http://www.gadgetsmagazine.com.ph JULY 2019 65
level cache hierarchy that offers reduced
higherbandwith, for better latency better
performance at lower power consumption. It’s
an extremely elegant solution that engineers
worked hard to actualize, and is a great source of
pride for everyone in the company. The results
are clear: 1.25x higher performance per clock,
over the previous architecture. The consumer gets
more horsepower, for better graphics, physics,
and a more immersive gaming experience, while
maintaining the high framerates to keep games
smooth. This also translates into responsiveness,
and a real, competitive edge for Radeon users
over the competition, and for those who want
to stream, better encoding for the popular
compression standards.Also announced were a few additional features
that are rolling out for better gaming. Radeon
Image Sharpening stood out as one of ourfavorites. By restoring visual clarity lost to softening
by post-processing effects, it makes games
appear noticeably sharper, at virtually no hit to
performance. This should prove valuable to players
who upscale video and end up losing some detail
in the process. The fact it’s enabled with a single
switch, and that there’s hardly any noticeable
performance penalty is just the cherry on top.Radeon’s Anti-Lag is AMD’s gift to eSports gamers.
Switching the feature on decreases the time
between a command input from the mouse or
keyboard, and the command appearing on-screen.
In competitive games where every frame counts,
this could spell the difference between a kill, and
feeding kills to the opposing team.Unparalleled CPU PerformanceThe event wouldn’t be complete without
unveiling the latest Ryzen Processors. The entire
3rd generation desktop processor family was on
show, from the Ryzen 5 3600x, all the way up to
the world’s first 16-core Gaming CPU, the Ryzen
9 3950X that runs a solid 3.5GHz, with a 4.7GHz
boost, at 105W TDP. Let that last one sink in for a
moment.The 3rd Gen Ryzen 9 3900x processor in particular
delivers 14 percent better single-threaded
performance, and 6 percent better multi-threaded
performance, at lower power than
similarly-prices competition. This translates in
generally better gaming performance across
mainstream gaming titles at 1080p. The edge is
even more apparent when streaming is throwninto the equation. Feeding a Twitch stream
with the Ryzen 9 3900X delivers a smooth 59
FPS for a game like The Division 2, while on the
competition, it’s a slideshow at 1.6 FPS. There’s
just no comparison. Even at the lower end of the
Ryzen family, the 3600X offers great performance
per dollar, particularly against other brands at
eSports titles, the realm in which it is mainly
expected to perform.Creators also get a boost with the new family of
CPUs. With up to 47 percent better performance
for content creation for the Ryzen 9, and a wide
selection of motherboards to fit particular needs,
it’s the clear choice for anyone looking to do
gaming, content creation, and general computing.It also offers true PCIe 4.0 support for the next
generation of computing.The gains don’t end there. With massive potential
for BIOS and Windows overclocking, this is a great
option for enthusiasts who want to push the limits
of what their hardware can achieve. At the event,
the Ryzen Overclocking Team managed to push
the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950x to a monster 5.375
GHz, for a new record for a 16-core processor, and
a new record for a mainstream-socket CPU.AMD has made waves with their latest Radeon
and Ryzen products. They’re putting themselves
on top with solid performance, great prices, and
cutting-edge architecture. We can’t wait to see
where the company will next take computing, but
we definitely want to find out.