims to have the most recent information about NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB graphics cards. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card was first unveiled at CES 2022, with the firm promising more details later that month. Three months later, we still haven’t heard anything from NVIDIA about its flagship graphics cards, and rumours remain the best source of information on what’s going on behind the scenes and the reasons for the indefinite delay.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia to reportedly launch its Ada GPUs with 16x More L2 Cache Than Ampere GPUsedit
According to the new leak, L2 sizes on the new architecture have increased by 16x over Nvidia’s existing GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs, putting it on par with AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs with Infinity Cache technology.
Publication: TechnoSports
Records of over 71,000 employees got leaked in the latest Nvidia Cyberattackedit
The cyberattack was claimed by the South American hacking group Lapsus$, which has purportedly released Nvidia employees’ passwords online. Credentials for 71,355 employees are accessible, according to the Have I Been Pwned monitoring website. “Over 70k employee email addresses and NTLM password hashes,” according to the site, “many of which were subsequently cracked and disseminated across the hacking community.”
Publication: TechnoSports
More power and performance are available with Microsoft Surface Laptop 5edit
If the rumored features are correct, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 5 will offer more power and performance at the top of the lineup. According to numerous reports, the Vole Hill will feature Intel’s 12th-generation processors, but will also offer a laptop version using AMD’s Ryzen 6000 series processors.
Publication: BollyInside
TSMC joins Intel-led chiplet Allianceedit
World’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly become one of the prominent figures to join hands to co-establish a significant industry consortium. This is the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express or the UCIe, which is led by Intel Corp, the semiconductor giant based in the United States.
Publication: TechStory
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Flagship Graphics Card Allegedly Launches on 29th March, RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB Cancellededit
Chiphell Forums claims to have the most recent information about NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB graphics cards. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card was first unveiled at CES 2022, with the firm promising more details later that month.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia to reportedly launch its Ada GPUs with 16x More L2 Cache Than Ampere GPUsedit
According to @harukaze5719 and @xinoassassin1 on Twitter, next-generation Nvidia Ada GPU architecture will dramatically rise in L2 cache sizes. According to the new leak, L2 sizes on the new architecture have increased by 16x over Nvidia’s existing GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs, putting it on par with AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs with Infinity Cache technology.
Publication: TechnoSports
Here’s everything we know about Intel’s 13th Generation Raptor Lake CPUsedit
Late last year, Intel unveiled its first hybrid architecture client CPU platform, dubbed Alder Lake. The new platform delivered much-needed performance and x86 efficiency gains, particularly in the multi-threaded area. The Alder Lake lineup is now available in all segments on desktop and mobile platforms, although the 12th Gen family will be replaced by Raptor Lake, the 13th Gen successor.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel vPro platform announced for 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs: All you need to knowedit
Intel recently announced its latest vPro platform, powered by the 12th Gen Intel Core processors which deliver what Intel claims is the “world’s best processors for business productivity”. The Intel vPro platform with 12th Gen Intel Core processors provides comprehensive platform security for all businesses.
Publication: MoneyControl
NVIDIA joins Intel and AMD in stopping its Sales in Russiaedit
In the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, chip designer NVIDIA Corporation has declared that it is suspending sales to the Russian Federation. A spokeswoman for NVIDIA confirmed the decision to PCMag but did not elaborate on the reasons for it.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and other chipmakers are joining hands to give Moore’s Law a big shot in the armedit
Several CPU industry heavy hitters — AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, Arm, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company — are coming together to redefine semiconductor manufacturing, potentially giving Moore’s Law a big shot in the arm amid a global chip shortage. The group has banded together for a new standard for chiplet-based processor design.
Publication: The Financial Express
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ASUS launches 2in1 Vivobook laptop in Indiaedit
In a bid to empower users, ASUS India on Thursday launched a new 13.3inch OLED Windows detachable laptop, Vivobook 13 Slate OLED, in the country. With a starting price of Rs 45,990, the newly launched product, which features the new ASUS Pen 2.0 Stylus, a magnetically detachable fullsize keyboard and a detachable hinge, will is available across online and offline stores.
Publication: Silicon India
Microsoft to bring mouse, keyboard support on Xbox Cloud Gamingedit
Microsoft also introduced Xbox console support in late 2021, later allowing Xbox Series X|S exclusives like Microsoft Flight Simulator to make the jump to aging Xbox One consoles. Microsoft now looks to add mouse and keyboard support to some titles, according to recent comments from Microsoft Flight Simulator head, Jorg Neumann.
Publication: Ahmedabad Mirror
IT’s Trendingedit
Telangana is eyeing IT exports of about Rs 3 lakh crore and total direct employment of 10 lakh in the IT sector by 2026. IT and ITeS exports grew 13% during 2020-21 at Rs 1.45 lakh crore, from Rs 1.28 lakh the previous year.
Publication: Telangana Today
More power and performance are available with Microsoft Surface Laptop 5edit
If the rumored features are correct, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 5 will offer more power and performance at the top of the lineup. According to numerous reports, the Vole Hill will feature Intel’s 12th-generation processors, but will also offer a laptop version using AMD’s Ryzen 6000 series processors.
Publication: BollyInside
MSI MAG Trident S desktop with AMD Ryzen 5000G series is the company’s answer to the cloud and Mobile gamingedit
The MAG Trident S 5M has a 2.6-litre body that houses an AMD RyzenTM 5700G APU with eight cores and 16 threads and FidelityFX Super Resolution technology, which can significantly boost the number of game frames by 2.4 times.
Publication: TechnoSports
Industry news
Wave of digital transformation that is key to new normaledit
Ever since the pandemic days and the advent of the new normal there has been a wave of digital transformation which took most of us under prepared and the only way out in order to be relevant and sustain the changing times. To keep businesses going during lockdown, organizations have had to contemplate and adopt remote working rapidly and at huge scale.
Publication: India Today
Gaming industry needs regulator: Nirma meetedit
There is a deep connect between law and economy, and the online gaming industry has thrived more in the Covid times. But there is a lack of uniformity in the legal position across states.
Publication: Ahmedabad Mirror
Chip shortage to worsen, warns Moody’s Analyticsedit
The ongoing geopolitical tussle between Russia and Ukraine is likely to have another casualty the semiconductor chip. Palladium and neon are two resources that are key to the production of semiconductor chips.
Publication: Business Standard
Chip crisis, high ownership costs hit PV, two-wheeler sales in Februaryedit
Popular models of Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor India, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Kia India have waiting periods in the range of eight to 25 weeks.
Publication: The Financial Express
Can Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning put judiciary on the fast track?edit
Can artificial intelligence (AI) be used in judicial processes to reduce the pendency of cases? In response to this unstarred question in the Lok Sabha during the first part of the Budget session of Parliament, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that while implementing phase two of the eCourts projects, under operation since 2015, a need was felt to adopt new, cutting edge technologies of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase the efficiency of the justice delivery system.
Publication: The Hindu
IT clicks on gender diversityedit
The recent Nasscom Strategic Review points out that the Indian IT services industry is the highest recruiter of women with over 1.8 million being employed so far, 36 per cent of the total workforce in the sector.
Publication: Business Standard
Semiconductors | A handful of atoms of great strategic, geopolitical importanceedit
While globalisation has been great for the semiconductor industry with design houses concentrated in the US, Israel, and India, fabs in Far East Asia and testing, assembling, and packaging in Southeast Asia, this ecosystem suffered jolts when COVID-19 struck.
Publication: Moneycontrol
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