AMD Ryzen Refresh vs Intel Core Ultra and NVIDIA DLSS 5 Controversy Explained

AMD prepares higher base clock Ryzen refresh to counter Intel Core Ultra chips with increased cores and competitive pricing.

Hardware by Naheyan Tahmin on Mar 20, 2026

The memory issue is still affecting the market, leading to strange products that can mislead shoppers. A new memory pack has been announced. It comes with one working stick and one filler module. The second stick is just for RGB and doesn't have any memory.

Even though it is explicitly labeled as an RGB filler kit and has proven to work in a single channel, there are still issues. Some people might think it's dual-channel at first glance, and resellers might claim it is too.

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Problems with the Memory Market

According to market forecasts, memory costs are unlikely to stabilize any time soon, and even by the second half of 2027, they are not expected to decline. Because of this, we will probably see more unusual deals like this one. Be careful when buying memory and double-check the specs before making a choice.

AMD reacts to Intel's Core Ultra Refresh

AMD is making new CPUs to compete with Intel's new Core Ultra series. Intel released new processors with more cores at competitive prices, prompting AMD to respond with its own launches. Competition remains a major driver of both firms' continued improvements.

The upcoming Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X may not seem significant at first, given only a 100MHz boost clock increase. But the base clocks get a bigger boost, rising by 400 MHz compared to their non-50 counterparts. This is about a 10% boost, which should lead to higher all-core performance over time.

AMD raised the TDP from 65W to 120W to do this. Intel's chips improve with more cores, while AMD's focus is on higher sustained performance. In the end, the price will decide how competitive these processors are in the market.

DLSS5 Controversy and Angry Gamers

A lot of people are upset with Nvidia's DLSS5 technology since it changed its purpose. DLSS5 differs from earlier versions because it uses AI to adjust how games look rather than just improving performance. This makes adjustments that could modify the original artistic purpose and the overall vibe.

The CEO of Nvidia said gamers are wrong to complain and stressed that DLSS5 blends generative AI with control over geometry and textures. But this answer doesn't adequately address worries about changes in how things look. Even if developers can make the AI better fit their artistic vision, there remain limits.

The fact that DLSS5 can work with Nvidia Streamline means that it can also work with older games using modding tools. This means that updates can be made without the original developer's help. Even though it's currently optional, similar technologies have in the past become standard requirements. Developers are using AI systems instead of spending money on design and world-building. This makes me even more worried about the long-term effects.

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What Nvidia's Olympus Cores mean for the CPU Market

NVIDIA has released new ARM-based CPU cores called Olympus. These could affect the entire CPU market. These cores are already part of the Vera architecture. Still, they might one day show up in desktop and laptop computers for consumers.

One important feature is spatial multi-threading, which differs from the old ways AMD and Intel employed. Each thread gets its own part of the core, rather than sharing core resources through time slicing. This method fundamentally affects the way workloads are managed. The architecture also features a 10-wide instruction fetch and decode front end, along with neural branch prediction to improve single-threaded performance.

Final Thoughts

NVIDIA says that these cores can be up to 50% faster and up to 90% more efficient than x86 processors for some tasks. If these CPUs reach consumer platforms, they might bring new competitors into a market now mostly controlled by AMD and Intel.

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