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boAt launches Lunar Tigon with AMOLED screen and Bluetooth calling!

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The popular Indian accessories brand, boAt Lifestyle, has launched the Lunar Tigon. The latest member of boAt’s smartwatch family comes with an AMOLED screen, Bluetooth calling feature, and so on. We will delve into further detail about the boAt Lunar Tigon, its detailed specifications, expected price in Nepal, and more!

boAt Lunar Tigon Overview

Design and Display

The boAt Lunar Tigon comes with a round dial with a crown and a button on the left side of the casing. It is available in four different variants: Deep Blue, and Active Black with ocean ridge strap, Steel Black with metal chain strap, and an all gold Metal Gold metal strap.

Boat Lunar Tigon Design

A 1.45-inch AMOLED display greets us on the front with an always-on display feature. It boasts a resolution of 466 x 466 pixels while maintaining a peak brightness of 600 nits. Furthermore, the boAt Lunar Tigon comes with IP67 dust and water resistance.

Features and Battery

The latest smartwatch from boAt comes with all the features you would expect from a smartwatch. It does all the health tracking stuff such as heart rate, blood oxygen, menstrual tracking, etc. Similarly, it also comes with over 100 different sports modes for fitness tracking.

Boat Lunar Tigon Features

Most importantly, the boAt Lunar Tigon allows you to make calls over Bluetooth. Furthermore, you get a voice assistant feature along with live cricket score updates. Lastly, the boAt Lunar Tigon lasts for a week on a single charge as per the company.

boAt Lunar Tigon Specifications

  • Design: Circular design with a crown and button
  • Display: 1.45″ AMOLED panel, Always-on-display, 600 nits peak brightness
  • Resoultion: 466 x 466 pixels
  • Durability: IP67 rated
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth
  • Battery: Up to 7 days
  • Features: Customisable watch faces, 100+ workout modes, Bluetooth phone call, voice assistant, notifications, vitals monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking
  • Companion App: boAt Crest (Android | iOS)
  • Colours: Deep Blue, Active Black, Steel Black, and Metal Gold

boAt Lunar Tigon Price in Nepal and Availability

The latest boAt accessory was launched in India with a starting price of INR 2,899. When it arrives here, we expect the boAt Lunar Tigon price in Nepal to start at NPR 5,599.

boAt Lunar Tigon

Price in India (Official) Price in Nepal (Expected)
Ocean Ridge Strap INR 2,899

NPR 5,599

Metallic Strap

INR 2,999

NPR 5,799

  • Meanwhile, check our Huawei Watch GT 4 review video:

Honor X9a gets a sweet price drop for winter!

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Honor has just launched the Honor X9a in Nepal. With features like a curved AMOLED display and Snapdragon 695 chipset, it will compete with other mid-range smartphones in 2023. So, let’s take a look at what Honor has to offer with the Honor X9a 5G, as well as its official price in Nepal.

Honor X9a Overview:

Design, Display

To begin, the Honor X9a’s main selling point is its display. It has a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED display with a curvature of 45 degrees. Because curved displays are more prone to shattering, Honor provides “Deeply Reinforced Glass” protection that can withstand the stress of over 900Mpa2.

Honor X9a Design and Display

Similarly, this is a 10-bit color depth panel with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a touch sampling rate of 300Hz. There is also a 1920Hz PWM Dimming to reduce flickering in low-light situations, as well as TÜV Rheinland low blue light certification to make the display easy on the eyes.

In terms of design, the smartphone is 7.9mm thick and weighs 175 grams. The device’s back features a large central camera ring that houses a triple camera setup. It comes in Titanium Silver, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black colors.

Performance

Powering the X9a is a Snapdragon 695 chipset. It’s a pretty modest SoC with adequate performance for day-to-day use. But given that smartphones competing with Honor, such as the Realme 10 Pro+ and the Redmi Note 12 Pro / Pro+, offer a better processor, Honor should have made a better choice in this regard.

Memory-wise, you have only the option of 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. And since it doesn’t support a microSD card, there is no option for memory expansion. Whereas the RAM can be virtually expanded up to 5GB using the RAM Turbo feature. Similarly, Honor continues to ship the X9a with Android 12-based Magic UI 6.1.

Cameras

Honor X9a Cameras

On the back, there is a 64MP primary lens, as well as a 5MP ultrawide and a 2MP macro sensor. There is no OIS support, and strangely, the company hasn’t even offered an EIS stabilization. The maximum video resolution you can record from the rear camera is 1080p@30fps. For selfies, you get a 16MP sensor which again, maxes out at 1080p@30fps videos.

Rest of the specs

Besides this, the Honor X9a is stuffed with a 5100mAh battery despite having a slim body. It charges via a 40W adapter that takes less than an hour to fully charge the cell. Similarly, the biometric option includes an in-display fingerprint sensor and face recognition. 

