Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU has leaked out, giving us a new look at the performance of this beast. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Is The Latest Zen 5 Desktop CPU To Leak Out Within Geekbench Benchmark, Close To 14900K Performance The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X "100-000001277" CPU is the flagship offering with two Zen 5 CCDs and a single IOD. The CPU offers 16 cores, 32 threads, a base clock of 4.3 GHz, and a max boost clock of up to 5.7 GHz. It comes with 80 MB of cache (64 MB L3 + 16 MB L2) […]
AMD has just announced the FidelityFX SDK v1.1 which adds FSR 3.1 support along with decoupled frame-gen to work with NVIDIA DLSS & Intel XeSS. AMD's Newest FiedlityFX SDK v1.1 Update Is Now Out With FSR 3.1 Support, Brings Several Upscaling Quality & Feature Improvements Plus Decoupled Frame-Generation for NVIDIA's DLSS & Intel's XeSS Upscalers Today is a huge day for AMD's gaming software side of things as the company announces its latest FiedlityFX SDK v1.1 which brings support for several new features such as FSR 3.1. Launched last year, AMD's FSR 3 has seen great support in several games […]
As announced in late June, AMD unveiled an AI-powered method to compress textures called NTBC (Neural Texture Block Compression). Following its presentation at last week's 35th Eurographics Symposium on Rendering, AMD has now released the paper penned by researchers Shin Fujieda and Takahiro Harada on the GPU Open website, revealing details on this new technique. The objective of NTBC is to reduce game file sizes, which have been on a constant increase over the past few years. It's not at all rare anymore for games to require around 150GB of free disk space to be installed. The main culprit for […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU has leaked too with an impressive 5.5 GHz clock speed & 14% increase in performance versus 7600X. AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core Entry-Level Zen 5 Desktop CPU Retains Faster Single-Core Performance Versus Intel Core i9-14900K The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X "100-000001405" CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads. This chip has a base clock of 3.9 GHz maximum boost clock of up to 5.40 GHz and packs 38 MB cache and the same 65W TDP. Only the AMD Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 CPUs see a clock bump over their predecessor […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU featuring 8 cores has been leaked and features strong single-core performance. AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Leaks Out, Almost Touches 5.6 GHz With PBO Enabled The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X "100-000001404" is designed for mainstream audiences & features an 8-core CPU with 16 threads, a base clock of 3.8 GHz, a boost clock of up to 5.5 GHz, 40 MB of cache (1 CCD with 32 MB L3 + 8 MB L2), and a low TDP of 65W which is also much lower than the 105W TDP featured […]
AMD has surpassed Intel when it comes to the brand's recognition while NVIDIA saw the biggest growth, as revealed in a report by Kantar's BrandZ "Most Valuable Global Brands" for 2024. AMD's Brand Recognition Now Superior To Intel, Credits To The Firm's Efforts In Advancing In The AI Race While NVIDIA Listed Among The Top 10 Well, it won't be wrong to say that amid the AI hype, AMD emerged as the clear winner compared to the likes of Intel, especially in the professional sectors. The company's Instinct lineup of AI accelerators was massively popular among clients compared to Intel's […]
Gigabyte has rolled out AMD AGESA 1.2.0.0a firmware updates for the AM5 motherboard, which aims to optimize AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs. Gigabyte Becomes First Vendor To Roll Out AGESA 1.2.0.0a Firmware For AM5 Motherboards, Features CPU Performance Improvements For Ryzen 9000 "AMD Zen 5" It looks like motherboard manufacturers have started to prepare for the debut of the Zen 5 CPU platform as multiple companies are rolling out firmware updates to ensure optimal support with the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs. A few days ago, MSI rolled out the AGESA 1.2.0.0 BIOS firmware update targeting the AM5 platform, […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPU has been benchmarked in Geekbench, scoring some impressive gains versus Intel's 14th Gen CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core CPU Delivers A 16% Single-Core Performance Uplift Over 7900X, Crushes Core i9-14900KS In Geekbench Benchmark The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "100-000000662" CPU is a 12-core and 24-thread variant. This chip has a base clock of 4.4 GHz and a boost clock of up to 5.6 GHz with a 76 MB cache. The interesting thing with this chip is that it has a TDP of 120W much lower than the 170W of Ryzen 9 7900X […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the flagship Zen 5 CPU, reportedly features a maximum frequency or FMAX of up to 5.85 GHz, the same as Zen 4. AMD's Zen 5 CPUs Might Peak Out With A Maximum Frequency of 5.85 GHz By Default, Ryzen 9 9950X Same As Ryzen 9 7950X The FMAX or peak frequency is the maximum default clock limit allowed within the BIOS for the AMD Ryzen CPUs. The last-generation Ryzen 7000 CPUs based on the Zen 4 core architecture had FMAX set to 5.85 GHz for the top 7950X chip and it looks like that will remain […]
