AMD Readies X870E Chipset to Launch Alongside First Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” CPUs

AMD Readies X870E Chipset to Launch Alongside First Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” CPUs

In anticipation of the release of its next-generation Ryzen 9000 series “Granite Ridge” desktop CPUs, which use the “Zen 5” microarchitecture, AMD is preparing the new 800-series motherboard chipset. The AMD X870E, which replaces the existing X670E, will be the flagship model in the chipset family. Since AMD isn’t altering...

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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Now Only $15 More Than Radeon RX 7600 XT Due to Price Drops

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Now Only $15 More Than Radeon RX 7600 XT Due to Price Drops

According to VideoCardz, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8 GB) is currently $344 at Best Buy instead of $399 due to a series of price reductions. With this new low pricing, it is only $15 more expensive than the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, which was just released. This is...

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AMD to Use Motherboard BIOS Updates to Address Ryzen 8000G Desktop APU STAPM “Feature”

AMD to Use Motherboard BIOS Updates to Address Ryzen 8000G Desktop APU STAPM “Feature”

AMD introduced skin temperature-aware power management (STAPM) in 2014 for its mobile processors. This feature allows the on-die power management logic to consider the physical surface temperature of the laptop by reading off temperature probes mounted on the laptop chassis, in addition to the processor’s internal temperature, which is measured...

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AI Boosted Performance with Overclocked DDR5 RAM

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AI Boosted Performance with Overclocked DDR5 RAM

We already know that the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU enjoys memory that has been overclocked; preliminary assessments showed that adjusting the “iGPU engine clock and the processor’s memory frequency” could yield significant graphical improvements. While gamers can enjoy a boosted integrated graphics solution that is comparable in performance 1080p...

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Super GPUs with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Emerge in Geekbench

Super GPUs with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Emerge in Geekbench

We know that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER graphics cards will be reviewed on January 31st; W1zzard of TPU has been working hard to get his reviews out on time for alternatives that are lower on the Ada Lovelace SUPER food chain. Custom Radeon RX 7600 XT models briefly...

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Additional Personalized Models Feature at European Online Stores

AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Additional Personalized Models Feature at European Online Stores

Last summer, AMD debuted the Golden Rabbit Edition (GRE) Radeon RX 7900 GPU. Based on the Navi 31 XL architecture, this card was initially released in China and comes with a basic model (made by XFX) and a small number of customized options. Later, word spread that Team Red’s unique...

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT MSRP Drops to $749 from $710 on Newegg

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT MSRP Drops to $749 from $710 on Newegg

AMD has reduced the Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card’s official MSRP from $899 at launch to $749. TweakTown discovered that its street pricing is much lower, with some RX 7900 XT cards with bespoke designs going for as little as $710 on Newegg. The RX 7900 XT is positioned...

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“Granite Ridge” AMD Zen 5 CPUs are reportedly in mass production.

“Granite Ridge” AMD Zen 5 CPUs are reportedly in mass production.

At last week’s CES trade show, AMD focused on promoting their new Zen 4-based APU products. They even threw in a few new Zen 3 offers for PC fans who are more than happy to continue with Team Red’s previous generation AM4 socket. People who were interested in the future...

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Potential Specifications for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB Edition Surface

Potential Specifications for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB Edition Surface

There are significant savings over just lowering memory capacity in comparison to the 8 GB variant of NVIDIA’s rumored full specifications for the company’s future GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB graphics card. If accurate, performance could be behind the existing RTX 3050 8 GB SKU by up to 25%, making...

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China saw the release of the Intel Core i7-14790F “Black Edition” CPU.

China saw the release of the Intel Core i7-14790F “Black Edition” CPU.

According to reports, Intel has released the Core i7-14790F “Black Edition” CPU, which is only available in the Chinese market. MegasizeGPU tweeted the first image of the package, which is distinctly not Team Blue. A few days ago, the Core i7-14700F desktop CPU was released through international retail channels and...

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