Noctua releases NM-M1 Torx-based SecuFirm2+ mounting kits
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Significantly improving performance on AMD AM5 socket

Noctua has released its new NM-M1 multi-socket mounting kits that are meant as an upgrade for Noctua's existing coolers and are based on Noctua's new SecuFirm2+ standard.

AMD does well in November Steam survey
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Up 4.7 per cent  in GPUs and 8.4 per cent in CPUs

AMD is showing significant gains in November's latest Steam hardware survey - up 4.7 per cent in GPUs and 8.4 per cent in CPUs.

Biostar bundles motherboard with Ryzen 5 Pro CPU as ultimate business solution
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B650MT motherboard paired up with Ryzen 5 PRO 7654 CPU

Biostar has launched yet another combo, pairing up its own B650MT motherboard with AMD's Ryzen 5 PRO 7654 CPU and calling it the ultimate business solution.

AMD is still king of the wild Frontier
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Top of the supercomputers

The Top500 organisation released its semi-annual list of the fastest supercomputers in the world, and the AMD-powered Frontier supercomputer retained its top spot.

AMD releases Ryzen Embedded 7000 series processors
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Zen 4 and RDNA 2 for embedded applications

AMD has announced its new Ryzen Embedded 7000 series processors at the Smart Production Solutions 2023, bringing Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU architectures to industrial automation, machine vision, robotics, and edge servers.

AMD preparing more Ryzen 5000X3D series SKUs
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Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 5 5500X3D for socket AM4

AMD might be working on two more SKUs in the Ryzen 5000X3D series for AM4 socket, according to a rather credible leaker when it comes to AMD chips. Based on older Zen 3 architecture, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D and the Ryzen 5 5500X3D SKUs could end up being quite a popular upgrade for those stuck on the AM4 socket.

AMD launches new Radeon PRO W7700 Workstation graphics card
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Navi 32 GPU and 16GB of VRAM, all for $999

AMD has officially launched its Radeon PRO W7700 workstation graphics card, promising leadership in price/performance when compared to the competition and bringing an impressive professional workstation graphics card for content creation, CAD, and AI applications for under $1,000.

Intel will issue five upgrades to process over four years
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We are on track

US chip group Intel is on track to deliver five upgrades to its advanced manufacturing process in four years, CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger said.

AMD releases third quarter 2023 financial results
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Both revenue and gross margin are up

AMD has reported its third quarter 2023 financial results, with steady growth all across the board, mostly driven by demand for Ryzen 7000 series CPUs and record server sales. The biggest winner was the Client segment of the company and AMD is not slowing down, expecting a sequential growth of 9 percent in Q4 2024.

Alan Wake 2 has high PC system requirements
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Requires support for Mesh Shaders

Remedy has released official PC system requirements for the upcoming Alan Wake 2 game, and it does not look good, especially since it will require Mesh Shaders, meaning that anything below Nvidia 20-series and AMD RX 6000 series GPUs.