The official Spigen Amazon storefront is now offering the best price yet on its new OneTap Pro (MagFit) 3-in-1 Qi2 15W Wireless Charging Stand at $59.99 shipped. Spigen is known for delivering notable value for your money, but this has to be one of the...
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It may be Saturday, but it’s possible your week’s work has just begun. Sure, Fortnite dropped its Week 3 quests for Absolute Doom days ago, but you got a little busy, and now you’ve got some catching up to do. If Robert Downey Jr. has taught us anythin...
EVERSPACE 2 developer ROCKFISH Games, being headquartered in Hamburg, couldn't very well pass up on the Cologne-based Gamescom, especially since they've got the Titans DLC coming up soon. Due to launch on September 16 across all platforms (PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X) for a price tag of $15, this is the first story DLC for the space combat game that was fully released in 2023. I caught up with ROCKFISH Games CEO and Co-Founder Michael Schade and Communications Manager Lee Guille to learn more about EVERSPACE 2: Titans and to discuss various aspects of the industry, from their […]
AMD has detailed its Instinct MI300X "CDNA 3" GPUs ahead of its MI325X launch next quarter, detailing the GPU structure designed for AI workloads. AMD Instinct MI300X "CDNA 3" GPU For AI Packs 320 Compute Units On The Full Chip, MI325X With Upgraded HBM3e In October AMD's MI300X is the third iteration of the Instinct accelerators which has been designed for the AI computing segment. The chip also comes in the MI300A flavor which is an exascale-APU optimized part that offers a combination of Zen 5 cores in two chiplets while the remaining leverage CDNA 3 GPU cores. AMD has […]
AMD has officially launched its first Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" APU-powered laptops which combine Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU & XDNA 2 NPU cores. AMD's First Copilit+ Ready APUs Are Here! Meet The Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" Family For Laptops, Equipped With Up To 12 Zen 5 Cores, 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU Cores & 55 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU The AI PC ecosystem is evolving by the second as everyone tries to get a piece of the cake. AMD was essentially the first chipmaker to introduce an "AI PC" SOC with its Phoenix APU family back in 2023 and […]
AMD has unveiled its very own AI suite called Amuse 2.0 which features XDNA Super Resolution tech & gives you loads of AI-centric features to try. Amuse 2.0 Is AMD's Answer To Intel's AI Playground: Features Several AI-Powered Tools & Boosted With XDNA Super Resolution Technology Intel recently introduced its AI Playground utility which is a one-stop solution for Arc dGPU & iGPU users to leverage the AI capabilities of their hardware for features such as Image generation, image enhancement, chatbot, and more. This allows PC users to take advantage of AI easily without the need to download various utilities […]
AMD has just unveiled its Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 "Strix" APU which is the fastest AI SOC to date with a powerful NPU, offering up to 55 TOPS. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 "Strix" APU Dials Up The NPU TOPS Up To 11, Fastest AI PC SOC The AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" APUs will be launching later this week and as we prep for the launch, it looks like AMD has added a new SKU to its family, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. On paper, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 APU features a similar configuration […]
AMD has announced full Llama 3.1 AI model support across its entire portfolio including EPYC, Instinct, Ryzen & Radeon. Llama 3.1 Models Receive Day-0 Support Across All AMD Hardware: EPYC CPUs, Ryzen CPUs, Instinct Accelerators & Radeon GPUs See Enhanced AI Action, Instinct MI300X Powers Meta Press Release: Our AI strategy at AMD is focused on enabling the AI ecosystem with a broad portfolio of optimized training and inference compute engines, open and proven software capabilities, and deep-rooted co-innovation with our partners and customers. High performance, innovations, and broad compatibility are foundational vectors driving this strategy as the AI universe […]
Nscale has tested AMD's flagship Instinct MI300X AI accelerator utilizing the GEMM tuning framework, achieving 7x faster performance. Nscale's Newest AMD MI300X Benchmarking Reveals That GEMM Tuning Has Brought In Significant Performance Bumps [Press Release]: In Nscale's latest technical deep dive, we explore a critical aspect of AI model optimization: throughput benchmarking, performance tuning, and latency reduction using GEMM (General Matrix Multiplication) tuning. Maximizing the performance of GPU-accelerated tasks involves more than just raw speed. Optimizing GEMM ensures efficient processing, higher throughput, and the ability to handle complex models and datasets effectively. In this blog, we will explore the benchmarking […]
AMD is working on "PRO" variants of its Strix Point APUs under the Ryzen AI 9 HX and Ryzen AI 7 series featuring up to 12 cores. AMD Plans To Make The "Ryzen AI 300" Series The Most Decorated Of All, Includes Pro Models as Well At Computex 2024, AMD revealed its next-gen lineup of APUs under the "Strix Point" or "Ryzen AI 300" series branding, which are seen as some of the most revolutionary processor designs for the mobile segment, catering to the massive hype of AI PCs. While we have a dedicated post on the SKUs up, for […]
