Recent #AMD news in the semiconductor industry

6 months ago

➀ A team from Saarland University's Faculty of Engineering and Medicine is developing smart implants at the university and university hospital to monitor and promote healing in body bone fractures.

➁ The robotic implants can stiffen and soften through shape-memory technology, allowing for permanent monitoring of fracture healing.

➂ The research team is miniaturizing the technology for use in market screws as part of an EU project.

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6 months ago

➀ The article discusses the rumored increase in core count for AMD's upcoming Ryzen CPUs, potentially reaching 32 cores with Zen 6 Medusa Ridge architecture.

➁ The information is based on leaks suggesting a dual-chiplet processor configuration with 24 cores and 96MB of L3 cache, or a single chiplet with 32 cores and 64MB of L3 cache.

➂ The article notes that these details are preliminary and based on speculation, with processors expected to be released next year.

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6 months ago

➀ AMD's desktop GPU shipments increased to 1.43 million units in Q4 2024, its strongest result for the year.

➁ The overall GPU market saw a slight increase in shipments in Q4 2024, but a decline compared to the same quarter in 2023.

➂ Despite a modest Q4, the year 2024 was good for the discrete desktop GPU market, with Nvidia shipping 30.2 million units and AMD shipping 4.42 million units.

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➀ The RX 9070 XT is built on the new Navi 48 die, offering significant improvements in performance and ray tracing capabilities; ➁ The review covers testing with various games and benchmarks, including Alan Wake II, Black Myth: Wukong, Cyberpunk 2077, and more; ➂ The article also discusses the ASRock RX 9070 XT Taichi, its specifications, and performance comparisons with other AMD GPUs.
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6 months ago
➀ The RX 9070 is a cut-down Navi 48 GPU targeting a $549 MSRP, competing with Nvidia's RTX 5070. The review explores AMD's product positioning with just a $50 gap between the RX 9070 and the XT model.➁ The review includes testing on various games, performance analysis, ray tracing capabilities, and power efficiency.➂ The Sapphire RX 9070 Pulse is used for testing, and a comparison with other AMD GPUs is provided.
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➀ AMD is rumored to be following Nvidia's strategy in the mid-range segment by offering both 16GB and 8GB memory configurations for the Radeon RX 9060 XT. ➁ The EEC filing reveals that the RX 9060 XT will use GDDR6 memory, similar to Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti. ➂ The RX 9060 XT is expected to be powered by either a cut-down Navi 48 or the smaller Navi 44 GPU, with a 128-bit memory bus.
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6 months ago

➀ The article lists the world's top ten supercomputers, including their names, locations, and key specifications such as processors, GPUs, and power consumption.

➁ It highlights the use of advanced technologies like exascale systems, custom processors, and AI capabilities in these supercomputers.

➂ The article also mentions the applications of these supercomputers in various fields such as energy resource location, climate research, and astrophysics.

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6 months ago

➀ The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition offers a 20% performance increase over its predecessor and a $549 MSRP.

➁ Concerns over retail availability and pricing, with potential for significantly higher prices in the short term.

➂ AMD's RX 9070 launch scheduled for the same day, posing competition and availability challenges.

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6 months ago

➀ Lois Rossmann, a renowned RepairTuber, expresses disappointment with Brother's shift towards becoming an 'anti-consumer printer company';

➁ Brother's recent firmware updates have disabled third-party toner and prevented color registration functionality on color devices;

➂ Older firmware versions are being removed from support portals, making it difficult for users to roll back updates.

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6 months ago

➀ Mini-PC manufacturer Minisforum has launched a new gaming motherboard, the BD790i X3D, featuring a mobile X3D chip.

➁ The board supports DDR5-5200 RAM up to 96GB and two M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe SSD for up to 4TB of storage.

➂ The BD790i X3D includes a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for powerful desktop graphics cards and has an integrated Radeon 610M GPU for basic gaming needs.

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6 months ago

➀ The Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q Tiny Gen5 is a 1L PC based on the AMD Ryzen platform, offering an improved AMD Ryzen SoC and 128GB of RAM.

➁ The system is still mostly found new, but prices are expected to drop as used platforms hit the market in the next 6 to 36 months.

➂ The system features a headset jack, power button, and three USB ports on the front, with additional features like a USB Type-C port and WiFi 6E.

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6 months ago

➀ This article provides an update on AMD's RDNA 4 architecture, detailing its features and improvements over the previous RDNA generations.

➁ It discusses the new compute engine, media engine, ray tracing architecture, and AI performance enhancements.

➂ The article highlights the impact of RDNA 4 on gaming and AI applications and its competitive positioning against NVIDIA's offerings.

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