It looks AMD is non-stoppable in the Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey as it climbs Intel’s humongous market share each month. Last month, AMD had gained a 0.67% share taking the competition to 28.66% total share for AMD and 71.34% for Intel.
In January, on the other hand, AMD managed to gain a 2.99% share for Windows and 0.44% for Linux, whereas in February, it was 0.52% for Windows and 2.19% for Linux, a substantial increase in terms of Linux users.
AMD has enjoyed many new users in the 3.3 GHz to 3.69 GHz & 3.7 GHz and above CPU family for both Windows and Linux. This is mostly due to the high demand for both AMD Ryzen 3000 and 5000 series processors.
However, AMD’s main problem is with the stocks and the high demand it is facing from gamers worldwide. Although Ryzen 3000 series are still less affected, the Ryzen 5000 series are in extreme demand, and as new CPUs haven’t been announced yet from AMD and Intel on the budget side, people are buying old discounted CPUs.
Well, it will interesting to see how this chart rounds up next month onwards as Intel is scheduled to launch the new Rocket Lake-S desktop CPUs, which promise strong single-core performance that will help Intel get back its gaming crown.
Honestly, the competition is heating up, and both AMD & Intel is fighting to gain more users with their new CPUs. Also, AMD needs to bring more Ryzen 5000 series CPUs to counter Intel in the coming days.
Da-Jiang Innovations or more popularly known as DJI has launched its much-talked new FPV (first-person view flying) drone. It is DJI’s first all-in-one, ready-to-fly, first-person POV product. It is not a normal drone due to its hybrid nature. The product is a merger of the first-person feature of FPV drones and the speed and agility of racing drones. It has a breakneck speed and can hit up to 100 km/h in just 2 seconds. It has an amazing peak speed of 140km/h.
DJI’s new drone comes in three modes which are Normal mode, Manual mode, and Sport mode. The first mode consists of features like obstacle detection and also asks the drone to hover in one place. The manual mode gives you full control of the drone as it disables all assistance. The last mode, sport mode, is a combination of the normal and manual mode.
The FPV drone also offers features like Emergency Brake and “Return to Home”. The latter one commands the drone to come back to land at the spot from where it took off. ADB-S receiver onboard aids by informing the pilots of any aircraft or helicopters nearby.
DJI FPV comes with Googles V2. This helps the pilot to view the footage from up to 10 km using the goggles. Other features include auto-switching dual frequencies, 50Mbps bitrate, and anti-interference.
The Googles V2 offers two viewing modes: a standard low-latency HD mode and a Smooth mode. The former has a resolution of 1440×810 pixels. The latency in this standard mode is less than 40ms as compared to Smooth mode which offers less than 28ms of latency.
Talking about the optics, DJI FPV Drone showcases a 4K/60p 120Mbps camera that has the ability to record 4X slow motion in 1080/120p.
Talking about the price, the DJI FPV Drone will cost you $1299. This includes the remote controller 2, the FPV Goggles V2, cables, and a battery. The Chinese technology company will also be selling a standalone motion controller which will come for $199. You can also buy a pack of two extra batteries and a charging hub for $299.
Newcastle United takeover is expected to happen at the end of the season even if they get relegated to the Championship next season.
Newcastle United is now 17th in the table and just 3 points away from the relegation zone. There are several injury issues as well in the team. The attacking trio of Callum Wilson, Allan Saint-Maximin, and Miguel Almiron is currently out for injury and not coming back until after this month’s international break. It will be very tough for the Magpies to retain their position in the Premier League in this situation.
The @Gazzetta_it story is correct. PIF have explored a minority stake in #InterMilan. Told Yasir Al Rumayyan involved in talks. Up to 30% investment discussed which, based on Suning's highest valuation would be €300m (260m). Nothing agreed but may give Suning an out not to sell.
According to a report by the Independent, all parties in the consortium would still be interested in taking over Newcastle United even if the team is relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. Though Justin Barnes – the advisor of Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has put takeover conversations on hold and stated that the club is not for sale anytime soon.
However, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the Reuben brothers, and Amanda Staveley are eager to buy Newcastle United, and not even a drop to the Championship will deter them.
There can be a chance of renegotiation as well. Ashley hopes that Bruce can make Newcastle stay in the Premier League so that the price touches £300 million.
