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You can help fight the novel coronavirus with your PC. (Source: CDC)

Standford's [email protected] project looking to tap into latent PC power to tackle the coronavirus

Standford’s [email protected] project has been running for a number of years using the donated idle hours of computers to help undertake complex calculations for researchers. With the advent of the novel coronavirus, researchers are no...
Sanjiv Sathiah, Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0100
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 and RX 5600 XT cards come with 6 GB VRAM. (Image source: AMD)

RX 5600 XT fails to rescue AMD as Nvidia GPU sales grow in leaked Mindfactory information

AIB variants of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and GeForce RTX 2070 top the GPU sales list for Mindfactory this week, with the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti not too far behind. There are several instances of AMD’s Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5...
Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:35:00 +0100
The Renoir AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS processor will feature in the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS pounds Ryzen 5 4600H and Intel Core i7-10750H in Fire Strike Extreme physics score results

AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800HS mobile SoC has been spotted on another benchmark, in this case 3DMark’s Fire Strike Extreme. The Renoir APU’s results were compared with those of the high-end Comet Lake Intel Core i7-10750H and the Ryzen 5 46...
Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:52:00 +0100
AMD's Ryzen 7 3700X has been a strong seller for the week. (Image source: TechSpot)

Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 7 3700X help AMD continue to thwart Intel CPU sales in latest Mindfactory retail data

Once again AMD has enjoyed healthy sales in regard to information taken from sales data from Mindfactory. Leading the charge for Team Red is the Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 7 3700X, followed by seven more processors from AMD. However, ...
Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:08:00 +0100
The Asus TUF Gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 4800H could be launched on April 3. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is back on Geekbench putting Intel's Core i7-10750H and Core i9-9980HK to the sword

AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800H has been spotted being tested on Geekbench again, with some new scores being recorded on version 5 of the well-known benchmark. The Ryzen 4000 series APU scored surprisingly well in the single-core test but rea...
Daniel R Deakin, Sun, 01 Mar 2020 06:01:00 +0100
Lenovo ThinkPad T14: Ryzen 4000 version does have RJ45 & upgradable RAM

Lenovo ThinkPad T14: Ryzen 4000 version does have RJ45 & upgradable RAM

When the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 was announced this week, people were astounded that the Intel version of this ThinkPad laptop was said to feature RJ45 Ethernet and upgradable RAM, while the datasheet of the AMD version featured neith...
Benjamin Herzig, Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:13:00 +0100
AMD's Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition has a new update. (Source: AMD)

AMD releases a new Radeon Adrenalin 2020 Edition update

AMD has announced the latest version of its Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition. This update (v20.2.2) is described as "optional", yet also purports to bring a long list of bug and issue fixes. They include problems such as han...
Deirdre O Donnell, Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:44:00 +0100
Radeon 540X vs. Vega 8 in the Acer Swift 3: Better with or without a dedicated GPU?

Radeon 540X vs. Vega 8 in the Acer Swift 3: Better with or without a dedicated GPU?

Radeon or Radeon? The devices of the Acer Swift-3-SF314-41 (G) series are powered by Ryzen APUs from AMD. Models with or without a dedicated GPU are available within the series. ...
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | AMD Radeon 540X | 14" | 1.5 kg
Sascha Mölck, Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:31:00 +0100
The Asus TUF Gaming A15 laptop features an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H chip and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H holds its own against Intel's i9-10980HK and i7-10750H on Geekbench with powerful multi-core scores

The Zen 2 AMD Ryzen 7 4800H has been spotted on Geekbench achieving scores that make it very well matched with Intel’s Comet Lake processors Core i9-10980HK and Core i7-10750H. Unsurprisingly, the 6-core i7-10750H falls behind the...
Daniel R Deakin, Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:47:00 +0100
Chiplet design is at its most extreme in AMD's 64-core EPYC CPUs (Image source: Wired)

AMD says chiplet design can cut costs by more than half

AMD has consistently beaten Intel in cost-per-core, but did AMD really need to pursue a chiplet design to make Zen 2 so affordable? New slides from a recent talk at ISSCC show exactly how much the company saved with this approach,...
Jonathan Hayhurst, Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:33:00 +0100
The ray traced audio processing on the Xbox Series X might require very expensive speakers or headphones. (Image Sources: GamesRadar)

Ray traced audio acceleration is the latest gimmick on Microsoft's Xbox Series X console

