Computex is the biggest computing event of the year and it's not even close. Hundreds of manufacturers flock to Taipei to present their latest devices. But in our opinion, just in time for its 50th birthday, AMD dominates the show. AMD opened the entire event with its keynote address, when CEO Lisa Su appeared on stage and introduced the world to AMD Ryzen 3rd Generation, Navi, and Epyc. AMD will release some of the best processors this year, and Nvidia and Intel haven't had much to show for it in response. Therefore, we will explore closely why exactly AMD wins Computex. We are going to examine their processors, graphics cards, and the flow of Computex X570 motherboards and Ryzen laptops. It is definitely an exciting year for Team Red.
X570 everywhere
AMD has announced a new line of Ryzen processors, which of course means a new chipset. However, with the X570, AMD finally represents itself in very high-end passionate motherboards. Cards like the Godlike MSI MEG X570 are the Holy Grail for PC component enthusiasts, with its three M.2 slots and an included expansion card that adds two more. The X570 isn't much of a problem because of the all-dancing motherboard. This chipset marks a true generation shift, thanks to AMD-exclusive features like PCIe 4.0. Especially when AMD Navi comes out this summer, X570 motherboards will be able to extract all the performance. AMD claims that with PCIe 4.0, graphics cards will run up to 69 percent faster and the new M.2 SSDs will be up to 42 percent faster. In just one generation, these are pretty big numbers, and we think the X570 will be the go-to platform in 2019 and 2020.
AMD Ryzen 3000 itself is pretty impressive
Before Computex, we were overwhelmed by a ton of rumors that would have seen up to 16 processors in the mainstream. This did not happen. However, AMD launches the Ryzen 9 3900X on July 7 for €499 (roughly €390, AU 730). This price seems a bit high, but when you consider that you're getting a 12-core, 24-thread chip that can boost up to 4,6GHz, not to mention 3MB L64 cache, you basically get an HEDT. chip at a mainstream price. It was just basic calculations and clock speeds, that would be one thing, but at the AMD conference, Lisa Su claimed that 50rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors benefit from a 9% improvement in IPC (instructions per clock). If this is true, and we'll surely know when the chips will be tested, the Ryzen 3900 9X should have no problem dethroning the Intel Core i9900-9K processor in everyday computing and gaming. Intel has announced a new version of the Intel Core i9900-9900K processor, the 3KS, but to us, this seems like a last minute response to the threat posed by 2rd generation AMD Ryzen. AMD's 7rd Gen Ryzen desktop chips are in the pipeline for Zen 14 at 9nm, while the new Intel chip is still an upgrade from 3900nm Lake Lake. Now, of course, specs aren't everything and we won't know how XNUMXrd Gen AMD Ryzen processors perform in the real world until we review them, but the outlook is bright for AMD. Don't be surprised if, in a month, the AMD Ryzen XNUMX XNUMXX is considered the best processor for gaming.
Don't forget about navi
AMD's talk isn't limited to desktop processors. The new AMD Radeon RX 5000 graphics cards were at the forefront of the keynote. We don't have any specific specs, other than the fact that they are based on a 7nm manufacturing process and use a completely new RDNA GPU architecture. However, we don't have to wait for AMD to provide more information at E3 to know that it will give Nvidia and its Turing architecture a competitive edge. And, the main reason is that PCIe 4.0 has already been mentioned. If AMD can take advantage of the added bandwidth to improve performance as it predicted during the keynote, then we could see AMD start to recapture a share of the GPU market like it did for the processor market with Ryzen. Nvidia Turing graphics cards like the RTX 2080 Ti are too expensive for most users. So we're very excited to see AMD compete with Nvidia for the first time in a few years. We don't know exactly where these new AMD Navi graphics cards will line up with Nvidia's product stack, but we're sure future RTX 2060 and RTX 2070 owners should think twice before. Pledge to stay true to Team Green at Nvidia. vs AMD smackdown. We'll have to wait until E3 2019 to see how hot the competition will be, but there are only a few weeks left. And if Computex Nvidia's presence is more to be had, this "Super" card teased last week had better be something really.
Bring the laptops
Even at CES 2019, we started to see AMD processors in laptops, and even Chromebooks. But, during the Taipei event, Acer announced several Ryzen-powered gaming laptops. AMD isn't exactly about to take over this segment of the market, but if it could promise substantial improvements over the new Ice Lake, we could see it start to compete significantly with Intel in the market. mobile. And if AMD manages to integrate high-end performance with low-power chips, like it did with Ryzen 3, we want more AMD Ryzen laptops because increased battery life expectancy would be very welcome. In the end, Computex isn't done yet, but it's hard to think of a manufacturer that has made a bigger impact at the world's biggest computing event. For us, AMD is easily the star of the week and we can't wait to see how their power moves will make Nvidia and Intel react in the coming months.- Take a look at all the Computex 2019 coverage of LaComparacion. We live in Taipei to keep you up to date with the latest computer news and releases, as well as a hands-on review of everything from new laptops and desktops to powerful new components and impressive overclocking demos. .