Intel Announces New Wave of Layoffs, Implementing On Its Restructuring Policy
Intel has started to implement its restructuring plans, with reported layoffs in the Sales and Marketing division, according to details acquired by CRN.
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Intel XeSS 1.3 Shines Against FSR & Matches DLSS In Horizon Forbidden West, Better Motion Clarity & Less Ghosting
Intel's recently released XeSS 1.3 upscaling technology has been tested against FSR & DLSS and it holds up pretty well with much better motion clarity than the previous versions of the tech.
Intel's XeSS 1.3 SDK has been released with a host of new presets, faster performance and improved image quality
Intel's XeSS upscaler might not quite have the developer support of something like Nvidia's DLSS, but it's proven itself quite a competent performer. Now the most recent Intel XeSS 1.3 SDK has been released, and Intel has been keen to show off some significant performance improvements and improved visual quality to boot.
AMD AM5+ Platform Mentioned With Two Granite Ridge “Ryzen Zen 5” CPUs In Microcode Extraction Tool
The latest update for the MC Extractor has added new AMD Granite Ridge "Ryzen Zen 5" CPUs and also mentions the AM5+ platform.
AMD's RX 6700 XT is the best mainstream GPU for the money and right now it's just $310
Radeon RX 6700 XT | 12GB GDDR6 | 2,560 shaders | 2,581 MHz boost | <a href=«https://shop-links.co/link?skuId=6513905&publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fxfx-speedster-swft309-amd-radeon-rx-6700xt-12gb-gddr6-pci-express-4-0-gaming-graphics-card-black%2F6513905.p%3FskuId%3D6513905&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url» data-link-merchant=«bestbuy.com»" target="_blank">$409.99$309.99 at Best Buy (save $100)It's not the lowest price we've seen for an RX 6700 XT but it's pretty close, and the graphics card itself is probably AMD's best mid-range model. This or an RTX 4060? For outright gaming speed, the RX 6700 XT is definitely better.
AMD Navi 48 “RDNA 4” GPU Confirmed In ROCm Patches, Coming To Radeon RX 8000 Gaming Cards This Year
AMD's RDNA 4-based Navi 48 GPU is more or less confirmed now in the latest ROCm commits & will be powering next-gen Radeon RX 8000 series graphics cards.
Horizon Forbidden West PC Patch 1.1 Released; Nixxes Working on AMD FSR 3 Support
Nixxes and Guerrilla Games have rolled out Horizon Forbidden West PC patch 1.1, packing stability improvements, bug fixes, and more.
The launch of AMD's Zen 5 processors is close, as motherboard manufacturers begin rolling out BIOSes supporting the next-gen chips
The launch of AMD's Zen 5 based Granite Ridge family of processors is clearly drawing near. Asus has begun the process of rolling out support for the next-gen chips to its latest enthusiast tier X670E motherboards. The public release of supporting BIOSes indicates the chips could be released at basically any time.