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Running AI models on x86 CPUs is becoming easier and faster

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition sets a new standard for desktop performance, featuring 3D V-Cache on both chiplets for unprecedented gaming and productivity gains. With 16 cores paired with 192 MB of L3 cache, this processor delivers exceptional performance without the complexity of asymmetric caching. Yes, it dominates gaming, too.

Intel has lined up partners for the range, including Acer and OneXPlayer.

Nvidia’s x86 CPU success rests on vertical integration.

It could be one way to make your old PC play nicely with a high-end GPU.

Samsung and AMD are reportedly close to an agreement for the manufacturing of AMD’s 2nm chips at its foundry. - SamMobile

There are some practical benefits to this $899 chip, but not many.

Battle for gaming supremacy

At the time, we were concerned about AMD’s pursuit of speed at any cost.

AMD is reportedly preparing two refreshed additions to its Ryzen 9000 desktop processor lineup, with the Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X expected to strengthen the company’s standard Zen 5 offerings.

Consumer PCs have long abandoned the multi-GHz race for core count and NPU inflation.

AMD’s Ryzen 5 5500X3D is making the jump from a limited regional SKU to broader retail availability, with new listings indicating the processor is now being sold in China.

First wave of Ryzen AI desktop CPUs targets business PCs rather than DIYers.

All these GPUs share very similar parts and features, so if one can do AI upscaling, why can’t they all?

A new leak is pointing to what AMD’s Zen 7 desktop lineup might look like, complete with alleged package renders and a multi-SKU strategy that spans high-end, performance-focused, and mainstream parts.

3% more performance, 30% more power; the Ryzen 7 9850X3D’s victories feel hollow.

AI everywhere is starting to feel like it comes at a cost.

Bring out your salt shaker for this one, but it’s one tasty morsel.

From Apple gifting a gold statue to the US taking a stake in Intel.

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 has surfaced in Geekbench and PassMark databases, providing an early indication of performance for the company’s next flagship X3D desktop processor.

New rumors suggest that AMD is preparing a much more aggressive cache configuration for its upcoming Zen 6 desktop processors, directly targeting Intel’s next-generation Nova Lake platform.

But there are a few catches.

Five lawsuits were filed in Texas this week, putting some of the biggest names in PC tech under an uncomfortable spotlight, as their components are still being found in Russian weaponry.

Intel lost its challenge to overturn an EU antitrust ruling on Wednesday, meaning it now faces a fine of $278 million.

AMD are launching FSR Redstone upgrades to their upscaling and frame gen that rival Nvidia DLSS on quality. Here’s what they do, and our testing impressions.

Intel’s Panther Lake family is still awaiting release, but the possible flagship chip of the bunch has been spotted on Geekbench. The Core Ultra X9 388H scores 3,057 points in the single-core test and 17,687 points in the multi-core test, racing past its Arrow Lake-H predecessor and AMD’s Strix Halo.

Roughly a year ago we put the Ryzen 9800X3D and Core Ultra 9 285K through a marathon head-to-head across 45 games, and the result was decisive: on average the Ryzen chip was 24% faster.

AMD prepares Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPUs with higher clocks and full 3D V-Cache on all cores. See what improvements are coming.

AMD is working on a version of FSR 4 for older Radeon graphics cards, and today we are testing a work-in-progress build to see how it's shaping up. Is this version as good as FSR 4 in terms of image quality? How does it perform on RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 GPUs? And, on balance, is it going to be a viable option for upscaling if AMD releases it officially? We are going to answer all of those questions today.

Traditional lighting and rendering technologies have "reached their limit"

A few days ago, a financial note went around saying AMD is going to fab chips at Intel Foundry.

[...] Late last year, we were ready for some meaningful gaming performance gains. But when Zen 5 arrived, we were left stumped. The 9700X was only about 1 – 2% faster than the 7700X, while the 9600X was just a few percent faster than the 7600X. Although performance margins varied between review outlets due to different testing methods, the recurring theme was clear: for gaming and most general productivity applications, Zen 5 offered little to nothing over Zen 4.

AMD has put its full faith in the x86 ecosystem, as the firm claims that the architecture is right on par with ARM.

It appears as though AMD has also fallen prey to the melting 12VHPWR connector issues that plagued the NVIDIA RTX 4000 and 5000-series cards. Although very few AMD graphics card makers used the 12VHPWR connector for the Radeon RX 7000 series, adoption rates for the new connection standard increased with the release of the RX 9070 and 9070 XT. What appears to be first recorded instance of a melted 12VHPWR connector on an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has been posted to the r/Radeon subreddit by a user who goes by u/Savings_Opportunity3. [...]

AMD has reportedly retired the Ryzen 7 5700X3D Socket AM4 desktop processor with 3D V-Cache technology. The 8-core/16-thread chip was launched in January 2024 as a lower priced alternative to the 5800X3D, which AMD retired later that year in October 2024. [...]