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But only server ones Despite the fact that there is still quite a bit of information on the Internet about the AMD Zen 5 architecture and products based on it, today we have received quite detailed data about CPUs based on Zen 6. [caption id="attachment_85418" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The information concerns mainly server CPUs, but it is still important, because some things can be implemented in consumer ones. [caption id="attachment_85419" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The author of the Moore's Law Is Dead channel obtained data on Epyc-E server processors, which are intended for telecommunications and peripheral systems. Such CPUs will only have up to 64 cores, but the “larger” Epyc will, of course, have more cores. AMD will pack 32 processor cores into one chiplet. [caption id="attachment_85420" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] In this case, what interests us most is that Epyc-E will have one chiplet with 32 cores! Let us remember that in almost all AMD processors the chiplet contains eight cores, and only Epyc Bergamo with small Zen 4C cores has chiplets with 16 cores. As you can see, by the time Zen 6 is released, AMD will be able to pack 32 cores per chiplet. This obviously won’t affect consumer Ryzen, but perhaps by that time they will switch to a package of 16 cores per chiplet. Additionally, the 32-chip configuration could allow AMD to easily build 256-core processors. This could already be CPU Venice in SP7 version. https://youtu.be/qpzTmKjaIMU Also, a large number of cores in one chiplet allows AMD to place additional chiplets in the processor without any processor cores at all. FPGAs or other specialized chiplets can be implemented in this way.

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Changes will be noticeable in the long term As Seekingalpha writes, new US rules on chip exports to China are unlikely to have much of a short-term impact on companies like Nvidia and AMD, but the long-term picture could be very different. Nvidia and ASML said the rules would have a minimal near-term impact on their results of operations. However, China accounts for up to 25% of Nvidia's data center sales, and its chips intended for the market, particularly the A800 and H800, are now on the banned list. Analysts believe AMD and Intel could also feel the impact. In the long term, some companies may experience a decline in revenue, which could limit investment. At the same time, the United States is trying to find a balance between allowing sales and protecting its interests. “The US government doesn't want to just say no to everything, but it does want to be able to control every transaction that it can,” said IDC Vice President Mario Morales. [caption id="attachment_72995" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Nvidia, AMD, and ASML[/caption] US sanctions against China threaten Nvidia, AMD and ASML Nvidia said it does not expect a significant impact in the short term: “We comply with all applicable regulations as we work to build products that support thousands of applications. Given global demand for our products, we do not expect a material impact on our financial results shortly.” ASML said it would need to carefully assess the implications: “It is our understanding that the new rules will apply to a limited number of facilities in China associated with advanced semiconductor manufacturing. These export control measures are likely to have an impact on the regional distribution of sales of our systems in the medium to long term.” UBS noted that China receives between 20% and 25% of its data center revenues: “All other things being equal, these new rules represent 7% to 10% of data center revenues (or ~6% to 8% of total revenues this year). year). The effect will be small in the short term, but it will have an impact in the long term.” US measures to limit the export of advanced chips with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to China could open up huge opportunities for Huawei to import substitution in the domestic market, as we previously reported.

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And it will cost more than $600 In addition to the monstrous Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors, AMD also introduced the professional Radeon PRO W7700 video card.  [caption id="attachment_72131" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] More precisely, the company mentioned such a model and a full announcement will take place sometime later. But it is already known that the new product will receive 16 GB of memory, which is quite normal for graphics accelerators of this class.   AMD is preparing a new video card for professionals. Judging by the name, the heart of the new product should be the Navi 32 GPU, but the configuration is still unknown. If it is identical to that of the RX 7700 XT, then we are talking about 3456 stream processors, and the amount of memory probably indicates the use of a 256-bit bus.  The Radeon PRO W7800 with 32 GB of memory costs $2,500, and the Radeon PRO W7600 with 8 GB is priced at $600, so the new product will be located somewhere between them, probably closer to the first. 