Honor X9a Specifications:

  • Display: 6.67-inches curved AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color depth
  • Resolution: Full HD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels), 20:9
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 695 (6nm Mobile platform)
  • Memory: 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage
  • Software & UI: Magic UI 6.0 based on Android 12
  • Rear Camera: Triple;
    – 64MP primary
    – 5MP ultrawide
    – 2MP macro
  • Front Camera: 16MP (punch-hole cutout)
  • Security: Fingerprint scanner (in-display)
  • Battery: 5,100mAh, 40 wired charging
  • Colors: Titanium Silver, Emerald Green, Midnight Black 
  • Check out the full specs of the Honor X9a here.

Honor X9a Price in Nepal and Availability

The price of the Honor X9a in Nepal is Rs. 45,990. This price is for the 8/256GB memory variant. The company is currently offering Rs. 6000 OFF as a part of the Winter campaign.

Honor X9a  Price in Nepal Winter Offer
8/256GB Rs. 45,990 Rs. 39,990
  • Meanwhile, check out our review of the Honor X9a.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Graphics Cards Price in Nepal [Updated]

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is the company’s flagship consumer-grade graphics card right now. And thanks to the recent crypto crash, it is now available for purchase at a much lower price (albeit still around MSRP) globally, and in Nepal. In this post, we will look at the specifications, features, price, and availability of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT graphics cards in Nepal.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Overview:

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT competes directly with NVIDIA’s RTX 3090 and RTX 3090 Ti graphics cards. It is based on the Navi 21 graphics processor (GPU) and is manufactured on a 7nm process. And its DirectX 12 Ultimate support means hardware raytracing, variable-rate shading, and other features are all available here.

It has a 520mm2 die area and a transistor count of 26.8 billion. Furthermore, there are 5120 stream processors, 320 texture mapping units, and 128 ROPs (Render Output Units). All of this is accompanied by 80 raytracing acceleration cores.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

As for memory, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has 16GB of GDDR6 memory that is connected via a 256-bit memory interface with up to 576GB/s bandwidth. Its game (base) and boost clock frequency are rated at 2100 and 2310MHz, respectively. It connects to the motherboard via two 8-pin power connectors and has 335W TGP.

Key Specifications:

RX 6950 XT 
Architecture RDNA 2
Process TSMC 7nm
Transistor count 26.8 billion
Stream processors 5120
Compute Units 80
Game Clock 2100 MHz
Boost Clock 2310 MHz
Peak Single Precision Performance 23.65 TFLOPs
Peak Half Precision Performance 47.31 TFLOPs
Ray Accelerators 72
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Memory Bus 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 576GB/s
Infinity Cache 128MB
Power 335W

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Price in Nepal

The price of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT aftermarket graphics cards in Nepal starts at Rs. 170,000 in Nepal. You can buy AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT graphics cards in Nepal made by various brands like Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte from Hukut Store.

AMD Graphics Card   Price in Nepal  
Radeon RX 6950 XT Rs. 170,000

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review: Worth the Extra?

If you’re in the market for a midrange Android tablet, the Xiaomi Pad 6 is one of my top recommendations. It’s a testament to how far Xiaomi’s tablets have come in terms of hardware and software. However, Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S9 FE comes with its own perks like an included S Pen, an IP68 rating, and more refined software.

So, should you consider spending some extra for the Tab S9 FE or does the Xiaomi Pad 6 for Rs. 40,000 just make more sense? This review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE aims to answer just that.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Specifications:

  • Body: 254.3 x 165.8 x 6.5 mm, 524 gm, All-metal construction
  • Display: 10.9-inches TFT LCD, 90Hz Refresh Rate, 16M colors
  • Resolution: WUXGA+(2304 x 1440 pixels), 16:10 aspect ratio
  • Chipset: Exynos 1380 (5nm Mobile Platform)
  • CPU: Octa-core (4x Cortex-A78 at 2.4GHz and 4x Cortex-A55 at 2.0GHz)
  • GPU:  Mali-G68 MP5
  • Memory: 6/8GB RAM, 128/256GB storage (expandable)
  • Software & UI: Android 13 with Samsung’s One UI 5.1 on top
  • Rear Camera: Single (8MP sensor, 1080p/30fps videos)
  • Front Camera: 12MP sensor (4k/30fps videos)
  • Audio: Dual stereo speakers (Tuned by AKG), Dolby Atmos audio
  • Security: Face unlock, Fingerprint reader
  • Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro, Geomagnetic, Hall, Light
  • Connectivity: Single-SIM (Nano), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual-band), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS / AGPS / Glonass / Galileo / Beidou, USB Type-C, 4G LTE, 5G  (WiFi only variants also sold in some markets)
  • Battery: 8,000mAh with 45W fast charging (No adapter inside the box)
  • Color options: Grey, Mint, Silver, Lavender
  • Price in Nepal: Rs. 80,999 (6/128GB | 5G)
  • Read the full specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE here.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review:

I’ve been using these two tablets for a couple of weeks to figure that out exactly. So here, I’ll be sharing all my experiences with the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and the Xiaomi Pad 6 to help you make an informed buying decision. Let’s begin.

