Our next stop was AMD, but in this case, we didn’t have a meeting scheduled, so it was more of a self-guided tour. Surprisingly, we didn’t hear much of anything about RDNA 4 graphics cards but heard a lot about new desktop CPUs like the long-awaited 9900X3D and 9950X3D chips, Ai PCs, and enterprise-class Ai hardware. We did spy a couple of systems running the new GPUs, several of them, different brands, up on a shelf.
9900/9950X3D
9950X3D
9950X3D
RDNA4 PCs
RDNA4 PCs
RDNA4 PCs
RDNA3 PCs
RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT
Elves on the shelf!
Elves on the shelf!
Elves on the shelf!
Elves on the shelf!
The images below are other PCs they displayed with the new GPUs and Ai machines.
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Today we’re back with another high end motherboard featuring AMD’s 990FX / SB950 chipset, the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7. The last 990FX board we looked at was the ASUS Crosshair V Formula, which was quite impressive. Does the UD7 have what it takes to compete? Let’s find out!
AMD’s upcoming generation of graphics cards, dubbed Volcanic Islands, is to include CPU cores on-chip. Expected to be built on 20nm process, it is also rumored to pack twice as much GPU than Radeon HD7970.
Today I have the Ryzen7 1700X and the Ryzen 7 1700 on the test bench. The Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 1700 are identical to their big brother the Ryzen 7 1800X in every way aside from base clocks and boost speeds. The Ryzen 7 1700 is the only one of the three that doesn’t have the XFR (eXtended Frequency Range) technology. So let’s dive in and see what these CPUs can do.
Somehow, I thought the 9900/9950X3D would be released at the end of January or early February. I even wanted to buy one, but in March, I would already run out of possible new motherboards for tests, which became a waste of money. Btw. you can expect some B850 motherboard reviews in the upcoming weeks.
All these RX9000 cards look so standard. The Nvidia series shouts, and AMD seems boring. I still hope for low coil whine and good performance, but current leaks give me mixed feelings about what we get.
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