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But will this model truly become widespread? Today AMD officially unveiled the Radeon RX 7900M mobile 3D accelerator. The first laptop with it will be the Dell Alienware m18 R1, and this device will also have a super-powerful processor - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. [caption id="attachment_71963" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The AMD Radeon RX 7900M sets a new standard for mobile gaming accelerator consumption: the TGP value is up to 180 W, but the Dell website indicates a different maximum of 200 W (using SmartShift Max technology). For comparison: the flagship models of the GeForce RTX 40 line consume up to 175 W. [caption id="attachment_71964" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] [caption id="attachment_71966" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] AMD presented its coolest mobile accelerator - Radeon RX 7900M Radeon RX 7900M is built on a Navi 31 GPU with 4608 stream processors. GDDR6 memory capacity is 16 GB, frequency is 18 GHz, and memory bus width is 256 bits. The maximum GPU frequency exceeds 2 GHz. [caption id="attachment_71968" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] According to official AMD data, the Radeon RX 7900M is on average 7% faster than the GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop in games at 1440p resolution. In general, the video card turned out to be powerful, but laptops with it won’t be cheap: according to AMD, the price of a finished device with a Radeon RX 7900M starts at $2,800. And this, of course, is in the USA - in Europe such laptops will be more expensive.

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With Arc 5 graphics Emdoor has revealed the first portable gaming console based on the yet-to-be-presented Intel Meteor Lake processor. [caption id="attachment_71733" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The EM-GP080MTL model is based on the Meteor Lake-H CPU with a TDP of 20-35 W. The specific model is not specified, but it is indicated that the iGPU is called Arc Graphics 5. Whether this solution is the most powerful is also unclear. Will Intel be able to beat AMD? The console also received an eight-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 × 1200 pixels and 32 GB of RAM. Considering that high-performance mobile Intel processors have never been cheap, it is unlikely that such a console will be at the same price as Asus ROG Ally. At the demonstration, one could see how the God of War game was launched on the console, but it is unclear at what frame rate and in what settings it all worked. Let us remember that there were earlier rumors that the top Meteor Lake will receive an iGPU, which will easily surpass the Radeon 780M in performance and will be close to the 35-watt RTX 3050 Laptop, that is, this will be a new level for integrated graphics processors.

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And not only in Counter Strike 2 AMD had to disable its latest Anti-Lag+ feature in all games. The latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.10.2 driver comes out just a week after the previous one, where Anti-Lag+ received support for Counter-Strike 2.  [caption id="attachment_70272" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] Let us remind you that it turned out that Valve Anti-Cheat security software automatically blocks players who have the Anti-Lag+ function enabled. The problem affects not only Counter-Strike 2 but also several other competitive online shooters.   AMD has disabled the new Anti-Lag+ feature, which caused gamers to be blocked in Counter-Strike 2 The thing is that the method by which Anti-Lag+ works in games through the driver is identified by anti-cheat programs as one of the ways to bypass the game’s protection. Anti-Lag+ does not require developers to integrate it into a particular game but instead modifies game DLLs.  It is unclear what AMD will do next with its development. Perhaps it will simply block its activation in those games where this may be a problem, leaving the function active for everyone else. Let us remind you that the Anti-Lag+ function itself is designed to reduce delays.  

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These are almost complete copies of the RX 6700 and RX 6700 XT AMD today introduced the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10GB and Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12GB video cards. Unlike the RX 7900 GRE, which is an independent model, these two new products are almost complete copies of the RX 6700 and RX 6700 XT. But at the same time, the new products are much cheaper, and because of this, they create competition for the same RX 7600. You can verify this by looking at the tests that have already been published by Chinese resources.  [caption id="attachment_70259" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] As you can see, the youngest of the new products is slightly ahead of the RX 7600, while the older one is much faster and almost identical to the RX 6750 XT. At the same time, let us remind you that AMD’s new products are very cheap. Initially, only prices for China were known, but there are also retail prices for the US, which is strange considering that in the US and Europe, these adapters will reportedly only be available as part of pre-built PCs.  One way or another, for the US we are talking about $270 and $290 for the younger and older versions, respectively. The difference is surprisingly negligible, and the older card looks much more advantageous: it has more memory, a wider bus, and more stream processors.  AMD is selling for $290 while the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti sells for $400-$500. [caption id="attachment_70260" align="aligncenter" width="556"] AMD[/caption] [caption id="attachment_70261" align="aligncenter" width="563"] AMD[/caption] At the same time, the price of the RX 7600 is just $270, that is, we can say that both new products compete with this adapter and the older of the new products looks more profitable.   As for competing with Nvidia, the RX 6750 GRE 12GB is almost identical to the RTX 4060 Ti. Moreover, the latter costs $400.