The Price and the Pen

Okay, even though Xiaomi has you buy a “Smart Pen” separately, its stylus combo (Pad + Stylus = ~NPR 50,000) is still more affordable than the Tab S9 FE (NPR 81,000). And the second-gen Xiaomi Smart Pen is pretty dang good if you really want a pen to go with your tablet.

But Samsung’s S Pen isn’t any less impressive either. It’s perfectly workable for taking notes, casual doodling, or even drawing sketches. I did notice a bit of input delay, although that’s so not a big deal. Whereas things like quick preview and being able to scribble on any text field instead of typing are awesome to have too.

Design and Build

  • 254.3 x 165.8 x 6.5 mm, 524 gm
  • Metallic construction, glass front
  • Separate Keyboard Folio accessory

Design-wise, both Samsung and Xiaomi have gone with a premium-feeling metal build on these tablets with flat edges and a fairly slim profile. And this is pretty much as good as it gets for a midrange tablet in terms of the build quality. The Tab S9 FE is a tad heavier (524 grams) than the Xiaomi Pad 6 (490 grams) on paper but when holding them side by side, that was quite hard to tell since Samsung has essentially nailed the weight distribution on this thing.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review - Tab S9 Fe vs Xiaomi Pad6 (design)

The Tab S9 FE also impresses with its fingerprint sensor, IP68 dust and water resistance, and optional 5G connectivity for better peace of mind. I definitely would’ve liked to see a fingerprint reader and a cellular variant of the Pad 6, but I must say I don’t really miss not having full dust and water sealing here. And the IP53 rating on the Xiaomi Pad 6 is plenty enough to survive through minor water splashes and stuff.

Instead, it’s USB 3.2 port that enables wicked-fast data transfer and the ability to connect to a 4K external display is a much more useful design choice in my opinion. And since the Tab S9 FE still only has a USB 2.0 connection, it doesn’t even support DeX on external devices for a desktop-like experience. This is especially disappointing when you realize that the older Galaxy Tab S7 FE actually supported wireless DeX mode.

Display

  • 10.9-inches WUXGA+ TFT LCD screen
  • 90Hz refresh rate, 16:10 aspect ratio

As for the display, both these tablets feature high-res LCD panels with a tall 16:10 aspect ratio. And when looking at their spec sheet, the Xiaomi Pad 6 has some pretty obvious advantages, right? Including a sharper pixel density and a richer 10-bit color depth that’s capable of producing over a billion colors.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review - Tab S9 Fe vs Xiaomi Pad6 (display)
Left: Galaxy Tab S9 FE, Right: Xiaomi Pad 6

All that sounds great but I didn’t find Tab S9 FE to be falling behind in terms of sharpness or color reproduction in any way either. But yes, that 144Hz refresh rate on the Xiaomi Pad 6 makes a world of difference compared to Samsung’s 90Hz screen. Trust me.

For such a big screen, 90Hz simply doesn’t feel as fast or as responsive as you’d want. Its response time is also rather slow, which means you’ll often notice pixel trails — aka ghosting — when quickly swiping through the UI or something on the Tab S9 FE. Even after dialing down the system animation to exactly half, it still can’t keep up with the fluidity of the Xiaomi Pad 6’s 144Hz display in any meaningful way.

Media Machines

And the media consumption experience is kinda… all over the place on these tablets. The Xiaomi Pad 6 is HDR-certified on Netflix but it struggles with tone-mapping for true HDR playback, while the Tab S9 FE isn’t HDR-certified on Netflix at all. One weird issue I encountered on the Tab S9 FE is that — for whatever reason — it just can’t play 4K HDR videos on YouTube. It’s most likely YouTube’s bug though since the tablet played my local 4K HDR files without much hiccup.

On that note, the quad speakers on the Xiaomi Pad 6 are a clear winner over Samsung’s dual speaker setup in my books. It gets louder and sounds more detailed and fuller as well.

Performance

  • Octa-core Exynos 1380 SoC (5nm)
  • 6/8GB RAM, 128/256GB storage (expandable)
  • Android 13 with Samsung’s One UI 5.1 on top

Alright, let’s talk performance now. And right away, I’m disappointed with Samsung here because the Galaxy Tab S9 FE uses the notorious Exynos 1380 chip that we saw on the Galaxy A54. It’s significantly more capable than Tab S7 FE’s Snapdragon 750G or Snapdragon 778G on paper but all that raw horsepower has essentially gone to waste since Samsung still hasn’t managed to get the most out of this chip even after all this time.

Whereas the Snapdragon 870 chip on the Xiaomi Pad 6 — despite its age — is arguably one of Qualcomm’s best, most well-optimized mobile processors so far. And this becomes clear as day when running benchmarks or in real-world usage itself.

I’m definitely not saying that the Tab S9 FE’s performance is absolutely trash or anything. After all, it can handle casual web scrolling, video streaming, and multi-window workflows just fine. But the occasional bits of stutter every now and then are pretty frustrating on such a relatively high-end machine. And maybe it’s because it’s the base model with just 6 gigs of RAM, I also had some apps reload on me after some time.

