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AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 5000 ‘Cezanne’ APUs will feature 8 ZEN 3 cores per core complex/CCX

Posted on: 24 Aug 2020

AMD plans to release next-gen APUs by next year. The Ryzen 5000 Cezanne APU lineup will be a direct successor to Renoir. These are rumored to be based on the ZEN 3 architecture. These might target the high-end notebook (FP6), and mid-range desktop APU segment (AM4 socket).

Seasonic PSU brand confirms 12-Pin Micro-Fit 3.0 Power Connector for NVIDIA’s RTX 30 Founders Edition GPUs

Posted on: 23 Aug 2020

It appears that the previous power supply requirement rumors regarding Ampere GPUs were indeed true. There was some chatter before on the web that NVIDIA’s upcoming RTX 30 series Ampere gaming GPUs may utilize a new 12-Pin power connector interface. TweakTown’s industry sources have also confirmed that only the reference Founders Edition RTX 30 GPUs may use this new … Continue reading Seasonic PSU brand confirms 12-Pin Micro-Fit 3.0 Power Connector for NVIDIA’s RTX 30 Founders Edition GPUs →

GALAX and Gainward are the first board partners to tease Nvidia’s custom GeForce RTX 30 series

Posted on: 23 Aug 2020

According to Videocardz GALAX and Gainward are the first Nvidia board partners to tease its custom Ampere RTX 30 series of GPUs. In a recent marketing campaign held in China, Galax has teased their upcoming GeForce RTX 30 models with five posters, all having a hidden message embedded in the teaser.

NVIDIA’s upcoming ‘AMPERE’ flagship GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card pictured for the first time

Posted on: 22 Aug 2020

It appears that the first picture of Nvidia’s flagship Ampere RTX 3090 card has been leaked by a Twitter user @GarnetSunset. From the photo we can clearly see that the RTX 3090 is a massive 3-slot GPU.

NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 GPU rumored to get 10GB VRAM on Founders Edition & 10/20GB on custom models

Posted on: 21 Aug 2020

NVIDIA’s upcoming Ampere RTX 3080 GPU was recently spotted in the Userbenchmark database. The alleged entry in the database confirmed few things. The SKU was the RTX 3080, having Device ID of 2206, and the GPU clock speed was being mentioned as 2.1 Ghz max, and the card was having 10GB of VRAM.

NVIDIA’s Ampere RTX 3090/3080 “PG133A” board gets an RRA certification ahead of launch

Posted on: 20 Aug 2020

With Nvidia’s Ampere launch getting closer we are getting more and more leaks on the consumer gaming graphics cards based on the new Ampere architecture. NVIDIA has now submitted their PG133A board design for certification with the Korean National Radio Research Agency (RAA). Such kind of certification is one of the last steps before the … Continue reading NVIDIA’s Ampere RTX 3090/3080 “PG133A” board gets an RRA certification ahead of launch →

Intel claims faster gaming performance can be achieved with Intel CPUs rather than AMD processors

Posted on: 20 Aug 2020

Intel has once again released a set of ‘real-world’ performance benchmarks comparing its 10th Gen desktop CPUs against AMD’s Ryzen 3000XT lineup. The blue team claims that their CPUs offer better gaming performance than AMD, and that they offer a better price/performance ratio. These slides come via the Benchlife tech website.

Intel’s new Core i9-10850K 10 Core Desktop CPU has been listed online for $500 on ‘Newegg’ retailer

Posted on: 20 Aug 2020

In case you didn’t know Intel’s unreleased Core i9-10850K desktop processor was spotted last month, with geekbench entries of this CPU being listed as well, along with the specs. However, the question back then was whether this processor will remain an OEM-exclusive chip, or it might also end up hitting the retail shelves as well.

ASUS confirms A520 motherboard chipset will support AMD’s Cezanne APUs, & future ZEN 3 processors

Posted on: 19 Aug 2020

AMD recently announced its entry-level budget A520 motherboard chipset for the 3rd Gen Ryzen ‘Matisse’ processor family, as well as the Athlon and Ryzen 4000G processors based on the ‘Renoir’ silicon. But similar to the B550 Chipset, it does not offer support for the Ryzen 3 3200G and Ryzen 5 3400G processors based on the … Continue reading ASUS confirms A520 motherboard chipset will support AMD’s Cezanne APUs, & future ZEN 3 processors →

Rumor: Nvidia RTX 3090 ‘Ampere’ Founders Edition GPU to have a starting price of $1399 USD

Posted on: 19 Aug 2020

Yesterday, I shared one leak/rumor on the pricing of some of the Custom GPU models from the Colorful brand. Now we are hearing rumors that the reference ‘Founders Edition/FE’ RTX 3090 GPU might cost a minimum of $1399, though expect a premium of 100 USD as well, which should make the Founders Edition card cost … Continue reading Rumor: Nvidia RTX 3090 ‘Ampere’ Founders Edition GPU to have a starting price of $1399 USD →