We have seen a lot of unique Mini & Portable PC designs over the past few years but nothing comes close to this new design which packs a fully functional AMD Ryzen 7 8840U PC within a foldable keyboard. Chinese PC Maker Cleverly Hides A Fully Functional AMD Ryzen 7 8840U PC Within A Keyboard, Ling-Long, a PC manufacturer based in China, has come forward with a clever solution for a fully portable and functional PC. The idea is a combination of a Mini PC with a laptop-centric design in the way that the PC isn't a Mini PC since […]
We have received the first performance numbers of AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU within the Cinebench R23 benchmark. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPUs To Feature Double-Digit Multi-Threaded Gain Over 7900X At The Default 120W TDP In our latest series of Zen 5 revelations, we will be talking about the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Desktop CPU which will compete against the Intel Core i7-14700K, a 20-core chip. The new Ryzen CPU has some really solid improvements within multi-threaded workloads like Cinebench & we are going to tell you how the chip fares […]
AMD is reportedly going to launch its next-gen RDNA 4 "Radeon RX 8000 GPUs, primarily the Navi 48 & Navi 44 chips, in the first half of 2025. AMD RDNA 4-Powered Navi 48 GPUs Target A CES 2025 Release While Navi 44 For Entry-Tier Radeon RX 8000 Series Targets Q2 Release It's been a while since we have seen an update from the Radeon side of things but it looks like AMD is going to stay calm until early 2025 which is when the RDNA 4 action begins. As per @Kepler_L2, it looks like the red team is targeting a […]
AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU has leaked out, giving us a new look at the performance of this beast. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Is The Latest Zen 5 Desktop CPU To Leak Out Within Geekbench Benchmark, Close To 14900K Performance The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X "100-000001277" CPU is the flagship offering with two Zen 5 CCDs and a single IOD. The CPU offers 16 cores, 32 threads, a base clock of 4.3 GHz, and a max boost clock of up to 5.7 GHz. It comes with 80 MB of cache (64 MB L3 + 16 MB L2) […]
AMD has just announced the FidelityFX SDK v1.1 which adds FSR 3.1 support along with decoupled frame-gen to work with NVIDIA DLSS & Intel XeSS. AMD's Newest FiedlityFX SDK v1.1 Update Is Now Out With FSR 3.1 Support, Brings Several Upscaling Quality & Feature Improvements Plus Decoupled Frame-Generation for NVIDIA's DLSS & Intel's XeSS Upscalers Today is a huge day for AMD's gaming software side of things as the company announces its latest FiedlityFX SDK v1.1 which brings support for several new features such as FSR 3.1. Launched last year, AMD's FSR 3 has seen great support in several games […]
As announced in late June, AMD unveiled an AI-powered method to compress textures called NTBC (Neural Texture Block Compression). Following its presentation at last week's 35th Eurographics Symposium on Rendering, AMD has now released the paper penned by researchers Shin Fujieda and Takahiro Harada on the GPU Open website, revealing details on this new technique. The objective of NTBC is to reduce game file sizes, which have been on a constant increase over the past few years. It's not at all rare anymore for games to require around 150GB of free disk space to be installed. The main culprit for […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU has leaked too with an impressive 5.5 GHz clock speed & 14% increase in performance versus 7600X. AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core Entry-Level Zen 5 Desktop CPU Retains Faster Single-Core Performance Versus Intel Core i9-14900K The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X "100-000001405" CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads. This chip has a base clock of 3.9 GHz maximum boost clock of up to 5.40 GHz and packs 38 MB cache and the same 65W TDP. Only the AMD Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 CPUs see a clock bump over their predecessor […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU featuring 8 cores has been leaked and features strong single-core performance. AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Leaks Out, Almost Touches 5.6 GHz With PBO Enabled The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X "100-000001404" is designed for mainstream audiences & features an 8-core CPU with 16 threads, a base clock of 3.8 GHz, a boost clock of up to 5.5 GHz, 40 MB of cache (1 CCD with 32 MB L3 + 8 MB L2), and a low TDP of 65W which is also much lower than the 105W TDP featured […]