Gaming

Even when it comes to gaming, the Xiaomi Pad 6 is the better-optimized of the two. Literally all the games I tried like Asphalt 9, Call of Duty, PUBG, and Genshin Impact play more smoothly on the Pad 6 — that too with better graphics, cooler temperature, and all.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review - Gaming

To give a bit more insight, lighter games like Asphalt 9 ran without any lag or stutter and didn’t heat the device much. For COD Mobile, I was able to play at Max Fps setting with no stutters at all. Being capped at High Fps for PUBG mobile was a bit underwhelming, but there were no frame drops at HD graphics quality. That being said, the tablet did start to get noticeably warm at around the 20-minute mark. 

Genshin Impact does push the tablet to its limit though as it got HOT (37˚C) with noticeable dips in frame rate at certain parts.

Software

  • One UI 5.1 based on Android 13

That brings me to the software side of things. This is something where Samsung has always had an upper hand, and the way it has repurposed One UI for a large-screen device over the years definitely has its advantages. Like how the control panel so intuitively pops up depending on where I open it from, or how having multiple apps open at a time is so much easier and elegant on the Tab S9 FE.

But as I said in the very beginning, Xiaomi has seriously leveled up its software game in recent years. And after using both these tablets side by side, I feel like most people would be happy with the features and usability of MIUI for Pad just fine.

The Tab S9 FE’s taskbar — that I can access from anywhere — is extremely useful for multitasking, although Xiaomi has something similar in the form of a “persistent dock” on the Pad 6, it just ain’t as good as Samsung’s.

Moreover, you also don’t get any sort of software commitment from Xiaomi here. On the other hand, Samsung promises 4 major OS upgrades and 5 years of security updates for the Tab S9 FE. So, you can expect new features and further optimizations on the Samsung tablet which is not the case with Xiaomi’s Pad 6.

Camera

  • 8MP back, 12MP front, 4k 30 fps (front)

What’s more? Oh yeah, the cameras. The Tab S9 FE comes with an 8MP sensor at the back and a 12MP one on the front, whereas the Pad 6 has a 13MP + 8MP setup going for itself.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review - Camera

And taking the Tab S9 FE for a spin, I found it to live up to the “tablet camera” stereotype with not a lot of detail in the shot. It’s fine for scanning documents or taking a quick shot when you don’t have your smartphone near you, but that’s about it.

However, the front camera — sitting in a landscape orientation — is pretty great for attending online classes and such. Both the Tab S9 FE and Pad 6 can even track you around the frame to keep you in focus during video calls which is neat.

Battery Life

  • 8000 mAh battery
  • 45W fast charging support
  • No Charger in the box

As for battery life, things are kinda neck-and-neck between these two. The Xiaomi Pad 6 does have a larger battery unit but it’s also fueling a power-hungry 144Hz screen and everything so all in all, I was getting around 8 hours of screen time on average here. I am giving a slight advantage to the Pad 6 in terms of charging though since Xiaomi ships a compatible 33W charger inside the box itself. Whereas you’ll need to buy a 25W or a 45W power brick separately for the Tab S9 FE.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review: Conclusion

Okay, let’s wrap things up now. So, if you want a decent multimedia experience and something that can cruise through everyday usage and all, the Xiaomi Pad 6 is the best option out there for just Rs. 40,000. Even if you’re someone who’s gonna make the most out of a tablet by multitasking, gaming, or by pairing it with accessories like a stylus, this is clearly the way to go.

For Rs. 81,000, the Tab S9 FE doesnt posses the best value as it comes with a weak Exynos processor and a ordinary 90Hz screen. However, you can still opt for it, if you are in a Samsung ecosystem, and need 5G connectivity.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Review: Pros & Cons

Pros:

  • Premium Build, IP68 Rating
  • Stylus included in the box
  • Optimised Software
  • Decent battery backup
  • Optional 5G connectivity

Cons:

  • Not the best value for money
  • Unoptimized Exynos chip
  • Just 90Hz display
  • No Charger in the Box

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Graphics Cards Price in Nepal [Updated]

After trailing behind NVIDIA for years, AMD finally unveiled something substantial against NVIDIA in the premium GPU market back in October 2020. The company’s Radeon RX 6000 series goes head to head with NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series. And in this post, we will be taking a look at the specs, features, price, and availability of aftermarket AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics cards in Nepal.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Overview:

Here, the Radeon RX 6800 XT competes against NVIDIA’s RTX 3080. Its 26.8 billion transistors count is the same as that of Radeon RX 6800. But it comes with a higher number of compute units (72 > 60) and stream processors (4608 > 3840).

The game (base) and boost frequency of the AMD RX 6800 XT are listed at 2015MHz and 2250MHz respectively. Likewise, the peak compute-performance for single and half-precision is 20.74 TFLOPs and 41.47 TFLOPs, respectively. It features the exact same memory configuration as the RX 6800 as well.

AMD RDNA 2 Microarchitecture

AMD’s Radeon 6000 series GPUs are based on the all-new RDNA 2 microarchitecture. It is manufactured on the same 7nm FinFet process as its predecessor. As with Zen 3, all of the improvements of the RDNA 2 are the result of a new architectural design.