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On average, there is almost no difference between the new and old generations Yesterday, Intel introduced the Core i9-14900K/KF, Core i7-14700K/KF, and Core i5-14600K/KF processors of the Raptor Lake Refresh generation. Today their reviews appear on the Internet. [caption id="attachment_70245" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel[/caption] Let us remember that only Core i7 models received more cores than their predecessors, while all other new products are content with only increasing frequencies.  Because of this, which is logical, the performance increase for all new models, except for the Core i7, is not particularly large.   If we talk about the Core i5-14600K, on ​​average, according to TechPowerUp tests, in various applications this CPU is only 2-3% faster than the Core i5-13600K, and this difference can be neglected. In games, as expected, the situation is the same. Interestingly, the consumption of the new product is slightly lower than that of its predecessor: 93 W versus 105 W. This is an average based on data from 47 applications.  The Core i9-14900K is the same amount faster than the Core i9-13900K, which makes the new product identical to the Core i9-13900KS model. The latter was simply renamed Core i9-14900K since even the frequencies of these CPUs are the same.   The Core i7-14700K can be called the most interesting among the new products, especially considering the unchanged price. However, this is only on paper. In reality, the increase is also very modest. The new CPU is on average faster than the Core i7-13700K by about 5%.  Of course, as always, when it comes to modern multi-core processors, you need to look at those tests that are important to a particular user. Because, for example, in Blender Core i7-14700K is no longer 5%, but 14% faster than its predecessor. And in several other applications that actively use all cores, the situation is approximately the same, since after all, the new CPU has four more small cores.   Overall, however, the new generation is, as expected, only a very slight acceleration of the previous generation. Intel needs new CPUs to fill the gap before the release of Arrow Lake, which is not expected until the end of 2024.

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Because of this, GPD is unable to supply its set-top boxes to customers. GPD, known for its portable laptop-game console hybrids, is experiencing supply problems with its new Win Max 2 model. And AMD is to blame for this, according to GPD.  [caption id="attachment_70240" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] GPD accuses AMD of missing delivery dates for Ryzen 7000 hybrid processors GPD says AMD is unable to supply the pre-agreed number of Ryzen 7000 APUs on which the new console is based. More precisely, we are talking about the Ryzen 7 7840U. GPD received the first batch of these APUs, but they still haven’t received the second, although they should have received it a long time ago. As a result, GPD accused AMD of violating the terms of the contract, but it is not yet clear whether this is all formalized in legal form.  It is also unknown what volumes of Ryzen APUs we are talking about. However, you need to understand that AMD does not produce its own CPUs and GPUs. The company's modern solutions are produced by TSMC.  

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The basic version with 10 GB of memory costs this much, but there is also an option with 12 GB of memory. Today, AMD officially unveiled the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 3D card. It has two options that don't differ much in price ($305 and $325) but are very different in terms of features. [caption id="attachment_70227" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The base Radeon RX 6750 GRE with 10GB of GDDR6 memory has 36 compute units, a 160-bit memory bus, and 80MB of fast Infinity Cache memory. GPU frequency - 2189–2450 MHz, consumption - 170 W. This is how AMD describes the latest Radeon RX 6750 GRE graphics card for $305 [caption id="attachment_70228" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD[/caption] The Radeon RX 6750 GRE version with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory received a GPU with 40 computing units and a frequency of 2439–2581 MHz. The memory bus width was 192 bits, the Infinity Cache volume was 96 MB, and the consumption was much higher - 230 W. Both versions will be offered in China by AMD partners and major PC builders as pre-configured systems.

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Next will be Core and Core Ultra Intel has unveiled its new 14th-generation Core processors, and now the company has confirmed that these will be the last Core I CPUs.   We already knew that the upcoming Meteor Lake would switch to the Core Ultra brand. In addition, there will be just Core models. But there will be no more Core i models.  It is worth understanding that the 14th generation Core will also include mobile processors that will be released later. They will still be named Core i.   Intel says goodbye to the Core i brand. [caption id="attachment_70101" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel[/caption] Let us remember that the first Core processors appeared in 2006, but these were the Core Duo and Core Solo models. The first Core I came out in 2009. 

