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 […]
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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, […]
MSI has addressed the AMD Ryzen 8000G APU's STAPM issues which cause severe throttling on the AM5 desktop platform through a new BIOS release. AMD STAPM Prevents Ryzen 8000G APUs To Reach Their Full Potential But MSI Already Has A Fix With Its New BIOS Update The AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs are a great processor package for the modern AM5 platform however, they do have some issues that were discovered before their launch when the first reviews hit the web. The most prominent issue is related to the aggressive throttling that stems from the STAPM feature. The AMD STAPM feature […]
AMD's client "Ryzen" CPUs have gained market share in Q4 2023 while the server "EPYC" segment saw a slight decline. AMD's Strong Client CPU Portfolio Pushes x86 Market Share To 20%, EPYC Servers at 23% With Slight Decline In Q4 2023 The latest market share statistics are out from Mercury Research and Jon Peddie Research, both covering the client and server side of AMD and Intel CPUs. The last few months have been packed with tons of launches including AMD's Ryzen 8040 CPUs, Ryzen 8000G APUs, 4th Gen EPYC Siena, Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh, Intel 1st Gen Core […]
Overclockers are having fun with AMD's newly released Ryzen 7 8700G APU with the B650E AORUS Tachyon achieving a record DDR5-10346 overclock. Overclocker Pushes DDR5 Memory Above 10,000 MT/s Using Gigabyte B650E AORUS Tachyon Motherboard & AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU The overclocking feat was achieved by Indonesian overclocker, Benny Lodewijk Nitolo Lase, who used the Gigabyte B650E AORUS Tachyon motherboard, an AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU & a pair of G.Skill's Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7600 CL36 memory modules to hit some crazy memory speeds. In the first run, the overclocker achieved DDR5-9000+ speeds followed by the record DDR5-10,002 […]
AMD has officially launched its Ryzen 8000G APU family for AM5 platforms which come in Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G & Ryzen 5 8500G flavors. AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs Are Here: Zen 4 & RDNA 3 Make A Great Combo For Budget & Mainstream DIY AM5 PC Builders AMD has officially launched four APUs for the AM5 Desktop PC platform which utilize a monolithic Zen 4 processor and RDNA 3 graphics core package and are compatible with any AM5 socketed motherboard on the market. Three of the four APUs will be offered to DIY consumers in the start. You […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs launch today and we have a new report which showcased how the memory scaling impacts the AI performance of these chips, such as the Ryzen 7 8700G, when running higher-clocked memory kits. AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU Scaling With MSI "Memory Try It" Showcased: Up To 15% NPU Boost With DDR5-7600 The latest test results come from hardware insider chi11eddog who has posted benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU in AI-specific workloads such as UL Procyon AI and GIMP stable diffusion. The reviews for the AMD Ryzen 8000G are already out and mostly focused […]
AMD has finally released its XDNA driver on Linux, targeting the APUs that feature "Ryzen AI" capabilities & expanding its support on the platform. AMD's New Driver Release at Linux Aims At Taking AI Performance To The Next Level, With Phoenix & Strix APUs Back at CES 2023, AMD announced its dedicated AI engine from Ryzen CPUs known as Ryzen AI. As a part of its XDNA AI Engine, the Ryzen AI co-processor is an on-die and dedicated chip that can be used to boost AI capabilities. AMD disclosed that the Ryzen AI Engine can drive up to 4 concurrent […]
New performance results of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G & Ryzen 5 8500G APUs have been spotted in various benchmark leaks. AMD Ryzen 8000G APU Benchmarks Leak Out: Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, Ryzen 5 8500G Almost As Good As Ryzen 7000X Offerings In CPU Tests The AMD Ryzen 8000G APU family codenamed Hawk Point launches next week and brings with it a brand new CPU and GPU architecture on the APU front. The last APUs released by AMD were on the older AM4 platform and part of the Ryzen 5000G family which featured Zen 3 […]