Even without a new manufacturing process, AMD has managed to offer up to 54% performance improvement per watt over the last generation of RDNA. A lot of that efficiency comes from AMD managing to clock the cores 30% higher without increasing the power consumption.

Infinity Cache

The new graphics card features something called Infinity Cache. It is in addition to the traditional L0, L1, and L2 cache that are present on most graphics cards. The Infinity Cache is a 128MB L3 cache on the AMD RX 6800 XT that has been designed for high gaming workloads. The new cache is four times denser than the legacy L2 cache and can result in up to 1664GB/s of effective bandwidth.

AMD RDNA 2 Microarchitecture

Also new is Ray accelerators. AMD has included one Ray Accelerator in each compute unit of the RX 6000 series. These Ray Accelerators are specialized components for real-time ray tracing. The company has also announced Smart Access Memory (SAM). AMD has made use of resizable Base Address Registers to allow the Ryzen 5000 series CPUs to utilize the whole of the new GPU’s memory.

To further enhance the gaming experience, AMD is also working on Fidelity FX upsampling technology. It includes a wide range of technologies like denoiser, variable shading, ambient occlusion, and Super Resolution. The latter is AMD’s answer to NVIDIA’s DLSS technology.

Radeon RX 6800 XT Specifications:

RX 6800 XT 
Architecture  RDNA 2
Process  TSMC 7nm
Transistor count  26.8 billion
Stream processors 4608
Compute Units  72
Game Clock  2015 MHz
Boost Clock  2250 MHz
Peak Single Precision Performance  20.74 TFLOPs
Peak Half Precision Performance  41.47 TFLOPs
Ray Accelerators  72
VRAM  16GB GDDR6
Memory Bus  256-bit
Memory Bandwidth  512GB/s
Infinity Cache  128MB
Power  300W

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Price in Nepal

The price of aftermarket AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics cards in Nepal starts at Rs. 125,000. You can buy AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics cards in Nepal from brands like Asus, MSI, or Gigabyte from Hukut Store.

AMD Graphics Card   Price in Nepal  
Radeon RX 6800 XT Rs. 125,000

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AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Graphics Card Price in Nepal [ Updated ]

AMD came up with the Radeon RX 6650 XT, an upgraded version of its Radeon RX 6600 XT, last year. This graphics card comes with a few changes, notably higher core clocks, and faster memory, and offers a modest boost in its performance. Now, let’s dive into the key specs, features, and price in Nepal of Radeon RX 6650 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Overview:

Internal specifications

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT graphics card packs 11.1 billion transistors. Inside, it has 2048 stream processors, 32 compute units, and 32 Ray Accelerators to handle graphics tasks. Additionally, this card runs at a base speed of 2055MHz, and it can go up to 2635MHz. It is a slightly faster boost clock, which is around a 4% increase from the 6600 XT’s 2,539 MHz.

When it comes to performance, it measures 10.79 TFLOPs for single and 21.59 TFLOPs for half-precision computer performance. For memory, it is equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM that operates at a speed of 17.5 Gbps. Basically, it is an improvement from the 16Gbps found in the 6600 XT GPU. Also, it uses a 128-bit memory interface that has up to 280GB/s bandwidth.

Features

The RX 6650 XT is a mid-range graphics card optimized for 1080p gaming with DirectX 12 Ultimate support for gaming technologies like hardware-raytracing, variable-rate shading, and more.

MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT (8GB)
MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT (8GB)

It is a dual-slot card that gets power from a single 8-pin connector, with a max power draw of around 180W. It offers outputs of 1 HDMI 2.1 and 3 DisplayPort 1.4a. The card uses a PCI-Express 4.0 x8 interface to connect to all the other systems.

Competition

Looking at the specs, the 6650 XT competes with Nvidia’s 3060, but has a significantly higher clock speed than the 3060, with an increase of over 800MHz. However, both cards have a similar amount of hardware for Ray Tracing, with the 6650XT using 32 of AMD’s ray accelerators.

Radeon RX 6650 XT vs Nvidia RTX 3060

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Specifications:

RX 6650 XT
Architecture  RDNA 2
Process  7 nm
Transistor count  11.1 billion
Stream processors  2048
Compute Units  32
Game Clock  2410 MHz
Boost Clock  2635 MHz
Peak Single Precision Performance 10.79 TFLOPs
Peak Half Precision Performance  21.59 TFLOPs
Ray Accelerators  32
VRAM  8GB GDDR6
Memory Bus  128-bit
Memory Bandwidth  up to 280GB/s
Infinity Cache  32MB
Power  180W
Power connector  1×8-pin

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Price in Nepal

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT price in Nepal starts from Rs. 50,000. Here, you can buy AMD Radeon RX 6650 graphics cards from companies like Asus, MSI, or Gigabyte from Hukut Store.

AMD Graphics Card   Price in Nepal  
Radeon RX 6650 XT Rs. 50,000

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Nubia Red Magic 9 and Pro Plus launched with SD 8 Gen 3, and advanced cooling!