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So far tested on a CPU with a consumption of more than 800 W Intel seems to be hinting to us that in the future processors may well be able to consume more than 1 kW of power. Together with Submer, the processor giant announced what participants say is a revolutionary development in the field of single-phase immersion cooling technology, providing heat dissipation from processors with power up to 1000 W.  [caption id="attachment_69912" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel[/caption] The system is designed to “revolutionize data center cooling by reducing the number and cost of components required to comprehensively capture and dissipate heat in chips with a TDP of over 1,000 watts.”  Intel is preparing the market for processors that consume more than 1 kW of power. For testing, Intel used an unnamed processor that consumed more than 800 W. It is quite possible that this was a modern representative of the Sapphire Rapids line.  [caption id="attachment_69913" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel[/caption] The companies note that the new development will reduce customer costs, it is universal and can compete with systems based on direct liquid cooling. The companies also note the simplicity of the design and the ability to use 3D printing to create elements of this design. The development will be officially presented at the OCP Global Summit event, which will be held from October 17 to 19.  

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Based on Zen 6 AMD processors based on the Zen 5 architecture are expected only next year, and the first details about CPUs based on Zen 6 have already appeared on the Internet. [caption id="attachment_54074" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD processors[/caption] We are talking about Epyc server processors of the Venice generation, which will be based on the Zen 6 architecture and have the SP7 version. Future AMD processors will have a 16-channel memory controller. Such processors should only be expected in 2025, so much is still unknown. However, it is reported that such CPUs will receive a 12-channel and 16-channel memory controller, depending on the version. In comparison, the current generation Epyc based on the Zen 4 architecture has a 12-channel memory controller. There is no other data, although there were previously rumors that the Venice generation would feature processors with 384 cores. Insider YuuKi_AnS, who shared the data, was the first to publish a photo of the Sapphire Rapids processor without a cover two years ago, and recently he was the first to reveal the characteristics of the Xeon CPU Max line.

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This is the lightest and most autonomous laptop on the AMD platform The Dynabook brand, which previously belonged to Toshiba, and since 2019 has gone free, has presented a unique Dynabook GA83/XW laptop. This is the world's lightest model based on an AMD processor - depending on the configuration, it uses the Ryzen 5 7530U or Ryzen 7 7730U. At the same time, the weight of the 13-inch device is only 875 grams. [caption id="attachment_71639" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Ryzen 7 7730U processor[/caption] The device is made of a magnesium alloy case with a thickness of 17.9 mm. Inside they managed to place a battery with a very large capacity for devices of this class - 83 Wh, due to this the autonomy reaches 24 hours. Equipped with a Ryzen 7 7730U processor, the Dynabook GA83/XW The amount of RAM LPDDR4-4266 is 16 GB, solid-state drive is 512 GB. The touchscreen diagonal is 13.3 inches, resolution is Full HD. There are two USB-C 3.1 ports, two USB 3.0 Type-A, RJ-45 (!), and a microSD card slot. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1 adapters are also provided; an LTE modem can be installed for an additional fee. The fingerprint scanner is integrated into the touch cursor control panel. [caption id="attachment_71640" align="aligncenter" width="738"] Ryzen 7 7730U processor[/caption] The Dynabook GA83/XW costs $2,600 in Japan. But in the future, it should appear in other countries and regions, and the price will be significantly lower than in Japan.

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There are few details yet It looks like the new generation of smartwatches with Wear OS will become much more autonomous. Qualcomm announced that it is jointly developing the Snapdragon Wear platform based on the RISC-V architecture with Google. [caption id="attachment_71231" align="aligncenter" width="600"] RISC-V[/caption] Qualcomm is moving from Arm to RISC-V. The press release says that the new platform will be aimed generally at devices in the wearable electronics segment with Wear OS, but for now, this is only smartwatches. Perhaps with the release of such a platform the range of devices will expand. Qualcomm says the development will help pave the way for more products in the ecosystem that can take advantage of dedicated processors with low power consumption and high performance. It is not yet clear when the first such SoC will appear, but Qualcomm promises to talk about it later.