AMD has declined the request of the AI startup Tiny Corp to put the Instinct MI300X AI accelerator on the MLPerf benchmarks. AMD Shows Reluctance With Instinct MI300X AI Accelerators & Its Performance, Rejects Benchmarking Request AMD's journey in the AI industry has been a roller coaster ride, and they are eager to achieve a breakthrough yet are restricted for multiple reasons. Despite having one of the most potent AI product lineups, AMD hasn't managed to attract market attention, well at least on the same level as NVIDIA but much better than what Intel has so far procured, where the […]
AMD says that the competitive nature of its Instinct GPUs made NVIDIA go all out with its own AI roadmap but the red team isn't going to go easy on them in the future. AMD Talks Yearly AI Instinct Accelerator Cadence, MI325X's Competitive Nature Against NVIDIA's Blackwell B100 & Hopper H200 & How They Scared The Green Giant Into Accelerating Its Roadmap The details come from CRN's interview with AMD's Executive Vice President & General Manager of Data Center Solutions Business Group, Forrest Norrod, who says that it was AMD and its Instinct GPU roadmap that made NVIDIA push the […]
AMD has officially launched its new ROCm 6.1.3 Open Compute software suite with added AI capabilities & support alongside the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU. AMD's ROCm 6.1.3 Software Stack Adds Multi-GPU Support, TensorFlow AI Framework Support & WSL 2 Support, Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU Hits Shelves For $3499 Announced at Computex 2024, AMD is formally launching its Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU in the retail segment. Priced at $3499 US, the Radeon PRO W7900 is said to offer leadership performance-per-dollar and a vast 48 GB memory pool, enabling faster performance within AI-oriented workloads such as […]
Intel has followed up on AMD's Data Center AI performance claims for its 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPUs, saying 5th Gen Xeon is faster with the right optimizations. AMD Showed Its 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPUs With Zen 5 Cores Beating 5th Gen Xeon Chips In AI Benchmarks But Intel Says That 5th Gen Leads Against EPYC When Right Optimizations Are Used [Update - 6/18/24] - AMD has offered us an update regarding the Intel benchmarks and shared that the endnotes did provide the relevant data regarding what hardware and software stack was used in their tests comparing Turin with […]
Tensorwave has published the latest benchmarks of the AMD MI300X in LLM Inference AI workloads, offering 3x higher performance than NVIDIA H100. AMD MI300X & NVIDIA H100 Go Head-To-Head In LLM Inference AI Benchmarks, Red Team Showcases A 3x Performance Uplift AI Cloud provider, Tensorwave, has showcased the performance of AMD's MI300 accelerator within AI LLM Inference benchmarks against the NVIDIA H100. The company is one of the many who are offering cloud instances powered by AMD's latest Instinct accelerators and it looks like AMD might just have the lead, not only in performance but also value. In a blog […]
Samsung has been reported on multiple occasions to introduce a design change with the Galaxy S25 Ultra launch, with the flagship said to feature rounded corners instead of sharp ones, resembling the company’s Galaxy Note 7. However, it is one thing to check out an artist’s impression of the smartphone and another to view an actual render, and we are happy to mention that an official image has come out, but there is a catch. The notable leakster responsible for showcasing the Galaxy S25 Ultra to his fans has blurred it out unless his financial target is met. Donation goal from […]
This week saw the release of Astro Bot, a delightful game that pays tribute to the rich history of PlayStation. It also, inadvertently, highlights the dearth of new games and franchises really worth celebrating from the PS5 era. Also, Star Wars Outlaws...
AMD has detailed its Instinct MI300X "CDNA 3" GPUs ahead of its MI325X launch next quarter, detailing the GPU structure designed for AI workloads. AMD Instinct MI300X "CDNA 3" GPU For AI Packs 320 Compute Units On The Full Chip, MI325X With Upgraded HBM3e In October AMD's MI300X is the third iteration of the Instinct accelerators which has been designed for the AI computing segment. The chip also comes in the MI300A flavor which is an exascale-APU optimized part that offers a combination of Zen 5 cores in two chiplets while the remaining leverage CDNA 3 GPU cores. AMD has […]
AMD has officially launched its first Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" APU-powered laptops which combine Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3.5 GPU & XDNA 2 NPU cores. AMD's First Copilit+ Ready APUs Are Here! Meet The Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" Family For Laptops, Equipped With Up To 12 Zen 5 Cores, 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU Cores & 55 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU The AI PC ecosystem is evolving by the second as everyone tries to get a piece of the cake. AMD was essentially the first chipmaker to introduce an "AI PC" SOC with its Phoenix APU family back in 2023 and […]
AMD has unveiled its very own AI suite called Amuse 2.0 which features XDNA Super Resolution tech & gives you loads of AI-centric features to try. Amuse 2.0 Is AMD's Answer To Intel's AI Playground: Features Several AI-Powered Tools & Boosted With XDNA Super Resolution Technology Intel recently introduced its AI Playground utility which is a one-stop solution for Arc dGPU & iGPU users to leverage the AI capabilities of their hardware for features such as Image generation, image enhancement, chatbot, and more. This allows PC users to take advantage of AI easily without the need to download various utilities […]