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The Red Magic Series from Nubia is arguably the best when it comes to mobile gaming. And the 2023 iterations are official: Red Magic 9 and Red Magic 9 Pro Plus with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, graphene cooling, and a larger air duct. In this article, we’ll delve into the specs, features, and expected price of the Red Magic 9 Pro and Red Magic 9 Pro Plus in Nepal.

Nubia Red Magic 9 Series Overview:

Top Notch Gaming

The Red Magic 9 Pro and 9 Pro+ duo pack everything for a serious gamer. Powering the core of these devices is the latest and greatest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This TSMC’s 4nm fabbed SoC boasts a prime Cortex-X4 at 3.3GHz, three Cortex-A720 at 3.15GHz, two Cortex-A720 at 2.96GHz, two Cortex-A520 at 2.26GHz, and an Adreno 750 GPU, with a top-notch performance on both CPU and GPU side.

To make the most out of such horsepower, the Red Magic 9 Series packs an updated ICE 13 cooling system with a 10,182mm2 area coverage. Nubia claims up to 18 degrees of temperature drop with this.

On top of that, you get a graphene layer and a larger air duct for better airflow. Plus the internal fans spin at 22,000 RPM with 30% improved thermal conductivity than the last gen. And this makes it the ultimate cooling system on a smartphone.

Design and Display

The Red Magic 9 siblings boast an identical flat frame design. Nubia has gone with an aviation-grade aluminum material for the frame and a flat glass panel. The camera sensors are tucked inside with no visible bumps on the surface. You get three color options for both models: Black, Transparent White, and Transparent Black.

Red Magic 9 Pro Design and Display

As for the display, both smartphones sport a 6.8-inch flat AMOLED panel with a 2,480 x 1,116 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. This BOE-made screen boasts 1600nits of peak brightness and 2,160Hz PWM dimming. You get an under-display front camera plus a fingerprint scanner. The latter also doubles as a heart rate monitor.

Camera

Even as a gaming device, you get a fairly capable triple-camera setup here. It is headlined by a 50MP Samsung GN5 sensor with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide unit, and a 2MP macro sensor. Meanwhile, the indisplay front camera is a 16MP snapper with 1080p recording.

Red Magic 9 Pro Plus Camera

Battery and the Rest

Fueling the Red Magic 9 Pro is a 6500mAh cell with 80W fast charging support. Meanwhile, the Pro Plus variant packs a smaller 5500mAh battery with a faster 165W charging. In terms of connectivity, you get WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, a USB-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an IR blaster.

Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Series Specifications:

  • Display: 6.8-inch  AMOLED, 120Hz, 100% DCI-P3, up to 1600 nits brightness, 2160Hz PWM dimming
  • Resolution: Full HD+ (2480 x 1116 pixels)
  • SoC: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 750 GPU)
  • Memory: 12GB / 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X RAM with 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 4.0)
  • OS: Android 14 with Redmagic OS 9.0
  • Cameras: Triple
    – 50MP Samsung GN5 primary
    – 50MP ultra-wide
    – 2MP macro
  • Selfie: 16MP (under-display)
  • Biometrics: In-display fingerprint sensor
  • Audio: 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
  • Connectivity: 5G (NSA /SA), Wi-Fi 7 (tri-band), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS (L1/L5)+ GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
  • Battery:
    • 9 Pro: 6500mAh battery, 80W fast charging
    • 9 Pro+: 5500mAh battery, 165W fast charging

Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus Price in Nepal and Availability:

In China, the Red Magic 9 Pro’s price begins at CNY 4,399 for the base 8/256GB trim. While the Pro Plus variant costs CNY 5,499 for the 16/256GB baseline. We expect the Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus price in Nepal to start from NPR 103,999 and NPR 129,999 if and when they arrive here.

Smartphones Color Options Variants Price in China (Official) Price in Nepal (Expected)
Red Magic 9 Pro 

Red

Black 8/256GB CNY 4,399 NPR 103,999
12/256GB CNY 4,799 NPR 111,999
12/512GB CNY 5,199 NPR 120,999
Transparent Black/White 12/256GB CNY 4,999 NPR 115,999
12/512GB CNY 5,399 NPR 125,999
Red Magic 9 Pro+ Black 16/256GB CNY 5,499 NPR 129,999
16/512GB CNY 5,799 NPR 135,999
24GB/1TB CNY 6,999 NPR 162,999
Transparent Black/White 16/256GB CNY 5,699 NPR 132,999
16/512GB CNY 5,999 NPR 139,999

  • Meanwhile, you can check our Nubai Neo review.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Graphics Cards Price in Nepal [Updated]

AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series of graphics cards compete with NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series. Custom RX 6800 cards have arrived in Nepal for some time now. In this post, we will look at the specifications, features, price, and availability of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 graphics cards in Nepal.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Overview:

AMD has managed to fit in 26.8 billion transistors in the Radeon RX 6800 graphics cards. It comes with 3840 stream processors, 60 compute units and an equal amount of Ray Accelerators. It boasts a game clock (base) speed of 1815MHz which can scale up to 2105MHz when boosted.

