Improvements across the board

AMD has introduced Fluid Motion Frames 2 (AFMF 2), an update to the frame generation technology that includes several improvements and optimizations that should further improve gameplay smoothness, lower latency, and performance improvements on a driver level.

To be powered by Ada Lovelace AD106 GPU

A rather interesting new graphics card has been spotted in Nvidia's latest driver release and PCI ID database. Called the Geforce RTX 3050 A Laptop, the new graphics card will be powred by the AD106 GPU, packing more CUDA cores compared to the current lineup.

17W chip for thin and light laptops

Geekbench database has revealed yet another Lunar Lake CPU SKU, an entry-level 17W chip aimed at thin and light laptops.

First batch does not meet full quality expectations

AMD has released an official statement confirming that its Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series processors have been delayed. It is not a major delay, and the official launch is now pushed to August 8th.

With new CheckMate 64-bit benchmark

FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, the AIDA64 v7.35. The new version brings a whole new CheckMate 64-bit benchmark, new AVX-512 accelerated benchmarks for AMD Ryzen AI Strix APU, improved support, and more.

27-inch IPS panel, 180Hz refresh rate, and FHD resolution

ASRock has unveiled two new gaming monitors, the PG27FFT1A and the PG27FFT1B. Both are part of ASRock's Phantom Gaming lineup, these two will feature a 27-inch Fast IPS panel with a 180Hz refresh rate and 1080p resolution.

Ex-Xilinx CEO gets well-earned retirement

AMD has announced that AMD President Victor Peng is retiring effective August 30th.

Peaks at up to 7200MB/s

Western Digital has rather silently added an 8GB version of its WD Black SN850X SSD, which now sells in both standard and heatsink options for $849 and $899, respectively.

Scorpion Canyon with Intel Core CPUs and optional RTX 4060/4070 GPU

Simply NUC, a well-known custom computing company, has added the new Scorpion Canyon NUC 14 Performance to its lineup. This small NUC packs a workstation-class performance with Intel's latest Core Ultra Meteor Lake CPUs with Intel Arc integrated graphics and an optional Nvidia RTX 4060 or RTX 4070 graphics.

Another PRO series motherboard packed with features

MSI has rather silently introduced a new PRO-series motherboard that is based on the AMD B650 chipset, the PRO B650-A WIFI, which packs quite a few high-end features.