Is Microsoft trying to prove that sounds exhibit the same wave-particle duality as light rays? Probably not. This is most likely a clever marketing gimmick that feeds off of the growing popularity of ray traced graphics and mainst...
Bogdan Solca, Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:18:00 +0100
The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U can possibly take on an Intel Core i7 Comet Lake-U.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U powering a purported Lenovo IdeaPad laptop takes the Intel Core i7-10710U to the cleaners in Geekbench 5

A Geekbench 5 listing of the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U powering an unnamed Lenovo laptop seems to indicate that Renoir has enough muscle to beat the Intel Core i7-10710U Comet Lake-U with very good sustained performance. Although not indi...
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:32:00 +0100
Full HD gaming with the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

Full HD gaming with the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

Less VRAM in the middle class! AMD now fully relies on the Navi architecture and sends out the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, a mid-range GPU that is designed for Full HD gaming. Find out how well the Sapphire model performs in this review.
Ryzen 9 3900X | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop) | 32"
Sebastian Bade, Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:40:00 +0100
It would be nice to see Zen 2 embedded solutions with Navi iGPUs this year. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD launches two new ultra low-voltage Ryzen embedded CPUs for mini PC builds

The dual-core / dual-thread R1102G and dual-core / quad-thread R1305G CPU models are 14 nm chips based on the original Zen architecture featuring the lowest TDPs in AMD's Ryzen Embedded roster. These will be featured in Simply NUC...
Bogdan Solca, Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:11:00 +0100
Could a Ryzen 9 4900HS really be on the horizon? (Image source: ASUS)

Rumour | A Ryzen 9 4900HS edition of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is on its way

On the back of a sighting of the Ryzen 5 4600HS comes an appearance of the Ryzen 9 4900HS. Again, the Renoir processor has appeared in an ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14, paired with a QHD display, a 1 TB SSD, 32 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and an ...
Alex Alderson, Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:49:00 +0100
The 4700U's iGPU outdid Nvidia's 25W discrete GeForce MX250 (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U scores leak on 3DMark: 15W Renoir with Vega 7 iGPU wrecks 25W Nvidia Geforce MX250

3DMark 11 scores were recently leaked for the Ryzen 7 4700U. The 15W mobile part posted 5446 on the graphics test, substantially higher than Nvidia's discrete GeForce MX250. It also posted a physics score on par with a desktop sys...
Arjun Krishna Lal, Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:10:00 +0100
AMD is set to launch its next-generation GPUs this summer. (Image source: AMD)

Rumour - Updated | Big Navi GPUs to feature at least 24 GB of HBM2e VRAM, 5,120 shading units and a 2,048 GB/s memory bandwidth

Hot on the heels of leaked Ampere GPU specifications comes information about what could be the Radeon RX 5950 XT. Possibly part of the RX 6000 series instead, the leaked information states that the RDNA 2 GPU will feature 24 GB of...
Alex Alderson, Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:35:00 +0100
I/O requirements are projected to double every three years (Image source: Tested.com)

PCI Express 6.0 version 0.5 released for initial designs

Not satisfied with third or fourth generation PCI Express speeds? Leapfrogging 5.0, the latest revision of PCI Express has been released for prototype designs ahead of its final launch in 2021. Featuring 4 times the bandwidth of P...
Jonathan Hayhurst, Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:09:00 +0100
The Xbox Series X GPU will offer up to 12 TFLOPS of compute performance. (Image source: Professional Review)

PS5 in trouble? 12 teraflops of GPU power confirmed for the Xbox Series X

Microsoft has confirmed some of the specifications for the upcoming Xbox Series X in a news post by Phil Spencer, the Head of Xbox. Arguably one of the standout revelations is the 12 teraflops of GPU performance the console will h...
Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 25 Feb 2020 03:23:00 +0100
Lenovo ThinkPad T14, T14s & T15 with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 (and Intel Comet Lake) announced

Lenovo ThinkPad T14, T14s & T15 with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 (and Intel Comet Lake) announced

In the year 2020, Lenovo is changing the naming of its mainstream ThinkPad laptop series. The three new T series ThinkPads that follow the new system are called ThinkPad T14, ThinkPad T14s and ThinkPad T15. All of them feature Int...
Benjamin Herzig, Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0100
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga introduces OLED screen, regular X13 uses AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga introduces OLED screen, regular X13 uses AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Two new X series ThinkPads are introduced today. The convertible Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga will be available with an 4K UHD OLED screen, while the regular, non-convertible ThinkPad X13 introduces AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 to the ThinkPad ...
Benjamin Herzig, Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0100
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 & L15: New budget enterprise models with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 & L15: New budget enterprise ThinkPad laptops with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000

