AMD updates Instinct roadmap with MI350 CDNA 4 Series and next-gen MI400 Series
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The 3nm CDNA 4-based MI355X with 288GB HBM3E comes H2 2025

In addition to the Instinct MI325X AI Accelerator, AMD also updated its AMD Instinct roadmap and previewed the upcoming Instinct MI355X AI Accelerator at its Advance AI event held earlier. Based on CDNA 4 architecture and made on 3nm manufacturing process, the Instinct MI355X will bring 288GB of HMB3E memory and continue AMD's Instinct push next year, acting as a stepping stone before CNDA Next MI400 Series which comes in 2026.

AMD launches Instinct MI325X Accelerator for AI workloads
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With 256GB HBM3E memory and 2.6 PFLOPs of FP8 compute performance

At its Advancing AI event, AMD announced its newest Instinct MI300X series accelerator, the Instinct MI325X. The new AI accelerator is based on CDNA 3 architecture, packs 153 billion transistors, comes with 256GB of HBM3E memory on 16-Hi stacks with up to 6TB/s of memory bandwidth, and offering 2.6 PFLOPs or FP8 and 1.3 PFLOPs of FP16 performance.

Intel officially launches Core Ultra 200S “Arrow Lake” desktop CPUs
Published in PC Hardware


Five SKUs, all available for pre-order

Intel has officially launched the new Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" desktop CPUs, with five SKUs that are now available for pre-order and will ship out on October 24th. The new Arrow Lake architecture brings Lion Cove P-cores, Skymont E-cores, Xe-LPG GPU, and NPU3, all neatly stacked in tiles. In addition, Intel's Z890 motherboards are also launched and these are available as well.

Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare finally coming to PC
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Rockstar reveals the October 29th launch date and system requirements

Rockstar has made a rather suprising announcement, bringing both Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare to PC, and these will include all PC-specific enhancements like HDR10 support, NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR support, and more.

MSI teams up with GSC Game World for STALKER 2 Edition lineup
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Graphics card, controller, keyboard, and mouse

MSI has teamed up with GSC Game World for the upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl game, launching several new products that will follow the theme. The lineup includes the STALKER 2 EDITION of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER graphics card, the new FORCE PRO WIRELESS gaming controller, the VIGOR GK41 gaming keyboard, and the CLUTCH GM41 gaming mouse.

Samsung unveils new Galaxy A16 5G smartphone
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 08 October 2024 11:12

Samsung unveils new Galaxy A16 5G smartphone


Entry-level gets a boost with Exynos 1330 or Dimensity 6300

Samsung has officially announced its new Galaxy A16 5G budget smartphone, bringing a larger 6.7-inch screen, Exynos 1330 or Dimensity 6300 SoC, and up to 6 major Android upgrades, which is a rather big surprise.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to deliver keynote at CES 2025
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Possible next-gen GPU announcement

Nvidia has confirmed its CEO, Jensen Huang, will be delivering the CES 2025 keynote on January 6th, with a possible announcement for Blackwell-based GeForce graphics cards.

Samsung starts mass production of PM9E1 SSD
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 08 October 2024 09:38

Samsung starts mass production of PM9E1 SSD


Claims industry's most powerful PC SSD for AI

Samsung has announced that it has started the mass production of the PM9E1, a PCIe 5.0 SSD. Based on 5nm controller and 8th Gen V-NAND, Samsung is promising industry's highest performance and largest capacity.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT drops to all-time low price of $629.99
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XFX Speedster Radeon RX 7900 XT MERC 310

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has now dropped to an all-time low price of $629.99 in the US, making it one of the more interesting graphics cards to buy these days. 

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT drops to $349.99
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Friday, 04 October 2024 11:32

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT drops to $349.99


Includes two games worth $60

It appears that the situation in the mid-range graphics card market is heating up with the Radeon RX 7700 now available for as low as $349.99, and it even includes two free games worth $60, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine II, and Unknown 9 Awakening.