AMD's next-gen Strix Point APUs including the Halo variant have been spotted with RDNA 3.5 iGPUs in the ROCm Github repository. AMD RDNA 3.5 GPUs To Be Featured On Next-Gen Strix Point & Strix Point Halo "Ryzen" APUs Although the listings of the RDNA 3.5 "GFX1150" and "GFX1151" IDs are nothing new since we have been seeing them in various patches on Linux and the AMDGPU LLVM backend, what's new here is that this is the first time that Strix Point and Strix Point Halo are mentioned along with a respective GPU ID that they would utilize on launch. The […]
AMD is now rolling out its lower-clocked Ryzen 9 7940HX & Ryzen 9 7840HX "Dragon Range" CPUs for high-end gaming laptops. AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX "Dragon Range" CPU Features A 200 MHz Lower Clock But Aims To Make High-End Gaming Laptop More Affordable Last year, it was reported that AMD was working on lower-clocked SKUs within its Dragon Range-HX CPU lineup. These laptop CPUs retain the high-end Zen 4 core architecture and offer up to 16 cores but come with a slightly lower clock frequency. The aim is to utilize all the Dragon Range CPU dies for gaming laptops and […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs falling under the Phoenix 2 die will have vastly limited memory and PCIe capabilities versus the Phoenix 1 dies & Ryzen 7000 CPUs. AMD Cuts Back Ryzen 8000G "Phoenix 2" APU Memory & PCIe Capabilities, Limited To Just Single-Channel DDR5 Update: It looks like the single-channel memory may just be a typo since the 8300G page lists dual-channel memory. AMD announced its Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs in two flavors, the 8700G/8600G based on the Phoenix 1 dies and the 8500G/8300G based on the Phoenix 2 dies. Well, it looks like the Phoenix 2 dies will […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs are right around the corner and you better get some nice dual-channel DDR5-6000 memory to make sure you are ready for them. AMD Recommends AM5 Ryzen 8000G Desktop APU PC Builders To Grab A Dual-Channel DDR5-6000 Memory Kit For the World's Fastest Integrated GPU Performance At CES 2024, AMD finally announced its Ryzen 8000G "Hawk Point" AM5 Desktop APUs which are a combination of Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU cores. These chips also come equipped with the latest Ryzen AI "XDNA" NPUs (8700G & 8600G) and are aimed at budget/mainstream audiences who […]
MSI has addressed the AMD Ryzen 8000G APU's STAPM issues which cause severe throttling on the AM5 desktop platform through a new BIOS release. AMD STAPM Prevents Ryzen 8000G APUs To Reach Their Full Potential But MSI Already Has A Fix With Its New BIOS Update The AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs are a great processor package for the modern AM5 platform however, they do have some issues that were discovered before their launch when the first reviews hit the web. The most prominent issue is related to the aggressive throttling that stems from the STAPM feature. The AMD STAPM feature […]
AMD's client "Ryzen" CPUs have gained market share in Q4 2023 while the server "EPYC" segment saw a slight decline. AMD's Strong Client CPU Portfolio Pushes x86 Market Share To 20%, EPYC Servers at 23% With Slight Decline In Q4 2023 The latest market share statistics are out from Mercury Research and Jon Peddie Research, both covering the client and server side of AMD and Intel CPUs. The last few months have been packed with tons of launches including AMD's Ryzen 8040 CPUs, Ryzen 8000G APUs, 4th Gen EPYC Siena, Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh, Intel 1st Gen Core […]
Overclockers are having fun with AMD's newly released Ryzen 7 8700G APU with the B650E AORUS Tachyon achieving a record DDR5-10346 overclock. Overclocker Pushes DDR5 Memory Above 10,000 MT/s Using Gigabyte B650E AORUS Tachyon Motherboard & AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU The overclocking feat was achieved by Indonesian overclocker, Benny Lodewijk Nitolo Lase, who used the Gigabyte B650E AORUS Tachyon motherboard, an AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU & a pair of G.Skill's Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 7600 CL36 memory modules to hit some crazy memory speeds. In the first run, the overclocker achieved DDR5-9000+ speeds followed by the record DDR5-10,002 […]