Lenovo redesigns its affordable enterprise series, the ThinkPad L series. The new 2020 models ThinkPad L14 and ThinkPad L15 are therefore completely revamped compared to their predecessors. They also are the first affordable enter...
Benjamin Herzig, Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0100
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 can boost to 4.2 GHz and has 6 cores. (Image source: AMD)

Ryzen 5 3600 outsells closest Core rival by nearly 13 to one as AMD hammers Intel into the ground in Mindfactory CPU sales data

Leaked CPU sales data from Mindfactory has shown an astonishing dominance for AMD over Intel. The overall share is 86.11% to 13.89% in favor of Team Red. The Ryzen 5 3600 chip was the bestseller for the week with 1,280 units sold,...
Daniel R Deakin, Mon, 24 Feb 2020 08:15:00 +0100
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has 2560 CUDA cores. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER distances itself from AMD's Radeon 5700 XT in leaked Mindfactory GPU sales data

GPU sales information from Mindfactory, a popular hardware and software retailer based in Germany, has offered an interesting glimpse at what products are currently succeeding in attracting customers. It seems Navi is falling furt...
Daniel R Deakin, Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:08:00 +0100
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a boost clock of 4.3 GHz. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X leaves nearest Intel rival far in the distance as it tops PassMark's CPU Mark chart

A few samples of AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 3990X have started appearing on PassMark and the results have been outstanding. The 64-core monster unsurprisingly shot straight to the top of the CPU Mark chart, which is already dominate...
Daniel R Deakin, Sat, 22 Feb 2020 08:52:00 +0100
The Acer ConceptD 5 CN515-51 misses a clear target market

The Acer ConceptD 5 CN515-51 misses a clear target market thanks to cost-cutting

In our review, the Acer ConceptD 5 shows some interesting qualities. But at important points, Acer ruins things with cost cuts. The Acer laptop just does not ma...
Intel Core i7-8705G | AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 | 15.6" | 1.5 kg
Benjamin Herzig, Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0100
We could soon see Lenovo ThinkPads powered by the Ryzen 4000 APUs.

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 and ThinkPad T14 powered by AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs may be around the corner

A Github listing of Realtek UAD drivers seems to indicate that the Lenovo ThinkPad X13, ThinkPad T14, and ThinkPad T14S would be getting AMD options. Although no details about the specific processor SKUs are mentioned, it is very ...
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:42:00 +0100
AMD's RDNA microarchitecture was revealed in July 2019. (Image source: GamesHedge)

Big Navi spotted? The Nvidia killer may have just turned up in a Korean RRA certificate and might be revealed on March 5

A Korean RRA certificate has been unearthed that could have been made for AMD’s Big Navi graphics solution. The certification date is for February 19 and has been made for a video card model with the number D32310. If this is the ...
Daniel R Deakin, Thu, 20 Feb 2020 06:27:00 +0100
Acer ConceptD 5 CN515-51 laptop review: Kaby Lake G lightweight struggles with cost cutting

83% Acer ConceptD 5 CN515-51 laptop review: Kaby Lake G lightweight struggles with cost cutting

White featherweight. Acer leaves known paths with its ConceptD 5 CN515-51 to differentiate itself from the competition, with especially lightweight materials, Kaby Lake G with an integrated AMD GPU and a 4K UHD screen that covers a wider color gamut. At the same time, the Acer ConceptD CN515-51 is also cheaper than other multimedia laptops with a 15.6 inch screen. Unfortunately, the necessary cost cuts are showing up quite fast in this comprehensive review.
Intel Core i7-8705G | AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 | 15.6" | 1.5 kg
Benjamin Herzig, Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:51:00 +0100
The ThinkPad E15 is available with the Radeon RX 640 GPU.

Dangerously hot: ThinkPad E15 with almost 70 °C (158 °F) case temperature

We were quite surprised during the temperature measurements with the new Lenovo ThinkPad E15, because one area at the bottom of the case heats up to almost 70 °C (158 °F) under load and during gaming. The cooling solution seems to...
Andreas Osthoff, Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:39:00 +0100
Asus VivoBook 15 with Ryzen 7 3700U CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD is only $550 right now (Image source: Newegg)

Deal | Asus VivoBook 15 with Ryzen 7 3700U CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD is only $550 right now

