$53M series A to disrupt the data center

Nuvia is a relatively new name in the datacenter field, and the startup just got $53 million series A funding to re-imagine silicon design for the datacenter market. $53 million series A funding is a great deal for a startup, but the story gets an edge since it involves three key names in the tech industry.

One to have for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

AMD has released its Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.11.2 driver which comes with all the necessary optimizations for the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game.

Pro version of the Radeon 5500M with 24 CUs

According to a leak, it appears that Apple has gone for AMD's RDNA architecture GPU with its rumored 16-inch Macbook Pro, which will get Radeon Pro 5500M graphics.

Targeting Nvidia’s GTX 1650

Further leaks about the Radeon RX 5500 range of budget GPUs have been spilt online.

Top-performing stocks

Wall Street is scribbling the letters AMD on its list of top-performing shares, according to financial magazine Barrons.

2-core/4-thread with Radeon Vega 3 graphics

In addition to the new flagship Ryzen 9 3950X and 3rd gen Threadripper SKUs, AMD also announced its new Athlon 3000G APU, a 2-core/4-thread 35W TDP chip with Radeon Vega 3 graphics, coming to the shops on November 19th.

Threadripper 3960X and 3970X coming on November 25th

AMD has announced its 3rd generation Threadripper CPUs, and it will start with two SKUs, the 24-core/48-thread Threadripper 3960X, and the 32-core/64-thread Threadripper 3970X. Both will be coming along with the new TRX40 platform and are likely to be available on November 25th for $1399 and $1999, respectively.

The 16-core/32-thread flagship for $749

AMD has announced its newest Ryzen 9 flagship CPU which will fit into existing socket AM4 motherboards, the Ryzen 9 3950X. It is coming to retail/e-tail shelves on November 25th for $749.

Additional Vulkan extensions and some bug fixes as well

AMD has released its newest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.11.1 driver which brings all the optimizations for Red Dead Redemption 2 game, as well as adds further Vulkan Extension support, and fixes several issues.

Will higher motherboard prices be AMD's Achilles heel?

A processor war is expected to erupt this month as Intel and AMD square off with three big product launches across mainstream and high-end platforms.