News & Reviews: AMD
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Sep 23, 2020
It's important to note that laptops are not like desktop PCs, in that many of the components can't be replaced. So, how do we choose a laptop that suits us? Well, let's take a look at four key tech specs you need to consider before you choose your laptop!
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Sep 15, 2020
Last week, AMD finally confirmed the launched dates for its next-gen Radeon graphics cards. The RX 6000 series GPUs won't be unveiled until 28 October 2020, but that doesn't mean that the leaks haven't been coming our way. In fact, AMD was kind enough to show us how the new GPUs could look like.
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Sep 13, 2020
Not long after benchmark of an alleged AMD RDNA2 GPU was found online, details of AMD Zen 3 CPUs were leaked as well. Sources claim that AMD's next-generation of desktop CPU would indeed come with SKUs with up to 16 cores and 32 threads. Not that there was any doubt on that!
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Sep 12, 2020
Nvidia has taken a big lead in the GPU race this year with the announcement of its GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 cards. That's why fans of team red must have been relieved to see AMD announce that its RDNA2 GPUs would be unveiled in late October. Now, a new leaked benchmark could provide us with an idea of how well one of AMD's new GPUs could perform.
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Sep 10, 2020
Have you been waiting for new PC components before deciding on what to buy? Well, it looks like the wait is over for AMD fans as the company has confirmed that new products will be coming soon. The Zen 3 CPUs will be unveiled on 8 October 2020, while the RDNA2-based GPUs will be announced on 28 October 2020.
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Aug 28, 2020
A while back, it was rumoured that the new Exynos 1000 chipset from Samsung could outperform the Snapdragon 865 in terms of GPU performance. But it looks like Samsung's next flagship chipset won't have what it takes to beat the upcoming Snapdragon 875 chipset.
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Jul 29, 2020
Earlier this month, HONOR has launched a few laptops including the MagicBook 14/15 and the MagicBook Pro 2020 Ryzen Edition. Now, it looks like the Chinese brand will not only be making standard laptops to suit general needs, but they will also be making their steps into the gaming laptop field. Today, sketches of their gaming laptop have been leaked and revealed that the series will be called 'Hunter'.
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Jul 22, 2020
Now that AMD has seen success with its mobile CPUs for 2020, the company is turning towards the huge OEM desktop PC market. AMD has unveiled the Ryzen 4000G series and Athlon 3000 series APUs that are built on the 7nm process. In particular, the Ryzen 4000 G series will be targeted at OEM and system integrators.
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Jul 20, 2020
Remember the Huawei desktop PC we mentioned earlier this month? Turns out it could be the same one hinted back in June, the one that's expected to feature an AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4400G APU. Now, we have a better idea of how it looks thanks to leaked images of a grey-coloured version of the desktop PC.
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Jul 19, 2020
Back then, if you were keen on getting a laptop that has good performance and battery efficiency, you’d have to go for laptops that typically cost more than RM3000. But thanks to AMD who recently released their new Ryzen 4000 series processors, they’ve managed to drive down laptop prices to a much more affordable level while maintaining adequate performance and battery life.
With that said, Acer recently unveiled the Swift 3 which is equipped with the AMD Ryzen 4500U processor with Radeon Graphics, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD for the price of only RM2599. Let’s have a closer look at the performance of the Swift 3 and see what kind of workloads this laptop is suitable.
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