Newegg is clearing stock of its latest AMD Ryzen laptops even though they are barely a year old. For a mid-range 15.6-inch laptop, the discounted Asus VivoBook 15 strikes a pretty good balance between performance, price, and size.
Allen Ngo, Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:50:00 +0100
Intel laid off 129 of its Santa Clara Data Center Group staff members (Image source: Intel)

As AMD increases server market share, Intel lets go of 129 Data Center employees, citing changed "priorities"

Intel laid off 129 employees from its Data Center Group, even after excellent Q4 2019 financial performance. Could AMD's server market presence have been a factor?
Arjun Krishna Lal, Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:42:00 +0100
ROG STRIX 5700 series models were known for running hot (Image source: BURN & SMASH)

Asus blames AMD for overheating ROG Strix RX 5700 Series cards

In an unusual move, Asus shifted blame for its overheating ROG STRIX 5700 series graphics cards to AMD, claiming the GPU maker's mounting pressure guidelines delivered inadequate mounting force.
Arjun Krishna Lal, Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:37:00 +0100
Lenovo Ideapad Slim 1-14AST-05 Review: Chromebook Competitor Brings MS Office 365

74% Lenovo Ideapad Slim 1-14AST-05 Review: Chromebook Competitor Brings MS Office 365

Slow. Lenovo's 14-inch notebook is supposed to make life difficult for Chromebooks. The device scores with a successful keyboard and a one-year MS Office 365 personal license. Computing power and memory capacity are not convincing. Just under 280 EUR are due for the Ideapad.
AMD A6-9220e | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) | 14" | 1.4 kg
Sascha Mölck, Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:08:00 +0100
The leaked models appear to be refreshes in the Asus TUF Gaming lineup (Image source: Asus)

4800H laptop pricing and release date leaked by Asus partner: $1600 TUF Gaming models arrive on April 3rd

A Swiss e-retailer listed pricing and release dates for Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 4800H-equipped Asus TUF Gaming laptops. The midrange models range from US$1114 to US$1622 and may launch on April 3rd, taking the fight to the i5-93...
Arjun Krishna Lal, Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:51:00 +0100
Buyers prefer the weaker CPU: Asus ZenBook 14 with the Ryzen 7 3700U

Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA: With a slowed-down AMD CPU

Time and again, laptop manufacturers equip their devices with up-to-date CPUs without adapting the system to the requirements of the new hardware. Asus also mak...
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | 14" | 1.4 kg
Mike Wobker, Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:35:00 +0100
SUPER cards from Nvidia have proved to be a popular choice for Steam users. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER pips AMD Radeon RX 5700 for take-up in Steam's hardware survey

Steam has published its hardware and software survey for January 2020. While the video card usage chart shows a better month overall for AMD after the bleak showing in December, there seems to be an interesting tussle starting bet...
Daniel R Deakin, Sat, 15 Feb 2020 23:35:00 +0100
AMD's Navi lineup is great value for money but is let down by buggy drivers. (Image Source: AMD)

Opinion | Releasing stable Navi Radeon Adrenalin drivers still seems to be an uphill task for AMD

Nearly eight months on since launch, many AMD Navi GPU owners are complaining about random black screens and other driver inconsistencies even with the latest Radeon Adrenalin drivers. This puts prospective GPU owners in a conundr...
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Sat, 15 Feb 2020 20:09:00 +0100
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T

81% Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA laptop review: Also makes a good impression with Ryzen

Zen-tastic. The Asus ZenBook 14 also makes a good impression with AMD's stronger Ryzen 7 but can't reach its full performance potential despite the fans turning up. With its flat design, the 14-inch laptop stays handy as usual and small features such as the integrated number pad are fun. Our review shows what else is found in the ZenBook 14.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | 14" | 1.4 kg
Mike Wobker, Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:34:00 +0100
Will AMD be able to significantly bump Cromebook performance within reasnable price limits? (Image Source: hardware Canucks)

Chromebook versions of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700 and Ryzen 5 3500 CPUs spotted in latest Chrome OS source code

The latest Chrome OS update source code mentions the existence of Ryzen 7 3700C and Ryzen 3500C CPUs that appear to be derived from the Zen+ desktop-grade CPUs. Additionally, the code also includes references for Athlon Silver 305...
Bogdan Solca, Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:22:00 +0100
The Zotac Zbox Pro CA622 nano mini PC features a fanless case. (Image Source: Zotac)

Zotac introduces Zbox Pro Nano mini PC with embedded Ryzen CPUs plus a more expensive Quadro RTX 3000 version

