AMD today at Gamescom unveiled the Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT performance-segment graphics cards. Designed for maxed out gaming at 1440p with ray tracing, the two are designed to square off against NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 series, offering competitive performance and pricing. The two are based on AMD's latest RDNA3 graphics architecture, and use the 5 nm foundry process where it matters. Both cards claim to offer not just superior performance to the specific NVIDIA RTX 40-series SKUs they're designed to compete with, but also better future-proofing, with more video memory on offer.

At the heart of the two is the new "Navi 32" GPU, AMD's second largest chip from this generation. It is a chiplet GPU, just like the "Navi 31" that powers the RX 7900 series, albeit slightly scaled down. The graphics compute die (GCD), the die with the main graphics rendering and compute machinery, is built on the 5 nm EUV foundry node. It is flanked by four memory cache dies (MCDs), each built on the 6 nm foundry node. These are the same MCDs found in the "Navi 31," but four in number instead of six, which gives the "Navi 32" a 256-bit wide GDDR6 memory interface.
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AMD Unveils Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Limited Edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD partnered with Ubisoft to release a limited edition graphics card themed after "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora," which releases on December 7, 2023. Based on the reference AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, the card features a special color-scheme from the game, but the star attraction here is the card's thermally-reactive paint. At idle temperatures, certain parts of the card appear dark, but come to life as the card heats up when gaming. Besides this, the card has its own set of RGB LED illumination that you can control from AMD Software Adrenalin. We'll find out closer to December if this limited edition card includes a copy of the game.

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(PR) ASUS Republic of Gamers Joins Forces with Opera for the Opera GX ROG Edition Browser
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced a collaboration with Opera for the Opera GX ROG Edition, a browser designed specially for gamers seeking a unique internet experience. Opera GX offers endless customization options with GX Mods, and seamlessly integrates with platforms such as Discord and Twitch. The browser also offers CPU, RAM, and network limiters. The Opera GX ROG Edition boasts game-changing features that include ASUS Aura Sync integration, themed backgrounds, and exclusive content - making it the ideal browser for any ROG gaming setup.

ROG laptops, desktops, monitors, and other offerings have a cohesive aesthetic right out of the box, and now users can extend that look with the Opera GX ROG Edition browser. It offers ROG wallpapers, background music and sound clips as well as features such as the ROG Electro Punk game. To further create a consistent theme, Aura Sync integration allows users to create custom light effects and animations that respond in real-time to browser content. Light effects can even be used to alert users to new messages, to signal when a file download is complete, or to indicate when a tab is opened.
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(PR) MSI Statement on "Unsupported Processor" Error Message of Windows 11 Update KB5029351 Preview
MSI has received several reports of users encountering a Blue Screen of Death that has an error message that reads "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" with MSI's 600/700 series motherboards after installing the Windows 11 update, KB5029351 Preview. Both MSI and Microsoft are aware of the "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" error and have begun investigating the root cause. While the investigation is underway, we recommend that all users temporarily refrain from installing the KB5029351 Preview update in Windows. We will keep you updated on the progress of our investigation.
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(PR) V-Color Now Includes RGB Filler Non-DRAM With DDR5 48GB (2x 24GB) Manta XPrism RGB Kit
V-Color Technology Inc, announced the highly anticipated expansion of their product lineup with the launch of the MANTA XPrism RGB DDR5 48 GB (2x 24 GB) Kit, now available in the SCC 2+2 configuration starting this mid-August. This combo will feature speeds from 6200 up to 6600. The kit showcases v-color's commitment to innovation and quality, highlighted by the Patented RGB Filler Kit designed specifically for Intel systems. It is fully Intel XMP 3.0-Ready, ensuring seamless automatic overclocking. It offers full control over lighting and performance, while being synchronized across motherboards from leading brands like ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI, and ASROCK. The MANTA XPrism RGB DDR5 48 GB (2x 24 GB) Kit in SCC 2+2 configuration is set to be available in mid-August 2023, providing tech enthusiasts and professionals alike with a remarkable solution for their computing needs.
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(PR) QNAP Announces QVP-41C and QVP-21C NVR Servers
QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, today launched new NVR Network Surveillance Servers - the QVP-41C with four 3.5-inch SATA drive bays, and the QVP-21C with two 3.5-inch SATA drive bays. Incorporating Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core processors, QVR Pro surveillance software, and providing eight free IP camera channels, the QVP-41C and QVP-21C help SMBs and small offices to quickly upgrade to lightweight AI surveillance applications, offering an economic software and hardware integrated video surveillance solution. QNAP will provide long-term availability and support for the QVP-41C and QVP-21C, making them suitable for businesses requiring matching surveillance servers deployed in multiple locations.

"The high-performance QVP-41C and QVP-21C are specifically designed to fulfill small-and-medium-scale video surveillance analysis demands," said Andy Chuang, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "users can flexibly use QVR Face or QVR Smart Search to implement AI face recognition and smart events search to boost management effectiveness."
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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Reference Design Pictured
AMD, in a now-deleted tweet, revealed what it is probably going to announce later today—the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT desktop graphics cards. The company briefly tweeted the marketing flier for these cards, before deleting it, but not before VideoCardz saved a copy. This flier confirms the SKU names RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT up for launch; and gives us two images of the Made by AMD (reference design) graphics card. It appears like AMD is using a common board design for both SKUs.

The reference Radeon RX 7800 XT appears to be a slightly shrunk down version of the RX 7900 XT reference. The dual-slot card comes with two axial-flow fans instead of three on the RX 7900 XT. The card draws power from two 8-pin PCIe power connectors. Earlier this month, a leak by PowerColor spilled the beans on the RX 7800 XT being based on the "Navi 32" silicon. A chiplet-based GPU just like the "Navi 31" powering the RX 7900 series; the Navi 32 is maxed out by the RX 7800 XT, and packs 3,840 stream processors, 120 AI accelerators, 60 Ray accelerators, 64 MB of Infinity Cache memory, and a 256-bit GDDR6 memory interface, which holds 16 GB of memory on the RX 7800 XT. Specs of the RX 7700 XT remain under the wraps.

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Intel Releases Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.4669 Beta with Armored Core VI Optimization
Intel Graphics today released the latest version of Arc GPU Graphics Drivers. Version 101.4669 beta comes with Game On (day zero) optimization for "Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon." With the new drivers in place, the Arc A750 can provide average frame-rates of up to 92 FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings; and up to 82 FPS at 1440p with High settings. Among the issues fixed with this release include an application crash for "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" in DirectX 11 mode, in the game menu. Also, it turns out that Arc A380 reporting a base frequency of 2150 MHz compared to 2000 MHz reference with the previous 101.4644 drivers, was a bug. Intel fixed it with this release.

DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.4669 Beta
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