AMD has just unveiled its Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 "Strix" APU which is the fastest AI SOC to date with a powerful NPU, offering up to 55 TOPS. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 "Strix" APU Dials Up The NPU TOPS Up To 11, Fastest AI PC SOC The AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" APUs will be launching later this week and as we prep for the launch, it looks like AMD has added a new SKU to its family, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. On paper, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 APU features a similar configuration […]
AMD has announced full Llama 3.1 AI model support across its entire portfolio including EPYC, Instinct, Ryzen & Radeon. Llama 3.1 Models Receive Day-0 Support Across All AMD Hardware: EPYC CPUs, Ryzen CPUs, Instinct Accelerators & Radeon GPUs See Enhanced AI Action, Instinct MI300X Powers Meta Press Release: Our AI strategy at AMD is focused on enabling the AI ecosystem with a broad portfolio of optimized training and inference compute engines, open and proven software capabilities, and deep-rooted co-innovation with our partners and customers. High performance, innovations, and broad compatibility are foundational vectors driving this strategy as the AI universe […]
Nscale has tested AMD's flagship Instinct MI300X AI accelerator utilizing the GEMM tuning framework, achieving 7x faster performance. Nscale's Newest AMD MI300X Benchmarking Reveals That GEMM Tuning Has Brought In Significant Performance Bumps [Press Release]: In Nscale's latest technical deep dive, we explore a critical aspect of AI model optimization: throughput benchmarking, performance tuning, and latency reduction using GEMM (General Matrix Multiplication) tuning. Maximizing the performance of GPU-accelerated tasks involves more than just raw speed. Optimizing GEMM ensures efficient processing, higher throughput, and the ability to handle complex models and datasets effectively. In this blog, we will explore the benchmarking […]
AMD is working on "PRO" variants of its Strix Point APUs under the Ryzen AI 9 HX and Ryzen AI 7 series featuring up to 12 cores. AMD Plans To Make The "Ryzen AI 300" Series The Most Decorated Of All, Includes Pro Models as Well At Computex 2024, AMD revealed its next-gen lineup of APUs under the "Strix Point" or "Ryzen AI 300" series branding, which are seen as some of the most revolutionary processor designs for the mobile segment, catering to the massive hype of AI PCs. While we have a dedicated post on the SKUs up, for […]
AMD has declined the request of the AI startup Tiny Corp to put the Instinct MI300X AI accelerator on the MLPerf benchmarks. AMD Shows Reluctance With Instinct MI300X AI Accelerators & Its Performance, Rejects Benchmarking Request AMD's journey in the AI industry has been a roller coaster ride, and they are eager to achieve a breakthrough yet are restricted for multiple reasons. Despite having one of the most potent AI product lineups, AMD hasn't managed to attract market attention, well at least on the same level as NVIDIA but much better than what Intel has so far procured, where the […]
AMD says that the competitive nature of its Instinct GPUs made NVIDIA go all out with its own AI roadmap but the red team isn't going to go easy on them in the future. AMD Talks Yearly AI Instinct Accelerator Cadence, MI325X's Competitive Nature Against NVIDIA's Blackwell B100 & Hopper H200 & How They Scared The Green Giant Into Accelerating Its Roadmap The details come from CRN's interview with AMD's Executive Vice President & General Manager of Data Center Solutions Business Group, Forrest Norrod, who says that it was AMD and its Instinct GPU roadmap that made NVIDIA push the […]
AMD has officially launched its new ROCm 6.1.3 Open Compute software suite with added AI capabilities & support alongside the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU. AMD's ROCm 6.1.3 Software Stack Adds Multi-GPU Support, TensorFlow AI Framework Support & WSL 2 Support, Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU Hits Shelves For $3499 Announced at Computex 2024, AMD is formally launching its Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU in the retail segment. Priced at $3499 US, the Radeon PRO W7900 is said to offer leadership performance-per-dollar and a vast 48 GB memory pool, enabling faster performance within AI-oriented workloads such as […]
Intel has followed up on AMD's Data Center AI performance claims for its 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPUs, saying 5th Gen Xeon is faster with the right optimizations. AMD Showed Its 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPUs With Zen 5 Cores Beating 5th Gen Xeon Chips In AI Benchmarks But Intel Says That 5th Gen Leads Against EPYC When Right Optimizations Are Used [Update - 6/18/24] - AMD has offered us an update regarding the Intel benchmarks and shared that the endnotes did provide the relevant data regarding what hardware and software stack was used in their tests comparing Turin with […]
Tensorwave has published the latest benchmarks of the AMD MI300X in LLM Inference AI workloads, offering 3x higher performance than NVIDIA H100. AMD MI300X & NVIDIA H100 Go Head-To-Head In LLM Inference AI Benchmarks, Red Team Showcases A 3x Performance Uplift AI Cloud provider, Tensorwave, has showcased the performance of AMD's MI300 accelerator within AI LLM Inference benchmarks against the NVIDIA H100. The company is one of the many who are offering cloud instances powered by AMD's latest Instinct accelerators and it looks like AMD might just have the lead, not only in performance but also value. In a blog […]