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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Pricing for the GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Custom Model Is Leaked

Pricing for the GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Custom Model Is Leaked

At the just finished CES 2024 trade conference, NVIDIA released basic pricing recommendations for GeForce RTX-40 SUPER graphics cards, but its board partners mostly avoided discussing specific pricing information for customizable options (review embargoes will be lifted soon). Later in the week, ZOTAC departed with the norm, changing their press...

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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G to Come with Radeon 760M Graphics, 8 Cores, and Up to 5.00 GHz CPU Overboost

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G to Come with Radeon 760M Graphics, 8 Cores, and Up to 5.00 GHz CPU Overboost

The Radeon 760M integrated graphics, rather than the full iGPU arrangement found on silicon or the previously thought Radeon 780M, will be available on AMD’s next Ryzen 5 8600G Socket AM5 desktop APU. As of right now, there are still differing reports regarding the precise silicon that the Ryzen 8000G...

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