The new Zbox Pro CA622 nano is an industrial-grade embedded mini PC with a fanless case. This barebones solution includes a Ryzen R1505G dual-core CPU with 15 W TDP and support for up to 32 GB of RAM. There also is a more expensiv...
Bogdan Solca, Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:27:00 +0100
MSI Alpha 15: High power consumption and short battery life plague MSI's latest mid-range gaming laptop (Image source: MSI)

MSI Alpha 15: High power consumption and short battery life plague MSI's latest mid-range gaming laptop

The all-AMD affair of the Ryzen 7 3750H and Radeon RX 5500M certainly provides a powerful base on which to play the latest triple-A games, but the MSI Alpha 15 ...
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H | AMD Radeon RX 5500M | 15.6" | 2.3 kg
Alex Alderson, Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:43:00 +0100
Arcturus is not "Big Navi", according to TechPowerUp. (Image source: PCGamesN)

Rumour | Detailed evidence of AMD's first post-Navi GPU appears online sporting 32 GB of HBM2 memory

AMD is set to take the fight to NVIDIA later this year with Big Navi, a set of GPUs that will propel it into 4K and UHD high-end gaming. Following the leak of the AMD MI100 yesterday, TechPowerUp has now gotten its hands on the BI...
Alex Alderson, Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:23:00 +0100
The Ice Lake server ES nearly doubles Cascade Lake's multithreaded performance (Image source: Intel)

Leaked 12-core Ice Lake server ES nearly 100 percent faster than Cascade Lake in Geekbench, takes the fight to EPYC Milan

A leaked Geekbench listing for Intel's upcoming Ice Lake server parts shows massive performance gains. The 12-core Ice Lake server ES delivers nearly the same multithreaded performance as a 24-core Cascade Lake part.
Arjun Krishna Lal, Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:42:00 +0100
Asus will be the first OEM to offer a gaming laptop featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS APU overtakes both the Ryzen 7 4800H and Intel's Core i7-9700K CPU in latest Time Spy benchmark leak

AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800HS APU has been spotted on the Time Spy benchmark, where it performed remarkably well judging on the reported score. Surprisingly, the chip with a 35 W TDP managed to overtake the 45 W Ryzen 7 4800H, which will u...
Daniel R Deakin, Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:52:00 +0100
Some new ROG notebooks and their prices may have leaked. (Source: Asus)

A notebook sales leak may offer 2020 Asus ROG specs and pricing insights

A retailer has posted preliminary listings for some upcoming Asus laptops. They do not contain product images, however, based on their model numbers and listed specs, they are clearly destined for the high-end gaming markets. For ...
Deirdre O Donnell, Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:50:00 +0100
System76's Thelio Major is now available with AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. (Image source: System76)

System76 unveils the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X powered Thelio Major desktop with a battery of comparison tests that will make your CPU whimper

System76 has added the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X in the list of configurable options for its Thelio Major desktop. The computer operates on either Ubuntu or Pop!_OS, and it’s possible to fit up to two graphics cards inside it, ...
Daniel R Deakin, Sun, 09 Feb 2020 13:55:00 +0100
The Arcturus-based MI100 will likely be dead on arrival (Image source: AMD)

Leaked Radeon Instinct MI100 GPU and HBM clockspeeds disappoint: Arcturus slower than RTX 2080 Ti, crushed by Ampere?

Leaked GPU and HBM clocks for the Radeon Instinct MI100 paint a grim picture: AMD's upcoming HPC contender will likely be slower than Nvidia's existing HPC parts. With Ampere arriving in a few months, the MI100 may be dead on arri...
Arjun Krishna Lal, Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:09:00 +0100
MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK Laptop Review: A mid-range and power-hungry gaming laptop

79% MSI Alpha 15 A3DDK Laptop Review: A mid-range and power-hungry gaming laptop

Compact gamer. The all-AMD team in the Alpha 15 runs all current games smoothly onto the device's matte, FHD, IPS, 144 Hz and FreeSync compatible 15.6-inch screen. However, its comparatively high power requirements take their toll.
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H | AMD Radeon RX 5500M | 15.6" | 2.3 kg
Sascha Mölck, Sat, 08 Feb 2020 23:43:00 +0100
The EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming Edition RAM. (Source: GeIL)

GeIL releases the EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming Edition DRAM to the US market

The Phantom Gaming Edition of GeIL's EVO SPEAR long-form-factor DDR4 memory kits is now available on Newegg. This RAM has been developed in partnership with ASRock, and has variants specifically optimized for Ryzen-compatible boar...
Deirdre O Donnell, Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:38:00 +0100

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