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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D: In-Depth Review of the 2nd Gen 3D V-Cache Flagship

2025-03-12

AMD unveiled a plethora of products at CES, including the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D, featuring the second generation 3D V-Cache technology. This article delves into the specifications, features, and performance of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Compared to its predecessors, the 9950X3D boasts higher clock speeds and TDP, and by directly bonding the 3D V-Cache to the bottom of the CCD, it addresses thermal limitations and unlocks full overclocking capabilities. Its massive 128MB L3 cache significantly boosts gaming performance, while AMD's 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer ensures workloads run on the correct CCD. Benchmarks reveal the Ryzen 9 9950X3D excels in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads.

AMD Unveils RDNA 4 Architecture and Radeon RX 9070 Series GPUs

2025-03-01

AMD officially revealed its RDNA 4 GPU architecture and the Radeon RX 9070 series, built upon it. RDNA 4 boasts significant improvements in efficiency, ray tracing, and AI performance. Featuring a single-chip design, it includes enhanced Infinity Cache and higher memory bandwidth. Targeting the mid-range market, the RX 9070 series offers performance comparable to the RTX 4070 Ti or RTX 5070 Ti, bundled with technologies like FSR 4 and HYPR-RX. AMD also introduced new software features, including an AI Apps Manager and the LLM-powered chatbot, AMD Chat, enhancing user experience.

Meta's AI Training Data Scandal: Leaked Emails Expose Torrenting of 81.7TB of Pirated Material

2025-02-16

Meta is facing a class-action lawsuit for copyright infringement. Newly unsealed court documents reveal internal communications showing Meta employees used at least 81.7TB of illegally torrented data from shadow libraries like LibGen to train their AI models. Emails reveal employees voiced ethical concerns and even used VPNs to mask their IP addresses while torrenting and seeding copyrighted material. This contradicts previous depositions, bolstering the plaintiff's case and potentially significantly damaging Meta's defense.