AMD "Strix Point" laptop allocates system memory to VRAM
Send 75 per cent of system memory
AMD's latest innovation in laptop gaming technology allows users to efficiently allocate up to 75 per cent of their system memory to video RAM, enhancing graphics performance without needing BIOS adjustments.
How AMD lost the trust of notebook OEMs
Exclusive: Data center first strategy
Strix point, Ryzen AI 300 is a promising product that replaced the Hawk point Ryzen 8000 series but 2024 was not that kind for AMD consumer business unit in general. A design decision to use data center optimized cores (Zen 5) in notebooks and prioritize data center products and wafers left AMD in a position where Qualcomm managed to get more partners excited about its Snapdragon X Elite / Plus series.
Biostar releases Radeon RX 580 White graphics card
A blast from the past
Biostar has unveiled the new Radeon RX 580 White graphics card, promising smooth 1080p gaming performance for the mid-range market, and while such a graphics card could find its buyers, it is definitely a blast from the past.
Xiaomi schedules Xiaomi 14T launch event for September 26
Phones leak in official renders
Xiaomi has announced its new Xiaomi 14T event for September 26th, where we expect to see the Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 14T Pro smartphones.
Display panel makers to cut fab use
Lowering inventory levels
Display panel makers are set to make significant cuts to their fab use in October 2024, according to Omdia’s Display Production and Inventory Tracker.
BOE and Chipzilla come up with new screen
Cuts power consumption by 65 per cent.
BOE and Intel have unveiled a new screen that promises to cut power consumption by an impressive 65 per cent.
Nvidia could survive if TSMC is shut down
But it would not be as good
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said his outfit’s GPU production could continue without TSMC in Taiwan, but it would not be so good.
Microsoft prepares for quantum computers
Worried that quantum cats will eat its systems
Software King of the World Microsoft worries that when quantum computers become common, its systems will be wide open to attack by potentially dead or alive cats.
EU investigates Google over data scraping.
More dirty deeds done dirt-cheap
Europe’s privacy watchdog is snuffling around allegations that Goggle has been developing one of its artificial intelligence models using illegally harvested data.
More layoffs at Microsoft gaming
Xbox division
Software King of the World Microsoft does not appear to have finished firing voles who are surplus to its requirements.