In this circumstance, PIF is also looking elsewhere, with Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammad bin Salman interested in acquiring a minority stake in Inter Milan. Some Newcastle United fans are in fear that the Saudis’ interest in Inter could end their interest in the St. James’ Park outfit. They want the deal to go through as soon as possible.
Vinicius Junior managed to come off the bench to score an equaliser for Real Madrid in a highly competitive match against Real Sociedad which ended 1-1. The Brazilian made his 100th appearance for Real Madrid and marked the occasion by scoring a very important goal.
The player spoke to Madrid’s official website regarding the achievement, and here is what he had to say:
“It’s a big achievement to play 100 games in these colours. I’m delighted and this is a very special day for me. I’ve told my family that it’s been really exciting to make 100 appearances and to give everything for this shirt, which we love so dearly”.
🗣️ "I'm delighted and this is a very special day for me."
🇧🇷 Vinícius Júnior has made 100 appearances for Real Madrid. 💯
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 2, 2021
“In the first half, we played really well, but we gave them a bit of space in the second half and they punished us for it. We’re disappointed we didn’t get the win we needed. We’d aimed to win all five games before the derby, but we got a draw in the last one. We have to continue on in this vein if we want to win things this season”.
It’s easy to look past the fact that Vinicius Junior is only 20 years old, and the fact that he has already made 100 appearances for the club feels strange to accept since we haven’t seen him as consistently as a player who has started 100 matches would be.
100 – Vinícius Júnior 🇧🇷 has made his 100th appearance for Real Madrid in all competitions (13 goals), becoming the first player born in 2000 or later to reach this milestone for the Whites. Rescuer. pic.twitter.com/4z6SIItIEo
However, the youngster no doubt has some special talents that we are seeing in flashes right now. The main challenge for the Brazilian winger will be to ensure consistency in his future, and should he succeed in doing so, he will no doubt be an unstoppable force out on the flanks.
Customized ASUS designs built to unleash the performance of AMD RDNA™ 2 gaming architecture
Mumbai, India, March 4, 2021 — The AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT and Radeon RX 6800 series graphics cards have infatuated high-end gaming enthusiasts since their launch, and ASUS has unleashed its power with several custom designs that deliver exceptional performance, acoustics, and overclocking potential.
Now, we’re bringing those same characteristics to mainstream gamers with custom Radeon™ RX 6700 XT graphics cards. Whether you want the uncompromising performance and cooling capabilities of ROG Strix, the durable and dependable power of TUF Gaming, or the compatibility and flexibility of our Dual cooler, there’s an ASUS Radeon™ RX 6700 XT graphics card that’s tailor-made for your PC.
The ROG Strix Radeon RX 6700 XT brims with beastly style and performance
The ROG Strix Radeon™ RX 6700 XT graphics card boasts an extroverted style that wraps up all of our latest innovations for air-cooled graphics cards. We start with a massive triple-slot heatsink that uses a dense array of fins run through with seven heat pipes for high heat dissipation potential. Heatsink and GPU meet using a baseplate finished with our MaxContact process for increased surface area and better thermal transfer from the GPU.
Three fans using our latest Axial-tech design push plenty of air through the heatsink at low noise levels for a chilly and quiet GPU. We carefully considered the role of each fan in the overall cooling design, refining their barrier rings and blade counts for optimal air dispersion through every part of the heatsink.
A short custom PCB creates extra room for hot air to pass directly into the case’s airflow path through a cutout in the backplate, improving overall system temperatures. A pair of our exclusive FanConnect II headers allow gamers to tie case fan speeds directly to GPU temperatures for a rush of cooling airflow when the system needs it most. Finally, a zero-dB mode at idle and under light loads helps keep the system as quiet as possible.
Distinctive style comes standard on the ROG Strix Radeon™ RX 6700 XT graphics card. A black-and-gray primary color palette enhanced with metallic accents broadcasts your ROG allegiance to the world while integrating seamlessly with elaborate case lighting schemes.
The ROG Strix card also features a bold full-length addressable RGB LED strip on its left edge that’s compatible with Aura Sync for a striking light show that’s easy to coordinate with compatible peripherals. As a finishing touch, the full-length metal backplate doesn’t just look good, in tandem with a large stiffening frame, it minimizes PCB flex when the graphics card is installed in your system.
The TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6700 XT impresses with quiet competence
The TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 6700 XT graphics card exudes quiet competence with a new industrial design. Its triple-slot heatsink comes sandwiched between a monochrome, brushed-aluminum shroud and a full-coverage backplate, both of which are imprinted with subtle TUF Gaming graphics to clue close observers in to your preference for purposeful performance.
An Aura RGB-backlit TUF Gaming logo lets users put a finishing touch of color on the system, or it can be switched off entirely for a stealthy rig. The TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 6700 XT’s style may be stealthy, but its clock speeds, operating temperatures, and low noise levels make a big impression.
Three counter-rotating fans built with our latest Axial-tech design move more air through the massive 2.9-slot heatsink at a given RPM for better performance without increasing noise output. Differing blade counts between the central and outer fans optimize airflow for each zone of the heatsink to keep every component’s temperature where it needs to be.
A large cut-out in the backplate ahead of the short custom PCB allows more hot air to enter the case’s natural airflow path for even better cooling performance. Finally, with a zero-dB fan mode at idle, the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 6700 XT is as easy on the ears as it is on the eyes.
This card is built to take whatever you can throw at it during lengthy gaming sessions. Auto-Extreme assembly technology, used across our lineup, precisely places and solders components without human intervention to boost reliability and build quality. A 144-hour testing regime and extra-sturdy capacitors ensure out-of-the-box reliability and a long service life, and a strong reinforcement frame minimizes PCB flex when the card is installed in your system.
The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6700 XT puts big performance in a simple package
Delivering the latest AMD RNDA™ 2 architecture experience in its purest form, the ASUS Radeon™ RX 6700 XT melds performance and simplicity like no other. Leveraging advanced cooling technologies derived from flagship graphics cards, the Dual opts for substance over style, the perfect choice for a well-balanced build.
The Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT’s cooling power starts with a pair of fans built with our proven Axial-tech design. Their focused airflow moves through a 2.7-slot heatsink enveloped by a clean black-and-white shroud with a subtle LED accent for a classy, eye-catching style. The fans can stop at idle to keep your system’s noise signature as unobtrusive as possible during light loads.
A full-coverage aluminum backplate embossed with subtle graphics and a polished stainless steel mounting bracket keep this card looking good from any angle, while our Auto-Extreme assembly process and 144-hour validation cycle ensure it will reliably keep the pixels flowing.
AVAILABILITY & PRICING
For more information on pricing and availability of our new Radeon RX 6800 XT Series graphics cards, please contact your local ASUS representative.
● The first of kind tournament all set to commence from 15th March 2021 ● Players to receive prizes worth Rs. 2.5 lakhs
India, 03rd March 2021: Indian Gaming League, India’s recognized competitive gaming and esports league and the one-stop hub for all the gaming enthusiasts has announced the launch of Indian Gaming League Championship Cup Season 1. This will be a first of its kind tournament in the online gaming and esports segment aiming to boost the esports segment in India and to cater to the gamers increasing demand for innovative and interactive games.
The tournament will witness users playing and competing in six thrilling games. The match is all set to commence from 15th March 2021 and will conclude on 28th April 2021. This is an open tournament and the users can directly register themselves from the official website to participate.
The users have a reason to rejoice as they also have an opportunity to win exciting prizes worth Rs.2.5 lakhs. The match will also be accompanied by the Indian Gaming League Awards, the first of its kind high-end virtual awards night to felicitate the winners of the championship. The gala event will be hosted by MTV’s fame Rannvijay Singha and Anusha Dandekar.
Mr. Yash Pariani, CEO of, Indian Gaming League, expresses his elation over the announcement, “E-sports has picked up the pace and its future indeed seems promising. We are prepping up for the launch of IGL Championship Cup Season 1 and are anticipating a good response from the gamers. We are making concerted efforts to make this journey thrilling and exciting for the users. The Championship cup will be followed up with the first-of-its-kind awards show. Which will be a star-studded event with an aim to honor Esports and to motivate the youth to pursue Esports gaming. This will bring us closer to our broader vision of making Esports & IGL a household name ‘’
Mr. Ashish Chowdhry, Director, Hindustan Talkies shares his joy and says, “The online gaming sector is at its prime in the present times. India possessing the largest youth population and witnessing a surge in smartphone usage combined with the availability of the internet will help in the growth and acceptance of e-sports. With this collaboration with Indian Gaming League, we at Hindustan Talkies wish to foray into the e-sports sector and connect with the vast and diverse audiences. We extend our best wishes to IGL for their championship league and are eagerly waiting for the awards night. “
Indian Gaming League has successfully created a position for itself. It has earned a huge user base and has been able to grow it threefold in the last 12 months. It also hosted over 3000 gaming tournaments in 2020.
