Recent #performance news in the semiconductor industry
➀ The MLPerf Inference v5.0 results have been released, showing that NVIDIA Hopper systems dominate the rankings;
➁ Intel and AMD also have their own submissions, focusing on different market segments;
➂ The article discusses the performance of various systems and the focus on Deepseek-R1 671B inference performance.
➀ Microsoft has announced its DirectX Raytracing (DXR) 1.2 update, aiming to improve performance while maintaining high visual fidelity.
➁ The update includes opacity micromaps, which enhance render efficiency, and shader execution reordering for better GPU efficiency.
➂ Microsoft claims a 2.3x improvement in path-traced gaming and a 2x performance uplift in some scenarios.
➀ The Samsung 9100 Pro is Samsung's answer to the high-end PCIe 5.0 storage market, offering good performance and power efficiency.
➁ The drive is available in capacities up to 8TB and uses Samsung's 236-Layer V8 TLC flash memory.
➂ While not the fastest on the market, the 9100 Pro provides a solid and refined option for those seeking high-end storage.
➀ The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i redefines ultrabook elegance with its glass-inspired design and innovative webcam;
➁ Despite its limited port options and battery life, the laptop boasts a dazzling OLED screen and a stylish, slim design;
➂ It offers a comfortable keyboard, good speakers, and a quiet cooling fan, although its webcam and battery life are not its strongest points.
➀ Micron and Astera Labs demonstrate the world's first PCIe 6.0 SSDs at DesignCon 2025;
➁ The SSD achieves read speeds of 27.14 GB/s with Astera's Scorpio PCIe 6.0 switch;
➂ PCIe 6.x promises to be the next horizon for enterprise and consumer products.
➀ The GeForce RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti GPUs from Nvidia are rumored to launch in 10 days, but stock is expected to arrive in April.
➁ The 5060 Ti is expected to come in 8GB and 16GB VRAM configurations, while the RTX 5060 may use the GB206 die.
➂ Concerns about performance due to the limited VRAM and potential lack of stock for the RTX 5060 series.
➀ CAST today announced a new IP core that implements the SNOW-V stream cipher algorithm;
➁ The core is designed to meet the security and performance demands of modern communication systems;
➂ It is available for ASICs or FPGAs and is believed to be the first commercial offering of its kind.
➀ Gamers Nexus 测试发现,NVIDIA RTX 5080 Founders Edition 缺失ROPs的显卡性能损失高达11%;
➁ 在高分辨率下,性能损失更为显著,甚至低于RTX 5070 Ti;
➂ NVIDIA 官方表示,缺失ROPs的GPU在图形性能上平均存在4%的差异。
➀ The SteelSeries Aerox 9 offers a comfortable design and accurate performance suitable for palm grip, but can be uncomfortable for claw grip users.
➁ With 18 programmable buttons and a lightweight design, it is well-suited for MMO gaming.
➂ The mouse wheel's positioning is less ideal, making it difficult to use tilt switches.
➀ This article provides a comprehensive hierarchy of GPU performance, ranking nearly every GPU released in the past seven years based on benchmarks.
➁ The article discusses the performance of GPUs across different resolutions and the impact of technologies like ray tracing and DLSS.
➂ It highlights the latest GPUs from Nvidia's Ada Lovelace and AMD's RDNA 3 architectures, as well as Intel's Arc GPUs.
➀ Leaked benchmarks of the RTX 5070 show mixed results against the RTX 4070 Super, being up to 20% slower than the RTX 5070 Ti.
➁ The RTX 5070 is powered by a slightly cut-down GB205 die with 48 SMs and 12GB of GDDR7 memory.
➂ Despite its lower performance, the RTX 5070 still offers a 20% lead over the base RTX 4070.
➀ Micron is sampling its first Gen5 client SSD based on its G9 TLC NAND;
➁ The PCIe 4600 SSD offers sequential read speeds of 14.5 GB/s and write speeds of 12.0 GB/s;
➂ The SSD reduces load times by up to 62% compared to Gen4, enhancing energy efficiency by 107%.