Tag: Computing Components
Nvidia is reportedly dropping the RTX 3060, even though it remains the most popular GPU by far on Steam
Nvidia’s RTX 3060 graphics card has long been a popular relatively wallet-friendly GPU, topping the rankings on Steam – but the death knell has apparently sounded for this Ampere (last-gen) model. VideoCardz reports that news has filtered down from the Board Channels in China – a common source of GPU…
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Intel better watch out, as AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X has just broken a benchmark performance world record
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X processor has already shown some impressive performance in its early development compared to Intel’s Core i9-14900KS, thanks to leaked Cinebench R23 benchmark results already revealing an incredible 48,011 for multi-threaded performance. But that’s only the beginning, as Bilibili tech influencer Ordinary Uncle Tony demonstrated how far…
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Intel admits damage to unstable 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs is permanent – incoming patch is a preventative, not a cure
Intel provided a statement earlier this week on the instability problems with 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs, but some further details have come to light since then – including a clarification that any damage done to high-end CPUs is permanent. In case you missed it, Intel’s previous announcement pinned down ‘elevated…
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Intel’s fix for high-end CPU crashes is coming, but a new leak suggests Team Blue could still be in hot water
Intel’s problems with high-end 13th and 14th-gen CPUs crashing and suffering from instability in general may not be over with the patch Team Blue has inbound for mid-August, at least if some fresh leaked info is anything to go by. You probably won’t have missed the latest development from Intel…
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Leaked AMD Ryzen 9950X benchmarks appear to show Intel how a flagship CPU is done, easily outgunning the Core i9-14900KS
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X has been the subject of another leak, with the incoming Zen 5 flagship easily outgunning Intel’s Core i9-14900KS, the fastest chip in Team Blue’s current CPU range. Wccftech noticed that Igor Kavinski posted yet more leaked benchmarks (on the Anandtech forums) using an engineering sample (pre-release…
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Believe it or not, AMD has already begun work on Zen 7 CPUs that are three generations into the future
AMD is already working on Zen 7 processors, which will be two generations after next-gen Zen 5 CPUs. It’s pretty eye-opening to hear that development is already underway for a processor family three whole generations into the future, but of course, this is just the very initial stages of design…
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