The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor is touted as the best budget CPU for the money, and you can get one for $179.98 shipped, today only, originally $259. This entire line of Ryzen 5000 Series processors come equipped with the full suite of AMD Ryzen technologies, including Precision Boost 2 and Precision Boost Overdrive. Best of all, this process comes bundled with the AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler. Product page.
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An AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D overclocked is one CPU that will be hard to beat, as it’s already touted as the ultimate gaming processor straight from the box. An overclocker for MSI called TSAIK pushed this processor beyond what was thought possible by achieving a clock frezuency of 5.1478 GHz, smashing the previous record of 4.74 GHz set a couple days ago by Scatter Bencher. Not much is known about the process, but we do know that TSAIK used a BCLK of 113 MHz and a core voltage of 1.20V.
Valve’s Steam Deck is a powerful handheld computer without any mods, but what happens when you connect a powerful external GPU? ETA Prime wanted to find out, so he connected an AMD Radeon RX6900XT and transformed the portable device into one that matches the performance of many high-end gaming PCs. This is not a plug-and-play operation for anyone wanting to try it out themselves, as it involves plugging in an ASRock RX 6900 XT OC since the Steam Deck does not have a Thunderbolt port.
Samsung Electronics officially revealed its latest mobile processor today, the Exynos 2200. This is their first mobile processor that comes equipped with an AMD RDNA 2 architecture-based Samsung Xclipse graphics processing unit (GPU). What is the Xclipse GPU? It’s a bespoke hybrid graphic processor located between the console and the mobile graphic processor, which is set to usher in a new chapter of mobile gaming. Read more for an intro video and additional information.
AMD is officially the first semiconductor company to use 6nm multi-chip module (MCM) technology with their Instinct MI200 Series. These accelerators are all based on AMD CDNA 2 architecture, providing up to 4.9X better performance than its competitors for double precision (FP64) HPC applications, as it surpasses 380 teraflops of peak theoretical half-precision (FP16) for AI workloads to enable disruptive approaches in further accelerating data-driven research. Read more for a video and additional information.
With enough time, money and skills, anything is possible, including building the world’s most powerful laptop. That’s exactly what Jeff decided to do by creating a portable computer around an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X processor with a 180W TDP (Thermal Design Power). Other features include an 18.3″ 4K portable monitor, 32GB of Corsair 3600MHz DDR4 RAM, a Zotac GTX 1050Ti graphics card, and an HDPlex 400Watt DC-ATX power supply unit. Read more to see it in-action and for additional information.
The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Halo Infinite Limited Edition graphics card just might be the coolest looking yet, inspired by Master Chief’s newest generation of Mjolnir armor. It features a custom shroud design bearing several iconic Master Chief details, icluding a reflective, iridium gold fan border, the famous ‘117’ Spartan callsign, as well as a Cortana-blue light to signify the AI slot on the back of his helmet.
The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card is now official, and it claims to offer the ultimate high-framerate, high-fidelity and highly responsive 1080p gaming experience, thanks to RDNA 2 architecture. This proprietary gaming architecture spans from next-generation desktop PCs, laptops and game consoles to mobile devices as well as automotive infotainment systems. Featuring 32MB of AMD Infinity Cache, 8GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory, AMD Smart Access Memory and other advanced features. Read more for a video and additional information.
AMD’s Ryzen 9 5900X has been sold out for quite some time, but you can get one this weekend for $549 shipped. It’s touted as the world’s best gaming desktop processor with its 12 cores and 24 processing threads that can deliver elite 100+ FPS performance in the most popular games. Featuring a 19% IPC increase over the prior generation in PC workloads, the “Zen 3” architecture pushes gaming and content creation performance to a new level. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video review and additional information.
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor is great for content creators as well as gamers, and you can get one for $399 shipped, today only, originally $449. Featuring 4.7 GHz Max Boost, 36 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support, and comes completely ynlocked for overclocking. It’s compatible with the advanced Socket AM4 platform, but also supports PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video review and additional information.