AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-core Zen4 CPU is down to $487, same price as 7950X without 3D V-Cache

Further price cut for AMD (still) flagship AM5 processor

Before the Ryzen 9000 launches, AMD is lowering the price of its 16-core CPU with 3D V-Cache.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU, Source: TechSpot

AMD is about to launch its new generation of AM5 processors featuring the updated Zen5 architecture. However, the company has already confirmed that their existing X3D series will be just as good for gaming. Gamers should consider the 7

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Palit launches 3.5-slot thick GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GameRock OmniBlack

Palit launches first GameRock in 4070 Ti SUPER series: 3.5-slots and no OC

The new card features a ‘pure black’ design with black crystals.

Palit already offers four RTX 4070 Ti SUPER cards, including GamingPro, GamingPro White, and JetStream models ( check our database for details), some of which are available with factory overclocking. The brand new GameRock OmniBlack does not offer any OC out of the box, but Palit will likely deploy a faster version later.

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AMD explains why Ryzen 9000 with 8 cores doesn’t need higher TDP but lower

Ryzen 9000 brings more performance without increasing power, gaming experience very close to X3D series

In a recent interview with T om’s Hardware , AMD talked about the upcoming Ryzen 9000 series, scheduled for release next month. A very popular topic that was discussed extensively later was the reduced power requirements of the new series compared to the existing 7000-series chips, particularly for the 8 and 6-core variants. AMD explained the reasoning behind this reduction.

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Qualcomm details Adreno X1 GPU: specs, performance and Adreno Control Panel revealed

Qualcomm Adreno X1 revealed

Finally, some details on Snapdragon X Elite/Plus GPU architecture.

Less than a week before the official launch of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series, the company has revealed more details about its graphics architecture. The new Adreno X1 series is the first generation of integrated graphics for the X-series SoCs for Windows on ARM. The ‘1’ denotes the generation, with successors to be named Adreno X2 and so forth. The highest configuration, X1-85, includes an

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That’s a first: Colorful releases first episode of space cats’ adventures promoting its MEOW GPUs

GPU marketing at a new level

ColorFire MEOW Squad animation promotes MEOW GPUs

Colorful (Colorfire) has broken new ground in graphics card promotion with their latest project: a four-minute animated episode starring two space cats, Bobi and A+, as they embark on an adventurous quest. This marks the first time a graphics card manufacturer has taken the step into creating such “a lengthy” cartoon to promote their products.

The Chinese company introduced its MEOW GPUs alongside the RTX 40 series last year, featuring two distinctive models


NVIDIA CEO to deliver a keynote at SIGGRAPH 2024 on July 29

Jensen’s next keynote is at SIGGRAPH

Jensen Huang, Source: Stanford University

SIGGRAPH 2024 officially kicks off on July 28. The name stands for “Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques” and is the name of an annual conference for people interested in computer graphics, including academics, developers, and graphics companies like NVIDIA.

This year’s SIGGRAPH celebrates its 50th anniversary (the first conference took place in 1974), and among the four announced keynote speakers

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Basemark introduces “GPUScore: Breaking Limit”: a cross-vendor and cross-platform GPU benchmark with ray tracing

GPUScore Breaking Limit benchmark: cross-vendor, cross-platform, with ray tracing

Basemark is introducing a new benchmark for desktops, laptops, and handheld devices. This is a true cross-platform benchmark for premium smartphones, tablets, laptops, and low-end systems, notes the company in a new announcement. However, those with high-end systems should not ignore it either, as the company is also announcing Breaking Limit Ultra, a special version dedicated to desktops and laptops with more powerful graphics.

The Breaking

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XFX teases swappable fans for its Radeon RX 7000 GPUs

XFX is teasing replaceable fans for its Radeon GPUs

Phoenix Nirvana coming to global market?

The official XFX channel is teasing a new swappable fan design. This feature was previously introduced in the company’s Phoenix Nirvana series, released in China a few weeks ago. The teaser suggests that this series will soon be available globally.

So far, XFX has launched RX 7900 XTX, 7900 GRE, and 7800 XT models in this series. All of these cards share the same cooler

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Minisforum launches UM890 Pro Mini-PC up to with 70W Ryzen 9 8945HS Hawk Point APU

The EliteMini UM880/890 Pro unlocks 70W TDP

It is probably difficult to compete with Minisforum in terms of the number of products being announced.

Minisforum is updating its UM870 series with new AMD Ryzen APUs. The Ryzen 8000 series, codenamed “Hawk Point,” offers a minor update to the Phoenix silicon, featuring up to 8 Zen4 cores and up to 12 RDNA3 Compute Units. These new APUs come with a faster AMD XDNA processor (

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(PR) Samsung announces reinforced process technology roadmap with new SF2Z and SF4U nodes

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Samsung Showcases AI-Era Vision and Latest Foundry Technologies at SFF 2024

Cutting-edge 2nm and 4nm process nodes revealed, as well as turnkey Samsung AI Solutions to meet growing AI demand

SAFE Forum and inaugural MDI Alliance workshop will run the day after SFF to foster stronger collaborations and discuss advanced packaging designs

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today unveiled its latest foundry innovations and outlined its vision for the AI era during Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) U.

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