➀ The Radeon RX 7700 XT is now available at a discounted price of $349.99 on Amazon, marking a new low price for the card.➁ AMD is offering a game bundle with the purchase, including Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Unknown 9: Awakening.➂ The Radeon RX 7700 XT is generally faster than the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and is now more affordable with the latest discount.

➀ AMD announced the new AMD EPYC Embedded 8004 Series; ➁ The series includes a 12-core SKU with a configurable TDP as low as 70W; ➂ The series is based on the AMD EPYC Siena platform and offers Zen 4c compute cores.

➀ Yuan Cheng Semiconductor, a Taiwanese silicon photonics company, has partnered with AMD for research and development of next-generation silicon photonics technology; ➁ Chen Xianwei, the co-founder of Yuan Cheng Semiconductor, has a background in investment and finance, and sees the future in 'light'; ➂ Yuan Cheng Semiconductor aims to have its own manufacturing capabilities and has acquired Shianfa Optoelectronics, a laser epitaxy factory.

➀ BIOSTAR launches the X870E VALKYRIE motherboard; ➁ Supports AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPUs; ➂ Features DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, and multiple storage options

➀ ASRock launches new X870E and X870 motherboards for AMD's Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 CPUs; ➁ X870E Taichi is the flagship model with PCIe Gen5 and M.2 Gen5 support; ➂ Features include Wi-Fi 7, 5Gbps LAN, and tool-free M.2 heatsink installation.

➀ ASUS overclockers SAFEDISK and ELMOR set new world records with the ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU; ➁ The overclocking achievement reached 7.55 GHz with liquid nitrogen cooling; ➂ The system was stable at 7548.68 MHz and performed complex tasks.

➀ G.SKILL achieves one-click DDR5-9000 with ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO motherboard; ➁ ASUS's new flagship board features ASUS NitroPath DRAM technology; ➂ G.SKILL uses Trident Z5 Royal Neo Series modules for the impressive speed.

➀ G.Skill has announced a new DDR5-9000 memory kit, the Trident Z5 Royal Neo, targeting AMD Ryzen desktops; ➁ The kit is available in a 48GB (2x24GB) configuration with timings of CL44-56-56; ➂ It is optimized for use with ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero motherboards and AMD Ryzen 7 8700G processors.

➀ AMD confirms support for one-click AMD EXPO DDR5-8000 memory kits; ➁ The support is available for new X870 and X870E motherboards; ➂ AMD updates its AGESA BIOS firmware for Ryzen 9000 Series CPU performance and latency improvements.

➀ AMD has released a new BIOS for its Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs to improve performance and core-to-core latency; ➁ The new BIOS, AGESA PI 1.2.0.2, includes a 105W cTDP power rating for the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X; ➂ It also improves core-to-core latency across the Ryzen 9000 Series, enhancing gaming performance.

➀ AMD officially boosts the TDP of Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 processors to 105W; ➁ Fixes Ryzen 9000's core-to-core latency issue; ➂ Launches 800-series chipsets

➀ AMD unveiled its first small language model, AMD-135M, targeting private business deployments; ➁ The model utilizes speculative decoding to enhance AI performance; ➂ AMD-Llama-135M and AMD-Llama-135M-code are two versions optimized for specific tasks.

➀ This letter discusses the updates and activities of STH in Q3 2024, including the challenges and achievements in filming at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the upcoming server reviews, and the expansion of the STH team and channels. ➁ The author reflects on the growth of the STH YouTube channel and the introduction of the Axautik Group for more specialized content. ➂ The letter concludes with a call for team expansion and a reminder to subscribe to STH's newsletter and YouTube channel for more content.

➀ NVIDIA has been dominating the GPU market for over 20 years; ➁ AMD has been unable to compete and Intel didn't start in the race; ➂ NVIDIA's market share has been increasing since 2010 with the GeForce 500 series GPUs.

➀ MSI confirms CUDIMMs are compatible with AMD Ryzen 8000 and 9000 processors; ➁ X870 motherboards optimized for ultra-fast memory modules; ➂ Ryzen 7000 series CPUs incompatible due to unresolved booting issue

➀ AMD's RDNA 4 GPU is rumored to be delayed to Q1 2025 due to an oversupply of RDNA 3 GPUs; ➁ The issue is attributed to an excess of high-end Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs; ➂ AMD's strategy with RDNA 4 is to target the mid-range market, leaving NVIDIA to dominate the high-end and ultra-enthusiast segments.

➀ AMD Ryzen 9000X3D series processors are rumored to be released by the end of October; ➁ The lineup includes Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X3D, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and Ryzen 5 9600X3D; ➂ The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is expected to launch in late October, with the higher-end models 9950X3D and 9900X3D possibly revealed at CES 2025.

➀ AMD is planning to release the mid-range Ryzen 5 9600X3D processor; ➁ The processor features 6 cores and 12 threads with Zen 5 architecture and 64MB of next-gen 3D V-Cache technology; ➂ The new processor is expected to compete with Intel's Arrow Lake.

➀ The growth of Nvidia's data center GPU shipments in 2023 is explosive, with a total of about 3.76 million units shipped; ➁ The GPU market is expected to see a decline as alternative technologies emerge; ➂ Customized AI chips developed by large cloud providers like Amazon and Google are challenging the dominance of GPUs; ➃ The future of AI models may require a combination of different types of chips, including GPUs and specialized chips.

➀ AMD's next-gen Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU is spotted with an 8-core CPU and an enhanced RDNA 3.5 GPU; ➁ The new APU is expected to power next-gen gaming handhelds in 2025; ➂ The APU is codenamed Z2X28W with a 28W TDP.