AMD’s Alleged EPYC Server CPU & Platform Roadmap Spills The Beans on Genoa-X, Turin, and SP6 We cannot confirm the validity of the roadmap slides hence this post is to be treated as a rumor but most of the details were also reported previously by other leakers so it’s worth sharing. First up, there’s the EPYC Server CPU roadmap for 2021-2023. The roadmap not only lists down EPYC server chips but also the respective platforms they are aimed at....

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) became the latest semiconductor company to fall in the face of weakening product demand in a turbulent macroeconomic environment. AMD, which has managed to weather the storm its larger rivals Intel Corporation and NVIDIA Corporation have faced throughout the course of this year, revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at market close today that its revenue from its client computing group will face significant annual and sequential drops....

AMD Unleashes 4th Gen EPYC Genoa CPUs on The 10th of November, Server Dominance Continues The AMD Zen 4 lineup will be split into three families, the standard Zen 4 for EPYC Genoa, the Compute Density-Optimized Zen 4C for EPYC Bergamo, and the Cache-Optimized Zen 4 V-Cache within the EPYC Genoa-X series. Furthermore, the lineup will be featuring a cost-optimized and entry-level server offering known as EPYC Siena which will feature the same Zen 4 cores but on an entirely new platform known as SP6 which will once again focus on optimizing TCO compared to SP5....

AMD Going All-In With Overclocking on Next-Gen Zen 4 Powered Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ Desktop CPUs The latest Meet The Experts webinar was based around the introduction of DDR5 DRAM in the segment. The speakers included representatives from both AMD and Samsung. AMD revealed Samsung’s key enablements that have helped them bring their server platform to life and how both companies will be working together in offering next-gen solutions in the future....

All 6000-series cards, including the AMD Radeon RX 6400, 6500 XT, 6600, 6600 XT, 6650 XT, 6700 XT, 6750 XT, 6800, 6800 XT, and 6900 XT, are eligible. Those who purchase any of the cards between May 10 and August 13 from participating retailers will receive a coupon code, and that coupon must be redeemed by September 13 to get in on the bundle. Participating retailers include Newegg and Microcenter in the US, Box, CCL, and Scan in the UK, and Cybertek, Cdiscount, and Mindfactory in Europe (that’s just a small sampling – check out the full retailer list here)....

AMD Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Cards With RDNA 3 GPUs To Be More Power Hungry Than RDNA 2-Powered Radeon RX 6000 Series Both AMD and NVIDIA are expected to heavily focus on efficiency and GPU power design of their next-gen GPUs to deliver higher performance. We have seen various leaks for NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards which are expected to rock up to 600W designs. Meanwhile, AMD is saying that while they announced a more than 50% performance per watt uplift over the previous generation, that doesn’t mean that power levels aren’t going to go up for RDNA 3 ‘Radeon RX 7000’ series graphics cards....

AMD Radeon RX 7900 ‘RDNA 3’ GPU To Be Available In Good Quantities At Launch, Reports Supply Chain In a report published by MyDrivers who are quoting the upstream supply chain, it looks like AMD has stocked up a large volume of Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards based on the RDNA 3 GPU architecture that will be ready for launch next month on the 13th of December. It is stated that the red team has been increasing the orders of Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards so that gamers can get them with relative ease at launch....

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Geekbench 5 OpenCL & Vulkan Benchmarks Leaked, Around 10% Slower Than RX 7900 XTX The performance benchmarks were leaked within the Geekbench 5 benchmark and showcase the OpenCL & Vulkan performance of the upcoming graphics card. Based on the benchmark numbers, we can see that the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card is around 10% slower than the Radeon RX 7900 XTX but clearly beats the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in Vulkan while getting close in OpenCL performance....

[Update] AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core “Zen 4” CPU Samples Crushes Intel’s Core i9-12900K In Single-Core Performance, Up To 23% Faster Multi-Threaded Perf Versus 5600X Update: UserBenchmark might’ve been a little butthurt by the fact that a leaked Ryzen chip was scoring better than an upcoming Intel CPU that it decided to rename the entry to “Advanced Marketing Devices”. — APISAK (@TUM_APISAK) July 30, 2022 The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X “Zen 4” CPU appeared within the UserBenchmark database and was spotted by TUM_APISAK....

SiSoftware used its own benchmark software and entries made within them to round up the performance and efficiency of the upcoming Zen 4 CPUs. The tests are limited to specific tests in the company’s SiSoftware Sandra benchmarking software. Additionally, the line graphs focused on the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X have typographical mistakes, such as the Ryzen 5 7600X at one point is labeled as the Ryzen 5 7760X, and the i5-12600K shows that it is an i7 processor is also incorrect....

AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Zen 4’ Desktop CPUs: Over 5.5 GHz Clocks, 8% IPC Uplift, 15% Single-Threaded Perf & 25% Perf/Watt Improvement AMD unveiled its Ryzen 7000 ‘Zen 4’ Desktop CPU family codenamed Raphael during Computex 2022 but left some key details such as the IPC and performance per watt gains out of their event. Now, this information has been made public and we can talk about the performance & IPC figures presented by the chipmaker....

AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Zen 4’ Non-X CPUs Unveil at CES 2023, Launch The Same Month Last month, we reported that AMD was working on at least three new Ryzen 7000 ‘Zen 4’ Non-X CPUs, the Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7700, and the Ryzen 5 7600. These three CPUs are designed for mainstream users and unlike the ‘X’ series parts, run at slightly lower clock speeds and deliver far better prices than the ‘x’ variants too....

AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs & AM5 Motherboards Launch on 15th of September The presentation slide presented during the event reads the market availability of the AMD AM5 socketed motherboards and Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs on the 15th of September which will be just in time for the Fall 2022 launch AMD had previously quoted for its next-generation processors. — Алексей (@wxnod) June 17, 2022 Here’s Everything We Know About AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs So Far The AMD Ryzen 7000 processors will be powered by the brand new Zen 4 core architecture which is going to bring an 8-10% IPC uplift....

Numerous PC players on social media are reporting to have been affected by the exploit, where hackers will corrupt the player’s save file while invaded in the game’s PvP mode. Initially, these hackers are said to crash the game, and when the game is reloaded, the player’s character is said to be constantly falling to their death, thereby creating an infinite death loop. As such, PC players playing online are advised to make a backup of their save game (C:\Users[username]\AppData\Roaming\EldenRing)....

Apple’s Latest Acquisition Could Change Tracks During a Workout Session, Introducing Intense Music According to Bloomberg, AI Music developed an ‘Infinite Music Engine’ designed to curate audio tracks. The technology can generate dynamic soundtracks that can change based on a user’s interaction or a shift in their body’s activity. For instance, if a user is working out, the increase in his or her heartbeat could allow the technology to detect and accordingly, switch to those tracks that will further intensify those workouts....

Apple AirTag Proves Useful Once Again As it Helps a User Find His SUV After his Hyundai Santa Fe was broken into earlier this month, Joshua Wylie decided to leave an AirTag in the SUV. Based on the police report, a criminal had tried to steal the car and failed. They not only broke the passenger window but also managed to damage the seeing column. In response, Wylie installed a surveillance camera in his apartment window that focused the lens of the camera on the vehicle and captured the video of the theft....

New iPad Air, Mac and Display Expected at Apple’s Peek Performance Event - Watch the Event Unfold Right Here You have a solid choice of either watching the event on YouTube using the embedded player below, or scroll down a little if you want to see me drop my own views alongside what Apple announces. Entirely your call. The live stream is now up and you can fire up Shazam too if you like....

Apple M2 Max 12-Core CPU Showcases up to a 20% Performance Jump Over the M1 Max In Leaked Benchmarks The Apple M2 Max CPU will be targeted at the next-gen of Macbooks and offer more performance per core and performance per watt than the existing M1 Max chips. The CPUs targeted at the high-end space will not be the best in Apple’s lineup since that spot will still be held by Apple’s M2 Ultra CPUs that would launch later in 2023....

Apple Shares a New “Switching to iPhone” Video For Android Users Answering The Common Questions Apple’s latest video was shared on the company’s official YouTube channel and answers common questions that Android users might have in mind. These questions include topics like transferring contacts, photos, messages, trade-ins, and much more. The video basically makes it easier for Android users to clear the confusion that they have in their minds before making a switch....

Dell’s G5 5515 Has the Best Battery Life for a High-End Notebook, Lasting for 12+ Hours, but the 2021 MacBook Pro Effortlessly Beats It The introduction of Ryzen processors for high-end gaming notebooks tackled perhaps the biggest complaint of this product type; battery life. According to Jarrod’s Tech, Dell’s G5 5515, which is fueled by a Ryzen 7 5800H and full-powered RTX 3060, lasts for 746 minutes, or 12.4 hours in the YouTube playback test, making it the longest-running gaming laptop that has ever been put through its paces....