AMD has officially launched its Ryzen 8000G APU family for AM5 platforms which come in Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G & Ryzen 5 8500G flavors. AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs Are Here: Zen 4 & RDNA 3 Make A Great Combo For Budget & Mainstream DIY AM5 PC Builders AMD has officially launched four APUs for the AM5 Desktop PC platform which utilize a monolithic Zen 4 processor and RDNA 3 graphics core package and are compatible with any AM5 socketed motherboard on the market. Three of the four APUs will be offered to DIY consumers in the start. You […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs launch today and we have a new report which showcased how the memory scaling impacts the AI performance of these chips, such as the Ryzen 7 8700G, when running higher-clocked memory kits. AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU Scaling With MSI "Memory Try It" Showcased: Up To 15% NPU Boost With DDR5-7600 The latest test results come from hardware insider chi11eddog who has posted benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU in AI-specific workloads such as UL Procyon AI and GIMP stable diffusion. The reviews for the AMD Ryzen 8000G are already out and mostly focused […]
AMD has finally released its XDNA driver on Linux, targeting the APUs that feature "Ryzen AI" capabilities & expanding its support on the platform. AMD's New Driver Release at Linux Aims At Taking AI Performance To The Next Level, With Phoenix & Strix APUs Back at CES 2023, AMD announced its dedicated AI engine from Ryzen CPUs known as Ryzen AI. As a part of its XDNA AI Engine, the Ryzen AI co-processor is an on-die and dedicated chip that can be used to boost AI capabilities. AMD disclosed that the Ryzen AI Engine can drive up to 4 concurrent […]
New performance results of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G & Ryzen 5 8500G APUs have been spotted in various benchmark leaks. AMD Ryzen 8000G APU Benchmarks Leak Out: Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, Ryzen 5 8500G Almost As Good As Ryzen 7000X Offerings In CPU Tests The AMD Ryzen 8000G APU family codenamed Hawk Point launches next week and brings with it a brand new CPU and GPU architecture on the APU front. The last APUs released by AMD were on the older AM4 platform and part of the Ryzen 5000G family which featured Zen 3 […]
AMD's next-gen Strix Point APUs including the Halo variant have been spotted with RDNA 3.5 iGPUs in the ROCm Github repository. AMD RDNA 3.5 GPUs To Be Featured On Next-Gen Strix Point & Strix Point Halo "Ryzen" APUs Although the listings of the RDNA 3.5 "GFX1150" and "GFX1151" IDs are nothing new since we have been seeing them in various patches on Linux and the AMDGPU LLVM backend, what's new here is that this is the first time that Strix Point and Strix Point Halo are mentioned along with a respective GPU ID that they would utilize on launch. The […]
AMD is now rolling out its lower-clocked Ryzen 9 7940HX & Ryzen 9 7840HX "Dragon Range" CPUs for high-end gaming laptops. AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX "Dragon Range" CPU Features A 200 MHz Lower Clock But Aims To Make High-End Gaming Laptop More Affordable Last year, it was reported that AMD was working on lower-clocked SKUs within its Dragon Range-HX CPU lineup. These laptop CPUs retain the high-end Zen 4 core architecture and offer up to 16 cores but come with a slightly lower clock frequency. The aim is to utilize all the Dragon Range CPU dies for gaming laptops and […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs falling under the Phoenix 2 die will have vastly limited memory and PCIe capabilities versus the Phoenix 1 dies & Ryzen 7000 CPUs. AMD Cuts Back Ryzen 8000G "Phoenix 2" APU Memory & PCIe Capabilities, Limited To Just Single-Channel DDR5 Update: It looks like the single-channel memory may just be a typo since the 8300G page lists dual-channel memory. AMD announced its Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs in two flavors, the 8700G/8600G based on the Phoenix 1 dies and the 8500G/8300G based on the Phoenix 2 dies. Well, it looks like the Phoenix 2 dies will […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs are right around the corner and you better get some nice dual-channel DDR5-6000 memory to make sure you are ready for them. AMD Recommends AM5 Ryzen 8000G Desktop APU PC Builders To Grab A Dual-Channel DDR5-6000 Memory Kit For the World's Fastest Integrated GPU Performance At CES 2024, AMD finally announced its Ryzen 8000G "Hawk Point" AM5 Desktop APUs which are a combination of Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU cores. These chips also come equipped with the latest Ryzen AI "XDNA" NPUs (8700G & 8600G) and are aimed at budget/mainstream audiences who […]