MediaTek has been on the forefront of making chips for Smart TVs and devices for quite some time now. As the Smart TV market gets heated up and 4K TVs are on high demand, MediaTek has launched a new SoC that is specifically made to power next-gen 4K Smart TVs.
As the Taiwanese chipmaker claims, the MediaTek MT9638 is a high performance SoC designed for premium 4K60 HDR Smart TVs with MEMC capability. It combines a high performance, multi-core CPU and APU (AI processing unit), wide memory bus, modern GPU, and a number of image and audio enhancement tools.
The integrated APU enables up to 10X faster processing times compared to external AI-chip solutions, at considerably lower power and with a reliability that avoids dropped frames, ensuring a high quality viewing experience.
To deliver the best content, the MT9638 can decode 4K content (AV1, HEVC, VP9), also supports Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual X surround sound, global HDR standards and displays with up to 2304 backlight dimming zones, providing viewers best-in-class experiences for cinematic entertainment.
If you do not know, MediaTek has already been helping Television makers to upscale content so the unique AI-SR (super resolution), AI-PQ (picture quality) & AI-AQ (audio quality) technologies work together to automatically upscale and improve image and audio quality in real-time video, whether its live TV, online streams, or via disc-based media.
Not only this, MediaTek has used its experience of powering Smart speakers and IoT devices to integrate AI voice recognition with the SoC. MediaTek AI voice technologies will allow brands to integrate voice assistants directly into their smart TVs, enabling users to directly control their TV or allowing other home IoT integration.
Specifications:
ARM Cortex-A55 CPU w/ Mali-G52 GPU
4K60 resolution support w/ HEVC, VP9, AV1 decoding
HDR10+ w/ local dimming over 2000 zones
Dolby Atmos, DTS Virtual X audio support
HDMI 2.1a, USB 3.0, Wi-Fi 6 integration
Support for up to four far-field microphones
Unique features like 4K60 MEMC, AI-SR, AI-PQ, AI-AQ, AI-Voice, SDR to HDR, Scene Detection
Know more about the new MediaTek MT9638 SoC from here.
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, the rumored extended edition, has been ready to release for quite some time now for the PS4 and PS5, and according to an insider, it’s going to be announced soon.
Wccftech had reported in early 2021 that an extended edition of Death Stranding is coming very soon for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Though Sony or Kojima Productions, no one has confirmed officially, this version is rumored to contain a new story as well. Navtra, a reputable ResetEra insider informed this in January 2021.
Till now, we all are waiting for the announcement from Sony and Kojima about this extended PS4 and PS5 versions of the game. This mentioned rumor is making its own way on the internet, many were expected it to be announced during the PlayStation State of Play broadcast in the last week. The same thing applies to the rumored Life is Strange installment, which could be titled Life is Strange: True Colors.
Navtra wrote on ResetEra forums when asked about it, “Who knows? It has been ready and done for a while now, though. Genuinely expected it to be revealed today. Same goes for LiS: True Colors.”
“I’d give it one more month maybe.”
For now, take all this information as a pinch of salt. Regarding PlayStation-related information, in the past, Navtra has proven to be a reliable source. Death Stranding was launched in 2019 for PlayStation 4. Hideo Kojima’s this game was released for PC also.
Yesterday AMD announced their absolute best 1440p gaming graphics card or the Radeon RX 6700 XT, a successor to the insanely popular RX 5700 XT. However, being priced at $479, only $100 less than the 4K gaming capable RX 6800 and $169 less than the flagship Radeon RX 6800 XT, does it makes sense against NVIDIA’s GPUs?
One of the biggest advantages AMD is giving gamers is that they want to keep these cards future-proof, so stuffing the GPU with over 10GB of VRAM on all cards makes sense. So, even though the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is made for 1440p gaming but has been provided with 12GB of GDDR6 of memory.
Though in our RX 6800 series review, we saw that that enormous amount of VRAM is not required as of today but if games like Cyberpunk continue coming down the road, having extra VRAM is good. Also, these cards with such huge memory is a good deal for content creators as well, who needs that memory bandwidth.