The GPU is listed with peak single and half-precision computer performance of 16.17 TFLOPs and 32.33 TFLOPs, respectively. Getting to memory, it comes with 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM with a memory speed of 16Gbps. It uses a 256-bit memory interface that has up to 512GB/s bandwidth.

AMD RDNA 2 microarchitecture

RDNA 2 microarchitecture underpins the AMD Radeon RX 6800 graphics cards. It employs the same 7nm FinFet process as its predecessor. All of the RDNA 2’s improvements, like those of the Zen 3, are the result of a new architectural design.

Even without a new manufacturing process, AMD has managed to improve performance per watt by up to 54% over the first-gen RDNA. A large part of that efficiency stems from AMD’s ability to clock the cores 30% faster without increasing power consumption.

Infinity Cache

Infinity Cache is a new feature on the RX 6000 lineup including the AMD RX 6800. It is in addition to the traditional L0, L1, and L2 cache found on the majority of graphics cards. The RX 6800 has 128MB of Infinity Cache, which is mostly intended for heavy gaming workloads. The new cache is four times denser than the legacy L2 cache and can achieve effective bandwidth of up to 1664GB/s.

AMD RDNA 2 Microarchitecture

AMD also has FidelityFX Super Resolution—or FSR for short—in its arsenal under the RX 6000 series. This open-source upsampling feature is similar to NVIDIA’s DLSS. It includes a wide range of technologies like denoiser, variable shading, ambient occlusion, and more to boost frame rates.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Specifications:

RX 6800 
Architecture  RDNA 2
Process  TSMC 7nm
Transistor count  26.8 billion
Stream processors  3840
Compute Units  60
Game Clock  1815 MHz
Boost Clock  2105 MHz
Peak Single Precision Performance 16.17 TFLOPS
Peak Half Precision Performance  32.33 TFLOPs
Ray Accelerators  60
VRAM  16GB GDDR6
Memory Bus  256-bit
Memory Bandwidth  512GB/s
Infinity Cache  128MB
Power  250W

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Price in Nepal

The starting price of AMD Radeon RX 6800 graphics cards in Nepal is Rs. 110,000. In Nepal, you can buy aftermarket AMD Radeon RX 6800 graphics cards from companies like Asus, MSI, or Gigabyte from Hukut Store.

AMD Graphics Card   Price in Nepal  
Radeon RX 6800 Rs. 110,000

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Graphics Cards Price in Nepal [Updated]

NVIDIA absolutely crashed the GPU market with the announcement of its Ampere-based RTX 30 series graphics cards. And AMD tried to swoop in on the market by launching a new RDNA 2-based Radeon RX 6000 series of graphics cards as well. And in this post, we’ll discuss the features, specs, availability, and price in Nepal of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics cards.

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Overview:

AMD has placed the RX 6700 XT between NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070. In Team Red’s own lineup, this card sits in the middle of the table among the RDNA 2-based GPUs. Compared to its immediate superior in the RX 6000-series, it comes with lesser compute units (CU). To be more specific, the RX 6700 XT has 40 CU to RX 6800’s 60.

Additionally, AMD is pairing this card with 12GB of GDDR6 video memory. While this is less than other GPUs in the Radeon RX 6000 family, it is 50% more compared to 8GB GDDR6 VRAM on NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070.

But more interestingly, the company has aggressively overclocked the RX 6700 XT. Not only does it look down on 2019’s RX 5700 XT, its game clock of 2424MHz towers over every other card in this series—even the $1,499 RX 6900 XT.

Radeon RX 6700 XT - Highlights

While that obviously doesn’t mean the RX 6700 XT will compete with the big boys, it’s evident that AMD wants to undermine NVIDIA. Here, it has a narrower 192-bit memory interface with up to 384GB/s bandwidth. With all this, the RX 6700 XT is a compelling buy compared to the similarly priced RTX 3070.

1440p gaming benchmarks

So, you might’ve already decoded that AMD is targetting 1440p gamers with the 6700 XT. During the presentation, the company revealed a couple of benchmarks of a few games compared to the two aforementioned NVIDIA cards.

While it wins out against both in titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Borderlands 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War, and Hitman 3, it falls behind 3070 in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Gears 5.

Radeon RX 6700 XT - Gaming Benchmarks

Moving on, this GPU also enjoys AMD’s Infinity Cache technology—a whole 96MB of it. This on-die L3 cache drastically maximizes bandwidth efficiency (as much as 3.25x more compared to RDNA-based graphics cards).

So, what the Radeon RX 6000-series lacks in terms of memory performance compared to high-end RTX 30 cards (with their more powerful GDDR6X memory), it tries to compensate for that with the Infinity Cache which more than doubles the memory bandwidth while consuming less power.

Smart Access Memory (SAM)

Moreover, the RX 6700 XT makes use of AMD’s Smart Access Memory (SAM) too. This PCIe-based data transfer protocol creates a virtual tunnel between the GPU and compatible CPU (Ryzen 5000, 3000 series), thereby allowing the processor to access the video memory directly.

