Intel shows its DG1 discrete Xe GPU at CES 2020
Still just a dev card but it runs games
While Intel brought a lot of things to show at the CES 2020 show, the biggest surprise was the developer DG1 discrete Xe GPU, which was both showed running a game as a part of the Intel keynote as well as behind close doors to members of the press.
Samsung's 980 Pro PCIe Gen4 SSD spotted on CES 2020 floor
With transfer speeds of up to 6,500MB/s
Samsung's 980 Pro PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD has been pictured at the CES 2020 show, and it could come as soon as Q2 this year.
AMD says "big Navi" is coming
Ray tracing as well
In a Q&A session after AMD's keynote at CES 2020, members of the press got to ask some big questions, and luckily, AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, confirmed that we will indeed see a big, or high-end Navi-based graphics card, as well as tap into ray tracing with its discrete graphics cards.
Intel shows Ghost Canyon modular NUC at CES 2020
Razer jumps on that bandwagon with Tomahawk
Among other things, Intel also brought the next-generation Ghost Canyon NUC to CES 2020 show floor, which revealed a bit more specifications on the current platform and the modular motherboard that will be available to OEM partners, and, surprisingly, Razer is already onboard as the first partner with Tomahawk gaming desktop and chassis.
AMD announces 3rd gen Ryzen 4000 mobile processors
First laptops in Q1 2020 and 100+ systems in 2020
A big part of AMD's CES 2020 keynote was about its new 3rd gen Ryzen 4000 series mobile processors based on Zen 2 CPU architecture and 7nm manufacturing process. The Ryzen 4000 mobile processors will be coming in U-, H-, and Pro-series versions, targeting different market segments, and AMD promises big things in the laptop market segment in 2020 as it puts a lot of pressure on Intel.
AMD officially announces RX 5600 XT at CES 2020
Coming on January 21st at $279
As expected and rumored earlier, AMD has officially announced the new Radeon RX 5600 XT at its CES 2020 keynote, and this 7nm Navi based card with 2304 Stream Processors and 6GB of GDDR6 memory will be available with $279 SEP on January 21st.
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT confirmed with 2,304 Stream Processors
Comes with 6GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit memory interface
It appears that earlier rumors were spot on as a leaked specifications sheet from one of AMD AIB partners has pretty much confirmed all the specifications for the RX 5600 XT, including 2,304 Stream Processors as well as 6GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit memory interface.
Nvidia announces new Orin SoC with Arm Hercules CPU cores and next-gen GPU
Part of the Drive AGX Oring software-defined AV platform for 2022
Nvidia has unveiled its newest Orin SoC at the GTC China, the one that will be a part of the Nvidia Drive AGX Orin, a highly advanced software-defined platform for autonomous vehicles and robots, and feature ARM Hercules CPU cores as well as Nvidia's next-gen GPU.
Warcraft 3: Reforged launching in January 2020
A remake of Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne
Blizzard has now announced that Warcraft 3: Reforged will be officially launching on January 28th, 2020.
MADFINGER Games' Shadowgun War Games hits 500k milestone
A lot of people waiting for it to launch
MADFINGER Games' upcoming Shadowgun War Games has hit the 500,000 pre-registration milestone.