In our Radeon RX 6800 XT vs RTX 3080, we saw how AMD’s memory bandwidth is ripping NVIDIA in productivity benchmarks, so the RX 6700 XT few fewer cores, a 192-bit memory interface, and 96MB infinity cache, however, comes with a higher game clock speed.
AMD showed how 144Hz refresh monitors are widely becoming popular among gamers as gamers prefer 1440p gaming these days. So, delivering the absolute best gaming GPU for 1440p gaming makes sense, but that $479 price tag is higher than RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3060.
The Red team also gave some benchmarks to compare the new GPU against the older NVIDIA ones and showed how 12GB RAM plays an important role and the RX 6700 XT comfortably beat RTX 2080 Super in almost all games.
Interestingly, AMD showed another slide where they compared the new card against RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070, wherein 1440p the AMD GPU comfortably beats them except the NVIDIA favoring Watch Dogs Legion. This comes as no surprise to us in our RX 6800 series review; we saw AMD has the edge over NVIDIA in 1440p gaming.
AMD also announced some new games which will support ray tracing, but we know AMDs FidelityFX is not the absolute best against NVIDIA’s mature ray tracing tech.
We know how popular eSports gaming has become in recent days and players love 1440p gaming with high frame rates. So, they showed how in games like CSGO, Hyper Scape, League of Legends, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege, and Valorant you get 100s of frame rates at 1440p.
AMD also showed some of their software features like Radeon Boost, Anti-Lag, Image Sharpening helps to improve gaming performance along with their new Smart Access Memory feature. However, the main feature which we are waiting for has to be the FidelityFX Super Resolution or an NVIDIA DLSS replacement on RDNA 2 based GPUs.
As per AMD, they want to implement it across all platform including consoles, laptops, desktops, all at once, so its taking time for them to implement it. Now, until and unless we see that tech and how that affect games, NVIDIA has a slight edge over AMD.
As of the pricing & availability, AMD will be launching the card on March 18 and they have assured customers with good amount of stocks and promised gamers can get the reference GPUs from AMD.com each week.
This will be a grand launch as on the same day, board partners including ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE, and XFX will also make their own Radeon RX 6700 XT available. Interestingly, with the $479 price tag, they have stated it to be subject to change, so if it decreases to like $449, this could be a lucrative deal for gamers.
Stay tuned for the RX 6700 XT review on TechnoSports 😉
Juventus have confirmed the permanent signing of Weston McKennie from Schalke, after initially joining the Serie A champions on a loan deal with an obligation to buy. The player has arguably been Juventus’ best midfielder this season, and has consistently performed well for Andrea Pirlo’s team to get them where they are at this stage of the season.
The Bianconeri will pay €18.5 million to Schalke for the player, and this value could rise by more than €6.5 million if certain achievements are met by McKennie. The player’s new contract in Turin is expected to run through the 2024-25 season.
🚨 OFFICIAL: Juventus have activated the clause to sign Weston McKennie from Schalke on a permanent deal ✅
McKennie moves for €18.5m with a potential €6.5m in add-ons, on a contract to 2025 🤝 pic.twitter.com/4vMqXH11sC
McKennie has been praised by many for his intensity on the pitch and his runs into the box that have resulted in the American being the scorer of some very important goals in the club’s ongoing season. He has now managed to establish himself as one of the first names on the team sheet, and given that he is only 22, is looking like another unbelievable deal made by the Italian giants.
McKennie has already enjoyed silverware with Juventus, winning the Italian Super Cup against Napoli in January. He is also the first American to ever play for Juventus, and could even be one of the best Americans to ever play in Europe by the time his spell with Juventus comes to an end.
McKennie stats compared to other Juve midfielders this season in Serie A only:
“Weston McKennie’s adventure with the Juventus shirt started very well and, as they say, the numbers don’t lie,” Juve said in announcing the deal.
“Wes has proven to be a very important resource for coach [Andrea] Pirlo, having already put his signature on important performances and goals. It’s impossible not to think about his goal against Barcelona at Camp Nou, or the one in the Derby della Mole – his first in the black and white jersey.
“It’s also important to note that he is also the youngest midfielder in this league with at least four goals, as well as the best American scorer in Serie A history. In six of the goals he has actively participated in (four goals and two assists), Juventus have always won.
“It’s because of this, that as of today, he has become an outright Juventus player, with the club having made the move permanent from Schalke.”
