Computex 2021

AMD confirms the use of Radeon Graphics in Samsung Flagship Exynos SoC and Next-Gen Tesla Cars during Computex 2021.

Upcoming new series of products from many companies have been confirmed during the virtual Computex 2021. One such company is AMD that has confirmed two rumors which were spreading in the air for a while. Dr. Lisa Su, CEO of AMD has confirmed that the partnership of AMD with Samsung and Tesla is going to the next level with AMD’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture. This new graphics architecture of AMD Radeon will be incorporated in Samsung’s next flagship Exynos SoC and both the Ryzen APU and GPU will power Tesla’s cars. For the Tesla company, both APUs and GPUs of AMD Ryzen will be used in the next Tesla Model S and Model X revisions.

Partnership of Samsung and AMD

The two companies have joined hands in June 2019 which will allow Samsung to have access to the license for AMD’s Radeon graphics IP for the company’s future Exynos processors. Though both the companies had entered into a partnership two years ago, the details of the agreement have not been revealed by either of them. Even the details of the partnership between AMD and Tesla are unknown. But very soon both Samsung and Tesla will make announcements about their individual new products which will be powered by AMD Radeon graphics. Samsung has dropped just a small hint that the first Exynos processor with Radeon graphics will be released in 2021 but no further information was provided.

During the virtual event of Computex 2021, Su has mentioned that Samsung will use Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics for its new flagship Exynos smartphone processor. She further added this new product will also support ray tracing and variable rate shading. The rest of the details about the product will be announced by Samsung itself later this year. The existing Samsung customers are going to see which new series of smartphones will receive high-end integrated graphics capabilities. Samsung has used a blend of its own Exynos processors along with Qualcomm chips (Snapdragon) to build most of the models but this time the company is making it more exciting.

Samsung and AMD

Samsung hasn’t announced anything clearly regarding the details of the products. So, it is uncertain if the company is planning to use this upcoming Exynos SoC in smartphones or any other products or both. Tablets are another range of high-demand products but there is a rumor that Samsung is planning to launch laptops running Windows on Arm (Gadgets 360). If Samsung is planning to launch these new models of laptops it will give a competition to Apple which has started developing its own Arm-based processors. But, Samsung is famous for its wide range of smartphones in every market around the world, so it is unpredictable how the laptop market would turn out if the company truly releases it.

AMD and Tesla

Though the company has announced the partnership for Tesla Model S and X recently, the rumor spread in the market when Tesla announced the redesign of these models earlier this year. Tesla is planning to avail high-end gaming in these revised versions of cars which will require high graphics horsepower. With an embedded Ryzen APU powering the in-dash infotainment system of the new Tesla cars coupled with an RDNA 2-based GPU, it will allow the users to run AAA games.

Both the X and S models of the Tesla cars are featuring large dashboards touch screens along with rear passenger screens. Along with the modification to the infotainment systems, Tesla has also begun testing compatibility with wireless controllers which will allow the passengers to game from any seat. But, Tesla has not yet announced which game developers will be supported in this new environment or what is the software used to run the platform.

AMD CEO, Lisa Su has also mentioned that the new AMD GPU can deliver up to 10 Teraflops of graphics throughput. The graphics of AMD are already implemented in Son’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox gaming consoles. So, the gamers have a fair idea of the performance that can be delivered by the graphics of AMD given that the company is expanding its collaboration.

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Intel announced a few products including 5G Solution 5000, New Tiger Lake Laptop CPUs at Computex 2021

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With the ongoing pandemic since last year, there has been a great surge in demand for high-performing gadgets. Seeing how the demand for highly efficient gadgets has risen, has changed the scenario of the entire IT industry. Intel during Computex 2021 showed a keynote presentation of how PCs have become important not only for work but also for education and entertainment.

Be it laptops or smartphones, every student to professional around the world wants high multitasking capabilities and strong connectivity. So, Intel has decided to bring a few brand-new products into the market to make communication and workflow in this pandemic easier and better. The company is launching a 5G module for PCs, that is, the Intel 5G Solution 5000 and new 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs for thin and light laptops. Intel also showed a glimpse of the upcoming 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs up to and running for both desktops and laptops.

Intel 5G Solution 5000

Intel has developed this new 5G Solution 5000 in collaboration with two other companies, MediaTek and Fibocom. This 5G solution has been developed to incorporate laptops and desktops which will help the demand for 5G networks as well as improve the existing connectivity. There are still many people out there who depend on cellular data even while logging in through a PC. So, this new 5G solution will improve the connectivity for them.

The planning for building this 5G solution started a couple of years ago when Dell and HP were supposed to be the first companies to introduce this new Intel’s 5G solution. But, in the present scenario, it has been confirmed that Acer, Asus, and HP will introduce laptops with this 5G solution in 2021. The new laptops which will be introduced will be based on both Intel 11th Gen U-Series and H-Series CPU families (Gadgets 360). This suggests that the performance and connectivity will be enhanced for both thin and light laptops as well as gaming laptops. Intel along with the partnered companies are planning to launch around 30 laptops integrated with 5G modem and Tiger Lake (and Alder Lake) CPUs next year.

Capabilities of the new 5G Solution 5000

The new 5G solution 5000 will be implemented using the standard M.2 interface but in a wider module than the current day’s SSD. This solution will work for both laptops and desktops running on Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS. Intel provides worldwide carrier certification and some of them include APAC, Japan, Australia, North America, etc. So, once the laptop is provided with this new connectivity solution, the user can connect to 5G NR networks, 4G LTE networks, and even 3G networks. The 5G solution will support sub-6GHz 5G and also up to 4.7Gbps downloads and 1.25Gbps upload speeds as claimed by the company.

New Tiger Lake CPUs

Intel will launch two brand new Tiger Lake CPUs which are Core i7 1195G7 and Core i5 1155G7. The former CPU will have a single-core turbo speed of 5GHz while the latter one will have up to 4.5GHz. Both of these CPUs will feature Intel Iris Xe graphics and have 12-28W configurable TDP targets. Not to mention that these new CPUs will compete with AMD Ryzen 5000 CPU series. Intel and AMD are in strong neck-to-neck competition and each one is coming up with something better, efficient, and proficient every time.

The demand of consumers is changing with time, and the real winner is the one who can evolve faster along with a sustainable approach. At the end of Computex 2021, Intel also presented the eco-friendly Acer Aspire Vero Notebook which is made from recycled materials of the post-consumer sector. This is an example of a sustainable approach which is important for a better ecosystem where both nature and technology can thrive together.