Ryzen Master Update brings support for Ryzen 8000G APUs

The popular Ryzen Master Tool from AMD, which is often used by overclockers, has received a new update to version 2.13.0.2908. This version brings support for the recently released “Hawk Point” Ryzen 8000G APUs. This enhancement is particularly noteworthy in that it shows that APUs are in no way inferior to Ryzen 7000(X) CPUs in terms [...]


The last gasp: Intel’s Core i9-14900KS Limited Edition with 6.2 GHz clock frequency and above 100°C including 400W

Intel’s upcoming flagship processor, the Core i9-14900KS Limited Edition CPU, has leaked inside OCCT and impresses as a true beast in every way, including of course its drinking behavior. There are now quite a few reports about the Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU sighting, as the chip has already been listed online at various retailers and alleged [...]


AMD GPUs now use NVIDIA CUDA libraries with ROCm and ZLUDA

It is common practice to migrate codebases from one project or programming language to another, as this allows developers to access a wider range of features and simplifies maintenance. In this case, however, there is an interesting development as Team Red has apparently accelerated its efforts to port the CUDA platform to run on AMD’s ROCm [...]


ASUS ROG STRIX XG259QNS Gaming-Monitor with 380 Hz

The ASUS ROG series enjoys great popularity due to its performance, appealing design and user-oriented features. The new ROG STRIX XG259QNS is no exception and is aimed at “hardcore gamers” who want to maximize their in-game performance by using the equipment they already have. The XG259QNS features a 24.5-inch “Fast IPS” [...]


Intel’s 24-core monster: Arrow Lake-S without AVX-512

The rumor about an Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop CPU with 24 cores and 24 threads at 3 GHz allegedly comes from InstaLatX64. Although there is no official confirmation yet, it seems that the Arrow Lake-S CPUs from Intel will have up to 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores. The P-cores may not support Hyper-Threading, which could have both advantages and [...]


Entry-level GPU with RTX power: The RTX 3050 is ideal for gamers on a budget

Our colleagues at WccfTech had the pleasure of talking to NVIDA and it turned out that the new GeForce RTX 3050 GPU has been optimized for budget PC gamers and thus extends the RTX experience (within this very narrow corset) to a broad player base. With 6 GB of memory, it should make functions such as RTX Ray Tracing and AI calculations accessible [...]


AMD Zen 5: The next generation of processors arrives in 2024

AMD’s Zen 5 architecture will serve as the foundation for the red team’s next generation of CPU families, ranging from client PCs to high-performance data centers. During AMD’s quarterly earnings call in Q4 2023, CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed that Zen 5 will launch in the second half of 2024, again representing a significant step [...]


Samsung’s GDDR7 for next-gen GPUs: 54% faster than GDDR6X

Samsung plans to showcase its next-generation GDDR7 memory at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuit Conference 2024 in San Francisco next month. The company will hold a session titled “A 16Gb 37 Gb/s GDDR7 DRAM with PAM3 Optimized TRX Equalization and ZQ Calibration” to showcase its advanced memory solutions for the next [...]


AMD AMF 1.4.33: Linux gamers benefit from RADV support

The open-source RADV Vulkan driver has been developed to take a strong competitive position in terms of hardware support, continuous optimization and bug fixes. Recently, extensive optimizations have been made to the RADV Vulkan driver, resulting in a significant increase in ray tracing performance of up to 200%. These improvements make the RADV [...]


Intel Panther Lake: AI performance doubled, Clearwater in production

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced during the Q4 2024 earnings call that the Core Ultra platform will be expanded later this year to include new families such as Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake. This will potentially increase AI performance by 3x. In 2025, the Core Ultra series will see a further 2x performance boost with the introduction of Panther [...]


AMD Fluid Motion Frames: Up to 97% FPS boost for many games

AMD Fluid Motion Frames technology was presented for the first time in September. This technology uses frame generation to increase FPS in games with just one click. Unlike FSR 3, which requires collaboration with game developers, AFMF technology can easily integrate image generation technology by injecting it through the driver side. Although FSR [...]


MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER: BIOS update now available

MSI hat nach weiteren Untersuchungen nicht nur ein BIOS für die betroffene RTX 4070 Ti Super Ventus 3X zur Verfügung gestellt, sondern in einem Aufwasch für alle bisher durch MSI gelaunchten Karten mit diesem Chip. Egal, ob man direkt betroffen ist oder nicht – MSI empfiehlt vorsichtshalber das BIOS-Update für alle nachfolgend aufgeführten [...]