AMD no expect say dem Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 launch video go turn to serious gist about software support, but na so e happen as plenty pipo quick shift attention go FSR 4 availability for old Radeon GPUs. The video gather over 1,000 comments, and nearly one-third of dem dey focus on FSR 4, show how users dey care about feature support pass new hardware launch.
The gist highlight growing wahala among Radeon users wey still dey run RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 GPUs and dey wait for official confirmation on FSR 4 compatibility. AMD don dey quiet on this matter for months, even though internal version of FSR 4 for old architectures leak before and still dey in use today through community effort.
Hardware Unboxed bring attention to this trend, wey make pipo look wella the comment section under AMD announcement video. The numbers show clear situation, with almost one-third of replies dey ask about FSR 4 support while another big share focus on the CPU itself, and this split show say software support matter wella like hardware for many users.
Modding teams don already start to fix issues for the leaked version, wey further prove say demand dey even if AMD no address am publicly. AMD don hint about possible FSR 4 Lite version, and many pipo expect update alongside recent FSR 4.1 release, but e no happen, wey just add to confusion.
At the same time, Sony confirm say dem updated PSSR use INT8 path wey compatible with RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 class hardware, raise more questions about wetin dey technically possible for old GPUs. The company silence continue despite repeated questions from both users and media, and that lack of response dey shape the narrative around this matter.
Many users talk say dem dey ready to accept lower performance if e mean say dem go access FSR 4 improved image quality, but AMD no acknowledge this demand, leave the community to depend on unofficial solutions for now.
AMD new 9950X3D2 don finally show face after months of speculation, leaks, and rumors. At the same time, Intel cancel dem planned Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, new flagship of dem own. Coincidence? Some pipo think say e no be coincidence, with AMD possibly dey hold this dual-V-Cache CPU for some time, just dey wait for correct time to rug-pull Intel before dem big announcement.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 na 16-core, 32-thread CPU with two 3D V-Cache chips—one for each internal CCX chiplet. This na something wey pipo don dey ask AMD about for several generations, and rumors of this chip design don dey circulate since Zen 5 launch for second half of 2024. But AMD only now decide to drop am for market, funny enough, around the time when Intel dey plan dem own refreshed top chip.
Instead, we get the 270K and 250K—two fantastic CPUs for gaming and productivity, and real value propositions wey challenge Intel 9800X3D as the best gaming chip, even if dem still leave Ryzen on top. But the 290K Plus fit don pass the 9950X3D and 9950X for production and gaming. But not the 9950X3D2, e seem, as Intel decline to compete.
This conspiracy, wey YouTube channel Moore’s Law is Dead put forward, make plenty sense from marketing and manufacturing perspectives. E suggest say, even with the 290K cancellation, Intel force AMD hand. No enormous performance gains dey with the new chip, but the 9950X3D2 go more expensive to produce, so if AMD no need make am and fit instead sell everybody the 9950X3D, dem for don do am. But with the 290K dey loom, AMD respond with dem banked chip design, and e fast enough say Intel no likely compete.
So why offer worse, more expensive flagship wey no go sell? This na shame for Intel fans, but for gamers and content creators, the new dual V-cache chip dey exciting for few key ways. E offer better AI and simulation performance—up to 13% faster than the 9950X3D, according to AMD numbers. E also fast for rendering and compiling, though less than 10% for each case. The price go likely dey for $1,000 range, wey no ideal, but for professionals and gamers wey want peak performance everywhere, option don dey now.
PC and notebook buyers dey face further trouble. The ongoing memory crisis fit follow by shortage of processors, reports news agency Nikkei Asia. Both AMD and Intel dey apparently concentrate on server processors, including for AI data centers. For mid-February, market observer Mercury Research already announce say Intel dey switch production lines for notebook and desktop processors to server models.
AMD focus on servers dey obvious: the manufacturer don so far only show Epyc models from next CPU generation with Zen 6 architecture. Asian media recently report 10 percent price increases for Intel processors. AMD go follow suit for coming weeks; 10 to 15 percent dey for talks. Intel no even deny the price adjustments.
For statement to Nikkei, spokesperson confirm say Intel don “inform customers of planned pricing updates on select products, reflecting sustained demand, increased component and material costs, and evolving market dynamics.” Intel global supply chain chief Dave Guzzi also recently admit for interview with CRN say processor shortages dey exist “across the board.”
However, rising costs no be the biggest problem for PC and notebook manufacturers. General availability go become particularly problematic for spring and summer. Delivery times to manufacturers don reportedly already increase from one to two weeks to eight to 12 weeks. For exceptional cases, dem talk say dem don already half year long.
Particularly, low-margin entry-level and mid-range processors fit become scarce for coming months. AMD and Intel dey apparently focus on high-end CPUs for retail business. AMD recently announce desktop top model Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 for end of April, but no yet announce price—bad sign. At least: Intel recently refresh dem desktop mid-range with particularly good price-performance ratio.
Intel and AMD don prioritize production of server CPUs, manager at PC manufacturer tell Nikkei. As result, supply for PCs don decrease. Available quantities dey far below volume of the quarter. “Wetin we worry about na say even if we pay more we still no fit get more. The CPU shortage dey get more serious day by day, no less than memory chip situation.”
Prices don already dey rise for some cases. This dey particularly evident with AMD old Ryzen 5000 models for AM4 platform, wey don so far serve as entry-level class. The before particularly inexpensive Ryzen 5 5600 cost less than 80 euros at times and don since increase by about 40 percent.
Current situation na opportunity for Qualcomm. Notebook manufacturers dey apparently willing to give Snapdragon processors with ARM architecture more chance if the company fit deliver more than AMD and Intel.
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