As games grow bigger in size and modern-day CPUs require to make frequent stops to access VRAM, this solution effectively cuts out the unnecessary hassle.

AMD Smart Access Memory

While NVIDIA has also rolled out this feature (under the name “Resizable BAR”) to its RTX 30 series, the relatively newer RTX 3060 was the first card in the lineup to come with Resizable BAR support out-of-the-box.

Additionally, like the RX 6800, AMD is also using a dual-fan design here. But, most of the partner vendors including ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and XFX have used a triple fan design instead.

A promise of a wider availability

On top of performance, pricing, and everything, AMD also promised one more exciting thing about this card—its availability.

Radeon RX 6700 XT - Partner Cards

Getting a graphics card at the usual price was almost impossible just a few months back days because of the ungodly level of market demand. However, speaking to The Verge, AMD said:

“With the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT launch, we are on track to have significantly more GPUs available for sale at launch.” Not sure if the company can actually pull this off but we’d like to wish Team Red all the luck in the world. Apart from this, AMD says that it doesn’t plan on nerfing any of its GPUs’ crypto-mining capabilities like NVIDIA did with the RTX 3060.

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Specifications:

6700 XT 6800 6800 XT
Architecture RDNA 2
Process TSMC 7nm 
Transistor count Unspecified 26.8 billion
Compute Units 40 60 72
Stream processors 2560 3840 4608
Game Clock 2424MHz 1815MHz 2015MHz
Boost Clock 2581MHz 2105MHz 2250MHz
Peak Single Precision Performance 13.21 TFLOPS 16.17 TFLOPS 20.74 TFLOPs
Peak Half Precision Performance 26.43 TFLOPS 32.33 TFLOPs 41.47 TFLOPs
Ray Accelerators 40 60 72
VRAM 12GB GDDR6 16GB GDDR6
Memory Bus 192-bit 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 384GB/s 512GB/s
Infinity Cache 96MB 128MB
Power 230W 250W 300W

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU Price in Nepal:

In Nepal, the price of aftermarket AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics cards starts at Rs. 75,000. You can buy AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics cards in Nepal from brands like Asus, MSI, or Gigabyte from Hukut Store.

AMD Graphics Card   Price in Nepal  
Radeon RX 6700 XT Rs. 75,000

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AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Price in Nepal [Updated]

In the gaming industry, there is only one name that comes to mind when it comes to GPUs: NVIDIA. AMD is the only brand coming close to producing a good enough GPU with a decently priced RX series. And sitting right in the middle is the RX 6750 XT. Hence, without further ado, let me dive into the specifications and price of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT in Nepal.

AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Overview:

Processor:

The whole Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs were based on AMD’s RDNA 2 microarchitecture with 6nm nodes all across the board, and the RX 6750 is no exception. There are 40 compute units and ray accelerators for hardware-based ray tracing. This equates to 2560 units of steam processors and 17.2 billion transistors across this graphics unit.

AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ASUS
Dual fans from ASUS

For starters, the Radeon RX 6750 XT has a base frequency of 2150 MHz. However, while doing mediocre gaming, it can get to 2495 MHz of clock speed. Moreover, the frequency can be boosted to 2600 MHz at most when needed. The TDP for this GPU is 250W, while the company recommends a minimum of a 650W PSU for it.

Video RAM

Moreover, the RX 6750 XT has a 192-bit memory lane for 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. The effective bandwidth of this graphics memory gets up to 1326 GB/s, but most of the time, 432 GB/s is the sweet spot it stays at. Furthermore, there is a 96 MB AMD Infinity Cache. All of these together contribute to 18 Gbps of memory speed.

Software-based boosts

There are many software technologies that boost the performance of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT. For example, instead of processing the whole frame in higher resolution, the FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) tries to sharpen the lower-res frame. This can get you up to double the frames while compromising very little of the quality. Similar software tricks are applied to other features, such as AMD’s Anti-Lag and Smart Access Memory.

AMD Radeon RX 6400 FSR

Connectivity and Formats

You can connect it to an external monitor using 1.4a DisplayPort, while HDMI 2.1 can get you 4K 120Hz output or 8K 60Hz with a variable refresh rate. Further, RX 6750 XT supports encoding and decoding for 4K H264 and H265/HEVC video formats, as well as AV1 decoding.

AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Specifications:

RX 6750 XT
Architecture RDNA 2
Process 6 nm
Transistor count 17.2 billion
Stream processors 2560 units
Compute Units 40
Game Clock 2495 MHz
Boost Clock 2600 MHz
Peak Single Precision Performance 13.31 TFLOPs
Peak Half Precision Performance 26.62 TFLOPs
Ray Accelerators 40
VRAM 12GB GDDR6
Memory Bus 192-bit
Memory Bandwidth 432 GB/s
Infinity Cache 96 MB
Power 250 W

AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Price in Nepal and Availability:

The official price of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT in Nepal is NPR 60,000, and it can be purchased from stores like Hukut.

AMD Graphics Card   Price in Nepal
Radeon RX 6750 XT NPR 60,000