Nvidia Denies Backdoor, but I thought that’s what their logo was – Tech News Aug 3
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0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News – Aug 3, 2025
1:23 Threadripper 9000 Launch – Un-enthusiast PC Hardware
3:19 China claims Nvidia built backdoor into H20 chip designed for Chinese market
5:28 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 SUPER rumored to appear before 2026
TECH BRIEFS
7:12 AMD CEO says US-made chips up to 20% more expensive, but worth the price hike
8:11 Bad Call AMD – Ryzen 9000G / 8000G refresh
9:12 Battlefield 6 PC Reqs Relatively Mild – Arc B580, RTX 3060 Ti, RX 6700 XT recommended
10:04 Intel XeSS 2 adds support for AMD and Nvidia GPUs
► LINKS
Threadripper 9000 Launch – Un-enthusiast PC Hardware
https://videocardz.com/206379/amd-ryzen-threadripper-9000x-review-roundup
https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-threadripper-9970x-9980x-linux/9
https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Ryzen-Threadripper-9980X-CPU-281472/Tests/Benchmark-Preis-Release-Specs-Sockel-1478520/2/
China claims Nvidia built backdoor into H20 chip designed for Chinese market
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/china-claims-nvidia-built-backdoor-into-h20-chip-designed-for-chinese-market/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmaker-targets-nvidia-chip-smuggling-china-with-new-bill-2025-05-05/
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-says-its-chips-have-no-backdoors-after-china-flags-h20-security-concerns-2025-07-31/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3447
[News] Chinese Regulators Reportedly Summon NVIDIA Over H20 Chip Backdoor Security Risks
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3320240/chinas-cyberspace-regulator-summons-nvidia-explain-h20-chips-alleged-back-door-risks
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 SUPER rumored to appear before 2026
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-rumored-to-appear-before-2026
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106675/geforce-rtx-50-super-series-on-track-for-holiday-2025-release/index.html
TECH BRIEFS
AMD CEO says US-made chips up to 20% more expensive, but worth the price hike
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/amd-ceo-says-its-chips-made-in-the-us-will-be-up-to-20-percent-more-expensive-but-claims-that-itll-be-worth-the-price-hike
https://www.tsmc.com/static/abouttsmcaz/index.htm
Bad Call AMD – Ryzen 8000G refresh
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-reportedly-working-on-ryzen-8000g-refresh
https://wccftech.com/amds-upcoming-apu-lineup-may-not-be-the-one-with-rdna-3-5-as-it-is-rumoredly-a-8000g-refresh/
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/its-the-scantest-of-rumours-but-given-amds-track-record-i-actually-believe-the-claim-that-the-ryzen-9000g-series-will-be-nothing-more-than-an-8000g-refresh/
Battlefield 6 PC Reqs Relatively Mild – Arc B580, RTX 3060 Ti, RX 6700 XT recommended
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-system-requirements-are-in-and-you-probably-wont-need-to-upgrade-your-pc-to-run-it/
https://wccftech.com/battlefield-6-pc-requirements-relatively-mild/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807960/Battlefield_6/
Intel XeSS 2 adds support for AMD and Nvidia GPUs
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