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AMD Launches the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU

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Just not too long after NVIDIA pushes their latest GeForce RTX 3060, AMD answered with their latest AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT. Before we go on though, we are not going to be doing many comparisons between the two. This is a good one though.

AMD touts the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card to be your 1440p gaming buddy. 1440p as in the display resolution, if you did not get it. In that case also, the RX 6700 XT might be the best value for money card AMD can offer with RDNA 2 and Smart Access Memory features out of the box. Considering that Smart Access Memory function is now available for AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series processors, this could be time for you to upgrade your GPU to an RX 6000 series.

Source: AMD

The headline numbers are 7nm process technology, 12GB of RAM, 40 compute units, clock speeds up to 2581 MHz (Boost), 196 bit of memory interface, and 96 MB of infinity cache. All this at a maximum power draw of 230W. You can undervolt the card as well to optimise heat management and reducing power draw.

All this results in supposed gains in 1440p resolution gaming. In that sense, the RX 6700 XT is really made for the most popular gaming segment in the PC gaming industry. The best-selling gaming monitors are 1440p gaming monitors at this point and that has not come with a lot of surprise given the value that 1440p monitors offer for their prices.

  • Source: AMD
  • Source: AMD
  • Source: AMD

AMD claims to boast more than 165fps consistently in selected esports titles. You do need every inch of advantage when it comes to eSports and you can really appreciate the extra fps whenever you get into an intense battle with another player. A few fps could be the difference to winning that battle, or losing your cool. But of course, there is also AMD’s Radeon Anti-Lag feature to really boost your advantage in eSports.

Source: AMD

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT will be available 18th March 2021 onward from board partners like ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE, and XFX. The card should start at US$ 479 (MYR 1,942*). Of course, prices and stock availability varies from each board manufacturer. There are no official word yet on local availability from the board partners but we assume that they will make some form of announcement closer to the release date later this month. More information on the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is available through their website.

*Approximate conversion based on US$ 1 = MYR 4.05 as of 04/03/2020 on xe.com

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Celcom x Alliance Bank – Value for SMEs

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Celcom recently announced their Business Suite for Retail. What is that? The Business Suite is technically their service plan. You can liken them to the Celcom Mobile or Internet plan; the only difference is that the Business Suite, as the name suggest, is for businesses; Small Medium Enterprises (SME) specifically.

You can find out more on their site, here. Briefly, Celcom’s Business Suite for Retail is a complete business end-to-end telecommunication and data solution. You get phone plans, data plans, payment solutions, and more depending on the plans you select. If you need to, you can even throw in Microsoft Office 365 into the plan. The plans are basically perfect solutions for SMEs.

Alliance Bank is known for their very extensive and generous SME programs. They have the BizSmart program to promote and encourage the growth of the SME segment in Malaysia. Of course, when there is a chance to deliver even more value to SMEs, they would want to be the first to be a part of it. They have plenty of solutions for SME after all; the SME Express Cash for example.

Source: Celcom

The partnership that just happened today marks the combination of two forces in the SME specific services space. Celcom Business Suite for Retail subscribers are now eligible for Alliance Bank’s extensive financing plans for SMEs. Thanks to the collaboration as well the processes and pains of applying for Alliance Bank’s financing programs are expedited and shortened. SMEs might even be able to get preferred rates on Alliance Bank’s business loan programs like Express Cash if they are subscribed to Celcom Business Suite for Retail.

Information regarding Celcom’s Business Suite for Retail is available on their website. You can also sign up for Alliance Bank’s available financing programs via the same website.