AMD has announced that it will release parts of its ROCm software stack and hardware documentation as open source in a future update. This is in response to community feedback requesting improvements to software and AI support for Radeon GPUs. In the past, AMD has been criticized for the lack of software support for ROCm. Companies such as The [...]
In an informal discussion, the CEOs of NVIDIA and HP have now predicted that 2024 will be the year when generative AI becomes personal. They unveiled new laptops capable of creating, testing and executing large-scale language models. At HP Amplify, a gathering in Las Vegas of some 1,500 resellers and distributors, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen [...]
At this year’s MWC, the manufacturer Lenovo presented its latest generation of ThinkPad and ThinkBook laptops. There are some interesting design ideas about how these devices should look, but also some new features that should improve the user experience. Lenovo’s latest ThinkBook laptop is said to have a 17.3-inch micro LED [...]
Laptops need more and more power to perform more intensive tasks. Especially when you’re on the go to get your work done, it can sometimes get very heavy and tiring. Thanks to generative AI and hybrid work environments, such tasks can be handled better and better and with NVIDIA’s new 500 and 1000 RTX laptop GPUs, it should get even [...]
AMD’s Anti-Lag technology is AMD’s answer to NVIDIA’s Reflex. Both technologies aim to reduce input lag and improve system latency. These features are especially important when playing games with frame generation technologies such as AMD FSR 3 and NVIDIA DLSS 3. AMD’s solution offers easy activation in supported games as [...]
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 [...]
WITH the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z, MSI has once again made a real catch. This is because there is a significant increase compared to the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio, which has already been tested. Our detailed test...
Normally laptops are not my area here at IgorsLab, but the leap from a mini PC is not far. Acemagic probably thought so too, because instead of sending one of the small systems for a test as usual, they sent a notebook. You can find out in the following test report whether the jump ends successfully or is more likely to be a crash. Packaging and [...]
Intel is working on its next major upgrade for laptops, which is aimed at energy-saving platforms and will be released in the form of Lunar Lake CPUs. The first models are expected to be available on the market by the end of 2024. In addition, Intel plans to launch its Arrow Lake product line, which will serve a variety of platforms, including [...]
Last year, there were reports that AMD was working on processors with lower clock speeds within its Dragon Range-HX CPU series. These processors for laptops retain the powerful Zen 4-core architecture and offer up to 16 cores, but at a slightly lower clock speed. The goal is to utilize all Dragon Range CPU chips for gaming laptops and offer more [...]
Once again, I was faced with the task of buying my lovely wife a replacement keyboard for her iPad. But with the requirement to convert the tablet into a notebook. She wants to write her book on the train and that doesn’t work with the simple models. What’s more, 2 different ones have gone in just under 2 years and none of them were [...]
The RADV Vulkan driver developed for AMD graphics cards has made significant progress recently, especially in terms of hardware support, continuous optimization and bug fixes. Until now, ray tracing on Linux has been held back due to a lack of “mature” drivers and software resources, but it seems that MESA has now created solutions [...]
Bluesky Frame Converter is an application that uses Windows DirectShow filters to convert video frame rates as needed. Frame converters are widely used in the media industry and are mainly used to adjust video frame rates so that they are compatible with different display or transmission standards. Bluesky works best with AMD’s GPU lineup [...]
Where do current workstation graphics cards from both manufacturers stand when it comes to design, construction, simulation, 3D visualization and creation? Has AMD been able to catch up or even overtake with the new lineup of Radeon Pro graphics cards or are Ada and Ampere still the measure of all things? I’ll try to find objective answers [...]
Once upon a time in the vast expanses of digital Asgard, the mighty Odin, the All-Father of the Gods, was looking for a new challenge. After centuries of fighting, writing poetry and occasionally losing his eye, Odin found that life in Asgard had become a little… well, boring. “What good are all these runes and ravens if I can’t [...]
The AMD Ryzen 8040 “Hawk Point” SKUs will be launched as an update to the current Ryzen 7040 “Phoenix” family. The Phoenix APUs are still very popular and AMD plans to update them first before launching the larger upgrades in the form of the Strix Ryzen 8050 series in mid-2024. The Hawk Point APUs will continue to utilize [...]
From time to time, I like to publish background stories about companies and important people, which are not easily found on the Internet, but which I have known for a long time and highly value. The reason is simple: while everyone knows and uses the products, few know who or what is behind such seemingly everyday things. Besides a lot of work [...]
AMD recently released the latest driver for Radeon, which includes support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and AI acceleration for RDNA GPUs and APUs. The driver includes performance improvements and optimizations for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and DirectML. It is compatible with all RDNA GPUs and APUs, but not with older Polaris and [...]
Es sind mittlerweile erste Benchmarks des Intel Core i7-14700HX “Raptor Lake-HX Refresh” Prozessors aufgetaucht und sie zeigen eine vielversprechende Leistungssteigerung im Vergleich zu seinem Vorgänger. Der Intel Core i7-14700HX ist der Nachfolger des Core i7-13700HX und gehört zur 14. Generation der Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPU-Familie [...]
AMD has withdrawn support for Anti-Lag in all supported games due to reports of incidents and bans caused by anti-cheat software and game crashes. In their latest driver, Adrenalin 23.10.2, the Anti-Lag feature has been disabled. It was confirmed that Anti-Lag was the main reason for lockups in popular eSports titles like Counter-Strike 2. Other [...]