AMD has surpassed Intel when it comes to the brand's recognition while NVIDIA saw the biggest growth, as revealed in a report by Kantar's BrandZ "Most Valuable Global Brands" for 2024. AMD's Brand Recognition Now Superior To Intel, Credits To The Firm's Efforts In Advancing In The AI Race While NVIDIA Listed Among The Top 10 Well, it won't be wrong to say that amid the AI hype, AMD emerged as the clear winner compared to the likes of Intel, especially in the professional sectors. The company's Instinct lineup of AI accelerators was massively popular among clients compared to Intel's […]
Gigabyte has rolled out AMD AGESA 1.2.0.0a firmware updates for the AM5 motherboard, which aims to optimize AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs. Gigabyte Becomes First Vendor To Roll Out AGESA 1.2.0.0a Firmware For AM5 Motherboards, Features CPU Performance Improvements For Ryzen 9000 "AMD Zen 5" It looks like motherboard manufacturers have started to prepare for the debut of the Zen 5 CPU platform as multiple companies are rolling out firmware updates to ensure optimal support with the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs. A few days ago, MSI rolled out the AGESA 1.2.0.0 BIOS firmware update targeting the AM5 platform, […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPU has been benchmarked in Geekbench, scoring some impressive gains versus Intel's 14th Gen CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core CPU Delivers A 16% Single-Core Performance Uplift Over 7900X, Crushes Core i9-14900KS In Geekbench Benchmark The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "100-000000662" CPU is a 12-core and 24-thread variant. This chip has a base clock of 4.4 GHz and a boost clock of up to 5.6 GHz with a 76 MB cache. The interesting thing with this chip is that it has a TDP of 120W much lower than the 170W of Ryzen 9 7900X […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the flagship Zen 5 CPU, reportedly features a maximum frequency or FMAX of up to 5.85 GHz, the same as Zen 4. AMD's Zen 5 CPUs Might Peak Out With A Maximum Frequency of 5.85 GHz By Default, Ryzen 9 9950X Same As Ryzen 9 7950X The FMAX or peak frequency is the maximum default clock limit allowed within the BIOS for the AMD Ryzen CPUs. The last-generation Ryzen 7000 CPUs based on the Zen 4 core architecture had FMAX set to 5.85 GHz for the top 7950X chip and it looks like that will remain […]
We have seen a lot of unique Mini & Portable PC designs over the past few years but nothing comes close to this new design which packs a fully functional AMD Ryzen 7 8840U PC within a foldable keyboard. Chinese PC Maker Cleverly Hides A Fully Functional AMD Ryzen 7 8840U PC Within A Keyboard, Ling-Long, a PC manufacturer based in China, has come forward with a clever solution for a fully portable and functional PC. The idea is a combination of a Mini PC with a laptop-centric design in the way that the PC isn't a Mini PC since […]
We have received the first performance numbers of AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU within the Cinebench R23 benchmark. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPUs To Feature Double-Digit Multi-Threaded Gain Over 7900X At The Default 120W TDP In our latest series of Zen 5 revelations, we will be talking about the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Desktop CPU which will compete against the Intel Core i7-14700K, a 20-core chip. The new Ryzen CPU has some really solid improvements within multi-threaded workloads like Cinebench & we are going to tell you how the chip fares […]
AMD is reportedly going to launch its next-gen RDNA 4 "Radeon RX 8000 GPUs, primarily the Navi 48 & Navi 44 chips, in the first half of 2025. AMD RDNA 4-Powered Navi 48 GPUs Target A CES 2025 Release While Navi 44 For Entry-Tier Radeon RX 8000 Series Targets Q2 Release It's been a while since we have seen an update from the Radeon side of things but it looks like AMD is going to stay calm until early 2025 which is when the RDNA 4 action begins. As per @Kepler_L2, it looks like the red team is targeting a […]