AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series for the AM4 socket, including models such as Ryzen 7 5700 X3D, Ryzen 7 5700, Ryzen 5 5600GT and Ryzen 5 5500GT, represents a significant update to their CPU lineup. Here is an overview of these models based on AMD’s official slides and various performance predictions: Ryzen 7 5700X3D: This processor is a [...]
AMD’s Ryzen 8040 series, also known as “Hawk Point”, is based on the Zen 4 architecture and represents a major advance in AMD’s mobile processor offering. These processors, which are expected to launch on January 31, 2024, are designed as an update to the previous Phoenix 7040 series and do not represent a complete overhaul [...]
The Radeon RX 7600 XT is presented as AMD’s upcoming entry-level GPU, which is likely to be more powerful than originally assumed. The market launch is planned for January 24, 2024. Although there were hints in advance of two variations of the RX 7600 XT, each with 10 or 12 GB of GDDR6 video memory, in the end a doubling to 16 GB turned out [...]
Now it’s official: NVIDIA today announced the GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series at CES 2024 – including the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. This latest iteration of GPUs based on NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture delivers up to 52 shader TFLOPS, 121 RT-TFLOPS and 836 AI-TOPS to accelerate gaming [...]
It’s hardly news anymore that Artificial Intelligence (AI) doesn’t always hit the mark. But now, I’ve been struck by it multiple times – always over the same subject. In a world where Artificial Intelligence is often hailed as the pinnacle of human progress, Meta – the parent company of Facebook – has taught me a valuable [...]
In 2024, MSI is launching its new QD OLED gaming monitor family, which includes several models from the MPG & MAG series. Leaks have previously hinted at an imminent release of QD OLED gaming monitors from MSI. Now the company has decided to present its lineup before and then at CES 2024. In total, the family includes five new models, with [...]
The RADV Vulkan driver developed for AMD graphics cards has made significant progress recently, especially in terms of hardware support, continuous optimization and bug fixes. Until now, ray tracing on Linux has been held back due to a lack of “mature” drivers and software resources, but it seems that MESA has now created solutions [...]
If there is a wide gap between the key technology we are striving for and reality, then it’s the weekend again and a new year begins. Have fun, we even get a day for free.
It is reported that manufacturers intend to integrate USB4 into AM5 motherboards designed for the AMD Ryzen 8000G desktop APUs. According to various sources, companies such as Gigabyte could soon be launching motherboards that offer USB4 transfer support for the first time. Until now, AMD has not quite been up to date in this area. While Intel has [...]
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and 5500GT CPU specifications have been released by Gesci and Geizhals. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT is very similar to the already existing Ryzen 5 5500 CPU. Both chips are based on the Cezanne A1 die with 6 cores using a 7nm Zen 3 core architecture, 12 threads, 16 MB L3 cache and 3 MB L2 cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT has a base [...]
Today we are taking a closer look at another air cooler that is at the top of the Geizhals.de rankings in terms of popularity. In the following test report, you can find out whether the low price of around 20 euros (without ARGB) or around 25 euros (with ARGB) offers sufficient cooling performance. Endorfy must have cut corners somewhere to make [...]
With the latest addition to the popular Arcadia series, Raijintek aims to set new standards in the budget case sector. Thanks to a side panel made of real glass, a generous mesh front and a price of less than €40, the signs are not bad that this goal will be achieved. Read on to find out how the Arcadia III performs in everyday use. In the [...]
Yesterday the benchmark results of the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G were already leaked and now the latest benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G have been revealed. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G will be the top of the line AM5 desktop APU within the Hawk Point family, offering the same combination of Zen 4 / RDNA 3 cores in a single monolithic package. The AMD Ryzen 7 [...]
An alleged image of an Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU was discovered by HXL (@9550pro) on the QQ social media channel. The picture shows a CPU that reads “Intel Core i9-14900KS”. However, there are reports stating that it cannot be confirmed whether it is actually a real chip or a fake. Certain parts of the chip, such as the QR code and the [...]
The HIFIMAN HE400se (se stands for stealth edition) is characterized by its planar magnetic technology, which results in a very clear and detailed sound image. This technology, usually found in much more expensive headphones, enables a surprisingly even and very precise sound transmission. In addition, the HE400se offers an open design that [...]
It looks like AMD may be switching from using fish names for its products to using crystalline rock names. A shipping label recently posted by well-known hardware leaker Harukaze5179 suggests that AMD is using the new codename “Cuarzo” for its existing Navi 3X GPUs. According to reports, this label was found at the company’s [...]
Today I’m going to introduce you to an equalizer software that no PC should be without if you seriously want to enjoy music on your PC or play games in style. Forget all the sliders on Realtek or Nahimic drivers or the software that often comes with gaming headsets. With 5 to 7 controls, fixed frequency settings and opaque filters of the [...]
New Year, New Luck? Before looking forward optimistically, it’s always important to also look back. And that’s exactly why I want to address something that has increasingly become clear to me personally: the lack of focus on very important things, because many things in everyday life and the multitude of tasks simply get lost in the [...]
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 SUPER GPUs are expected to use an extremely fast memory solution with pin speeds of 23 Gbps, as new specifications have been published that indicate exactly that. You can read the rest here, including the RTX 4090 Super, which will unfortunately remain a pipe dream for the time being. Last month, almost all the data on [...]
I had already written a very similar article almost a year ago about the binning of the GeForce RTX 4070 and the difference between MSRP and OC cards. However, the theoretical part on the second page was somewhat neglected, very wrongly in my opinion. The launch of the super cards is coming up soon and the question is always being asked as to how [...]
